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Loud explosion is heard as Somali militant group says its fighters have attacked a hotel in capital

Loud explosion is heard as Somali militant group says its fighters have attacked a hotel in capital

MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — The Somali extremist group al-Shabab said its fighters have attacked a hotel in the capital Mogadishu, where a loud explosion and gunfire were heard Thursday night.
Prosecutors say they're open to delaying start of Donald Trump's March 25 hush-money trial

Prosecutors say they're open to delaying start of Donald Trump's March 25 hush-money trial

NEW YORK (AP) — Prosecutors said Thursday they're open to delaying the start of Donald Trump's New York hush-money criminal trial to give the former president's lawyers time to review evidence that was only recently turned over.
Survivors of Mediterranean rescue say about 60 people died on the trip from Libya, aid group reports

Survivors of Mediterranean rescue say about 60 people died on the trip from Libya, aid group reports

MILAN (AP) — Survivors rescued from a deflating rubber dinghy in the central Mediterranean Sea have reported that some 60 people who departed Libya with them more than a week ago perished during the journey, the humanitarian rescue group SOS Mediterr
Jaromir Jagr bobbleheads stolen en route to Pittsburgh. Giveaway postponed

Jaromir Jagr bobbleheads stolen en route to Pittsburgh. Giveaway postponed

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Jaromir Jagr is missing. Well, the bobbleheads of the former NHL star are anyway. The Pittsburgh Penguins announced Thursday that a shipment carrying bobbleheads of the franchise icon was stolen after arriving in California.
Denying same-sex marriage is unconstitutional, a Japanese high court says

Denying same-sex marriage is unconstitutional, a Japanese high court says

TOKYO (AP) — A Japanese high court ruled Thursday that denying same-sex marriage is unconstitutional and called for urgent government action to address the lack of any law allowing for such unions.
16 SWAT officers hospitalized after blast at training facility in Southern California

16 SWAT officers hospitalized after blast at training facility in Southern California

IRVINE, Calif.
Death of nonbinary teen Nex Benedict after school fight is ruled a suicide, medical examiner says

Death of nonbinary teen Nex Benedict after school fight is ruled a suicide, medical examiner says

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The death of a nonbinary student the day after a fight inside an Oklahoma high school restroom has been ruled a suicide, the state medical examiner's office said Wednesday.
Geert Wilders says he doesn't have support of likely coalition partners to become Dutch premier

Geert Wilders says he doesn't have support of likely coalition partners to become Dutch premier

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Geert Wilders, whose anti-Islam, anti-immigration rhetoric swept him to a stunning victory in a November election, said Wednesday he doesn’t have the support of his prospective coalition partners to become the next Dutch
3 men face firearms charges after Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl parade shooting, authorities say

3 men face firearms charges after Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl parade shooting, authorities say

KANSAS CITY, Mo.
Texas man who used an iron lung for decades after contracting polio as a child dies at 78

Texas man who used an iron lung for decades after contracting polio as a child dies at 78

DALLAS (AP) — A Texas man who spent most of his 78 years using an iron lung chamber and built a large following on social media, recounting his life from contracting polio in the 1940s to earning a law degree, has died.