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In first, an Argentine court convicts ex-officers of crimes against trans women during dictatorship
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Judges overseeing a high-profile human rights trial in Argentina convicted…
The British Museum is suing a former curator it says stole 1,800 items and tried to sell them
LONDON (AP) — The British Museum went to court Tuesday against a former curator alleged…
Schools to reopen in South Sudan after two weeks of extreme heat
JUBA, South Sudan (AP) — South Sudan’s government on Tuesday said schools will reopen next…
Small drug seizures down in Vancouver post-decriminalization, police say
VANCOUVER – Small drug seizures in Vancouver dropped at a “dramatic” rate after decriminalization came…
NYC subway rider is fatally pushed onto tracks, reviving discussion about mental illness in system
NEW YORK (AP) — A man accused of fatally shoving another person into the path…
Supreme Court seems likely to preserve access to the abortion medication mifepristone
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Tuesday seemed likely to preserve access to a…
Georgia senators again push conservative aims for schools
ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia’s Republican state senators are making another attempt to impose a conservative…
CRA fires 232 people for falsely claiming $2,000 monthly pandemic benefit
OTTAWA – The Canada Revenue Agency has now fired more than 200 people for falsely…
Ontario deficit ballooning to $9.8B next year amid slow economic growth
TORONTO – Ontario is delaying its path to balance as lethargic economic growth drags the…
Lawsuit says Ohio’s gender-affirming care ban violates the state constitution
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Two families of transgender minors filed a constitutional challenge on Tuesday…
Cases settled: 2 ex-officials of veterans home where 76 died in the pandemic avoid jail time
BOSTON (AP) — Two former officials of a veterans home in Massachusetts where at least…
Russia persists in blaming Ukraine for concert attack despite its denial and Islamic State’s claim
MOSCOW (AP) — Russian officials persisted Tuesday in saying Ukraine and the West had a…
5 takeaways from the abortion pill case before the U.S. Supreme Court
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. Supreme Court justices on Tuesday did not appear ready to limit…
Controversial military reproductive health care travel policy was used just 12 times in 7 months
WASHINGTON (AP) — A controversial military policy that allows service members to be reimbursed for…
Boston to pay $4.6M to settle wrongful death suit stemming from police killing of mentally ill man
BOSTON (AP) — The city of Boston will pay about $4.6 million to settle a…
Pentagon urges Israel to protect civilians in Gaza as military chiefs meet at time of high tensions
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. defense leaders pressed their Israeli counterparts Tuesday to ensure that any…
New concussion guidelines could get athletes back to exercise, school earlier
American athletic trainers are getting behind guidelines that could allow students who sustain a concussion…
Hunger deepens as relentless gang violence targets Haiti’s capital
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Gangs have intensified their rampage in the downtown area of Haiti’s…
Commons committee to hear witnesses on security concerns about microbiology lab
OTTAWA – A House of Commons committee plans to look into concerns about a high-security…
Bruce Springsteen becomes first international songwriter made a fellow of Britain’s Ivors Academy
LONDON (AP) — Bruce Springsteen is the first international songwriter to be named a fellow…
Environment Canada issues dust advisory for central and northern B.C.
HOUSTON, B.C. – Environment Canada has added a dust advisories for a large section of…
Lebanese Sunni militant group head says coordination with Shiite Hezbollah is vital to fight Israel
BEIRUT (AP) — The head of a Lebanese Sunni political and militant group that has…
Airstrikes in Syria kill an Iranian adviser and a member of a World Health Organization team
BEIRUT (AP) — A series of airstrikes in eastern Syria on Tuesday killed more than…
King Charles III will attend Easter Sunday service in his first major appearance since diagnosis
LONDON (AP) — King Charles III and Queen Camilla will attend an Easter service at…