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Former Uvalde schools police chief loses bid to toss criminal charges related to 2022 shooting

UVALDE, Texas (AP) - A Texas judge on Thursday refused to throw out criminal charges accusing the former Uvalde schools police chief of putting children at risk during a slow response to the 2022 Robb...

Dec 19, 2024

Oklahoma man dies by lethal injection in the nation’s final execution of 2024

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - An Oklahoma man who killed a 10-year-old girl in a cannibalistic fantasy died by lethal injection Thursday in the nation's 25th and final execution of the year. Kevin Ray Underwoo...

Dec 19, 2024

Suspect in killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO will return to New York to face murder charges

HOLLIDAYSBURG, Pa. (AP) - The suspect in the killing of UnitedHealthcare's CEO will return to New York to face murder charges after agreeing to be extradited Thursday during a court appearance in Penn...

Dec 19, 2024

Appeals court removes prosecutor Fani Willis from Georgia election case against Trump and others

ATLANTA (AP) - A state appeals court on Thursday removed Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis from the Georgia election interference case against Donald Trump and others but did not dismiss the...

Dec 19, 2024

Appeals court removes prosecutor Fani Willis from Georgia election case against Trump and others

ATLANTA (AP) - A state appeals court on Thursday removed Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis from the Georgia election interference case against Donald Trump and others but did not dismiss the...

Dec 19, 2024

Putin opens his annual news conference, an event he uses to reinforce his authority

MOSCOW (AP) - Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday held his marathon news conference and call-in show, an annual event he has used to reinforce his authority and demonstrate sweeping control o...

Dec 19, 2024

Gisèle Pelicot's ex-husband found guilty of rapes and all other charges against him in France

AVIGNON, France (AP) - A French court on Thursday declared the ex-husband of Gisle Pelicot guilty of aggravated rapes and all other charges against him. The verdict for 72-year-old Dominique Pelicot w...

Dec 19, 2024

French president arrives in Mayotte to survey Cyclone Chido damage

MAMOUDZOU, Mayotte (AP) - French President Emmanuel Macron arrived Thursday to the Indian Ocean archipelago of Mayotte to survey the devastation wreaked by Cyclone Chido. Marcon will overfly the area ...

Dec 19, 2024

California man who messaged Wisconsin shooter and planned own attack ordered to surrender guns

MADISON, Wis. (AP) - A California judge has ordered a man to surrender his guns and ammunition after police learned he messaged the teen who carried out a school shooting in Wisconsin about his own pl...

Dec 18, 2024

Airstrikes target Yemen's rebel-held capital after Houthi attack targets Israel

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - A series of intense airstrikes shook Yemen's rebel-held capital early Thursday, shortly after a Houthi missile targeted central Israel. It wasn't immediately clear w...

Dec 18, 2024