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Panel finds 80 alleged abuse cases tied to WHO's Congo work

BENI, Congo (AP) - A panel commissioned by the World Health Organization has identified more than 80 alleged cases of sex abuse during the U.N. health agency's response to an Ebola outbreak in Congo, ...

Sep 28, 2021

Apartment block explosion in Sweden injures some 20 people

An explosion in an apartment building in central Gothenburg in Sweden injured up to 20 people on Tuesday, according to the Swedish news agency TT. The explosion took place in the early hours of the mo...

Sep 28, 2021

Gas well blowout near Los Angeles leads to $1.8B settlement

LOS ANGELES (AP) - Thousands of families sickened and forced from their Los Angeles homes after the nation's largest-known natural gas leak have reached a $1.8 billion settlement with a utility, attor...

Sep 27, 2021

North Korea fires projectile into sea, South Korea says

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - South Korea says North Korea has fired an unidentified projectile into the sea. The Joint Chiefs of Staff says the launch was made off the North's eastern coast on Tuesday mo...

Sep 27, 2021

GOP blocks bill to keep government going; new try ahead

WASHINGTON (AP) - Republican senators blocked a bill Monday night to keep the government operating and allow federal borrowing, but Democrats aiming to avert a shutdown are likely to try again - at th...

Sep 27, 2021

Goats get loose in Atlanta's tony Buckhead neighborhood

ATLANTA (AP) - A herd of goats brought in to clear weeds got loose Monday, briefly becoming a thorn in the side of Atlanta's tony Buckhead neighborhood. Atlanta police responded after a driver called ...

Sep 27, 2021

Texas GOP tries to protect US House seats under new maps

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - Texas Republicans proposed redrawn congressional maps Monday that would shore up their slipping dominance and bolster their nearly two dozen U.S. House members, while adding new d...

Sep 27, 2021

John Hinckley, who shot Reagan, to be freed from oversight

A federal judge said Monday that John Hinckley Jr., who tried to assassinate President Ronald Reagan four decades ago, can be freed from all his remaining restrictions next year if he continues to fol...

Sep 27, 2021

Taliban, ex-Afghan government dispute ends with no UN speech

UNITED NATIONS (AP) - The dispute between Afghanistan's new Taliban rulers and its former government over who should speak at the United Nations' annual meeting of world leaders finally has an answer:...

Sep 27, 2021

Scientists: Spanish volcano has entered 'low activity' phase

LA PALMA, Canary Islands (AP) - A Spanish island volcano that has buried more than 500 buildings and displaced over 6,000 people since it erupted last week stopped releasing large clouds of ashes and ...

Sep 27, 2021