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Defense rests at officer's trial over Daunte Wright's death

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - The defense has rested in the trial of a Minnesota police officer charged in the fatal shooting of Black motorist Daunte Wright. Kim Potter, 49, is charged with manslaughter in Wrig...

Dec 17, 2021

Toughest sentence yet for any Capitol rioter: over 5 years

WASHINGTON (AP) - A Capitol rioter who attacked police officers working to hold back the angry pro-Trump mob on Jan. 6 was sentenced Friday to more than five years behind bars, the most so far for any...

Dec 17, 2021

More than 20 feared dead in building fire in Osaka

TOKYO (AP) - More than 20 people were feared dead after a fire broke out Friday in a building in Osaka in western Japan, fire department officials said, and police were investigating arson as a possib...

Dec 17, 2021

AP sources: Senate Dems’ immigration bid suffers key setback

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Senate parliamentarian has said a Democratic effort to let millions of immigrants remain temporarily in the U.S. should be dropped from an expansive social and environment bill, ...

Dec 16, 2021

Officials: Astroworld victims died from compression asphyxia

HOUSTON (AP) - The 10 people who lost their lives in a massive crowd surge at the Astroworld music festival in Houston died from compression asphyxia, officials announced Thursday. Medical examiners w...

Dec 16, 2021

At least 5 dead as Midwest rocked by hurricane-force winds

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - At least five people died as a powerful and extremely unusual storm system swept across the Great Plains and Midwest amid unseasonably warm temperatures, spawning hurricane-force wi...

Dec 16, 2021

BEHIND THE LENS: Chronicling a warming world

DATE: Various times in 2021 PLACES: Nidderau, Germany; Dhanbad, India; Sequoia Crest, Calif.; Limni, Greece; Suesca, Colombia PHOTOGRAPHERS: Michael Probst; Altaf Qadri; Noah Berger; Thodoris Nikolaou...

Dec 16, 2021

All from US missionary group freed in Haiti, police say

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) - The remaining members of a missionary group who were kidnapped two months ago have been freed, Haiti police and the group said Thursday. The spokesman for Haiti's National...

Dec 16, 2021

Prosecution rests case against Kim Potter in Wright death

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Prosecutors on Thursday rested their case against Kim Potter, the suburban Minneapolis police officer charged in the shooting death of Black motorist Daunte Wright. After a week of ...

Dec 16, 2021

UK COVID cases hit record; Top doctor warns of worse to come

LONDON (AP) - The U.K. recorded the highest number of confirmed new COVID-19 infections Wednesday since the pandemic began, and England's chief medical officer warned the situation is likely to get wo...

Dec 15, 2021