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UN Concerned About Detained Migrants Vanishing In Libya
A U.N. migration agency official expressed concerns Friday over the disappearance of thousands of Europebound migrants who were intercepted and returned to Libya as more and more desperate people risk their lives trying to cross the Mediterranean Sea to E...
Will of Queen Elizabeth's Late Husband will be Sealed, Court Decides
The most recent additions were made in 2002 following the deaths of Queen Elizabeth's mother, Elizabeth, and her sister Princess Margaret,
Arizona Official Seeks Probe After Voter Data Posted Online
Maricopa County Recorder Stephen Richer is asking Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich to investigate after voter registration records were posted online.
Dozens Found In A Sweltering Trailer At Texas Border
Almost 50 people who had entered the U.S. illegally were found inside the sweltering trailer of a truck stopped at a Border Patrol checkpoint in South Texas, officials said.
Court Halts Use Of Health Order To Expel Migrant Families
A federal judge ruled Thursday that the U.S. government must stop using a public health order to quickly expel migrants with children who are apprehended along the U.S.Mexico border.
Puerto Rico Corrections Officers Among 29 Indicted In Case
Puerto Rico correctional officers are among 29 suspects facing charges including drug trafficking, money laundering and bribery in a federal indictment unsealed on Thursday.
California Wildfires Threaten Famous Giant Sequoia Trees
Multiple forest fires on Thursday were threatening groves of gigantic sequoias in Californias Sierra Nevada mountains that are home to some of the world's largest trees.
NYC's Rikers Island Jail Spirals Into Chaos Amid Pandemic
A spate of inmate deaths. Cellblocks unguarded. Staggering staffing shortages caused by AWOL guards. Detainees deprived of food and medical care.
U.S. President Biden to Host UK PM Boris Johnson at the White House Next Week -Axios
U.S. President Joe Biden will host British Prime Minister Boris Johnson at the White House next week
Embed-Map-Biden-Afghan Refugees, ADVISORY
BIDEN-AFGHAN REFUGEES Map. This AP digital embed map shows the distribution of the first group of about 37,000 Afghan evacuees to be resettled in the United States. The Biden administration is notifying state officials how many evacuees are slated to com...
Prosecutors Play R. Kelly Tapes As Goverment Case Winds Down
Prosecutors, nearing the end of their case at the sex trafficking trial of R. Kelly, played recordings for a New York City jury Wednesday they say back up allegations the R&B singer abused women and girls.
UN Encourages New Negotiations In Dispute Over Ethiopian Dam
The U.N. Security Council on Wednesday encouraged Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan to resume negotiations on the contentious issue of water availability from the dam that the Ethiopians are building on the main tributary of the Nile River.
Man Called Largest Child Porn Purveyor Gets 27-year Sentence
A man described by U.S. authorities as the world's most prolific purveyor of child pornography at the time of his arrest in Ireland was sentenced on Wednesday to 27 years in federal prison.
Thousands Protest Against Bukele Government In El Salvador
Thousands of people marched in El Salvador's capital Wednesday against the government of President Nayib Bukele who protesters say has concentrated too much power, weakened the independence of the courts and may seek reelection.
Wrongly Convicted US Man Who Escaped Death Row Dies of Covid-19
Thibodeaux, who eventually settled with his family in Texas, was a long-haul trucker who landed in Jacksonville, Florida hospital with Covid-19.
Rugby-All Blacks Scrumhalf Smith To Miss Rest Of Rugby Championship
All Blacks scrumhalf Aaron Smith's international season may be over as he elects to stay home in New Zealand for the birth of his second child.