Gunmen kill 22 people in 2 attacks in Nigeria's middle belt

MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (AP) — Gunmen have killed at least 22 people in Nigeria’s central Niger state in two attacks this week, local officials said Friday.

NATO agrees nerve agent used to try to kill Russia's Navalny

BRUSSELS (AP) — NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg on Friday condemned the “appalling assassination attempt” on Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny and called on Moscow to answer questions about the p…

MSU dropping name of Ku Klux Klan member from building

EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan State University is moving to change the name of a campus building after learning that it's named for a man who belonged to the Ku Klux Klan.

Commerce secretary sued in plan to move whales for research

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — An animals rights group is suing in federal court to stop a Connecticut aquarium from acquiring five more beluga whales for research, saying they would be harmed by the trip from Canada and b…

Union head: Officers in suffocation death followed training

ROCHESTER, N.Y. (AP) — The police officers involved in the suffocation death of Daniel Prude were following their training when they put a hood over his head and pinned him to the ground for two minutes before noti…

Kosovo, Serbia normalize economic ties, gesture to Israel

WASHINGTON (AP) — Serbia and Kosovo announced Friday that they have normalized economic ties as part of U.S.-brokered discussions that also include Belgrade moving its Israeli embassy to Jerusalem and Pristina reco…

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VIRUS OUTBREAK-US UNEMPLOYMENT REPORT — Chart. The following digital embeds show the current and historical monthly figures for the unemployment rate, the labor participation rate and job gains and losses in the U.…

Authorities find bones in Illinois based on killer's remarks

PERU, Ill. (AP) — Authorities are analyzing bones found in Illinois to determine if they are the remains of a woman whom a convicted serial killer imprisoned in Ohio claims he killed about 15 years ago.

Stocks head lower on Wall Street a day after tech sell-off

Stocks on Wall Street are falling again Friday, adding to the market's losses after its biggest sell-off since June.

Russia publishes virus vaccine results, weeks after approval

MOSCOW (AP) — Russian scientists have belatedly published first results from early trials into the experimental Sputnik V vaccine, which received government approval last month but drew considerable criticism from …

Survivor search grips a grieving Beirut a month after blast

BEIRUT (AP) — People throughout Lebanon observed a moment of silence Friday to mark one month since the devastating Beirut explosion, while rescuers dug through the rubble of a building destroyed in the blast, hopi…

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Sri Lanka government proposes increased presidential powers

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka’s government has drafted a constitutional amendment that would increase the powers of the president, allowing him to lead ministries and appoint officials to key positions, power…

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Pandemic pushes Colombians to commute by bicycle

BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Luis Fernando Muete used to go to work on his city’s crowded bus system. But he's been using his bicycle much more frequently since the pandemic began.