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Diplomats from more than two dozen countries were denied access to a Chinese court Monday as detained Canadian Michael Kovrig went on trial in Beijing on espionage charges. Kovrig is one of two Canadians detained since 2018, following the arrest in Vancouver of Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou, who is currently fighting extradition to the United

A mask may have been covering his face, but Benjamin Netanyahu’s pleasure was undeniable as Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz complimented the Israeli Prime Minister’s handling of the pandemic and world-leading coronavirus vaccination campaign at an event in Jerusalem earlier this month. Kurz, who was visiting Israel with his Danish counterpart to discuss a trilateral vaccine

Iraq’s Supreme Judicial Council has issued arrest warrants for two prominent Iraqi political analysts, prompting backlash from activists and some politicians who say it’s an attempt to intimidate critics of the government. Political analysts Ibrahim al-Sumaidaie and Yahya al-Kubaisi were respectively accused of publicly “insulting” and “defaming” public authorities, according to copies of the warrants

A high school football player in Sacramento, California, has died after collapsing during a game. Emmanuel Antwi, a senior at John F. Kennedy High School, collapsed on the sidelines of the game Friday night and was rushed to a hospital, where he died, CNN affiliate KCRA reported. The game was canceled after Antwi’s collapse, and

A 34-year-old man was arrested after eight people were stabbed during a fight that started inside a Detroit hookah lounge and continued into the parking lot early Sunday morning, police said. Seven men and one woman between the ages of 23 and 30 were stabbed during the incident, during which shots were also fired but

Chicago police have charged a man with five counts of attempted murder after five officers were shot at, the city’s police department said Sunday. The Chicago Police Department said 29-year-old Tracey Thomas Jr. was arrested Saturday afternoon after allegedly shooting at five police officers, striking one in the hand. At one point Thomas was barricaded

A 12-year-old was waiting in line with his family at a Pittsburgh McDonald’s when a man stabbed the boy in the neck with a box cutter, police told CNN affiliate KDKA. Police arrested Charles Edward Turner, 51, in the 2 p.m. Saturday incident, police say. He faces multiple charges, including criminal attempt homicide and four

Bella Thorne and her boyfriend, Italian singer Benjamin Mascolo, are engaged. Thorne, a former Disney star, and Mascolo, who have been dating for two years, announced the news on their social media accounts Sunday. “She said yes!” Mascolo captioned his Instagram post of the couple. Throne has a giddy smile in her Instagram stories as

Scott Kolbrenner could buy more than a few vowels with the $145,000 he won on “Wheel of Fortune” last week. But he doesn’t plan on buying anything. Instead, he’s giving all of his winnings to charity. The California resident announced that he will donate the money, which includes the $100,000 grand prize, to two California

Click here for updates on this story     LAS VEGAS, Nevada (KVVU) — Things are finally looking up for a family of four that was forced to leave their second story apartment after a car crashed into their stairs. The car knocked out the stairs and the Gois family initially used a ladder and a chain

Click here for updates on this story     NANAKULI, Hawaii (KITV) — A video of a tourist assaulting a local woman at a Starbucks drive-through in Nanakuli has gone viral, and police are investigating the incident. The woman who took the video – Nalani Gasper of Nanakuli — says the woman in pink was a passenger

Illinois has become the first No. 1 seed to lose in the NCAA tournament after being upset by No. 8 seed Loyola Chicago. The RambIers defeated the Fighting Illini, 71-58, on Sunday to be the first team to advance to the Sweet 16. Loyola Chicago center Cameron Krutwig was among the top scorers, tallying 19

Click here for updates on this story     MIDLAND, Michigan (WNEM) — As we approach one-year since the dam failures in mid-Michigan, some residents still are unable to occupy their homes. But one center in Midland is still putting in the work to get people back inside their house. For one Hope resident, starting fresh wasn’t