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American, 2 Russians return to Earth from space station
MOSCOW - An American astronaut and two Russians have returned to Earth after six months aboard the International Space Station. A Soyuz space capsule carrying NASA's Kate Rubins and Russians Sergey Ry...
Apr 17, 2021
China, Russia using their COVID-19 vaccines to gain political influence
OTTAWA - China and Russia have been using their locally produced COVID-19 vaccines to grow their international soft power by giving doses to desperate countries in order to have more political influen...
Apr 17, 2021
Canada's naked MP speaks out: leaked photo sends message 'anything goes' in politics
OTTAWA - The Liberal MP who inadvertently flashed his parliamentary colleagues says the fact that a screenshot of him in the nude was leaked to the media sends a troubling message about the corrosive ...
Apr 17, 2021
Chicago police critics call for charges in shooting of boy
CHICAGO - Newly released video that shows a Chicago police officer fatally shoot a 13-year-old will be key evidence when prosecutors consider a case against the officer and are confronted with both th...
Apr 17, 2021
Minnesota mayor blasts police tactics to control protesters
BROOKLYN CENTER, Minn. - Elected leaders in the Minneapolis suburb where a police officer fatally shot Daunte Wright want officers to scale back their tactics amid nightly protests, leaving some law e...
Apr 17, 2021
As Biden improves with vets, Afghanistan plan a plus to some
ELM GROVE, Wis. - Patrick Proctor Brown says the war in Afghanistan was lost within a year of its start. The suburban Milwaukee lawyer, who was an infantry captain in Iraq, said the trillions of dolla...
Apr 17, 2021
Riot declared after windows smashed in Portland protests
PORTLAND, Ore. - Police in Portland, Oregon, declared a riot Friday night after authorities said protesters smashed windows and burglarized businesses during demonstrations that started earlier in the...
Apr 17, 2021
Myanmar pardons prisoners, unclear if activists among them
YANGON, Myanmar - Myanmar's junta on Saturday announced it pardoned and released more than 23,000 prisoners to mark the new year holiday, but it wasn't immediately clear if they included pro-democracy...
Apr 17, 2021
China says US-Japan actions are stoking division
BEIJING - China hit back at the U.S.-Japan show of alliance during talks between President Joe Biden and Japan Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga, calling it an "ironic attempt of stoking division." China ...
Apr 17, 2021
Worldwide COVID-19 death toll tops a staggering 3 million
RIO DE JANEIRO - The global death toll from the coronavirus topped a staggering 3 million people Saturday amid repeated setbacks in the worldwide vaccination campaign and a deepening crisis in places ...
Apr 17, 2021