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CAIRO (AP) — A Libyan tribal elder says security  authorities in the capital, Tripoli released a former minister less than a week after his detention. Former Finance Minister Faraj Bumatari, who hails from al-Zawi tribe in southeastern Libya, walked free Saturday afternoon from detention in Tripoli, according to al-Senussi al-Zawi, one of the tribe elders.

HAMPTON, Ga. (AP) — Authorities are seeking the arrest of a man suspected of killing three men and a woman in Hampton, Georgia. Hampton Police Chief James Turner said during a news conference that authorities are seeking to arrest Andre Longmore, who is from Hampton, a city of about 8,500 people about 40 miles (65

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The FBI has opened criminal investigations into violent encounters involving Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies, including one in which a deputy punched a woman in the face as she held her baby. Federal authorities visited the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department headquarters to take documents related to the probes, according to

By JULIA FRANKEL Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Tens of thousands of protesters have spilled into the streets of Tel Aviv, marking the 28th straight week of demonstrations against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s plan to overhaul the country’s judiciary. Protest leaders promised on Saturday there would be further “days of disruption” ahead. Netanyahu’s government gave

By JENNIFER PELTZ, MICHAEL R. SISAK and JAKE OFFENHARTZ Associated Press MASSAPEQUA PARK, N.Y. (AP) — The first find was startling: a woman’s skeletal remains cast into the dunes along a remote Long Island highway. Then came the shock. Days after that discovery in December 2010, police discovered parts of three more women nearby on

By TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer Lionel Messi has finalized his deal to join Major League Soccer. And after years of planning and pursuing, Inter Miami has landed a global icon. Messi’s contract is now official, about five weeks after he declared that he would be coming to Inter Miami. The team will introduce him

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — An erupting volcano in Alaska’s Aleutian Islands sent up a cloud of ash Friday, prompting the National Weather Service to issue an inflight warning to pilots. The Alaska Volcano Observatory says the Shishaldin Volcano began erupting July 11. A U.S. Coast Guard overflight confirmed lava erupted the same day within the

By STEVE PEOPLES Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump and Ron DeSantis are dominating the fight for campaign cash in the Republican presidential contest. That’s according to reports filed with the Federal Election Commission on Saturday. Some White House contenders appear to be struggling, like former Vice President Mike Pence. But still others

By ANITA SNOW Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — A dangerous heat wave threatened a wide swath of the Southwest with potentially deadly temperatures in the triple digits on Saturday as some cooling centers extended their hours and emergency rooms prepared to treat more people with heat-related illnesses. “Near record temperatures are expected this weekend!” the

By The Associated Press Tesla says its first electric pickup has rolled off the assembly line. Elon Musk’s company tweeted a photo Saturday showing scores of workers in helmets and yellow vests surrounding the vehicle, which Tesla calls the Cybertruck. The truck is behind schedule. Back in 2019, Tesla said production would start in late

By ABBY SEWELL Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — The United Nations agency responsible for overseeing humanitarian aid has described conditions placed by the Syrian government on aid deliveries from Turkey to northwest Syria as “unacceptable.” The future delivery of aid across Syria’s northern border was thrown into question Tuesday after the U.N. Security Council failed

By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press ROME (AP) — Scorching temperatures across Europe have forced the closure of the Acropolis in Athens for a second day. Meteorologists say even hotter weather is expected next week, when the mercury is forecast to top 40 degrees Celsius, or about 104 degrees Fahrenheit, in several popular Mediterranean tourist destinations.

By JUSTIN SPIKE Associated Press BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Thousands of participants of the Budapest Pride march wound through the streets of the Hungarian capital on Saturday with marchers voicing their anxiety over the increasing pressure on the LGBTQ+ community from the country’s right-wing government. The 28th annual event comes as the country’s laws, which

By JOSEF FEDERMAN Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was rushed on Saturday to a hospital after feeling dizzy, his office said, adding that it appeared the veteran Israeli leader was suffering from dehydration. Netanyahu, 73, remained at Israel’s Sheba Hospital, where he continued to undergo medical tests, his office said. In

By SOPHENG CHEANG and GRANT PECK Associated Press PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — Two senior members of the only major functioning opposition party in Cambodia have been arrested for allegedly teaching voters how to cast a spoiled ballot in this month’s general election. They are the first people to be arrested under the country’s recently

NEWRY, Maine (AP) — A competitor was killed in a crash on the first day of a rally race through a forest in western Maine, leading organizers to cancel the event’s second day. WMTW-TV reports that Erin Kelly, a 48-year-old woman from Marshall, Virginia, was killed Friday when her team’s car crashed near Lower Richardson