Special counsel asks for dismissal of Donald Trump election subversion case
WASHINGTON (CN) — Special counsel Jack Smith asked a federal judge on Monday to dismiss President-elect Donald Trump’s federal election subversion case, bringing the long-delayed prosecution to a...
View ArticleFresh strikes, clashes in Lebanon after cease-fire calls
BEIRUT (AFP) — Israel bombed Hezbollah’s Beirut stronghold on Monday and battles raged in Lebanon’s south after the Iran-backed militant group claimed 50 attacks on Israeli targets the day before. The...
View ArticleAs Arctic climate warms, even Santa runs short of snow
ROVANIEMI, Finland (AFP) — With a month to go until Christmas, Santa Claus is busy preparing, but the warming climate and lack of snow in his Arctic hometown have him worried. By this time of year,...
View Article4 security forces killed as ex-leader Khan supporters flood Pakistan capital
ISLAMABAD (AFP) — Pakistani protesters demanding the release of ex-Prime Minister Imran Khan on Tuesday killed four members of the nation’s security forces, the government said, as the crowds defied...
View ArticleChina’s Huawei unveils ‘milestone’ smartphone with homegrown OS
BEIJING (AFP) — Chinese tech giant Huawei on Tuesday unveiled its first smartphone equipped with a fully homegrown operating system, a key test in the firm’s fight to challenge the dominance of...
View ArticleRepealing no-fault divorce has so far stalled across the US. Some worry...
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Married couples across the U.S. have had access to no-fault divorce for more than 50 years, an option many call crucial to supporting domestic abuse victims and key to...
View ArticleGermany urges EU to prepare for Trump tariffs
FRANKFURT, Germany (AFP) — Europe must prepare for U.S. President-elect Donald Trump to impose hefty tariffs on its exports and stick together to combat any such measures, Germany’s economy minister...
View ArticleHong Kong’s top court rules in favor of equal inheritance and housing...
HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong’s top court on Tuesday upheld earlier rulings that favored subsidized housing benefits and equal inheritance rights for same-sex married couples, in a landmark victory for...
View ArticleBiden proposes Medicare and Medicaid cover costly weight-loss drugs for...
WASHINGTON (AP) — Millions of Americans with obesity would be eligible to have popular weight-loss drugs like Wegovy or Zepbound covered by Medicare or Medicaid under a new rule the Biden...
View ArticleNo immunity for Oklahoma City officer who shot 14-year-old
DENVER (CN) — The 10th Circuit on Tuesday affirmed a lower court’s denial of qualified immunity to an Oklahoma City police officer who shot and injured a 14-year-old boy caught playing with a BB gun...
View ArticleDefense lawyers plead to judges in French mass rape trial
AVIGNON, France (AFP) — A lawyer for the chief defendant in a French mass rape trial on Wednesday urged the court to recall his good side after prosecutors demanded lengthy jail terms for the dozens...
View ArticleYoung Wisconsinites report they’re too lonely to go outside. Are recreation...
MILWAUKEE (CN) — On Saturday morning, the sky was overcast and the temperature dropped below 40 degrees near the lake. Some would call these suboptimal conditions for a 3-mile, surprisingly...
View ArticleEuropean police pull plug on ‘largest’ illegal streaming service
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AFP) — An international police operation has shut down “one of the world’s largest” illegal online streaming services, used by some 22 million people worldwide and causing...
View Article$12,500 for voter rolls
MILWAUKEE — After an elections integrity advocacy group requested the Wisconsin voter rolls, the elections commissioner assessed a $12,500 fee. The activist group sued, claiming the fee is unreasonable...
View ArticleFederal judge holds NYC in contempt over violent, dangerous city jails
MANHATTAN (CN) — A federal judge on Wednesday found New York City and its Department of Correction in contempt of court orders for failing to address unsafe conditions practicing unconstitutional use...
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Decades after independence, Surabaya’s Dutch colonial buildings come alive again
SURABAYA, Indonesia (CN) — Follow the wide road into central Surabaya, Indonesia’s second-largest city, and large white European-style buildings begin to emerge, one after another. This is Surabaya’s...
View ArticleReversing course
BOSTON — A federal court in Massachusetts, at oral argument in September, tentatively certified a class of students worldwide who say Saba University School of Medicine published misleading statements...
View ArticleSupreme Court hosts government power struggle over flavored vapes
WASHINGTON (CN) — As the changing of the guard begins in Washington, the Supreme Court on Monday will provide a reminder of the administrative state’s increasingly limited reach to carry out the...
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