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Statue of Gen. Robert E. Lee comes down in Virginia capital

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - A crowd erupted in cheers and song Wednesday as workers hoisted one of the nation's largest Confederate monuments off a pedestal where the figure of Gen. Robert E. Lee towered ove...

Sep 08, 2021

Cleanup begins in Acapulco after strong earthquake

ACAPULCO, Mexico (AP) - Residents of Acapulco began cleaning up broken glass and chunks of plaster Wednesday as they took in the full impact of a magnitude 7 earthquake centered nearby that shook most...

Sep 08, 2021

Indonesia prison fire kills 41 drug inmates, injuring 39

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) - A massive fire raged through an overcrowded prison near Indonesia's capital early Wednesday, killing at least 41 inmates and injuring 39 others. Authorities are still investi...

Sep 07, 2021

Strong quake hits near Acapulco, buildings sway in capital

A powerful earthquake struck near the Pacific resort city of Acapulco on Tuesday night, causing buildings to rock and sway in Mexico City nearly 200 miles away. The U.S. Geological Survey said the qua...

Sep 07, 2021

Mexico's Supreme Court rules that abortion is not a crime

MEXICO CITY (AP) - Mexico's Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that it is unconstitutional to punish abortion, unanimously annulling several provisions of a law from Coahuila - a state on the Texas border - ...

Sep 07, 2021

UN nuke watchdog: Iran pressing on with uranium enrichment

VIENNA (AP) - Iran has continued to increase its stockpile of highly enriched uranium that could be used to make nuclear weapons in contravention of a 2015 accord with world powers that was meant to c...

Sep 07, 2021

Texas governor signs new GOP voting restrictions into law

TYLER, Texas (AP) - Republican Texas Gov. Greg Abbott signed an elections overhaul into law Tuesday that adds more voting restrictions in the booming state, after Democrats spent months protesting wha...

Sep 07, 2021

Taliban name caretaker Cabinet that pays homage to old guard

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - The Taliban on Tuesday announced a caretaker Cabinet that paid homage to the old guard of the group, giving top posts to Taliban personalities who dominated the 20-year battl...

Sep 07, 2021

Belarus court gives opposition activists lengthy sentences

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) - A court in Belarus on Monday sentenced two leading opposition activists to lengthy prison terms, the latest move in the relentless crackdown Belarusian authorities have unleashed ...

Sep 06, 2021

Taliban say they took Panjshir, last holdout Afghan province

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - The Taliban said on Monday they have taken control of Panjshir province north of Kabul, the Afghan capital. The province was the last holdout of anti-Taliban forces in the co...

Sep 05, 2021