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Ohio mom who left toddler alone 10 days when she went on vacation pleads guilty to aggravated murder

Ohio mom who left toddler alone 10 days when she went on vacation pleads guilty to aggravated murder

Ohio Mar 18, 2024 / 1:49 pm

An Ohio mother whose 16-month-old daughter died after being left home alone in a playpen for 10 days last summer while she went on vacation was sentenced Monday...

Supreme Court seems favorable to Biden administration over efforts to combat social media posts

Supreme Court seems favorable to Biden administration over efforts to combat social media posts

United States Mar 18, 2024 / 1:31 pm

The Supreme Court seemed likely Monday to side with the Biden administration in a dispute with Republican-led states over how far the federal government can go...

Social media influencer is charged with joining the Jan. 6 attack on the US Capitol

Social media influencer is charged with joining the Jan. 6 attack on the US Capitol

United States Mar 18, 2024 / 1:19 pm

A conservative social media influencer has been charged with storming the U.S. Capitol and passing a stolen table out of a broken window, allowing other rioters...

The spring equinox is nearly here. What does that mean?

The spring equinox is nearly here. What does that mean?

Mar 18, 2024 / 5:48 am

Spring is almost here — officially, at least. The vernal equinox arrives on Tuesday, marking the start of the spring season for the Northern Hemisphere....

Putin extends rule in preordained Russian election after harshest crackdown since Soviet era

Putin extends rule in preordained Russian election after harshest crackdown since Soviet era

Russia Mar 18, 2024 / 5:46 am

President Vladimir Putin sealed his control over Russia for six more years on Monday with a highly orchestrated landslide in an election that followed the...

UN agency says 'famine is imminent' in northern Gaza, which Israel has largely isolated for months

UN agency says 'famine is imminent' in northern Gaza, which Israel has largely isolated for months

Gaza Mar 18, 2024 / 5:39 am

RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — The U.N. food agency says “famine is imminent” in northern Gaza, where an estimated 70% of the population faces...

Russians crowd polling stations in apparent protest as Putin is set to extend his rule

Russians crowd polling stations in apparent protest as Putin is set to extend his rule

Russia Mar 17, 2024 / 1:00 pm

Russians crowded outside polling stations at midday Sunday on the last day of a presidential election, apparently heeding an opposition call to protest against...

European Union announces $8 billion package of aid for Egypt

European Union announces $8 billion package of aid for Egypt

Egypt Mar 17, 2024 / 6:30 am

The European Union on Sunday announced a $8 billion aid package for cash-strapped Egypt amid concerns that economic pressure and conflicts and chaos in...

Man suspected of killing 3 people in Philadelphia area arrested in New Jersey, police say

Man suspected of killing 3 people in Philadelphia area arrested in New Jersey, police say

New Jersey Mar 16, 2024 / 5:23 pm

A man suspected of killing three people in their Philadelphia-area homes Saturday was later arrested in New Jersey's capital city following a major police...

Vice President Harris, rapper Fat Joe team up for discussion on easing marijuana penalties

Vice President Harris, rapper Fat Joe team up for discussion on easing marijuana penalties

United States Mar 15, 2024 / 4:33 pm

Vice President Kamala Harris and rapper Fat Joe led a White House discussion Friday on easing marijuana penalties, with Harris saying it’s...

Judge delays Trump’s hush-money criminal trial 30 days, citing last-minute evidence dump

Judge delays Trump’s hush-money criminal trial 30 days, citing last-minute evidence dump

United States Mar 15, 2024 / 1:42 pm

A judge on Friday delayed former President Donald Trump’s hush-money criminal trial until at least mid-April after his lawyers said they needed more time...

Tornadoes leave a trail of destruction in central US and kill at least 3 in Ohio

Tornadoes leave a trail of destruction in central US and kill at least 3 in Ohio

Ohio Mar 15, 2024 / 8:27 am

Severe storms with probable tornadoes tore through several central U.S. states, damaging homes and businesses and killing at least three people, with more...

Fulton County DA Fani Willis must step aside or remove special prosecutor in Trump case, judge says

Fulton County DA Fani Willis must step aside or remove special prosecutor in Trump case, judge says

Georgia Mar 15, 2024 / 7:08 am

Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis must step aside from the Georgia election interference case against Donald Trump or remove the special prosecutor...

Severe storms with tornadoes kill at least 3 in the central US

Severe storms with tornadoes kill at least 3 in the central US

United States Mar 15, 2024 / 5:46 am

Severe storms with probable tornadoes tore through several central U.S. states, damaging homes and businesses and killing at least three people, with more...

The first ship to use a new sea route approaches Gaza with 200 tons of aid

The first ship to use a new sea route approaches Gaza with 200 tons of aid

Mar 15, 2024 / 5:45 am

A ship carrying 200 tons of aid approached the coast of Gaza on Friday in a mission to inaugurate a sea route from Cyprus to help alleviate the humanitarian...

Suspected attack by Yemen's Houthi rebels targets a ship in the Red Sea, though crew reportedly safe

Suspected attack by Yemen's Houthi rebels targets a ship in the Red Sea, though crew reportedly safe

Red Sea Mar 15, 2024 / 5:43 am

A suspected attack by Yemen's Houthi rebels targeted a tanker in the Red Sea early Friday but the ship's crew was unharmed, authorities said. It was the...

Denying same-sex marriage is unconstitutional, a Japanese high court says

Denying same-sex marriage is unconstitutional, a Japanese high court says

Japan Mar 14, 2024 / 5:25 pm

A Japanese high court ruled Thursday that denying same-sex marriage is unconstitutional and called for urgent government action to address the lack of any law...

Prosecutors say they're open to delaying start of Donald Trump's March 25 hush-money trial

Prosecutors say they're open to delaying start of Donald Trump's March 25 hush-money trial

United States Mar 14, 2024 / 5:20 pm

Prosecutors said Thursday they're open to delaying the start of Donald Trump's New York hush-money criminal trial to give the former president's...

Macron again declines to rule out Western troops in Ukraine, but says they're not needed now

Macron again declines to rule out Western troops in Ukraine, but says they're not needed now

France Mar 14, 2024 / 5:20 pm

French President Emmanuel Macron warned Western powers against showing any signs of weakness to Russia as he reiterated his position Thursday that sending...

Report claims Yemen's Houthis have a hypersonic missile, possibly raising stakes in Red Sea crisis

Report claims Yemen's Houthis have a hypersonic missile, possibly raising stakes in Red Sea crisis

Red Sea Mar 14, 2024 / 5:19 pm

Yemen's Houthi rebels claim to have a new, hypersonic missile in their arsenal, Russia's state media reported Thursday, potentially raising the stakes...

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