Judges in France are delivering verdicts in the Gisèle Pelicot historic rape trial
A panel of five judges in France is delivering verdicts on Thursday for more than four dozen men charged with aggravated rape ...
Man accused in UnitedHealthcare CEO killing expected to appear at hearing on extradition to New York
The suspect charged with shooting to death a health insurance company chief executive on a Manhattan street will be taken ...
Middle East latest: Israeli defense minister warns Yemen’s Houthi rebels
Israel’s defense minister said Thursday the country would “not allow the continuation” of shooting from Yemen’s Houthi rebels ...
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Separated for decades, Assad’s fall spurs hope for families split by Golan Heights buffer zone
MAJDAL SHAMS, Golan Heights (AP) — The four sisters gathered by the side of the road, craning their necks to peer far beyond ...
As Russia’s threat looms, guns and defense training surge in Finland
Unsettled by Russia’s expansionism and emboldened by its recent accession to NATO, Finland is rallying to strengthen its ...
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Japanese newspaper boss who influenced the nation’s postwar politics died at 98
TOKYO (AP) — Tsuneo Watanabe, the powerful head of Japan’s largest newspaper who had close ties with the country’s powerful ...
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The US egg industry kills 350 million chicks a year. New technology offers an alternative
WILTON, Iowa (AP) — Every year the U.S. egg industry kills about 350 million male chicks because, while the fuzzy little ...
Number of dead and missing still unclear as first aid arrives in quake-hit Pacific nation of Vanuatu
Amid the havoc wrought by a violent earthquake two days earlier, Ivan Oswald and his staff at Nambawan Cafe on an idyllic ...
Hajj-Malik Williams throws 2 TDs passes to help No. 24 UNLV beat Cal 24-13 in the LA Bowl
Hajj-Malik Williams passed for two touchdowns, Kylin James ran for another and No. 24 UNLV pulled away in the second half for ...
Cook County Sheriff wants to end electronic monitoring program due to safety concerns
For more than three decades, the Cook County Sheriff’s Office has been in charge of the Electronic Monitoring Program (EM), ...
Putin opens his annual news conference, an event he uses to reinforce his authority
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 ...
French president arrives in Mayotte to survey Cyclone Chido damage
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 ...