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McClellan wins special election for Virginia’s 4th District

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - Democrat Jennifer McClellan defeated her Republican opponent in a special election Tuesday to win a seat in the U.S. House of Representatives, where she will be the first Black wo...

Feb 21, 2023

Seattle becomes first U.S. city to ban caste discrimination

SEATTLE (AP) - The Seattle City Council has added caste to the city's anti-discrimination laws, becoming the first U.S. city to specifically ban caste discrimination. Calls to outlaw discrimination ba...

Feb 21, 2023

Mexico’s ex-public security chief convicted in US drug case

NEW YORK (AP) - A former Mexican presidential cabinet member was convicted in the U.S. on Tuesday of taking massive bribes to protect the violent drug cartels he was tasked with combating. Under tight...

Feb 21, 2023

Biden in Poland says US and allies 'have Ukraine's back'

WARSAW, Poland (AP) - President Joe Biden, returning on Tuesday to the Polish castle where he spoke shortly after the Russian invasion of Ukraine last year, said the war had hardened Western resolve t...

Feb 21, 2023

Iran sentences alleged US-based militant leader to death

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - A senior member of a U.S.-based Iranian opposition group accused of orchestrating a deadly 2008 mosque bombing has been sentenced to death in Iran, authorities said ...

Feb 21, 2023

Putin gives long-anticipated state-of-the-nation address

Russian President Vladimir Putin is delivering his long-delayed state-of-the-nation address on Tuesday, a speech many anticipate will set the tone for the year ahead and shed light on how the Kremlin ...

Feb 21, 2023

Canada joins countries calling on IOC to define Russian, Belarus 'neutrality'

Canada was among the governments of 35 countries signing a statement Monday calling on the International Olympic Committee to clarify the definition of "neutrality" as it seeks a way to allow Russian ...

Feb 20, 2023

Israeli government advances judicial overhaul despite uproar

JERUSALEM (AP) - Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government for the first time advanced a plan to overhaul the country's legal system, defying a mass uproar among Israelis and calls for restraint ...

Feb 20, 2023

New earthquake causes further devastation in Turkey, Syria

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) - A new 6.4 magnitude earthquake on Monday struck parts of Turkey and Syria that were laid waste two weeks ago by a massive quake that killed around 45,000 people. Officials said m...

Feb 20, 2023

Arrest made in killing of Catholic bishop in California

LOS ANGELES (AP) - A suspect has been arrested in the killing of a Catholic bishop who was fatally shot over the weekend in Southern California, authorities said Monday. A person was arrested in the k...

Feb 20, 2023