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2 injured, 1 missing after explosion at Arkansas defense weapons plant 07/03/2024 07:40pm • CAMDEN, Ark. (AP) ��� An explosion at a defense weapons plant in Arkansas injured at least two people Wednesday and left another missing, the facility's operators said. The explosion happened at the General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems' plant in Camden, about 86 miles (138 kilometers) sout Biden bestows Medal of Honor on Union soldiers who helped hijack train in Confederate territory 07/03/2024 07:39pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� President Joe Biden on Wednesday awarded the Medal of Honor for conspicuous gallantry to two Union soldiers who stole a locomotive deep in Confederate territory during the Civil War and drove it north for 87 miles (140 kilometers) as they destroyed railroad tracks and telegraph l Federal judge sentences 4 anti-abortion activists for a 2021 Tennessee clinic blockade 07/03/2024 06:55pm • NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) ��� Four anti-abortion activists who were convicted in January on felony conspiracy charges for their roles in a 2021 Tennessee clinic blockade were sentenced this week to terms ranging from 6 months in prison to three years of supervised release. The sentences were below those Life and death in Gaza's 'safe zone' where food is scarce and Israel strikes without warning 07/03/2024 06:50pm • KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) ��� An Israeli airstrike slammed into a residential building next to the main medical center in Gaza���s southern city of Khan Younis, wounding at least seven people, hospital authorities and witnesses said Wednesday. Nasser Hospital sits in the western part of the city, GM will pay $146 million in penalties because 5.9 million older vehicles emit excess carbon dioxide 07/03/2024 06:46pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� General Motors will pay nearly $146 million in penalties to the federal government because 5.9 million of its older vehicles do not comply with emissions and fuel economy standards. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said in a statement Wednesday that certain GM v The Latest | Israel kills a top Hezbollah commander in Lebanon; group retaliates with rocket attacks 07/03/2024 06:27pm • Israel killed a senior commander in the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah on Wednesday, the second top field leader killed in less than a month, and the group said it retaliated by firing scores of rockets at Israeli military positions near the border. The Israeli military estimated that around 100 The July 4th holiday rush is on. TSA expects to screen a record number of travelers this weekend 07/03/2024 06:21pm • WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) ��� Nicole Lindsay thought she could beat the holiday-week travel rush by booking an early-morning flight. It didn't work out that way. ���I thought it wouldn���t be that busy, but it turned out to be quite busy,��� the Baltimore resident said as she herded her three daugh Man hurt when home in rural Wisconsin explodes has died, authorities say 07/03/2024 05:24pm • LAFAYETTE, Wis. (AP) ��� A Wisconsin man who was pulled out of his home after it exploded has died, authorities said Wednesday. The Walworth County sheriff's office identified the victim as Leland Holden in a post on its Facebook page. Holden, 68, was found Tuesday afternoon by first responders in Philadelphia's Temple University hires John Fry as its president from neighboring Drexel 07/03/2024 04:20pm • PHILADELPHIA (AP) ��� Temple University has hired John Fry of nearby Drexel University to become its 15th president, concluding a search that had been buffeted by the sudden death last fall of acting President JoAnne Epps, the Philadelphia school said. Fry, 63, has been Drexel's president since 2010 Israel turbocharges West Bank settlement expansion with largest land grab in decades 07/03/2024 02:16pm • JERUSALEM (AP) ��� Israel has approved the largest seizure of land in the occupied West Bank in over three decades, a settlement tracking group said Wednesday, a move that is likely to worsen already soaring tensions linked to the war in Gaza. Israel's aggressive expansion in the West Bank reflects Cavendish breaks Merckx���s record for most career Tour de France stage wins with his 35th victory 07/03/2024 01:46pm • SAINT-VULBAS, France (AP) ��� Mark Cavendish wrote a new chapter of Tour de France history in what is expected to be his last appearance at cycling's biggest race. The veteran Isle of Man sprinter broke Eddy Merckx���s long-standing record for most career Tour de France stage wins with his 35th vict Tour de France Results 07/03/2024 12:37pm • Wednesday, July 3 In Italy 5th Stage A 110-mile ride from Saint-Jean-de-Maurlenne to Saint Vulbas . 1. Mark Cavendish, Great Britain, Astana Qazaqstan Team, 4:08:46. 2. Jasper Philipsen, Belgium, Alpecin-Deceuninck, same time. 3. Alexander Kristoff, Norway, Uno-X Mobility, same time. 4. Arnaud Severe overcrowding and a lack of exits contributed to the deadly stampede at an Indian festival 07/03/2024 12:34pm • HATHRAS, India (AP) ��� Severe overcrowding and a lack of exits contributed to a stampede at a religious festival that killed at least 121 people in northern India, authorities said Wednesday, as the faithful surged toward the preacher and chaos ensued among the quarter of a million attendees. As po In the UK election campaign���s final hours, Sunak battles to the end as Labour���s Starmer eyes victory 07/03/2024 12:33pm • LONDON (AP) ��� Rishi Sunak has covered thousands of miles in the past few weeks, but he hasn���t outrun the expectation that his time as Britain���s prime minister is in its final hours. United Kingdom voters will cast ballots in a national election Thursday, passing judgment on Sunak���s 20 months Worsening floods and deterioration pose threats to US dam safety 07/03/2024 11:13am • ST. LOUIS (AP) ��� Early last week, floodwater in rural Minnesota pushed debris against a more than century-old dam and then carved a path around it, eroding so much of the riverbank that most of a house fell into the river. Several days later, intense rain damaged a dam that holds drinking water fo