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October 1, 2025

Munich Oktoberfest fairgrounds closed after bomb threat and deadly explosion

German police closed Oktoberfest Wednesday morning after receiving a bomb threat from the suspected perpetrator of a deadly Munich explosion linked to a domestic dispute.

August 14, 2025

Mike Castle, Delaware's last Republican governor and congressman, dead at 86

Former Delaware Gov. Mike Castle, who also served the state in Congress and made a bid for then-Vice President Joe Biden's Senate seat, died Thursday. He was 86.

July 25, 2025

Jazz legend Chuck Mangione, known for ‘Feels So Good,’ dies at 84

Grammy Award-winning jazz musician Chuck Mangione, known for his hit single 'Feels So Good' and voice acting on 'King of the Hill,' has died at age 84 in Rochester, New York.

July 24, 2025

News outlets 'desperately concerned' for their journalists in Gaza, urge Israeli authorities to help

News agencies including AFP, AP, BBC and Reuters issued a joint statement about Gaza journalists unable to feed themselves amid deteriorating humanitarian conditions on Thursday.

July 9, 2025

Philadelphia workers and city reach a deal to end strike that halted residential trash pickup

Mayor Cherelle Parker announces end to Philadelphia's city worker strike after reaching a deal with District Council 33, restoring trash pickup and reopening libraries

July 8, 2025

UK court convicts 3 men over arson attack authorities say was organized by Russian intelligence

Three men found guilty of arson in a Russian intelligence-backed plot targeting Ukraine-bound equipment in east London, causing $1.35 million in damages

July 3, 2025

Gaza aid group says AP report of US contractors firing on aid-seeking Palestinians is 'categorically false'

The Gaza Humanitarian Foundation denied allegations in an AP report that American contractors fired on aid-seeking Palestinians, stating it will pursue legal action.

July 2, 2025

At least 2 dead, 43 missing after ferry sinks near Bali

Rescuers searched for 43 missing people after a ferry carrying 65 sank near Bali, an Indonesian resort island, late Wednesday night. Two have already been found dead.

June 14, 2025

Longest-serving legislative leader in US history given 7 1/2 years in federal corruption case

Former Illinois House speaker Michael Madigan sentenced to 7 1/2 years and fined $2.5 million for corruption in a landmark case against the longest-serving U.S. legislative leader.

June 11, 2025

Police use water cannon in response to anti-immigrant violence in Northern Ireland town

Northern Ireland police deploy water cannon in Ballymena during second night of anti-immigrant unrest sparked by sexual assault case involving two teenage boys.