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national / Thu, Jun 30, 2022 5:44 AM

Migrants in Texas trailer tragedy died seeking better lives

Families of the more than 60 people packed into a tractor-trailer and abandoned in Texas have began to confirm their worst fears

national / Thu, Jun 30, 2022 5:41 AM

Vermont US Sen. Patrick Leahy breaks hip, to have surgery

U.S. Sen. Patrick Leahy of Vermont has broken a hip in a fall at his home and was to undergo surgery to repair it

national / Thu, Jun 30, 2022 5:39 AM

Supreme Court: Biden properly ended Trump-era asylum policy

The Supreme Court has ruled that the Biden administration properly ended a Trump-era policy forcing some U.S. asylum-seekers to wait in Mexico

national / Thu, Jun 30, 2022 5:37 AM

UN: Libya rival officials fail to agree on election criteria

The U.N. envoy to Libya says two officials from the country's rival camps failed to reach an agreement on a constitutional framework for elections...

national / Thu, Jun 30, 2022 5:37 AM

Russian forces leave Snake Island, keep up eastern assault

Russia has pulled back its forces from a Black Sea island where they have faced relentless Ukrainian attacks, but is keeping up its push to...

national / Thu, Jun 30, 2022 5:36 AM

Cyberattack disrupts unemployment benefits in some states

A cyberattack on a software company has disrupted unemployment benefits and job seeking assistance for thousands of people in several states

national / Thu, Jun 30, 2022 5:35 AM

Supreme Court says several gun cases deserve a new look

The Supreme Court says gun cases involving restrictions in Hawaii, California, New Jersey and Maryland deserve a new look following its major...

national / Thu, Jun 30, 2022 5:33 AM

Enviros train drone pilots to find and pursue pollution

People who work to protect rivers and waterways have begun using drones to catch polluters in places where wrongdoing is difficult to see or...

national / Thu, Jun 30, 2022 5:31 AM

Commission report blasts decision to cull all Denmark's mink

A Danish Parliament-appointed commission has harshly criticized the country’s government for its decision to cull millions of healthy mink at the...

national / Thu, Jun 30, 2022 5:29 AM

UN rights panel says it is alarmed over Ethiopia's abuses

A United Nations panel focusing on Ethiopia says it’s alarmed over continued violations and abuses in the East African country

national / Thu, Jun 30, 2022 5:27 AM

ICC seeks arrest of 3 suspects linked to Russia-Georgia war

International Criminal Court judges have issued arrest warrants for three men wanted on suspicion of committing war crimes during the 2008...

national / Thu, Jun 30, 2022 5:25 AM

Union Berlin signs US forward Jordan Pefok from Young Boys

national / Thu, Jun 30, 2022 5:18 AM

Man suspected of shooting 2 Alabama deputies captured

The district attorney says a man suspected of shooting two Alabama deputies has been captured

national / Thu, Jun 30, 2022 5:18 AM

NATO vows to guard 'every inch of territory' as Russia fumes

The head of NATO says an unstable world could get even more dangerous if the alliance does not remain strong and united

national / Thu, Jun 30, 2022 5:16 AM

Myanmar jet enters Thai airspace, prompting evacuations

A Myanmar fighter jet has crossed the border into Thailand’s airspace, prompting Thai air force jets to scramble and officials to order the...

national / Thu, Jun 30, 2022 5:15 AM

Remains of Congo's independence hero interred amid honors

The remains of Congo’s independence hero and first Prime Minister Patrice Lumumba were laid to rest in Kinshasa Thursday amid honors including a...

national / Thu, Jun 30, 2022 5:13 AM

Judge temporarily blocks Kentucky’s near-total abortion ban

A judge has cleared the way for abortions to resume in Kentucky, temporarily blocking the state’s near-total ban on the procedure that was...

national / Thu, Jun 30, 2022 5:12 AM

North Dakota AG clears farmland purchase tied to Bill Gates

The North Dakota attorney general has found the sale of a couple thousand acres of prime farmland to a group tied to Bill Gates complies with...