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TULSA, Okla. (AP) — The search for country singer Craig Strickland in Oklahoma flooding has been called off for the night. The body of Strickland's duck hunting companion was recovered Monday. Strickland is the lead singer of the band Backroad Anthem. Meanwhile, the body of a fifth international soldier from Fort Leonard Wood who died in weekend flooding has been found in Pulaski County, Missouri.
BEIJING (AP) — Rescuers in eastern China have found eight surviving miners who were trapped for five days in a collapsed gypsum mine. The Christmas Day disaster killed at least one worker. Nine others remain missing, and 11 made it to safety or were rescued early on.
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — There are new tensions between the U.S. and Iran after a landmark nuclear deal. The U.S. military says Iranian naval vessels conducted rocket tests last week near U.S. warships and commercial traffic passing through the Strait of Hormuz. The vital strait between Iran and Oman is crucial for ships taking part in the war against the Islamic State group in Iraq and Syria.
CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel and the city's interim police superintendent plan Wednesday to announce "a major overhaul" of the policy regarding how officers respond to incidents and the use of force. On Tuesday, Police Officer Jason Van Dyke pleaded not guilty to murder in the 2014 fatal shooting of 17-year-old Laquan McDonald, who was shot 16 times.
SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. (AP) — Some residents say it felt like a rumbling big rig. A moderate earthquake shook an inland area of Southern California near San Bernardino Tuesday night. There are no reports of damage or injuries. The U.S. Geological Survey says the tremor had a magnitude of 4.4, hitting the foothills northwest of San Bernardino. Several aftershocks followed.
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