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Expert: Chauvin never took knee off Floyd's neck

MINNEAPOLIS - Officer Derek Chauvin had his knee on George Floyd's neck - and was bearing down with most of his weight - the entire time the Black man was handcuffed behind his back and lying face-dow...

Apr 07, 2021

EU agency: Rare clots possibly linked to AstraZeneca shot

LONDON - The European Union's drug said Wednesday that it found a "possible link" between the AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine and a rare clotting disorder but recommended that vaccinations continue in...

Apr 07, 2021

Los Angeles sheriff will reveal cause of Tiger Woods crash

LOS ANGELES - The sheriff for Los Angeles County plans to announce Wednesday what caused golf icon Tiger Woods to crash an SUV in Southern California earlier this year. The athlete was seriously injur...

Apr 07, 2021

Will the Oscars be a 'who cares' moment as ratings dive?

NEW YORK - George Bradley used to love watching the Academy Awards. The 28-year-old Brit now living in San Diego would stay up late back home just to tune in. Though he's now in the right time zone, h...

Apr 07, 2021

About 17 million view Baylor's championship win over Gonzaga

NEW YORK - Even an NCAA championship matchup between two widely acknowledged as the best men's college basketball teams in the country wasn't enough to set the television world afire. An estimated 16....

Apr 07, 2021

US trade deficit jumps 4.8% to $71.1 billion in February

SILVER SPRING, Md. - The U.S. trade deficit grew to $71.1 billion in February, as a decline in exports more than offset a slight dip in imports. The February gap between what America buys from abroad ...

Apr 07, 2021

Russia: Navalny supporters denied prison visit and detained

MOSCOW - Supporters of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny were detained Tuesday outside a penal colony east of Moscow where the Kremlin critic is currently serving time. Navalny has been on hung...

Apr 07, 2021

Netanyahu asked to form new government, but faces long odds

JERUSALEM - Israel's president on Tuesday handed Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu the difficult task of trying to form a new government, giving the embattled Israeli leader a chance to extend his len...

Apr 07, 2021

Iran state TV acknowledges ship attacked in Red Sea

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - An Iranian cargo ship believed to be a base for the paramilitary Revolutionary Guard and anchored for years in the Red Sea off Yemen has been attacked, Iranian state tele...

Apr 06, 2021

NRA exec sheltered on borrowed yacht after mass shootings

DALLAS - After school shootings that left dozens dead in recent years, National Rifle Association leader Wayne LaPierre said the resulting outrage put him in such danger that he sought shelter aboard ...

Apr 06, 2021