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Friends imprisoned for decades cleared of 1987 New Year’s killing in NYC

In 1987, French tourist Jean Cass was robbed and killed in Times Square. Eric Smokes, 19, and David Warren, 16, were arrested on suspicion of Cass’s murder and convicted despite protesting their innocence. Almost 40 years later, their convictions were overturned after new evidence was discovered that police pressured witnesses. Early in the morning on […]

NATO launches largest military exercises in decades in show of strength

NATO is set to begin its largest military exercise in decades, with around 90,000 participants. The purpose of the exercise, dubbed Steadfast Defender 24, is to demonstrate NATO's ability to defend its entire territory up to the Russian border. The exercise is aimed at deterring Russia from targeting NATO members and involves complex operations spanning […]

NATO Starts Biggest Wargames in Decades Next Week

BRUSSELS (AP) – The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) will begin its largest military exercise in decades next week, with some 90,000 people set to take part in months-long war games, with the alliance The aim is to demonstrate that the entire territory up to the border with China can be defended, a senior official […]

Sub-zero Iowa temperatures yield lowest caucus voter turnout in decades

Arctic conditions led to the lowest turnout in Iowa's Republican caucus in decades Monday night, with just over 110,000 voters voting for the candidate of their choice, according to the state Republican Party. Temperatures across the Hawkeye State ranged from a high of 1 degree Fahrenheit to a low of -8 degrees Fahrenheit, with strong […]

McDonald’s cashier, 84, retires after more than four decades

A woman who has worked at the McDonald's fast food chain for more than 40 years and was a cashier even before the rollout of McNuggets and Happy Meals, takes off her drive-thru headset. On Friday, from the drive-thru window of a McDonald's in Gibsonia, Pennsylvania, Dot Sharpe, who turned 84 last month, served her […]