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LONDON -A senior British minister said on Wednesday that Prime Minister Boris Johnson did not set out to break COVID laws with malice and is mortified after he was fined …

WASHINGTON – President Joe Biden intends to sign an executive order on U.S. policing practices, the White House said on Wednesday. (Reporting by Alexandra Alper and Trevor Hunnicutt; editing by …

(Refiles to reformat bullet points) (Reuters) -The man suspected of setting off smoke bombs and shooting 10 passengers on a New York City subway car was arrested on Wednesday after …

By John Irish and Tassilo Hummel PARIS -French President Emmanuel Macron launched a scathing attack on far-right rival Marine Le Pen on Wednesday, saying her true “authoritarian” intentions were showing …

By Alexander Cornwell DUBAI – The U.S. Navy on Wednesday said it was establishing a new multinational task force that would target arms smuggling in the waters around Yemen, the …

(Reuters) -Russia’s defence ministry said on Wednesday that 1,026 soldiers of Ukraine’s 36th Marine Brigade, including 162 officers, had surrendered in the besieged Ukrainian port city of Mariupol. Mariupol, which …

By Jarrett Renshaw PHILADELPHIA – Donald Trump’s decision to endorse celebrity doctor Mehmet Oz in the Pennsylvania Senate race has divided local Republican Party officials and stunned close advisers who …

(Reuters) – A suspect wanted in the Brooklyn subway shooting was taken into custody in Manhattan on Wednesday, WNBC in New York reported citing sources. (Reporting by Brendan O’Brien; Editing …

By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON – Mark Meadows, who served as former Republican President Donald Trump’s chief of staff and echoed his false claims of widespread fraud in the 2020 election, …

By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON -The chief executives of U.S. meatpackers Cargill, Tyson Foods, JBS and National Beef Packing have agreed to testify at a Congressional hearing discussing cattle markets and …

(Reuters) – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy and U.S. President Joe Biden discussed additional defensive and financial aid for Kyiv as well as sanctions and alleged Russian war crimes, the Ukrainian …

By Andrew Hay (Reuters) -A wind-driven wildfire burned dozens of homes in Ruidoso, New Mexico on Tuesday and triggered evacuations of schools and neighborhoods in the mountain resort town. As …

By Nate Raymond BOSTON – The city of Springfield, Massachusetts has agreed to carry out reforms to resolve claims that its narcotics officers routinely used excessive force, the U.S. Justice …

Elon Musk Sued Over Twitter Acquisition Harry Wilmerding on April 13, 2022 A Twitter shareholder sued Elon Musk on behalf of investors Tuesday for allegedly failing to disclose his massive …

‘Enough Is Enough’: DC Police Slam Local Politicians For Soaring Crime In Ad Campaign Laurel Duggan on April 13, 2022 The DC Police Union blamed local government policies for soaring …

Alleged Secret Service Fraudsters Won’t Be Allowed Back Into Their Luxury Apartment Building Jennie Taer on April 13, 2022 The luxury apartment in Washington, D.C., where two alleged Secret Service …

‘Strain On The Supply Chain’: Truckers Are Livid Over Texas Gov. Abbott’s Border Security Measures Jennie Taer on April 13, 2022 Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s efforts to prepare for a …

Judge Lets Accused Secret Service Dupers Out On Bail — But There’s A Catch Jennie Taer on April 13, 2022 A federal judge granted bail Tuesday to the two men …

By Francois Murphy VIENNA – A mission of experts set up by Organization for Security and Cooperation and Europe (OSCE) nations has found evidence of war crimes and crimes against …

(This April 12 story corrects name of judge in third paragraph) By Jan Wolfe WASHINGTON – An April 2023 jury trial has been scheduled in Dominion Voting Systems Inc’s $1.6 …

By Mrinalika Roy (Reuters) – Life expectancy in the United States fell by nearly two years in 2020 to about 77 years amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the sharpest drop compared …

By Andrew Hay (Reuters) – A wind-driven wildfire has destroyed dozens of homes in the New Mexico mountain town Ruidoso and continued to burn through residential areas on Wednesday, local …

By Ahmed Aboulenein WASHINGTON – The United States on Wednesday renewed the COVID-19 public health emergency, allowing millions of Americans to keep getting free tests, vaccines and treatments for at …

By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS – Human rights activist Nadia Murad launched global guidelines at the United Nations on Wednesday on how to safely and effectively collect evidence from survivors …