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Belarus frees 123 political prisoners as US lifts potash ban
Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko ordered the release of 123 political prisoners, pushing high-profile opponents into exile hours after a U.S. envoy announced that Washington will lift sanctions on the country’s potash industry.
Lukashenko pardoned the group following two days of talks with President Donald Trump’s special envoy for ...Read more
Trump vows retaliation after US soldiers killed in Syria
President Donald Trump said there will be “serious retaliation” after two U.S. Army soldiers and an interpreter were killed in what officials said was an attack by an Islamic State gunman that also wounded three other Americans.
“This was an ISIS attack against the U.S., and Syria, in a very dangerous part of Syria, that is not fully ...Read more
Bipartisan senators urge action on stalled northern border security center
WASHINGTON ― A group of bipartisan senators are urging action by the federal government on stalled progress on the Northern Border Mission Center located at Selfridge Air National Guard Base in Macomb County.
The group of senators who represent northern border states wrote last week to Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, asking her to "...Read more
Another atmospheric river is headed to Western WA, but it won't be as bad
SEATTLE — As Western Washington reels from catastrophic flooding that swept the areas along major river valleys, another plume of moisture will arrive on Sunday, according to the National Weather Service.
An atmospheric river rolled into the region Monday, bringing devastating floods to several areas and hitting communities along the Nooksack...Read more
Surfer injured in shark attack off Northern California coast
LOS ANGELES — Frigid ocean water off Sonoma County wasn't the only thing sending a chill down the spine of a surfer riding the waves on Friday.
The surfer was paddling in the water off North Salmon Creek, roughly 300 yards from shore, about 8 a.m. when a shark bit his hand. The surfer's injuries were not considered life threatening, according...Read more
Europe sees Trojan horse for Russia in Trump's Ukraine plan
European officials are growing concerned that an emerging U.S.-brokered peace deal in Ukraine could be exploited by Russia, paving the way for a reinvasion of territory in the war-battered nation’s eastern Donbas region.
The fear, a main sticking point in recent talks, is that the U.S. plan for a demilitarized zone would give the Kremlin ...Read more
Cambodia, Thai clashes continue after Trump ceasefire claim
Thailand said it will continue military action against Cambodia to eliminate “harm and threats,” stepping up rhetoric even after U.S. President Donald Trump claimed to have brokered a new ceasefire.
Fighting entered its seventh day across the two countries’ disputed border. Thailand said Cambodia has been attacking and firing rockets ...Read more
NYC to get up to 4 inches of snowfall overnight
NEW YORK — New York City is poised for a wintry glow-up overnight, with several inches of snow forecast to fall across the five boroughs as Christmas draws ever near.
While Saturday started off unseasonably warm — with highs hitting the low 40s — temperatures are expected to dip just enough by late evening, setting the stage for a snowy ...Read more
Did the US attack? Maduro flee? No, but in Venezuela, rampant rumors fly
CARACAS, Venezuela — Even in Venezuela, a nation battered by years of economic, social and political turmoil, the Christmas season is a time to put aside one’s troubles, spend time with family, enjoy a bit of holiday cheer — if you can escape the ubiquitous uncertainty and rumors that mark life here.
On one day social media will be ...Read more
Is DOJ investigation of Colorado prisons an honest probe or political stunt? Colorado industry watchers wary, but hopeful
DENVER — Colorado criminal justice advocates are viewing the U.S. Department of Justice investigation into the state’s adult prisons and juvenile detention centers with a healthy dose of skepticism, hoping the Trump administration will conduct a thorough probe while wondering whether the entire announcement amounts to little more than a ...Read more
A young hiker has been missing for a month on Mount Whitney. Are time and hope running out?
LOS ANGELES — Towering granite spires whiz by in the background, and Joseph Brambila howls with delight, in a YouTube video he shot of himself sliding on his butt down a steep, snowy slope on the upper reaches of Mount Whitney.
When he loses control and wipes out — repeatedly — it looks like he’s tumbling inside a snow globe.
He has ...Read more
$31.5 million settlement reached in child's starvation death suit against city and county of San Diego, others
SAN DIEGO — A lawsuit claiming systemic failures that led to the starvation death of an 11-year-old girl, allegedly at the hands of her adoptive family, has resolved with settlements tallying $31.5 million — including $10 million each from the city and county of San Diego.
The neglect lawsuit was brought on behalf of Arabella McCormack’s ...Read more
States sue over Trump's $100,000 H-1B visa application fee
A group of 19 states sued the Trump administration to block a $100,000 fee for any new applications for H-1B visas, which allow employers in the U.S. to hire skilled foreign workers.
The mostly Democrat-led states argue in the suit filed Friday that the fee creates a costly and illegal barrier for employers to use the popular visa program, ...Read more
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