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Syed, who was released from prison this year after his case was the focus of the true-crime podcast Serial, started working for the initiative, which advocates for others in the criminal legal system.

The Paris prosecutor said the suspect had been released from prison after attacking migrants living in tents, and that investigators are considering a possible racist motive for the shooting.

The 31-year-old Los Angeles Dodgers star got an unprecedented two-season suspension without pay for violating the league's domestic violence and sexual assault policy. He can resume play this spring.

Brittney Griner has asked her supporters to advocate for the release of Paul Whelan, a former Marine serving a 16-year prison term in Russia for espionage charges the United States are baseless.

The storied military academy will take down likenesses of Robert E. Lee as part of a Department of Defense directive to do away with installations that "commemorate or memorialize the Confederacy."

The Virginia state senator has overwhelmingly won the Democratic nomination to succeed the late A. Donald McEachin in Congress.

The deal with Google lets YouTube distribute out-of-market Sunday afternoon games, which had been on DirecTV since 1994. It's the league's second major commitment to streaming in recent years.

North Korean hackers have stolen an estimated $1.2 billion in cryptocurrency and other virtual assets in the past five years, more than half of it this year alone, South Korea's spy agency says.

Japan adopted a plan to extend the lifespan of nuclear reactors, replace the old and even build new ones, a major shift in a country scarred by the Fukushima disaster.

Spain kicked off the festive period Thursday with the celebration of one of its most iconic events, the bumper Christmas lottery that is the world's richest for the total prize money involved.

The call to the military to help maintain security after a close election is an alarming development in a Pacific nation where democracy remains fragile and has experienced multiple military coups.

Hodges died at his home in the county of Dorset in southwest England on Saturday, his friend and former producer Mike Kaplan told British media on Wednesday. No cause of death was given.