Washington & Politics

NC deputy involved in fatal shooting of Black man resigns

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ELIZABETH CITY, N.C. — A sheriff's deputy who was involved in the fatal shooting of an unarmed Black man in Elizabeth City, North Carolina,...

EXPLAINER: Curbing tax avoidance by multinational companies

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FRANKFURT, Germany — How can governments keep multinational companies from avoiding taxes by shifting profits to tax havens? ...

Biden admin targets Trump rollbacks of species protections

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WASHINGTON — The Biden administration said Friday it is canceling or reviewing a host of actions by the Trump administration to roll back protections...

Danish lawmakers give go-ahead to built Copenhagen island

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COPENHAGEN — Denmark’s Parliament on Friday voted in favor of building a 20-billion-kroner ($3.3 billion) artificial island in Copenhagen that will house at least...

Appeals court upholds man’s conviction for threatening tweet

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A federal appeals court on Friday upheld the conviction of a North Carolina man who posted an anonymous threat on social media to lynch...

AP sources: US report makes no definitive finding about UFOs

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WASHINGTON — The U.S. government cannot give a definitive explanation of aerial phenomena spotted by military pilots but has found no evidence that they...

NRA drops countersuit, will fight New York AG in state court

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NEW YORK — The National Rifle Association has dropped a lawsuit accusing New York's attorney general of suing the gun rights group last year...

Tension grows in court as Nashville officer’s trial looms

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NASHVILLE, Tenn. — A prosecutor on Friday accused attorneys for a white Nashville police officer of a “character assassination” attempt against the Black man...

Jerusalem evictions that fueled Gaza war could still happen

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JERUSALEM — A long-running campaign by Jewish settlers to evict dozens of Palestinian families in east Jerusalem is still underway, even after it fueled...

Chicago’s police chief announces new community policing plan

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CHICAGO — Chicago's police superintendent announced Friday that all facets of the department — from patrol officers to executive staff — will be more...