The government of Japan, the only international partner flying the Osprey, has also grounded its aircraft after the Nov. 29 crash.
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Gunman in Prague mass shooting had no record and slipped through cracks despite owning 8 guns
Authorities said the lone assailant had no criminal record and therefore did not attract the attention of authorities.
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Group pushes for change in how police use body camera footage in officer shooting probes
The technology has been key in cases like the death of Tyre Nichols, where body camera footage showed how he was brutally beaten by Memphis, Tennessee, police who are now facing criminal charges.
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Biden pardons thousands convicted of marijuana charges on federal lands and in Washington
The president, in a statement, said his actions would help make the ‘promise of equal justice a reality.’
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UN approves watered-down resolution on aid to Gaza without call for suspension of hostilities
The revised text was negotiated during a week and a half of high-level diplomacy by the United States, and the United Arab Emirates on behalf of Arab nations and others.
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Gaza death toll surpasses 20,000 and Israel expands ground offensive, despite pressure to scale back
The deaths, amounting to nearly 1% of the territory’s prewar population, are just one measure of the devastation wrought by the conflict that over 11 weeks has displaced nearly 85% of Gaza’s people.
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Faith groups say more foster families are needed to care for kids coming to U.S. alone
U.S. authorities encountered nearly 140,000 unaccompanied minors at the border with Mexico in fiscal 2023, according to U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
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Nikki Haley, Ron DeSantis inundate Iowa with attack ads in runner-up race
The two Republicans are escalating their attacks on each other in a last-ditch effort to close in on frontrunner Donald Trump less than a month before the party’s first nominating contest.
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Las Vegas police unknowingly directed UNLV shooter out of building during frantic search for gunman
The shooter, later identified as 67-year-old Anthony Polito, appears for only a few moments in more than 5 hours of footage made public Wednesday.
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Israel’s military campaign in Gaza is among the most destructive in history, experts say
With the Palestinian death toll in Gaza approaching 20,000, much of the international community is calling for a cease-fire, even as Israel vows to press ahead.