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Louisiana officers charged in Black motorist’s deadly arrest

FARMERVILLE, La. (AP) - Five Louisiana law enforcement officers were charged with state crimes ranging from negligent homicide to malfeasance Thursday in the deadly 2019 arrest of Ronald Greene. They ...

Dec 15, 2022

Oregon judge halts voter-approved high-capacity magazine ban

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - An Oregon judge handed guns rights advocates a victory Thursday and placed a new, voter-approved ban on high-capacity magazines that was intended to curtail mass shootings on hol...

Dec 15, 2022

Peru judge orders 18-month detention for ousted president

LIMA, Peru (AP) - A Peruvian judge on Thursday ordered ousted President Pedro Castillo to remain in custody for 18 months, approving a request from authorities for time to build their rebellion case a...

Dec 15, 2022

Senate passes defense bill rescinding COVID vaccine mandate

WASHINGTON (AP) - A bill to rescind the COVID-19 vaccine mandate for members of the U.S. military and provide nearly $858 billion for national defense passed the Senate on Thursday and now goes to Pre...

Dec 15, 2022

EU approves new sanctions against Russia over Ukraine war

BRUSSELS (AP) - The European Union said it approved a new package of sanctions Thursday aimed at ramping up pressure on Russia for its war in Ukraine. The package, whose details have not been revealed...

Dec 15, 2022

Texas officer convicted of manslaughter in window shooting

FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) - A former Texas police officer was convicted of manslaughter Thursday for fatally shooting a Black woman through a rear window of her home in 2019, a rare conviction of an offi...

Dec 15, 2022

Slovak government falls after losing no-confidence vote

PRAGUE (AP) - Slovakia's coalition government fell Thursday after losing a no-confidence vote in parliament called by the opposition following months of political crisis, in a development that could l...

Dec 15, 2022

Indictment: Mom used drugs before killing Georgia toddler

SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) - The mother of a toddler found dead in a Georgia landfill has been charged with murder and other crimes in a 19-count indictment that alleges she used drugs before killing her son ...

Dec 15, 2022

Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker to be next NCAA president

Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker will be the next president of the NCAA, the association announced Thursday, replacing Mark Emmert as the head of the largest college sports governing body in the count...

Dec 15, 2022

Man gets 12 years for assisting Gov. Whitmer kidnap plotter

JACKSON, Mich. (AP) - One of three men who forged an early alliance with the leader of a plot to kidnap Michigan's governor was sentenced Thursday to 12 years in prison for assisting him before the FB...

Dec 15, 2022