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The Mississippi Department of Public Safety uncovers rare KKK artifacts in one of its offices
A notebook with meeting minutes and a ledger are among Ku Klux Klan-related items that…
Brazilian inmates find relief and reduce sentences through reading
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — When 33-year-old Brazilian woman Emily de Souza heard about a…
Marine corporal accused of stealing and selling weapons from California’s Camp Pendleton
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A U.S. Marine who was an ammunition specialist at California’s Camp…
Clowns take to the streets of Bolivia to protest decree that could crush their livelihoods
LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) — Dozens of clowns marched through the streets of Bolivia’s capital…
Mark Sanford makes a last-minute bid to return to Congress – again – in South Carolina
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Mark Sanford, the former South Carolina congressman and governor whose political…
NASA begins the countdown for humanity’s first launch to the moon in 53 years
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — NASA began the countdown Monday for humanity’s first launch to…
Cuba to receive a sanctioned Russian oil tanker as it struggles under US blockade
HAVANA (AP) — Cuba prepared Monday to receive a sanctioned Russian tanker carrying roughly 730,000…
Spain closes off its airspace to US planes involved in the Iran war
MADRID (AP) — Spain closed its airspace to U.S. planes involved in the Iran war,…
What to know about Tiger Woods’ rollover crash in Florida
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ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Tiger Woods’ refusal to take a urine test following his recent…
EPA watchdog finds nation’s most contaminated sites are vulnerable to flooding, wildfires
WASHINGTON (AP) — About 100 of the nation’s most contaminated toxic waste sites are in…
What to know about Montana’s new sex definition bill
Nearly a year after it passed the Legislature, Gov. Greg Gianforte signed a bill Tuesday…
International observers urge violence-free elections after clashes at Serbia vote
BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — International observers at a local election in European Union candidate Serbia…
Chile’s president vows tougher school security following recent stabbing and firearms incidents
SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — President José Antonio Kast said Monday that his administration will tighten…
Solar panel group buys spread across Michigan as residents band together for discounts
In the middle of a five-day power outage brought on by an early spring storm,…
Spanish bishops and government sign deal for compensation of church sexual abuse victims
MADRID (AP) — Spain’s Catholic bishops and the Spanish government took another step Monday toward…
What we know about Iran’s parliamentary speaker Qalibaf
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Long before he became Iran’s parliamentary speaker, Mohammad Bagher…
Royals owner John Sherman acknowledges sense of urgency in deciding the future home of the MLB club
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Royals owner John Sherman acknowledged Monday that the Major League…
US reopens embassy in Venezuela months after military operation to remove Maduro
WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States has formally reopened its embassy in Caracas, Venezuela, after…
The birthright citizenship case at the Supreme Court hits close to home for this immigrant mother
WASHINGTON (AP) — One of the first things an Argentine emigre did after her son…
In their words: What judges have said about birthright citizenship
WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal courts have uniformly blocked President Donald Trump’s order seeking to end…
Providers face ‘extreme shortage’ of paramedics, EMTs in rural Michigan
Paramedics and emergency medical technicians, or EMTs, face a harsh reality in Michigan — shrinking…
Photos show Christians marking Holy Week across the world
Christians are celebrating Holy Week with processions and reenactments across the globe. The week between…
A women-led music festival pushes for peace in Congo’s conflict-ridden eastern region
GOMA, Congo (AP) — Congolese rapper Clem Cléopâtre took to the stage on the last…
25-year-old Noelia Castillo dies by legal euthanasia in case that drew national spotlight in Spain
MADRID (AP) — Noelia Castillo, a Spanish woman who sought euthanasia and fought a protracted…