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- Mexican president wants to re-name drug growing area
  Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador said Friday he wants to change the name of a notorious drug-producing area known as “the Golden Triangle” to “…
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More lifeguards, deputies to patrol beaches over weekend
With this weekend being the unofficial start of summer, the L.A. County Sheriff's Department and county lifeguards are increasing staffing at beaches.
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Official: Kids to 911 during siege: 'Please send the police'
Nearly 20 officers stood in a hallway outside of the classrooms during this week's attack on a Texas elementary school for more than 45 minutes before agents used a master key …
international
U.N. says more than 4,000 civilians killed in Ukraine so far
More than 4,000 civilians have been killed in Ukraine since Russia's invasion began on Feb. 24, although the true number is likely much higher, the U.N. rights office (OHCHR) s…
politics
U.K. lawmaker quits government over toxic 'partygate' culture
A Conservative lawmaker quit his role as an assistant to Britain's interior minister on Friday, saying his work had been tarnished by the "toxic culture" in Downing Street that…
us
Governor saw deadly arrest video months before prosecutors
With racial tensions still simmering over the killing of George Floyd, Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards and his top lawyers gathered in a state police conference room in October…
international
What you need to know about the coronavirus right now
Shanghai took more gradual steps on Friday towards lifting its COVID-19 lockdown while Beijing was investigating cases where its strict curbs were affecting other medical treat…
international
How Russian billionaire shielded assets from sanctions
Russian businessman Andrey Melnichenko ceded control of two of the world's largest coal and fertilizers companies to his wife the day before he was sanctioned by the European U…
sports
IndyCar to use renewable fuel beginning in 2023
IndyCar will become the first North American racing series to use 100% renewable fuel in its race cars. Shell, which recently signed a five-year extension to be the fuel spons…
us
Daughter and her best friends 'are all gone now,' dad says
Javier Cazares has been talking about his daughter, 9-year-old Jacklyn, who he lost in Tuesday's mass shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas.
us
Shooter warning signs get lost in sea of social media posts
There was the Instagram photo of a hand holding a gun magazine, a TikTok profile that warned, “Kids be scared,” and the image of two AR-style semi-automatic rifles displayed on…
international
Russian proxies claim control of key town in east Ukraine
Kyiv appeared to concede that separatists loyal to the Kremlin have taken full control of Lyman on Friday, as Russia pressed its biggest advance for weeks.
us
Panel recommends parole for 74-year-old Manson follower
Patricia Krenwinkel was previously denied parole 14 times for the slayings of pregnant actor Sharon Tate and four other people in 1969.
international
U.S. wins latest legal battle to seize Russian yacht in Fiji
The case has highlighted the thorny legal ground American authorities find themselves on as they try to seize assets of oligarchs around the world following Russia's invasion o…
us
Texas Gov. skips NRA convention after school shooting
Greg Abbott, who is seeking re-election in November, will instead make a return trip to Uvalde, the rural town devastated by Tuesday's tragedy, his office confirmed.
sports
Klay Thompson sends Warriors back to the NBA Finals
Game 5 Klay looked a lot like Game 6 Klay.
politics
5 GOP candidates blocked from Michigan governor's primary
The quintet, including top-tier contender James Craig, failed to qualify for the August contest after the Board of State Canvassers rejected their nominating petitions because …
us
Buffalo is latest mass shooting by gunman wearing body armor
When a shooter attacked a supermarket in Buffalo, New York, on May 14, its security guard tried to stop him. At least one of his shots hit the gunman, but it didn’t stop the d…
us
Native students exercise right to wear regalia at graduation
She walked up a red carpet and crossed a stage to accept her diploma wearing an eagle feather beaded onto her cap that her mother had gifted her. Amryn Tom graduated this week…
international
Israeli soldier deliberately shot Al Jazeera reporter, Palestinian official says
The Palestinian Authority said on Thursday its investigation into the killing of Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh showed that she was shot by an Israeli soldier in a "de…

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Russian proxies claim control of key town in east Ukraine

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Klay Thompson sends Warriors back to the NBA Finals

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