The Associated Press

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Helicopter carrying Iran's president suffers a 'hard landing,' state TV says, and rescue is underway

Iranian officials say a rescue operation is underway after a helicopter carrying Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi suffered a “hard landing."

8:42AM ( 4 months ago )

Helicopter carrying Iran's hard-line president apparently crashes in foggy, mountainous region

A helicopter carrying Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and other officials apparently has crashed in the mountainous northwest reaches of his country

8:42AM ( 4 months ago )

Iran's hard-line president still missing after likely helicopter crash in foggy, mountainous region

A helicopter carrying Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and other officials apparently has crashed in the mountainous northwest reaches of his country

8:42AM ( 4 months ago )

Paul McCartney song starts Paralympics on 100-day countdown to opening ceremony in Paris

With an assist from Paul McCartney the Paralympic Games is starting its 100-day race to the opening ceremony in Paris on Aug. 28

8:21AM ( 4 months ago )

Senior Republican close to Trump criticizes Biden's arms holdup in speech to Israeli parliament

Elise Stefanik, a House Republican leader seen as a candidate to be Donald Trump’s running mate, delivered a speech before Israel’s parliament in which she criticized President Joe Biden’s approach to the war in Gaza

8:12AM ( 4 months ago )

Why US Catholics are planning pilgrimages in communities across the nation

A long-planned series of Catholic pilgrimages is getting underway across the United States this weekend, with pilgrims embarking on four different routes

7:57AM ( 4 months ago )

The Senate filibuster is a hurdle to any national abortion bill. Democrats are campaigning on it

Many Democrats campaigning for the Senate this year say they support suspending the filibuster rule to pass nationwide abortion protections

7:42AM ( 4 months ago )

What we've learned so far in the Trump hush money trial and what to watch for as it wraps up

Testimony in the hush money trial of Donald Trump is set to conclude in the coming days

7:34AM ( 4 months ago )

French security forces work to regain control of airport highway in violence-scorched New Caledonia

French security forces are working to retake control of the highway to the international airport in violence-scorched New Caledonia, shuttered because of deadly unrest wracking the French Pacific archipelago where indigenous people have long sought independence from France

7:19AM ( 4 months ago )

Slovak prime minister's condition remains serious but prognosis positive after assassination bid

Slovakia’s defense minister says the country's populist prime minister, Robert Fico, remains in serious condition but now has a positive prognosis, four days after he was shot multiple times in an assassination attempt that sent shockwaves across the deeply polarized European Union nation

7:17AM ( 4 months ago )