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Athletes vow to keep fighting in doctor sex-abuse scandal

Tuesday, 6 February 2018, 08:54 Last update: about 10 years ago Associated Press

The worst sex-abuse case in sports history ended Monday with a third long prison sentence for Larry Nassar, and his victims vowed to keep fighting for accountability in the scandal that upended the...

John Mahoney, who played cranky dad on 'Frasier,' dies at 77

Tuesday, 6 February 2018, 07:56 Last update: about 10 years ago Associated Press

John Mahoney, who as the cranky, blue-collar dad in "Frasier" played counterpoint to pompous sons Frasier and Niles, has died. Mahoney was 77. The actor died Sunday in Chicago after a brief...

Updated: Paris attacks suspect refuses to stand at shootout trial

Monday, 5 February 2018, 11:36 Last update: about 10 years ago Associated Press

The only surviving member of the Islamic State cell that attacked Paris in November 2015 refused to rise for a Belgian court on Monday during his first appearance in public since his arrest nearly two...

Italian police: Extreme-right shooter targeting shows no remorse

Sunday, 4 February 2018, 14:26 Last update: about 10 years ago Associated Press

The extreme right-wing suspect in a shooting rampage that wounded six African migrants in Italy has demonstrated no remorse for his actions and was "lucid and determined, aware of what he had done,"...

Updated: 2 Amtrak workers killed, 116 hurt in South Carolina crash

Sunday, 4 February 2018, 14:23 Last update: about 10 years ago Associated Press

A crash between an Amtrak passenger train and a CSX freight train in South Carolina on Sunday killed two people and injured about 70 others, authorities said. The Amtrak train was heading from...

Police: 5-year-old girl burned in voodoo ritual; 2 charged

Sunday, 4 February 2018, 07:56 Last update: about 10 years ago Associated Press

Two sisters tied down and burned a 5-year-old girl, permanently disfiguring her, in a voodoo ritual meant to rid her of a demon causing her to misbehave, police said. The women also threatened to cut...

Thousands march to demand more money for UK health service

Saturday, 3 February 2018, 15:50 Last update: about 10 years ago Associated Press

Thousands of people have marched through London demanding more government money for Britain's overburdened National Health Service. Trade unions and the main opposition Labour Party backed the...

Cape Town's water crisis highlights city's rich-poor divide

Saturday, 3 February 2018, 12:09 Last update: about 10 years ago Associated Press

"Day Zero" is approaching as South Africa's showcase city of Cape Town prepares to turn off most water taps amid the worst drought in a century. Tensions among the four million residents are...

Trump taking tougher stance on Russia nuclear threat

Saturday, 3 February 2018, 09:37 Last update: about 10 years ago Associated Press

The Trump administration on Friday announced it will continue much of the Obama administration's nuclear weapons policy, but take a more aggressive stance toward Russia. It said Russia must be...

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