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Russia says troops begin to withdraw from key Ukrainian city

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia says its troops began pulling out of a strategic Ukrainian city amid growing signs it was following through on a retreat that would mark a turning point in the grinding war. Ukrainian officials acknowledged Moscow’s…

McCaig's Movie Mayhem: Ticket to Paradise

https://youtu.be/QO-yZdMgUn4 WBBJ 7 Eyewitness News' very own Eli McCaig is here with a review of Universal Pictures' Ticket to Paradise. A man and his ex-wife race to Bali, Indonesia, to stop their daughter from marrying a seaweed farmer. As they…

Christian monastery possibly pre-dating Islam found in UAE

SINIYAH ISLAND, United Arab Emirates (AP) — An ancient Christian monastery possibly dating as far back as the years before Islam spread across the Arabian Peninsula has been discovered on an island off the coast of the United Arab Emirates,…

Suspension bridge collapse kills at least 133 in India

MORBI, India (AP) — Military teams are searching for people missing after a 143-year-old pedestrian bridge collapsed into a river in the western Indian state of Gujarat on Sunday evening, killing at least 133 people. As families mourned the dead,…

At least 32 dead, many injured after India bridge collapse

NEW DELHI (AP) — At least 32 people died and several are feared injured after a cable bridge collapsed into a river in the western Indian state of Gujarat on Sunday evening, according to the Press Trust of India news…

Crush kills at least 146 at Halloween festivities in Seoul

By Kim Tong-Hyung and Hyung-Jin Kim- Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A mass of mostly young people celebrating Halloween festivities in Seoul became trapped and crushed as the crowd surged into a narrow alley, killing at least 146…

Genetic twist: Medieval plague may have molded our immunity

Our Medieval ancestors left us with a biological legacy: Genes that may have helped them survive the Black Death make us more susceptible to certain diseases today. It's a prime example of the way germs shape us over time, scientists…

Hacker who stole Sheeran songs sentenced

LONDON (AP) - A computer hacker who stole unreleased songs from British pop star Ed Sheeran and American rap artist Lil Uzi Vert has been sentenced to 18 months in prison. Adrian Kwiatkowski, of Ipswich in southern England, hacked the…