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AP source: Justice Department suing Georgia over voting laws

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Justice Department is suing Georgia over the state's voting laws, a person familiar with the matter said Friday. The announcement will be made later Friday by Attorney General Me...

Jun 25, 2021

Toll in Florida collapse rises to 4; 159 remain missing

SURFSIDE, Fla. (AP) - Officials say there are still 159 people unaccounted for after the partial collapse of a beachside building in Florida. Miami-Dade Mayor Daniella Levine Cava noted Friday that re...

Jun 25, 2021

1 dead, hundreds injured by rare tornado in Czech Republic

PRAGUE (AP) - A rare tornado tore through southeastern Czech Republic, killing at least one person and injuring hundreds of people, the rescue services said on Friday. The tornado was formed late Thur...

Jun 24, 2021

House GOP leader to meet with Capitol officer hurt on Jan. 6

WASHINGTON (AP) - A police officer who was injured in the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection and has pushed for an independent commission to investigate the attack will meet with House Republican leader Kevi...

Jun 24, 2021

New York court suspends Rudy Giuliani's law license

NEW YORK (AP) - An appeals court suspended Rudy Giuliani from practicing law in New York because he made false statements while trying to get courts to overturn Donald Trump's loss in the presidential...

Jun 24, 2021

Miami-area condo collapses; 1 dead; rescue mission underway

SURFSIDE, Fla. (AP) - The sea-view side of a beachfront condo tower collapsed in the Miami-area town of Surfside early Thursday morning, killing at least one, trapping residents in rubble and twisted ...

Jun 24, 2021

Philippine democracy scion, ex-leader Benigno Aquino dies

MANILA, Philippines (AP) - Former Philippine President Benigno Aquino III, the son of pro-democracy icons who helped topple dictator Ferdinand Marcos and had troublesome ties with China, died Tuesday,...

Jun 23, 2021

1st Jan. 6 riot defendant sentenced, avoids time behind bars

An Indiana woman on Wednesday became the first of nearly 500 defendants to be sentenced for the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, and she avoided time behind bars. Anna Morgan Lloyd of Indiana ...

Jun 23, 2021

Witnesses: Airstrike in Ethiopia's Tigray kills more than 50

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) - An airstrike hit a busy market in Ethiopia's northern Tigray village of Togoga on Tuesday and killed at least 51 people, according to health workers who said soldiers blocked med...

Jun 23, 2021

Russia fires warning shots to deter UK warship in Black Sea

MOSCOW (AP) - A Russian warship fired warning shots and a Russian warplane dropped bombs Wednesday to force a British destroyer away from an area in the Black Sea near Crimea that Russia claims as its...

Jun 23, 2021