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June 13, 2025
Attorneys close Karen Read’s murder trial by arguing if it was love gone wrong or a police cover-up
DEDHAM, Mass. (AP) — Lawyers in the murder trial of Karen Read began giving their closing arguments Friday after weeks of testimony in a hig...
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June 13, 2025
Closing arguments: Is Karen Read’s murder trial a tale of love gone wrong or a police coverup?
Lawyers in the murder trial of Karen Read are set to give their closing arguments Friday after weeks of testimony in a highly divisive case...
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June 13, 2025
South Carolina prepares for its 6th execution in 9 months with a man serving 2 death sentences
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A South Carolina man sent to death row twice for separate murders is scheduled to die Friday by lethal injection in th...
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June 13, 2025
Trump is finally getting his chance to try to top France with a grand military parade in DC
WASHINGTON (AP) — Eight years after President Donald Trump was dazzled by a grand military parade down the Champs-Élysées in Paris, he is fi...
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June 13, 2025
The longest-serving legislative leader in US history will be sentenced on corruption charges
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Michael Madigan’s stunning political collapse is expected to culminate Friday when the longest-serving legislative...
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June 13, 2025
The stars and stripes fly, in photos, as Flag Day approaches
More than 75 years after Flag Day became U.S. law, the stars and stripes grab our gaze these days in constant portraits of how Americans see...
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June 13, 2025
What to know about Iran’s nuclear sites
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Israel attacked multiple Iranian nuclear and military sites on Friday as tensions reached new heights ove...
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June 13, 2025
Photos of Israel’s attacks on Iran
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — This gallery, curated by AP photo editors, features photos from Israel's attack on Iran early Friday.
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June 13, 2025
Cuomo and others take aim at Zohran Mamdani in heated NYC mayoral debate
Zohran Mamdani has rocketed from relative obscurity to become one of the top contenders in the New York City mayor's race. In a debate Thurs...
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June 13, 2025
Fans of Drake’s arch-nemesis turn Toronto into Kendrick Lamar territory: a ‘ballsy’ move
Lamar, the superstar Compton rapper who’s been embroiled in a year-long feud with Drake, performed the first of two back-to-back shows at th...
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June 13, 2025
The top photos of the day by AP’s photojournalists
From front-page news to powerful moments you may have missed, this gallery showcases today’s top photos chosen by Associated Press photo edi...
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June 13, 2025
Toronto dentist among 242 aboard crashed Air India plane; British national only survivor, airline says
The London-bound flight crashed into a residential area five minutes after taking off from the local airport in Ahmedabad, India.
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June 13, 2025
Legion of Christ priest arrested in Mexico City airport on rape charge for alleged abuse of a minor
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Authorities arrested a Roman Catholic priest at the capital’s international airport on charges of raping of a minor over...
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June 13, 2025
Trump administration pulls US out of agreement to help restore salmon in the Columbia River
SEATTLE (AP) — President Donald Trump on Thursday pulled the U.S. out of an agreement with Washington, Oregon and four American Indian tribe...
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June 13, 2025
Appeals court temporarily blocks judge’s ruling to return control of National Guard to California
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The 9th U.S. Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals temporarily blocked a federal judge’s order that directed President Do...
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June 13, 2025
Judge says Trump illegally deployed National Guard to help with LA protests, must return control
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A federal judge issued a temporary restraining order Thursday directing President Donald Trump to return control of the...
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June 13, 2025
Photos of immigration protests spreading across US as Trump mobilizes National Guard
Protests that sprang up in Los Angeles over immigration enforcement raids have spread across the country.
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June 13, 2025
Photos of immigration protests spreading across U.S. as Trump mobilizes National Guard
Protests that sprang up in Los Angeles over immigration enforcement raids have spread across the country.
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June 13, 2025
The lone passenger who survived the deadly Air India crash sparks interest in other sole survivors
The notion that only one person survived the Air India plane crash that killed 241 people on board Thursday is sparking interest on social m...
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June 13, 2025
Nevada GOP governor vetoes voter ID bill that he pushed for in a deal with Democrats
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Nevada Republican Gov. Joe Lombardo unexpectedly vetoed a bill on Thursday that would have required voters in the swing sta...
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June 13, 2025
Live updates: Israel attacks Iran
Israel attacked Iran’s capital early Friday, with explosions booming across Tehran.
The Toronto Star
June 13, 2025
The Latest: Israel attacks Iran, killing at least 2 military officers
Israel launched a wave of strikes across Iran on Friday that targeted its nuclear program and military sites, killing at least two top milit...
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June 13, 2025
The Latest: Israel attacks Iran
Israel attacked Iran’s capital early Friday, in strikes that targeted the country’s nuclear program and raised the potential for an all-war...
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June 13, 2025
B.C. Independent MLAs start new party to ‘combat the globalist assault’
Two former members of the B.C. Conservatives who have been sitting as Independents for months say they are launching a new provincial politi...
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June 13, 2025
An immigrant in Wisconsin has been released on bond after false accusation he threatened Trump
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A man who was falsely accused of threatening to assassinate President Donald Trump and threatened with deportation to M...
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June 13, 2025
Explosions ring out across Iran’s capital as Israel claims it is attacking the country
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — (AP) — Explosions rang out across Iran’s capital as Israel claimed it was attacking the country.
The Toronto Star
June 13, 2025
Israel attacks Iran’s nuclear and missile sites with explosions booming across Tehran
The leader of Iran's Revolutionary Guard was confirmed dead, according to Iranian state television, which would be an immediate escalation o...
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June 13, 2025
Israel attacks Iran, which vows ‘severe punishment’
This attack comes amid heightened tensions over Iran’s advancing nuclear program.
The Toronto Star
June 13, 2025
Israel attacks Iran’s nuclear and missile sites with explosions heard across Tehran
This attack comes amid heightened tensions over Iran’s advancing nuclear program.
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June 13, 2025
Head of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard, nuclear scientists feared dead in Israeli attack: Iranian state media
This attack comes amid heightened tensions over Iran’s advancing nuclear program.
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June 13, 2025
Israel attacks Iran’s nuclear and missile sites and kills top military officials
The leader of Iran's Revolutionary Guard was confirmed dead, according to Iranian state television, which would be an immediate escalation o...
The Toronto Star
June 13, 2025
Head of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard, nuclear scientists feared dead in Israeli attack: Iranian state media
This attack comes amid heightened tensions over Iran’s advancing nuclear program.
The Toronto Star
June 13, 2025
Israel attacks Iran’s capital with explosions booming across Tehran
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — (AP) — Israel attacked Iran's capital early Friday, with explosions booming across Tehran.
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June 13, 2025
Israel attacks Iran’s nuclear and missile sites, prompting Iranian drone-strike retaliation
The leader of Iran's Revolutionary Guard was confirmed dead, according to Iranian state television, which would be an immediate escalation o...
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June 12, 2025
Owner of Dominican club whose roof collapsed and killed 236 is arrested along with his sister
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) — The owner of an iconic nightclub in the Dominican Republic whose roof collapsed in April and killed...
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June 12, 2025
Owner of Dominican Republic nightclub whose roof collapsed is arrested along with his sister
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) — The owner of an iconic nightclub in the Dominican Republic whose roof collapsed in April and killed...
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June 12, 2025
Trump moves to merge wildland firefighting into single force, despite ex-officials warning of chaos
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — President Donald Trump on Thursday ordered government agencies to consolidate their wildland firefighting into a sing...
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June 12, 2025
Jury finds New Orleans police officer who shot and killed puppy violated rights but has immunity
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A jury in federal court ruled that a New Orleans police officer who shot and killed a puppy had violated its owners' cons...
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June 12, 2025
Lori Vallow Daybell is convicted in her second murder conspiracy case in Arizona
PHOENIX (AP) — A jury in Phoenix has convicted Lori Vallow Daybell of conspiring to kill her niece’s ex-husband in 2019, marking her second...
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June 12, 2025
North Korea says it has repaired its damaged second destroyer, a claim met with outside skepticism
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea said Friday it has repaired its damaged second destroyer and launched it into the water in the presenc...
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June 12, 2025
North Korea says it has repaired a damaged destroyer and launched it in the water
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea said Friday it has repaired its damaged second destroyer and launched it into the water in the presenc...
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June 12, 2025
North Korea says it has repaired its damaged destroyer and launched it in the water
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea says it has repaired its damaged second destroyer and launched it in the water.
The Toronto Star
June 12, 2025
North Korea says repaired destroyer has launched, a claim met with outside skepticism
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea said it has repaired its damaged second naval destroyer and launched the ship into the water in the pr...
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June 12, 2025
Six men charged with conspiracy to commit murder in plot hours after Piper Arms mass shooting in Scarborough
The accused have ties to the GTA tow truck industry.
The Toronto Star
June 12, 2025
Six men charged in connection with murder plots at GTA businesses hours after Piper Arms shooting
The accused have ties to the GTA tow truck industry.
The Toronto Star
June 12, 2025
Father arrested for abducting 3-year-old son after failing to return from India
Toronto police say the 48-year-old man was arrested Tuesday at Pearson airport after disobeying a court order last year to return the 3-year...
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June 12, 2025
Near-record nitrate levels in Des Moines, Iowa-area rivers threaten drinking water
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Local officials warned more than half a million Iowans in the state's capital city and suburbs on Thursday that near...
The Toronto Star
June 12, 2025
Thunderstorms, rain and hail predicted for southeastern B.C.
VANCOUVER - Thunderstorm warnings and watches have been posted for a large section of southeastern B.C., cautioning residents that lightning...
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June 12, 2025
Former Alberta health agency CEO asks for speedy ruling in lawsuit against government
EDMONTON - A former health-care agency leader is asking a judge to deliver a quick decision on her wrongful dismissal lawsuit against the Al...
The Toronto Star
June 12, 2025