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UN nuclear chief: Limited Iran access giving 'blurred image'

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - The head of the United Nations nuclear watchdog warned Tuesday that the restrictions faced by his inspectors in Iran threaten to give the world only a "very blur...

Dec 14, 2021

7.3 undersea quake in Indonesia triggers tsunami warning

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) - A magnitude 7.3 undersea earthquake struck off Indonesia's Flores Island on Tuesday, and the country's meteorological agency warned that tsunami waves are possible. According...

Dec 13, 2021

Oregon lawmakers pass rental assistance in special session

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - Oregon lawmakers on Monday passed additional safety nets to keep housed thousands of people currently struggling to pay rent or facing eviction during the pandemic and also appro...

Dec 13, 2021

Jan. 6 panel votes for contempt charges against Mark Meadows

WASHINGTON (AP) - The House panel investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection voted Monday to recommend contempt charges against former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows as lawmakers demand hi...

Dec 13, 2021

Air Force discharges 27 for refusal to get COVID vaccine

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Air Force has discharged 27 people for refusing to get the COVID-19 vaccine, making them what officials believe are the first service members to be removed for disobeying the man...

Dec 13, 2021

USA Gymnastics, USOPC reach $380M settlement with victims

The legal wrangling between USA Gymnastics and the victims of sexual abuse by former national team doctor Larry Nassar, among others, is over. The fight for substantive change within the sport's natio...

Dec 13, 2021

Chauvin expected to plead guilty in Floyd civil rights case

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Former Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin appears to be on the verge of pleading guilty to violating George Floyd's civil rights. A federal docket entry on Monday showed that ...

Dec 13, 2021

No troops disciplined in US strike killing Afghan civilians

WASHINGTON (AP) - No U.S. troops involved in the August drone strike that killed innocent Kabul civilians and children will face disciplinary action, U.S. defense officials said Monday. Officials said...

Dec 13, 2021

Biden to tour tornado damage in Kentucky Wednesday

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe Biden said Monday that he will travel to Kentucky on Wednesday to view damage from last week's devastating tornadoes that killed at least 64 people and displaced thousa...

Dec 13, 2021

Crews search for the missing after devastating tornadoes

MAYFIELD, Ky. (AP) - Rescuers in an increasingly bleak search picked through the tornado-splintered ruins of homes and businesses Sunday, including a candle factory that was bustling with night-shift ...

Dec 12, 2021