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Ohio officer cleared in shooting of teenager Ma'Khia Bryant

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - The Columbus police officer who shot and killed 16-year-old Ma'Khia Bryant last year has been cleared of any criminal wrongdoing, Ohio prosecutors announced Friday. Bryant was ki...

Mar 12, 2022

Texas clinics’ lawsuit over abortion ban ‘effectively over’

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - Texas abortion providers on Friday conceded a final blow to their best hope of stopping the nation's most restrictive abortion law after a new ruling ended what little path forwar...

Mar 11, 2022

Famed Ernest Tubb Record Shop in Nashville up for sale

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - The downtown Nashville, Tennessee record store that was opened by Opry legend Ernest Tubb in 1947 and has been a landmark in country music for decades will close as the buildin...

Mar 11, 2022

EU foreign policy chief says 'pause' needed in Iran talks

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - The European Union's foreign policy chief said Friday that "a pause" was needed in ongoing talks over Iran's tattered nuclear deal with world powers, blaming "extern...

Mar 11, 2022

China locks down city of 9 million amid new spike in cases

BEIJING (AP) - China on Friday ordered a lockdown of the 9 million residents of the northeastern city of Changchun amid a new spike in COVID-19 cases in the area. Residents are required to remain home...

Mar 11, 2022

US, allies to revoke 'most favored nation' status for Russia

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe Biden will announce Friday that, along with the European Union and the Group of Seven countries, the U.S. will move to revoke "most favored nation" trade status for Rus...

Mar 11, 2022

Premier Li offers China's help for 'grave' Ukraine situation

BEIJING (AP) - China's Premier Li Keqiang on Friday called the situation in Ukraine "grave" and offered Beijing's help in playing a "positive role" for peace while continuing to refuse to criticize Ru...

Mar 11, 2022

Senate gives final approval to Ukraine aid, huge budget bill

WASHINGTON (AP) - A $13.6 billion emergency package of military and humanitarian aid for besieged Ukraine and its European allies easily won final congressional approval Thursday, hitching a ride on a...

Mar 11, 2022

Russian strikes hit western Ukraine as offensive widens

MARIUPOL, Ukraine (AP) - Russian strikes hit near airports in western Ukraine on Friday as the military offensive widened, and invading troops kept up pressure on the capital Kyiv and the besieged por...

Mar 11, 2022

Scathing reports find military failures in 2020 Kenya attack

WASHINGTON (AP) - Military investigations have found poor leadership, inadequate training and a "culture of complacency" among U.S. forces undermined efforts to fend off a 2020 attack by militants in ...

Mar 10, 2022