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Supreme Court throws out Oklahoma man's murder conviction and death sentence

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court on Tuesday threw out the murder conviction and death penalty for Richard Glossip, an Oklahoma man who has steadfastly maintained his innocence and averted multiple ...

Feb 25, 2025

French fugitive 'The Fly' is being extradited from Romania to France, official says

BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) - A notorious French fugitive who staged a deadly escape that killed two guards last year was being extradited Tuesday to France from Romania, an official said, days after his ...

Feb 25, 2025

Pope Francis met at the hospital with Vatican secretary of state over candidates for sainthood

ROME (AP) - Pope Francis was well enough to meet in the hospital with the Vatican secretary of state and his deputy to approve new decrees of candidates for possible sainthood, the Vatican said Tuesda...

Feb 25, 2025

Cleveland Guardians owner Lawrence Dolan dies at 94

CLEVELAND (AP) - Lawrence J. Dolan, owner of Cleveland's major league baseball team since 2000, has died at age 94. The Cleveland Guardians put out a statement Monday saying Dolan died Sunday night of...

Feb 24, 2025

Trump says Putin would accept European peacekeepers in Ukraine as part of potential deal to end war

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump said Russian leader Vladimir Putin would accept European peacekeepers in Ukraine as part of a potential deal to end Russia's war there. Trump made the comments...

Feb 24, 2025

The UN adopts resolution demanding Russia immediately withdraw troops from Ukraine

UNITED NATIONS (AP) - The U.N. General Assembly approved a Ukrainian resolution Monday demanding an immediate withdrawal of all Russian troops from Ukraine on the third anniversary of the invasion. Th...

Feb 24, 2025

Federal workers sue over Elon Musk's threat to fire them if they don't explain their accomplishments

WASHINGTON (AP) - Attorneys for federal workers said Monday in a lawsuit that billionaire Trump adviser Elon Musk had violated the law with his weekend demand that employees explain their accomplishme...

Feb 24, 2025

Pope is resting on 10th day of hospitalization after early stages of kidney failure detected

ROME (AP) - Pope Francis was resting Monday morning after a quiet night, on the 10th day of his hospitalization for a complex lung infection that has provoked the early stages of kidney failure, the V...

Feb 24, 2025

Foreign leaders visit Ukraine's capital to mark 3rd war anniversary

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) - A dozen leaders from Europe and Canada arrived in Ukraine's capital by train Monday morning to mark the third anniversary of Russia's invasion. The visitors were greeted at the st...

Feb 24, 2025

Conservatives win German election while far-right party surges to second place

BERLIN (AP) - Provisional results in Germany's election confirmed that mainstream conservatives led by Friedrich Merz won Germany's national election, while a far-right party surged to become the nati...

Feb 23, 2025