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'Grooming': The ubiquitous buzzword in LGBTQ school debate

Proponents of restrictions on how U.S. public schools address sexual orientation and gender identity say their ultimate goal is to allow parents more involvement in their children's education and ensu...

Mar 29, 2022

Paramedics: At least 5 killed in shooting in central Israel

TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) - Israeli paramedics say at least five people were killed Tuesday in a shooting in the central city of Bnei Brak, east of Tel Aviv. The circumstance of the incident were not imme...

Mar 29, 2022

Europeans expel dozens of Russian envoys to combat espionage

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) - In what appeared to be a coordinated action to tackle Russian espionage, at least four European allies expelled dozens of Russian diplomats on Tuesday. The expulsions com...

Mar 29, 2022

Yo-Yo Ma plays Mozart with Afghan refugees in Portugal

LISBON, Portugal (AP) - Celebrated U.S. cellist Yo-Yo Ma joined refugees from the Afghanistan National Institute of Music in the Portuguese capital Lisbon on Tuesday for a performance of Mozart's Eine...

Mar 29, 2022

Thousands to commemorate Warne, cricket's 'box office' star

BRISBANE, Australia (AP) - Shane Warne mixed with Mick Jagger and Elton John, bowled to Ed Sheeran in the practice nets at the spiritual home of cricket, and for a while was engaged to be married to L...

Mar 29, 2022

Travis Scott accused of violating Astroworld suits gag order

HOUSTON (AP) - Attorneys for some of those killed and injured during last year's deadly Astroworld music festival alleged in court on Monday that rapper Travis Scott has violated a gag order issued in...

Mar 28, 2022

New round of talks aims to stop the fighting in Ukraine

LVIV, Ukraine (AP) - Another round of talks aimed at stopping the war in Ukraine is scheduled for Tuesday as the fighting looks increasingly like a stalemate on the ground, with the two sides trading ...

Mar 28, 2022

Jan. 6 committee votes to hold Scavino, Navarro in contempt

WASHINGTON (AP) - The House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol voted unanimously Monday night to hold former Trump advisers Peter Navarro and Dan Scavino in contempt of Cong...

Mar 28, 2022

3 killed in 50-vehicle pileup on snowy Pennsylvania highway

POTTSVILLE, Pa. (AP) - A Pennsylvania county coroner said Monday at least three people died in a collision involving more than 50 vehicles that closed a portion of an interstate and sent more than a d...

Mar 28, 2022

Biden says remark on Putin's power was about 'moral outrage'

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe Biden said Monday that he is "not walking anything back" after his weekend comment that Russian President Vladimir Putin "cannot remain in power," although Biden insist...

Mar 28, 2022