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Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson visits a hospital in North on Tuesday.

World News

Boris Johnson again says BYOB party he attended during lockdown was a work event

11:15am January 18, 2022

by The Associated Press

The British prime minister denied misleading Parliament about lockdown-breaching parties, as senior government ministers said he would have to resign if he is proven to have lied.

This photo provided by the North Korean government, shows what it says a test-fire of tactical guided missile in North Korea Monday, Jan. 17, 2022.

North Korea tests more missiles, but experts warn against taking threats at face value

10:33am January 18, 2022

by Anthony Kuhn

Monday's test was North Korea's fourth launch in under two weeks. By contrast, it took the North 10 months to conduct that many ballistic missile tests last year.

Politics & Government

Supreme Court justices aren't 'scorpions,' but not happy campers either

8:39am January 18, 2022

by Nina Totenberg

Anybody who regularly watches Supreme Court arguments is used to seeing testy moments. But you don't have to be a keen observer these days to see that something out of the ordinary is happening.

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In this satellite image provided by Planet Labs PBC, smoke rises over an Abu Dhabi National Oil Co. fuel depot in the Mussafah neighborhood of Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, Monday, Jan. 17, 2022.

Photos show the aftermath of the fatal Abu Dhabi attack

3:58am January 18, 2022

by The Associated Press

The images by Planet Labs PBC show smoke rising over an Abu Dhabi National Oil Co. fuel depot in the Mussafah neighborhood of Abu Dhabi on Monday.

Watchdog warned months before U.S. pullout Afghanistan's air force would collapse

2:15am January 18, 2022

by The Associated Press

American authorities had been alerted that Afghanistan's air force did not have the capabilities to survive after a U.S. withdrawal.

Science

The U.S. is divided over whether nuclear power is part of the green energy future

2:03am January 18, 2022

by The Associated Press

Nuclear power is emerging as an answer as states transition away from coal, oil and natural gas to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and stave off climate change.

Chamath Palihapitiya, a 34-year-old venture capitalist and minority owner of the Golden State Warriors, is under attack on Twitter for saying "Nobody cares" about the Uyghur genocide in China.

Co-owner of the NBA's Warriors lambasted after saying 'nobody cares about the Uyghurs'

11:43pm January 17, 2022

by Dustin Jones

The 34-year-old billionaire repeatedly told his podcast co-hosts that "Nobody cares about the Uyghurs." The sound bite has gone viral and has been viewed millions of times on Twitter.

An employee of Sotheby's Dubai presents a 555.55 Carat Black Diamond called "The Enigma" on Monday that will be auctioned at Sotheby's Dubai gallery, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

Sotheby's unveils 555.55-carat black diamond thought to come from outer space

9:00pm January 17, 2022

by The Associated Press

Black diamonds are extremely rare, and are found naturally only in Brazil and Central Africa. The cosmic origin theory of "The Enigma" is based on carbon isotopes and high hydrogen content.

The Villa Aurora, a palace in Rome housing the only mural by Caravaggio and at the center of a messy legal battle between a Texas-born princess and the sons of her late husband, an Italian prince, will go up for auction on Jan. 18, 2022.

An epic inheritance fight will soon cost a Texas-born princess her 16th century villa

6:41pm January 17, 2022

by Sylvia Poggioli

After years of legal wrangling, the sprawling Roman villa filled with masterpieces from antiquity to the Renaissance will hit the auction block Tuesday with a starting price of $534 million.

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From center left to right: Yolanda Renee King, Arndrea Waters King and Martin Luther King III, lead the annual D.C. Peace Walk: Change Happens with Good Hope and a Dream across the Frederick Douglass Memorial Bridge for Dr. Martin Luther King Day in Washi

MLK's memory is honored by demonstrators calling for the passage of voting rights bill

5:32pm January 17, 2022

by Jaclyn Diaz

Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. would. have turned 93 on Jan. 15. He was just 39 when he was assassinated in 1968 in Memphis, Tenn.