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Missouri congressman defends 'A-woman' end to prayer

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — U.S. Rep. Emanuel Cleaver said he was caught off guard by the negative response after he ended his opening prayer on the first day of the new Congress by saying, “Amen and A-woman.”

Witnesses say 20 are killed in an airstrike in central Mali

BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — At least 20 people have been killed in an airstrike on a village in central Mali where Islamic extremists had confronted a wedding party, witnesses said Tuesday.

The Latest: Ossoff vows more virus relief if Dems win Senate

ATLANTA (AP) — The Latest on the

Final Election Day: Georgia deciding US Senate control

ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia voters are deciding the balance of power in Congress in a pair of high-stakes

U.S. Attorney in Eastern Virginia announces resignation

ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — The leader of one of the nation's most prominent U.S. Attorney's offices said Tuesday he is resigning after nearly three years of prosecuting terrorists, spies and political operatives.

Rescuers in Norway lose hope of finding landslide survivors

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Norwegian authorities said Tuesday they have given up hope of finding survivors of a landslide that swept away homes in a residential area almost a week ago, killing seven people.

3 killed in flooding in southern Bolivian city of Sucre

LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) — A heavy downpour in southern Bolivia caused floods that killed three people and washed away vehicles and street kiosks, police said Tuesday.

Poland: Church cancels lease of liberal Catholic magazine

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — A liberal Roman Catholic magazine in Poland that recently criticized some high-ranking church officials says local church authorities in Krakow have terminated the publication's office lease a…

Gulf Arab leaders sign declaration with Qatar to ease rift

AL-ULA, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Gulf Arab leaders signed a declaration Tuesday in Saudi Arabia to mark a new page in relations following the kingdom's decision to end a 3 1/2-year embargo of Qatar, easing a rift that d…

The Latest: Seniors in Florida camp overnight for vaccine

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Hundreds of senior citizens determined to get vaccinated against the coronavirus camped out overnight in frigid temperatures to secure spots in Tuesday morning’s line in Daytona Beach.

Wall Street wobbles after its sharp slide to start 2021

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks are wobbling between small gains and losses Tuesday, a day after suffering their worst loss in months amid the worsening pandemic and potentially market-moving Senate elections.

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Israeli security guard kills alleged Palestinian attacker

JERUSALEM (AP) — The Israeli military said Tuesday an Israeli security officer shot and killed a Palestinian man who allegedly tried to carry out a stabbing attack in the occupied West Bank.

Norway: 'No longer hope' of finding landslide survivors

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Norwegian authorities said Tuesday they “no longer hope to find survivors” of a landslide that swept away homes in a residential area almost a week ago, killing seven people.