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Chauvin expected to plead guilty in Floyd civil rights case

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Former Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin appears to be on the verge of pleading guilty to violating George Floyd's civil rights. A federal docket entry on Monday showed that ...

Dec 13, 2021

No troops disciplined in US strike killing Afghan civilians

WASHINGTON (AP) - No U.S. troops involved in the August drone strike that killed innocent Kabul civilians and children will face disciplinary action, U.S. defense officials said Monday. Officials said...

Dec 13, 2021

Biden to tour tornado damage in Kentucky Wednesday

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe Biden said Monday that he will travel to Kentucky on Wednesday to view damage from last week's devastating tornadoes that killed at least 64 people and displaced thousa...

Dec 13, 2021

Crews search for the missing after devastating tornadoes

MAYFIELD, Ky. (AP) - Rescuers in an increasingly bleak search picked through the tornado-splintered ruins of homes and businesses Sunday, including a candle factory that was bustling with night-shift ...

Dec 12, 2021

Man killed in shooting involving police near UK royal palace

LONDON (AP) - British police say a man was shot dead during a confrontation with firearms officers on Saturday near the Kensington Palace royal residence in London. The Metropolitan Police force said ...

Dec 11, 2021

4 women met Maxwell as teens. They're accusing her as adults

NEW YORK (AP) - One was an aspiring musician looking for her big break in show business. Another was a model striving for a leg up in British society. A third was a struggling middle school dropout. T...

Dec 11, 2021

2 dead, 5 injured after tornado hits Arkansas nursing home

MONETTE, Ark. (AP) - At least two people were killed Friday night when a reported tornado ripped through an Arkansas nursing home, and emergency crews in southern Illinois were also responding to repo...

Dec 10, 2021

Navy blames Hawaii water contamination on jet fuel spill

HONOLULU (AP) - The Navy believes that contaminated tap water that went to Hawaii military households came from a one-time spill of jet fuel last month and was not caused by a leak from aging undergro...

Dec 10, 2021

'Panther' the cat rescued after days-long power-pole perch

AURORA, Colo. (AP) - For at least two days and maybe more, residents of a suburban Denver neighborhood worried about the fate of a black cat called Panther who was perched atop a 36-foot (11-meter) ut...

Dec 10, 2021

AP sources: US hostage envoy visited Venezuela this week

MIAMI (AP) - A senior U.S. diplomat quietly traveled to Venezuela this week and met with imprisoned Americans in an ongoing effort to secure release of the men the Biden administration believes are be...

Dec 10, 2021