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Illinois elects Democrat Eric Sorensen to US House seat

Illinois elects Democrat Eric Sorensen to US House seat

CHICAGO (AP) — A battleground race between newbies aiming to fill retiring U.S. Rep.
Alex Jones ordered to pay $473M more to Sandy Hook families

Alex Jones ordered to pay $473M more to Sandy Hook families

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Police officer killed in suspected Brussels terror attack

Police officer killed in suspected Brussels terror attack

BRUSSELS (AP) — One police officer died and another was injured following a stabbing attack in Brussels Thursday, which a Belgian judicial official said was suspected to be terrorism-linked.
Section of destroyed shuttle Challenger found on ocean floor

Section of destroyed shuttle Challenger found on ocean floor

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A large section of the destroyed space shuttle Challenger has been found buried in sand at the bottom of the Atlantic, more than three decades after the tragedy that killed a schoolteacher and six others.
Egypt puts activist on hunger strike on medical treatment

Egypt puts activist on hunger strike on medical treatment

CAIRO (AP) — The family of imprisoned Egyptian pro-democracy activist Alaa Abdel-Fattah demanded word on his condition after prison authorities on Thursday told them he was undergoing an undefined medical intervention and blocked a lawyer from seeing
Israelis, Palestinians can fly on same flights to World Cup

Israelis, Palestinians can fly on same flights to World Cup

JERUSALEM (AP) — Soccer fans from Israel and the Palestinian territories will be able to fly directly to the FIFA World Cup in Qatar from Tel Aviv for the first time, soccer’s global governing body announced Thursday.
Democrats flip House seat in New Mexico with Vasquez victory

Democrats flip House seat in New Mexico with Vasquez victory

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Democratic challenger Gabe Vasquez has won election to Congress in New Mexico’s 2nd District, defeating incumbent Rep. Yvette Herrell in a majority-Hispanic district along the U.S. border with Mexico.
France grants port to migrant rescue ship amid Italy rift

France grants port to migrant rescue ship amid Italy rift

PARIS (AP) — France will take in passengers from a migrant rescue ship who have been stranded in the Mediterranean Sea for more than two weeks after Italy refused them entry, the country's interior minister said Thursday.
Iran protests rage on streets as officials renew threats

Iran protests rage on streets as officials renew threats

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Protests in Iran raged on streets into Thursday with demonstrators remembering a bloody crackdown in the country's southeast, even as the nation's intelligence minister and army chief renewed threats against local d
Russia's Putin won't attend upcoming G-20 summit in Bali

Russia's Putin won't attend upcoming G-20 summit in Bali

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin will not attend the Group of 20 summit in Indonesia next week, an Indonesian government official said Thursday, avoiding a possible confrontation with the United States and its allies over hi