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DETROIT — A Detroit-area man whose decades in prison for drug dealing and work as an FBI informant inspired the movie “White Boy Rick” was released from custody Monday in Florida, his first steps of freedom since he was a teenager. Richard Wershe Jr.

L’ESPLUGA DE FRANCOLI, Spain — Hundreds of Catalan independence supporters protested the visit of King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia on Monday to the northeastern region as part of a royal tour across Spain that is meant to bolster spirits amid the cor

ST. PAUL, Minn. — What do you do when you’re a married theatre couple quarantined in your house for months with your stage work shut down? You write and perform a play about it and you take it on the road. Um, make that take it to the driveway.

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TEL AVIV, Israel — An Israeli court convicted top model Bar Refaeli on Monday on four counts of tax offences , capping a prolonged tax evasion case against her and her family that sullied the image of a once beloved national icon.

BEIJING — China is going back to the movies. Following months of closure, limited numbers of movie goers were allowed back into cinemas Monday in cities such as Shanghai, Hanzhou and Guilin where the risk of virus infection is considered low.

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Saudi Arabia’s King Salman has been admitted to a hospital in the capital, Riyadh, for medical tests due to inflammation of the gallbladder, the kingdom’s Royal Court said Monday in a statement carried by the official Sa

TOKYO — A United Arab Emirates spacecraft rocketed away Monday on a seven-month journey to Mars, kicking off the Arab world’s first interplanetary mission.

There were plenty of acorns this spring, and now the chipmunks are driving people nuts. Their frenetic activities can be entertaining.

Of all the ways that John Lewis influenced American life and politics, his indelible impact on young people may be among the most enduring.