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McCullum fired as England test coach but will continue with T20 and ODI teams

SOUTHPORT, England (AP) — Brendon McCullum has been fired as coach of England's test cricket team after four years in charge but will continue to lead the country's T20 and ODI sides.

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Typhoon Bavi weakens but still brings strong winds and rain to China

BEIJING (AP) — Typhoon Bavi weakened Sunday to a tropical storm hours after making landfall in eastern China's Zhejiang province, but was still bringing days of strong winds and heavy rain to parts of China.

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Dangerous heat wave threatens oppressive temperatures in much of the US

A widespread and dangerous heat wave was building across the U.S. on Saturday, with triple-digit highs expected in the Southwest and Great Plains this weekend before spreading eastward under a dome of high pressure that meteorologists say could trap oppressive temperatures for a week or more.

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Students abducted in May by Islamic militants in Nigeria are rescued, government says

ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Students abducted in May by Islamic militants in Nigeria's southwestern Oyo state have been rescued, the government said Friday.

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Typhoon Bavi makes landfall in eastern China as more than 1 million are evacuated

BEIJING (AP) — Typhoon Bavi made landfall in China’s eastern province of Zhejiang late on Saturday night and was expected to gradually weaken, according to China’s national weather center.

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Russian attacks kill 6 and wound 29 as Ukrainian forces target oil tankers

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian attacks on Ukraine killed six people, including a child, and wounded 29, officials said on Saturday, adding that Ukrainian forces damaged more than two dozen Russian tankers and other vessels in the Sea of Azov.

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A July 4 boat trip, an 18-year-old's death and a family's search for answers in the Deep South

NEW YORK (AP) — A week ago, 18-year-old Nolan Xavier Wells took a boat trip with friends to celebrate the Fourth of July on an island off Mississippi’s Gulf Coast. He never came back.

2 days ago

Crews are draining the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool again as part of Trump's troubled revamp

WASHINGTON (AP) — Crews are again draining the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool as President Donald Trump’s problem-plagued effort to revamp the waterway pushes well past his initial goal of having it ready by July 4 to mark the nation’s 250th birthday.

2 days ago

Fellow passengers pull back man partly sucked out of broken window on a flight from Greece

THESSALONIKI, Greece (AP) — Fellow passengers pulled back a man who was partially sucked out of a dislodged airplane window on Friday, a few minutes after takeoff on a flight from northern Greece to Germany. The plane subsequently returned to the airport in Greece.

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Police in the UK arrest a suspect in the killing of former Parliament member Ann Widdecombe

LONDON (AP) — British police on Friday arrested a 26-year-old man on suspicion of murder in the killing of Ann Widdecombe, a former British member of Parliament and reality TV contestant.

2 days ago

Defense tries to sow doubt about evidence in Charlie Kirk's killing

PROVO, Utah (AP) — Lawyers for the man accused of killing conservative activist Charlie Kirk tried to sow doubt about the case on Friday, while a prosecutor countered that authorities have “overwhelming” evidence including DNA tests and apparent confessions by the defendant.

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Detainees tell their lawyer an ICE officer shot a Houston driver through a passenger window

HOUSTON (AP) — Three men inside a van who witnessed the fatal shooting of the driver by an immigration officer in Houston said the Mexican man was shot through a passenger window and that the officer was never threatened, a lawyer who has spoken with them said Friday.

3 days ago

New attacks raise questions about what comes next in the Iran war

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump says he believes the ceasefire with Iran is over. He says he’s not sure he wants a deal anymore and says the U.S. should “finish the job.” But he also insists that continued attacks do not mean a return to war or long-term action.

3 days ago

FAA makes Donald J. Trump International Airport official in Palm Beach

The Federal Aviation Administration announced on Thursday that the name change at Palm Beach International Airport, or PBI, was official.

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Ebola death toll in Congo reaches 600, as new cases suspected in previously unaffected provinces

KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — New suspected cases of Ebola have been reported in parts of Congo that were previously unaffected, the government said Thursday, as the death toll in the country's latest Ebola outbreak reached 600.

'The Pitt' leads with 25 Emmy nominations and 'Hacks' breaks record for comedies with 24

LOS ANGELES (AP) — “The Pitt” led all nominees with 25 in a dominant sophomore season, while “Hacks” got a graduation party with a record-setting 24 to lead all comedies in its final season as Emmy nominations were announced Wednesday.

Prosecutors play video in court of suspect in Charlie Kirk's shooting after he turned himself in

PROVO, Utah (AP) — Prosecutors in Utah played a video clip Wednesday that provided a rare glimpse of Tyler Robinson after the defendant in the killing of conservative activist Charlie Kirk first turned himself in.

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Family demands an independent probe after ICE officer fatally shoots a man in Houston

HOUSTON (AP) — A Mexican national fatally shot by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer in Houston had no criminal convictions during his decades living in the U.S. and was driving a crew to a homebuilding site when he was killed, his family and a Texas congresswoman said Wednesday.

Investigator says video shows defendant going onto roof to kill Charlie Kirk

PROVO, Utah (AP) — The man charged with killing Charlie Kirk strolled Utah Valley University in shorts and a T-shirt, bought a meal at Chick-fil-A and made contact with people from Kirk’s organization, before returning in different clothes to shoot the conservative activist from a rooftop, an investigator testified Tuesday.

Judge rejects Justice Department attempt to get names of 2020 election workers in Fulton County

ATLANTA (AP) — The U.S. Department of Justice cannot have the names and personal contact information for every person who worked during the 2020 election in Georgia’s Fulton County, a federal judge ruled Tuesday.

Charges filed against Indian crime boss in assassination that strained Canada-India ties

Authorities announced charges against the leader of an Indian criminal group on Tuesday in connection with the political assassination of a prominent Sikh leader in Canada — a high-profile killing that strained the diplomatic relationship between Canada and India at the time.

The Latest: Video shows Tyler Robinson before and after killing Charlie Kirk, investigators say

The weeklong preliminary hearing for the man accused of killing conservative activist Charlie Kirk entered its second day on Tuesday.

George E. Johnson Sr., founder of a pioneering Black hair care business, dies at 99

CHICAGO (AP) — George E. Johnson Sr., a pioneer in Black hair care whose multimillion dollar business was the first Black-owned company to be listed on the American Stock Exchange, has died at age 99, according to his family.

Prepared not scared. Dedicated volunteers in Nashville relay calm, straight-talk info during storms

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Anyone who has watched an episode of “9-1-1: Nashville” could be forgiven for thinking the city is constantly beset by tornadoes that turn outdoor concerts into scenes of carnage and blow scooter-riding tourists onto the tops of water towers.