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Gen. Lee statue comes down in former Confederate capital

Gen. Lee statue comes down in former Confederate capital

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A statue of Gen. Robert E.
Texas man gets execution delay over pastor’s touch request

Texas man gets execution delay over pastor’s touch request

HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) — A Texas death row inmate won a reprieve Wednesday evening from execution for killing a convenience store worker during a 2004 robbery that garnered $1.
Ida deaths rise by 11 in New Orleans; Louisiana toll now 26

Ida deaths rise by 11 in New Orleans; Louisiana toll now 26

HOUMA, La. (AP) — The death toll in Louisiana from Hurricane Ida rose to 26 Wednesday, after health officials reported 11 additional deaths in New Orleans, mostly older people who perished from the heat.
Tropical Storm Mindy forms in Gulf near Florida Panhandle

Tropical Storm Mindy forms in Gulf near Florida Panhandle

MIAMI (AP) — Tropical Storm Mindy formed Wednesday in the northeast Gulf of Mexico, prompting forecasters to issue a tropical storm warning for part of the Florida Panhandle.
Paris terror trial opens for 20 accused in 2015 attacks

Paris terror trial opens for 20 accused in 2015 attacks

PARIS (AP) — The trial of 20 men accused in a series of coordinated attacks on Paris in 2015 that spread fear across Europe and transformed France opened Wednesday in a custom-built complex embedded within a 13th-century courthouse.
Man admits racist abuse of Black England soccer players

Man admits racist abuse of Black England soccer players

LONDON (AP) — A man from northwestern England was spared jail time Wednesday after he pleaded guilty to posting racist abuse on social media after three Black players on the England soccer team missed penalty shots during the final of the European Ch
Cleanup begins in Acapulco after strong earthquake

Cleanup begins in Acapulco after strong earthquake

ACAPULCO, Mexico (AP) — Residents of Acapulco began cleaning up broken glass and chunks of plaster Wednesday as they took in the full impact of a magnitude 7 earthquake centered nearby that shook most of southern Mexico, killing one person.
Fire kills 41 inmates, 80 hurt at crowded Indonesian prison

Fire kills 41 inmates, 80 hurt at crowded Indonesian prison

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — A massive fire raged through an overcrowded prison near Indonesia’s capital early Wednesday, killing at least 41 inmates, two of them foreigners serving drug sentences, and injuring 80 others.
Strong quake hits near Acapulco, buildings sway in capital

Strong quake hits near Acapulco, buildings sway in capital

A powerful earthquake struck near the Pacific resort city of Acapulco on Tuesday night, causing buildings to rock and sway in Mexico City nearly 200 miles away. The U.S. Geological Survey said the quake had a preliminary magnitude of 7.
Mexico's Supreme Court rules that abortion is not a crime

Mexico's Supreme Court rules that abortion is not a crime

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that it is unconstitutional to punish abortion, unanimously annulling several provisions of a law from Coahuila — a state on the Texas border — that had made abortion a criminal act.
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