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A magnitude 6.4 earthquake strikes, wakes people on the Mexico-Guatemala border
A magnitude 6.4 earthquake strikes, wakes people on the Mexico-Guatemala border

TAPACHULA, Mexico (AP) — A strong earthquake shook the border of Mexico and Guatemala early Sunday, driving frightened residents into the streets. The temblor struck just before 6 a.m. near the Mexican...

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Israel moves deeper into Rafah and fights Hamas militants regrouping in northern Gaza
Israel moves deeper into Rafah and fights Hamas militants regrouping in northern Gaza

The exodus of Palestinians from Gaza’s last refuge accelerated Sunday as Israeli forces pushed deeper into the southern city of Rafah. Israel also pounded the territory’s devastated north, where some...

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First person to receive a genetically modified pig kidney transplant dies nearly 2 months later
First person to receive a genetically modified pig kidney transplant dies nearly 2 months later

BOSTON (AP) — The first recipient of a genetically modified pig kidney transplant has died nearly two months after he underwent the procedure, his family and the hospital that performed the surgery said...
Dog Show 101: What's what at the Westminster Kennel Club
Dog Show 101: What's what at the Westminster Kennel Club

To the casual viewer, competing at the Westminster Kennel Club dog show might look pretty simple: Get a dog. Groom it. Pose it. Lead it around a ring. But there's a lot more involved in reaching the...
Solar storm puts on brilliant light show across the globe, but no serious problems reported
Solar storm puts on brilliant light show across the globe, but no serious problems reported

A powerful solar storm put on an amazing skyward light show across the globe overnight but has caused what appeared to be only minor disruptions to the electric power grid, communications and satellite...
Russia claims capture of villages in northeast Ukraine as more than 1,700 civilians flee
Russia claims capture of villages in northeast Ukraine as more than 1,700 civilians flee

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian forces have captured five villages as part of a renewed ground assault in Ukraine’s northeast, the country’s Defense Ministry said Saturday. Ukrainian journalists...
Flash floods kill more than 300 people in northern Afghanistan after heavy rains, UN says
Flash floods kill more than 300 people in northern Afghanistan after heavy rains, UN says

ISLAMABAD (AP) — Flash floods from unusually heavy seasonal rains in Afghanistan have killed more than 300 people and destroyed over 1,000 houses, the U.N. food agency said Saturday. The World Food...
Israel orders new evacuations in Gaza's last refuge of Rafah as it expands military offensive
Israel orders new evacuations in Gaza's last refuge of Rafah as it expands military offensive

RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israel ordered new evacuations in Gaza's southern city of Rafah on Saturday, forcing tens of thousands more people to leave as it prepared to expand its military operation deeper...
UN assembly approves resolution granting Palestine new rights and reviving its UN membership bid
UN assembly approves resolution granting Palestine new rights and reviving its UN membership bid

The U.N. General Assembly voted by a wide margin on Friday to grant new “rights and privileges” to Palestine and called on the Security Council to favorably reconsider its request to become the 194th...
U.S. says Rafah offensive would jeopardize cease-fire talks as Biden threatens to halt more Israel aid
U.S. says Rafah offensive would jeopardize cease-fire talks as Biden threatens to halt more Israel aid

The United States warned on Thursday that Israel will be dealing a strategic victory to Hamas if it carries out plans for an all-out assault on Rafah, the militants' last major stronghold in Gaza.