Buffalo police said earlier Saturday afternoon that the alleged shooter was in custody.

LONDON (AP) - The World Health Organization estimates that nearly 15 million people were killed either by coronavirus or by its impact on overwhelmed health systems in the past two years, more than double the official death toll of 6 million.

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) - The bodies of more than 900 civilians have been discovered in the region surrounding the Ukrainian capital following Russia's withdrawal - most of them fatally shot, police said Friday, an indication that many people were "simply executed."

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - The usual crowds filled the streets as bars and nightclubs were closing in California's capital city of Sacramento when the sound of rapid-fire gunshots sent people

Ukrainians do not take anything from anyone, but protect their land and their freedom. This was stated by President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky in an interview with foreign media. - Ukrinform.

Muttering nuclear threats, Russia's president vows to prevail in Ukraine whatever it takes

Britain's Queen Elizabeth tested positive for coronavirus on Sunday, Buckingham Palace has announced.

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Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III is visiting with the leaders of the frontline NATO states in Vilnius, Lithuania, the day after President Joe Biden said he believes Russian President Vladimir

The world's largest and most powerful space telescope rocketed away Saturday on a high-stakes quest to behold light from the first stars and galaxies and scour the universe for hints of life. NASA's James Webb Space Telescope soared from French Guiana on South America's northeastern coast, riding a European Ariane rocket into the Christmas morning sky.

The U.S. death toll from COVID-19 topped 800,000 on Tuesday, a once-unimaginable figure seen as doubly tragic, given that more than 200,000 of those lives were lost after the vaccine became available practically for the asking last spring.

Three people -- all believed to be students -- have been killed, six other people are injured and a suspected shooter is in custody after a shooting at Oxford High School on Tuesday, authorities said.

WAUKESHA, Wis. (AP) - The police chief in Waukesha, Wisconsin, says there were "some fatalities" when an SUV sped into Christmas parade. Chief Dan Thompson said more than 20 people were injured Sunday.

More than 100,000 Americans died from drug overdoses in the yearlong period ending in April, government researchers said.

The global death toll from COVID-19 topped 5 million on Monday, less than two years into a crisis that has not only devastated poor countries but also humbled wealthy ones with first-rate health care systems.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - The United States reached its latest heartbreaking pandemic milestone Friday, eclipsing 700,000 deaths from COVID-19 just as the surge from the delta variant is starting to slow down and give overwhelmed hospitals some relief.

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - Evacuation flights from Afghanistan resumed with new urgency on Friday, a day after two suicide bombings targeted the thousands of people desperately fleeing a Taliban takeover and killed more than 100.

Getting simple medical care at some hospitals can cost more with insurance than without.

Kabul airport is now one of the only places where Afghans can flee the country.

NEW YORK (AP) - Gov. Andrew Cuomo resigned over a barrage of sexual harassment allegations Tuesday in a fall from grace a year after he was widely hailed nationally for his detailed daily briefings and leadership during the darkest days of COVID-19.

Earth is getting so hot that temperatures in about a decade will probably blow past a level of warming that world leaders have sought to prevent, according to a report released Monday that the United Nations called a "code red for humanity."

AREQUIPA, Peru (AP) - On the last day of Javier Vilca's life, his wife stood outside a hospital window with a teddy bear, red balloons and a box of chocolates to celebrate his birthday, and held up a giant, hand-scrawled sign that read: "Don't give up.

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) - Haitian President Jovenel Moïse was assassinated in an attack on his private residence early Wednesday, according to a statement from the country's interim prime minister, who called the killing a "hateful, inhumane and barbaric act."

Ukraine's defence ministry sparked uproar after it published photos of the women marching on its Facebook page.

Wakefield Standoff Suspects Claim To Be Part Of Group Called 'Rise Of The Moors'

State Police said the group was headed from Rhode Island to Maine for training.

NEW YORK (AP) - An appeals court suspended Rudy Giuliani from practicing law in New York because he made false statements while trying to get courts to overturn Donald Trump's loss in the presidential race.

Cowessess First Nation says the number of graves is expected to be 'the most significantly substantial to date'.