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Sarkozy convicted by French court in campaign financing case

PARIS (AP) - Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy was found guilty Thursday of illegal campaign financing of his unsuccessful 2012 reelection bid. Sarkozy wasn't present at the Paris court for the ...

Sep 30, 2021

House panel subpoenas organizers of Jan. 6 Trump rally

WASHINGTON (AP) - A House committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection has subpoenaed 11 officials who were involved in planning rallies in support of former President Donald Trump ahead of...

Sep 29, 2021

Olympic swimmer who stormed Capitol pleads guilty to felony

WASHINGTON (AP) - Five-time Olympic swimming medalist Klete Keller pleaded guilty Wednesday to a felony charge for storming the U.S. Capitol during the Jan. 6 riot and faces 21 to 27 months in prison....

Sep 29, 2021

Prisons bureau: Death toll in Ecuador prison clash tops 100

QUITO, Ecuador (AP) - The death toll in a gang battle in a penitentiary in the coastal city of Guayaquil has risen to more than 100 as authorities find more bodies, Ecuador's prison service said Wedne...

Sep 29, 2021

The AP Interview: Ethiopia crisis 'stain on our conscience'

UNITED NATIONS (AP) - The crisis in Ethiopia is a "stain on our conscience," the United Nations humanitarian chief said, as children and others starve to death in the Tigray region under what the U.N....

Sep 29, 2021

Riot inside Ecuador prison kills 24 inmates and injures 48

QUITO, Ecuador (AP) - A riot in a penitentiary in coastal city of Guayaquil killed 24 and injured 48 more Tuesday, Ecuadorian officials said. A police and military operation managed to regain control ...

Sep 29, 2021

Haiti PM: Elections, referendum to be held next year

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) - Haiti's prime minister said Tuesday that he plans to hold a referendum to modify the country's constitution by February, and he hopes to organize presidential and legislat...

Sep 29, 2021

Activist, historian, writer among `genius grant' recipients

CHICAGO (AP) - A historian devoted to keeping alive the stories of long-dead victims of racial violence along the Texas-Mexico border and a civil rights activist whose mission is to make sure people w...

Sep 28, 2021

Maryland newspaper gunman gets more than 5 life prison terms

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) - A man who killed five people at a newspaper in Maryland was sentenced on Tuesday to more than five life sentences without the possibility of parole. Anne Arundel County Judge Mic...

Sep 28, 2021

Texas inmate executed for fatally stabbing 2 brothers

HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) - A Texas inmate was executed Tuesday evening for fatally stabbing two Houston-area brothers during a robbery in their home more than 30 years ago. Rick Rhoades, 57, was execute...

Sep 28, 2021