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NYPD officers are seen at the scene of shooting in Harlem  on Friday, Jan. 21, 2022, in New York. A...
The Associated Press

Official: 1 officer dead, 1 gravely hurt in Harlem shooting

Two New York police officers were shot Friday night after responding to a domestic disturbance call. One died and the other was gravely injured.
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US Supreme court...
Simone Seikaly

Supreme Court allows Jan. 6 committee to get Trump documents

Trump’s attorneys had asked the Supreme Court to reverse rulings by the federal appeals court in Washington and block the release of the records.
5 years ago
FILE - In this Nov. 19, 2020, file photo, former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani, who was a lawyer for...
The Associated Press

Rudy Giuliani among Trump allies subpoenaed by Jan. 6 panel

The House committee investigating the U.S. Capitol insurrection issued subpoenas Tuesday to Rudy Giuliani.
5 years ago
An employee of Sotheby's Dubai presents a 555.55 Carat Black Diamond "The Enigma" to be auctioned a...
AP

Out of this world: 555.55-carat black diamond lands in Dubai

Auction house Sotheby’s Dubai has unveiled a diamond that’s literally from out of this world.
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Yellen economy...
AP

On MLK Day, Yellen says US economy is unfair to Black people

The U.S. economy “has never worked fairly for Black Americans... for any American of color,” Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said Monday.
5 years ago
In this photo provided by the Australian Defense Force a Royal Australian Air Force P-8 Poseidon ai...
The Associated Press

Flights sent to assess Tonga damage after volcanic eruption

Military flights were sent to Tonga to assess the damage from this weekend's undersea volcanic eruption.
5 years ago
FILE - In this photo taken during Dec. 27 - Dec. 31, 2021 and provided on Jan. 1, 2022 by the North...
The Associated Press

N. Korea fires 2 suspected missiles in 4th launch this year

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea on Monday fired two suspected ballistic missiles into the sea in its fourth weapons launch this month, South Korea’s military said, with the apparent goal of demonstrating its military might amid paused diplomacy with the United States and pandemic border closures. South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said […]
5 years ago
Law enforcement process the scene in front of the Congregation Beth Israel synagogue, Sunday, Jan. ...
The Associated Press

Texas rabbi: Captor grew “belligerent” late in standoff

The hostage-taker at a Texas synagogue grew increasingly belligerent and threatening,” said a rabbi who was one of four hostages held for 10 hours on Saturday.
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In this livestream frame grab from video provided by NYPD News, Mayor Eric Adams, foreground, with ...
The Associated Press

Woman killed in subway shove at Times Square

A woman was killed Saturday when she was pushed in front of a subway train at Times Square.
5 years ago
In this satellite image taken by Himawari-8, a Japanese weather satellite, and released by the agen...
The Associated Press

Volcano erupts in Pacific, West Coast under tsunami advisory

An undersea volcano eruption Saturday caused Tsunami advisories to be issued for Hawaii, Alaska and the U.S. Pacific coast.
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Law enforcement officials block a residential street near Congregation Beth Israel synagogue where ...
The Associated Press

Man takes hostages at synagogue, demands prisoner be freed

A hostage situation has unfolded Saturday at Congregation Beth Israel in Colleyville, Texas. Both the FBI and the Texas Department of Public Safety are assisting in the situation.
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Trash sits out for collection in Philadelphia, Thursday, Jan. 13, 2022. The omicron variant is sick...
The Associated Press

Garbage and recyclables pile up as omicron takes its toll

The omicron variant is sickening sanitation workers around the U.S. causing cities have had to delay or suspend garbage and recycling pickup.
5 years ago
FILE - This March 27, 2008, file photo, shows the Pentagon in Washington. The U.S. Army, for the fi...
The Associated Press

Army ups bonuses for recruits to $50K, as COVID takes toll

The U.S. Army, for the first time, is offering a maximum enlist bonus of $50,000 to highly skilled recruits who sign up for six years.
5 years ago
A shopper walks past partially empty frozen food coolers at a grocery in Cranberry Township, Pa., o...
The Associated Press

US shoppers find some groceries scarce due to virus, weather

Shortages at U.S. grocery stores have grown more in recent weeks due to severe weather and the omicron variant.
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JACQUES BILLEAUD Associated Press

Paul Petersen, ex-politician in prison for adoption scheme loses appeal

Paul Petersen was accused of illegally paying women to come to the US to give up their babies in at least 70 adoption cases in Arizona, Utah, and Arkansas.
5 years ago
FILE - Hundreds of Afghan men gather to apply for the humanitarian aid in Qala-e-Naw, Afghanistan, ...
AAMER MADHANI Associated Press

US announces $308 million in aid for Afghans as crisis grows

The White House has announced $308 million in additional humanitarian assistance for Afghanistan, offering new aid to the country as it edges toward a humanitarian crisis since the Taliban takeover nearly five months ago.
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COVID-19 testing kits...
The Associated Press

Home COVID tests to be covered by insurers starting Saturday

Starting Saturday, home COVID-19 will be required to be covered by insurance companies.
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A bus, which was burned during clashes, is seen on a street in Almaty, Kazakhstan, Sunday, Jan. 9, ...
The Associated Press

Kazakhstan says 164 killed in last week’s protests

Authorities in Kazakhstan said Sunday that 164 people were killed in a week of protests.
5 years ago
Firefighters work outside an apartment building after a fire in the Bronx, Sunday, Jan. 9, 2022, in...
The Associated Press

19 dead, including 9 children, in NYC apartment fire

A malfunctioning space heater caused a fire in an apartment in a Bronx apartment Sunday, killing 19 people, including nine people.
5 years ago
Former President Barack Obama speaks during a memorial service for former Senate Majority Leader Ha...
The Associated Press

Obama honors late Senate leader as man ‘who got things done’

Former President Barack Obama remembered the late Harry Reid Saturday as a "man who got things done."
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A year after the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol, television cameras and video monitors fill Statuary ...
MARY CLARE JALONICK, LISA MASCARO and ZEKE MILLER, Associated Press

‘I trusted the President’: Jan. 6 rioters in their own words

Facing prison time, many Jan. 6 rioters admit they were wrong to enter the U.S. Capitol and disavow political violence, despite what former President Donald Trump claims in spreading lies about the attack.
5 years ago
A Colorado National Guard vehicle blocks an entrance to a neighborhood left in rubble by wildfires,...
The Associated Press

Remains found, yet most people escaped Colorado fire

Investigators in Colorado have located partial remains one of two missing after a wildfire in Boulder County.
5 years ago
A worker at a drive-up COVID-19 testing clinic administers PCR coronavirus tests, Tuesday, Jan. 4, ...
The Associated Press

COVID case counts may be losing importance amid omicron

The increase in U.S. coronavirus case counts is raising concerns. However, U.S. experts believe the focus should be on hospital admissions.
5 years ago
Elizabeth Holmes walks into federal court in San Jose, Calif., Monday, Jan. 3, 2022. Photo: Nic Cou...
Michael Liedtke, AP Technology

Will Elizabeth Holmes’ conviction sober up Silicon Valley?

The fraud conviction of former Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes could deliver a sobering message to a Silicon Valley culture that often gets lost in its own hubris and swagger.
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