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Ohio officers won’t be charged in shooting of Jayland Walker

AKRON, Ohio (AP) - An Ohio grand jury declined to indict eight police officers who fired dozens of rounds in the shooting death last year of Jayland Walker, a 25-year-old Black man, the state's attorn...

Apr 17, 2023

Chauvin murder conviction upheld in George Floyd killing

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - The Minnesota Court of Appeals on Monday upheld former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin's second-degree murder conviction in the killing of George Floyd, and his 22 1/2-year...

Apr 17, 2023

Boston Marathon sweep for Kenya, but not favorite Kipchoge

BOSTON (AP) - Defending champion Evans Chebet of Kenya won the Boston Marathon again on Monday, surging to the front at Heartbreak Hill to spoil the much-anticipated debut of world record holder Eliud...

Apr 17, 2023

What sparked the violent struggle to control Sudan's future?

CAIRO (AP) - Tensions have been brewing for weeks between Sudan's two most powerful generals, who just 18 months earlier jointly orchestrated a military coup to derail the nation's transition to democ...

Apr 17, 2023

Chinese national arrested on blasphemy charges in Pakistan

PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) - Pakistani police arrested a Chinese national on blasphemy charges after he allegedly insulted Islam and the Prophet Muhammad, authorities said Monday. Under Pakistan's contro...

Apr 17, 2023

Sudan battles intensify on 3rd day; civilian deaths reach 97

KHARTOUM, Sudan (AP) - As explosions and gunfire thundered outside, Sudanese huddled in their homes for a third day Monday in the capital Khartoum and other cities, while the army and a powerful rival...

Apr 17, 2023

SpaceX calls off 1st launch attempt of giant new rocket

SOUTH PADRE ISLAND, Texas (AP) - SpaceX called off its first launch attempt of its giant rocket on Monday. Elon Musk and his company had planned to launch the nearly 400-foot Starship rocket from the ...

Apr 17, 2023

Russian opposition activist given 25-year prison sentence

MOSCOW (AP) - A court in Moscow on Monday convicted a top Kremlin foe on charges of treason and denigrating the Russian military and sentenced him to 25 years in prison. Vladimir Kara-Murza, Jr., a pr...

Apr 17, 2023

Authorities: 4 killed, multiple injuries in Alabama shooting

Four people have been killed and multiple people injured during a shooting Saturday night in Dadeville, the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency said. The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency said the shooting ha...

Apr 16, 2023

Fire in Dubai kills 16, injures 9 in apartment building

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - A fire swept through an apartment building in an older neighborhood of Dubai in the United Arab Emirates, killing at least 16 people and injuring another nine, autho...

Apr 16, 2023