TORONTO — The Canadian branch of Amnesty International said Monday it was…
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Trial begins over death of Ugandan woman killed in Utah park
SALT LAKE CITY — Ludovic Michaud was driving around the scenic red…
US police rarely deploy deadly robots to confront suspects
SAN FRANCISCO — The unabashedly liberal city of San Francisco became the…
Reformers take 6 of 14 UAW board seats, could win majority
DETROIT — Reform-minded candidates won several races as members of the United…
South African president awaits party decision on his fate
JOHANNESBURG — South African President Cyril Ramaphosa looked relaxed and shared a…
South African president awaits party decision on his fate
JOHANNESBURG — South African President Cyril Ramaphosa looked relaxed and shared a…
George Clooney, Gladys Knight among Kennedy Center honorees
WASHINGTON — Performers such as Gladys Knight or the Irish band U2…
Mamie King-Chalmers, woman in civil rights photo, dies at 81
DETROIT — Mamie King-Chalmers, who as a young Black woman appeared in…
Man pardoned by ex-Kentucky gov. convicted of strangulation
COVINGTON, Ky. — A Kentucky man has been convicted of strangulation and…
Human rights groups criticize Cuba’s new criminal code
HAVANA — Cuba enacted a new penal code this week that activists…
Wounded officers sue Sig Sauer, say gun goes off by itself
CONCORD, N.H. — Police and federal law enforcement officers are among 20…
DEA’s most corrupt agent: Parties, sex amid ‘unwinnable war’
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — José Irizarry accepts that he’s known as…
Tough Oregon gun law faces legal challenge, could be delayed
PORTLAND, Ore. — Midterm voters in Oregon narrowly passed one of the…
Report: California gun data breach was unintentional
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California’s Department of Justice mistakenly posted the names, addresses…
Australia argues against ‘endangered’ Barrier Reef status
CANBERRA, Australia — Australia’s environment minister said Tuesday her government will lobby…
Disgraced former UK minister seeks reality TV redemption
LONDON — Matt Hancock, the U.K’s scandal-prone former health secretary, is seeking…
Judge denies bid for new trial in Whitmer kidnapping case
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — A federal judge has denied a new trial…
Group files emergency motion to stop Oregon gun control law
PORTLAND, Ore. — A gun rights group, sheriff and gun store owner…
Egypt announces freedom, mass pardon for 30 jailed activists
CAIRO — Egypt announced late Thursday the release of 30 political activists…
Rage and sadness as Colorado club shooting victims honored
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — Hundreds of people, many holding candles and wiping…