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Black Vietnam vet finally honored with Medal of Honor

WASHINGTON (AP) - Nearly 60 years after he was first recommended for the nation's highest military award for his bravery during the Vietnam War, retired Col. Paris Davis, one of the first Black office...

Mar 03, 2023

Fire at Indonesian oil depot kills 14; thousands evacuated

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) - A large fire broke out at a fuel storage depot in Indonesia's capital on Friday, killing at least 16 people, injuring dozens of others and forcing the evacuation of thousands...

Mar 03, 2023

Alex Murdaugh gets life in prison in murder of wife, son

WALTERBORO, S.C. (AP) - South Carolina attorney Alex Murdaugh was sentenced to life in prison without parole Friday, a day after he was convicted of murder in the shooting deaths of his wife and son. ...

Mar 03, 2023

Nobel laureate Bialiatski sentenced to 10 years in Belarus

TALLINN, Estonia (AP) - A Belarusian court on Friday sentenced Ales Bialiatski, Belarus' top human rights advocate and one of the winners of the 2022 Nobel Peace Prize, to 10 years in prison. Bialiats...

Mar 03, 2023

Cambodian opposition leader gets 27 years on treason charge

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) - A court in Cambodia on Friday found Kem Sokha, leader of the dissolved Cambodia National Rescue Party, guilty of treason and sentenced him to 27 years imprisonment to be se...

Mar 02, 2023

Jury reaches a verdict in Alex Murdaugh’s murder trial

WALTERBORO, S.C. (AP) - The jury announced it had reached a verdict Thursday in the murder trial of disgraced South Carolina lawyer Alex Murdaugh, who is accused of fatally shooting his wife and son. ...

Mar 02, 2023

George Santos now under investigation by House Ethics panel

WASHINGTON (AP) - The House Ethics Committee on Thursday announced that it has launched an investigation into New York Republican Rep. George Santos, the embattled first-term Republican who has admitt...

Mar 02, 2023

Justice Dept: Trump can be sued by police for Jan. 6 actions

WASHINGTON (AP) - Former President Donald Trump can be sued by injured Capitol Police officers and Democratic lawmakers over the Jan. 6, 2021 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, the Justice Department s...

Mar 02, 2023

AP sources: Biden not expected to veto GOP effort on DC laws

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe Biden isn't expected to veto Republican-sponsored resolutions that would block new District of Columbia laws that change how the nation's capital votes and how the city...

Mar 02, 2023

Greece train crash death toll rises to 57 amid search

THESSALONIKI, Greece (AP) - The death toll from the head-on collision of a passenger train and a freight train in Greece has risen to 57. Police spokeswoman Constandia Dimoglidou said in a briefing Th...

Mar 02, 2023