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6 Atlanta officers charged after students pulled from car

6 Atlanta officers charged after students pulled from car

ATLANTA — Six Atlanta police officers were charged Tuesday after dramatic video showed authorities pulling two young people from a car and shooting them with stun guns while they were stuck in traffic caused by protests over George Floyd’s death.
Police: Video shows man killed in Kentucky fired a gun

Police: Video shows man killed in Kentucky fired a gun

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Video released by police shows a popular barbecue stand operator firing a gun as officers approached his business in Louisville shortly before he was shot to death, the city's acting police chief said Tuesday.
Tensions mar Paris protest as Floyd outrage goes global

Tensions mar Paris protest as Floyd outrage goes global

PARIS — Tear gas choked Paris streets as riot police faced off with protesters setting fires Tuesday amid growing global outrage over George Floyd's death in the United States, racial injustice and heavy-handed police tactics around the world.
Movie night in Venezuela barrio offers respite from troubles

Movie night in Venezuela barrio offers respite from troubles

CARACAS, Venezuela — At nightfall in one corner of Venezuela's largest and most notorious barrio, all eyes turned to the glow of a temporary movie screen set up on a hillside terrace atop stacked, red cinder block homes.
High-speed Spanish passenger train hits car on track; 2 dead

High-speed Spanish passenger train hits car on track; 2 dead

MADRID — Two people were killed when a high-speed passenger train with more than 150 people on board hit a car on the tracks in northwest Spain on Tuesday.
Astronauts ring opening bell for Nasdaq from space station

Astronauts ring opening bell for Nasdaq from space station

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — The astronauts launched into orbit by SpaceX joined in the ringing of the opening bell for the Nasdaq on Tuesday to mark “a pivotal moment" for the space economy.
With Italy at risk, Europe Central Bank could boost stimulus

With Italy at risk, Europe Central Bank could boost stimulus

FRANKFURT — The European Central Bank could soon expand its anti-pandemic stimulus program to more than a trillion euros, giving it more firepower to keep the virus crisis from sliding into a new financial crisis for the 19 countries that use the eur
Indian metropolis of Mumbai braces for rare cyclone

Indian metropolis of Mumbai braces for rare cyclone

NEW DELHI — A cyclone in the Arabian Sea was barrelling toward India's business capital Mumbai on Tuesday, threatening to deliver high winds and flooding to an area already struggling with the nation's highest number of coronavirus infections and dea
Judge gives control of Joe Exotic's zoo to Carole Baskin

Judge gives control of Joe Exotic's zoo to Carole Baskin

WYNNEWOOD, Okla. — A federal judge in Oklahoma has awarded ownership of the zoo made famous in Netflix's “Tiger King” docuseries to Joe Exotic's chief rival. In a ruling Monday, U.S.
Florida woman discovers alligators fighting by her home

Florida woman discovers alligators fighting by her home

FORT MYERS, Fla. — A woman in route to get her morning coffee was jolted awake with pounding on her front door she later discovered to be two alligators fighting in front of her home in Florida.