Listening to athletes, USOPC won't punish Olympic protests

The U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee heeded calls from American athletes by announcing Thursday that it won’t sanction them for raising their fists or kneeling on the medals stand at next year’s Tokyo Games an…

Trump signs order to 'rebrand' US foreign assistance

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has signed an order requiring that all U.S. foreign assistance be “rebranded” to ensure that recipients know that American taxpayers have paid for it.

Inferno in large squat for migrants kills 3 in Spain

BADALONA, Spain (AP) — Mamadou Dieye was talking to his family back in Senegal when he heard shouts of distress downstairs. Smoke quickly followed the screams, and in the ensuing panic Dieye watched in horror as se…

Federal judge casts doubt on Trump's Wisconsin lawsuit

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A federal judge Thursday cast doubt on President Donald Trump's lawsuit that seeks to overturn Joe Biden's win in Wisconsin, declaring it “incredible” that Trump didn't raise the issues before …

IS says it killed female TV anchor in eastern Afghanistan

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The Islamic State group claimed responsibility for an attack on Thursday that killed a female TV anchor in eastern Afghanistan.

Car bomb in Syrian city kills 2 Turkish soldiers, 2 locals

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — A car bombing at a checkpoint in a Turkish-controlled area in northeastern Syria on Thursday killed at least two Turkish soldiers and two local security officers with the Syrian opposition, a …

Baby elephant dies suddenly, just before 2nd birthday

SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) — A baby elephant at a Syracuse zoo died from a virus just before his second birthday .

U.N. food agency receives Nobel prize in online event

ROME (AP) — Calling food the “pathway to peace,” the head of the U.N. World Food Program on Thursday accepted the Nobel Peace Prize at the agency's headquarters in Rome, instead of in Oslo, Norway, in a break with …

The Latest: Doug Emhoff to join faculty of Georgetown Law

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Gun restrictions face uphill battle even under Biden

The gun debate in America will soon enter a new chapter with a Democrat in the White House after four years under President Donald Trump in which gun control advocates developed a long wish list for reform amid a s…

Sky News anchor suspended for breaching virus restrictions

LONDON (AP) — British broadcaster Sky News has taken one of its leading news anchors off the air for six months after she threw a birthday party that violated coronavirus restrictions.

Paramedics in case of 'dead' woman alive can regain licenses

DETROIT (AP) — Michigan authorities have agreed to reinstate the licenses of two suburban Detroit paramedics if they pass a national exam after a young woman declared dead on their watch was discovered to be alive …

Canada says 2 citizens held in China have not been tried

BEIJING (AP) — Canada said Thursday that it has confirmed with China that two Canadians held for two years in China in a case linked to a Huawei executive have not been put on trial, contrary to remarks by a Foreig…

Judge refuses to reinstate rule for dispensing abortion pill

COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) — A federal judge in Maryland has denied the Trump administration's request to reinstate a rule that would require women to visit a hospital, clinic or medical office to obtain an abortion pi…