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Suspicious package found at US Embassy in Spain amid probe

MADRID (AP) - Spanish officials say a suspicious package has been discovered at the U.S. Embassy in Madrid and placed under police control. The finding on Thursday came as police reported a wave of ex...

Dec 01, 2022

Puig changing plea to not guilty of lying in gambling case

NEW YORK (AP) - Former major league outfielder Yasiel Puig has decided to withdraw his agreement to plead guilty to a charge of lying to federal agents investigating an illegal gambling operation. Pui...

Nov 30, 2022

Hong Kong publisher's national security trial postponed

HONG KONG (AP) - The trial of a Hong Kong newspaper publisher who was arrested in a crackdown on a pro-democracy movement was postponed Thursday after the territory's leader asked China to effectively...

Nov 30, 2022

Mistrial declared in actor Danny Masterson's rape trial

LOS ANGELES (AP) - A judge declared a mistrial Wednesday after jurors said they were hopelessly deadlocked at the trial of "That '70s Show" actor Danny Masterson, who was charged with three rapes. Los...

Nov 30, 2022

Jury convicts man in killings of 8 from another Ohio family

WAVERLY, Ohio (AP) - Jurors convicted a man Wednesday in the killings of eight people from another Ohio family after weighing his denials and other testimony against the word of witnesses, including h...

Nov 30, 2022

IS says leader Abu al-Hassan al-Qurayshi killed in battle

BEIRUT (AP) - The leader of the Islamic State group, Abu al-Hassan al-Hashimi al-Qurayshi, was killed in battle recently, the group's spokesman said in audio released Wednesday. He gave no further det...

Nov 30, 2022

Hakeem Jeffries elected to lead House Dems' next generation

WASHINGTON (AP) - Emboldened House Democrats ushered in a new generation of leaders on Wednesday with Rep. Hakeem Jeffries elected to be the first Black American to head a major political party in Con...

Nov 30, 2022

Penalty asked for doctor who spoke of 10-year-old's abortion

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Indiana's Republican attorney general on Wednesday asked the state medical licensing board to discipline an Indianapolis doctor who has spoken publicly about providing an abortion ...

Nov 30, 2022

Buckingham Palace household member resigns amid race comment

LONDON (AP) - An honorary member of the Buckingham Palace household has resigned after repeatedly asking a Black woman who runs a charity for survivors of domestic abuse what country she "came from,''...

Nov 30, 2022

Celery stalk in trash, luck, lead to lost wedding rings

WINDHAM, N.H. (AP) - A celery stalk sighting and a little luck came together to help a New Hampshire man find his wife's wedding rings in a 20-ton trash trailer, the jewelry wrapped in a napkin he had...

Nov 30, 2022