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Bureau of Prisons to close California women's prison where inmates have been subjected to sex abuse
The federal Bureau of Prisons said Monday it is planning to close a women's prison in California known as the “rape club” despite attempts to...
Paris prepares for 100-day countdown to the Olympics. It wants to rekindle love for the Games
PARIS (AP) — In Paris' outskirts, a bright-eyed young girl is eager for the Olympic and Paralympic Games to end. That's because the swimming club...
FBI opens criminal investigation into Baltimore bridge collapse, AP source says
The FBI is conducting a criminal investigation into the deadly collapse of Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge that is focused on the circumstances...
'Fire in the sky:' Canadian family in Israel says it's business as usual after attack
The rumbles and tremors rattling Leah Appel's Jerusalem apartment building jolted her from sleep around 1:45 on Sunday morning. Unbeknownst to her at the...
Israel hails 'success' in blocking Iran's unprecedented attack. Biden now seeks diplomatic response
Israel on Sunday hailed its successful air defences in the face of an unprecedented attack by Iran, saying it and its allies thwarted 99% of the more than 300...
Iran fires drones and ballistic missiles at Israel in unprecedented revenge attack
Booms and air raid sirens sounded across Israel early Sunday after Iran launched hundreds of drones, ballistic missiles and cruise missiles in an unprecedented...
Man killed 6 people in a Sydney shopping centre before he was fatally shot by police
A man stabbed six people to death at a busy Australian shopping centre Saturday before he was fatally shot, police said. Multiple people, including a small...
Italian fashion designer Roberto Cavalli has died at age 83, his company says
Italian fashion designer Roberto Cavalli, known for a flamboyant, glamorous style and textile innovations, has died at age 83, his company announced Friday....
Judge rejects defense efforts to dismiss Hunter Biden's federal gun case
A federal judge in Delaware refused Friday to throw out a federal gun case against Hunter Biden, rejecting the president's son's claim that he is being...
Judge declines to delay Trump’s NY hush money trial over complaints of pretrial publicity
The judge in Donald Trump's hush money criminal case on Friday turned down the former president’s request to postpone his trial because of publicity...
One dead and 13 injured after semitrailer intentionally crashed into Texas public safety office
A Texas semitrailer driver rammed a stolen 18-wheeler into a public safety building where his renewal for a commercial driver’s license had been rejected,...
US intelligence finding shows China surging equipment sales to Russia to help war effort in Ukraine
China has surged sales to Russia of machine tools, microelectronics and other technology that Moscow in turn is using to produce missiles, tanks, aircraft and...
Pope will travel to Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, East Timor and Singapore in longest trip of papacy
Pope Francis will visit Indonesia, East Timor, Papua New Guinea and Singapore in September, the Vatican announced Friday, confirming the longest trip of...
Mali's junta bans the media from reporting on political activities in the country
Mali’s junta on Thursday banned the media from reporting on activities of political parties and associations, according to a copy of the notice...
Biden says US support for Philippines, Japan defense 'ironclad' amid growing China provocations
President Joe Biden said Thursday that U.S. defense commitment to Pacific allies was “ironclad” as he gathered Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos...
Vietnam sentences real estate tycoon Truong My Lan to death in its largest-ever fraud case
Real estate tycoon Truong My Lan was sentenced Thursday to death by a court in Ho Chi Minh City in southern Vietnam in the country's largest financial fraud...
OJ Simpson, fallen football hero acquitted of murder in 'trial of the century,' dies at 76
O.J. Simpson, the decorated football superstar and Hollywood actor who was acquitted of charges he killed his former wife and her friend but was later found...
Ukraine's parliament passes a controversial law to boost much-needed conscripts as war drags on
Ukraine’s parliament passed a controversial law Thursday that will govern how the country recruits new soldiers to replenish depleted forces who are...
China sanctions 2 U.S. defense companies and says they support arms sales to Taiwan
China on Thursday announced rare sanctions against two U.S. defense companies over what it said is their support for arms sales to Taiwan, the self-governing...
As many cities sour on hosting the Olympics, Salt Lake City's enthusiasm endures
The International Olympic Committee was effusive Wednesday in its support for a decadeslong effort to bring back the Winter Games to Utah's capital city in...