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ICC chief opposes U.N. -backed Ukraine tribunal

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court on Monday denounced a European Union proposal to create an U.N.-backed special tribunal to prosecute crimes in Ukraine, saying his court was capable of effectively dealing with war crimes committed ...

New Orleans cocktail book shows city’s elegant drink side

By REBECCA SANTANA Associated Press If your idea of a New Orleans cocktail is a Kool-Aid colored, alcohol-heavy concoction served in a plastic hand grenade or a novelty glass resembling a hurricane lamp, stop thinking like a college freshman on his first trip to Bourbon Street and take a look ...

Alpena students quietly remember teens killed in Oxford shooting

JULIE RIDDLE The Alpena News ALPENA — At 12:52 p.m. Wednesday, Alpena High School students paused to think of other teenagers who died at the hands of a gunman one year ago at Oxford High School. “That was a year ago?” a student asked, shortly before Principal Romeo Bourdage spoke ...

FCC bans sales, imports from Huawei, ZTE

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. is banning the sale of communications equipment made by Chinese companies Huawei and ZTE and restricting the use of some China-made video surveillance systems, citing an “unacceptable risk” to national security. The five-member Federal Communications ...

Christie’s Chronicles; Upping the area’s interest level

I have a plan on how to make Marquette more interesting. Granted, it’s just a plan and some of what I write is steeped in sarcasm — and it’s up to my loyal readers to figure out what — but it might give people something to think about. Often when I travel by the Superior Dome, I look ...