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Ethiopia's week of unrest sees 239 dead, 3,500 arrested

At least 239 people have been killed and 3,500 arrested in more than a week of unrest in Ethiopia that poses the biggest ...

Country band Lady A files suit against singer with same name

Country group Lady A, which dropped the word “Antebellum,” from their name because of the word's ties to slavery, has filed ...

AP Exclusive: 'Strike for Black Lives' to highlight racism

A national coalition of labor unions, along with racial and social justice organizations, will stage a mass walkout from work ...

New oversight committee would restore faith in NYPD, AG says

New York Attorney General Letitia James proposed sweeping changes Wednesday to boost oversight of the New York City Police ...

In UK court, Depp accuses Amber Heard of 'hoax' abuse claims

Johnny Depp denied an allegation by ex-wife Amber Heard that he is a “Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde” monster who turned violent ...

Mary Kay Letourneau, teacher jailed for raping student, dies

Mary Kay Letourneau, a teacher who married her former sixth-grade student after she was convicted of raping him in a case ...

Judge dismisses GM's bribery lawsuit against Fiat Chrysler

A federal judge in Detroit has tossed out General Motors’ lawsuit alleging that Fiat Chrysler paid off union leaders to get ...

Editorial Roundup: US

Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad: ___ July 7 The Washington Post on a new U.S.

Sabres drop lawsuit after assistant coach granted green card

The Buffalo Sabres dropped their lawsuit against the federal government after immigration officials reversed course by ...

Kosovo's president to be questioned in war crimes inquiry

Kosovo’s president said Wednesday that he would go to The Hague to be questioned by prosecutors investigating war crimes ...

26 women accuse Paris street artist of rape, sexual assault

Paris police are investigating accusations by 26 women that a street artist in the historic Montmartre neighborhood raped or ...

5 Things to Know for Today

Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today: 1. WHERE TEXAS VIRUS ...

AMERICA DISRUPTED: Troubles cleave a nation, and a city

It was difficult to celebrate America in Saginaw this year. The deadly coronavirus had torn through the county.

Movement for Black Lives seeks sweeping legislative changes

Proposed federal legislation that would radically transform the nation's criminal justice system through such changes as ...

Banned for life by FIFA, soccer officials line up to appeal

The first of a number of appeals by former soccer officials banned for life by FIFA was heard Tuesday at sport's highest ...

Russian space official, ex-journalist, charged with treason

A former journalist who worked as an adviser to the director of Russia's state space corporation was arrested and jailed ...

Women's rights groups protest French ministers' appointments

One of French President Emmanuel Macron’s new government ministers has been accused of rape. Another is a lawyer who ...

Women's rights groups protest French ministers' appointments

One of French President Emmanuel Macron’s new government ministers has been accused of rape. Another is a lawyer who ...

Breonna Taylor's family argues police had no cause for raid

Louisville police called off a warrant search of Breonna Taylor’s apartment after a drug suspect was located elsewhere, but ...

Trains collide head-on near Czech-German border; 2 dead

Two passenger trains collided head-on in western Czech Republic, killing at least two people on board and injuring about 20, ...