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Woman Falls To Death At Indoor Climbing Gym In Colorado
Police say a woman fell about 40 feet (12 meters) to her death at an indoor climbing gym in northern Colorado.
Prosecutors: New Trial Not Merited For Ex-cop In Floyd Death
Prosecutors say the former Minneapolis police officer convicted of murder and manslaughter in George Floyd's death should not be granted a new trial, because the proceedings were fair and Derek Chauvin was found guilty by an impartial jury, according to a...
Report: Income Losses Let Manhattan DA Candidate Avoid Taxes
Manhattan district attorney candidate Tali Farhadian Weinstein and her husband paid no federal income taxes in four recent years because they reported negative income driven by his investment losses or used deductions to reduce their bill, ProPublica repo...
Sen. Manchin Proposes Changes To Democrats' Voting Bill
Sen. Joe Manchin is proposing an extensive list of changes to his party's sweeping elections and voting bill, raising hopes among Democrats that they could unite behind the legislation even if the measure is nearly certain to be blocked by Republicans in...
Putin Offers Baseless Claim On Cyberattacks
Geneva, Jun 16 (AP) Russian President Vladimir Putin contradicted the evidence Wednesday when he asserted Russians are not a leading source of cyberattacks on the United States and other countries. They are. A look at his claim in the news conference th...
Jared Kushner Has Book Deal, Publication Expected In 2022
Jared Kushner, the soninlaw of former President Donald Trump and one of his top advisers during his administration, has a book deal.
ACLU Asks Judge To Block Arkansas Trans Youth Treatment Ban
The American Civil Liberties Union on Tuesday asked a federal judge to prevent Arkansas from enforcing its ban on gender confirming treatments for transgender youth while a lawsuit challenging the prohibition proceeds.
Jack Weinstein, Legal Maverick On Federal Bench, Dead At 99
Jack B. Weinstein, a federal judge who earned a reputation as a tireless legal maverick while overseeing a series of landmark classaction lawsuits and sensational mob cases like that of the Mafia Cops, has died. He was 99.
Canada: Top Military Boss Resigns After Golf Controversy
Vance's successor, Admiral Art McDonald, had also left office a few weeks after his appointment
AstraZeneca Antibody Cocktail Fails to Prevent Covid-19 Symptoms in Large Trial
The therapy, AZD7442, was 33% effective in reducing the risk of people developing symptoms compared with a placebo, but that result was not statistically significant..
Texas Power Grid Manager Issues Weeklong Conservation Alert
On the cusp of summer, the electric power grid manager for most of Texas on Monday issued its second conservation alert since the deadly February blackout, calling on users to dial back energy consumption through Friday to avert an emergency.
US Man Jailed In Russia Urges Biden To Intercede
Moscow, Jun 14 (AP) The family of Paul Whelan, an American imprisoned in Russia on a disputed espionage conviction, has released a statement from him calling for President Joe Biden to push for his release during the summit with Russian President Vladimir...
5 Die After Plane, Glider Crashes in Swiss Alps
The wreckage was found on Sunday by rescue workers out looking for a glider that crashed nearby on Saturday, killing the pilot.
Man, 25, Dies After Downtown Austin Shooting That Wounded 14
A man has died from his injuries following a mass shooting on a crowded downtown Austin street that left more than a dozen people injured, police said Sunday.
U.S., South Korea Reaffirm Cooperation Toward Denuclearization Of Korean Peninsula
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and South Korean Foreign Minister Chung EuiYong reaffirmed a commitment between their countries and Japan to work closely toward the "denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula," the State Department said.