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Appeals Court Upholds Conviction Of NY Man In Terror Case
The conviction of a New Yorker charged with providing material support to Hezbollah by seeking targets in New York City for terrorist attacks was upheld Tuesday by an appeals court, though one of three judges questioned the 40year prison sentence, saying...
Bear Cub Burned In Wildfire Heals At California Center
An injured bear cub that was rescued after it suffered burns in a California wildfire is being nursed back to health at a wildlife center at Lake Tahoe.
Hearing Exposes TV Viewers To Blunt Language, Racial Slurs
People who watched the first day of a House investigation into the Jan. 6 uprising at the U.S. Capitol on Tuesday were exposed to the sort of blunt language, including profanity and racial slurs, rarely heard on daytime television.
Georgia 15-year-old Collapses, Dies After Football Practice
A 15yearold high school football player died after collapsing at the first day of practice in middle Georgia.
Jesse Jackson Among 39 Arrested At Sit-in At Sinema's Office
Civil rights leaders, including the Revs. Jesse Jackson and William Barber, were among 39 people arrested Monday after refusing to leave the Phoenix office of Democratic U.S. Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, who has faced unrelenting pressure from liberal activists o...
Former US Sen. Barbara Boxer Assaulted, Robbed In California
Former U.S. Sen. Barbara Boxer was assaulted and robbed Monday in Oakland, California, her son said.
Concern Rises Over Anti-corruption Efforts In Guatemala
The firing of Guatemalas top anticorruption prosecutor and new allegations that someone close to the attorney general was soliciting bribes for protection from investigations have increased concerns that what little capacity the country still had to battl...
Judge Tells County To Retrieve Some COVID-19 Relief Payments
A Michigan county was ordered Monday to claw back COVID19 relief payments from some of its workers after a resident challenged the way the federal money was approved by local officials.
Texas Shooter Dies After Party-goers Throw Bricks At Him
A man who opened fire at a backyard party in Fort Worth early Monday, killing one and injuring three, died after being chased by fellow partygoers who threw landscaping bricks at him, Texas authorities said.
Record-smashing Heat Extremes May Become Much More Likely With Climate Change - Study
Cyprus. Cuba. Turkey. Canada. Northern Ireland. Antarctica. All recorded their hottestever temperatures in the last two years, and according to a new study, more such extremes are coming.
Karadima, Priest Defrocked For Sexual Abuses, Dies In Chile
Fernando Karadima, a Chilean priest who was at the center of a sexual abuse scandal that has recently shaken the Catholic Church in Chile and who was eventually defrocked by the pope, has died. He was 90.
Haiti Gang Leader Rallies Hundreds To Honor Slain President
More than 1,000 demonstrators gathered around one of Haiti's most notorious gang leaders on Monday to commemorate slain President Jovenel Mose.
Man Accused Of Planning Sorority Killings Denied Release
A judge has ordered a man accused of planning to kill sorority members at an Ohio university to remain behind bars.
UN Adopts First Resolution On Vision, Aims To Help 1 Billion
The U.N. General Assembly approved its firstever resolution on vision Friday, calling on its 193 member nations to ensure access to eye care for everyone in their countries which would contribute to a global effort to help at least 1.1 billion people with...
Villagers Flee Fresh Floods in Central China as Typhoon Threatens to Bring More Misery
Ariel footage showed rescuers using temporary bridges on Friday to move hundreds of residents to safety, as tree tops poking above the water were the only sign of land for miles.
Bells Toll In Norway To Mark 10 Years Since Neo-Nazi Breivik Killed 77
Church bells rang out across Norway on Thursday to mark 10 years since Anders Behring Breivik, a far right extremist, killed 77 people, most of them teenagers at a youth camp.