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'We are done dying': NAACP, others express outrage at pepper-spraying of Black and Latino Army officer during traffic stop

Virginia's attorney general, at least one congressman and the NAACP are furious at the actions of Windsor police officers during a traffic stop.

China official calls reports he said country
China official calls reports he said country's COVID-19 vaccines weren't very effective 'a complete misunderstanding'

Chinese Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Gao Fu is walking back comments he made about the country's COVID-19 vaccines. The vaccines...

McEnany on Biden:
McEnany on Biden: 'Everything coming out of the administration is anything but moderate'

Former White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany calls the Biden administration 'anything but moderate,' and suggests the Radical Left is 'really running ...

Ratcliffe calls Hunter Biden
Ratcliffe calls Hunter Biden's claims 'completely false narrative'

Former Director of National Intelligence John Ratcliffe on the Hunter Biden story, arguing that the media has 'misinformed the America people' in a wide...

SNP minister facing ministerial code probe over Gupta and Greensill dinner
SNP minister facing ministerial code probe over Gupta and Greensill dinner

A senior SNP minister is facing a ministerial code investigation over a dinner with banker Lex Greensill and steel billionaire Sanjeev Gupta following a deal...

A GOP congressman said so many Republican voters now believe in the QAnon conspiracy theory it could destroy the party
A GOP congressman said so many Republican voters now believe in the QAnon conspiracy theory it could destroy the party

Rep. Peter Meijer told CNN that "disillusionment and alienation" could lead conservatives not to vote or trigger violence like the January 6 attack.

Inside secret first camp for Myanmar refugees established in India
Inside secret first camp for Myanmar refugees established in India

Hundreds of worried looking people fill the damp room, some playing folk songs on their phones, while others sit quietly in the dark. "I crossed the border...

Meghan Markle could travel safely to Prince Philip
Meghan Markle could travel safely to Prince Philip's funeral, despite her pregnancy and the pandemic

Flying during pregnancy is generally safe, but you need to take precautions. Whether or not you're vaccinated matters.

Northern Ireland Is Experiencing Its Worst Violence in Years. What
Northern Ireland Is Experiencing Its Worst Violence in Years. What's Behind the Unrest?

Police vehicles are seen behind a hijacked bus burns on the Shankill Road as protests continue in Belfast, Northern Ireland, April 7. Scenes of violence on ...

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It's Modernism Week in Palm Springs. This DIY tour points the way

Cruise the coolest pads and businesses in Palm Springs, home to more Midcentury Modern homes and businesses than anywhere else on the planet.

Without the filibuster, the U.S. Senate would become the Wild West
Without the filibuster, the U.S. Senate would become the Wild West

Without the filibuster, the Senate would become the Wild West

Dire COVID predictions about end of mask mandate were way off. Let
Dire COVID predictions about end of mask mandate were way off. Let's be glad for that

Even Dr. Anthony Fauci was stumped about why Texas' "Neanderthal thinking" didn't lead to a surge in cases.

Myanmar accelerates toward a civil war of
Myanmar accelerates toward a civil war of 'unprecedented scale'

Anti-coup demonstrators are abandoning peaceful protest for armed resistance as the deposed civilian government appeals to ethnic rebels to join the fight...

Japan imposes new virus measures in Tokyo ahead of Olympics
Japan imposes new virus measures in Tokyo ahead of Olympics

Japan announced Friday that it will raise the coronavirus alert level in Tokyo to allow tougher measures to curb the rapid spread of a more contagious...

Kansas lawmakers act to limit mail voting, executive and judicial power over elections
Kansas lawmakers act to limit mail voting, executive and judicial power over elections

The moves mirror efforts in states across the country following unfounded claims of voter fraud in 2020.

'Matt Gaetz wants to date your child' billboard goes up in Florida

The billboard, paid for by the liberal PAC Mad Dog, appeared this week amid Gaetz's sex-trafficking scandal.

Brazil top court orders probe of Bolsonaro
Brazil top court orders probe of Bolsonaro's pandemic steps

A Brazilian Supreme Court justice ordered the Senate on Thursday to investigate the government's handling of the coronavirus crisis and the full court ruled ...

Another busy hurricane season predicted for 2021. What could it mean for Carolinas?
Another busy hurricane season predicted for 2021. What could it mean for Carolinas?

At least 17 named storms are forecast for this year.

EXPLAINER: Why would an expert witness go without pay?
EXPLAINER: Why would an expert witness go without pay?

Experts in medicine can command thousands of dollars when they testify in American courtrooms, but prosecutors made a point of letting jurors know that Dr...

Belfast: Police fire water cannon at rioters on another night of violence in Northern Ireland
Belfast: Police fire water cannon at rioters on another night of violence in Northern Ireland

Rioters have been blasted with a water cannon by police as unrest stirred on the streets of Northern Ireland once more. After shocking scenes provoked calls ...

DeSantis sues CDC to get cruises restarted. Experts call it a
DeSantis sues CDC to get cruises restarted. Experts call it a 'political stunt'

Florida governor Ron DeSantis announced Thursday he is suing the federal government in a long-shot attempt to get the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and...

Zach Avery: Hollywood actor arrested over $690m scam scheme
Zach Avery: Hollywood actor arrested over $690m scam scheme

Zachary Horwitz is accused of scamming investors with fake Netflix deals to fund a lavish lifestyle.

SC lawmakers pass $271 million COVID rent relief bill. Here
SC lawmakers pass $271 million COVID rent relief bill. Here's who qualifies.

Eligible households may receive up to 12 months worth of back rent or utility payments.

Coronavirus in South Asia: Where are numbers going up again?
Coronavirus in South Asia: Where are numbers going up again?

Countries in South Asia are seeing rising cases as their vaccination drives continue.

Mexico president justifies release of kingpin targeted by US
Mexico president justifies release of kingpin targeted by US

Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador on Wednesday defended the 2013 ruling that freed one of the drug lords most wanted by U.S. authorities, even...

What Georgia
What Georgia's new election law really does - 9 facts

The new law will offer some voters more opportunities for early voting, but it also puts some new restrictions on absentee voting.

Alleged mastermind of Honduran activist
Alleged mastermind of Honduran activist's murder on trial

The trial of an alleged mastermind of the killing of Honduran environmental and Indigenous rights activist Berta Cáceres began Tuesday, five years after the ...

New audio undermines Jordan
New audio undermines Jordan's claims of foreign plot

A new audio recording that surfaced Tuesday indicates that Jordanian authorities tried to silence a former crown prince for meeting with internal critics and...

In Israel, twin dramas point to difficult path for Netanyahu
In Israel, twin dramas point to difficult path for Netanyahu

Israel's future and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's fate wound through court and political circles on Tuesday, as the country's president weighed whether...

Workers remove more wreckage from deadly Taiwan train crash
Workers remove more wreckage from deadly Taiwan train crash

Workers removed more train wreckage from Taiwan's deadliest railway disaster in decades before an initial report on the investigation into the crash is...

CDC updates guidance on cleaning surfaces to protect against COVID-19
CDC updates guidance on cleaning surfaces to protect against COVID-19

In updated guidance published Monday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said it is "possible" for a person to become infected with COVID-19...

Dad killed in front of daughter during robbery at Marq-E
Dad killed in front of daughter during robbery at Marq-E

Authorities say the 37-year-old dad and his family were at Dave and Buster's, and as he walked with his child to their car, things turned deadly.

Labor board says Amazon illegally fired outspoken workers
Labor board says Amazon illegally fired outspoken workers

The National Labor Relations Board has found that two outspoken Amazon workers were illegally fired last year. Both employees, Emily Cunningham and Maren...

Probe wraps up at Colorado supermarket where 10 were killed
Probe wraps up at Colorado supermarket where 10 were killed

Detectives have finished collecting evidence at a Colorado supermarket where a gunman killed 10 people two weeks ago, but the store is still closed, police...

Texas Sen. Ted Cruz opposes President Joe Biden
Texas Sen. Ted Cruz opposes President Joe Biden's $2.3 trillion infrastructure plan

He says it's "just the Green New Deal-lite masquerading as an infrastructure plan."

Colorful and controversial, new police chief says we
Colorful and controversial, new police chief says we're going to be the 'Miami Love Boat'

Standing next to his wife and young son, Art Acevedo raised his right hand for the swearing-in ceremony Monday that made him the city of Miami's sixth police...

US tells AstraZeneca to cut ties with manufacturer after mix-up ruined factory
US tells AstraZeneca to cut ties with manufacturer after mix-up ruined factory's vaccine batch

US health officials have told AstraZeneca to cut ties with its manufacturing partner amid fears that any more production mishaps could erode the public's...

Federal COVID-19 mass vaccination site to open at Columbia Place Mall next week
Federal COVID-19 mass vaccination site to open at Columbia Place Mall next week

The site should go live by April 14 and will be capable of administering 1,000 doses a day, seven days a week, federal officials said.

Fun but doomed: LG
Fun but doomed: LG's most memorable smartphones

The South Korean firm is giving up on mobiles after repeatedly trying to out-innovate the market.

A brave dog saved her owner
A brave dog saved her owner's life by stopping traffic and flagging down a truck when she collapsed during a walk

Haley Moore had taken her one-and-a-half-year-old dog, Clover, out for a walk in Ottawa, Canada when she had the seizure.

Person County deputy shoots to death a man holding hostages, sheriff says
Person County deputy shoots to death a man holding hostages, sheriff says

The Person County Sheriff's Office said the deputy has been placed on leave while the State Bureau of Investigations reviews the shooting.

The Trump campaign reportedly cheated donors who thought they were making a one-time contribution, collecting recurring donations
The Trump campaign reportedly cheated donors who thought they were making a one-time contribution, collecting recurring donations

The Trump campaign gave refunds in the amount of about $122 million compared to $21 million for the Biden campaign, the New York Times reported.

Fresno police warning community of quick thefts involving slingshots
Fresno police warning community of quick thefts involving slingshots

Within seconds, criminals are able to use tools like a slingshot to break through windows and steal valuable items.

Amtrak is being offered $80 billion for upgrades, as part of Biden
Amtrak is being offered $80 billion for upgrades, as part of Biden's infrastructure plan, but experts say modernizing America's railways may cost far more

Transport experts said the most important part of the plan was the modernization of routes already in place - the ones that have been crumbling for years.

Mom carjacked in broad daylight in SW Houston, HPD says
Mom carjacked in broad daylight in SW Houston, HPD says

The woman, who was with her child, had just parked her car when the two suddenly appeared and started demanding her keys.

VA expected Iraq, Afghanistan wars would lead to toxic exposures, agency reveals
VA expected Iraq, Afghanistan wars would lead to toxic exposures, agency reveals

'We expected there to be hazardous exposures,' VA says, raising questions about why some veterans cannot get care.

Taiwan: At least 34 killed after train derails inside tunnel
Taiwan: At least 34 killed after train derails inside tunnel

Rescuers are struggling to access four carriages inside a tunnel that are "badly damaged".

Police: California office attack that killed 4 wasn
Police: California office attack that killed 4 wasn't random

A gunman who killed four people, including a 9-year-old boy, in a rampage at a Southern California office building knew all the victims and his motive may...

Franklin Graham wins court battle after crusade ads yanked off buses in England
Franklin Graham wins court battle after crusade ads yanked off buses in England

Evangelist was discriminated against on basis of religious views, judge rules.

Satellite images show the Ever Given sitting in an artificial lake off the Suez Canal, where its hull will be inspected for seaworthiness
Satellite images show the Ever Given sitting in an artificial lake off the Suez Canal, where its hull will be inspected for seaworthiness

The Ever Given is currently anchored in the Great Bitter Lake, along the Suez Canal, awaiting inspection before it's permitted to continue its route.

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