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Fire crews respond to the scene at Archer Daniel Midland Co. after an explosion at the East Plant on East Faries Parkway in Decatur, Ill., Sunday, Sept. 10, 2023. (Joseph Ressler/Herald & Review via AP)

Explosion, fire at Archer Daniels Midland facility in Illinois injures 8 employees

An explosion and fire at an Archer Daniels Midland facility in Illinois has injured eight employees and sent a tower of smoke into the air. ADM says the explosion occurred shortly after 7 p.m. Sunday … more

9/11/23

FILE - President of Spain's soccer federation, Luis Rubiales, right, hugs Spain's Aitana Bonmati on the podium following Spain's win in the final of Women's World Cup soccer against England at Stadium Australia in Sydney, Australia, Sunday, Aug. 20, 2023. Rubiales has resigned, Sunday, Sept. 10, 2023, from his post after a kiss scandal which tarnished Spain's victory at the Women's World Cup. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino, file)

With Rubiales finally out, Spanish soccer ready to leave embarrassing chapter behind

Spanish soccer is ready to move forward three weeks after its women’s team won the Women’s World Cup but had its celebrations marred by a kiss that ignited a crisis. Luis Rubiales resigned late … more

By TALES AZZONI | 9/11/23

Election commission members prepare to count ballots at a polling station after a local elections in Donetsk, the capital of Russian-controlled Donetsk region, eastern Ukraine, on Sunday, Sept. 10, 2023. (AP Photo)

Russia’s election commission says the ruling party wins the most votes in occupied Ukrainian regions

Russia’s Central Election Commission says the country’s ruling party won the most votes in elections held in occupied Ukrainian regions. Ukraine says the elections are a sham. Russian authorities … more

By The Associated Press | 9/11/23

People walk in front of an electronic stock board showing Japan's Nikkei 225 index and U.S. dollar/Japanese yen exchange rate at a securities firm Monday, Sept. 11, 2023, in Tokyo. Stock prices were mostly higher in Asia on Monday as investors awaited U.S. inflation figures and China’s latest economic data. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)

Stock market today: Asian shares mostly higher as investors await US inflation, China economic data

Stock prices are mostly higher in Asia as investors watch for U.S. inflation figures and China's latest economic data. Benchmarks fell in Hong Kong and Tokyo but rose in Shanghai, Sydney and Seoul. … more

By ELAINE KURTENBACH | 9/11/23

People recover a washing machine from their home that was damaged by the earthquake, in the town of Amizmiz, near Marrakech, Morocco, Sunday, Sept. 10, 2023. An aftershock rattled Moroccans on Sunday as they prayed for victims of the nation’s strongest earthquake in more than a century and toiled to rescue survivors while soldiers and workers brought water and supplies to desperate mountain villages in ruins. (AP Photo/Mosa'ab Elshamy)

What to know about the Morocco earthquake and the efforts to help

An earthquake has sown destruction and devastation in Morocco, where death and injury counts continue to rise as rescue crews dig out people both alive and dead in villages that were reduced to … more

By SAM METZ | 9/11/23

A man stands next to a damaged hotel after the earthquake in Moulay Brahim village, near the epicentre of the earthquake, outside Marrakech, Morocco, Saturday, Sept. 9, 2023. A rare, powerful earthquake struck Morocco late Friday night, killing more than 800 people and damaging buildings from villages in the Atlas Mountains to the historic city of Marrakech. But the full toll was not known as rescuers struggled to get through boulder-strewn roads to the remote mountain villages hit hardest. (AP Photo/Mosa'ab Elshamy)

Morocco earthquake: A look at the world's deadliest temblors over the past 25 years

The earthquake that struck Morocco late Friday has killed more than 2,100 people and the toll is expected to increase as rescuers reach hard-hit remote mountain areas. Some of the deadliest … more

By The Associated Press | 9/10/23

FILE - Former Citrus Valley High teacher Laura Whitehurst awaits a hearing on Wednesday, July 31, 2013, in Superior Court in San Bernardino, Calif. A Southern California school district will pay $2.25 million to settle the latest lawsuit involving a teacher who became pregnant by one of at least two students she was accused of sexually abusing. The Southern California News Group said Sunday, Sept. 10, 2023, that the settlement brings the amount paid to $8.25 million by the Redlands Unified School District to Laura Whitehurst's victims since her 2013 arrest. (Kurt Miller/The Orange County Register via AP)

California school district to pay $2.25M to settle suit involving teacher who had student's baby

A Southern California school district will pay $2.25 million to settle the latest lawsuit involving a teacher who became pregnant by one of at least two students she was accused of sexually abusing. … more

9/10/23

This Wednesday, Sept. 6, 2023, video image released by the Irvine Police Department shows Irvine police officers holding a pit bull puppy tha may have gotten into its owner's fentanyl stash in Irvine, Calif. The puppy that California police believe got into its owners' fentanyl stash was administered an overdose-reversing drug and is recovering, officials said. The dog's owners, a man and a woman, were arrested and could face charges including drug possession and animal cruelty, according to the Irvine Police Department. (Irvine Police Department via AP)

Overdose-reversing drug administered to puppy after possible fentanyl exposure in California

Officials say a pit bull puppy that California police believe got into its owners’ fentanyl stash was administered the overdose-reversing drug naloxone and is recovering. Irvine police say the … more

9/10/23

FILE - Tony Berastegui Jr., right, and his sister Giselle Berastegui drink water, July 17, 2023, in Phoenix. The historic heat wave continues in Phoenix, but the end may finally be in sight for residents of Arizona’s largest city. An excessive heat warning was expected to expire at 8 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 10, and meteorologists were forecasting a high of 106 degrees (41.1 Celsius) on Monday, Sept. 11, and 102 (38.8 C) on Tuesday, Sept. 12. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, File)

End may be in sight for Phoenix's historic heat wave of 110-degree plus weather

The historic heat wave continues in Phoenix, but the end may finally be in sight for residents of Arizona’s largest city. An excessive heat warning was expected to expire at 8 p.m. Sunday and … more

9/10/23

Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin speaks at The Gathering conservative political conference in the Buckhead area of Atlanta, Saturday, Aug. 19, 2023. (Arvin Temkar/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP)

Virginia governor pardons man whose arrest at a school board meeting galvanized conservatives

The father of a Virginia student sexually assaulted in her high school bathroom has been pardoned for his actions while protesting the school's handling of the case at a meeting two years ago. … more

9/10/23

FILE - Spectators watch as a dredger works to deepen a shallow channel in the Kennebec River, upstream from the Doubling Point Lighthouse, Aug. 5, 2011, in Arrowsic, Maine. Eleven people were hurt when a walkway collapsed during an annual event that encourages tours of Maine lighthouses. The wooden walkway collapsed at Doubling Point Lighthouse on Saturday, Sept. 9, 2023. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty, file)

11 people are hurt when a walkway collapses during Maine's annual lighthouse event

Eleven people were hurt when a walkway collapsed during an annual event that encourages tours of Maine lighthouses. The collapse sent people tumbling into a mudflat located several feet below. The … more

By PATRICK WHITTLE | 9/10/23

This image provided by the Pennsylvania State Police shows Danelo Cavalcante. The escaped murderer on the run for more than a week in southeast Pennsylvania has been spotted with what police called “a changed appearance.” Pennsylvania State Police said in a statement on Sunday, Sept. 10, 2023 that Danelo Souza Cavalcante was seen overnight near Phoenixville in northern Chester County. (Pennsylvania State Police via AP)

Escaped murderer in Pennsylvania has changed appearance, is being sought in stolen dairy van

Police say an escaped murderer on the run for a week and a half in southeastern Pennsylvania has apparently slipped out of the search area, changed his appearance is now being sought in a stolen van. … more

The Associated Press | 9/10/23

An elderly woman votes at a polling station during the Moscow mayoral election in Moscow, Russia, Saturday, Sept. 9, 2023. (Artur Novosiltsev/Moscow News Agency via AP)

Local elections take place across Russia, but Ukraine is 'not on the agenda'

Local elections are taking place this weekend in 79 regions of Russia. Voters are choosing local governors and legislatures as well as city and municipal councilors. Voting is also underway in the … more

By The Associated Press | 9/10/23

FILE - In this photo provided by the North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, center, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu, left, and China's Vice Chairman of the standing committee of the country's National People's Congress Li Hongzhong, right, attend a military parade to mark the 70th anniversary of the armistice that halted fighting in the 1950-53 Korean War, on Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang, North Korea, on July 27, 2023. Shoigu visited Pyongyang in what the U.S. saw as part of Moscow's efforts to negotiate for supplies of North Korean munitions. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP, File)

Russia is turning to old ally North Korea to resupply its arsenal for the war in Ukraine

After a year and a half of fighting in Ukraine, Russia needs to replenish its supplies of ammunition for what could be a long war of attrition. Along with ramping up its domestic arms production, … more

By The Associated Press | 9/10/23

Clouds surround downtown Phoenix at sunset, Sunday, July 30, 2023. The city so far this year has seen 52 days of highs at 110 degrees or over and is expected to hit that mark again on both Saturday, Sept. 9, and Sunday. (AP Photo/Matt York)

Phoenix has set another heat record by hitting 110 degrees on 54 days this year

How hot is Phoenix? Amid the hottest summer ever measured, the sizzling desert city set yet another record Saturday when temperatures topped 110 degrees. It was the 54th day this year that the … more

9/9/23

People hold a large Rainbow flag as they take part in a Pride march in Belgrade, Serbia, Saturday, Sept. 9, 2023. Hundreds of Pride activists gathered in the Serbian capital Saturday amid heavy police presence and anti-gay messages sent by the country's conservative leadership and far rights groups. (AP Photo/Marko Drobnjakovic)

Hundreds of Pride activists march in Serbia despite hate messages sent by far-right officials

Hundreds of Pride activists have gathered in the Serbian capital amid heavy police presence and anti-gay messages sent by the country’s conservative leadership and threats by far-right groups. The … more

By MARKO DROBNJAKOVIC | 9/9/23

FILE - Violent rioters loyal to President Donald Trump storm the Capitol in Washington on Jan. 6, 2021. Leo Brent Bozell IV, 44, of Palmyra, Pa., the son of a prominent conservative activist, has been convicted of charges that he stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, bashed in a window, chased a police officer, invaded the Senate floor and helped a mob disrupt the certification of Democrat Joe Biden's presidential election victory. Bozell was found guilty Friday, Sept. 8, 2023, of 10 charges, according to a Justice Department news release. (AP Photo/John Minchillo, File)

Prominent activist's son convicted of storming Capitol and invading Senate floor in Jan. 6 riot

The son of a prominent conservative activist has been convicted of charges that he stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, bashed in a window, invaded the Senate floor and helped a mob disrupt the … more

By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN | 9/9/23

Turkish governor of Mersin, Ali Hamza Pehlivan, front center, during his visit to the Morca cave during a rescue operation near Anamur, south Turkey, Saturday, Sept. 9, 2023. American researcher Mark Dickey, 40, who fell ill almost 1,000 meters (more than 3,000 feet) below the entrance of a cave in Turkey, has recovered sufficiently enough to be extracted in an operation that could last three or four days, a Turkish official was quoted as saying on Friday. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra)

Rescue begins of ailing US researcher stuck 3,000 feet inside a Turkish cave, Turkish officials say

An official from Turkey’s disaster management agency says that rescue teams have began the arduous process of extricating an American researcher who became seriously ill while he was 3,000 feet … more

9/9/23

Lt. Col George Vivens shows th map of the area delineated by law enforcement and their vehicles, during a media tour, at the Incident Command Center Where Pennsylvania State Troopers, U.S. Border Patrol, Chester County Emergency Management, and FBI are collaborating on the intergovernmental manhunt searching for escaped inmate Danelo Cavalcante, at the Po-Mar-Lin Fire Company, in Unionville, Pa., Friday, Sept. 8, 2023. (Jessica Griffin/The Philadelphia Inquirer via AP)

Police announce 2 more confirmed sightings of escaped murderer on the run in Pennsylvania

Police are reporting two more confirmed sightings of an escaped murderer on the run for more than a week in southeast Pennsylvania amid a search by hundreds of law enforcement officers. … more

9/9/23

Phoenix is on the cusp of a new heat record after a 53rd day reaching at least 110 degrees this year

Phoenix is on the cusp of another heat record after the latest 110-degree day. The National Weather Service in Phoenix said the desert city on Friday saw 110 degrees Fahrenheit for the 53rd day this … more

9/8/23