Algeria orders investigation into student police abuse claim
ALGIERS, Algeria — In an unprecedent move, the prosecutor's office in the Algerian capital has ordered a preliminary investigation into torture and sexual abuse...
UN urges foreign fighters and mercenaries to leave Libya
UNITED NATIONS — The U.N. Security Council called the establishment of a transitional government in Libya “an important milestone” Tuesday and urged all countries...
GOP’s Tenney, who won House seat by 109 votes, is sworn in
Republican Claudia Tenney of New York was sworn in Thursday as a member of Congress, reclaiming a seat she lost two years ago and...
Federal trials expected to resume in Indiana district
INDIANAPOLIS — Federal jury trials suspended last fall amid a surge in coronavirus cases are expected to resume in April in all divisions of...
Ethiopia gives UN green light to deploy 25 staff to Tigray
<p>UNITED NATIONS — U.N. agencies received approval from Ethiopia’s government Monday to send 25 more staff members to embattled Tigray, a region where the...
State lawmakers say Pima County eviction ban is illegal
<p>PHOENIX — Two Republican lawmakers are asking the Arizona attorney general to block an eviction moratorium that Pima County supervisors approved earlier this month.</p>
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Epstein warden now running new prison despite ongoing probe
<p>WASHINGTON — The warden who ran the <a href="https://www.bop.gov/locations/institutions/nym/">beleaguered federal jail</a> when disgraced financier <a href="https://apnews.com/hub/jeffrey-epstein">Jeffrey Epstein</a> killed himself has been put in charge...
Facing US investigation, Honduras president denies drug ties
MEXICO CITY — Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernández denied once again Monday accusations from United States prosecutors that he protected drug traffickers in exchange...
UN agencies press EU over rising migrant pushback cases
BRUSSELS — U.N. agencies are pressing the European Union to end the growing practices of denying migrants their right to apply for asylum, collectively...
Federal utility gives raise to CEO that Trump had criticized
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — A federal utility's board voted Thursday to increase the multimillion-dollar pay scale of its CEO, coming to the decision based on...