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Netanyahu asked to form new government, but faces long odds

JERUSALEM - Israel's president on Tuesday handed Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu the difficult task of trying to form a new government, giving the embattled Israeli leader a chance to extend his len...

Apr 7, 2021

Iran state TV acknowledges ship attacked in Red Sea

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - An Iranian cargo ship believed to be a base for the paramilitary Revolutionary Guard and anchored for years in the Red Sea off Yemen has been attacked, Iranian state tele...

Apr 7, 2021

NRA exec sheltered on borrowed yacht after mass shootings

DALLAS - After school shootings that left dozens dead in recent years, National Rifle Association leader Wayne LaPierre said the resulting outrage put him in such danger that he sought shelter aboard ...

Apr 6, 2021

Marines open another probe into sunken tank blamed on errors

SAN DIEGO - The Marine Corps has launched a probe looking at the readiness of its troops before they participated in an exercise that ended in tragedy with the sinking of a seafaring tank off the Sout...

Apr 6, 2021

Florida governor rebuts vaccine 'pay-to-play' report on CBS

ORLANDO, Fla. - Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis pushed back aggressively Tuesday against a "60 Minutes" report that suggested he initially made a deal to distribute COVID-19 vaccines in a South Florida coun...

Apr 6, 2021

Refugee families urge Biden to keep promise to up admissions

SAN DIEGO - The families of refugees and their supporters, including 124 elected officials, sent President Joe Biden a letter Tuesday urging him to make good on his promise to boost refugee admissions...

Apr 6, 2021

Greenland election shows divide over rare-earth metals mine

HELSINKI - Greenland is holding an early parliamentary election Tuesday focused in part on whether the semi-autonomous Danish territory should allow international companies to mine the sparsely popula...

Apr 6, 2021

US boosts aid to Palestinians as some in Congress cry foul

WASHINGTON - The Biden administration is moving again to increase U.S. assistance to the Palestinians as it fires up a new Mideast policy that is directly opposite of the one pursued by its predecesso...

Apr 6, 2021

California's Pacific Gas & Electric charged in 2019 wildfire

SACRAMENTO, Calif. - A California prosecutor filed 33 criminal charges Tuesday against the troubled Pacific Gas & Electric for a 2019 wildfire officials blamed on the utility. The Sonoma County di...

Apr 6, 2021

California plans to lift most pandemic restrictions June 15

SAN FRANCISCO - California plans to lift most coronavirus restrictions on businesses and workplaces June 15, with officials saying enough people should be vaccinated by then to allow for life to almos...

Apr 6, 2021