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NEW YORK (AP) — Two men convicted in the assassination of Malcolm X are to be cleared after more than half a century. The New York Times reported Wednesday that prosecutors say authorities withheld evidence in the civil rights leader’s 1965 killing. The newspaper reports that Muhammad Aziz and the late Khalil Islam are being

By RUSS BYNUM Associated Press BRUNSWICK, Ga. (AP) — The defendant who fired the shotgun that killed Ahmaud Arbery has taken the stand in his murder trial, saying he wants to give his side of the story. Travis McMichael told Superior Court Judge Timothy Walmsley on Wednesday that he understands he’s not compelled to testify

By CHRISTINA LARSON AP Science Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — India is experiencing its annual spike in air pollution, which relates in part to the burning of farm fields. On Wednesday, the concentration of tiny pollution particles was nearly 30 times above the level deemed safe. Besides smoke from burning fields, other sources of air pollution

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United Nations is demanding the release of two U.N. staffers detained earlier this month by Yemen’s Houthi rebels. U.N. spokesman Stephane Dujarric said Wednesday that officials were given assurances by senior Houthi officials last week that the two men, both Yemenis, would be released, but they have not been freed.

By JEFFREY COLLINS and JAY REEVES Associated Press BRUNSWICK. Ga. (AP) — Race was always going to be at the forefront of the trial of three white men in the shooting death of Ahmaud Arbery. But a call by one defense attorney to kick two prominent Black pastors out of the courtroom added fresh agony

By PETER SMITH Associated Press BALTIMORE (AP) — U.S. Catholic bishops have overwhelmingly approved a document on Communion that stops short of calling for withholding the sacrament from politicians who support abortion rights, such as President Joe Biden. The measure does offer plenty of tacit justification for individual bishops to consider withholding Communion in such

By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press VATICAN CITY (AP) — Defense lawyers in the Vatican’s fraud and extortion trial have accused prosecutors of again withholding pieces of evidence, including an alleged interrogation of Pope Francis. The allegation brought the pontiff’s own role in a flawed London property investment back before a Vatican city-state tribunal. The court’s

By JACQUES BILLEAUD Associated Press Jacob Chansley, the spear-carrying Jan. 6 rioter whose horned fur hat, bare chest and face paint made him one of the more recognizable figures in the assault on the Capitol, has been sentenced to 41 months in prison. Though he isn’t accused of violence, prosecutors say Chansley was the “public

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says his country hopes to increase defense cooperation with NATO ally Spain through the purchase of a second aircraft carrier and possibly a submarine. Erdogan made the comment Wednesday during a joint news conference with visiting Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez. The two leaders oversaw the

By JACQUES BILLEAUD Associated Press Jacob Chansley, the spear-carrying Jan. 6 rioter whose horned fur hat, bare chest and face paint made him one of the more recognizable figures in the assault on the Capitol, has been sentenced to 41 months in prison. Though he isn’t accused of violence, prosecutors say Chansley was the “public

By SALLY HO Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — When U.S. Rep. Pramila Jayapal returns home to Seattle, the Congressional Progressive Caucus chairwoman always goes for a walk along the Puget Sound. Jayapal’s ritual is calming at a time her career has rapidly ascended into the top tiers of U.S. politics, showcasing the progressive street cred

By RUSS BYNUM Associated Press BRUNSWICK, Ga. (AP) — Defense attorneys are building on arguments that their clients were lawfully trying to stop burglaries in their neighborhood as they present their case in the murder trial of three white men for the killing of Ahmaud Arbery. Superior Court Judge Timothy Walmsley on Wednesday again denied

NEW YORK (AP) — Two men convicted in the assassination of Malcolm X are set to be cleared after more than half a century. The New York Times reported Wednesday that prosecutors now saying authorities withheld evidence in the civil rights leader’s killing. The newspaper reports that Muhammad Aziz and the late Khalil Islam are