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'Not worth my life': Ugandans vote in tense election
KAMPALA, Uganda - Ugandans are voting Thursday in a presidential election tainted by widespread violence that some fear could escalate as security forces try to stop supporters of leading opposition c...
Jan 13, 2021
Ex-Michigan governor faces 2 charges in Flint water scandal
LANSING, Mich. - Two years after leaving office, former Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder is facing charges of wilful neglect of duty in the Flint water crisis as prosecutors revisit how the city's water syst...
Jan 13, 2021
Drug dealer convicted in 7 killings could face execution
RICHMOND, Va. - It was one of the worst bursts of gang violence Richmond had ever seen. At least 11 people were killed in a 45-day period in 1992, all at the hands of gang members who eliminated anyon...
Jan 13, 2021
Game On: Morgan Rielly scores winner, Maple Leafs beat Canadiens 5-4 in OT
TORONTO - The Maple Leafs spent a large chunk of the off-season remaking the edges of their roster. Grit and veteran leadership were added to a talented group desperate to change the narrative of past...
Jan 13, 2021
S. Korean court upholds prison term for ex-president Park
SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of - South Korea's Supreme Court on Thursday upheld a 20-year prison term for former President Park Geun-hye over bribery and other crimes as it wrapped up a historic corruption...
Jan 13, 2021
WHO team arrives in Wuhan to search for pandemic origins
WUHAN, China - A global team of researchers arrived Thursday in the Chinese city where the coronavirus pandemic was first detected to conduct a politically sensitive investigation into its origins ami...
Jan 13, 2021
China agrees to increase consular, family access for Spavor and Kovrig
OTTAWA - Canada has obtained an agreement to allow greater family and consular access for Michael Spavor and Michael Kovrig, the two Canadians detained for more than two years in China. A spokesperson...
Jan 13, 2021
North Carolina's Emily Fox, Washington State's Trinity Rodman go 1-2 in NWSL draft
U.S. international Emily Fox and Trinity Rodman, daughter of former NBA bad boy Dennis Rodman, went 1-2 in the NWSL draft Wednesday evening.Expansion Racing Louisville FC took Fox, a defender-midfield...
Jan 13, 2021
Asia Today: China's cases spike ahead of WHO research visit
BEIJING - China is seeing a new surge in coronavirus cases in its frozen northeast as a World Health Organization team was due to arrive to probe the origins of the pandemic. China on Thursday also re...
Jan 13, 2021
Tesla balks at touch screen recall, US agency takes action
DETROIT - Tesla Inc. is balking at recalling about 159,000 vehicles with potentially defective touch screens, so U.S. safety regulators are moving to force the company to take action. The National Hig...
Jan 13, 2021