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By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK – A man exonerated last November in the 1965 killing of civil rights leader Malcolm X has sued New York City after it admitted to …

By Ted Hesson WASHINGTON -U.S. law enforcement officers will ask, when detaining immigrants in the country illegally, whether they are parents or guardians to avoid separating families under a Biden …

WASHINGTON – A federal grand jury on Thursday issued a 27-count hate crimes and firearms indictment on the man who shot and killed 10 Black people and wounded three others …

By Steve Holland and Jarrett Renshaw JERUSALEM/JEDDAH -U.S. President Joe Biden said on Thursday he would not avoid talking about human rights when he visits Saudi Arabia on the second …

By Diane Bartz WASHINGTON – The U.S. Chamber of Commerce filed a lawsuit on Thursday against the Federal Trade Commission that accuses it of unlawfully withholding public records. The Chamber, …

By Kanishka Singh (Reuters) – A South Carolina attorney previously charged with orchestrating a plot to have himself shot last year in an insurance scheme has been indicted by a …

By Karen Freifeld WASHINGTON -The Biden administration is reviewing policies for the export of some semiconductor chips to China to ensure that advanced technological know-how does not ending up in …

By Nathan Frandino SALT LAKE CITY, Utah – Utah’s Great Salt Lake dropped to its lowest recorded level this month amid a two-decade drought, a grim milestone as researchers and …

By Maya Gebeily BEIRUT – Victims of the 2020 Beirut port blast have filed a $250 million claim against U.S.-based firm TGS, their advocates told Reuters on Thursday, saying the …

By Michael Holden LONDON – Oscar-winning actor Kevin Spacey will go on trial in London next year after pleading not guilty on Thursday to accusations of sex offences dating back …

(Reuters) – The Kremlin on Thursday refused to comment on the prospect of a prisoner exchange for detained U.S. basketball star Brittney Griner. Griner, detained at a Moscow airport in …

HONG KONG -A Catholic priest launched a three-day protest on Thursday in sweltering heat outside a Hong Kong maximum security prison, demanding the release of activists and democratic politicians held …

By Kiyoshi Takenaka and Sakura Murakami TOKYO -Japan warned on Thursday that a new wave of COVID infections appeared to be spreading rapidly and urged people to take special care …

(Reuters) -The U.S. Food and Drug Administration authorized the use of Novavax Inc’s COVID-19 vaccine on Wednesday, clearing the way for a shot whose more traditional technology has raised hopes …

By Moira Warburton and Rose Horowitch WASHINGTON – U.S. Republicans in Congress are lining up behind legislation that critics say would roll back protections for transgender people, setting a playbook …

By Michael Holden and Elizabeth Piper LONDON -Former finance minister Rishi Sunak won the biggest backing from Conservative lawmakers on Wednesday in the first vote to choose who will succeed …

NEW YORK – New York City’s emergency management office on Wednesday defended its decision to produce a public service announcement advising residents how to survive a nuclear attack after some …

By Farah Master HONG KONG – In the glitzy dealing rooms of Macau’s silenced casinos, the house is down billions of dollars, but can’t afford to fold its hand in …

By Lucy Craymer and Elaine Lies WELLINGTON/TOKYO – A new wave of coronavirus infections is rapidly spreading through Asia, prompting warnings for residents from New Zealand to Japan to take …

By Joseph Ax (Reuters) -An Ohio man has been charged with raping a 10-year-old girl who later traveled to neighboring Indiana for an abortion, a case that President Joe Biden …

HANOI – Dengue fever cases in Vietnam so far this year have more than doubled compared to the same period in 2021, the health ministry said on Thursday, warning its …

By Robert Muller and Jason Hovet PRAGUE -The European Union is preparing a seventh package of sanctions against Moscow but it is already clear that it will not curb imports …

BEIJING – Searing heatwaves swept across China’s vast Yangtze River basin on Wednesday, hammering densely populated megacities from Shanghai on the coast to Chengdu deep in the heartlands. More than …

By Lucy Craymer WELLINGTON – The New Zealand government on Thursday announced free masks and rapid antigen tests as it tries to stem the spread of COVID-19 and relieve pressure …