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Driver convicted of first-degree murder in case of Colorado teens who threw fatal rock at car

The last of three friends accused of killing a driver in Colorado by throwing a rock through the windshield of her car was convicted of first-degree murder Friday. The teens were driving around suburb...

Apr 25, 2025

Ex-US Rep. George Santos sentenced to over 7 years in prison for fraud and identity theft

CENTRAL ISLIP, N.Y. (AP) - Disgraced former U.S. Rep. George Santos, who lied about his life story and defrauded donors, was sentenced Friday to over seven years in prison, sobbing as he heard his pun...

Apr 25, 2025

FBI director says a judge accused of helping someone evade immigration agents has been arrested

MILWAUKEE (AP) - The FBI on Friday arrested a Wisconsin county judge accused of helping a man avoid immigration enforcement, Director Kash Patel said. Patel made the announcement in a post on X and sa...

Apr 25, 2025

UN food agency says its foods stocks in Gaza have run out under Israel's blockade

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) - The World Food Program says its food stocks in Gaza have run out under Israel's nearly 8-week-old blockade, ending a main source of sustenance for hundreds of thousand...

Apr 25, 2025

Trump says 'Crimea will stay with Russia' as he seeks end to war in Ukraine

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) - President Donald Trump said in an interview published on Friday that "Crimea will stay with Russia," the latest example of the U.S. leader pressuring Ukraine to make concessions t...

Apr 25, 2025

A Russian general was killed by a car bomb just outside Moscow

MOSCOW (AP) - A Russian general was killed by a car bomb on Friday, Russia's top criminal investigation agency said, in the second such attack on a top Russian military officer in four months. The Inv...

Apr 25, 2025

Immigration is Trump's strongest issue, but many say he's gone too far, a new AP-NORC poll finds

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump's handling of immigration remains a point of strength as he takes wide-ranging actions to ramp up deportations and target people in the U.S. illegally, accordi...

Apr 25, 2025

Alabama executes a man who said he was guilty of rape and murder and deserved to die

ATMORE, Ala. (AP) - An Alabama man who dropped his appeals and said he deserved to die for the rape and murder of a woman in 2010 was put to death Thursday evening. James Osgood, 55, was pronounced de...

Apr 24, 2025

Judge maintains death penalty as possible punishment for Bryan Kohberger despite autism diagnosis

BOISE, Idaho (AP) - A judge ruled Thursday that prosecutors can pursue the death penalty against Bryan Kohberger if he is convicted of murdering four University of Idaho students in 2022, despite the ...

Apr 24, 2025

Texas lawmakers approve $1B private school voucher plan

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - Texas lawmakers on Thursday passed a $1 billion education bill that allows families to use public money to pay for private school tuition, a major victory for school voucher propo...

Apr 24, 2025