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Djokovic back in detention, continues to fight deportation

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) - Novak Djokovic was back in immigration detention Saturday after his legal challenge to avoid being deported from Australia for being unvaccinated for COVID-19 was moved to ...

Jan 15, 2022

Volcano erupts near Tonga, islanders rush to escape waves

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) - An undersea volcano erupted in spectacular fashion near the Pacific nation of Tonga on Saturday, sending large waves crashing across the shore and people rushing to high...

Jan 15, 2022

Woman, 91, still missing 2 weeks after massive Colorado fire

DENVER (AP) - Near the starting point of a Colorado wildfire that destroyed over 1,000 homes and buildings, one man stayed home in an apparent attempt to save a voluminous collection of papers documen...

Jan 14, 2022

US Rep. Katko, who voted to impeach Trump, won't run again

SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) - U.S. Rep. John Katko, who was one of just 10 Republican House members who voted to impeach former President Donald Trump, announced Friday that he will not seek reelection this y...

Jan 14, 2022

Treasury: Arizona risks relief funds over anti-mandate rules

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Biden administration is threatening to recoup COVID-19 relief funds sent to Arizona over state provisions that it says discourage families and school districts from following fed...

Jan 14, 2022

Ukraine's government websites targeted in a hacking attack

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) - A number of government websites in Ukraine were temporarily down on Friday after a huge hacking attack, Ukrainian officials said. While it was not immediately clear who was behind...

Jan 14, 2022

Djokovic ruling fits with Australia's tough immigration line

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) - To people watching from afar, the treatment of tennis star Novak Djokovic by Australian immigration officials might have seemed harsh. But Australia has long taken a sev...

Jan 14, 2022

Djokovic faces deportation as Australia revokes visa again

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) - Tennis star Novak Djokovic faces deportation again after the Australian government revoked his visa for a second time. Immigration Minister Alex Hawke said Friday he used h...

Jan 13, 2022

Seoul: N Korea fires projectile in third launch this month

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - South Korea said Friday that North Korea fired at least one projectile in its third weapons launch this month, as it continues to demonstrate its military might amid pandemic...

Jan 13, 2022

California governor denies RFK assassin Sirhan Sirhan parole

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - California's governor on Thursday rejected releasing Robert F. Kennedy assassin Sirhan Sirhan from prison more than a half-century after the 1968 slaying left a deep wound du...

Jan 13, 2022