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US Rep. Jeff Fortenberry of Nebraska announces resignation

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - Republican U.S. Rep. Jeff Fortenberry of Nebraska on Saturday resigned from office after a California jury convicted him of lying to federal authorities about an illegal campaign do...

Mar 26, 2022

Jamaicans shun UK royal visit, demand slavery reparations

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) - Dozens of well-known leaders in Jamaica including professors and politicians are demanding an apology and slavery reparations as the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge prepare ...

Mar 26, 2022

Back-to-back rocket attacks hit Ukraine's Lviv, near Poland

LVIV, Ukraine (AP) - Several rockets struck the western Ukrainian city of Lviv on Saturday while President Joe Biden was visiting the capital of Poland, whose border is just 45 miles away. The powerfu...

Mar 26, 2022

Biden on Russia's Putin: `This man cannot remain in power'

WARSAW, Poland (AP) - President Joe Biden on Saturday called for Russian leader Vladimir Putin's removal, saying, "For God's sake, this man cannot remain in power." Biden also used a speech in Poland'...

Mar 26, 2022

Missouri station offering Russian state radio to listeners

LIBERTY, Mo. (AP) - A man who runs a little-known, low-budget radio station in suburban Kansas City says he is standing up for free speech and alternative viewpoints when he airs Russian state-sponsor...

Mar 26, 2022

Russian strike killed 300 in Mariupol theater, Ukraine says

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) - About 300 people were killed by the Russian airstrike last week that blasted open a Mariupol theater that was being used as a shelter, Ukrainian authorities said, marking what cou...

Mar 25, 2022

Mourners gather for a vigil for 6 girls killed in crash

TISHOMINGO, Okla. (AP) - Mourners gathered in a small Oklahoma town's high school football stadium Friday evening to pay tribute to six teenage girls killed in a crash with a large truck. The vigil oc...

Mar 25, 2022

Fire in Saudi city ahead of F1 race; Houthis claim attacks

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - A raging fire erupted Friday at an oil depot in the Saudi city of Jiddah ahead of an F1 race there, according to witnesses and video footage, with Yemen's Houthis re...

Mar 25, 2022

Biden in Poland to see US troops, Ukraine refugees

RZESZOW, Poland (AP) - President Joe Biden visited U.S. troops stationed near Poland's border with Ukraine on Friday and was getting a first hand look at the growing humanitarian response to the milli...

Mar 25, 2022

Supreme Court Justice Thomas released from hospital

WASHINGTON (AP) - Justice Clarence Thomas was discharged from the hospital Friday after a stay of nearly a week, the Supreme Court said. Thomas, 73, had entered the hospital last Friday evening after ...

Mar 25, 2022