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UN Security Council approves sending a Kenya-led force to Haiti to fight violent gangs

UN Security Council approves sending a Kenya-led force to Haiti to fight violent gangs

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — The U.N. Security Council voted Monday to send a multinational force to Haiti led by Kenya to help combat violent gangs in the troubled Caribbean country. The resolution drafted by the U.S.
Karikó and Weissman win Nobel Prize in medicine for work that enabled mRNA vaccines against COVID-19

Karikó and Weissman win Nobel Prize in medicine for work that enabled mRNA vaccines against COVID-19

STOCKHOLM (AP) — Two scientists won the Nobel Prize in medicine on Monday for discoveries that enabled the creation of mRNA vaccines against COVID-19 that were critical in slowing the pandemic — technology that's also being studied to fight cancer an
Ex-MLB pitcher Trevor Bauer, woman who accused him of assault in 2021, settle legal dispute

Ex-MLB pitcher Trevor Bauer, woman who accused him of assault in 2021, settle legal dispute

Former major league pitcher Trevor Bauer and a woman who accused him of beating and sexually assaulting her in 2021 have settled their legal dispute, Bauer's attorneys said Monday.
LeBron James says Bronny is doing well, working to play for USC after cardiac episode

LeBron James says Bronny is doing well, working to play for USC after cardiac episode

EL SEGUNDO, Calif. (AP) — LeBron James says his son, Bronny, is progressing in his rehabilitation from cardiac arrest in hopes of playing for the University of Southern California this season.
North Dakota state senator, his wife and 2 kids killed in Utah plane crash

North Dakota state senator, his wife and 2 kids killed in Utah plane crash

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A state senator from North Dakota, his wife and their two young children died when the small plane they were traveling in crashed in Utah, a Senate leader said Monday.
Fire erupts in a police headquarters in Egypt, injuring at least 25 people

Fire erupts in a police headquarters in Egypt, injuring at least 25 people

CAIRO (AP) — A huge fire early Monday in a police headquarters in northeastern Egypt injured at least 25 people, officials said. The blaze ripped through the multistory police headquarters in the Suez Canal province of Ismailia, two officials said.
Church roof collapses in north Mexico, killing at least nine and injuring about 50, officials say

Church roof collapses in north Mexico, killing at least nine and injuring about 50, officials say

CIUDAD MADERO, Mexico (AP) — The roof of a church collapsed in northern Mexico during a Mass on Sunday, killing at least nine people and injuring around 50, authorities said as searchers probed in the wreckage late into the night looking for survivor
California governor to name Laphonza Butler, former Kamala Harris adviser, to Feinstein Senate seat

California governor to name Laphonza Butler, former Kamala Harris adviser, to Feinstein Senate seat

LOS ANGELES (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom will name Laphonza Butler, a Democratic strategist and adviser to Kamala Harris’ presidential campaign, to fill the vacant U.S. Senate seat held by the late Sen.
Tim Wakefield, who revived his career and Red Sox trophy case with knuckleball, has died at 57

Tim Wakefield, who revived his career and Red Sox trophy case with knuckleball, has died at 57

BOSTON (AP) — Tim Wakefield, the knuckleballing workhorse of the Red Sox pitching staff who bounced back after giving up a season-ending home run to the Yankees in the 2003 playoffs to help Boston win its curse-busting World Series title the followin
UN to vote on resolution to authorize one-year deployment of armed force to help Haiti fight gangs

UN to vote on resolution to authorize one-year deployment of armed force to help Haiti fight gangs

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — The U.N.