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By Jody Godoy (Reuters) -A lawyer for a woman who accused Bill Cosby of assaulting her at the Playboy Mansion in the mid-1970s told a California jury on Wednesday the …

By David Shepardson WASHINGTON -The administration of President Joe Biden on Wednesday revoked a series of restrictions on flights to Cuba imposed by his predecessor, including ending a prohibition on …

By Kanishka Singh (Reuters) – A California task force released a 500-page report detailing the state’s role in perpetuating historic discrimination against African Americans, while recommending an official government apology …

By Lisa Richwine (Reuters) -Actor Johnny Depp won more than $10 million in damages on Wednesday, achieving a near-total victory in a defamation suit against ex-wife Amber Heard to cap …

(Reuters) -U.S. Interior Secretary Deb Haaland said on Wednesday that she has tested positive for COVID-19. “I feel fine and am grateful to be fully vaccinated and twice boosted,” she …

By Daina Beth Solomon and Matt Spetalnick MEXICO CITY – The United States is still hammering out a final guest list ahead of next week’s Summit of the Americas in …

By Jarrett Renshaw and Stephanie Kelly (Reuters) -The Biden administration is likely to raise ethanol blending mandates for 2021 above the figure it proposed in December to align with actual …

By Jason Lange WASHINGTON – U.S. President Joe Biden’s public approval rating rose six percentage points this week to 42%, rebounding from a week earlier when it sank to the …

By Steve Gorman A young mountain lion wandered into an empty high school classroom in northern California on Wednesday and crouched under a desk, where the cat was safely confined …

By Nate Raymond (Reuters) – A group of Florida abortion providers including affiliates of Planned Parenthood filed a lawsuit on Wednesday challenging the state’s new Republican-backed ban on abortions after …

By Matt Spetalnick and Daina Beth Solomon WASHINGTON -U.S. President Joe Biden’s first formal talks with Brazilian counterpart Jair Bolsonaro will cover a wide range of issues when they meet …

WASHINGTON – U.S. President Joe Biden and his national security adviser, Jake Sullivan,will meet with NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg at the White House on Thursday, White House press secretary Karine …

By Ann Wang and Fabian Hamacher TAIPEI – From tour guides to tattoo artists, some in Taiwan are taking shooting lessons for the first time in their lives as Russia’s …

By Rich McKay (Reuters) – An Ohio woman visiting Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming was seriously injured this week when a wild bison gored her and tossed her about 10 …

HAVANA – The U.S. Embassy in Havana on Wednesday criticized the trial of two Cuban artist-dissidents as neither “free nor fair” on social media, fueling a growing standoff over human …

By Brendan Pierson (Reuters) – Mass school shootings, like the one that killed 21 people last week in an Uvalde, Texas elementary school, have frequently led to litigation against school …

NEW YORK – A New York woman who was injured during the April 12 mass shooting aboard a New York City subway car has sued Glock Inc, arguing the gun …

By Leah Douglas WASHINGTON -The Biden administration announced on Wednesday more than $2.1 billion in funding to shore up weaknesses in the country’s food supply system exposed during the COVID-19 …

(Reuters) – Tesla Inc is delaying U.S. deliveries of certain long-range models by up to a month, its website showed on Wednesday, as the electric-car maker tries to steer itself …

BOGOTA -Gilberto Rodriguez Orejuela, a former leader of Colombia’s once-powerful Cali cartel, has died in the United States while serving a 30-year drug trafficking sentence, his family said on Wednesday. …

WASHINGTON – President Joe Biden said on Wednesday a new weapons package for Ukraine will include high mobility artillery rocket systems, precision weapons that can accurately hit targets as far …

By Nate Raymond BOSTON -Hackers sponsored by the Iranian government last year attempted a “despicable” cyber attack against Boston Children’s Hospital that threatened to disrupt services to patients, FBI Director …

(Reuters) -A federal judge on Wednesday granted John Hinckley, the man who shot and wounded President Ronald Reagan and three others in a 1981 assassination attempt, unconditional release from the …

(Reuters) – Canada will temporarily decriminalize the possession of some illegal drugs like cocaine, MDMA and opioids for personal use by adults in British Columbia (B.C.) to help tackle a …

(Reuters) – Russia’s invasion of Ukraine enters its 100th day on Friday with no end in sight to the fighting that has killed thousands, uprooted millions and reduced cities to …