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More than 20 feared dead in building fire in Osaka

TOKYO (AP) - More than 20 people were feared dead after a fire broke out Friday in a building in Osaka in western Japan, fire department officials said, and police were investigating arson as a possib...

Dec 16, 2021

AP sources: Senate Dems’ immigration bid suffers key setback

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Senate parliamentarian has said a Democratic effort to let millions of immigrants remain temporarily in the U.S. should be dropped from an expansive social and environment bill, ...

Dec 16, 2021

Officials: Astroworld victims died from compression asphyxia

HOUSTON (AP) - The 10 people who lost their lives in a massive crowd surge at the Astroworld music festival in Houston died from compression asphyxia, officials announced Thursday. Medical examiners w...

Dec 16, 2021

At least 5 dead as Midwest rocked by hurricane-force winds

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - At least five people died as a powerful and extremely unusual storm system swept across the Great Plains and Midwest amid unseasonably warm temperatures, spawning hurricane-force wi...

Dec 16, 2021

BEHIND THE LENS: Chronicling a warming world

DATE: Various times in 2021 PLACES: Nidderau, Germany; Dhanbad, India; Sequoia Crest, Calif.; Limni, Greece; Suesca, Colombia PHOTOGRAPHERS: Michael Probst; Altaf Qadri; Noah Berger; Thodoris Nikolaou...

Dec 16, 2021

All from US missionary group freed in Haiti, police say

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) - The remaining members of a missionary group who were kidnapped two months ago have been freed, Haiti police and the group said Thursday. The spokesman for Haiti's National...

Dec 16, 2021

Prosecution rests case against Kim Potter in Wright death

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Prosecutors on Thursday rested their case against Kim Potter, the suburban Minneapolis police officer charged in the shooting death of Black motorist Daunte Wright. After a week of ...

Dec 16, 2021

UK COVID cases hit record; Top doctor warns of worse to come

LONDON (AP) - The U.K. recorded the highest number of confirmed new COVID-19 infections Wednesday since the pandemic began, and England's chief medical officer warned the situation is likely to get wo...

Dec 15, 2021

Chauvin pleads guilty to federal charges in Floyd’s death

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - Former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin has pleaded guilty to federal charges of violating George Floyd's civil rights. Chauvin's plea Wednesday means he will not face a...

Dec 15, 2021

Russian convicted of killing that posed diplomatic issues

BERLIN (AP) - A Berlin court has convicted a Russian man of a killing in Germany's capital two years ago that prosecutors say was ordered by Russia. The 2019 slaying of a 40-year-old Georgian citizen ...

Dec 15, 2021