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New airstrikes hit capital of Ethiopia's Tigray region

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — New airstrikes hit the capital of Ethiopia's Tigray region, residents said Wednesday, as video showed injured people with bloodied faces being rushed to vehicles and thick black smoke rising in the sky.

Oct 20, 2021 5:10 AM Read more >

Roadside bombs hit military bus in Syrian capital, kill 14

DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Two roadside bombs exploded near a bus carrying troops during the morning rush hour in the Syrian capital early Wednesday, killing 14 people and wounding others, state TV reported.

Oct 19, 2021 11:31 PM Read more >

Jan. 6 panel votes to hold Steve Bannon in contempt

WASHINGTON (AP) — A House committee investigating the Jan.

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Arizona police and local ranchers help catch a roaming bull

TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — No bull: Tucson police had to respond Tuesday morning to reports of a bull roaming a neighborhood near an elementary school.

Oct 19, 2021 4:57 PM Read more >

Prospect of no jab, no visa for Australian Open tennis stars

Elite tennis players are being urged to get a COVID-19 vaccination or risk missing the Australian Open next January.

Oct 19, 2021 4:48 PM Read more >

Indictment accuses Nebraska congressman of lying to FBI

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A federal grand jury on Tuesday indicted U.S. Rep.

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Navy probe finds major failures in fire that destroyed ship

WASHINGTON (AP) — A Navy report has concluded there were sweeping failures by commanders, crew members and others that fueled the July 2020 arson fire that destroyed the USS Bonhomme Richard, calling the massive five-day blaze in San Diego preventabl

Oct 19, 2021 10:47 AM Read more >

Alex Murdaugh is denied bond on $3M theft charges

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A judge denied bond Tuesday for Alex Murdaugh, saying the attorney's considerable financial resources and mental instability appear for now to make it too risky to allow him to await trial outside of jail on charges he stole $3.

Oct 19, 2021 10:13 AM Read more >

Report: Haiti gang seeks $17M for kidnapped US missionaries

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — A gang that kidnapped 17 members of a U,S.-based missionary group has demanded a $17 million ransom for them, according to Haiti's justice minister, as quoted by the Wall Street Journal.

Oct 19, 2021 7:28 AM Read more >

Dutch prosecutors place Eritrean on most wanted list

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Dutch authorities placed an Eritrean on the Netherlands' most-wanted list Tuesday, as they seek to prosecute him for his alleged involvement in large-scale human trafficking, abuse of migrants trying to reach Europe and

Oct 19, 2021 6:24 AM Read more >