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Defense attorneys rest in trial over Arbery's death

BRUNSWICK, Ga. (AP) - Defense attorneys for the three men accused of killing Ahmaud Arbery rested Thursday after calling a total of seven witnesses. The people who testified in the men's defense inclu...

Nov 18, 2021

MSNBC banned from Rittenhouse trial after bus incident

KENOSHA, Wis. (AP) - The judge at Kyle Rittenhouse's murder trial banned MSNBC from the courthouse Thursday after police said they briefly detained a man who had followed the jury bus and may have tri...

Nov 18, 2021

Judge tosses convictions of 2 men in killing of Malcolm X

NEW YORK (AP) - More than half a century after the assassination of Malcolm X, two of his convicted killers were exonerated Thursday after decades of doubt about who was responsible for the civil righ...

Nov 18, 2021

Emergency request filed as execution looms for Julius Jones

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Attorneys for Julius Jones have filed a last-minute, emergency request seeking a temporary stop to his execution scheduled for Thursday afternoon. Republican Gov. Kevin Stitt has ...

Nov 18, 2021

New laws steer some teachers away from race-related topics

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - New measures that restrict how race is addressed in classrooms have spread confusion and anxiety among many educators, who in some cases have begun pulling books and canceling ...

Nov 18, 2021

Doubts over China tennis star's email raise safety concerns

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) - A Chinese professional tennis player not seen in public since she accused a former top government official of sexual assault purportedly sent an email claiming she was safe and t...

Nov 18, 2021

Rittenhouse jury resumes deliberating after 2nd mistrial bid

KENOSHA, Wis. (AP) - The jury at Kyle Rittenhouse's murder trial began deliberating for a third day Thursday with a new defense request for a mistrial hanging over the politically and racially fraught...

Nov 18, 2021

Kardashian West helps fly Afghan women soccer players to UK

LONDON (AP) - Members of Afghanistan's women's youth development soccer team arrived in Britain early Thursday after being flown from Pakistan with the help of a New York rabbi, a U.K. soccer club and...

Nov 18, 2021

Britain’s Prince Charles in Cairo, first visit since 2006

CAIRO (AP) - Britain's Prince Charles and his wife, Camilla, arrived in Cairo on Thursday for the first time in 15 years, hoping to promote tolerance and cement bilateral ties. The visit is part of th...

Nov 18, 2021

The AP Interview: Ex-Interpol wife takes on China government

LYON, France (AP) - In China, she enjoyed the privileges that flowed from being married to a senior member of the governing elite. Her husband was a top police official in the security apparatus that ...

Nov 18, 2021