Washington & Politics

UN tribunal for Lebanon may fold due to funding crisis

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BEIRUT — A U.N.-backed tribunal investigating the 2005 assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri said Wednesday it is facing a severe funding...

Feds: Ring of Venezuelans stole thousands in stimulus money

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MIAMI — Federal authorities say a ring of Venezuelans living in South Florida and Mexico stole hundreds of thousands of dollars in U.S. government...

Detroit deputy chief in line for Columbus police chief job

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COLUMBUS, Ohio — A deputy Detroit police chief appeared Wednesday to be at the top of the list to serve as the next Columbus...

Prosecutors drop case against man charged in Capitol riot

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Federal prosecutors have dropped the criminal case against a New York man who was accused of participating in the riot at the U.S. Capitol,...

Gaza’s bereaved civilians fear justice will never come

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GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — The al-Kawlaks, a family of four generations living next door to each other in downtown Gaza City, were utterly...

Georgia sheriff accused of civil rights violations suspended

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ATLANTA — Georgia's governor on Wednesday suspended a sheriff accused of violating the civil rights of several people in his custody by ordering them...

Deputies shoot 14-year-old girl who pointed gun at them

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DELTONA, Fla. — Deputies in central Florida shot a 14-year-old girl who they say shot at them multiple times using a pump-action shotgun. ...

EU announces ‘unprecedented’ Moldova recovery plan

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BUCHAREST — The Republic of Moldova is set to receive an “unprecedented” 600 million-euro ($733 million) economic recovery package from the European Union over...

Budapest to rename streets to protest Chinese university

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BUDAPEST, Hungary — Budapest city officials are planning to rename streets in an area where a Chinese university loyal to China's Communist Party is...

Bill Gates company to build reactor at Wyoming coal plant

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CHEYENNE, Wyo. — A next-generation, small nuclear plant will be built at a soon-to-be retired coal-fired power plant in Wyoming in the next several...