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2 dead, 60 hurt after car drives into German Christmas market in suspected attack

A car plowed into a busy outdoor Christmas market in the eastern German city of Magdeburg on Friday, killing at least two people and injuring at least 60 others in what authorities called a deliberate...

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Suspect in killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO returning to New York to face murder charges

HOLLIDAYSBURG, Pa. (AP) — The suspect in the killing of UnitedHealthcare’s CEO is being returned to New York to face murder charges after agreeing to be extradited Thursday during a court appearance...
Trump takes another shot on Truth Social at Canada becoming 51st state

OTTAWA — U.S. president-elect Donald Trump is taking another shot at Canada about becoming part of the United States. In a post on Truth Social, Trump says many Canadians want Canada to become the 51st...
Why are people celebrating the murder of a health-care CEO 

In the weeks since UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson was gunned down on the street in Manhattan, the public’s reaction has become a major part of the story. While some condemn the killing of an...
Suspect charged with killing UnitedHealthcare's CEO as an act of terrorism

NEW YORK (AP) — The man accused of killing UnitedHealthcare's CEO has been charged with murder as an act of terrorism, prosecutors said Tuesday as they worked to bring him to a New York court from a...
Lawsuit accuses State Department of creating loopholes for Israel on military aid and human rights

The U.S. State Department has carved out loopholes for Israel that give the close American ally a pass on U.S. law that restricts aid to foreign militaries over human rights abuses, a lawsuit from a group...
3 dead, others injured in a shooting at a private Christian school in Wisconsin

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A youth opened fire at a private Christian school Monday morning in Wisconsin, killing two people in the final week before Christmas break. The shooter also died, police said. ...
Israel will close its Ireland embassy over Gaza tensions as Palestinian death toll nears 45,000

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israel said Sunday it will close its embassy in Ireland as relations deteriorated over the war in Gaza, where Palestinian medical officials said new Israeli airstrikes...
Official in French territory of Mayotte says death toll from Cyclone Chido is 'several hundred'

CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — The death toll in the French territory of Mayotte from Cyclone Chido is “several hundred” and may be close to 1,000, the island’s top government official told the...
UN envoy calls for sanctions relief to help rebuild Syria after Assad's ouster

DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — The United Nations special envoy for Syria on Sunday called for a quick end to Western sanctions after the ouster of President Bashar Assad. The Syrian government has been under...