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Edward Shames, last 'Band of Brothers' officer, dies at 99

NORFOLK, Va. (AP) - Edward Shames, a World War II veteran who was the last surviving officer of "Easy Company," which inspired the HBO miniseries and book "Band of Brothers," has died. He was 99. An o...

Dec 04, 2021

Biden, Putin to talk next week as tensions grow over Ukraine

MOSCOW (AP) - President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin will speak by telephone on Tuesday as tensions between the U.S. and Russia escalate over a Russian troop buildup on the Ukrainian...

Dec 04, 2021

Scenes from Week 1 of Ghislaine Maxwell's sex-abuse trial

NEW YORK (AP) - The first week of the sex-abuse trial of Ghislaine Maxwell saw the first of her four main accusers taking the witness stand to give emotional testimony accusing the British socialite o...

Dec 04, 2021

France's Macron meets Saudi crown prince in final Gulf stop

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - French President Emmanuel Macron met Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on Saturday for the final leg of a two-day Gulf tour. Concerns over Iran's nuclear progra...

Dec 04, 2021

Parents captured after son charged in Oxford school shooting

PONTIAC, Mich. (AP) - The parents of a teen accused of killing four students in a shooting at a Michigan high school were caught early Saturday, several hours after a prosecutor filed involuntary mans...

Dec 03, 2021

U.S. intelligence finds Russia planning Ukraine offensive

WASHINGTON (AP) - U.S. intelligence officials have determined that Russian planning is underway for a possible military offensive against Ukraine that could begin as soon as early 2022 and would inclu...

Dec 03, 2021

Evidence at Maxwell trial: massage table, unfolded in court

NEW YORK (AP) - A green, folding massage table used by financier Jeffrey Epstein was brought into a Manhattan courtroom and set up in front of a jury on Friday to bolster allegations he teamed up with...

Dec 03, 2021

Colorado supermarket shooting suspect incompetent for trial

DENVER (AP) - Experts have found a man charged with killing 10 people at a Colorado supermarket earlier this year is mentally incompetent to stand trial for now, attorneys said during a court hearing ...

Dec 03, 2021

In 'Flee,' an Afghan refugee's tale in vivid animation

NEW YORK (AP) - Jonas Poher Rasmussen was 15 when a boy his same age arrived alone in his small Danish town. "He arrived all by himself and stayed with a family just around the corner from where I liv...

Dec 03, 2021

Suspect’s parents charged in Michigan school shooting

PONTIAC, Mich. (AP) - A prosecutor in Michigan filed involuntary manslaughter charges Friday against the parents of a boy who is accused of killing four students at Oxford High School, after saying ea...

Dec 03, 2021