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Navy medic shoots 2 US sailors; is stopped, killed on base

Navy medic shoots 2 US sailors; is stopped, killed on base

FREDERICK, Md. — A Navy medic shot and wounded two U.S. sailors at a military facility Tuesday, then fled to a nearby Army base where security forces shot and killed him, police and Navy officials said.
Biden makes all adults eligible for a vaccine on April 19

Biden makes all adults eligible for a vaccine on April 19

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden announced Tuesday that he's bumping up his deadline by two weeks for states to make all adults in the U.S. eligible for coronavirus vaccines.
Refugee families urge Biden to keep promise to up admissions

Refugee families urge Biden to keep promise to up admissions

SAN DIEGO — The families of refugees and their supporters, including 124 elected officials, sent President Joe Biden a letter Tuesday urging him to make good on his promise to boost refugee admissions to the United States during the current budget ye
US boosts aid to Palestinians as some in Congress cry foul

US boosts aid to Palestinians as some in Congress cry foul

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration is moving again to increase U.S. assistance to the Palestinians as it fires up a new Mideast policy that is directly opposite of the one pursued by its predecessor.
Turkey summons China's ambassador over Twitter posts

Turkey summons China's ambassador over Twitter posts

ANKARA, Turkey — Turkey summoned China’s ambassador after the embassy suggested on Twitter that it could take action against two Turkish politicians who criticized Beijing’s treatment of its Muslim Uyghur community.
Greenland election shows divide over rare-earth metals mine

Greenland election shows divide over rare-earth metals mine

HELSINKI — Greenland is holding an early parliamentary election Tuesday focused in part on whether the semi-autonomous Danish territory should allow international companies to mine the sparsely populated Arctic island's substantial deposits of rare-e
Ukraine says 24 soldiers killed in country's east this year

Ukraine says 24 soldiers killed in country's east this year

KYIV, Ukraine — Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said Tuesday that 24 of the country's soldiers have been killed so far this year in eastern regions where cease-fire violations have escalated in recent weeks.
Florida governor rebuts vaccine 'pay-to-play' report on CBS

Florida governor rebuts vaccine 'pay-to-play' report on CBS

ORLANDO, Fla. — Florida Gov.
UN warns over 27 million Congolese suffer from acute hunger

UN warns over 27 million Congolese suffer from acute hunger

CAMEROON, Cameroon — Two U.N. agencies warned Tuesday that over 27 million people in Congo are suffering from acute hunger, a record high representing almost one-third of the conflict-wracked African nation’s estimated population of 87 million.
Correction: Big Tree-No More story

Correction: Big Tree-No More story

KENSINGTON, N.H. — In a story April 5, 2021, about a sugar maple tree being removed, The Associated Press misspelled the name of the manager of American Forests’ National Champion Trees program. It should be Rose Tileston, not Rose Tileson.
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