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Officer who killed George Floyd pleads guilty in tax case

Officer who killed George Floyd pleads guilty in tax case

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The former Minneapolis police officer serving time for the 2020 murder of George Floyd has pleaded guilty to two counts of tax evasion.
Slovakia agrees to give Ukraine fleet of Soviet warplanes

Slovakia agrees to give Ukraine fleet of Soviet warplanes

BRATISLAVA, Slovakia (AP) — Slovakia’s government on Friday approved a plan to give Ukraine its fleet of 13 Soviet-era MiG-29 fighter jets, becoming the second NATO member country to heed the Ukrainian government's pleas for warplanes to help defend
California to overhaul San Quentin prison, emphasizing rehab

California to overhaul San Quentin prison, emphasizing rehab

SACRAMENTO, Calif.
10 charged in Irvo Otieno’s death at mental hospital

10 charged in Irvo Otieno’s death at mental hospital

DINWIDDIE, Va.
Poland to be 1st NATO member to give Ukraine fighter jets

Poland to be 1st NATO member to give Ukraine fighter jets

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland said Thursday it plans to give Ukraine about a dozen MiG-29 fighter jets, which would make it the first NATO member to fulfill Kyiv's increasingly urgent requests for warplanes to defend itself against the Russian invasio
N. Dakota high court upholds injunction against abortion ban

N. Dakota high court upholds injunction against abortion ban

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — The North Dakota Supreme Court ruled Thursday that a state abortion ban will remain blocked while a lawsuit over its constitutionality proceeds. The ban was designed to take effect once the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v.
UN-backed inquiry accuses Russia of war crimes in Ukraine

UN-backed inquiry accuses Russia of war crimes in Ukraine

GENEVA (AP) — Russian attacks against civilians in Ukraine, including systematic torture and killing in occupied regions, amount to war crimes and possibly crimes against humanity , according to a report from a U.N.-backed inquiry released Thursday.
Yellen to tell Congress US banking system 'remains sound'

Yellen to tell Congress US banking system 'remains sound'

WASHINGTON (AP) — A week after the second-largest bank collapse in U.S.
US releases video of Russian jet dumping fuel on its drone

US releases video of Russian jet dumping fuel on its drone

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The Pentagon on Thursday released footage of what it said was a Russian aircraft pouring fuel on a U.S. Air Force surveillance drone and clipping the drone's propeller in international airspace over the Black Sea.
Poland detains 9 people suspected of spying for Russia

Poland detains 9 people suspected of spying for Russia

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Polish authorities said Thursday that the nation's security services have detained members of a Russian espionage ring, alleging that they were preparing acts of sabotage in Poland and had been monitoring railroad routes used fo
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