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Los Angeles (CNN)-- The video starts with a man swinging his arms at police outside a Los Angeles homeless shelter. An officer tackles him to the ground, and three others try to subdue him. At least one pulls out a Taser and tries to shock…

(CNN)-- Iraqi forces are doubling down efforts to retake the city of Tikrit from ISIS, even uniting Sunni and Shiite fighters in the mission. The Iraqi army, along with Sunni and Shiite militiamen, attacked ISIS strongholds in the area…

Washington, USA (ACN) -- A Cuban delegation, headed by Josefina Vidal, director of the United States division of the Cuban foreign ministry, has arrived in Washington for the second round of talks between Cuba and the US. According to…

Miami (CMC) -- The United States Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agency says it has apprehended 10 Caribbean migrants in the waters off Miami. CBP said that the migrants, whose nationalities were not identified, were nabbed after…

Miami (AP) -- LeBron James says there are universities recruiting his 10-year-old son, and the superstar isn't happy about it. James told a Detroit radio station this week that his son, LeBron Jr., has already received scholarship offers.…

New York, USA -- JetBlue Airways has announced that its new nonstop service between New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) and Grenada's Maurice Bishop International Airport (GND) is now out for sale. Grenada will become…

New Jersey, United States (AP) -- A man who fled to Jamaica after pleading guilty to child sex assault charges seven years ago has been extradited back to New Jersey. The Record reports that Homer Bishop is being held in the Bergen County…

Berlin (AP) -- A court in Germany has sentenced a male nurse to life in prison for killing patients with overdoses of heart medication. News agency dpa reported that the Oldenburg regional court found the 38-year-old guilty of charges…

Kabul, Afghanistan (CNN) -- Heavy snowstorms caused an avalanche in northeastern Afghanistan, killing dozens of people. The avalanche happened Tuesday in Panjshir province. By Wednesday afternoon, 90 people were confirmed dead and 15…

New York, United States (AFP) -- R&B star Chris Brown, notorious for brushes with the law including an assault on then-girlfriend Rihanna, ditched a performance Tuesday in Canada at the 11th hour after he was barred entry.…

Washington (CNN) -- A U.S. State Department official has been arrested on suspicion of soliciting sex from a minor. Daniel Rosen was arrested Tuesday at his Washington DC home, police in Fairfax County, Virginia, said. Authorities say…

Juneau, Alaska (AP) -- Alaska on Tuesday became the third US state to legalize the recreational use of marijuana, but organizers don't expect any public celebrations since it remains illegal to smoke marijuana in public. In the state's…

Washington, United States (AFP) -- The top US diplomat for Latin America expressed concern Monday about the "violent silencing" of dissidents in Cuba, days before the resumption of US-Cuba talks. "Concerned about violent silencing of…

Washington, United States (AFP) -- The US Supreme Court appeared divided Monday over whether American citizens can appeal the Government's decision to deny their spouse a visa, after a California woman's Afghan husband was barred from…

(CNN) -- A top Turkish official is blaming British authorities for the disappearance of three teenage British girls suspected of traveling from London to Turkey with the goal of joining ISIS in neighboring Syria. "It is condemnable and…