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Officials: 1 of 2 firefighters shot at Alabama firehouse dies

Officials: 1 of 2 firefighters shot at Alabama firehouse dies

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — One of two firefighters shot at an Alabama firehouse over what police suspect was a personal conflict has died, officials said. Jordan Melton died Monday, fire officials said.
Navy veteran Hung Cao enters GOP race to challenge Virginia Sen. Tim Kaine in 2024

Navy veteran Hung Cao enters GOP race to challenge Virginia Sen. Tim Kaine in 2024

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Retired Navy combat veteran Hung Cao , who ran an energetic but unsuccessful campaign last year for a blue-leaning northern Virginia U.S. House seat, has set his sights on the U.S.
Deaths of four Oregon women over three months are linked, authorities say, reversing earlier call

Deaths of four Oregon women over three months are linked, authorities say, reversing earlier call

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — The bodies of four women began appearing in wooded areas in northwest Oregon in February, though police initially said the cases appeared to be unconnected.
No injuries or hazardous spills in 10-car train derailment in northern Minnesota, officials say

No injuries or hazardous spills in 10-car train derailment in northern Minnesota, officials say

COOK, Minn. (AP) — No one was injured and no hazardous material spilled when 10 Canadian National Railway cars derailed in northern Minnesota, officials there said. The derailment happened just before 8:30 p.m.
Suicide bomber targets truck carrying troops in northwestern Pakistan, wounding 8 people

Suicide bomber targets truck carrying troops in northwestern Pakistan, wounding 8 people

PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — A suicide bomber targeted a truck carrying security forces in northwestern Pakistan on Tuesday, wounding at least eight people, police said, amid increasing violence in the region.
Mammals may have hunted down dinosaurs for dinner, rare fossil suggests

Mammals may have hunted down dinosaurs for dinner, rare fossil suggests

NEW YORK (AP) — An unusual find in China suggests some early mammals may have hunted dinosaur for dinner. The fossil shows a badgerlike creature chomping down on a small, beaked dinosaur, their skeletons intertwined.
Dingoes attack a woman jogging on Australian island beach and leave her hospitalized

Dingoes attack a woman jogging on Australian island beach and leave her hospitalized

CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — A pack of dingoes drove a woman who was jogging into the surf and attacked her in the latest clash between native dogs and humans on a popular Australian island, sparking new warnings Tuesday to visitors venturing out.
Cuban entrepreneurs get business training from the US, and hope that Biden lifts sanctions

Cuban entrepreneurs get business training from the US, and hope that Biden lifts sanctions

HAVANA (AP) — Musicians Ana María Torres and María Carla Puga started making bracelets and necklaces at home in Cuba during the pandemic, and they now have a flourishing business.
A vessel to accommodate asylum-seekers docks in UK as Parliament passes controversial migration bill

A vessel to accommodate asylum-seekers docks in UK as Parliament passes controversial migration bill

LONDON (AP) — A vessel that will house up to 500 asylum-seekers arrived Tuesday in England after Parliament passed its long-debated bill to curb migration.
EU lawmakers dampen Turkey's hopes of reopening accession talks

EU lawmakers dampen Turkey's hopes of reopening accession talks

ISTANBUL (AP) — European lawmakers said Tuesday that Turkey needs to make a “drastic change of course” to get EU accession talks back on track, a week after the Turkish president linked reviving the process to accepting Sweden into NATO.