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Demolition of historic minaret in southern Iraq's Basra sparks outcry
BASRA, Iraq (AP) - For three centuries, the al-Siraji Mosque, with its minaret fashioned from weathered bricks and its pinnacle inlaid with blue ceramic tiles, was a distinctive feature of the city of...
Jul 18, 2023
Low-key Kiwis: New Zealand slow to embrace Women’s World Cup
AUCKLAND, New Zealand (AP) - International visitors are greeted at the arrivals hall in Auckland's airport by a display promoting the Women's World Cup with such detail it includes carpeting resemblin...
Jul 18, 2023
Low-key Kiwis: New Zealand slow to embrace Women’s World Cup
AUCKLAND, New Zealand (AP) - International visitors are greeted at the arrivals hall in Auckland's airport by a display promoting the Women's World Cup with such detail it includes carpeting resemblin...
Jul 18, 2023
Adrift for months, Australian and his dog lived on raw fish until Mexican fishermen rescued him
MANZANILLO, Mexico (AP) - Lost at sea for months on a disabled catamaran, with no way to cook and no source of fresh water but the rain, Australian Timothy Shaddock said he expected to die. There was ...
Jul 18, 2023
12 MLB teams score in double digits for 1st time since 1894, when record 13 accomplished feat
NEW YORK (AP) - Major League Baseball had a night of offense not seen in 129 years, with 12 teams scoring double-digit runs. Twelve teams tied May 30, 1884, for the second-most in one day, trailing on...
Jul 18, 2023
12 MLB teams score in double digits for 1st time since 1894, just shy of record 13 in 1884
NEW YORK (AP) - Major League Baseball had a night of offense not seen in 129 years, with 12 teams scoring double-digit runs. Twelve teams tied May 30, 1884, for the second-most in one day, trailing on...
Jul 18, 2023
No winner in Tuesday’s Mega Millions drawing. Jackpot reaches $720 million
ST. LOUIS (AP) - The Mega Millions jackpot has risen to an estimated $720 million after no winning ticket was sold - again. It's now one of two national lotteries with enormous jackpots but equally en...
Jul 18, 2023
Mothers hope for answers as authorities announce 'person of interest' in deaths of 4 women in Oregon
SALEM, Ore. (AP) - The announcement that authorities are holding a person of interest in the case of four women found dead this year around Portland has mothers of the victims hoping they may finally ...
Jul 18, 2023
Northwestern hazing scandal puts school in company with schools such as Penn State
Northwestern has been added to a long list of American universities to face a scandal in athletics and may eventually join the trend of making large payouts following allegations of sexual abuse. A fo...
Jul 18, 2023
Tobi Amusan, women's record holder in 100 hurdles, charged with missing 3 drug tests
World-record hurdler Tobi Amusan says she has been charged with an anti-doping rules violation for missing three drug tests in the span of 12 months. The Nigerian posted the news on her Instagram acco...
Jul 18, 2023
