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Facebook Message Leads To Warrant In Years-old Rape Claim
Authorities in Pennsylvania on Tuesday filed an arrest warrant in a 2013 campus attack at Gettysburg College, nearly eight years after the woman went to police and a year after she received an online message that said, So I raped you.
Justices Deny Wyoming, Montana Coal Suit Against Washington
The U.S. Supreme Court decided Monday that it won't allow Wyoming and Montana to sue Washington state for denying a key permit to build a coal export dock that would have sent coal to Asia.
U.S. Carries Out Air Strikes Against Iran-backed Militia In Iraq, Syria
The U.S. military on Sunday carried out air strikes against Iranbacked militia in Iraq and Syria, in response to drone attacks by the militia against U.S. personnel and facilities in Iraq, the Pentagon said.
Death Toll in Florida Building Collapse Rises to 9; Over 150 Still Missing
Israeli and Mexican engineers and search-and-rescue specialists have joined an army of American workers at the site.
German CDU Chancellor Candidate: Nord Stream Could Be Halted If Russia Abuses It
Germany could stop gas flowing through the almostcomplete Nord Stream 2 pipeline from Russia if Moscow breaks the terms of the arrangement or uses it to put pressure on Ukraine, conservative chancellor candidate Armin Laschet said on Saturday.
Helicopter Carrying Colombia's President Attacked; All Safe
Colombian President Ivn Duque said Friday that a helicopter carrying him and several senior officials came under fire in the southern Catatumbo region bordering Venezuela, in a rare instance of a direct attack on a presidential aircraft.
Joy And Sorrow Amid Boy's Dramatic Rescue, Mother's Death
It was just a small hand waving through the wreckage, yet one of the few hopeful moments amid a largely fruitless effort to find survivors.
Amid Tenure Dispute, Blacks At UNC Cite Ongoing Frustrations
Discontent over how Black students, faculty and staff have been treated for years at North Carolina's flagship public university is reemerging after the school refused to offer tenure to a prominent investigative journalist who's won awards for her work o...
IAEA Demands Iran Answer On Monitoring Deal, Iran Says Not Obliged To Reply
The U.N. nuclear watchdog on Friday demanded an immediate reply from Iran on whether it would extend a monitoring agreement that expired overnight, prompting an Iranian envoy to respond that Tehran was under no obligation to provide an answer.
Chauvin Prosecutor Tells Judge That Floyd Was Tortured
A prosecutor told the judge at Derek Chauvin's sentencing Friday that the former Minneapolis police officer should face a maximum sentence because he violated an officer's most important job by failing to provide for George Floyd's care while trying to ta...
Agency: Texas Execution Held Without Media Was 'Inexcusable'
An investigation has found that new personnel and procedures along with insufficient oversight led to reporters not witnessing the states first execution in nearly a year, officials announced on Thursday.
Harris Will Visit A U.S. Border Patrol Facility During Her Trip To El Paso, Texas
U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris will visit the El Paso, Texas, central processing center, which is a U.S. Customs & Border Protection Facility, and meet migrants during her visit to the U.S.Mexico border on Friday, spokesperson Symone Sanders said.
U.S. May Rethink Iran Approach If No Deal In Foreseeable Future
Washington may need to rethink its approach to Iran if the serious differences between the two countries on resuming compliance with the 2015 nuclear deal cannot be resolved "in the foreseeable future", a senior U.S. official said on Thursday.
UN Opens Office For Counter-terrorism And Training In Africa
Morocco and the United Nations on Thursday inaugurated a U.N. office for counterterrorism and training in Africa, that's seeing increasing extremist violence.
Restrictions Ease As Guam Nears 75% Of Adults Vaccinated
Guam could be lifting more travel restrictions as its vaccination rate approaches 75% of the adult population.
Buckingham Palace Must Do Better On Diversity, Royal Source Says
Buckingham Palace, which has come under fire from Queen Elizabeth's grandson Prince Harry and his wife Meghan for the way it deals with race, has not done enough to increase diversity among staff, a senior royal source has said.