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Special counsel asks Supreme Court to rule quickly whether former President Trump can be prosecuted

WASHINGTON (AP) - Special counsel Jack Smith on Monday asked the Supreme Court to take up and rule quickly on whether former President Donald Trump can be prosecuted on charges he plotted to overturn ...

Dec 11, 2023

Critics pan draft text at UN climate talks as watered down as COP28 nears its finale in Dubai

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - Countries moved closer to reaching what critics called a watered-down final deal Monday, avoiding calls from more than 100 nations to phase out planet-warming fossil...

Dec 11, 2023

India's Supreme Court upholds government's decision to remove disputed Kashmir’s special status

SRINAGAR, India (AP) - India's top court on Monday upheld a 2019 decision by Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government to strip disputed Jammu and Kashmir's special status as a semi-autonomous region ...

Dec 11, 2023

Anthony Davis leads Lakers to NBA In-Season Tournament title, 123-109 over Pacers

LAS VEGAS (AP) - Anthony Davis had seasons highs of 41 points and 20 rebounds and the Los Angeles Lakers won the inaugural NBA In-Season Tournament title with a 123-109 victory over the Indiana Pacers...

Dec 09, 2023

3 dead, nearly 2 dozen injured after a tornado tears through the middle of Tennessee

CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Three people are dead, including a child, and nearly two dozen were being treated for injuries at a local hospital after a tornado tore through the middle of Tennessee on Sat...

Dec 09, 2023

Democrat John Whitmire elected Houston mayor, defeating congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee

HOUSTON (AP) - Houston elected Democratic state Sen. John Whitmire as its next mayor on Saturday night, elevating a Texas lawmaker who has represented the city for 50 years by giving him a victory ove...

Dec 09, 2023

UPenn president resigns after answers to Congress about antisemitism on campus draw sharp criticism

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - The University of Pennsylvania's President Liz Magill has resigned amid pressure from donors and criticism over her testimony at a congressional hearing, where she was unable to sa...

Dec 09, 2023

Eagles security DiSandro banned from sideline for Sunday Night Football vs Cowboys

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - The Eagles security chief who was ejected in last week's game for his role in a scuffle with 49ers linebacker Dre Greenlaw is barred by the NFL from the sideline for Sunday night's...

Dec 09, 2023

Texas Supreme Court pauses lower court's order allowing pregnant woman to have an abortion

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - The Texas Supreme Court on Friday night put on hold a judge's ruling that approved an abortion for a pregnant woman whose fetus has a fatal diagnosis, throwing into limbo an unpre...

Dec 08, 2023

Federal judge prohibits separating migrant families at US border for 8 years

SAN DIEGO (AP) - A federal judge on Friday prohibited the separation of families at the border for purposes of deterring immigration for eight years, preemptively blocking resumption of a lightning-ro...

Dec 08, 2023