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Four Iraqis were killed on Monday after powerful Shi'ite Muslim cleric Moqtada al-Sadr said he would quit politics, prompting his loyalists to storm a palatial government complex in Baghdad and leading to clashes with backers of rival Shi'ite groups.

A local man who was in the process of joining the far-right Proud Boys group was sentenced on Monday to serve about 4-1/2 years in prison for his role in storming the U.S.

The U.S. Justice Department's search of former President Donald Trump's home this month turned up a "limited" number of documents subject to attorney-client privilege, federal prosecutors said in a court filing on Monday.

U.S. stock indexes fell on Monday on worries over the Federal Reserve's plan to keep raising interest rates in its fight against inflation even at the cost of an economic slowdown.

The man, who had ridden a horse only once, received a three-month-long training before the journey.

If stores are found selling whipped cream cans to people below the age of 21, they will be fined $250 the first time, with subsequent violations going up to $500 in fines.

Investigators shared the video and asked for the public's help in finding the man.

European Union foreign ministers, meeting in Prague on Tuesday and Wednesday, may agree tightening the issuance of visas for Russians and start debate on a wider ban on tourist visas though there is no agreement on that, EU officials said.

Starting Friday, the government will pause sending free at-home COVID-19 tests to American households as funds for the program dry up.

In the initial video he posted, Cali confirmed he had contracted the contagious disease from being "at the wrong place, at the wrong time."

"You sound like my ballet coach," the woman told a cop during a sobriety test.

"Our bus was pushed into the vehicle in front of it. The bus was transporting a group of staff and students on a field trip," a school official said.

The deputy is now the subject of an internal police probe and has been placed on paid, temporary administrative leave.

President Joe Biden's controversial plan to forgive up to $20,000 in student loans for tens of millions of Americans could erase the projected $300 billion deficit reduction that his hard-fought climate, drugs and tax legislation would generate over 10 years - by as much as two times.

Following an internal investigation, the Arizona officer, Ryan Remington, was terminated from the service for the use of excessive force during the incident.

Human rights activists accused cops of using disproportionate force during the incident that eventually led to the death of an unarmed person.

As the woman left the store with her child, Kolb yelled from across the parking lot, saying he would like to buy the little girl.

There was much relief for investors in U.S.-listed Chinese firms after Beijing and Washington struck a long-pending audit deal, but legal experts and China watchers warn the two sides could still clash over how the accord is interpreted and implemented.

Phoenix Police have advised civilians to avoid the area.

Witnesses reported seeing the suspect clad in all black and carrying two duffel bags into the store.

NASA's colossal next-generation rocketship was set for its long-awaited debut launch on Monday on an uncrewed, six-week test flight around the moon and back, marking the first mission of the space agency's Artemis program, successor to Apollo.

Threats of flooding in several counties in Mississippi have triggered multiple flood warnings and a State of Emergency declaration.

"I couldn't believe all this shooting and bodies laying around. I just thought the bodies were laying around out here from smoke inhalation," one neighbor said.

Taylor Swift won the top honor at MTV's annual Video Music Awards on Sunday for a 10-minute version of her 2012 breakup song "All Too Well" and made a surprise announcement of a new album coming in October.

Three victims have died from their injuries, but an elderly man who was shot and struck once survived.

Russian forces have pounded Ukrainian towns across the river from the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, officials said, while reports of shelling around the facility fuelled fears of a radiation disaster.

Oil prices were mixed on Monday as investors balanced expectations the OPEC will cut output to support prices against concerns sparked by Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell saying the United States will face slow growth "for some time".

Launch teams at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida spent a final full day of preparations ahead of Monday's planned liftoff of NASA's giant next-generation rocket on its debut test flight, kicking off the agency's Artemis moon-to-Mars program 50 years after the end of Apollo.

Sen. Bernie Sanders called out Republicans over student loan forgiveness plans due to their stance on tax breaks for corporations and the wealthy.