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By COSTAS KANTOURIS, DEMETRIS NELLAS and JOVANA GEC Associated Press PALAIOCHORI, Greece (AP) — Experts investigated a cargo plane crash in northern Greece on Sunday, finding no evidence of dangerous substances but saying there’s a lot of ordnance that the plane was carrying spread around the crash site. Serbia’s defense minister confirmed that all eight

By FABIOLA SÁNCHEZ Associated Press SANTIAGO, Mexico (AP) — Restaurant owner Leticia Rodríguez celebrated the construction late last year of a new lakeside boulevard in this northern Mexico town that she hoped would draw more people to her business. But now with La Boca reservoir nearly empty, tourists have stopped coming to boat, water ski

By COSTAS KANTOURIS, DEMETRIS NELLAS and JOVANA GEC Associated Press PALAIOCHORI, Greece (AP) — Experts investigating the site of a cargo plane crash in northern Greece said Sunday they have found no evidence of dangerous substances but say there is still a lot of widespread ordnance. The An-12 cargo plane from Serbia flown by a

CAIRO (AP) — The U.N. and an aid group say flash floods triggered by seasonal torrential rains in Sudan’s western Darfur region have killed at least 12 people, including children. The rains, which started late Friday, inundated more than 100 houses in the Kass locality in South Darfur province. The General Coordination for Refugees and

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — The Orlando amusement park where a teenager fell from a ride and died earlier this year has paused a new sniper-like laser shooting game amid criticism following a recent spate of mass shootings. The Bullseye Blast game let riders of the 400-foot (122-meter) Wheel at ICON Park pay an extra $5.95

By DEEPA BHARATH and LUIS ANDRES HENAO Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Rev. Steven Marsh never thought he would see the day his church in Laguna Woods, California — a town of 16,500 populated largely by retirees — would be spending $20,000 a month for security. Then a gunman opened fire on May

SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) — The foreign ministers of Bulgaria and North Macedonia have met in the Bulgarian capital of Sofia to discuss the next steps of North Macedonia’s path to EU membership talks. The talks Sunday came a day after the parliament in Skopje voted in support of a French proposal that should lift Bulgari’s

By LAURA UNGAR AP Science Writer Researcher Dhruv Sareen’s own stem cells are now orbiting the Earth. The mission? To test whether they’ll grow better in zero gravity. Scientists at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles are trying to find new ways to produce huge batches of a type of stem cell that can generate

By HANNA ARHIROVA Associated Press VINNYTSIA, Ukraine (AP) — Beautiful and serene in a crown of white flowers, 4-year-old Liza Dmytrieva, who was killed by a Russian missile strike, was buried Sunday in central Ukraine as an Orthodox priest burst into tears and told weeping relatives that “evil cannot win.” Liza, who had Down syndrome,

By HANNA ARHIROVA Associated Press VINNYTSIA, Ukraine (AP) — Beautiful and serene in a crown of white flowers, 4-year-old Liza who was killed by a Russian missile strike, was buried Sunday in central Ukraine as an Orthodox priest burst into tears and told weeping relatives that “evil cannot win.” Liza, who had Down syndrome, was

By BRIAN WITTE Associated Press ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — One of the best opportunities for Democrats to regain a governor’s office this year is in Maryland, and the race to succeed term-limited Republican Larry Hogan has drawn a crowd of candidates. Winning back the seat shouldn’t seem so tough for Democrats in a state where

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — In a story published July 15, 2022, about a doctor’s lawyer telling Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita to stop making false statements about obstetrician-gynecologist Caitlin Bernard, The Associated Press erroneously reported that Rokita said she failed to notify authorities about suspected child abuse. Rokita said the doctor had “a history of failing

By SEUNG MIN KIM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — On restoring access to abortion, President Joe Biden says his hands are tied without more Democratic senators. Declaring a public health emergency on the matter has downsides, his aides say. And as for gun violence, Biden has been clear about the limits of what he can

By ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE and CHRISTINA A. CASSIDY Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — The expanded use of drop boxes for mailed ballots during the 2020 election did not lead to any widespread problems, according to an Associated Press survey of state election officials across the U.S. that revealed no cases of fraud, vandalism or theft that