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Doomsday plot: Idaho jury convicts Chad Daybell of killing wife and girlfriend's 2 children

BOISE, Idaho (AP) - An Idaho jury has convicted Chad Daybell of murder in the deaths of his wife and his girlfriend's two youngest children. The verdict marks the end of a years-long investigation tha...

May 30, 2024

Biden partially lifts ban on Ukraine using US arms in strikes on Russian territory, US officials say

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe Biden has given Ukraine the go-ahead to use American weaponry to strike inside Russia for the limited purpose of defending Kharkiv, according to two U.S. officials fami...

May 30, 2024

Roberts rejects Senate Democrats' request to discuss Supreme Court ethics and Alito flag controversy

WASHINGTON (AP) - Chief Justice John Roberts on Thursday declined an invitation to meet with Democratic senators to talk about Supreme Court ethics and the controversy over flags that flew outside hom...

May 30, 2024

Charges against world's top golfer Scottie Scheffler dropped after arrest outside PGA Championship

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - Criminal charges against Scottie Scheffler have been dismissed, ending a legal saga that began with images of the world's top male golfer being arrested and handcuffed in Louisv...

May 30, 2024

Jury in Trump hush money trial resumes deliberations after rehearing instructions, testimony

NEW YORK (AP) - The jury in former President Donald Trump's hush money trial resumed deliberations Thursday after revisiting portions of the judge's instructions and rehearing testimony from multiple ...

May 30, 2024

Supreme Court clears the way for the NRA’s free speech lawsuit against an ex-New York official

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court on Thursday cleared the way for a National Rifle Association lawsuit against a former New York state official over claims she violated its free-speech rights. The u...

May 30, 2024

Spain's parliament gives final approval to amnesty law for Catalonia's separatists

MADRID (AP) - Spain's Parliament voted Thursday to give final approval to a controversial amnesty law for hundreds of Catalan separatists involved in the illegal and unsuccessful 2017 secession bid. T...

May 30, 2024

Hong Kong court convicts 14 pro-democracy activists in the city's biggest national security case

HONG KONG (AP) - A Hong Kong court on Thursday convicted 14 pro-democracy activists in the city's biggest national security case under a law imposed by Beijing that has all but wiped out public dissen...

May 29, 2024

South Korea says North Korea has fired barrage of missiles toward its eastern waters

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - North Korea on Thursday fired a barrage of suspected ballistic missiles toward its eastern sea, according to South Korea's military, days after its attempt to launch a milita...

May 29, 2024

Alito rejects calls to step aside from Supreme Court cases because of flag controversies

WASHINGTON (AP) - Justice Samuel Alito is rejecting calls to step aside from Supreme Court cases involving former President Donald Trump and Jan. 6 defendants because of the controversy over flags tha...

May 29, 2024