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EXPLAINER: What’s behind North Korea’s COVID-19 admission?
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Before acknowledging its first domestic COVID-19 cases, North Korea spent 2 1/2 years rejecting outside...
Read moreNo sea serpents, mobsters but Tahoe trash divers strike gold
STATELINE, Nev. (AP) — They found no trace of a mythical sea monster, no sign of mobsters in cement shoes...
Read more`From crisis to death’: Probing teen’s last, desperate hours
MISSION, Kan. (AP) — “Y’all here to protect me,” the youth asked the officers, beseechingly. “Right?” The 17-year-old’s foster father,...
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Ukraine to hold first war crimes trial of captured Russian
ZAPORIZHZHIA, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine’s top prosecutor disclosed plans Wednesday for the first war crimes trial of a captured Russian...
Read moreJudge: Trump must pay $110K, meet conditions to end contempt
NEW YORK (AP) — A New York judge said Wednesday he will lift Donald Trump’s contempt of court order if...
Read moreLawyers: Nearly $1B tentative settlement in condo collapse
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — A nearly $1 billion tentative settlement has been reached in a class-action lawsuit brought by...
Read moreCreeping COVID-19 cases result in few schools mask mandates
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) — U.S. COVID-19 cases are up, leading a smattering of school districts, particularly in the Northeast, to...
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Biden sees bigger role for US farms due to Ukraine war
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden wants to put a spotlight on the spike in food prices from Russia's invasion...
Read moreDemocrats’ bill would make Roe v. Wade law, and expand it
WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer says Democrats’ abortion legislation is “very simple," as it would enshrine into...
Read moreInside the manhunt for an escaped murder suspect and jailer
WASHINGTON (AP) — It was about three hours after sheriff’s officials in Alabama realized a capital murder suspect and a...
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