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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

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

Former top aide to New York City's mayor expected in court on criminal charges, AP source says

NEW YORK (AP) - A former top aide to New York City Mayor Eric Adams is expected in court Thursday to face corruption charges in the latest blow to an administration beset by searches, resignations and...

Dec 18, 2024

Government funding plan collapses as Trump makes new demands

WASHINGTON (AP) - President-elect Donald Trump abruptly rejected a bipartisan plan Wednesday to prevent a Christmastime government shutdown, instead telling House Speaker Mike Johnson and Republicans ...

Dec 18, 2024

Montana's top court upholds landmark ruling in youth climate case over greenhouse gas emissions

HELENA, Mont. (AP) - Montana's Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld a landmark climate ruling that said the state was violating residents' constitutional right to a clean environment by permitting oil, g...

Dec 18, 2024

Senate passes defense bill that will raise troop pay and aims to counter China's power

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Senate passed a defense bill Wednesday that authorizes significant pay raises for junior enlisted service members and boost overall military spending to $895 billion while stripp...

Dec 18, 2024

House Ethics Committee secretly voted to release Matt Gaetz ethics report, source says

WASHINGTON (AP) - The House Ethics Committee has voted in secret to release the long-awaited ethics report into ex-Rep. Matt Gaetz, raising the possibility that the allegations against the Florida Rep...

Dec 18, 2024