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McCartney, Swift To Induct New Members Into Rock Hall
Paul McCartney and Taylor Swift will induct newcomers into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame during its annual ceremony, set for Cleveland on Oct. 30.
U.S. Says Did Not Make Any Financing Offers To Turkey On F-16 Jets
The United States on Monday did not confirm Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan's comment that Washington had made an offer to Ankara for the sale of F16 fighter jets but added that it has not made Turkey a financing offer for the warplanes.
New Orleans Council Member Faces Drunk Driving Accusation
A New Orleans City Council member is facing a drunk driving charge for the third time after an arrest early Monday.
China's Global Diplomatic Approach is Shifting, and Australia Would Do Well to Pay Attention to it
There have been signs in recent weeks of China seeking to reduce the risk of geopolitical isolation in its own diplomatic long march.
Americans Among More Than 350 Passengers Who Departed Kabul on Evacuation Flight Yesterday
The ninth evacuation flight from Afghanistan since August 31 is carrying 353 evacuees, including faculty, staff, and students from the American University of Afghanistan.
Nun Imprisoned Over Peace Activism, Megan Rice, Dies At 91
Megan Rice, a nun and Catholic peace activist who spent two years in federal prison while in her 80s after breaking into a government security complex to protest nuclear weapons, has died. She was 91.
Removed Robert E. Lee Statue Now On Display At Texas Resort
A statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee that the city of Dallas removed from a park and later sold in an online auction is now on display at a golf resort in West Texas.
Grand Mosque in Mecca Drops Social Distancing, Vaccination & Masks Must for Pilgrims
Meanwhile, the Kaaba remained cordoned off and out of reach.
Countries in Asia Are Placing Orders for This New Drug to Treat Covid. Poorer Nations Could Miss Out Again
Molnupiravir -- produced by US pharmaceutical company Merck -- is being heralded as a potential pandemic game changer, especially for those unable to get vaccinated.
Ruling Could Block Alabama Execution Scheduled Next Week
An appellate court ruled Friday that a federal judge prematurely dismissed a lawsuit arguing a low IQinmate set to be executed next week in Alabama should have been given help to understand the prison paperwork that laid the groundwork for the planned le...
Over 15 Killed, 40 Injured in Bombing at Shia Mosque in Kandahar During Friday Prayers
This is the second such attack on a Shia mosque this fortnight in Taliban-ruled Afghanistan.
Men Disrupt Screening Of Ukraine Famine Film In Russia
Around 20 men broke into a Moscow office of the Memorial human rights group late on Thursday and interrupted a public film screening about 1930s famine in Soviet Ukraine by hostile chants, a video from the scene showed.
Protesters Arrested After Occupying Interior Dept. Lobby
Protesters held a sitin Thursday at the Interior Department building in downtown Washington and clashed with police as they challenged fossil fuel projects and called for the declaration of a climate emergency. Multiple arrests were reported.
Canadian Firm Reveals Plan For $2.8B North Dakota Gas Plant
A Canadian energy company announced Thursday a plan to build North Dakotas first factory designed to turn natural gas into liquid fuels, a move that also is aimed at curbing the wasteful burning of the gas thats a byproduct of oil production.
Other GOP States Urge Court To Let Texas Abortion Law Stand
Eighteen states threw new support behind Texas' ban on most abortions as the Biden administration waited Thursday for a ruling to determine whether the nation's most restrictive abortion law will be allowed to remain in place.
US Supreme Court Won't Hear Dispute Over Injection Sites
The U.S. Supreme Court decided Wednesday it will not review a nonprofit group's effort to open a supervised injection site in Philadelphia to try to reduce overdose deaths. The high court's decision in the widely watched test case is a setback for the two...