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Rosalynn Carter, 96-year-old former first lady, is in hospice care at home, Carter Center says

PLAINS, Ga. - Former first lady Rosalynn Carter is in hospice care at home in Plains, Georgia, the Carter Center announced Friday. The center said the 96-year-old is at home with former President Jimm...

Nov 17, 2023

Senegal's highest court ruling blocks detained opposition leader Sonko from running for president

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) - Senegal's highest court on Friday effectively barred detained opposition leader Ousmane Sonko from running for president early next year by overturning a decision that reinstated...

Nov 17, 2023

Judge: North Dakota's redistricting violates federal law for Native American voters

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) - A federal judge has ruled that North Dakota's Legislature violated the Voting Rights Act in how lawmakers reapportioned legislative districts comprising two tribal nations. U.S. ...

Nov 17, 2023

Russian authorities ask the Supreme Court to declare the LGBTQ 'movement' extremist

TALLINN, Estonia (AP) - The Russian Justice Ministry on Friday said it has filed a lawsuit with the nation's Supreme Court to outlaw the LGBTQ+ "international public movement" as extremist, the latest...

Nov 17, 2023

Israel's national security adviser says War Cabinet to allow 'very minimal' amount of fuel into Gaza

RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) - Israel's national security adviser says the country's War Cabinet has agreed to allow two tanker trucks of fuel to enter the Gaza Strip each day - a quantity he described as "...

Nov 17, 2023

Biden signs temporary spending bill averting government shutdown, pushing budget fight into new year

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - President Joe Biden on Thursday signed a temporary spending bill a day before a potential government shutdown, pushing a fight with congressional Republicans over the federal budg...

Nov 16, 2023

Los Angeles freeway closed after fire will reopen next Tuesday, ahead of schedule, governor says

LOS ANGELES (AP) - Repairs to an elevated Los Angeles freeway closed because of an arson fire are moving faster than expected and lanes are scheduled to reopen next Tuesday, California Gov. Gavin News...

Nov 16, 2023

Texas man executed for 2001 killing of 5-year-old girl abducted from a store

HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) - A Texas man convicted of abducting and strangling a 5-year-old girl who was taken from a Walmart store while her family was doing their Christmas shopping in 2001 was executed...

Nov 16, 2023

Alabama inmate executed for the shooting death of man in 1993 robbery

ATMORE, Ala. (AP) - An Alabama inmate convicted of killing a man during a 1993 robbery when he was a teenager was executed Thursday by lethal injection. Casey McWhorter, 49, was executed at a southwes...

Nov 16, 2023

Backpage founder Michael Lacey convicted of 1 money laundering count

PHOENIX (AP) - Michael Lacey, a founder of the lucrative classified site Backpage.com, was convicted Thursday on a single count of money laundering and acquitted on another. But an Arizona jury deadlo...

Nov 16, 2023