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Transit Officials Unveil Plans To Redo NYC's Penn Station
A transformed Penn Station would replace windowless concourses and dingy, cramped corridors with lightfilled spaces and easier access to an improved streetscape, under plans revealed Wednesday by Democratic New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo and the areas major t...
U.S. Commanders Seek Approval For Aircraft Carrier Near Afghanistan During Withdrawal
Top U.S. military commanders are seeking Pentagon approval to deploy an aircraft carrier near landlocked Afghanistan to help protect troops during their withdrawal from the country in coming months, a U.S. official said on Wednesday.
Suspect In Iowa Trooper's Death Taken From Hospital To Jail
A man charged in the shooting death of an Iowa Highway Patrol trooper was released from a hospital Wednesday and transported to jail, the Iowa Department of Public Safety said.
Foxconn Deal With Wisconsin Lowers Tax Breaks To $80 Million
Foxconn Technology Group will be eligible for just $80 million in taxpayer subsidies under a new contract signed Tuesday, down from nearly $3 billion it could have received under the original deal that envisioned a much larger project in southeastern Wisc...
Blinken To Meet Virtually With 15 Caribbean Foreign Ministers
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken will meet virtually on Wednesday with 15 foreign ministers of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), State Department spokesman Ned Price said.
Italy's Grillo Derided For Defending Son In Sex Assault Case
Former Italian Premier Giuseppe Conte on Tuesday derided the 5Star Movement's founder for a video message defending his son against sexual assault allegations.
Mexican President Wants Work Visas, Citizenship For Farmers
Mexican President Andrs Manuel Lpez Obrador said Monday he will ask U.S. President Joe Biden to give work visas to Mexican farmers who participate in a government treeplanting program.
'Midnight Hour Of Need': St. Vincent Pleads For Global Help
The prime minister of St. Vincent and the Grenadines made a heartfelt plea Monday to the international community to help his country recover from a volcanic eruption that has displaced 20,000 people, saying the island nation is in its midnight hour of nee...
Facility For Teen Immigrant Girls In Houston Being Closed
A facility in Houston that housed girls who crossed U.S. border unaccompanied is being closed and the girls immediately moved, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services said Saturday.
Venezuelan Paper Ordered To Pay $13 Million To Official In Defamation Case
Venezuela's supreme court has awarded $13 million to top socialist party official Diosdado Cabello in a defamation case against a newspaper, but the paper's lawyer said on Saturday the outlet could not afford to pay.
Indian Embassy Conveys Condolences to Families of Those Killed in Indianapolis Mass Shooting
India's Consul General in Chicago, Amit Kumar, spoke to the Mayor of Indianapolis Joe Hogsett, who assured full support.
Autopsy: Man Killed Self During Airport Shootout With Police
A handgunwielding man who opened fire outside the San Antonio airport died from a selfinflicted gunshot wound, not from police gunfire as officials initially said, according to a police statement Friday.
Judge Denies Ghislaine Maxwell's Motions To Toss Sex Charges
A judge on Friday rejected Ghislaine Maxwells arguments to toss charges that she recruited three teenager girls from 1994 to 1997 for thenboyfriend Jeffrey Epstein to sexually abuse.
Jeffree Star Hospitalized After Wyoming Car Crash
YouTube personality, businessman and musician Jeffree Star was hospitalized after a car crash in Wyoming.
U.S. Senators Urge Biden To Condition Brazil Amazon Aid On Results
Over a dozen Democratic senators on Friday urged U.S. President Joe Biden to withhold financial assistance to Brazil unless it demonstrates it is reducing deforestation in the Amazon and cracking down on environmental crimes.
Chicago Releases 'Excruciating' Video of Police Shooting 13-year-old Latino Boy Dead
The shocking footage shows teenager Adam Toledo running from officers in the small hours of March 29 and then being hit with a single shot to the chest as he stops and raises his hands.