Anger in Iran over jet's downing; gunfire disperses protests

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Popular anger swelled Monday in Iran over the accidental shootdown of a Ukrainian jetliner and the government's attempt to conceal its role in the tragedy, as online videos appear…

Police in Virginia are responding to a report of an active shooter near a school in Henrico County

Henrico (AP) — Police in Virginia are responding to a report of an active shooter near a school in Henrico County.

German police officer in hot water over Hitler lookalike

BERLIN (AP) — German police say they are considering disciplinary proceedings against an officer who failed to step in when an Adolf Hitler lookalike showed up at a motorbike meeting in the eastern state of Saxony.

Police responding to active shooting report near school

HENRICO, Va. (AP) — Police in Virginia are responding to a report of an active shooter near a school in Henrico County.

Panama Canal announces freshwater surcharge amid scant rains

PANAMA CITY (AP) — The Panama Canal will begin collecting a freshwater surcharge from ships transiting the interoceanic waterway, authorities announced Monday, as part of actions to address a scarcity of rainfall a…

Arkansas governor defends decision to accept new refugees

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas' Republican governor on Monday defended his decision to continue accepting new refugees, challenging skeptical GOP lawmakers to avoid creating “fear” about welcoming people from ot…

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Minnesota court rejects 2 major permits for PolyMet mine

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — The Minnesota Court of Appeals on Monday rejected two of the most important permits for the planned PolyMet copper-nickel mine in northeastern Minnesota, giving a major victory to environment…

Lawsuit over teen's diagnosis, treatment heads to trial

BOSTON (AP) — A lawsuit filed by the family of a Connecticut teen who was placed into state custody after a dispute over her diagnosis and put in psychiatric unit is scheduled to start Tuesday.

School district settles lawsuit filed by former student

ELK POINT, S.D. (AP) — A school district in South Dakota has agreed to pay $65,000 to settle a sexual discrimination lawsuit brought by a former honor student who said her high school principal punished her for usi…

Thailand reports case of coronavirus from China

BANGKOK (AP) — A Chinese visitor to Thailand has been confirmed to be infected with a new strain of coronavirus that has been linked to a pneumonia outbreak in central China, health officials said Monday.

Weinstein back in court as jurors winnowed for rape trial

NEW YORK (AP) — Jury selection resumed Monday at the trial of Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein, who has been accused of raping a woman in a Manhattan hotel room in 2013 and sexually assaulting another in 2006.

High-gear diplomacy aims to avert U.S., Iran conflict

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A flurry of diplomatic visits and meetings crisscrossing the Persian Gulf have driven urgent efforts in recent days to defuse the possibility of all-out war after the U.S. killed …

Lawyers ask Georgia panel to spare condemned man's life

ATLANTA (AP) — Lawyers for a Georgia man set to be executed this week want the state parole board to convert his sentence to life without the possibility of parole, arguing that's what the jury would have chosen if…

Despite differences, Spain's leftists try coalition politics

MADRID (AP) — Spain's first coalition government in the four decades since the return of democracy took shape Monday as 22 Cabinet ministers took their oaths of office.