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South African writer and poet Breyten Breytenbach, a staunch opponent of the former white-minority government’s apartheid policy of racial segregation, has died in Paris
Authorities say two police officers shot in a neighborhood outside Atlanta are both expected to survive their injuries
A white supremacist prison gang leader is accused in the attempted homicide of two officers at the California State Prison in Sacramento
Stocks closed with solid gains as Wall Street put the finishing touches on one of its best months of the year
Southwest Airlines is ending cabin service earlier to reduce the risk of in-flight turbulence injuries
Alabama A&M football player dies a month after in-game head injury
A dog is reunited with its owner after being rescued from the chilly waters of a Houston bayou
Romanians vote in parliamentary election amid turmoil over claims of Russian interference in presidential race
Secretary of State Antony Blinken is heading back to Europe for what will likely be the last high-level NATO meeting before the Biden administration leaves office next month
President-elect Donald Trump has named a healthcare executive to serve as his administration’s lead hostage negotiator at a time when the U.S. is trying to secure the release of prisoners in Gaza and other regions around the world
An African subsidiary of the consulting firm McKinsey & Company Inc. will pay a criminal penalty of more than $122 million to resolve a U.S. Justice Department investigation into a yearslong scheme to bribe South African government officials
A judge sentenced a man to 22 years in federal prison for kidnapping a woman from Michael Bloomberg’s Colorado ranch
New Orleans police have arrested a man accused of killing two people during a large parade where two separate shootings within an hour left two dead and at least 10 wounded
South Korean prosecutors detain ex-defense chief over martial law imposition
Police in Missouri shot and wounded a suspect who authorities say opened fire after crashing his vehicle
A federal appeals court has delayed a hearing in which an Oklahoma death row inmate is expected to make a final plea for mercy before his scheduled execution
The State Department says the U.S. government’s top hostage negotiator is in Beirut in hopes of collecting information on the whereabouts of Austin Tice, an American journalist missing in Syria for 12 years
Authorities say a motorist was killed as police responded to a bomb threat at the Georgia home of U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene
Romania’s pro-European parties agreed to form a majority government made up of groupings that were traditionally on opposite sides and shutting out far-right nationalists who made significant gains in the election on Dec. 1
The Supreme Court is allowing a class-action lawsuit that accuses Nvidia of misleading investors about its past dependence on selling computer chips for the mining of volatile cryptocurrency to proceed
More than 3,700 residents have returned to their Malibu homes as weather conditions improved enough to help firefighters battling a Southern California blaze
Texas’ abortion pill lawsuit against New York doctor marks new challenge to interstate telemedicine
Hundreds of people have gathered in the southern French town of Avignon ahead of the verdict in a mass-rape trial in which dozens of men stand accused
United Methodist News Service reports that a religious schism has turned deadly in Nigeria, with a church member fatally shot and two young children killed as homes were set ablaze
The House has passed legislation requiring more oversight of youth residential treatment facilities
Police want to talk to man after gun was accidentally fired gun inside Walmart bathroom
Woman arrested for what was found in 'colorful party bag' during traffic stop, deputies say
Device helps police detect drugs safely
Fact check: Trump makes false claims about trade with Canada and Europe in remarks to Davos
Prince Harry claims court victories. But is he winning the larger war with the British media?
Judge blocks Trump’s ‘blatantly unconstitutional’ executive order that aims to end birthright citizenship
Made in Maine: Kittery company using kelp to help keep skin hydrated
Karla Sofía Gascón makes history with ‘Emilia Pérez’ Oscar nomination
‘Offensive’ tattoos and ‘see-through clothing’ can get you kicked off your next Spirit Airlines flight
Ariana Grande pays homage to her ‘Oz’ roots with emotional Oscar nomination reaction