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CDC union condemns vaccine misinformation after shooter blamed COVID vaccine for depression
A Georgia man who wanted to send a message against COVID-19 vaccines fired over 180…
Desperate parents pleaded with officers to act during Uvalde school shooting, video shows
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Desperate parents begged law enforcement officers to storm an elementary school…
Mali’s former prime minister Maiga taken into custody amid corruption probe
BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — Former Malian prime minister Choguel Kokalla Maiga was taken into custody…
Great white shark is seen near popular beaches in Maine, sparking a warning from police
SCARBOROUGH, Maine (AP) — Reports of a large great white shark near some of Maine’s…
US announces sanctions against armed group and companies profiting from conflict minerals in Congo
DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — The U.S. government on Tuesday sanctioned an armed group accused of…
Shooter attacked CDC headquarters to protest COVID-19 vaccines
ATLANTA (AP) — The man who fired more than 180 shots with a long gun…
Guatemala convicts 6 former officials in the 2017 deaths of 41 girls in a state facility fire
GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — A Guatemalan judge on Tuesday convicted six former officials in connection…
Airman arrested in fatal shooting that led Global Strike Command to pause using Sig Sauer’s M18s
CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — An airman has been arrested in connection with a shooting death…
The Latest: Mexico expels 26 high-ranking cartel figures to US in deal with Trump administration
Mexico is expelling 26 high-ranking cartel figures to the United States in the latest major…
Trump ally Ken Paxton escalates Texas redistricting fight with call for Beto O’Rourke to be jailed
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton ratcheted up President Donald Trump’s congressional…
The Little League World Series has had its share of drama before even getting to Williamsport
SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. (AP) — The road to Williamsport was filled with more drama than…
Fourth man charged after 44 people, mostly Haitians, found in truck by U.S. border
MONTREAL — The RCMP say a fourth person has been charged in an alleged human…
Goalkeeper Donnarumma announces he is leaving PSG after being left out of UEFA Super Cup match
PARIS (AP) — Just hours after being left out of Paris Saint-Germain’s squad for Wednesday’s…
Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis’ domestic violence charge dropped in South Florida
MIAMI (AP) — A misdemeanor battery case in South Florida against professional boxer Gervonta “Tank”…
‘Russians at War’ team on ‘shocking’ backlash to film and direct-to-audience release
Anastasia Trofimova risked her life to make “Russians at War” — and then spent the…
Dwayne Johnson, Ryan Reynolds among stars joining TIFF’s speaker series
Dwayne Johnson, Ryan Reynolds and Tessa Thompson are among the stars set to take part…
Former aide to Eric Adams pleads guilty to soliciting straw donations for mayor’s campaign
NEW YORK (AP) — A former aide to New York City Mayor Eric Adams pleaded…
Israel rejects UN allegations that its forces have sexually abused detained Palestinians
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. chief warned Israel that the United Nations has “credible…
Macron admits France’s repressive violence in Cameroon’s war for independence
DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron acknowledged that France waged a war marked…
US national debt reaches a record $37 trillion, the Treasury Department reports
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. government’s gross national debt has surpassed $37 trillion, a record…
Judge tosses convictions in 2002 killing of NBA star Chris Paul’s grandfather
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) — A North Carolina trial judge has thrown out the convictions of…
Big third period spurs Canada to 9-1 win over Swiss in Hlinka Gretzky Cup
BRNO — Mathis Preston’s hat trick led Canada’s eight-goal third period in a 9-1 win…
Toronto FC adds to general allocation money stockpile in deal with Charlotte FC
TORONTO — Toronto FC has acquired $175,000 (all figures in U.S dollars) from Charlotte FC…
Scientists standing by to rescue rare manatee sighted in cold New England waters
BOSTON (AP) — A manatee was recently spotted off the coast of Massachusetts for the…