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Iran executes man whose case drew international attention

By Amir Vahdat, Associated Press

Afkari’s case had drawn the attention of a social media campaign that portrayed him and his brothers as victims targeted over participating in protests against Iran’s Shiite theocracy in 2018. Authorities accused Afkari of stabbing a water supply company employee…

Better weather aids battle against deadly Western wildfires

By Andrew Selsky, Sara Cline, Associated Press

Diminishing winds and rising humidity helped firefighters battling deadly blazes in Oregon and California, but with dozens of people still missing, authorities in both states feared that the receding flames could reveal many more dead across the blackened landscape.

AP FACT CHECK: Trump vs. Trump on virus; Biden missteps

By Hope Yen, Calvin Woodward, Associated Press

Explaining his deceptive assurances about the pandemic, President Donald Trump suggested he was doing what Winston Churchill had done, soothing the public in a time of danger. That’s not how it went down in World War II.

‘Avengers’ and ‘Game of Thrones’ star Diana Rigg dies at 82

By Jill Lawless, Associated Press

Diana Rigg, a commanding British actress whose career stretched from iconic 1960s spy series "The Avengers" to fantasy juggernaut "Game of Thrones," has died. She was 82.

California fire that killed 3 threatens thousands of homes

By Terence Chea, Brian Melley, Associated Press

Several other people have been critically burned and hundreds, if not thousands, of homes and other buildings are believed to have been damaged or destroyed by the fire in the foothills of the northern Sierra Nevada, authorities said.

Politics complicate Israeli virus response ahead of holidays

By Tia Goldenberg, Associated Press

With the coronavirus pandemic raging and the Jewish High Holidays approaching, Benjamin Netanyahu finds himself caught between his ultra-Orthodox partners and the need to drive down surging infection rates.

U.S. layoffs remain elevated as 884,000 seek jobless aid

By Christopher Rugaber, Associated Press

The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits was unchanged last week at 884,000, a sign that layoffs are stuck at a historically high level six months after the pandemic flattened the economy.

Huge fire breaks out at Beirut port a month after explosion

By Zeina Karam, Associated Press

A huge fire broke out Thursday at the Port of Beirut, triggering panic among residents traumatized by last month's massive explosion there that killed and injured thousands of people.

New York doctor charged in serial sexual assaults on patients

By Larry Neumeister, Jim Mustian, Associated Press

A former New York gynecologist accused of sexually abusing dozens of patients, including the wife of former Democratic presidential candidate Andrew Yang, was charged Wednesday with attacking girls and women for nearly two decades using the cover of medical examinations.