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Former federal prosecutor sentence to probation
JACKSON, Tenn. – A former federal prosecutor in Tennessee has been sentenced to one year…
US, European military commanders possibly exposed to virus
BERLIN – At least two top European military commanders tested positive for the new coronavirus…
UK lawmakers challenge government over ‘high risk’ Huawei
LONDON – British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Conservative government narrowly defeated an attempt led by…
Iran to call dead medical staff ‘martrys’ as virus kills 291
TEHRAN, Iran – Iran will recognize doctors and nurses who die combating the new coronavirus…
Putin backs term limit freeze allowing him to stay in office
MOSCOW – Russian President Vladimir Putin revealed his tightly guarded political plans Tuesday and supported…
Marilyn, soup cans, wigs feature in Tate’s Andy Warhol show
LONDON – Images of soup cans and Marilyn Monroe’s lips are on display in a…
Mexico president: Anti-femicide protests won’t change policy
MEXICO CITY – President Andrés Manuel López Obrador said Tuesday that recent protests against rising…
Florida family stuck on Nile cruise by the coronavirus
CAIRO – When Javier Parodi returned from a tour of Egypt’s famed ancient tombs in…
Israeli court rejects Netanyahu request to delay trial
JERUSALEM – An Israeli court on Tuesday rejected Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s request to delay…
Human composting could become an option in California
LOS ANGELES (RNS) — For Sarah Chavez, it’s important her death reflect the beliefs and…
NORAD jets intercept, escort Russian planes north of Alaska
ANCHORAGE, Alaska – U.S. and Canadian aircraft intercepted and escorted two Russian jets that flew…
‘Dr. Phil’ talk show will tape without audiences
LOS ANGELES – The “Dr. Phil” daytime talk show will tape without a studio audience…
Missouri suspect in 1991 killing of classmate denied bond
COLUMBIA, Mo. – A central Missouri man charged in the killing of a 14-year-old classmate…
Woman who travelled extensively 2nd with coronavirus in Utah
SALT LAKE CITY – A woman older than 60 who had travelled recently to Florida,…
US border officer charged with smuggling 17 kilos of cocaine
A Customs and Border Protection Officer smuggled more than a dozen bricks of cocaine from…
Judge approves recount of Dallas County Super Tuesday votes
Dallas County will recount ballots from Super Tuesday voters in the 2020 primary after discovering…
Classes cancelled at St. Paul schools as teachers strike
MINNEAPOLIS – Teachers in St. Paul went on strike Tuesday, cancelling classes indefinitely for the…
Moderate Democrats see edge in challenges from progressives
WASHINGTON – After narrowly thwarting a youthful progressive upstart’s primary challenge, veteran Rep. Henry Cuellar…
South Dakota announces 1st positive cases of COVID-19
PIERRE, S.D. – The first people in South Dakota have tested positive for COVID-19, officials…
Trump presents Medal of Freedom to retired four-star general
WASHINGTON – Retired four-star Gen. Jack Keane received the nation’s highest civilian honour Tuesday at…
As labs ramp up, who can get tested in US for coronavirus?
WASHINGTON – Can any American who’s sick get tested for the worrisome new coronavirus? That’s…
Virus lockdown tests Italians’ commitment to the common good
ROME – Over the weekend, the Fiorentino butcher in downtown Rome was so packed with…
Somber events mark first anniversary of Ethiopian crash
TULUFERA, Ethiopia – Grim-faced, visibly grief-stricken and some crying, hundreds of family members gathered Tuesday…
People over coral?: Florida could ban sunscreen bans
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Key West wants to protect the coral reefs that are vital to…