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An Illinois State Police deputy director and Springfield’s top cop are the two finalists to become Bloomington Police’s next police chief, officials said Monday.

In Central Africa, isolated hunters with primitive weapons are being replaced by well-funded, highly organized groups of foreign poachers that threaten wildlife and political stability. NPR's John Nielsen reports.

Hindus in India and across the world are celebrating Diwali, the five-day festival of lights. Here's what celebrations look like across India.

The spokesperson for Ethiopia's prime minister says the government is open to negotiating with rebels — a significant change in this long-running civil war.

Eighty-year-old Glenda Parton's vehicle was found abandoned near Tulsa last Tuesday after she was searching for the men. The remains identified as those of her son's friend have been found.

The weather sweeping parts of the Western U.S. and the Pacific Northwest has brought heavy snow and record low temperatures in some areas — and there's more to come.

Fifteen people were also injured in the surge at the shrine on New Year's Day, officials said. Initial reports suggested an altercation between a group of devotees led to the crush.

In Hong Kong, authorities from the police's national security department arrested half a dozen senior staff members, confiscated boxes and closed one of the last pro-democracy outlets, Stand News.

At least 17 people on board the Norwegian Breakaway tested positive for COVID-19, including one probable case of the omicron variant. The cruise line said that all confirmed cases are asymptomatic.

This case from New York was the second time the court has refused to block such a state vaccine mandate for health care workers.