10,000 Nigerians died in military custody, alleges Amnesty

LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — At least 10,000 civilians have died in Nigerian military custody since 2011 after being detained in connection with the Boko Haram insurgency in northeast Nigeria, Amnesty International charge…

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Senegal court sentences fathers for sons' migration attempts

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — A court in Senegal has sentenced three men to jail terms for pushing their sons to migrate by sea to Europe, a trip that led to the death of one, according to local reports.

'Quite frankly shocking': US virus deaths hit record levels

Deaths from COVID-19 in the U.S. have soared to more than 2,200 a day on average, matching the frightening peak reached last April, and cases per day have eclipsed 200,000 on average for the first time on record, w…

Man linked to white supremacist group gets 5 years in prison

COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) — A Maryland man was sentenced on Tuesday to five years in prison after pleading guilty to charges stemming from an FBI undercover investigation of a white supremacist group that espoused usi…

Woodrow Wilson’s teenage home in S. Carolina gets new name

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The caretakers of former President Woodrow Wilson’s teenage home in South Carolina have changed the name of the landmark site, seeking to more accurately reflect the era that formed the 28th p…

1 killed, 2 critically injured in Omaha house explosion

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — An explosion that leveled a home in Omaha killed one person and left two others critically injured Tuesday morning, fire officials said.

France to build new nuclear-powered aircraft carrier

PARIS (AP) — France will build a new, nuclear-powered aircraft carrier to replace its Charles de Gaulle carrier by 2038, French President Emmanuel Macron announced Tuesday.

Vast wildfires in Siberia linked to warming Arctic

WASHINGTON (AP) — This year's vast

Congo president ends coalition amid political deadlocks

KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — Congo’s president has announced an end to the coalition between his party and that of former president Joseph Kabila.

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New results on AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine candidate suggest it is safe and about 70% effective

LONDON (AP) — New results on AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine candidate suggest it is safe and about 70% effective.

EXPLAINER: Final steps in US review of COVID-19 vaccine

WASHINGTON (AP) — Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine is entering the final phase of review before the U.S. government decides whether to allow millions to get the shots.

Doug Scott, part of first UK team to climb Everest, dies

LONDON (AP) — Doug Scott, who was part of the first British team to climb Mount Everest in 1975, has died. He was 79.

Chicago 7-year-old raises money for hospital's pandemic gear

CHICAGO (AP) — Hayley Orlinsky has made so many bracelets, looping colorful rubber bands over her thumb and index finger again and again, that she no longer must watch her hands.