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By Andrius Sytas RIGA (Reuters) -In a Stalinist skyscraper which dominates the skyline of Latvia's capital, dozens of elderly Russians

By Jason Lange WASHINGTON U.S. President Joe Biden's public approval was at 40% in recent days, close to

A former BNSF worker who was named one of the railroad’s employees of the year in 2021 for her work in supporting LGBTQ+ workers is now suing the railroad where she worked for 30 years

A statement from the White House says the events surrounding the death of Jordan Neely “demand a thorough investigation,” as Manhattan prosecutors and police continue to investigate the case more than a week after the 30-year-old homeless street performer was choked to death on a subway traincar. “Jordan Neely’s killing was tragic and deeply disturbing,” according to the statement from President Joe Biden’s administration. The incident has prompted city, state and federal officials, advocacy groups and protesters to demand an arrest and call attention to urgently needed support for mental health services and people experiencing homelessness. A veteran New York photojournalist was arrested on Monday night during a vigil and protest, one of several in New York City in the week after Neely’s death. At least 10 people were arrested by NYPD officers, including photojournalist Stephanie Keith, who was filmed being carried away by police while displaying her press pass and announcing that she is a member of the press. Widely shared footage from 1 May shows a men identified as Daniel Penny, a 24-year-old former US Marine, wrapping his arm around Neely’s neck on the floor of the traincar. He has not been charged with a crime. Read More Daniel Penny: Everything we know about ex-Marine filmed choking Jordan Neely in fatal subway incident Jordan Neely wanted help. A brutal narrative about homelessness blamed him for his own death Jordan Neely family attorneys call statement from Daniel Penny’s legal team ‘character assassination’ Protesters jump on New York subway tracks in anger over Jordan Neely death

U.S. stock indexes fell on Tuesday as investors turned cautious ahead of a key inflation reading this week,

The late pop superstar Prince is being honored in Minnesota as the state renames a stretch of highway after him

Prosecutors are seeking to portray as racist a U.S. Army sergeant who fatally shot an armed man during a Black Lives Matter protest demonstration in Texas, saying he was was hostile toward social justice causes and looking for trouble before the encounter

By Nichola Groom The Navajo Nation has withdrawn support for a Biden administration plan to stop new oil

Federal Reserve Bank of New York President John Williams said he is monitoring how strains in the banking

Spanish police have arrested 26 people in recent months for an alleged scheme to use water from illegal wells to grow subtropical fruit, as the country grapples with damaging heat and drought.

The United States has sanctioned a son of Mexican drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman, three members of the Sinaloa cartel and two Mexican-based firms, alleging they trafficked fentanyl and other drugs into the U.S. Tuesday's sanctions came the day Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador was talking with President Joe Biden about immigration and the fentanyl crisis

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