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TTP Demands Political Office in Third Country, Pakistan Govt Says 'Not Acceptable'
The TTP was particularly told in categorical terms that there was no question of introducing an Islamic system based on their interpretation.
Arkansas State Police Settles In Suit Over Pursuit Maneuver
Arkansas State Police agreed to limit how a maneuver where troopers intentionally bump a car during a pursuit can be used under a tentative legal settlement announced Friday by attorneys for a woman injured when a trooper caused her vehicle to flip.
Coast Guard Taps 2nd Ship As Party Of Interest In Oil Spill
U.S. Coast Guard investigators on Friday said they have identified a second ship suspected of dragging its anchor near an underwater pipeline that later leaked crude oil into the waters off the Southern California coast.
Cuomo Misrepresented COVID-19 Nursing Home Toll, Report Says
The New York Assembly's investigation into former Gov. Andrew Cuomo's conduct in office concluded the Democrat's administration misrepresented how many nursing home residents died of COVID19, according to a lawmaker who reviewed the committee's stillsecre...
Jury In Texas Elderly Deaths Trial Continues Deliberations
A Texas jury continued deliberations Friday in the first murder case against a man charged with killing 18 older women in the Dallas area over a twoyear span.
Armenia And Azerbaijan Agree To Talks In Brussels To Overcome Tensions, EU Says
The leaders of Armenia and Azerbaijan will meet in Brussels in midDecember to discuss tensions that have led to border clashes with several troops, the European Union said on Friday.
LPGA Goes Heavy In So Cal With Prize Money Approaching $90M
One year after navigating through the coronavirus pandemic, the LPGA released a 2022 schedule on Friday that features 34 tournaments with record prize money that is approaching $90 million.
British Columbia Flooding Has 18,000 Still Stranded, Some in Remote Mountains
Receding floodwaters helped rescue efforts, but the downpour blocked off entire towns in the Pacific Coast province and cut access to the country's largest port in Vancouver.
Former London, Miami Art Dealer Pleads Guilty In Fraud Case
A former London and Miami art dealer pleaded guilty Thursday to defrauding art buyers of over $86 million.
Mexico Sends Some Minors To US To Get Coronavirus Vaccine
Scores of Mexican adolescents were bused to California on Thursday to get vaccinated against the coronavirus as efforts get underway across Mexico to get shots in the arms of teens.
No Settlement For Separated Migrant Families Amid Criticism
Migrants whose children were taken from them under former President Donald Trump's zerotolerance border policy have not reached a settlement agreement with the U.S. government, a lawyer for the families said Thursday as he and other advocates pushed back...
U.S. Secretary Of State Talks Security, Democracy In Nigeria
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken met President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday and discussed domestic and regional security, and West Africa's democratic backsliding, including Nigeria's handling of antipolice brutality protests last year.
Man Who Killed 4-year-old As Teen Blames Anger Over Bullying
Eric M. Smith told New York state parole officials who granted his release that he "became the bully I disliked when at age 13 he lured a 4-year-old boy into the woods, strangled him and beat him to death with a rock, according to a transcript of the hear...
CDC: Frozen Vials Labeled 'Smallpox' Found In Lab Freezer
Federal health authorities on Wednesday confirmed the discovery of some frozen vials labeled Smallpox" in a freezer at a facility in Pennsylvania that conducts vaccine research in Pennsylvania.
UK Parliament Votes To Curb Members' 2nd Jobs After Scandal
Britains Parliament voted Wednesday to restrict lawmakers ability to hold second jobs outside politics, in an attempt to stem a slew of damaging headlines over lobbying and political sleaze.
At Least 15 People Shot Dead In Anti-coup Protests In Sudan, Medics Say
Security forces shot dead at least 15 people and wounded dozens as thousands of Sudanese took to the streets on Wednesday on the deadliest day in a month of demonstrations against military rule, medics said.