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Nation & World

Published
July 10, 2023

Sports doctor Larry Nassar, who sexually assaulted athletes, stabbed at Florida prison

Nassar is serving decades in prison for abusing athletes when he worked at Michigan State University and at Indianapolis-based USA Gymnastics, which trains Olympians.
Published
July 10, 2023

Relentless rain floods roads in Northeast, leads to evacuations, rescues

Crews from North Carolina, Michigan and Connecticut are among those helping to get to Vermont towns that have been unreachable since torrents of rain belted the state overnight.
Published
July 10, 2023

Burglary suspect accused in crash that killed 19-year-old officer in Vermont

Police say Tate Rheaume, 20, crashed into two cruisers last week during a high-speed chase, killing one officer and injuring two others.
Published
July 9, 2023

Accused Philadelphia shooter may have begun his spree nearly two days earlier than police thought

Kimbrady Carriker allegedly killed one of the five victims about 44 hours before the July 4 shooting.
Published
July 9, 2023

Ukraine and the environment will top the agenda when Biden meets UK politicians and royalty

He is scheduled to hold talks with Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Monday before heading to Windsor Castle to meet King Charles for the first time since the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II.

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Published
July 9, 2023

U.S. drone strike kills an Islamic State group leader in Syria, Defense Department says

Three Reapers had been flying overhead searching for the militant on Friday, a U.S. defense official said, when they were harassed for about two hours by Russian aircraft.
Published
July 9, 2023

Russia reports intercepting a missile over annexed Crimea and briefly halts traffic on key bridge

The Moscow-appointed governor of Crimea, Sergei Aksyonov, said the interception of the missile by Russian air defenses didn't result in any damage or casualties.
Published
July 9, 2023

NATO unity will be tested at upcoming summit. Ukraine’s possible entry may be the biggest challenge

Perhaps the most difficult questions are over how Ukraine should be eased into NATO.
Published
July 9, 2023

Maine has tacked left as nation lurches right in culture wars

Embracing the state motto – 'I lead' – Maine lawmakers led in a different direction, safeguarding and expanding access to abortion and gender-affirming care.
Published
July 8, 2023

A German county elected a far-right candidate for the first time since the Nazi era, raising concern

Tackling migration and fighting crime are hardly topics that belong to the job description of a local county administrator, but the AfD's Robert Sesselmann campaigned successfully on these themes.