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Passengers lodge in military barracks after Amsterdam to Detroit flight is forced to land in Canada

DETROIT - Passengers aboard a Delta Air Lines flight from Amsterdam to Detroit spent the night in a military barracks in eastern Canada after the plane was forced to land because of a mechanical issue...

Dec 13, 2023

New, stronger climate proposal released at COP28, but doesn't quite call for fossil fuel phase-out

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - A somewhat stronger and revamped proposal that calls for an eventual end to fossil fuel use was presented early Wednesday to negotiators at the United Nations climat...

Dec 12, 2023

UN General Assembly votes overwhelmingly to demand a humanitarian cease-fire in Gaza

UNITED NATIONS (AP) - The U.N. General Assembly voted overwhelmingly on Tuesday to demand a humanitarian cease-fire in Gaza in a strong demonstration of global support for ending the Israel-Hamas war....

Dec 12, 2023

New York's high court orders new congressional maps as Democrats move to retake control of US House

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - New York's highest court on Tuesday ordered the state to draw new congressional districts ahead of the 2024 elections, giving Democrats a potential advantage in what is expected to...

Dec 12, 2023

Nebraska prosecutors charge man with murder in fatal stabbing of small town priest inside rectory

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - Nebraska prosecutors have charged a man with first-degree murder, burglary and weapons charges Tuesday in the fatal weekend stabbing of a Catholic priest who authorities say was att...

Dec 12, 2023

Polish far-right lawmaker extinguishes Hanukkah candle in parliament

A far-right lawmaker in the Polish parliament used a fire extinguisher on Tuesday and put out a candle on a menorah that was lit for the Jewish holiday Hanukkah. All major political forces quickly den...

Dec 12, 2023

Harvard president remains leader of Ivy League school following backlash on antisemitism testimony

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) - Harvard President Claudine Gay will remain leader of the prestigious Ivy League school following her comments last week at a congressional hearing on antisemitism, the universi...

Dec 12, 2023

Suicide bomber attacks police station in northwest Pakistan, killing 6 officers and wounding 25

PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) - A suicide bomber detonated his explosive-laden vehicle at a police station's main gate in northwest Pakistan early Tuesday, killing at least six officers and wounding 25 othe...

Dec 11, 2023

Texas woman who sought court permission for abortion leaves state for the procedure, attorneys say

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - A pregnant Texas woman who sought court permission for an abortion in an unprecedented challenge to one of the most restrictive bans in the U.S. has left the state to obtain the p...

Dec 11, 2023

Man imprisoned as teen for flower shop killing is released after judge throws out his conviction

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - A 35-year-old man who was sent to prison for the 2004 killing of a man in a Minneapolis flower shop was released Monday after a judge ruled the eyewitness evidence on which his conv...

Dec 11, 2023