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WASHINGTON (AP):The US government is beginning research into a possible vaccine for the mosquito-borne Zika virus that is suspected of causing an unusual birth defect as it spreads in Latin America.Don't expect protection anytime soon, vaccine...

CLEVELAND (AP):Cleveland officials said they are firing six police officers involved in a 137-shot barrage that killed two unarmed black people after a high-speed chase.Those officers included Michael Brelo, a patrolman acquitted of manslaughter...

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP):Brazil's health minister said the country will mobilise some 220,000 troops to battle the mosquito blamed for spreading a virus suspected of causing birth defects, but he also was quoted yesterday, stressing that the battle...

UNITED STATESNEW HAMPSHIRE, (AP):People in New Hampshire live nearly 2,400 miles from El Paso, Texas, one of the busiest crossings on America's Southern border. And it's only home to about 10,000 people living illegally in the United States, a far...

NEW YORK (AP):Nearly 1,510 flights remain delayed or cancelled in the aftermath of a massive weekend blizzard that slammed into the eastern US, wreaking havoc on travel in the nation's busiest cities.But that was a big improvement from the 3,100...

AMSTERDAM (AP):Children's rights advocates are urging the European Union to do more to protect young migrants, warning that if they survive risky boat journeys they often face "malnutrition, physical and mental suffering, health and welfare problems...

UNITED STATESNORTH DAKOTA, (AP):The US Supreme Court refused yesterday to review lower court rulings overturning North Dakota's ban on abortion at six weeks of pregnancy, before many women know they're pregnant.The justices turned away the state's...

The police are investigating circumstances that led to the death of seven people across Trinidad and Tobago in separate incidents within 24 hours.Among the seven, five were murdered and two were killed by the police, four others were also shot and wounded...

A massive winter storm buried much of the US East Coast in as much as three feet of snow in some places up to yesterday, but travel bans were slowly lifting following overnight snow-clearing by emergency workers.The storm stranded drivers on...