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Nigeria says 36 soldiers killed in an ambush by an armed group and a related helicopter crash

Nigeria says 36 soldiers killed in an ambush by an armed group and a related helicopter crash

ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — At least 36 Nigerian soldiers were killed in the country’s northcentral region during an ambush by armed gangs and in the crash of a helicopter sent to the scene, the nation's military said Thursday.
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Twila Kilgore tapped as interim coach for U.S. women's national soccer team

Twila Kilgore tapped as interim coach for U.S. women's national soccer team

Twila Kilgore will serve as interim coach of the U.S women's national soccer team following the resignation of coach Vlatko Andonovski, the U.S. Soccer Federation announced on Thursday. Kilgore, the first American-born woman to earn U.S.
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Mississippi judge declares mistrial in case of 2 white men charged in attack on Black FedEx driver

Mississippi judge declares mistrial in case of 2 white men charged in attack on Black FedEx driver

BROOKHAVEN, Miss. (AP) — A Mississippi judge declared a mistrial Thursday in the case of two white men charged in the attack on a Black FedEx employee who was making a delivery.
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Israel clinches largest-ever defense deal with Germany for $3.5 billion after securing US approval

Israel clinches largest-ever defense deal with Germany for $3.5 billion after securing US approval

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel's Defense Ministry said Thursday it has secured its largest-ever defense deal selling a sophisticated missile defense system to Germany for $3.5 billion after the United States approved the deal.
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A nation of new Matildas fans salutes Australia's run to the Women's World Cup semifinals

A nation of new Matildas fans salutes Australia's run to the Women's World Cup semifinals

SYDNEY (AP) — Sam Kerr looked up at the Stadium Australia crowd for the last time at this Women's World Cup , and it just compounded the gnawing disappointment that she and her Matildas had fallen one game before the final.
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US women’s national team coach Vlatko Andonovski resigns after early World Cup exit, AP source says

US women’s national team coach Vlatko Andonovski resigns after early World Cup exit, AP source says

U.S. women's national team coach Vlatko Andonovski has resigned, a person familiar with the decision told The Associated Press on Wednesday.
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Veto overridden: Ban on gender-affirming care for minors takes effect in North Carolina

Veto overridden: Ban on gender-affirming care for minors takes effect in North Carolina

RALEIGH, N.C.
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A marijuana legalization question will be on Ohio’s fall ballot after lawmakers failed to act on it

A marijuana legalization question will be on Ohio’s fall ballot after lawmakers failed to act on it

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A proposal to legalize recreational adult use of marijuana in Ohio was cleared Wednesday to appear on statewide ballots this fall after the Republican-led state Legislature failed to act on it.
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Some abortion drug restrictions are upheld by an appeals court in a case bound for the Supreme Court

Some abortion drug restrictions are upheld by an appeals court in a case bound for the Supreme Court

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — New restrictions on access to a drug used in the most common form of abortion in the U.S. would be imposed under a federal appeals court ruling issued Wednesday, but the Supreme Court will have the final say.
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Kansas prosecutor says police should return computers and cellphones seized in raid on newspaper

Kansas prosecutor says police should return computers and cellphones seized in raid on newspaper

MARION, Kansas (AP) — A Kansas prosecutor said Wednesday that he found insufficient evidence to support the police raid of a weekly newspaper and that all seized material should be returned in a dispute over press freedoms that the White House acknow
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