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Fighting rages in Sudan hours after cease-fire was to begin

Fighting rages in Sudan hours after cease-fire was to begin

KHARTOUM, Sudan (AP) — Fighting raged in Sudan on Tuesday hours after an internationally brokered truce was supposed to have come into effect, as forces loyal to dueling generals battled for key locations in the capital and accused each other of viol
Sheriff: Arrest warrant moot for kidnapping of Emmett Till

Sheriff: Arrest warrant moot for kidnapping of Emmett Till

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Littlest intruder: Toddler crawls through White House fence

Littlest intruder: Toddler crawls through White House fence

WASHINGTON (AP) — A curious toddler on Tuesday earned the title of one of the tiniest White House intruders after he squeezed through the metal fencing on the north side of the executive mansion. U.S.
2 Iowa teens plead guilty in Spanish teacher's beating death

2 Iowa teens plead guilty in Spanish teacher's beating death

DES MOINES, Iowa — Two Iowa teenagers charged in the beating death of a high school teacher pleaded guilty to first-degree murder on Tuesday.
UN says leaving Afghanistan would be 'heartbreaking'

UN says leaving Afghanistan would be 'heartbreaking'

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United Nations is ready to take the “heartbreaking” decision to pull out of Afghanistan in May if it can’t persuade the Taliban to let local women work for the organization, the head of the U.N. Development Program said. U.
Odd spiral appears amid northern lights in Alaska night sky

Odd spiral appears amid northern lights in Alaska night sky

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Northern light enthusiasts got a surprise mixed in with the green bands of light dancing in the Alaska skies: A light baby blue spiral resembling a galaxy appeared amid the aurora for a few minutes.
Man charged in front-door shooting of Black teen Ralph Yarl

Man charged in front-door shooting of Black teen Ralph Yarl

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — An 84-year-old white man in Kansas City, Missouri, was charged Monday with first-degree assault for shooting a Black teen who mistakenly went to the man's home to pick up his younger brothers.
Italy captures killer bear amid debate on her fate

Italy captures killer bear amid debate on her fate

ROME (AP) — Authorities in northern Italy captured a bear that fatally mauled a runner and became the focus of a battle over what to do with Italy’s growing Alpine brown bear population that was once nearly extinct but has rebounded thanks to a Europ
21 dead in Beijing hospital fire, dozens evacuated

21 dead in Beijing hospital fire, dozens evacuated

BEIJING (AP) — Twenty-one people have died in a fire at a Beijing hospital that forced the evacuation of dozens of patients, Chinese state media reported.
Putin visits Russian troops in occupied Ukraine

Putin visits Russian troops in occupied Ukraine

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin visited headquarters of the Russian troops fighting in Ukraine early Tuesday, his second trip to the Russian-held territories there since March.