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6 Atlanta officers charged after students pulled from car

ATLANTA - Six Atlanta police officers have been charged over excessive use of force during a protest arrest incident involving two college students, a prosecutor said Tuesday. Fulton County District A...

Jun 02, 2020

Judge gives control of Joe Exotic's zoo to Carole Baskin

WYNNEWOOD, Okla. - A federal judge in Oklahoma has awarded ownership of the zoo made famous in Netflix's "Tiger King" docuseries to Joe Exotic's chief rival. In a ruling Monday, U.S. District Judge Sc...

Jun 02, 2020

Indian metropolis of Mumbai braces for rare cyclone

NEW DELHI - A cyclone in the Arabian Sea was barrelling toward India's business capital Mumbai on Tuesday, threatening to deliver high winds and flooding to an area already struggling with the nation'...

Jun 02, 2020

China delayed releasing coronavirus info, frustrating WHO

Throughout January, the World Health Organization publicly praised China for what it called a speedy response to the new coronavirus. It repeatedly thanked the Chinese government for sharing the genet...

Jun 02, 2020

DC Episcopal bishop: 'I am outraged' by Trump church visit

The bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Washington sharply criticized President Donald Trump for staging a visit to the historic St. John's Church across from the White House, where he held up a Bible ...

Jun 02, 2020

7 states, DC vote amid coronavirus pandemic, social unrest

Voters are being asked to navigate curfews, health concerns and a sharp increase in mail balloting on Tuesday as elections take place from Maryland to Montana. Four states were originally scheduled to...

Jun 02, 2020

World outrage grows at Floyd's death; EU 'shocked, appalled'

BRUSSELS - World outrage at George Floyd's death in the U.S. was growing Tuesday as the European Union's top diplomat said the bloc was "shocked and appalled" by it and thousands marched in Australia'...

Jun 02, 2020

2 Las Vegas shootings, 1 officer shot amid Floyd protests

LAS VEGAS - An officer has been shot in Las Vegas and authorities are responding to another shooting as people protest the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis, authorities said. The officer was sho...

Jun 02, 2020

Judge tosses ex-basketball players' 'Fortnite' dance lawsuit

SILVER SPRING, Md. - A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit in which two former University of Maryland men's basketball players accused makers of the "Fortnite" video game of misappropriating a dance...

Jun 01, 2020

Trump declares he's president of law, order amid protests.

WASHINGTON - Amid racial unrest across the nation, President Donald Trump on Monday declared himself "the president of law and order" and threatened to deploy the United States military to American ci...

Jun 01, 2020