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Parents say daughter, 7, died 1 minute into tonsil surgery

Parents of a 7-year-old South Carolina girl said she died one minute into a surgery to have her tonsils removed.

Russia's United Nations Ambassador Vasily Nebenzya address the U.N. Security Council after abstaining from a vote for Yemen related sanctions, Tuesday Feb. 25, 2020 at U.N. headquarters. The Security Council voted to approve a revised British draft resolution extending targeted sanctions in Yemen. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)

UN Security Council approves resolution on Yemen sanctions

The UN Security Council approved a resolution Tuesday extending targeted sanctions for war-torn Yemen following contentious negotiations among the council's member nations.

Tilli Buchanan smiles as she leaves Judge Kara Pettit's Third District Courtroom, Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2019, in Salt Lake City. (Leah Hogsten/The Salt Lake Tribune via AP)

Woman accused of being topless with stepkids takes plea deal

A Utah woman who fought criminal charges after her stepchildren saw her topless in her own home took a plea deal Tuesday to avoid the risk of having to register as a sex offender if convicted, her lawyer said.

In this file photo, attorney Cristobal Galindo, second from left, speaks accompanied by Jesus Hernandez, left, and Maria Guereca, and attorney Marion Reilly after oral arguments in front of the Supreme Court, Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2019 in Washington. The case involves U.S. border patrol agent Jesus Mesa, Jr., who fired at least two shots across the Mexican border, killing Sergio Adrian Hernandez Guereca, 15, who'd been playing in the concrete culvert between El Paso and Cuidad Juarez. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

U.S. Supreme Court closes courthouse door on slain Mexican teen's family

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled 5-4 Tuesday to close the courthouse door on the parents of a Mexican teenager who was shot dead over the border by an American agent.

A pedestrian wears a mask and gloves to help guard against the Coronavirus, in downtown Tehran, Iran, Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2020. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)

Canadians in Iran ask for consular services as coronavirus spreads

Canadians in Iran say they have no way to leave the country now that it is dealing with an outbreak of the novel coronavirus and they are asking Ottawa to help them come home -- or at least provide consular services while they are there. 14

In this image taken from Sept. 19, 2019, Orlando Police Department body camera video footage, Orlando Police Officer Dennis Turner leads 6-year-old Kaia Rolle away after her arrest for kicking and punching staff members at the Lucious & Emma Nixon Academy Charter School in Orlando, Fla. (Orlando Police Department/Orlando Sentinel via AP)

Body camera videos show 6-year-old sobbing, pleading with officers during arrest

Police body camera videos show two Orlando police officers arresting a 6-year-old girl as she pleads with officers for a "second chance." 2

An image provided by the Kauai Police Department shows Lori Vallow. Vallow--also known as Lori Daybell, and the mother of two Idaho children missing since September--was arrested Thursday, Feb. 20, 2020, in Hawaii, Kauai police said. Seven-year-old Joshua “JJ” Vallow and 17-year-old Tylee Ryan haven't been seen since late September, and police in Rexburg, Idaho, have said they “strongly believe that Joshua and Tylee's lives are in danger.” (Kauai Police Department via AP)

Mom of 2 missing Idaho kids wants US$5 million bail reduced

A mother arrested in Hawaii over the disappearance of her two Idaho children wants a judge to reconsider her US$5 million bail.

Bruce Aylward, Team Lead WHO-China joint mission on COVID-19, speaks to the media about the COVID-19 after returning from China, during a press conference, at the World Health Organization, WHO, headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, Feb. 25, 2020. (Salvatore Di Nolfi/Keystone via AP)

Canadian health officials look to China for lessons in how to prepare for COVID-19

Public health officials are urgently warning that COVID-19 could gain ground in North America, while the Canadian doctor who led a team in China to study the virus says the world "is simply not ready" for a potential pandemic. 14

From left, Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., former Vice President Joe Biden, Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., and businessman Tom Steyer, participate in a Democratic presidential primary debate at the Gaillard Center, Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2020, in Charleston, S.C., co-hosted by CBS News and the Congressional Black Caucus Institute. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

Sanders faces brunt of the attacks at South Carolina debate

Democrats unleashed a roaring assault against Bernie Sanders and seized on Mike Bloomberg's past with women in the workplace during a contentious debate Tuesday night that tested the strength of the two men at the centre of the party's presidential nomination fight. 7

Charles Nielsen, 58, and his 11-year-old granddaughter, Bailey Nielsen, testify before a House panel at the Idaho Statehouse on Monday. Feb. 24, 2020 in Boise, Idaho. (AP Photo/Keith Ridler)

Girl, 11, brings AR-15 to Idaho hearing on gun legislation

An 11-year-old girl toting a loaded AR-15 assault weapon appeared Monday at a legislative hearing with her grandfather, who is supporting a proposal that would allow visitors to Idaho who can legally possess firearms to carry a concealed handgun within city limits.

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