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Czechs expel more Russians in dispute over 2014 depot blast

PRAGUE, Czech Republic - The Czech Republic on Thursday ordered 63 more Russian diplomats to leave the country, further escalating a dispute between the two nations over the alleged involvement of Rus...

Apr 22, 2021

Missile from Syria lands in Israel, triggers Israel strike

JERUSALEM - A Syrian anti-aircraft missile landed in southern Israel early Thursday, setting off air raid sirens near the country's top-secret nuclear reactor, the Israeli military said. In response, ...

Apr 22, 2021

US jobless claims fall to 547,000, another pandemic low

WASHINGTON - The number of Americans applying for unemployment aid fell last week to 547,000, a new low since the pandemic struck and a further encouraging sign that layoffs are slowing on the strengt...

Apr 22, 2021

Police kill Ma'Khia Bryant, 16, who attacked 2 with knife

COLUMBUS, Ohio - Body camera footage from other officers released Wednesday in the fatal police shooting of Ma'Khia Bryant, a Black teenager who charged at two people with a knife, showed a chaotic sc...

Apr 22, 2021

Biden opening summit with ambitious new US climate pledge

WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden will open a global climate summit with a pledge to cut at least in half the climate-wrecking coal and petroleum fumes that the U.S. pumps out, a commitment he hopes wi...

Apr 22, 2021

Nearly 1,500 reported arrested at Navalny rallies in Russia

MOSCOW - Police arrested nearly 1,500 people Wednesday during a day of demonstrations throughout Russia calling for freedom for imprisoned opposition leader Alexei Navalny, whose health reportedly is ...

Apr 22, 2021

Japan raises emissions cut target to 46% by 2030

TOKYO - Japan says it will raise its greenhouse gas emissions reduction target to 46% on 2013 levels from 26%, NHK television reported. Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga has set a goal to achieve carbon n...

Apr 22, 2021

Low on beds, oxygen, India adds global high 314K virus cases

NEW DELHI - India reported a global record of more than 314,000 new infections Thursday as a grim coronavirus surge in the world's second-most populous country sends more and more sick people into a f...

Apr 21, 2021

Prince fans pay respects at Paisley Park 5 years after death

CHANHASSEN, Minn. - Paisley Park, where Prince lived and worked, welcomed back select fans Wednesday to mark the fifth anniversary of his death from inside his creative sanctuary. Some wore custom Pri...

Apr 21, 2021

Sheriff: Deputy who killed man during warrant is on leave

ELIZABETH CITY, N.C. - A North Carolina deputy shot and killed a Black man while executing a search warrant Wednesday, authorities said, spurring an outcry from a crowd of dozens that immediately gath...

Apr 21, 2021