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Ethiopia PM says he will lead army 'from the battlefront'

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Ethiopia’s prime minister says he will lead his country’s army “from the battlefront” beginning Tuesday, a dramatic new step by the Nobel Peace Prize-winner in a devastating yearlong war .

Nov 22, 2021 12:17 PM Read more >

IOC call with Chinese tennis star Peng raises more questions

A video call between the head of the International Olympic Committee and Chinese tennis player Peng Shuai, whose nearly three-week disappearance from public view sparked an outcry, was meant to reassure the world that she was safe — but instead has r

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Prosecutor in Ahmaud Arbery case: Arbery was under attack

BRUNSWICK, Ga.

Nov 22, 2021 7:53 AM Read more >

SUV driver in parade crash may have been fleeing a crime

WAUKESHA, Wis.

Nov 22, 2021 7:26 AM Read more >

Official: More than 90% of fed workers got shots by deadline

WASHINGTON (AP) — More than 90% of federal workers received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine by Monday's deadline set by President Joe Biden. Biden announced in September that more than 3.

Nov 22, 2021 6:16 AM Read more >

Vermont Democratic US Rep. Peter Welch to seek Senate seat

Vermont's sole member of the U.S. House of Representatives, Democratic Rep. Peter Welch , announced Monday that he will run for the U.S. Senate seat now held by Democratic Sen. Patrick Leahy .

Nov 22, 2021 3:47 AM Read more >

Police: 'Some' killed when SUV hits Christmas parade

WAUKESHA, Wis.

Nov 21, 2021 9:31 PM Read more >

Far-right lawmaker, ex-protester to meet in Chilean runoff

SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — Two onetime outsiders hailing from opposite extremes of the political spectrum received the most votes Sunday in Chile’s presidential election but failed to garner enough support for an outright win, setting up what’s likely to

Nov 21, 2021 5:03 PM Read more >

US missionaries say 2 of 17 abductees freed in Haiti

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Two of 17 abducted members of a missionary group have been freed in Haiti and are safe, “in good spirits and being cared for,” their Ohio-based church organization announced Sunday.

Nov 21, 2021 1:50 PM Read more >

Olympic officials: Chinese tennis star Peng says she is safe

BEIJING (AP) — Missing Chinese tennis star Peng Shuai told Olympic officials in a video call from Beijing that she was safe and well, the International Olympic Committee said Sunday after Peng reappeared in public at a youth tournament in Beijing, ac

Nov 21, 2021 10:36 AM Read more >