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FILE- A man walks by the Russian Olympic Committee building in Moscow, Russia, Monday, Nov. 9, 2015. Russian athletes are competing under the acronym ROC, for Russian Olympic Committee, for the third time. The national colors and flag are banned by the International Olympic Committee because of a massive state-sponsored doping operation during the 2014 Sochi Games, which Russia hosted. (AP Photo/Ivan Sekretarev, File)
At Olympics and beyond, getting away with it is Russia's way

By Brian Carovillano And Ted Anthony Feb. 11, 2022 03:05 AM EST

Editorial Roundup: New England

By The Associated Press Jun. 25, 2021 03:45 PM EDT
Hearst Connecticut Media. June 23, 2021. Editorial: Police accountability demands transparency The powers granted to...

President Joe Biden speaks during a news conference after meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin, Wednesday, June 16, 2021, in Geneva, Switzerland. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
The Latest: Biden and Putin depart Geneva after summit

Jun. 16, 2021 04:00 AM EDT

Editorial Roundup: Indiana

By The Associated Press May. 04, 2021 02:00 PM EDT
Terre Haute Tribune-Star. April 27, 2021. Editorial: An unnecessary infringement on executive power The coronavirus...

In this image from video, defense attorney Eric Nelson, left, and defendant, former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, right, listen, Wednesday, April 14, 2021, as Hennepin County Judge Peter Cahill presides over motions in the trial of Chauvin at the Hennepin County Courthouse in Minneapolis. Chauvin is charged in the May 25, 2020 death of George Floyd.  (Court TV, via AP, Pool)
Expert blames George Floyd's death on heart rhythm problem

By Amy Forliti, Steve Karnowski And Tammy Webber Apr. 14, 2021 10:42 AM EDT

Georgia lawmakers again seek to make college hazing a felony

By Jeff Amy Feb. 26, 2021 06:39 PM EST
ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia lawmakers are again seeking to increase penalties for hazing, seeking to honor a Georgia teen who died from alcohol poisoning after a...

People wait in a long line to buy groceries at H-E-B on South Congress Avenue during an extreme cold snap and widespread power outage on Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2021, in Austin, Texas. (Jay Janner/Austin American-Statesman via AP)
Millions endure record cold without power; at least 20 dead

By Bryan Anderson Feb. 16, 2021 08:23 AM EST

Ukraine hospital fire kills 3 COVID-19 patients, doctor

Feb. 04, 2021 11:44 AM EST
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Three coronavirus patients and a doctor died in a fire at a hospital in Ukraine. Volodymyr Shinkarenko, the head...

Russian Rosguardia (National Guard) soldiers stand blocking enter to the Palace Square a day before Sunday's protest in St. Petersburg, Russia, Saturday, Jan. 30, 2021. As part of a multipronged effort by the authorities to discourage Russians from attending Sunday's demonstrations, the Prosecutor General's office ordered the state communications watchdog, Roskomnadzor, to block the calls for joining the protests on the internet. The Prosecutor General's office and the Interior Ministry also issued stern warnings to the public not to join the protests, saying participants could face criminal charges of taking part in mass riots if the rallies turn violent. (AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky)
Russia warn Navalny supporters not to attend Sunday protests

By Jim Heintz Jan. 30, 2021 09:57 AM EST

5 dead of suspected gas leak in Italian nursing home

Jan. 16, 2021 07:26 AM EST
MILAN (AP) — Five elderly residents of a nursing home near Rome have died of suspected carbon monoxide poisoning and another five residents and two workers...

-FILE- In this Friday, April 21, 2017, image the headquarters of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons, OPCW, are seen in The Hague, Netherlands. Russia came under renewed pressure to explain the nerve agent attack on opposition figure Alexei Navalny as the annual meeting of the global chemical weapons watchdog got underway Monday Nov. 30, 2020, amid measures aimed at reining in the spread of the coronavirus. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)
Russia under renewed pressure to explain Navalny poisoning

By Mike Corder Nov. 30, 2020 06:45 AM EST

Germany and allies call for Russian answers on Navalny

By Mike Corder Oct. 06, 2020 09:11 AM EDT
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Germany and its allies at a meeting of the global chemical weapons watchdog Tuesday called on Russia to fully investigate and...

In this August 2020, photo, provided by Alexei Navalny's team, Ksenia Fadeyeva, right, poses for a photo with Alexei Navalny in Tomsk, Russia. Fadeyeva runs the regional headquarters in the Siberian city and is running for the Tomsk city council. Fadeyeva has secured a seat in the city council, according to preliminary results of the regional election that took place on Sunday, Sept. 13, 2020. (Andrei Fateyev/Alexei Navalny's team via AP)
Kremlin keeps its grip in elections, but critics make gains

By Vladimir Isachenkov Sep. 14, 2020 07:40 AM EDT

One person dies after ingesting hand sanitizer with methanol

Jul. 30, 2020 04:38 PM EDT
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota health officials reported Thursday that one person has died of methanol poisoning after ingesting hand sanitizer...

AM-Prep: Cooler Copy

Jun. 17, 2020 03:05 AM EDT
COVID-19 WAIVERS WASHINGTON (AP) — As businesses reopen across the U.S. after coronavirus shutdowns, many are requiring customers and...

Death toll in latest Mexico alcohol poisoning rises to 18

Jun. 08, 2020 08:41 PM EDT
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Ten more people in Mexico have died from drinking alcohol adulterated with methanol, bringing the death toll in the latest incident to 18,...

8 more die in Mexico from methanol-tainted liquor

Jun. 05, 2020 08:07 PM EDT
MEXICO CITY (AP) — At least eight more people in Mexico have died from drinking alcohol adulterated with methanol, the latest round of mass alcohol poisoning...

Mexico: 2 more mass bad-alcohol poisonings, up to 40 die

May. 13, 2020 07:27 PM EDT
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Authorities said as many as 40 people died after drinking methanol in two states in central Mexico, the latest in a series of mass bad...

False belief poison cures virus kills over 700 in Iran

Apr. 27, 2020 12:24 PM EDT
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — The false belief that toxic methanol cures the coronavirus has seen over 700 people killed in Iran, an official said Monday. ...

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