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California's controversial new CARE Court program, meant to address serious mental illness and the state's homelessness crisis, will go into effect next week. Under CARE — which stands for Community Assistance, Recovery and Empowerment — the court, family and others…
LONDON — British police have opened a sex crimes investigation triggered by news reports about comedian Russell Brand. London's Metropolitan Police force said Monday that it had “received a number of allegations of sexual offences” after a television documentary and…
GUATEMALA CITY — Heavy rains set off a landslide in Guatemala’s capital early Monday sweeping several humble homes into a river and leaving three people dead and at least 15 people missing, including 10 minors. Guatemala's National Disaster Reduction Coordinator…
BANGKOK — About two dozen members of local resistance forces in central Myanmar were killed in an army ambush as they sought to evacuate villagers ahead of a feared attack by the military, according to resistance members and media reports.…
TOKYO — Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Monday unveiled the gist of his new economic package that focuses on wage increases and measures to soften the impact of rising prices. Support for his Cabinet has dwindled despite the latest…
BAMAKO, Mali — Mali’s military government has postponed a presidential election that was expected to return the West African nation to democracy following a 2020 coup, a government spokesperson said Monday. The presidential election scheduled for February 2024 is being…
