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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 …
Former Michigan health chief Nick Lyon charged with 9 counts of involuntary manslaughter in Flint water crisis
FLINT, Mich. (AP) — Former Michigan health chief Nick Lyon charged with 9 counts of involuntary manslaughter in Flint water crisis.
Groups accuse France of climate inaction, take case to court
PARIS (AP) — A French court started examining on Thursday what environmental and other organizations are billing as “the case of the century,” accusing the country's authorities of failing to act against climate ch…
Ex-Michigan health chief charged with manslaughter in Flint
FLINT, Mich. (AP) — Michigan’s former health director was charged Thursday with involuntary manslaughter in the deaths of nine people who got Legionnaires’ disease during the Flint water crisis as prosecutors revis…
Stocks open higher, bond yields rise ahead of Biden speech
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks are opening higher on Wall Street as investors look ahead to a speech later Thursday in which President-elect Joe Biden is expected to provide more details on the incoming administration’s pl…
The Latest: California counties ask for more virus vaccine
LOS ANGELES — California counties are asking for more coronavirus vaccine as the state added a potential 4 million people to those eligible for the doses.
'The world is watching': Ugandans vote in tense election
KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Ugandans voted Thursday in a
Honduran migrants trek north toward Guatemalan border
SAN PEDRO SULA, Honduras (AP) — About 200 Honduran migrants resumed walking up a highway toward the border with Guatemala early Thursday, a day before a migrant caravan was scheduled to depart the city of San Pedro…
Pakistani military says Indian fire kills soldier in Kashmir
MUZAFFARABAD, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistan's military said Indian troops opened fire across the border in the disputed Himalayan region of Kashmir on Thursday, killing a Pakistani soldier, the latest in continued tensi…
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Prosecutors seek restrictions on Rittenhouse after bar stop
KENOSHA, Wis. (AP) — Prosecutors in Wisconsin have asked a judge to order an Illinois teen charged with killing two people and wounding a third in a violent protest over a police shooting to stay out of bars and aw…
The Latest: Vatican: Pope receives coronavirus vaccine
VATICAN CITY -- The Vatican has confirmed Pope Francis received the first shot of the coronavirus vaccine on Thursday.
UN watchdog confirms another Iranian breach of nuclear deal
BERLIN (AP) — The United Nations' atomic watchdog agency confirmed Thursday that Iran has informed it the country has begun installing equipment for the production of uranium metal, which would be another violation…
Zimbabwe court denies bail for journalist over false story
HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — A Zimbabwean court has denied bail to prominent journalist Hopewell Chin’ono, who has been in detention for almost a week on accusations of publishing a falsehood.
Greece campus police plan met with protests
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Police have used tear gas to disperse crowds at a rally in Athens organized to protest plans to set up a state security division at university campuses.
Fire destroys hundreds of homes in Rohingya refugee camp
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — A fire raced through a sprawling Rohingya refugee camp in southern Bangladesh on Thursday, destroying hundreds of homes, officials said. No casualties were reported.