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A lawyer shot his client to death in a courtroom in northern Mexico Wednesday, than fled into an adjoining chamber and killed himself with a gunshot to the head.

Federal judges heard arguments Wednesday about whether an Alabama inmate had the mental capacity to understand the paperwork setting up his planned execution next week, with a defense lawyer arguing the man's cognitive deficiencies warranted disability as...

North Koreans living under strict pandemic restrictions are facing a growing food crisis and the most vulnerable children and elderly people in the isolated Asian nation are at risk of starvation, a U.N. investigator said in a report released Wednesday.

A former Louisiana State Police trooper pleaded not guilty Wednesday to a federal charge in the 2019 video recorded beating of a man whose injuries included a broken jaw and broken ribs.

The Biden administration announced Wednesday that it will help develop up to seven offshore wind farms on the East and West coasts and in the Gulf of Mexico as it moves to deploy 30 gigawatts of offshore wind energy by 2030 generating enough electricity...

A retired New York attorney is suing the Oklahoma Department of Corrections, saying its claim to have no records pertaining to the drugs it plans to use in upcoming executions defies belief.

The group will be charged with producing a global framework for studies into emerging pathogens of epidemic and pandemic potential.

The European Union envoy coordinating talks on reviving the Iran nuclear deal, Enrique Mora, will visit Tehran on Thursday, the Iranian foreign ministry said on Tuesday, as a date is still to be set to relaunch the stalled negotiations.

The county government that is home to Florida's capital was fined $3.5 million on Tuesday by state health officials for requiring its employees to get COVID19 vaccines and for firing 14 workers who failed to get the shots.

Tarek Bitar, who was appointed in February after his predecessor was removed for summoning senior officials, has become a target for political leaders, including Hezbollah chief Hasan Nasrallah.

A metro Phoenix sheriff's deputy who suffered grave injuries at the hands of a man he had just arrested died Monday, authorities said.

Sydney's COVID19 cases fell to the lowest in two months on Tuesday as authorities rolled out support measures for businesses, shifting their focus to rejuvenating the economy after the city exited a nearly fourmonth lockdown a day earlier.

Croatia dented their hopes of qualifying automatically for the 2022 World Cup after a 22 home draw with Slovakia in their Group H clash on Monday left them trailing Russia by two points in a twoteam race for the top spot.

Croatia midfielder Luka Modric scored from a free kick to salvage a 22 draw with Slovakia as Russia moved to the top of Europe Group H in World Cup qualifying on Monday.

Idaho officials will make available up to $200,000 to be divided into payments for hunters and trappers who kill wolves in the state through next summer.

The panel also recommended that people over 60 receive an additional dose of the shots made by Chinese vaccine makers Sinopharm