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Navajo Nation President Nez Signs Ban On Indoor Smoking
The Navajo Nation president on Saturday signed tribal legislation to ban smoking in many enclosed and indoor locations across the reservation, including in the tribe's casinos.
N.Korean Troops Stage Artillery Fire Competition
North Korean mechanized troops held an artillery fire competition over the weekend as part of efforts to boost the country's defence capabilities, state media reported on Sunday
Tens Of Thousands Mourn Brazilian Country Music Singer
Struck with grief, tens of thousands of fans gathered Saturday to pay tribute to Marlia Mendona, one of Brazil's most popular singers who was killed a day earlier in an airplane crash at age 26.
In A Surprise, BC Has Jurkovec Back At QB
Boston College quarterback Phil Jurkovec started Friday nights game against Virginia Tech, a surprising move that wasnt hinted at all in the past few weeks when the Eagles shuffled QBs and searched for solid play at the position.
UN Draft Condemns Attacks On Journalists, Urges Punishment
A proposed U.N. resolution would unequivocally condemn all attacks, reprisals and violence against journalists and media workers and urge governments to take action to end the prevailing impunity and punish these crimes.
UN Draft Condemns Attacks On Journalists, Urges Punishment
A proposed U.N. resolution would unequivocally condemn all attacks, reprisals and violence against journalists and media workers and urge governments to take action to end the prevailing impunity and punish these crimes.
Sergeant Whose Union Office Was Raided Loses Vacation Days
The former head of New York City's police sergeants union has been punished with a loss of 70 vacation days, which amounts to almost $32,000 in pay, after being found guilty by his own police department of improperly disclosing information and using inapp...
Sergeant Whose Union Office Was Raided Loses Vacation Days
The former head of New York City's police sergeants union has been punished with a loss of 70 vacation days, which amounts to almost $32,000 in pay, after being found guilty by his own police department of improperly disclosing information and using inapp...
Denver Zoo Reports World's First Coronavirus Cases In Hyenas
Two hyenas at the Denver Zoo have tested positive for the coronavirus, the first confirmed cases among the animals worldwide, a national veterinary lab announced Friday.
UN Draft Condemns Attacks On Journalists, Urges Punishment
A proposed U.N. resolution would unequivocally condemn all attacks, reprisals and violence against journalists and media workers and urge governments to take action to end the prevailing impunity and punish these crimes.
Denver Zoo Reports World's First Coronavirus Cases In Hyenas
Two hyenas at the Denver Zoo have tested positive for the coronavirus, the first confirmed cases among the animals worldwide, a national veterinary lab announced Friday.
Hearings Set For 2 Iowa Students Charged In Teacher's Death
Court hearings were set for next week for two southeast Iowa high school students charged with murder in the death of a high school Spanish teacher as her family deals with the shocking ordeal and urged forgiveness.
Tennis-Switzerland Set Up Billie Jean King Cup Final With Russia
Belinda Bencic overwhelmed Australia's Ajla Tomljanovic 63 62 on Friday to help lead Switzerland into a Billie Jean King Cup final showdown with fourtime champions Russia.
UN Security Council Calls For End To Ethiopia Hostilities
The U.N. Security Council called for an end to the intensifying and expanding conflict in Ethiopia on Friday, and for unhindered access for humanitarian aid to tackle the worlds worst hunger crisis in a decade in the wartorn Tigray region.
Cuomo Prosecutor Seeks More Time To Finish Investigation
A prosecutor investigating accusations that former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo groped a woman has asked a judge for more time, saying the criminal complaint filed last week by the local sheriff was potentially defective.
California's PUC OKs Boosting Storage At Infamous Gas Field
California regulators voted Thursday to increase the capacity of a Los Angelesarea natural gas storage field where a 2015 blowout caused the nations largestever methane leak and forced thousands from their homes.