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A Kremlin critic was transferred to a Siberian prison and placed in a ‘punishment cell,’ lawyer says
TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — An imprisoned Russian opposition figure has been transferred to a maximum…
Israeli airstrikes hit Gaza for the 3rd day in a row as West Bank violence intensifies
NOUR SHAMS REFUGEE CAMP, West Bank (AP) — Israeli airstrikes struck militant sites in Gaza…
One dead, two injured after building collapses in north-end Montreal
MONTREAL – A man has died and two others were injured after the partial collapse…
Why Spain’s conservative leader is a long shot to become prime minister despite winning election
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — The leader of Spain’s conservatives, Alberto Núñez Feijóo, will have his…
Government should pay compensation for secretive Cold War-era testing, St. Louis victims say
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Ben Phillips’ childhood memories include basketball games with friends, and neighbors…
Science paints a new picture of the ancient past, when we mixed and mated with other kinds of humans
What does it mean to be human? For a long time, the answer seemed clear.…
A year after Fiona, a traumatized Newfoundland town backs away from the sea
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. – One year after a wave driven by post-tropical storm Fiona slammed…
Pakistan recalls an injectable medicine causing eye infection, sight loss and orders a probe
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan’s health minister said Sunday that an injectable medicine that was causing…
B.C. mule deer stressed by wildfire, but still much to learn about wildlife impacts
Proof that deer experienced elevated stress in response to wildfires in British Columbia’s southern Interior…
Lahaina residents brace for what they’ll find as they return to devastated properties in burn zone
HONOLULU (AP) — Soon after one of Maui’s Japanese Buddhist temples, the Lahaina Hongwanji Mission,…
As foreign minister speaks at UN blocks away, Venezuelan asylum-seekers strain New York City
NEW YORK (AP) — Ysamar López stood beneath the old hotel’s canopy, exploring New York…
California governor vetoes bill requiring custody courts to weigh affirmation of gender identity
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom has vetoed a bill that would have…
Birthplace of the atomic bomb braces for its biggest mission since the top-secret Manhattan Project
LOS ALAMOS, N.M. (AP) — Los Alamos was the perfect spot for the U.S. government’s…
Biden has gotten the updated COVID-19 vaccine and the annual flu shot, the White House says
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has gotten the updated COVID-19 vaccine and annual flu…
New York City further tightens time limit for migrants to move out of shelters
NEW YORK (AP) — Beleaguered by a continuing influx of asylum seekers, New York City…
Some providers are dropping gender-affirming care for kids even in cases where it’s legal
ST. LOUIS (AP) — As Republican-led states have rushed to ban gender-affirming for minors, some…
Nikki Haley’s approach to abortion is rooted in her earliest days in South Carolina politics
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — As a state representative running a longshot campaign for South Carolina…
A court in China sentences a famed Uyghur scholar to life in prison, foundation says
BEIJING (AP) — A prominent Uyghur scholar specializing in the study of her people’s folklore…
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White House preparing for government shutdown as House Republicans lack a viable endgame for funding…
RCMP ‘gutted’ by death of Const. Rick O’Brien, 51, shot in B.C.: deputy commissioner
COQUITLAM, B.C. – The death of another Mountie in British Columbia less than a year…
Critics of North Carolina school athletics governing body pass bill ordering more oversight
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina legislators have ordered additional oversight of the chief nonprofit…
Medicaid expansion to begin soon in North Carolina as governor decides to let budget bill become law
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper announced Friday he would let the…
Video of Elijah McClain’s stop by police shown as officers on trial in Black man’s death
BRIGHTON, Colo. (AP) — Elijah McClain’s mother left a Colorado courtroom in tears Friday after…
Arizona’s sweltering summer could set new record for most heat-associated deaths in big metro
PHOENIX (AP) — America’s hottest metro area is on track to set an annual record…