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Tue, 24 May 2022 17:25:13 EDTRevised timeline of police response to Texas shooting confirms what parents already feared
Sun, 29 May 2022 04:18:25 EDTNorth Korea moves to soften COVID-19 restrictions amid doubts over case counts
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and other top officials discussed revising stringent anti-epidemic restrictions during a meeting Sunday, state media reported, as they maintained a widely disputed clai...
Sat, 28 May 2022 18:29:52 EDT'Enough is enough': U.S. VP Kamala Harris attends funeral of Buffalo, N.Y., attack victim
Mourners laid to rest the last of 10 Black people killed in a racist attack at a Buffalo, N.Y., supermarket with a service on Saturday that became a call to action and an emotional plea to end the hat...
Sat, 12 Feb 2022 11:04:48 ESTHow the war in Ukraine threatens decades of scientific research
Sat, 28 May 2022 04:00:44 EDTScientists warn future temperatures will test humans' ability to survive
The world is getting hotter and heat waves will become more common, testing the limits of how much our bodies can handle. Experts say we need to rethink the way we live and work.
Sat, 28 May 2022 13:29:51 EDTJudge backs $1B US settlement over deadly Florida condo collapse
A Florida judge on Saturday gave initial approval to a settlement of more than $1 billion US to families who lost loved ones in the collapse last year of a Florida beachfront condominium building in w...
Sat, 28 May 2022 18:07:34 EDTReal Madrid defeats Liverpool to win Champions League title
Real Madrid became European champion for a record-extending 14th time after beating Liverpool 1-0 in a Champions League final that started 37 minutes late because of disturbing crowd issues outside th...
Sat, 28 May 2022 11:31:41 EDTRussia continues its offensive in Ukraine's east
Ukraine's war is now in its fourth month, as Russia focuses its efforts on targets in the eastern part of the country.
Fri, 27 May 2022 21:06:38 EDTGiants manager Kapler refusing to take field for anthem in wake of Texas school shooting
San Francisco Giants manager Gabe Kapler said Friday he will refuse to take the field for the national anthem in a protest over the nation's political direction following this week's school shooting i...
Sat, 28 May 2022 08:59:52 EDTAt least 15 dead amid torrential rains in southern China
At least 15 people have died in torrential rains across southern China, state media reported Saturday.
Fri, 27 May 2022 11:06:58 EDTJury begins deliberations after hearing Depp and Heard want their lives back
After a six-week trial in which Johnny Depp and Amber Heard recounted the nasty details of their short marriage, both sides told a jury the exact same thing Friday — they want their lives back.
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Fri, 27 May 2022 16:05:10 EDTConstruction unearths ancient Mayan ruins on Yucatan Peninsula
Archeologists have uncovered the ruins of an ancient Mayan city filled with palaces, pyramids and plazas on a construction site of what will become an industrial park near Merida, on Mexico's Yucatan ...
Fri, 27 May 2022 07:12:09 EDTUkraine looks to West for more heavy weapons, as Russia squeezes eastern strongholds
Moscow-backed separatists pounded eastern Ukraine's industrial Donbas region Friday, claiming to capture a railway hub, as Ukrainian officials pleaded for the sophisticated Western weapons they say th...
Fri, 27 May 2022 11:28:37 EDTStéphane Dion to be appointed ambassador to France, Radio-Canada sources say
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will appoint Stéphane Dion, his predecessor as Liberal Party leader, as Canada's ambassador to France, sources told Radio-Canada.
Fri, 27 May 2022 09:23:22 EDTFunerals for 3 more Buffalo victims as U.S. mourns loss of dozens to multiple mass shootings
A mother and sister known for baking decadent pastries. A restaurant worker buying his three-year-old's birthday cake. A father of six who worked as a school bus aide. These three victims of the racis...
Fri, 27 May 2022 14:03:17 EDTHumpback whale freed from illegal fishing net off Spain dies a week later
A 14-metre long humpback whale freed from entanglement in an illegal drift fishing net off the island of Mallorca has died on another Spanish beach more than 300 kilometres away.
Thu, 26 May 2022 04:00:00 EDTWhy U.S. gun reform keeps failing in the face of unspeakable tragedy
The chance of gun reform appears remote in the U.S., even though a small group has begun inter-party talks to gauge whether there are enough votes to pass limited reforms But these efforts are but...
Fri, 27 May 2022 10:48:33 EDTTwitter shareholders sue Elon Musk, alleging his antics have deflated stock price
Twitter shareholders have filed a lawsuit accusing Elon Musk of engaging in "unlawful conduct" aimed at sowing doubt about his bid to buy the social media company.
Fri, 27 May 2022 06:15:19 EDTAndy Fletcher, Depeche Mode keyboardist, dead at 60
Andy Fletcher, the unassuming, bespectacled, red-headed keyboardist who for more than 40 years added his synth sounds to Depeche Mode hits like Just Can't Get Enough and Personal Jesus, has died at ag...
Thu, 26 May 2022 15:34:34 EDTDonald Trump loses appeal, must answer questions in New York civil probe
Former U.S. president Donald Trump must answer questions under oath in the New York attorney general's civil investigation into his business practices, a state appeals court ruled Thursday, rejecting ...