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Newhouse to retire from Congress
WASHINGTON D.C. — Fourth District Representative Dan Newhouse has announced he will not seek reelection to the US …
Sanctioned Turkish official thinks US relations won't change
ISTANBUL (AP) — A Turkish defense official sanctioned by the United States said Tuesday that bilateral relations will not be affected despite the Trump administration’s decision to finally punish Turkey for its pur…
Japan 'Twitter killer' sentenced to death for serial murders
TOKYO (AP) — A Japanese court on Tuesday sentenced a man to death for killing and dismembering nine people, most of whom had posted suicidal thoughts on social media, in a case that shocked the country.
Poland, Lithuania are targets of cyber disinformation attack
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — The Polish and Lithuanian governments say they have been the target of a cyber disinformation attack that appears aimed at undermining relations between the two NATO allies.
UK urged to rethink easing of restrictions around Christmas
LONDON (AP) — The British government on Tuesday appeared to be holding out against calls to reassess its plans to ease coronavirus restrictions over the Christmas period following a spike in new cases that will see…
Respiratory therapist receives Puerto Rico's 1st vaccine
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — A respiratory therapist who treated the first two COVID-19 patients hospitalized in Puerto Rico became the first person in the U.S. territory to be vaccinated against the virus on Tuesd…
UK plans big fines for online companies over harmful content
LONDON (AP) — Social media and other internet companies face big fines in Britain if they don't remove and limit the spread of harmful material such as child sexual abuse or terrorist content and protect users on t…
Fire at Russian retirement home kills 11
MOSCOW (AP) — A fire in a retirement home in Russia's southern Urals killed 11 people while three more were hospitalized with injuries, local officials said Tuesday.
Afghan officials: Bombs, shooting attack in Kabul kill 4
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — A bombing and a shooting attack in Kabul killed at least three people, including a deputy provincial governor, while a deputy provincial council chief was killed in western Afghanistan on …
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Israel court upholds Australia extradition in child sex case
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected an appeal challenging the extradition of a former teacher wanted in Australia on charges of child sex abuse, clearing the way for her to stand trial after…
Boko Haram claims kidnapping of Nigeria students in north
LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — Nigeria’s Boko Haram jihadist rebels have claimed responsibility for the abduction of hundreds of students in one of the largest attacks in years on a boys’ school in northern Katsina state.
PM: Sweden's health officials misjudged new infection wave
STOCKHOLM (AP) — Health officials in Sweden, which opted not to impose a national lockdown in response to the first wave of the coronavirus pandemic, misjudged the power of the virus's resurgence, the country's pri…
Japan's space agency finds ample soil, gas from asteroid
TOKYO (AP) — Officials from Japan's space agency said Tuesday they have found more than the anticipated amount of soil and gases inside a small capsule the country's Hayabusa2 spacecraft brought back from a distant…
Israeli Supreme Court rejects appeal by woman wanted in Australia for child sex abuse, clearing way for her extradition
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli Supreme Court rejects appeal by woman wanted in Australia for child sex abuse, clearing way for her extradition.
Lottery State-by-State-All
The state-by-state winning lottery numbers through Tuesday: