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In A First, International Court Opens Probe In Venezuela
The International Criminal Court is opening a formal investigation into crimes against humanity allegedly committed in Venezuela under President Nicols Maduros rule.
ICC Prosecutor Says He Will Open Investigation Into Venezuela
International Criminal Court (ICC) prosecutor Karim Khan said on Wednesday he will open an investigation into possible crimes against humanity in Venezuela, with the country's government saying it respects the decision but does not share his opinion.
Deere Warns Employees Not To Expect More As Strike Continues
Deere executives said Wednesday that the company wouldn't return to the bargaining table with striking workers because it wouldn't offer a better contract than one they rejected that included immediate 10% raises.
Alaska US Senate Candidate Announces Trump Fundraiser Plans
Kelly Tshibaka, who is running for the Alaska U.S. Senate seat held by fellow Republican Lisa Murkowski, announced plans Wednesday for a fundraiser hosted by former President Donald Trump.
EXPLAINER: Rittenhouse Plane Part Of Widespread Surveillance
Prosecutors working to convict Kyle Rittenhouse in the shootings of three people during a protest against police brutality in Wisconsin have introduced as evidence surveillance video taken from an FBI airplane circling thousands of feet above the chaos.
Despite Strict Curbs, China's Covid Cases Spike to 3-Month High Ahead of Communist Party Conclave
Outside of Beijing, new local infections were reported in the north, northeast and northwest in provinces.
4-year-old Australian Found After Vanishing From Family Tent
A 4yearold girl was rescued alive and well on Wednesday more than three weeks after she was suspected to have been snatched from a tent during a family camping trip on Australias remote west coast, police said.
San Francisco Officer Charged In Death Of Man Shot In 2017
A San Francisco police officer was charged Tuesday with voluntary manslaughter after a man he shot in 2017 died from his injuries, District Attorney Chesa Boudin announced.
Inspection Finds DC Jail Conditions OK For Jan. 6 Defendants
The U.S. Marshals Service said Tuesday that suspects being held in connection with the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection do not need to be removed from the District of Columbia jail complex despite their complaints about conditions there.
Months After Raid, Review Of Seized Giuliani Files Continues
When FBI agents raided Rudy Giuliani's home and office earlier this year, carting off his phones and computers, his lawyers expressed outrage, saying the devices seized from Donald Trump's former lawyer were potentially replete with material covered by th...
Defense Begins In Trial Of Philadelphia Official, Union Boss
Prosecutors put on sufficient trial evidence over four weeks to send corruption charges against a powerful Philadelphia labor leader and city council member to a jury, a federal judge ruled Tuesday.
Biden Taps Navy Admiral To Be Joint Chiefs Vice Chairman
President Joe Biden has nominated Navy Adm. Christopher Grady to be the next vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
FirstEnergy Agrees To $306M Refund To Ohio Customers
Akronbased FirstEnergy Corp., one of the largest public utility holding companies in the U.S, announced Monday it had reached a settlement with the Ohio Consumers' Counsel and other groups to refund its Ohio customers and lower their rates by a total of $...
Up To 100 Missing In Collapsed Nigerian Highrise
Up to 100 people were missing after a luxury residential highrise under construction in Nigeria's commercial capital Lagos collapsed on Monday, trapping construction workers under a pile of concrete rubble, witnesses said.
Officials: Damaged US Navy Sub Struck Underwater Mountain
The U.S. Navy has determined that a submarine damaged in a collision in the South China Sea in early October struck a seamount, or underwater mountain, two defense officials said Monday.
France Postpones Fishing Row Sanctions On Britain
French President Emmanuel Macron said on Monday he was postponing by one day planned trade sanctions on Britain so that negotiators from both sides could work on new proposals to defuse their dispute over postBrexit fishing rights.