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Thu, 23 Jun 2022 06:55:57 EDTTrump hounded Justice Department officials 'virtually every day' to overthrow election, Jan. 6 panel hears
Donald Trump hounded the U.S. Justice Department to pursue his false election fraud claims, contacting the agency's leader "virtually every day" and striving in vain to enlist top officials in a despe...
Fri, 24 Jun 2022 04:00:00 EDTHow hunger is a weapon in the war in Ukraine
The devastating effects of Russia's invasion of Ukraine are being felt far beyond the front lines of the war — leading to extreme food shortages in the Middle East and Africa.
Thu, 23 Jun 2022 08:11:52 EDTUkraine accepted as candidate for EU membership as Donbas battles rage
Ukraine will be accepted as a candidate to join the European Union on Thursday, a move that will boost the country's morale as the battle with Russian troops for two cities in the east reached what on...
Thu, 23 Jun 2022 13:51:01 EDTWHO considers declaring monkeypox a global health emergency
The World Health Organization convened its emergency committee Thursday to consider if the spiralling outbreak of monkeypox warrants being declared a global emergency.
Thu, 23 Jun 2022 11:41:35 EDTSupreme Court overturns New York's concealed carry law in blow to gun reform advocates
The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday struck down as unconstitutional New York state's limits on carrying concealed handguns in public, handing a landmark victory to gun rights advocates in a nation deep...
Thu, 23 Jun 2022 07:36:49 EDTIn Rwanda to meet with Commonwealth leaders, Trudeau remembers a genocide
Prime MInister Justin Trudeau got a glimpse of Rwanda's genocide and paid tribute to its victims as Commonwealth leaders talked food insecurity and human rights at their first gathering in four years....
Thu, 23 Jun 2022 14:53:00 EDTNew York café allows customers to unleash their dogs indoors
New York's Black Lab Cafe lets customers bring dogs inside without a leash. The coffee shop had to make modifications to follow the city's health department guidelines.
Thu, 23 Jun 2022 13:09:40 EDTJuul ordered to halt sale of electronic cigarette products in U.S.
U.S. federal health officials on Thursday ordered Juul to pull its electronic cigarettes from the market, the latest blow to the embattled company widely blamed for sparking a national surge in teen v...
Thu, 23 Jun 2022 10:37:50 EDTPaul Haggis accuser tells Italian police she was raped twice
The British citizen who has accused Canadian-born screenwriter and director Paul Haggis of raping her in Italy told Italian police she was sexually assaulted twice by Haggis over several days, after j...
Thu, 23 Jun 2022 04:00:00 EDTThese Democrats are trying to help far-right Republicans win their primaries
Democrats are spending money on ads to boost the profile of those seen as extremist Republican candidates to secure their Republican Party's nomination. But the strategy has raised some concerns abo...
Thu, 23 Jun 2022 09:02:21 EDTCoach rescues U.S. artistic swimmer from bottom of pool at world championships
Team USA coach Andrea Fuentes dived into the pool at the world aquatics championships in Budapest to rescue a swimmer who had fainted.
Thu, 23 Jun 2022 04:06:47 EDTPeople dig by hand for survivors of deadly Afghanistan quake
Survivors dug by hand Thursday through villages in eastern Afghanistan reduced to rubble by a powerful earthquake that killed at least 1,000 people, as the Taliban and the international community that...
Thu, 23 Jun 2022 08:17:50 EDTFrom 'carp' to 'copi': an unpopular fish is getting a makeover in the U.S.
You're in the mood for fish and your server suggests a dish of invasive carp. 'Ugh,' you might say. But how about broiled copi, fresh from the Mississippi River?
Thu, 23 Jun 2022 00:34:49 EDTThey're all good dogs — but Trumpet the bloodhound is the winner at prestigious Westminster
A bloodhound named Trumpet won the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show on Wednesday night, besting six other finalists to snare U.S. dogdom's most coveted best in show prize.
Wed, 22 Jun 2022 19:56:29 EDTUvalde schools police chief put on leave as conduct during mass shooting criticized
The Uvalde school district's police chief was put on leave Wednesday following allegations that he erred in his response to the mass shooting at Robb Elementary School that left 19 students and two te...
Thu, 23 Jun 2022 01:08:43 EDTDiego Maradona's medical personnel to face homicide trial
An Argentinian judge ruled on Wednesday that eight medical personnel involved in the care of soccer star Diego Maradona will face a public trial for criminal negligence.
Wed, 22 Jun 2022 12:35:46 EDTPaul Haggis denies sexual assault claim in Italian court appearance
Canadian-born director and screenwriter Paul Haggis, who was arrested on Sunday evening in Italy on charges of sexual assault and grievous bodily harm, declared his innocence before a judge on Wednesd...
Wed, 22 Jun 2022 04:00:00 EDTWith a war raging and food prices soaring, Trudeau attends Commonwealth summit in Rwanda
The war in Ukraine will cast its shadow over Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and other Commonwealth national leaders as they arrive in Kigali, Rwanda, on Wednesday for their first meeting since the o...
Wed, 22 Jun 2022 03:27:28 EDTPowerful quake in Afghanistan kills at least 1,000 people
A powerful earthquake struck a rural, mountainous region of eastern Afghanistan early Wednesday, killing 1,000 people and injuring 1,500 more in one of the deadliest quakes in decades, the state-run n...
Wed, 22 Jun 2022 06:50:52 EDTBritain's inflation rate climbs to 9.1% and is expected to keep rising
Britain's inflation rate hit a new 40-year high of 9.1 per cent in the 12 months to May, figures showed Wednesday, as Russia's war in Ukraine drove food and fuel prices ever higher.