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Relentless attacks pound last defenders holed up in Mariupol

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) - Relentless Russian attacks pounded the last Ukrainian stronghold in the besieged city of Mariupol as a fighter apparently on the inside issued a video plea for help, saying defend...

Apr 20, 2022

Montrealer among five dead after small plane crashes into soda truck in Haiti

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti - A Montrealer is among the five victims of a plane crash in Haiti. Paule Robitaille, a member of the Quebec Liberal Party, says she learned of the death of Gamaniel Valcin on We...

Apr 20, 2022

Parachute demo at Nats Park causes brief Capitol evacuation

WASHINGTON (AP) - The U.S. Capitol was briefly evacuated Wednesday evening after police identified an aircraft that they said posed "a probable threat" - but the plane was actually carrying members of...

Apr 20, 2022

Justice Dept. to appeal order voiding travel mask mandate

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Justice Department is filing an appeal seeking to overturn a judge's order that voided the federal mask mandate on planes, trains and travel hubs, officials said Wednesday. It ca...

Apr 20, 2022

Israeli military says rocket fired from Gaza amid tensions

JERUSALEM (AP) - The Israeli military says a rocket was fired into southern Israel from the Gaza Strip. It was not immediately clear if there were any casualties or damage from the projectile fired la...

Apr 20, 2022

Court halts South Carolina plan for firing squad execution

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - South Carolina's highest court on Wednesday issued a temporary stay blocking the state from carrying out what was set to be its first-ever firing squad execution. The order by th...

Apr 20, 2022

Judge delays Alex Jones trial as Infowars seeks bankruptcy

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - A Texas judge on Wednesday pushed back the first jury trial over how much conspiracy theorist Alex Jones should pay the families of Sandy Hook victims after his Infowars company s...

Apr 20, 2022

Michelle Obama to address democracy summit June 13 in LA

WASHINGTON (AP) - Michelle Obama will deliver the keynote address at a democracy summit sponsored by a national, nonpartisan voting organization she helped create, the group announced Wednesday. The f...

Apr 20, 2022

Ohio doctor found not guilty in 14 hospital patient deaths

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - A jury on Wednesday acquitted an Ohio doctor accused of ordering excessive amounts of painkillers that led to multiple patient deaths at a Columbus-area hospital following a week...

Apr 20, 2022

Wimbledon bans players from Russia, Belarus over Ukraine war

LONDON (AP) - Tennis players from Russia and Belarus will not be allowed to play at Wimbledon this year because of the war in Ukraine, the All England Club announced Wednesday. Among the prominent pla...

Apr 20, 2022