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Genealogy sites have helped solve major crimes. Police in Nancy Guthrie’s case might turn to them
Authorities trying to solve the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie say they might tap DNA genealogy…
Iranians grieve defiantly for thousands killed in last month’s crackdown
CAIRO (AP) — Standing on her balcony in the Iranian capital, Tehran, the teacher shouted…
HUD proposes rule that would force noncitizens from public housing
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development on Thursday proposed a rule that would…
FCC chairman says the agency is investigating ABC’s ‘The View’ over equal time rule
The Federal Communications Commission is investigating ABC’s “The View” over possible violations of the requirement…
8 backcountry skiers found dead and 1 still missing after California avalanche
TRUCKEE, Calif. (AP) — Crews found the bodies of eight backcountry skiers near California’s Lake…
Without nationwide rules, South Carolina lawmakers move to keep college athlete payments secret
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — One by one, South Carolina senators stood up at the Statehouse…
Countries that attended Trump’s first Board of Peace meeting in Washington
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Board of Peace met for the first time in Washington on…
Breakaway Catholic group rejects Vatican talks, indicating collision course for pope
ROME (AP) — A breakaway Catholic traditionalist group on Thursday rejected the Vatican’s offer of…
A son of late Zimbabwe President Mugabe is arrested in South Africa over a shooting
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — A son of former Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe was arrested in South…
UK’s former Prince Andrew arrested: Read the statements in full from the police and King Charles
LONDON (AP) — U.K. police arrested Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor on Thursday on suspicion of misconduct in…
Bruce Meyer elevated to baseball players’ association interim executive director
SURPRISE, Ariz. (AP) — Bruce Meyer was promoted to interim executive director of the baseball…
A resistance leader in Myanmar turns himself in to the army after clashing with rival force
BANGKOK (AP) — A prominent leader of an independent resistance group in Myanmar that had…
Intelligence report says 1,000 Kenyans were recruited to fight for Russia in Ukraine
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — A new Kenyan intelligence report says that 1,000 Kenyans were recruited…
Pakistan summons an Afghan diplomat after a suicide attack kills 11 soldiers
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan’s Foreign Ministry summoned a senior Afghan diplomat and lodged a strong…
Gov. Wes Moore on Trump: ‘I pray for him and I just feel bad for him’
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump can’t seem to stop talking about Maryland Gov. Wes…
A beloved teacher in Morocco unmasked: Frenchman investigated over abuse of 89 boys
KHENIFRA, Morocco (AP) — For decades in the Moroccan town of Khenifra, Jacques Leveugle was…
Pope’s grand tour of Italy over the next few months takes him to Lampedusa and beyond
ROME (AP) — Pope Leo XIV will visit ground zero of Europe’s migration drama, the…
Catholics return to confession focused on grace, not a get-out-of-hell-free card
The Lenten period for penance started this week with Ash Wednesday, and some Catholic priests…
Bulgaria’s new prime minister reaffirms country’s pro-Western orientation ahead of April vote
SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) — Bulgaria’s newly appointed prime minister on Thursday reaffirmed that his country’s…
A look at major events that led to ex-South Korean president’s conviction over martial law
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A South Korean court on Thursday sentenced to life in…
Bus crash in South Africa leaves 4 dead, 31 hurt as rescue efforts continue
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — A bus crash in South Africa’s Limpopo province on Thursday has left…
Barbara Kingsolver returns with ‘Partita,’ her first novel since ‘Demon Copperhead’
NEW YORK (AP) — For her first novel since the Pulitzer Prize-winning “Demon Copperhead,” Barbara…
5 miners are trapped deep underground after a mudslide at a South African diamond mine
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Five miners were trapped deep underground at a South African diamond mine…
Gas explosion kills 16 after apartment building partially collapsed in southern Pakistan
KARACHI, Pakstan (AP) — A gas explosion ripped through an apartment building in Pakistan’s largest…