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Era ends as Raul Castro steps down as Communist Party chief

Raul Castro said he is stepping down as Cuban Communist Party leader, leaving the island without a Castro guiding affairs for ...

Veteran AP producer, cameraman in Iraq dies of COVID-19

Khodeir Majid, who covered Iraq’s numerous conflicts as a video producer and cameraman for The Associated Press for over 17 ...

Myanmar pardons prisoners, unclear if activists among them

Myanmar's junta on Saturday announced it pardoned and released more than 23,000 prisoners to mark the new year holiday, but ...

Japan, US showcase alliance, resolve in dealing with China

President Joe Biden and Japan Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga showcased the alliance between their two countries as well as ...

Israel: Rocket from Gaza is 2nd in 24 hours; no injuries

The Israeli military says Palestinian militants fired a rocket from Gaza into the country’s south Friday, the second incident ...

Iran starts enriching uranium to 60%, its highest level ever

Iran began enriching uranium Friday to its highest-ever purity, edging close to weapons-grade levels, as it attempts to ...

Raul Castro resigns as Communist chief, ending era in Cuba

Raul Castro said Friday he is stepping down as head of Cuba’s Communist Party, ending an era of formal leadership that began ...

Raul Castro, long a sidekick, finally the face of his nation

For most of his life, Raul Castro played second-string to his brother Fidel — first as a guerrilla commander, later as a ...

The Latest: Vaccines to be made available at Alaska airports

JUNEAU, Alaska — Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy says COVID-19 vaccines would be made available at key airports in the state ...

Australian SailGP team capsizes US boat during training

Skipper Tom Slingsby and the defending SailGP champion Australian crew capsized the U.S. team’s foiling 50-foot catamaran on ...

Police confirm fatal shooting of man in Portland

Portland Police say a man was killed Friday during an officer-involved shooting in a city park. The man was pronounced dead ...

Hong Kong democracy leaders given jail terms amid crackdown

A Hong Kong court on Friday sentenced five leading pro-democracy advocates, including media tycoon Jimmy Lai, to up to 18 ...

The Hartford agrees to pay $650M in Boy Scouts bankruptcy

Insurance company The Hartford has agreed to pay $650 million into a proposed trust fund for victims of child sexual abuse ...

Biden: US shootings 'a national embarrassment'

President Joe Biden is calling for action as the nation struggles with yet another mass shooting. While gun control appears ...

Judge denies Ghislaine Maxwell's motions to toss sex charges

A judge on Friday rejected Ghislaine Maxwell’s arguments to toss charges that she recruited three teenager girls from 1994 ...

UN agrees to deploy cease-fire monitors in Libya

The U.N. Security Council has authorized international monitors to watch over a nearly six-month-old cease-fire agreement in ...

Ceremony heralds opening of WWI Memorial in Washington

The new World War I Memorial in Washington, D.C., will open to the public Saturday, and its launch was marked by a ceremony ...

Police: Shooter was former employee of FedEx

Authorities say police seized a gun last year from the suspected shooter at a FedEx facility in Indianapolis, killing eight.

2 killed, officer injured in San Antonio shooting

Two people are dead and two injured including a San Antonio police officer when a routine traffic stop erupted in gunfire.

Latest mass shooting renews calls for gun control

The president of one of the longest running gun control campaigns says at minimum lawmakers should close loopholes on ...