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Indian-origin Retired Military Officer in Singapore Loses Appeal to Reduce Drinking Driving Sentence
M Raveendran, a retired Singapore Armed Forces warrant officer, appealed against a week's jail for drink driving seeking a fine instead.
Man To Plead Guilty In Rapper Mac Miller’s Drug Death
An Arizona man accused of supplying the dealer who sold Mac Miller the drugs that killed the rapper has agreed to plead guilty to a federal charge, prosecutors said Wednesday.
DC Strikes Deal To Improve Conditions At City's Main Jail
The Washington, D.C., government has struck a deal with the U.S. Marshals Service to improve the situation at the city's main jail after it came under criticism and the Justice Department announced that 400 federal prisoners would be transferred out becau...
California Parent Gets 6 Weeks Prison In Admissions Scandal
A California parent was sentenced Wednesday to six weeks in prison and 250 hours of community service in connection with the sweeping college admissions scandal.
Spanish Woman Admits To Aiding Banned Palestinian Group
A Spanish woman admitted Wednesday under a plea bargain reached in an Israeli military court that she raised large sums of money that were diverted to a banned militant group, the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine.
New Protests, Clashes In Tunisian City Over Garbage Pileup
New clashes broke out Wednesday between residents and police in the Tunisian city of Agareb, home to a landfill that has provoked public fury over waste mismanagement.
France Experiencing Start Of Fifth Wave of Covid Epidemic, Says Minister
France registered 11,883 new cases on Wednesday, the second day in a row with a new case tally over 10,000.
Man Pleads Guilty To Running Guns Through Arkansas To Mexico
An Oklahoma man pleaded guilty Tuesday to conspiring to smuggle guns through Arkansas to Mexican drug cartels.
Parole Recommended For Manson Follower Leslie Van Houten
A California parole panel on Tuesday recommended for the fifth time that Charles Manson follower Leslie Van Houten be freed from prison, decisions previously rejected by two governors.
Woman Says Her Sister ID'd Wrong Man In Missouri Slayings
The only eye witnesses to a 1978 triple murder in Kansas City tried to tell prosecutors years before she died that she had identified the wrong shooter, but they told her it was too late to recant and that she could be charged with perjury, her sister tes...
Biden-Xi Virtual Meeting Planned For As Soon As Next Week-person Briefed On Matter
A virtual meeting planned between U.S. President Joe Biden and Chinese leader Xi Jinping will be held as soon as next week, a person briefed on the matter told Reuters.
Soccer-Van Gaal Confident Of Netherlands World Cup Qualification
Netherlands coach Louis van Gaal is confident his side will secure World Cup qualification in the next week, but warns their next match in Montenegro will be no easy assignment.
Building Collapses In Eastern Turkey, Some May Be Trapped
Rescue workers in Turkey were searching for people trapped under the rubble of a building that collapsed Tuesday in eastern Turkey.
Charges Added Against Accused Gunman In Vegas Store Shooting
Prosecutors in Las Vegas have filed additional felony charges against a 22yearold man accused of killing a local filmmaker sitting in a parked car outside a convenience store but missing customers inside during what authorities characterized as a random s...
Milwaukee Bucks End NBA's Trump-era White House Hiatus
President Joe Biden welcomed the NBA champion Milwaukee Bucks to the White House on Monday, praising team members not just for their achievements on the court, but also for their efforts to promote coronavirus vaccinations and for speaking out after the 2...
AP FACT CHECK: Biden Hypes $1T Bill Impact On Electric Cars
Boasting about his $1 trillion infrastructure package, President Joe Biden overstated its reach by claiming it would result in 500,000 electric vehicle charging stations and meet his pledge to nudge half of U.S. drivers into EVs by decades end.
