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Ex-Michigan governor faces 2 charges in Flint water scandal

LANSING, Mich. - Two years after leaving office, former Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder is facing charges of wilful neglect of duty in the Flint water crisis as prosecutors revisit how the city's water syst...

Jan 13, 2021

'Not worth my life': Ugandans vote in tense election

KAMPALA, Uganda - Ugandans are voting Thursday in a presidential election tainted by widespread violence that some fear could escalate as security forces try to stop supporters of leading opposition c...

Jan 13, 2021

Drug dealer convicted in 7 killings could face execution

RICHMOND, Va. - It was one of the worst bursts of gang violence Richmond had ever seen. At least 11 people were killed in a 45-day period in 1992, all at the hands of gang members who eliminated anyon...

Jan 13, 2021

S. Korean court upholds prison term for ex-president Park

SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of - South Korea's Supreme Court on Thursday upheld a 20-year prison term for former President Park Geun-hye over bribery and other crimes as it wrapped up a historic corruption...

Jan 13, 2021

WHO team arrives in Wuhan to search for pandemic origins

WUHAN, China - A global team of researchers arrived Thursday in the Chinese city where the coronavirus pandemic was first detected to conduct a politically sensitive investigation into its origins ami...

Jan 13, 2021

Asia Today: China's cases spike ahead of WHO research visit

BEIJING - China is seeing a new surge in coronavirus cases in its frozen northeast as a World Health Organization team was due to arrive to probe the origins of the pandemic. China on Thursday also re...

Jan 13, 2021

Tesla balks at touch screen recall, US agency takes action

DETROIT - Tesla Inc. is balking at recalling about 159,000 vehicles with potentially defective touch screens, so U.S. safety regulators are moving to force the company to take action. The National Hig...

Jan 13, 2021

Ex.-Michigan Gov. Snyder charged in Flint water crisis

LANSING, Mich. - Former Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder was charged Wednesday with wilful neglect of duty stemming from an investigation of ruinous decisions that left Flint with lead-contaminated water and...

Jan 13, 2021

AP source: Harden headed to Nets in blockbuster 4-team deal

James Harden is heading to Brooklyn, joining old teammate Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving to give the Nets a potent trio of the some of the NBA's highest scorers. The Nets agreed to acquire the three-ti...

Jan 13, 2021

Fed survey finds economy slowing in some areas of country

WASHINGTON - A Federal Reserve survey of U.S. business conditions has found modest economic gains at the start of the year, although some parts of the country saw slowdowns stemming from a renewed sur...

Jan 13, 2021