Chad’s army says 300 rebels killed as capital is on alert
N'DJAMENA, Chad — Chad's military claimed that it has killed some 300 rebels advancing on the capital, N'Djamena, as the government on Monday deployed...
Cuba’s Communist Party chooses Miguel Díaz-Canel as leader
HAVANA — In many ways, Cuba's new maximum leader is nothing like those who have governed the island for the past six decades.
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ABN AMRO pays multimillion fine in money laundering probe
THE HAGUE, Netherlands — ABN AMRO has agreed to pay 480 million euros ($574 million) as part of a settlement with prosecutors who accused...
Ex-cop-turned-lawyer gets 4+ years in prison in 9/11 scam
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. — A former police lieutenant-turned-lawyer was sentenced Monday to more than four years in prison after cheating a fellow officer of...
NASA’s Mars helicopter takes flight, 1st for another planet
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — NASA’s experimental Mars helicopter rose from the dusty red surface into the thin air Monday, achieving the first powered, controlled...
A look at high-profile cases over killings by US police
MINNEAPOLIS — Former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin i s charged with murder and manslaughter in George Floyd's death after pressing his knee into...
India’s capital to lock down as nation’s virus cases top 15M
NEW DELHI — New Delhi was being put under a weeklong lockdown Monday night as an explosive surge in coronavirus cases pushed the India's...
Toddler hurt in Chicago road rage shooting is improving
CHICAGO — A toddler shot in the head during a road rage incident on Chicago’s Lake Shore Drive is breathing on his own and...
EXPLAINER: Jerusalem dispute could derail Palestinian vote
JERUSALEM — A dispute over voting in east Jerusalem is threatening to cancel or delay the first Palestinian elections in more than 15 years.
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CoreCivic to settle shareholders lawsuit for $56 million
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — CoreCivic says it will pay $56 million to settle a lawsuit by shareholders who accused the private prison operator of inflating...
