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UN: Civilian death toll in Sudan’s Darfur attacks tops 300 in two days as war nears two-year mark
More than 300 civilians were killed in two days of intense fighting in Sudan’s conflict-wracked Darfur region, the U.N.
Scholar spared prison in US case alleging China spies on dissidents abroad
A Chinese American scholar convicted of spying on Chinese dissidents was spared prison time Monday by a U.S. judge. Shujun ...
Prosecutor says whether the Gaudreaus drank before they were killed while cycling isn’t relevant
Lawyers for the driver charged with killing NHL hockey player Johnny Gaudreau and his brother, Matthew, are expected to argue in court Tuesday that the brothers contributed to the fatal crash by ...
Joe Biden will speak about Social Security in his return to national stage
Former President Joe Biden returns to the national stage Tuesday to elevate liberal concerns that President Donald Trump’s agenda is threatening the health of Social ...
Paul Skenes and Henry Davis, taken 1st overall two years apart, make MLB history
From the moment they heard their names called out by Major League Baseball commissioner Rob Manfred, Paul Skenes and Henry Davis were destined to make history. When it finally ...
Mistrial declared in case against former Dublin corrections officer ‘Dirty Dick’ Smith
The weeks-long trial against former public correctional officer Darrell Smith, who’s accused of sexually abusing five female inmates at the now-shuttered Federal Correctional Institute Dublin in ...
Study finds more people are obtaining abortions but fewer are traveling to other states for it
Fewer people crossed state lines to obtain abortions in 2024 than a year earlier, a new survey has found. The Guttmacher Institute, a research organization that supports abortion rights, estimates ...
Officials work to uncover the motive for fire set at Pennsylvania governor’s residence
Investigators worked Tuesday to uncover the motive behind an arson fire over the weekend at Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro’s mansion, the latest act of political violence in ...
An international conference rallies aid for Sudan after 2 years of war, but peace is elusive
Diplomats and aid officials from around the world are meeting Tuesday in London to try to ease the suffering from the 2-year-old war in Sudan, a conflict that has killed tens of ...
It’s a boy! Phillies slugger Bryce Harper uses blue bat to signal creative baby gender reveal
Bryce Harper is set to take another swing at fatherhood — and he did it with a blue bat. The Philadelphia Phillies slugger used a blue bat in his first plate appearance of ...
Body found in San Joaquin County canal ID’d as man with Bay Area ties
Advances in fingerprint technology have helped authorities identify the remains of a man found 43 years ago floating in a canal in rural San Joaquin County. Edward Donald Raymond, ...
Person killed after shooting in SF’s Tenderloin
A person died after a shooting in the Tenderloin early Monday evening, the San Francisco Police Department said. The shooting happened around 5:29 p.m. in the area of Turk and Mason ...