Colorado teachers gathered at the state Capitol Friday, demanding better protection for students and school staff after a 17-year-old Denver student shot two administrators, fled to the mountains and killed himself. (March 24)
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Greece welcomes back ancient art held at Vatican
Greece welcomed the return of ancient artifacts from the Acropolis, furthering a campaign to press the British Museum to hand back a collection of sculptures taken from the ancient site in Athens more than 200 years ago. (March 24) (AP video/Srdjan Ned…
US retaliates after death of contractor in Syria
The Pentagon says a strike Thursday by a suspected Iranian-made drone killed a U.S. contractor and wounded five American troops and another contractor in northeast Syria.
Trudeau welcomes Biden for 1st presidential visit
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau welcomed President Joe Biden Friday for his first visit to Canada as president. The two are set to announce a deal to stem the flow of asylum seekers at unofficial border crossings from the U.S. to Canada. (March …
West Coast salmon industry braces for fishing ban
Federal officials are expected to ban chinook salmon fishing this season along the West Coast as drought and other factors take their toll on the iconic fish, hurting the commercial and recreational fishing industries. (March 24) (AP Video: Terry Chea)…
Sex trafficking plea deal unending ‘nightmare’ for Texas mom
In a Texas case involving Irma Reyes’ daughter, prosecutors gave two men charged with sex trafficking a deal to walk free with five years’ probation. It’s one of thousands of cases under a cloud of dysfunction at the office of Texas Attorney General Ke…
North Korea airs video of missile launches
North Korea airs video of missile launches
Los Angeles school employees to end 3-day strike
A three-day strike by workers in the Los Angeles Unified School District was scheduled to wrap up Thursday. The strike was ending after putting a spotlight on the issue of notoriously underpaid workers who serve as the backbone of schools across the co…
Flooding causes chaos in Ecuador
Heavy rain, following Cyclone Yaku, has flooded properties and roads in the Ecuadorian city of Guayaquil and in nearby Puerto Bolivar. (March 24)
Apathy reigns ahead of Cuba vote
Cubans will vote on Sunday to choose 470 lawmakers for their national assembly, but walking through the streets of Havana, only a few days before people cast their ballots, it is difficult to find any signs of the upcoming elections.
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