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3 dead, nearly 2 dozen injured after a tornado tears through the middle of Tennessee

CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Three people are dead, including a child, and nearly two dozen were being treated for injuries at a local hospital after a tornado tore through the middle of Tennessee on Sat...

Dec 09, 2023

Democrat John Whitmire elected Houston mayor, defeating congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee

HOUSTON (AP) - Houston elected Democratic state Sen. John Whitmire as its next mayor on Saturday night, elevating a Texas lawmaker who has represented the city for 50 years by giving him a victory ove...

Dec 09, 2023

UPenn president resigns after answers to Congress about antisemitism on campus draw sharp criticism

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - The University of Pennsylvania's President Liz Magill has resigned amid pressure from donors and criticism over her testimony at a congressional hearing, where she was unable to sa...

Dec 09, 2023

Eagles security DiSandro banned from sideline for Sunday Night Football vs Cowboys

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - The Eagles security chief who was ejected in last week's game for his role in a scuffle with 49ers linebacker Dre Greenlaw is barred by the NFL from the sideline for Sunday night's...

Dec 09, 2023

Texas Supreme Court pauses lower court's order allowing pregnant woman to have an abortion

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - The Texas Supreme Court on Friday night put on hold a judge's ruling that approved an abortion for a pregnant woman whose fetus has a fatal diagnosis, throwing into limbo an unpre...

Dec 08, 2023

Federal judge prohibits separating migrant families at US border for 8 years

SAN DIEGO (AP) - A federal judge on Friday prohibited the separation of families at the border for purposes of deterring immigration for eight years, preemptively blocking resumption of a lightning-ro...

Dec 08, 2023

Michigan teen gets life in prison for Oxford High School attack

PONTIAC, Mich. (AP) - A teenager was sentenced to life in prison Friday for killing four students, wounding more and terrorizing Michigan's Oxford High School in 2021. A judge rejected pleas for a sho...

Dec 08, 2023

US vetoes UN resolution backed by many nations demanding immediate humanitarian cease-fire in Gaza

UNITED NATIONS (AP) - The United States vetoed a United Nations resolution Friday backed by the vast majority of Security Council members and many other nations demanding an immediate humanitarian cea...

Dec 08, 2023

Six French teens convicted over their roles in an Islamic extremist's killing of a teacher

PARIS (AP) - A French juvenile court on Friday convicted six teenagers for their roles in the beheading of a teacher by an Islamic extremist that shocked the country. Teacher Samuel Paty was killed ou...

Dec 08, 2023

Appeals court upholds gag order on Trump in Washington case but narrows restrictions on his speech

WASHINGTON (AP) - A federal appeals court in Washington on Friday upheld a gag order on former President Donald Trump in his 2020 election interference case but narrowed the restrictions on his speech...

Dec 08, 2023