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For the first time, an Irish nationalist is chosen to lead Northern Ireland's government

LONDON (AP) - An Irish nationalist made history Saturday by becoming Northern Ireland's first minister as the government returned to work after a two-year boycott by unionists. Sinn Fein Vice Presiden...

Feb 03, 2024

Pakistan's ex-PM Imran Khan and wife convicted of marriage law violation in a fourth case

ISLAMABAD (AP) - A Pakistani court on Saturday convicted and sentenced former Prime Minister Imran Khan and his wife to seven years in prison on a charge that their 2018 marriage violated the law, off...

Feb 03, 2024

Paris police: 3 people injured in stabbing attack at Gare de Lyon train station. Attacker detained

PARIS (AP) - An assailant injured three people Saturday in a stabbing attack at the major Gare de Lyon train station in Paris, another nerve-rattling security incident in the Olympic host city before ...

Feb 03, 2024

Supreme Court allows West Point to continue using race as a factor in admissions, for now

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court is allowing West Point to continue taking race into account in admissions, while a lawsuit over its policies continues. The justices on Friday rejected an emergency...

Feb 02, 2024

Manslaughter trial of Michigan school shooter's mom ends after 7 days of emotional testimony

PONTIAC, Mich. (AP) - A groundbreaking trial of involuntary manslaughter against a Michigan school shooter's mother concluded Friday after seven days of emotional testimony and evidence about whether ...

Feb 02, 2024

US begins strikes on militias in Iraq, Syria, retaliating for fatal drone attack, officials tell AP

WASHINGTON (AP) - The U.S. military launched an air assault on dozens of sites in Iraq and Syria used by Iranian-backed militias Friday, in the opening salvo of retaliation for the drone strike that k...

Feb 02, 2024

Federal judge in DC postpones Trump's March trial on charges of plotting to overturn 2020 election

WASHINGTON (AP) - A federal judge in Washington formally postponed Donald Trump's March trial on charges of plotting to overturn the 2020 election as a key legal appeal from the former president conti...

Feb 02, 2024

Court filing discloses personal relationship between Fani Willis and prosecutor hired in Trump case

ATLANTA (AP) - A court filing Friday disclosed that Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis is involved in a "personal relationship" with a special prosecutor she hired for the Georgia election in...

Feb 02, 2024

Judge dismisses election official's mail ballot lawsuit in North Dakota

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) - A federal judge in North Dakota has dismissed a lawsuit challenging the acceptance of mail-in ballots after Election Day brought by a county election official and backed by a leg...

Feb 02, 2024

London judge acquits climate activist Greta Thunberg of charge that she blocked an oil conference

LONDON (AP) - A judge on Friday acquitted climate activist Greta Thunberg of a charge that she had refused to follow a police order to leave a protest that blocked the entrance to a major oil and gas ...

Feb 02, 2024