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A man accused of setting a train fire that killed a New York City subway driver in March told police he was on the train, had a disposable lighter and set paper on fire but not the big fire," according to court documents released after his arraignment Sat...

A selfproclaimed pedophilia advocate who once ran for political office in Virginia has been arrested by authorities who said they caught him flying across the country earlier this week with a 12yearold girl he had persuaded to run away from her California...

The United States is halting work at two consulates in Russia, the State Department said, citing safety and security issues at the facilities where operations had been curtailed over COVID19.

A conservative group said Friday that it's challenging the eligibility of more than 364,000 Georgia voters before election officials in each of the state's 159 counties ahead of January runoff elections that will decide control of the U.S. Senate.

French President Emmanuel Macron has caught COVID19, but since he is 42, a nonsmoker who is not overweight and has access to the best medical care, statistics suggest he is unlikely to suffer the worst symptoms of the disease.

As Israel prepares to give COVID19 vaccines to its citizens, Palestinians in the Israelioccupied West Bank and Gaza are scrambling to secure their own doses, which health authorities say are still months away.

The first doses of a vaccine against COVID19 may arrive in Ukraine in February, Prime Minister Denys Shmygal said on Friday, adding the government was in talks with several suppliers.

Christmas travel plans for thousands of Australians were thrown into chaos on Friday when states and territories imposed border restrictions after 28 COVID19 cases were detected in Sydney, with fears infections could spread citywide.

Japan on Friday said it will develop new "standoff" antiship missiles that can target warships at greater distances around its southwestern Okinawa island chain, including near disputed islets in the East China Sea that China also claims.

The French leader's positive test results group him with US President Donald Trump and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, who were both treated in hospital after contracting the virus.

Ray Bellia had a good business before the coronavirus pandemic. He topped $4 million in annual sales from his New Hampshire store that specialized in protective gear for police.

The Japanese capital Tokyo, faced with acute strains on its medical system from the COVID19 pandemic, raised its alert level to the highest of four stages on Thursday as the number of new cases spiked to a record daily high of 822.

The United States has warned Pacific island nations about security threats posed by a Chinese company's cutprice bid to build an undersea internet cable, two sources told Reuters, part of an international development project in the region.

The card includes an image of Bush's painting of the Statue of Liberty that is titled 'Beacon of Hope, 2020' and part of his new art collection celebrating immigrants.

The Supreme Court on Tuesday ordered a lower federal court to reexamine Colorado restrictions on indoor religious services to combat the coronavirus in light of the justices recent ruling in favor of churches and synagogues in New York.

Siyar Guldiken, still short of breath from his own battle with the coronavirus, was not able to grieve after his grandmother and uncle died of the related disease, as one of the world's worst second waves of the pandemic slammed Turkey.