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Woman who made racist remarks in video faces separate charge
LOS ANGELES – A woman whose racist, anti-Asian tirades were caught on video last month…
Group raising funds for replica of Abraham Lincoln cottage
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – Visitors have been able to tour Abraham Lincoln’s two-story, 12-room home in…
P.E.I. reports 2 new COVID-19 cases linked to local man who returned from Nova Scotia
CHARLOTTETOWN – Prince Edward Island reported two more cases of COVID-19 on Sunday, bringing the…
Iran confirms damaged nuclear site was centrifuge facility
TEHRAN, Iran – Iran on Sunday confirmed that a damaged building at the underground Natanz…
Airstrikes hit Libya base held by Turkey-backed forces
CAIRO – Libyan officials in the capital of Tripoli said Sunday that overnight airstrikes hit…
Suspected jihadists fire on UN aid copter in Nigeria; 2 dead
DAKAR, Senegal – Suspected Islamic extremists opened fire on a U.N. aid helicopter in northeastern…
Israeli military says Gaza militants fire 3 rockets
JERUSALEM – The Israeli military said aircraft struck targets in the northern Gaza Strip late…
Grandfather: Stray bullet killed boy grabbing phone charger
WASHINGTON – An 11-year-old boy who was grabbing a phone charger on the way to…
COVID-19 scare sees Latvia-bound troops turn around, return to Canada
OTTAWA – A military plane carrying Canadian troops to Latvia was forced to turn around…
Ubisoft shakes up executive ranks, begins process to deal with harassment
TORONTO – A Paris-based game software developer with offices in several Canadian cities is making…
Man dead in St. John’s as police investigate ‘suspicious’ early morning incident
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. – A man has been found dead in St. John’s, hours after…
Lebanon holds Baalbek concert despite virus, economic crisis
BAALBEK, Lebanon – For the first time ever, Lebanon on Sunday hosted its annual music…
Child critically hurt after being shot in head in St. Louis
ST. LOUIS – A 4-year-old child is in critical condition after being shot in the…
Democrats, Biden look to accelerate Southern political shift
ATLANTA – From Mississippi retiring its state flag to local governments removing Confederate statues from…
Prominent Israeli journalist, Netanyahu critic, loses TV job
JERUSALEM – A prominent Israeli journalist known for breaking diplomatic scoops and critical coverage of…
The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Sunday, July 5
The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 2:23 p.m. ET on…
Some K-State athletes protest over student’s Floyd tweet
MANHATTAN, Kan. – Some Kansas State athletes were among about 100 people who protested this…
Russian shot dead in Austria, police probe political motive
BERLIN – Police in Austria say they have detained a Russian man after one of…
Children’s Museum of Indianapolis to open to general public
INDIANAPOLIS – The Children’s Museum of Indianapolis, one of the nation’s largest museums of its…
UK pays tribute to National Health Service on 72nd birthday
LONDON – People across the U.K. joined in a round of applause on Sunday to…
Bottas shows he can handle pressure in winning Austrian GP
SPIELBERG, Austria – Valtteri Bottas insisted before the season-opening Austrian Grand Prix on Sunday that…
Iran mandates masks as public shrugs off resurgent virus
TEHRAN, Iran – Iran on Sunday instituted mandatory mask-wearing as fears mount over newly spiking…
Israel, Palestinians face new restrictions amid virus surge
TEL AVIV, Israel – Israel said Sunday it has ordered thousands of people into quarantine…
Anti-racism groups in Paris call out colonizer street names
Paris police blocked anti-racism groups from leading a “de-colonial tour” of Paris on Sunday to…