In open court, French woman confronts husband accused of recruiting strangers...
AVIGNON, France (CN) — In a case that has sent shock waves through France, 51 men are on trial for raping Gisèle Pelicot while she was unconscious in a scheme prosecutors say was systematically...
View ArticleBackside breathing and pigeon bombers studies win Ig Nobel prizes
PARIS (AFP) — Mammals that can breathe through their backsides, homing pigeons that can guide missiles and sober worms that outpace drunk ones: These are some of the strange scientific discoveries...
View ArticleSinaloa cartel co-founder ‘El Mayo’ pleads not guilty to drug trafficking...
BROOKLYN (CN) — Arrested after four decades of heading the Sinaloa cartel, Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada García pleaded not guilty in Brooklyn federal court for drug trafficking-related charges targeting...
View ArticleThe Hague to ban fossil fuel ads
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AFP) — The Dutch city of The Hague has become the first in the world to pass local laws banning advertisements for fossil fuels, gas-fueled cars and long-distance air travel,...
View ArticleUK blocks approval of first coal mine in 30 years
LONDON (AFP) — Environmental campaigners on Friday claimed a “huge victory” after a court ruling overturned a decision to allow planning permission for the U.K.’s first deep coal mine in 30 years....
View ArticleFormer Panama president urges US appeals court to intervene in money...
(CN) — Panama’s former President Ricardo Alberto Martinelli Berrocal, who last year was sentenced to 10 years in prison for money laundering, asked a federal appeals court in Miami Friday to void...
View ArticlePope returns home after epic four-nation Asia-Pacific tour
ROME (AFP) — Pope Francis returned to Rome Friday after a grueling 12-day tour of Asia and the Pacific, defying health concerns to connect with believers from the jungle of Papua New Guinea to the...
View Article2 men are charged with stealing a famous Banksy artwork from a London gallery
LONDON (AP) — Two men have been charged with burglary over the theft of an artwork by street artist Banksy that was taken in a smash-and-grab raid on a London gallery. The Metropolitan Police force...
View ArticleRussia expels 6 British diplomats it accuses of spying. The UK calls it...
(AP) — Russia on Friday accused six British diplomats of spying and said it decided to expel them. The U.K. said the “completely baseless” move came weeks ago and was linked to its action in May to...
View ArticleWhite supremacist pleads guilty to riot conspiracy after charges twice throw out
LOS ANGELES (CN) — A California white supremacist who twice had his federal rioting charges thrown out, only to have those charges reinstated both times by the Ninth Circuit, ended up pleading guilty...
View ArticleWHO grants first mpox vaccine approval to ramp up response to disease in Africa
GENEVA (AP) — The World Health Organization said Friday it has granted its first authorization for use of a vaccine against mpox in adults, calling it an important step toward fighting the disease in...
View ArticleJudge erred in tossing challenge to California logging project,...
SAN FRANCISCO (CN) — A logging project in Northern California continues to threaten endangered species in the Gualala River watershed, environmental groups told a Ninth Circuit panel on Friday. A...
View ArticleResidents urge injunction amid claims of racially motivated water restrictions
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (CN) — A federal judge is weighing whether to impose a preliminary injunction on a Northern California county facing a class action on claims it restricts water access for Asian...
View ArticleFeds pour cold water on plea to SCOTUS to pause updated coal emissions standards
WASHINGTON (CN) — Two coal and natural gas utility providers who implored the Supreme Court to rescue a Montana power plant from updated federal emissions guidelines are misrepresenting the gravity of...
View ArticleJudge halts Wyoming drilling amid concerns feds miscalculated groundwater...
(CN) — A federal judge halted development of a sprawling oil and gas project in Wyoming after determining federal regulators may have substantially underestimated the project’s impact on groundwater....
View ArticleCongo court sentences 3 Americans and 34 others to death on coup charges
KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — A military court in Congo handed down death sentences Friday to 37 people, including three Americans, after convicting them on charges of participating in a coup attempt. The...
View ArticleTrump refuses to criticize Laura Loomer amid concerns from Republican allies...
RANCHO PALOS VERDES, Calif. (AP) — Donald Trump refused on Friday to condemn recent racist and conspiratorial comments from right-wing provocateur Laura Loomer, who traveled with him earlier this week...
View ArticleTucker Carlson will dispute
OMAHA, Neb. — Tucker Carlson's stepsister says he and his brother have been improperly interpreting the will of Gilbert C. Swanson — her grandfather and a former operator of the Swanson frozen food...
View ArticleFormer chief LA attorney faces disciplinary charges over utility billing scandal
LOS ANGELES (CN) — The California State Bar announced Friday that it has brought disciplinary charges against the former Los Angeles chief deputy city attorney for his part in concocting a class...
View ArticleFTC economists cast doubt on details of proposed Kroger-Albertsons merger
PORTLAND, Ore. (CN) — Before adjourning for the weekend to prepare closing arguments, the Federal Trade Commission brought three expert witnesses to the stand in its rebuttal on Friday in the...
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