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Judge freezes Alex Murdaugh's money as lawsuits grow

CHESTERFIELD, S.C. (AP) - A judge Tuesday ordered independent representatives to take over the finances of a prominent South Carolina lawyer whose wife and son were killed five months ago and has sinc...

Nov 02, 2021

Opening statements begin in Kyle Rittenhouse murder trial

KENOSHA, Wis. (AP) - Opening statements have begun in the murder trial of Kyle Rittenhouse, the aspiring police officer who shot three people who were out on the streets of Kenosha, Wisconsin, during ...

Nov 02, 2021

Saudi crown prince's investment forum draws back Westerners

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) - Saudi Arabia's annual cornerstone investment forum has drawn over 1,000 participants, with big-name U.S. financiers and business leaders back on the stage three years after...

Nov 02, 2021

Palestinians reject offer to delay their Jerusalem eviction

JERUSALEM (AP) - Palestinian families on Tuesday rejected an offer that would have delayed their eviction by Jewish settlers in a tense Jerusalem neighborhood, where protests and clashes helped ignite...

Nov 02, 2021

Blast near Kabul hospital kills 3, wounds 16, medics say

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - An explosion went off Tuesday at the entrance of a military hospital in Kabul, killing three people and wounding at least 16, health officials said. The blast went off at the...

Nov 02, 2021

Arab world's legendary singer, Sabah Fakhri, dies at 88

BEIRUT (AP) - One of the Arab world's most famous singers, Sabah Fakhri, who has entertained generations with traditional songs and preserved extinct forms of Arabic music, has died, Syria's governmen...

Nov 02, 2021

Judge says Kobe's widow won't have to undergo mental exam

LOS ANGELES (AP) - Kobe Bryant's widow won't have to undergo psychiatric testing for her lawsuit over graphic photos of the 2020 helicopter crash that killed the basketball star, her 13-year-old daugh...

Nov 01, 2021

Jury seated for homicide trial of Kyle Rittenhouse

KENOSHA, Wis. (AP) - A jury has been selected for the homicide trial of Kyle Rittenhouse, the aspiring police officer who gunned down three people who were out on the streets of Kenosha, Wisconsin, du...

Nov 01, 2021

Queen urges world leaders at COP26 to 'rise above politics'

LONDON (AP) - Queen Elizabeth II urged world leaders attending the U.N. climate summit to "rise above the politics of the moment," saying in a video message Monday that she hoped they could work toget...

Nov 01, 2021

EXPLAINER: Why frustrated Saudi is lashing out at Lebanon

BEIRUT (AP) - A televised remark by a game show host turned Cabinet minister in Lebanon about the war in Yemen has taken the country's crisis with Saudi Arabia to new depths. Anger over George Kordahi...

Nov 01, 2021