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Army takes custody of Gorge shooting suspect
MOSES LAKE — The Army has taken custody of the soldier accused of killing two people and injuring several others d…
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.
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Tokyo Games relay opens in 100 days with 10,000 torchbearers
TOKYO (AP) — The torch relay for the postponed Tokyo Games will start in just over three months, and it faces the same questions as the Olympics about being held safely during the coronavirus pandemic.
A decade later, Arab Spring legacy lost in wars, repression
CAIRO (AP) — Was it real?
Germany demands EU agency approve vaccine before Christmas
BERLIN (AP) — Germany on Tuesday increased the pressure on European regulators to speed up their review of a coronavirus vaccine, with its health minister, a hospital association and several lawmakers urging that t…
Afghan officials: Bomb, shooting attack in Kabul kill 3
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — A bombing and a shooting attack on Tuesday in the Afghan capital of Kabul killed at least three people, including a deputy provincial governor, officials said.
Poor countries face long wait for vaccines despite promises
NEW DELHI (AP) — With Americans, Britons and Canadians rolling up their sleeves to receive coronavirus vaccines, the route out of the pandemic now seems clear to many in the West, even if the rollout will take many…
Ex-Epstein pal seeks bail with $28.5M and armed guards
NEW YORK (AP) — Lawyers for the former girlfriend of Jeffrey Epstein are urging a judge to free her to await trial under a $28.5 million bail package that would include armed guards to ensure she remains safe and d…
Athletes to retrace Sierra escape of Donner Party survivors
RENO, Nev. (AP) — A pair of backcountry endurance athletes who became obsessed with the Donner Party spent the last seven years researching and exploring the Sierra on foot to try to pinpoint the final 90-mile (145…