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A gunman on a rooftop opened fire on an Independence Day parade in suburban Chicago on Monday, killing at least six people, wounding at least 30 and sending hu…
by The Associated Press July 4, 2022Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday declared victory in the eastern Ukrainian region of Luhansk, one day after Ukrainian forces withdrew from their last…
by The Associated Press July 4, 2022U.S. officials said Monday the bullet that killed veteran Al Jazeera reporter Shireen Abu Akleh was likely fired from an Israeli position. But they say it is t…
by Associated Press July 4, 2022Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday declared victory in the eastern Ukrainian region of Luhansk, one day after Ukrainian forces withdrew from their last…
by Associated Press July 4, 2022WASHINGTON -- More evidence is emerging in the House's Jan. 6 investigation that lends support to recent testimony that President Donald Trump wanted to join a…
by Compiled by Democrat-Gazette staff from wire reports July 4, 2022KYIV, Ukraine -- Russia claimed control Sunday over the last Ukrainian stronghold in an eastern province that is key to achieving a major goal of Moscow's grin…
by Compiled by Democrat-Gazette staff from wire reports July 4, 2022SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- Companies selling shampoo, food and other products wrapped in plastic have a decade to cut down on their use of the polluting material if…
by Compiled by Democrat-Gazette staff from wire reports July 4, 2022BUENOS AIRES, Argentina -- Argentina's economy minister resigned unexpectedly Saturday, dealing a fresh blow to the government of President Alberto Ferandez as…
by The Associated Press July 4, 2022BOISE, Idaho -- U.S. officials are testing a new wildfire retardant after two decades of buying millions of gallons annually from one supplier, but watchdogs s…
by KEITH RIDLER The Associated Press July 4, 2022BUCHAREST, Romania -- Romania's Foreign Ministry said Sunday that a tourist from the country was killed in a shark attack while vacationing in Egypt, making it…
by ANDREEA ALEXANDRU The Associated Press July 4, 2022HALTOM CITY, Texas -- A gunman killed two people and wounded four others, including three police officers, before taking his own life at a home in the Dallas-F…
by The Associated Press July 4, 2022AKRON, Ohio -- A Black man was unarmed when Akron police chased him on foot and killed him in a hail of bullets, but officers believed he had shot at them earl…
by The Associated Press July 4, 2022RICHMOND, Va. -- The marshal of the U.S. Supreme Court has asked Maryland and Virginia officials to enforce laws she says prohibit picketing outside the homes …
by SARAH RANKIN The Associated Press July 4, 2022WASHINGTON -- President Joe Biden will present the nation's highest civilian honor, the Presidential Medal of Freedom, to 17 people, including actor Denzel Was…
by DARLENE SUPERVILLE The Associated Press July 4, 2022COPENHAGEN, Denmark -- A gunman opened fired inside a busy shopping mall in the Danish capital on Sunday, killing several people and wounding several others, p…
by JAN M. OLSEN and KARL RITTER The Associated Press July 4, 2022