Officials: 2 dead in blast in VA hospital maintenance area

WEST HAVEN, Conn. (AP) — An explosion in a maintenance area of a Veterans Affairs hospital campus in Connecticut killed two people Friday, officials said.

Officials: 2 die in explosion in maintenance area of veterans hospital in Connecticut

WEST HAVEN, Conn. (AP) — Officials: 2 die in explosion in maintenance area of veterans hospital in Connecticut.

German minister to stop using doctor title in thesis flap

BERLIN (AP) — A prominent German government minister said Friday that she will stop using the academic title “doctor” after a Berlin university decided to revisit a controversy over plagiarism allegations involving…

Michigan officer on leave after rough arrest of suspect

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — A police officer in Michigan's capital has been placed on leave after video revealed an aggressive arrest of an assault suspect who pleaded “I can't breathe.”

Arkansas police officer fatally shot, suspect in custody

HELENA-WEST HELENA, Ark. (AP) — A man wanted in the fatal shooting of a police officer in eastern Arkansas was arrested Friday in northwest Mississippi, according to Arkansas State Police.

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As Ethiopia's conflict rages, ethnic targeting turns deadly

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Ethnic Amharas killed. Ethnic Tigrayans arrested, in hiding or cut off from the world. Ethiopia’s

South African ruling party official charged with corruption

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — A top official of South Africa's ruling party, the African National Congress, has been charged with 21 counts of fraud and corruption, a significant step in President Cyril Ramaphosa's drive aga…

Serious injuries reported in explosion at VA hospital

WEST HAVEN, Conn. (AP) — There have been serious injuries in an explosion at a Veterans Affairs hospital in Connecticut, an official said Friday.

Connecticut official reports serious injuries in VA hospital explosion; federal investigators responding

WEST HAVEN, Conn. (AP) — Connecticut official reports serious injuries in VA hospital explosion; federal investigators responding.

With COVID-19 surging, schools suspend in-person education

With COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations in the state spiking to record levels, bus drivers and teachers in quarantine, students getting sick and the holidays looming, Schools Superintendent Scott Hanback in Tippec…

RNC to spend at least $20 million on Georgia's Senate races

WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans are flooding Georgia with cash and field operatives as they look to keep Democrats from seizing control of the Senate under President-elect Joe Biden’s administration.

Military voters fear they're part of unsupported fraud claim

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Some military voters are concerned they have been thrust into the center of unsubstantiated fraud claims by President Donald Trump’s campaign that several thousand people may have improperly voted …

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Wholesale prices increase 0.3% in October with food and energy costs both up

WASHINGTON (AP) — Wholesale prices increase 0.3% in October with food and energy costs both up.