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AP source: US to announce charges against British IS members

WASHINGTON - The Justice Department is preparing to announce charges Wednesday against two men from Britain who joined the Islamic State and were part of a cell that beheaded Western hostages, a law e...

Oct 07, 2020

Viewer's Guide: Virus response on stage with Pence, Harris

Mike Pence and Kamala Harris do not have a tough act to follow. The vice-presidential debate set for Wednesday night follows the disorderly prime-time spectacle last week that had viewers of President...

Oct 07, 2020

Voter beware: US tells public how to avoid election mischief

WASHINGTON - The FBI and the Department of Homeland Security's cybersecurity agency have issued a series of advisories in recent weeks aimed at warning voters about problems that could surface in the ...

Oct 07, 2020

Problem at Roche warehouse raises fears over UK COVID tests

LONDON - Swiss pharmaceutical firm Roche said Wednesday that problems at a U.K. warehouse are delaying shipments of testing products to clinics and hospitals, triggering concerns that COVID-19 testing...

Oct 07, 2020

Pence-Harris debate to unfold as Trump recovers from virus

SALT LAKE CITY - Vice-President Mike Pence and his Democratic challenger, California Sen. Kamala Harris, are poised to meet for a debate that will offer starkly different visions for a country confron...

Oct 07, 2020

With 239 deaths, Iran hits its highest daily COVID-19 toll

TEHRAN, Iran - Iranian state TV said the country has hit its highest number of daily deaths from the coronavirus, with 239 new fatalities reported on Wednesday. The report quoted the spokesperson of t...

Oct 07, 2020

Nobel Prize for chemistry awarded to Charpentier and Doudna

STOCKHOLM - French scientist Emmanuelle Charpentier and American Jennifer A. Doudna have won the Nobel Prize in chemistry for developing a method of genome editing known as CRISPR. The recipients were...

Oct 07, 2020

Greek court to deliver landmark verdict in far-right trial

ATHENS, Greece - A Greek court is to deliver a landmark verdict in the marathon, five-year-long trial against the country's extreme right-wing Golden Dawn party Wednesday, with security tight and anti...

Oct 06, 2020

In 'Time,' love and a family waylaid by incarceration

NEW YORK - For the 21 years while Sibil "Fox" Richardson's husband, Rob, was imprisoned, they were, she says, "a telephone, letter-writing, visitation, just-stay-alive and keep-your-head-above-water c...

Oct 06, 2020

Jimmy Kimmel, Billy Idol react to death of Eddie Van Halen

Reaction to the death of guitar rock god Eddie Van Halen, who passed away Tuesday at age 65 after battling cancer. "Rest in peace guitar legend Eddie Van Halen. Broken heart We will miss you," tweeted...

Oct 06, 2020