Qatar's emir promises Shura Council elections next year
Qatar’s emir announced on Tuesday that the country will hold elections for its top advisory panel next year, a long-promised step that aims to give the country’s citizens more say on how their hereditary emirate is governed. In a speech before the nat…
Turkish rescuers pull girl from rubble 4 days after quake
Rescuers in the Turkish city of Izmir pulled a young girl out alive from the rubble of a collapsed apartment building Tuesday, four days after a strong earthquake hit Turkey and Greece and as hopes of reaching survivors began to fade. Health Minister …
Afghans mourn those killed in horrific IS university attack
Afghanistan declared a national day of mourning on Tuesday to honor the 22 people killed in a horrific attack a day earlier on Kabul University, which was claimed by the Islamic State group. The brutal, hours-long assault on Monday was the second atta…
U.S. manufacturing activity near two-year high; construction spending slows
U.S. manufacturing activity accelerated more than expected in October, with new orders jumping to their highest level in nearly 17 years amid a shift in spending toward goods like motor vehicles as the COVID-19 pandemic drags on. The survey on Monday …
Supreme Court blocks injured officer's suit against leader of Black Lives Matter rally
The Supreme Court set aside an appeals court ruling that held an injured police officer could sue the leader of a Black Lives Matter protest.
Supreme Court sends Louisiana BLM case back for another round
A Baton Rogue police officer, who was injured in a 2016 demonstration against the fatal police shooting of Alton Sterling, sued DeRay Mckesson, claiming that he was negligent in staging the protest.
‘Booby trap’ bomb injures man at home where bombs were previously found, Utah cops say
“There was a booby trap bomb set and it went off on him.”
Leaders face 'critical moment' as COVID cases spike, says WHO chief
World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Monday that a recent spike in COVID-19 cases in some countries in Europe and North America presented leaders with a “critical moment for action”. “This is another critical m…
Trump's appointee Barrett takes part in first Supreme Court arguments
Amy Coney Barrett participated in her first case as a member of the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday, with President Donald Trump’s appointee welcomed by Chief Justice John Roberts before questioning one of the lawyers in a dispute in which an environmenta…
Spitting turns into a stabbing that left blade in man’s skull, Key West police say
Key West police on Sunday arrested three men in connection with the stabbing of a man after an incident at a coin laundry, according to an initial police report.
Accused burglar bolts from witness — into path of oncoming SUV, California police say
A resident of an apartment complex discovered his vehicle had been broken into.
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