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The family of a man whose body was found in Mississippi calls for a DOJ probe
Tuesday, March 14, 2023
The family of a Mississippi man whose dismembered body was found in November said his newly released autopsy report shows he was murdered, and they called for a federal investigation into the case.
The U.S. said a Russian fighter jet hit American drone over Black Sea
Tuesday, March 14, 2023
The U.S. military said a Russian fighter jet conducting "an unsafe and unprofessional intercept" struck the propeller of a U.S. drone over the Black Sea, causing U.S. forces to bring it down.
Cyclone Freddy wrecks Malawi and Mozambique, killing more than 200 people
Tuesday, March 14, 2023
Tens of thousands of people have been displaced by heavy rains that triggered floods and mudslides in southern Africa. The death toll is expected to rise.
Novo Nordisk will cut some U.S. insulin prices by up to 75% starting next year
Tuesday, March 14, 2023
The Danish drugmaker's move follows a similar announcement by rival Eli Lilly earlier this month. More than 8 million Americans use insulin, according to the American Diabetes Association.
EPA moves to limit toxic 'forever chemicals' in drinking water
Tuesday, March 14, 2023
The EPA proposed limiting the amount of harmful "forever chemicals" in drinking water to the lowest detectable levels, a move it said will save thousands of lives and prevent serious illnesses.
California court says Uber, Lyft can treat state drivers as independent contractors
Tuesday, March 14, 2023
The ruling mostly upholds a voter-approved law that said drivers for ride-share companies are independent contractors and are not entitled to benefits like paid sick leave and unemployment insurance.
Have a villain in your life? In Hong Kong, a ritual helps ease anxieties
Tuesday, March 14, 2023
Customers pay ritual practitioners to bash an image of their target with a shoe. It could be anyone — rival lovers and unfriendly colleagues, or horrible bosses and unlikeable public figures.
Former Rep. Pat Schroeder, a pioneer for women's rights, dies at 82
Tuesday, March 14, 2023
Schroeder took on the powerful elite with her rapier wit and antics for 24 years, shaking up stodgy government institutions by forcing them to acknowledge that women had a role in government.
The family of a 'Cop City' protester who was killed releases more autopsy findings
Monday, March 13, 2023
Attorneys for the family of Manuel Paez Terán said the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, which is probing the shooting, has prevented Atlanta police from releasing more evidence to his relatives.
New England and upstate New York brace for a winter storm
Monday, March 13, 2023
The storm's path could include parts of New England, upstate New York, northeastern Pennsylvania, and northern New Jersey, with snowfall totals expected to range from a few inches to a few feet.
Japan's Kenzaburo Oe, a Nobel-winning author of poetic fiction, dies at 88
Monday, March 13, 2023
Oe's works, including The Catch and A Personal Matter, were built from his childhood memories during Japan's postwar occupation and from being the parent of a disabled son.
The U.S. and South Korea hold drills as North launches missiles from sub
Monday, March 13, 2023
North Korea's missile tests Sunday signal the country likely will conduct provocative weapons testing activities during the U.S.-South Korean drills that are to run for 11 days.
As Biden weighs the Willow oil project, he blocks other Alaska drilling
Sunday, March 12, 2023
The move to limit oil drilling in 16 million acres in Alaska and the Arctic Ocean comes as regulators prepare to decide on the Willow project, a controversial plan pushed by ConocoPhillips.
Israeli forces have killed three Palestinians in a shootout in the West Bank
Sunday, March 12, 2023
Israeli forces shot and killed three Palestinian gunmen who opened fire on troops in the occupied West Bank, the military said, the latest bloodshed in a year-long wave of violence in the region.
China has reappointed its central bank governor, when many had expected a change
Sunday, March 12, 2023
China on Sunday reappointed Yi Gang as head of the central bank in an effort to reassure entrepreneurs and financial markets.
Four astronauts fly SpaceX back home to end 5-month mission
Saturday, March 11, 2023
The U.S.-Russian-Japanese crew returned to Earth late Saturday after spending five months at the International Space Station, arriving last October.
BBC crisis escalates as players and stars rally behind soccer host Gary Lineker
Saturday, March 11, 2023
The BBC was forced to scrap much of its weekend sports programming as it scrambled to stem a crisis over its suspension of Lineker for comments criticizing the British government's asylum policy.
China names Xi Jinping ally Li Qiang as premier
Saturday, March 11, 2023
Li Qiang, a close confidant of top leader Xi Jinping, will nominally be in charge of the world's second-largest economy now facing some of its worst prospects in years.
The man convicted of killing Kristin Smart in 1996 is sentenced to 25 years to life
Friday, March 10, 2023
Smart, 19, disappeared from California Polytechnic State University in San Luis Obispo in 1996. Prosecutors maintained that Paul Flores, now 46, killed Smart during an attempted rape.
A partial Malcolm X quote that sparked protest is removed from a university building
Friday, March 10, 2023
The University of Rhode Island removed the inscription from the facade of its library 30 years after Black students protested because they said it misrepresented the fuller meaning his message.