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Europe's killer heat this summer claims 50,000 lives. Climate change blamed for two-thirds of deaths

WASHINGTON (AP) — Blistering record heat in Europe this summer helped kill more than 50,000 people, with nearly two-thirds of that death toll blamed on human-caused climate change, a new study found.

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Execution staff warned IV site might have 'blown' during Christa Pike's execution attempt

Tennessee execution team members failed multiple times to establish working IV lines in Christa Pike’s arms before her attempted execution and warned that some of her veins may have ruptured, or “blown,” before she was injected with pentobarbital, her attorney wrote in a court document filed Thursday.

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Rep. Ilhan Omar says she will move out of her Washington, DC, home after federal search

U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar will move out of her Washington, D.C., home that federal agents searched last week, she said Wednesday, noting that attention brought on by the raid has made her feel unsafe there.

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Sister of American Stephen Hubbard says he's in disbelief following release by Russia

DENVER (AP) — The younger sister of Stephen Hubbard, the American freed Wednesday after spending more than four years in a Russian prison, said she spoke with her brother by phone and described him as being in disbelief.

October 21, 2026 9:08 pm EST EST

US orders some diplomats to leave Saudi Arabia as fears of escalating Houthi attacks rise

WASHINGTON (AP) — The State Department is ordering some diplomats and the families of U.S. government employees to leave Saudi Arabia following a series of deadly attacks in the country by Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels and rising fears of an escalation in hostilities.

October 21, 2026 4:41 pm EST EST

Pope Leo’s doctors say tests show he needs no further treatment for lung cancer

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Leo XIV got good news from his doctors: The pontiff will need no further treatment for lung cancer after follow-up tests confirmed the disease was localized, the Vatican said in a statement Wednesday.

October 21, 2026 4:50 pm EST EST

Retired NYPD detective arrested in road rage killing on George Washington Bridge

NEW YORK (AP) — A long-retired New York City police detective was arrested Wednesday in the road rage killing of a motorist on the George Washington Bridge, police said.

October 21, 2026 6:26 pm EST EST

Supreme Court rebuffs Trump administration restrictions on medical care for transgender inmates

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Wednesday refused to allow the Trump administration to immediately enforce new medical restrictions for transgender people in prison.

October 21, 2026 11:56 am EST EST

Justice Department watchdog declines to investigate handling of Reflecting Pool case, lawyers say

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Department of Justice's inspector general has declined to investigate the handling of the criminal case against a former Olympian cleared of accusations that he intentionally damaged the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, according to a letter Wednesday from the man's lawyers.

October 21, 2026 2:48 pm EST EST

Justice Kagan warns Supreme Court rulings are fueling polarization and undermining democracy

WASHINGTON (AP) — Justice Elena Kagan on Tuesday said voting and elections decisions from her conservative Supreme Court colleagues have helped make the country more politically polarized and less democratic.

October 20, 2026 10:20 pm EST EST