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Myanmar’s military government and its opponents traded accusations over a bomb that exploded Tuesday in the middle of the country’s largest city, Yangon, killing one and wounding nine others. A story in Wednesday’s edition of The Global New Light of Myanmar, a state-run newspaper, linked the...

In the aftermath of a mass shooting on a New York City subway train, the mayor floated a high-tech idea: deploy scanners that can spot someone carrying a gun into the transit system before they have a chance to use it. The technology to scan large numbers of people quickly for weapons does...

California’s first-in-the-nation task force on reparations for African Americans will release a report Wednesday documenting in detail the harms perpetuated by the state and recommending steps to address those wrongs, including expanded voter registration, making it easier to hold violent police...

Bill Cosby will again be facing sex abuse allegations Wednesday as attorneys give opening statements in a civil trial that's one of the last remaining legal claims against the comedian. Lawyers for 64-year-old Judy Huth will outline the evidence they plan to present that Cosby forced her to...

Like many Cubans before him, Roberto De la Yglesia left most of his family behind when he made his way to the United States with only his son in 2015, hoping that he could soon bring his wife and daughters to join him. Years later, the mechanical engineer in New Jersey and his family back in...

A federal judge is set to preside over an important hearing for John Hinckley, the man who shot President Ronald Reagan in 1981 and is on the verge of being released from all remaining restrictive conditions. U.S. District Court Judge Paul L. Friedman said in September that he would free...

Miami Gardens residents who were fighting against Formula 1 racing in their city are hitting the breaks on their efforts. Plaintiffs dropped their lawsuit, saying that while data collected from the Miami Grand Prix that took place earlier this month showed disruptive levels of noise, it’s not...

Shanghai residents visited the waterfront Bund and ate and drank along streets patrolled by police early Wednesday as people in China's largest city savored the easing of its severe two-month COVID-19 lockdown. The lockdown set back the national economy and largely confined millions to their...

A record 13 women, including the first female Muslim, were sworn in as ministers in Australia's new government Wednesday. The ceremony conducted by Governor-General David Hurley in the capital, Canberra, came 11 days after new Prime Minister Anthony Albanese led the center-left Labor Party to...

The fiancé of the Good Samaritan who jumped into action following Monday’s deadly parasailing accident remembers receiving a desperate call. “He was pretty frantic on the call, he said call 911 right away,” said Kasey Platt. Her fiancé, John Callion, works as a fishing guide and was out on his...

A South Florida man is saying his dog was attacked and killed by another dog at a boarding house, and he claims the business waited a full day to tell him what happened. Ralphie the labradoodle was like family around in the Udelson household. “He’s a sweet boy, he’s been with us for about 10...

China’s support for Russia through oil and gas purchases is irking Washington and raising the risk of U.S. retaliation, foreign observers say, though they see no sign Beijing is helping Moscow evade sanctions over its war on Ukraine. Beijing's importance as a lifeline to Russian President...

For years, researchers have expanded the understanding the role of the mind and just how powerful it can be, now scientists have harnessed that power to help a quadriplegic Miami man drive a race car. For German Aldana, it was a once in a lifetime experience. Though he’s never held a driver’s...

Seattle will create a database of homeless camps and provide more than $100 million to a regional group trying to tackle the region's ongoing crisis of people without homes, the city's mayor announced Tuesday. “Issues created over decades cannot be solved overnight, but we must reject the...

An investigation is ongoing after a person was struck and killed by a train in Pompano Beach. According to the Broward Sheriff’s Office, reports began coming in at approximately 4:20 p.m. that a person had been hit by a train. Sky10 was over the scene along Copans Road and Dixie Highway late...

A firm that advises investors on proxy voting said Tuesday that Spirit Airlines shareholders should oppose Frontier Airlines’ bid to buy Spirit, saying that a competing offer by JetBlue is better. Institutional Shareholder Services Inc. conceded that Spirit's board might be correct in...

After several tragic deaths, a law was passed eight years ago to tighten restrictions on parasailing owners and captains. But those in the industry say there needs to be more oversight by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission and the U.S. Coast Guard. Monday’s parasailing...

Current U.S. Rep. Val Demings officially filed to run for U.S. Senate Tuesday, making the Democratic frontrunner for the seat’s candidacy official. Demings intends to challenge current Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Florida, in the November election. She made a name for herself in Florida as Orlando’s...

The Biden administration is expected to announce it will send Ukraine a small number of high-tech, medium-range rocket systems, a critical weapon that Ukrainian leaders have been begging for as they struggle to stall Russian progress in the Donbas region, U.S. officials said Tuesday. The U.S...

President Joe Biden said that tackling inflation is his top economic priority as consumer confidence goes down and prices go up from food to gas. President Biden met with Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell in the Oval Office amid an inflation crisis. “My plan is to address inflation starts...