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Kansas county agrees to pay $3 million over police raid on a small-town newspaper, editor says

Kansas county agrees to pay $3 million over police raid on a small-town newspaper, editor says

TOPEKA, Kan.
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Israeli settlers attack two Palestinian villages in the West Bank

Israeli settlers attack two Palestinian villages in the West Bank

JERUSALEM (AP) — Dozens of masked Israeli settlers attacked a pair of Palestinian villages in the northern West Bank on Tuesday, setting fire to vehicles and other property before clashing with Israeli soldiers sent to halt the rampage, Israeli and P
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A suicide bomber targets an Islamabad court, killing 12 people and wounding 27, minister says

A suicide bomber targets an Islamabad court, killing 12 people and wounding 27, minister says

ISLAMABAD (AP) — A suicide bomber struck outside the gates of a district court in Islamabad on Tuesday, detonating his explosives next to a police car and killing 12 people, Pakistan's interior minister said, the latest in an uptick in violence acros
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Thieves have stolen ancient Roman-era statues from the national museum in Syria

Thieves have stolen ancient Roman-era statues from the national museum in Syria

DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Thieves have stolen several ancient statues dating back to the Roman era from the national museum in the Syrian capital, leading to temporary closure of the facility, two officials from the country’s antiquities department said
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Yemen's Houthi rebels signal that they've stopped attacks on Israel and Red Sea shipping

Yemen's Houthi rebels signal that they've stopped attacks on Israel and Red Sea shipping

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Yemen’s Houthi rebels are signaling they’ve stopped their attacks against Israel and shipping in the Red Sea as a shaky ceasefire holds in the Gaza Strip.
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Car blast near New Delhi's historic Red Fort kills at least 8 people, India's police say

Car blast near New Delhi's historic Red Fort kills at least 8 people, India's police say

NEW DELHI (AP) — A car explosion near the historic Red Fort in India’s capital on Monday killed eight people and injured at least 19 others, police in New Delhi said.
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Senate approves bill to end the shutdown, sending it to the House

Senate approves bill to end the shutdown, sending it to the House

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate passed legislation Monday to reopen the government, bringing the longest shutdown in history closer to an end as a small group of Democrats ratified a deal with Republicans despite searing criticism from within their part
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Deployment of West Virginia National Guard members in nation’s capital can continue: judge

Deployment of West Virginia National Guard members in nation’s capital can continue: judge

A judge on Monday allowed the continued deployment of more than 300 West Virginia National Guard members to patrol the streets of Washington, D.C., as part of President Donald Trump’s push to send the military into Democratic-run cities.
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MLB, sportsbooks cap bets on individual pitches in response to pitch rigging scandal

MLB, sportsbooks cap bets on individual pitches in response to pitch rigging scandal

Major League Baseball said its authorized gaming operators will cap bets on individual pitches at $200 and exclude them from parlays, a day after two Cleveland Guardians were indicted and accused of rigging pitches at the behest of gamblers.
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Former French President Sarkozy released from prison pending appeal in conspiracy case

Former French President Sarkozy released from prison pending appeal in conspiracy case

PARIS (AP) — France’s former President Nicolas Sarkozy was freed from prison Monday after a Paris appeals court granted him release under judicial supervision , less than three weeks after he began serving a five-year sentence for criminal conspiracy
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