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Zambia landslides bury miners digging tunnels illegally, killing 7 and leaving more than 20 missing 12/02/2023 01:26pm • LUSAKA, Zambia (AP) — Seven miners were confirmed dead and more than 20 others were missing and presumed dead after heavy rains caused landslides that buried them inside tunnels they had been digging illegally at a copper mine in Zambia, police and local authorities said Saturday. No bodies had ye The surfing venue for the Paris Olympics is on the other side of the world but could steal the show 12/02/2023 02:15am • PARIS (AP) — The giant waves form in the storm belts of the Southern Ocean, off Antarctica, where whales roam. Supercharged by intense winds, the swells then roll on an ocean journey of thousands of kilometers (miles) to crash into Tahiti in the South Pacific. There, in the waters of the volcanic Police charge director of Miss Nicaragua pageant with running 'beauty queen coup' plot 12/02/2023 12:06am • MEXICO CITY (AP) — Nicaraguan police said Friday they want to arrest the director of the Miss Nicaragua pageant, accusing her of intentionally rigging contests so that anti-government beauty queens would win the pageants as part of a plot to overthrow the government. The charges against pageant di House expels New York Rep. George Santos. It's just the sixth expulsion in the chamber's history 12/01/2023 10:55pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — The House voted on Friday to expel Republican Rep. George Santos of New York after a blistering ethics report on his conduct heightened lawmakers' concerns about the scandal-plagued freshman. Santos became just the sixth member in the chamber's history to be ousted by colleagues, A world away from the West Bank, Vermont shooting victims and their families face new grief and fear 12/01/2023 10:00pm • BURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) — Nearly a week after three college students of Palestinian descent were shot and seriously wounded while taking an evening walk, relatives of two of the victims have arrived in Vermont from the war-torn West Bank, grappling with a new reality that has shattered their lives an Biden is heading to Hollywood for a major fundraiser featuring Steven Spielberg and Shonda Rhimes 12/01/2023 09:44pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden will head to Los Angeles next week for a big-dollar event that will be his first since strikes by writers and actors effectively ground his fundraising to a halt in the heart of the entertainment industry, which has long served as the ATM for the Democratic Pa Inmate who stabbed Derek Chauvin 22 times is charged with attempted murder, prosecutors say 12/01/2023 08:43pm • Derek Chauvin was stabbed in prison 22 times by a former gang leader and one-time FBI informant who told investigators he targeted the ex-Minneapolis police officer because of his notoriety for killing George Floyd, federal prosecutors said Friday. John Turscak was charged with attempted murder a we Flu is on the rise while RSV infections may be peaking, US health officials say 12/01/2023 05:52pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Flu is picking up steam while RSV lung infections that can hit kids and older people hard may be peaking, U.S. health officials said Friday. COVID-19, though, continues to cause the most hospitalizations and deaths among respiratory illnesses — about 15,000 hospitalizations and a Weary but still hungry, LAFC hopes to end the longest season in MLS history with another Cup title 12/01/2023 05:26pm • LOS ANGELES (AP) — The longest, busiest, most grueling season in Major League Soccer history is almost over for Los Angeles FC. And there's still a chance to end it with a trophy. LAFC hosts the Houston Dynamo on Saturday in the Western Conference final, which will be its 52nd match of 2023 across A Kansas woman died in an apartment fire. Her family blames the 911 dispatch center's mistakes 12/01/2023 04:30pm • WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — The family of a 22-year-old woman who died in an apartment fire in Kansas’ largest city after mistakes by the 911 dispatch center believes the center has “systemic issues," and the local firefighters union is calling for an independent investigation. Paoly Bedeski's family 5 takeaways from AP's Black attorneys general interviews about race, justice and politics 12/01/2023 04:23pm • BOSTON (AP) — At a moment of record visibility and influence for Black attorneys in the United States, debates over race, criminal justice and democracy are increasingly at the center of the public conversation. Many of these Black litigators and law enforcement officials have made history, from t Chicago and other northern US cities scramble to house migrants with coldest weather just ahead 12/01/2023 03:51pm • CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago is scrambling to house hundreds of asylum-seekers who are still sheltering on sidewalks, at police stations and at the city's busiest airport as the cold weather sets in and with winter just around the corner. The country's third-largest city announced a partnership with rel AFC West-leading Chiefs visit Green Bay as Packers seek 3rd straight win 12/01/2023 03:49pm • KANSAS CITY (8-3) at GREEN BAY (5-6) Sunday, 8:20 p.m. EST, NBC OPENING LINE: Chiefs by 6, according to FanDuel Sportsbook. AGAINST THE SPREAD: Chiefs 7-4; Packers 6-5 SERIES RECORD: Chiefs lead 8-5-1 LAST MEETING: Chiefs beat Packers 13-7, in Kansas City on Nov. 7, 2021. LAST WEEK: Chiefs won 31-17 Another top official leaves a super PAC backing Ron DeSantis' campaign 12/01/2023 03:29pm • The chairman of the most powerful independent group supporting Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis' presidential ambitions has resigned, marking the second major departure at the pro-DeSantis Never Back Down super PAC in the last two weeks. Never Back Down Chairman Adam Laxalt, the former Nevada attorney gene AP Exclusive: America's Black attorneys general discuss race, politics and the justice system 12/01/2023 03:08pm • BOSTON (AP) — The American legal system is facing a crisis of trust in communities around the country, with people of all races and across the political spectrum. For many, recent protests against police brutality called attention to longstanding discrepancies in the administration of justice. For