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2nd officer testifying in federal trial over Floyd killing

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - A second former Minneapolis police officers charged with federal civil rights violations in George Floyd's killing has taken the stand at their trial. J. Alexander Kueng is test...

Feb 16, 2022

Biden orders release of Trump White House logs to Congress

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe Biden is ordering the release of Trump White House visitor logs to the House committee investigating the riot of Jan. 6, 2021, once more rejecting former President Dona...

Feb 16, 2022

Pakistani police arrest journalist on unspecified charges

ISLAMABAD (AP) - Police arrested a prominent Pakistani journalist and government critic at his home on unspecified charges on Wednesday, his colleagues and local media said. Mohsin Baig, editor for th...

Feb 16, 2022

San Francisco recalls 3 members of city's school board

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - San Francisco residents have recalled three members of the city's school board for what critics called misplaced priorities and putting progressive politics over the needs of chil...

Feb 15, 2022

Officer says he assumed fellow cops were caring for Floyd

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - A former Minneapolis police officer charged in George Floyd's killing says he was relying on his fellow officers to care for Floyd's medical needs as he controlled onlookers as ...

Feb 15, 2022

US could see a century's worth of sea rise in just 30 years

The seas lapping against America's coastlines are rising ever faster and will be 10 to 12 inches higher by the year 2050, with major Eastern cities hit regularly with costly floods even on sunny days,...

Feb 15, 2022

Lawyers: Sex abuse lawsuit against Prince Andrew settled

NEW YORK (AP) - A tentative settlement has been reached in a l awsuit accusing Prince Andrew of sexually abusing Virginia Giuffre when she was 17 years old in which the prince will make a substantial ...

Feb 15, 2022

Putin: Russia ready to discuss confidence-building measures

MOSCOW (AP) - Russian President Vladimir Putin said Tuesday that Moscow is ready for talks with the U.S. and NATO on limits for missile deployments and military transparency. Speaking after talks with...

Feb 15, 2022

Ethiopia lifts state of emergency early, citing calming war

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) - Ethiopian lawmakers have voted to end the country's three-month state of emergency early as mediation efforts continue to end the deadly war in the north. Tuesday's vote by lawma...

Feb 15, 2022

US asks Honduras to arrest, extradite ex-President Hernández

TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras (AP) - After years of speculation in Honduras, the United States formally requested the arrest and extradition of former President Juan Orlando Hernndez less than three weeks aft...

Feb 14, 2022