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Parent convicted in college bribery case asks to remain free

BOSTON (AP) - The head of a private equity firm and former Staples Inc. executive convicted of bribery and fraud charges for trying to pay more than $1.2 million to buy his three children's way into e...

Mar 18, 2022

Spain changes stance, backs Moroccan rule in Western Sahara

MADRID (AP) - Spain on Friday declared "a new stage" in its strained relations with Morocco after the Spanish prime minister wrote to the Moroccan king, agreeing that having Western Sahara operate aut...

Mar 18, 2022

Defense challenges witness in Lorenzen Wright murder trial

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - A defense attorney for a man charged with fatally shooting former NBA player Lorenzen Wright attempted to poke holes Friday in the testimony of a convicted killer who said Wright...

Mar 18, 2022

UN: 6.5 million people displaced inside Ukraine due to war

GENEVA (AP) - The U.N. migration agency said Friday that nearly 6.5 million people have been displaced inside Ukraine, on top of the 3.2 million who have already fled the country. The estimates from t...

Mar 18, 2022

In video call, Biden presses China's Xi on Russia support

WASHINGTON (AP) - Key figures for a war half a world away, President Joe Biden and China's Xi Jinping spoke for nearly two hours on Friday as the White House looked to deter Beijing from providing mil...

Mar 18, 2022

Arkansas deputy guilty of negligent homicide in teen's death

CABOT, Ark. (AP) - A former Arkansas deputy was found guilty Friday of negligent homicide but acquitted of the more serious offense of manslaughter in the fatal shooting of a white teenager whose deat...

Mar 18, 2022

Russia-Ukraine war: Key things to know about the conflict

Russian forces are striking Ukrainian cities from a distance again, pounding the capital of Kyiv and the country's west as their ground offensive inches forward in the face of fierce Ukrainian resista...

Mar 18, 2022

Taliban detain journalists over report on TV show censoring

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - Taliban intelligence men came in the night to arrest three staff of TOLO TV, one of Afghanistan's largest television stations, a channel executive said Friday. The country's ...

Mar 18, 2022

UK regulator revokes license of Russia-backed broadcaster RT

LONDON (AP) - Britain's communications regulator on Friday revoked the license of the state-funded Russian broadcaster RT amid concern that its coverage of the war in Ukraine was biased. The decision ...

Mar 18, 2022

Leaders renew calls to investigate attacks on civilians

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) - As Russian forces pressed their assault on Ukraine, world leaders called anew for an investigation of the Kremlin's repeat attacks on civilian targets, including airstrikes on sch...

Mar 17, 2022