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Guantanamo panel recommends 23-year sentences for 2 in connection with 2002 Bali attacks

Guantanamo panel recommends 23-year sentences for 2 in connection with 2002 Bali attacks

WASHINGTON (AP) — A military panel at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba recommended 23 years in detention Friday for two Malaysian men in connection with deadly 2002 bombings in Bali, a spokesman for the military commission said.
Furry surprise in theft suspect's pocket: A tiny blue-eyed puppy

Furry surprise in theft suspect's pocket: A tiny blue-eyed puppy

ROSEVILLE, Mich. (AP) — Officers in a Detroit suburb found a furry surprise as they patted down a theft suspect: A tiny blue-eyed puppy, zipped inside the man’s jacket pocket. Roseville police discovered the blue pit bull on Jan.
Pretrial detention for American reporter accused of spying in Russia extended through March

Pretrial detention for American reporter accused of spying in Russia extended through March

MOSCOW (AP) — A court in Moscow Friday extended the pretrial detention of Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, arrested on espionage charges, until the end of March, meaning the journalist will spend at least a year behind bars in Russia.
Alabama executes a man with nitrogen gas, the first time the new method has been used

Alabama executes a man with nitrogen gas, the first time the new method has been used

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Jannik Sinner ends 10-time champion Novak Djokovic's unbeaten streak in Australian Open semifinals

Jannik Sinner ends 10-time champion Novak Djokovic's unbeaten streak in Australian Open semifinals

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Jannik Sinner has upset Novak Djokovic to reach the Australian Open men's final, ending the 10-time champion's career unbeaten streak in semifinals at Melbourne Park.
Turkey formally ratifies Sweden's NATO membership, leaving Hungary as only ally yet to endorse it

Turkey formally ratifies Sweden's NATO membership, leaving Hungary as only ally yet to endorse it

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey finalized the ratification of Sweden's membership in NATO on Thursday, bringing the previously nonaligned Nordic country a step closer to joining the military alliance.
Donald Trump testifies in his defense in E. Jean Carroll defamation suit -- for less than 3 minutes

Donald Trump testifies in his defense in E. Jean Carroll defamation suit -- for less than 3 minutes

NEW YORK (AP) — Former President Donald Trump was on and off the witness stand at a jury trial Thursday in less than 3 minutes but not before breaking a judge’s rules on what he could say by claiming that a writer’s sexual assault allegations were a
Six nuns and two other people kidnapped in Haiti have been released, archbishop says

Six nuns and two other people kidnapped in Haiti have been released, archbishop says

Six nuns kidnapped in Haiti last week along with two other people have been released, the archbishop of Port-au-Prince told The Associated Press on Thursday.
Trump White House official Peter Navarro gets a 4-month sentence for defying a House Jan. 6 subpoena

Trump White House official Peter Navarro gets a 4-month sentence for defying a House Jan. 6 subpoena

WASHINGTON (AP) — Trump White House official Peter Navarro , who was convicted of contempt of Congress for refusing to cooperate with a congressional investigation into the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S.
France's constitutional court rejects several measures in controversial immigration law

France's constitutional court rejects several measures in controversial immigration law

PARIS (AP) — France’s Constitutional Council on Thursday rejected several measures in a divisive new immigration law that critics call inhumane, in a new blow to President Emmanuel Macron and his government.