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Lee statue removal underway in Charlottesville

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) - Work is underway to take down a Confederate monument that helped spark a violent white supremacist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, nearly four years ago. The removal of...

Jul 10, 2021

Chicago police fatally shoot man while trying to arrest him

CHICAGO (AP) - Law enforcement officers in Chicago fatally shot a 33-year-old man who pointed a gun at them as they tried to arrest him Friday, authorities said. The shooting occurred about 9:40 a.m. ...

Jul 09, 2021

Charlottesville set to remove Lee statue that sparked rally

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - A Confederate monument that helped spark a violent white supremacist rally in Charlottesville will be taken down this week, the city announced Friday. Charlottesville said in a ne...

Jul 09, 2021

Eye-popping 6,000 false lashes seized at New Orleans airport

NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Three thousand pairs of false eyelashes have been seized by U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents after officials determined they were illegally imported from China to New Orlea...

Jul 09, 2021

Mayor: Death toll in Florida condo collapse now 78

SURFSIDE, Fla. (AP) - The death toll in the collapse of a Miami-area condo building rose to 78 on Friday, a number the mayor called "heartbreaking" and "staggering" as recovery workers toiled for a 16...

Jul 09, 2021

Grizzly shot, killed after fatal attack of California woman

HELENA Mont. (AP) - Wildlife officials said they shot and killed a Montana grizzly bear Friday that had pulled a California woman from her tent and killed her earlier this week in the middle of a smal...

Jul 09, 2021

France to pull more than 2,000 troops from Africa's Sahel

PARIS (AP) - France will withdraw more than 2,000 troops from an anti-extremism force in Africa's Sahel region and pivot its military presence to specialized regional forces instead, President Emmanue...

Jul 09, 2021

Vatican: Pope to deliver Sunday blessing from Rome hospital

ROME (AP) - Pope Francis is walking, working and has celebrated Mass at a Rome hospital where he also will deliver his Sunday weekly blessing while recovering from intestinal surgery, the Vatican said...

Jul 09, 2021

South African court rejects ex-leader's bid to delay prison

ESTCOURT, South Africa (AP) - A South African court has rejected former South African President Jacob Zuma's request to postpone his current jail term. Zuma, who started his 15-month jail sentence Thu...

Jul 09, 2021

Chicago man charged in shooting of 2 federal agents, officer

CHICAGO (AP) - A federal indictment filed Thursday charges a 28-year-old Chicago man in connection to a drive-by shooting of three undercover law enforcement officers, and it says the suspect told aut...

Jul 08, 2021