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No Charges Against 3 Officers In Wisconsin Casino Shooting
Three Green Bay police officers who killed a man after he opened fire a tribal casino restaurant this spring will not face any criminal charges.
Mississippi County's First Black Supervisor Dies At 90
Troubled by the fact that the only paved roads in his eastcentral Mississippi county tended to be in predominantly white communities, local official and dairy farmer George Curry sometimes took out equipment himself to ensure that roads would get paved in...
Pakistani Forces Clash with Afghan Protesters at Border Crossing Shut by Taliban
The disturbances broke out after a 56-year-old Afghan traveller died of a heart attack.
As International Forces Complete Pullout, Scars and Trauma But No Regret for Afghan Veterans
American, Australian, French, German and Spanish serving and ex-soldiers shared a complex range of sentiments about a conflict that has raged for two decades.
Afghan Forces Abandon Third Largest City to the Taliban as Blitz Continues
The Afghan government has effectively lost most of north, south and west Afghanistan, and is left holding the capital and a dwindling number of contested cities also dangerously at risk.
Plant Owner In Talks With WVU To Transfer Shuttered Facility
The owner of a shuttered pharmaceutical plant that recently idled hundreds of workers has entered into talks to potentially transfer the complex to West Virginia University for possible other business uses, Gov. Jim Justice said Wednesday.
Polish Parliament Passes Media Reform Bill Despite U.S. Opposition
Polish lawmakers on Wednesday voted in favour of a bill that the opposition says aims to silence a U.S.owned news channel critical of the government, setting up a clash with one of Warsaw's most important allies.
3 Brothers Die After Passing Out From Fumes In Manure Pit
Three brothers who were trapped in a manure pit on their livestock farm after being overcome by fumes have died, authorities said.
Colombian Tribunal: Guerrillas Recruited 18,600 Children
A Colombian tribunal that investigates war crimes on Tuesday said the countrys largest guerrilla group recruited at least 18,600 children into its ranks between 1996 and 2016, when it made peace with the government.
Tourists Told to Leave, US Issues Travel Advisory as France Faces 4th Covid Wave
France is battling a fourth wave of the virus even though Covid-19 hospitalizations are still way off previous highs.
Brazil Could Use Oil Royalties To Fund Cooking Gas Subsidy -minister
Brazil's government is considering the use of oil industry royalties to finance 7.5 billion reais ($1.4 billion) in cooking gas subsidies for poor families, Mines and Energy Minister Bento Albuquerque told Reuters on Monday.
Police: Undercover Detroit Police Officer Fatally Shot Man
An undercover Detroit police officer fatally shot a man who pulled a handgun after the stolen car he was in slammed into an unmarked police vehicle while drifting along a narrow city street.
UK Vows Maximum Attendance At COP-26 Summit As COVID Lingers
The British official organizing Novembers climate summit in Scotland pledged Monday that the event would be held in person and that the government would work to ensure maximum participation by leaders from around the world despite lingering travel restric...
Guinea Reports West Africa's First Known Marburg Virus Death
Authorities in West Africa have confirmed the region's first known case of Marburg virus after at least one person in Guinea died of the hemorrhagic fever disease, the World Health Organization said Monday.
Jane Withers, Child Actor Turned Commercial Star, Dies At 95
Jane Withers, the former child actor who bedeviled Shirley Temple on the screen and went on to star in a series of B movies that made her a box-office champion, has died, her daughter said. She was 95.
Bob Ringwald, Jazz Ambassador And Actor's Father, Dies At 80
Robert Ringwald, the pianist who played and promoted jazz in California for more than half a century, has died, according to his daughter, the actor and musician Molly Ringwald. He was 80.