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Pilot killed when small plane crashes at Clinton National Airport in Little Rock 01/23/2024 11:57am • LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — The pilot of a small plane was killed when it crashed at Clinton National Airport in Little Rock, authorities said. The Cirrus SR 22 took off from the airport Sunday afternoon, airport officials said in a statement. The pilot declared an emergency, and then crashed north o Frantic authorities in Zambia pump mud from Chinese-owned mine where 7 workers are trapped 01/23/2024 11:55am • LUSAKA, Zambia (AP) — Authorities in Zambia said Tuesday they were frantically pumping water and mud from a Chinese-owned copper mine where seven miners were trapped underground. The two Chinese workers and five Zambian ones were caught on Monday when water and mud entered the shaft where they wor European human rights court condemns Greece for naming HIV-positive sex workers in 2012 01/23/2024 11:48am • ATHENS, Greece (AP) — The European Court of Human Rights ruled Tuesday that authorities in Greece violated the privacy rights of a group of women who were arrested and publicly identified in 2012 as HIV-positive prostitutes who allegedly endangered public health. The case was brought to the Strasb Russian is sanctioned over the hacking release of Australian health insurer client data 01/23/2024 11:36am • SYDNEY (AP) — A Russian national has been sanctioned by the U.S., U.K. and Australian governments for his role in a cyber attack that compromised the personal information of more than 10 million Australians. In October 2022, client data from Medibank, Australia’s largest health insurer, was rele A woman dies and 2 people are injured at a French farmers' protest barricade 01/23/2024 10:27am • PARIS (AP) — Spreading demonstrations by French farmers against low wages and other grievances were hit by tragedy Tuesday when a woman was killed and her husband and daughter seriously injured in a traffic collision at a protest barricade. A car plowed into straw bales that demonstrators had plac Suspect in killing of 8 people in suburban Chicago has fatally shot himself in Texas, police say 01/23/2024 09:11am • CHICAGO (AP) — A man suspected of shooting and killing eight people in suburban Chicago fatally shot himself after a confrontation with law enforcement officials in Texas, police said. Police in Joliet, Illinois, said on Facebook that at about 8:30 p.m. Monday 23-year-old Romeo Nance was located Virginia Democrats press major new gun control measures despite GOP opposition 01/23/2024 07:16am • Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s assertion this month that the state’s gun laws are already strong enough for his liking isn’t deterring Democrats from moving forward with major proposals limiting access to firearms. Policymaking committees in both chambers of the General Assembly have starte Sri Lankan lawmakers debate controversial internet safety bill amid protests by rights groups 01/23/2024 07:00am • COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lankan lawmakers on Tuesday began debating a controversial internet safety bill that has been criticized by opposition politicians, journalists and rights groups as a move by the government to stifle freedom of speech. Public Security Minister Tiran Alles introduced t Trade resumes as Pakistan and Afghanistan reopen Torkham border crossing after 10 days 01/23/2024 01:31am • PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Trade between Pakistan and Afghanistan resumed Tuesday after the two sides reopened a key northwestern border crossing shut for more than 10 days. Truckers for years have been able to cross the border without documents, so they generally do not have them. But Pakistan beg More flooding forecast for Australia's northeast as storm in Coral Sea nears cyclone strength 01/23/2024 01:16am • BRISBANE, Australia (AP) — A tropical low strengthening over the Coral Sea on Tuesday is forecast to be the second cyclone in as many months to bring destructive winds and flooding to Australia's northeast coast. The system expected to be named Tropical Cyclone Kirrily later Tuesday or Wednesday m Today in History: January 23, 24th Amendment bans poll taxes in federal elections 01/23/2024 12:01am • Today in History Today is Tuesday, Jan. 23, the 23rd day of 2024. There are 343 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On Jan. 23, 1964, the 24th Amendment to the United States Constitution, eliminating the poll tax in federal elections, was ratified as South Dakota became t Suspect in killing of 8 people in suburban Chicago has fatally shot himself in Texas, police say 01/22/2024 11:24pm • CHICAGO (AP) — Suspect in killing of 8 people in suburban Chicago has fatally shot himself in Texas, police say. 1 teen dead, another injured after shooting near Deanwood Metro 01/22/2024 09:12pm • A teenager was killed and another injured during a Monday afternoon shooting in Northeast D.C.'s Deanwood neighborhood, according to police. The two teens were traveling northbound inside a stolen Kia on Minnesota Avenue, when, at around 3:30 p.m., another vehicle pulled up next to them and at le Top religious leaders in Haiti denounce kidnapping of nuns and demand government action 01/22/2024 08:23pm • PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — The Archdiocese of Port-au-Prince pleaded for the release of six nuns kidnapped last week and demanded that Haiti’s government crack down on gang violence, in a strongly worded letter released Monday. The Archdiocese, along with the Haitian Conference of the Religiou Mexico demands investigation into US military-grade weapons being used by drug cartels 01/22/2024 07:35pm • MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico wants an urgent investigation into how U.S. military-grade weapons are increasingly being found in the hands of Mexican drug cartels, Mexico's top diplomat said Monday. Mexico’s army is finding belt-fed machine guns, rocket launchers and grenades that are not sold for c