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MEXICO CITY (AP) — Families of missing Mexicans have simulated one of the many clandestine burial sites dotting the country, dumping dirt and rock on part of the capital’s massive plaza and digging it away to reveal demands for the government to act. Holding photos of their missing loved ones and shovels, members of three

THESSALONIKI, Greece (AP) — Court authorities in northern Greece have jailed three people pending trial over an attack on a high school principal by vigilantes opposing virus restrictions. Another 8 suspects were released late Monday on condition that they present themselves regularly at their local police station and keep 400 meters (yards) away from schools.

By ADRIAN SAINZ Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — A Tennessee judge has heard testimony and watched a gruesome crime scene video during a sentencing hearing for a former death row inmate. The video was entered into evidence in the case of Pervis Payne, who received the death penalty for the 1987 killings of a

By JIM MUSTIAN Associated Press BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Ronald Greene’s mother chastised Louisiana state lawmakers Monday for not acting quickly enough to hold state troopers accountable for her son’s deadly 2019 arrest, saying the Black motorist’s death at the end of a high-speed chase was a “murder” that’s been covered up, sugarcoated and

By RANDALL CHASE Associated Press DOVER, Del. (AP) — Attorneys in the Boy Scouts of America bankruptcy case have reached a tentative settlement under which one of the organization’s largest insurers would contribute $800 million into a fund for victims of child sexual abuse. The agreement announced Monday calls for Century Indemnity Co. and affiliated

By ROB HARRIS AP Global Soccer Writer LONDON (AP) — The English Premier League has reported its highest weekly coronavirus infections while in talks with Manchester United about postponing Tuesday’s match at Brentford. United closed its training facility due to an outbreak. There were 42 cases of COVID-19 in the week to Sunday after 3,805

By KIM CHANDLER Associated Press MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — The Alabama prison system, already understaffed and facing a federal court order to boost employment numbers, saw the number of correctional staff decline 4% during 12 months of the pandemic. The Alabama Department of Corrections had 1,914 officers and supervisors at the end of June 2020

By MATT O’BRIEN and MICHAEL PHILLIS Associated Press EDWARDSVILLE, Il. (AP) — The federal Occupational Health and Safety Administration said Monday it has opened an investigation into the collapse of an Amazon warehouse in Edwardsville, Illinois, after it was struck by a tornado on Friday, leaving six people dead and another hospitalized. OSHA will look

By ADAM BEAM Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California is bringing back a statewide indoor mask mandate. Gov. Gavin Newsom’s administration announced the new mandate will start Wednesday and last until Jan. 15. The order comes as the per capita rate of new coronavirus cases in California has jumped 47% in the past two

By LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Air Force has discharged 27 people for refusing to get the COVID-19 vaccine, making them what officials believe are the first service members to be removed for disobeying the mandate to get the shots. The Air Force gave its forces until Nov. 2 to get

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Fishing industry managers are recommending the already-diminished U.S. cod fishery face another reduction in catch limits. Cod fishing was once a huge industry in New England, but it collapsed due to overfishing and environmental challenges. The New England Fishery Management Council said on Dec. 10 it is calling for a reduction

By SETH BORENSTEIN AP Science Writer A new study says winter tornadoes, like the devastating one that hit five states last week, are likely to be stronger and stay on the ground longer as the world warms. Monday’s study released at a science conference takes two early nasty tornadoes _ one in winter and one

By CLAIRE GALOFARO WINGO, Ky. (AP) — Victims of the deadly tornadoes in the Midwest and South scoured the debris of what was once their homes, trying to salvage pieces of their lives. Tommy Jackson’s house in Mayfield collapsed during the storm, and he stayed the first night after with his brother.  He was just

OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — Canadian political and military leaders have apologized to victims of military sexual misconduct. Streamed online from National Defense Headquarters, the apology followed the federal government’s $600-million Canadian ($468 million) settlement with tens of thousands of current and former Armed Forces members who experienced such behavior while serving. It also came as

OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — Canadian political and military leaders have apologized to victims of military sexual misconduct. Streamed online from National Defense Headquarters, the apology followed the federal government’s $600-million Canadian ($468 million) settlement with tens of thousands of current and former Armed Forces members who experienced such behavior while serving. It also came as

By DYLAN LOVAN and RUSS BYNUM Associated Press A clearer picture is emerging of some of the dozens of victims killed by tornadoes that ripped through five states in the Midwest and South. Among those who perished were a 2-month-old whose family tried to protect her by putting her in a car seat. Another victim

By KEN RITTER Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Nevada boxing regulators have voted to close a legal loophole by giving themselves authority over charity unarmed combat events like one that led to the death last month of a UNLV student competitor after a fraternity boxing fundraiser. The chairman of the state Athletic Commission declared

NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. (AP) — State parks officials say a car that was stuck partly submerged near the brink of Niagara Falls after a daring rescue attempt last week went over the falls and cannot be seen from the shore. A U.S. Coast Guard swimmer who descended by a cable from a hovering helicopter pulled

GENEVA (AP) — The U.N.’s top human rights body will hold a special session Friday to discuss the “grave human rights situation” in Ethiopia and a call to set up an international commission of experts to monitor and report on it. The Human Rights Council agreed to hold the session following a request by the