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By SAMY MAGDY Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — Fighters from a paramilitary force and their allied Arab militias rampaged through a town in Sudan’s war-ravaged region of Darfur, reportedly killing more than 800 people in a multiday attack, doctors and the U.N. said. The attack on Ardamata in West Darfur province earlier this month was

BY LEAH WILLINGHAM and JOHN RABY Associated Press CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Joe Manchin’s impending departure from the Senate marks the end of an era for powerful West Virginia Democrats who wielded considerable power as advocates for the state’s coal interests.  His decision not to seek reelection in 2024 is the  latest sign of the

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Authorities say firefighters have mostly extinguished a large blaze that burned trailers, cars and other things in storage lots beneath a major highway near downtown Los Angeles, forcing the temporary closure of the roadway. The fire sent towering flames into the night sky early Saturday morning, and daybreak revealed twisted guardrails

By LLAZAR SEMINI Associated Press TIRANA, Albania (AP) — Former Ghana striker Raphael Dwamena has died after collapsing Saturday during an Albanian Super League soccer match. The Albanian Football Federation confirmed the death of the 28-year-old Dwamena. Footage on social media appeared to show the player by himself and falling over on the field in

By BRETT MARTEL AP Sports Writer KENNER, La. (AP) — Police say New Orleans Saints receiver Michael Thomas is facing simple battery and criminal mischief charges following a confrontation with a construction worker. Kenner police Capt. Mark McCormick says Thomas was arrested without incident Friday night and was released. A person familiar with the situation

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s ruling party has named its candidates for eight governorships and the mayorship of Mexico City. But after ruling out the most popular candidate for the capital, questions remain about whether the party can avoid desertions. The Morena party, founded by charismatic President Andrés Manuel López Obrador, is made up of

By GRANT PECK Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Reports from Myanmar say one of the military government’s jet fighters has crashed in a combat zone in the eastern state of Kayah. A spokesperson for an ethnic armed group, the Karenni Nationalities Defense Force, says it shot down the plane during heavy fighting near Loikaw, the

By DIANE JEANTET Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Volunteers are taking part in an effort to extend the habitat of the most emblematic and endangered species of Rio de Janeiro’s rural interior — the golden lion tamarin. The small, copper-colored monkey whose face is framed by a silken mane can only be found in this

By BASSEM MROUE Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — The leader of Lebanon’s militant Hezbollah group says his fighters have introduced new weapons including a missile with a heavy warhead in the ongoing fighting along the Lebanon-Israel border. Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah said Saturday Hezbollah will keep using the tense frontier to pressure Israel. Nasrallah blasted the

By KEN MILLER Associated Press A Texas police officer was killed in a shooting that also left the suspect dead and a second officer wounded in Austin. That is according to interim Police Chief Robin Henderson. Two other people were later found dead inside a home. An emotional Henderson said officers were called shortly before

By VANESSA GERA Associated Press WARSAW. Poland (AP) — Tens of thousands of people have marched through Warsaw in an event organized by nationalist groups as Poland celebrates its Independence Day holiday. Participants in the Independence March carried Poland’s white-and-red flag and some burned flares. While many patriotic events take place across the nation of

By KATE BRUMBACK Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — The question of whether Georgia’s electronic voting system has major cybersecurity flaws that amount to a violation of voters’ constitutional rights to cast their votes and have those votes accurately counted is set to be decided at trial early next year. U.S. District Judge Amy Totenberg issued

By CALVIN WOODWARD Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Danica Roem is accustomed to opponents using her transgender identity as a cudgel in Virginia legislative races. As part of a broad attack from the right, a national organization distributed mass mailers giving out her personal cellphone number and imploring people to call it to “put the

By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press ABOARD THE USS CARL VINSON (AP) — Japan is leading an annual multinational naval exercise that includes the Philippines as an observer for the first time. The Annualex exercises that began Saturday off Japan’s coast also include the United States, Australia and Canada. Their aim is to demonstrate and increase

DETROIT (AP) — Police have released a suspect in the fatal stabbing of a Detroit synagogue leader. The suspect’s lawyer, Allison Kriger, confirmed the release but declined to elaborate further. No charges have been filed in the case. Samantha Woll was president of Isaac Agree Downtown Synagogue. She was found dead outside her Detroit home

By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press Donald Trump is pushing for his federal election interference trial in Washington to be televised, joining media outlets that say the American public should be able to watch the historic case unfold. Federal court rules prohibit broadcasting proceedings, but The Associated Press and other news organizations say the unprecedented

By HANNAH FINGERHUT Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A South Dakota law professor typically teaches about dense topics like torts and natural resources. But next semester, he and his fearless students are shaking things up by turning their attention to Taylor Swift. Sean Kammer wanted his legal writing course to draw on music

SRINAGAR, India (AP) — Officials in Indian-controlled Kashmir say a massive fire has destroyed several wooden houseboats anchored on Dal Lake, an area popular with tourists, and three charred bodies have been recovered from the wreckage. Police in a statement said the three were tourists from Bangladesh and staying at one of the gutted houseboats.