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Man arrested after saying he started South African building fire that killed 76 to hide a killing

Man arrested after saying he started South African building fire that killed 76 to hide a killing

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — A man was arrested Tuesday hours after he claimed responsibility for starting a building fire in South Africa last year that killed 76 people while trying to get rid of the body of someone he had killed.
North Dakota judge won't temporarily block part of abortion law for doctors

North Dakota judge won't temporarily block part of abortion law for doctors

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A North Dakota judge on Tuesday denied a temporary block on a part of the state's revised abortion laws so that doctors can perform the procedure to save a patient's life or health.
Chinese state media say 20 people dead and 24 missing after landslide

Chinese state media say 20 people dead and 24 missing after landslide

BEIJING (AP) — Twenty people were confirmed dead and 24 remained missing Tuesday after a landslide in a remote, mountainous part of China's southwestern province of Yunnan, Chinese state media reported. The disaster struck just before 6 a.m.
The Israeli military says ground forces have encircled the southern Gaza city of Khan Younis

The Israeli military says ground forces have encircled the southern Gaza city of Khan Younis

JERUSALEM (AP) — The Israeli military says its forces have encircled the southern Gaza city of Khan Younis. The territory’s second largest city has seen heavy fighting in recent days, with dozens of Palestinians killed and wounded.
Suspect in killing of 8 people in suburban Chicago has fatally shot himself in Texas, police say

Suspect in killing of 8 people in suburban Chicago has fatally shot himself in Texas, police say

CHICAGO (AP) — A man suspected of shooting and killing eight people in suburban Chicago fatally shot himself after a confrontation with law enforcement officials in Texas, police said late Monday.
California State University faculty reach tentative contract agreement and will end strike

California State University faculty reach tentative contract agreement and will end strike

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — California State university faculty members reached a tentative contract agreement Monday, the same day that nearly 30,000 professors, librarians, coaches and other workers struck at the nation's largest public university system,
7.1 magnitude earthquake rattles part of western China, injuring 6 people and collapsing 47 homes

7.1 magnitude earthquake rattles part of western China, injuring 6 people and collapsing 47 homes

BEIJING (AP) — A magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck a sparsely populated part of China’s western Xinjiang region early Tuesday, injuring six people and damaging or collapsing more than 120 homes in freezing cold weather, authorities said.
US, British militaries team up again to bomb sites in Yemen used by Iran-backed Houthis

US, British militaries team up again to bomb sites in Yemen used by Iran-backed Houthis

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S.
Dexter Scott King, son of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., dies of cancer at 62

Dexter Scott King, son of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., dies of cancer at 62

ATLANTA (AP) — Dexter Scott King, who dedicated much of his life to shepherding the civil rights legacy of his parents, the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King, died Monday after battling prostate cancer. He was 62.
Supreme Court allows federal agents to cut razor wire Texas installed on US-Mexico border

Supreme Court allows federal agents to cut razor wire Texas installed on US-Mexico border

WASHINGTON (AP) — A divided Supreme Court on Monday allowed Border Patrol agents to cut razor wire that Texas installed on the U.S.-Mexico border, while a lawsuit over the wire continues.
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