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Kenya says 15 elephants died of cyanide poisoning after eating tomatoes from nearby farms
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Fifteen elephants that died over the past month in southern Kenya…
Man convicted in terrorism trial over the 2022 stabbing of author Salman Rushdie
A man was convicted Wednesday of federal terrorism charges in the 2022 stabbing of Salman…
Witness to a fatal ICE shooting in Houston is released from immigration detention
A witness to a fatal shooting in Houston by a federal immigration agent was released…
Fauci repeatedly invokes the Fifth Amendment in a contentious Senate committee hearing
WASHINGTON (AP) — Dr. Anthony Fauci on Wednesday repeatedly invoked the Fifth Amendment and declined…
Film financier Jason Cloth indicted in alleged $100M Ponzi scheme tied to movie funding
Film producer Jason Cloth, who financed “Joker,” “Ghostbusters: Afterlife” and dozens of other movies, has…
Bullets that killed 2 at Seattle festival weren’t recovered from teen shooter’s gun, police say
SEATTLE (AP) — Bullets recovered from two bystanders killed during a shootout at a Seattle…
Man gets 6-month sentence for ramming car into Jewish group’s NY world headquarters
NEW YORK (AP) — A man was sentenced Wednesday to six months and a week…
Senators still working with SEC, Big Ten on thorny issues involved in college sports bill
WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate negotiators worked Wednesday to resolve thorny differences with leaders of the…
Howard University president says more than 200 students readmitted after mass unenrollment
WASHINGTON (AP) — The interim president of Howard University said over 200 of the more…
Investigators in James Comey seashells case omitted key facts, defense lawyers allege
WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal officials involved in the prosecution of James Comey misled judges, submitted…
‘She killed the kids!’ 911 call from Lindsay Clancy’s husband brings tears to the courtroom
PLYMOUTH, Mass. (AP) — Lindsay Clancy sobbed in court Wednesday as jurors listened to the…
Historic divinity school is offering the first doctoral degree in ‘AI and Moral Agency’
(RNS) — At the end of the Civil War, a Union soldier and Baptist minister…
After Venezuela’s quakes, experts say environmental and health risks have just begun
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BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — More than a month has passed since Venezuela’s devastating earthquakes, and…
Community colleges brace for local cuts after Texas funding shortchanges them millions
Texas community college leaders are bracing for cuts because they’re missing out on millions that…
Lebanese banker faces possible arrest at home after dining with Netanyahu
BEIRUT (AP) — A Lebanese judge issued an order Wednesday that could lead to the…
Lindsey Graham returns home one last time for his funeral in South Carolina
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Sen. Lindsey Graham returned for the last time Wednesday to South…
Wisconsin judge says voters who have returned absentee ballot for state primary cannot get a new one
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin voters who have already returned their absentee ballots for the…
Italy’s highest court strengthens citizenship claims by descendants of Italian emigrants
ROME (AP) — Italy’s highest court has ruled that children born with Italian citizenship do…
Trump and DOJ ask Supreme Court to toss $83 million defamation verdict in E. Jean Carroll case
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump and the Justice Department are asking the Supreme Court…
The fastest growing Ebola outbreak is worsening hunger in eastern Congo, a UN agency chief warns
BUNIA, Congo (AP) — The fastest growing Ebola outbreak ever recorded is leaving thousands more…
Lindsey Graham honored with memorial services, in photos
WASHINGTON (AP) — The late Sen. Lindsey Graham is honored Tuesday in Washington as his…
Man convicted in terrorism trial over the 2022 stabbing of author Salman Rushdie
A man was convicted Wednesday of federal terrorism charges in the 2022 stabbing of Salman…
A Caribbean court rules that a US extradition process against Guyana’s opposition leader can resume
GEORGETOWN, Guyana (AP) — A U.S. extradition process against Guyana’s main opposition leader and his…
A judge sent a doctor to evaluate California’s largest ICE detention center. What he found
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is failing to provide adequate healthcare at a new detention…