Crime
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UN experts decry possible crimes against humanity in Libya
Oct 04, 2021 7:00 am - GENEVA (AP) - Investigators commissioned by the United Nations' top human rights body said Monday they had evidence of possible crimes against humanity and war crimes in...
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What's old is new again: Justices back at court for new term
Oct 04, 2021 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court returned to the courtroom Monday for the start of a momentous new term, after a nearly 19-month absence because of the coronavirus pa...
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Ship's anchor among possible causes of California oil spill
Oct 04, 2021 7:00 am - HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. (AP) - Officials investigating one of California's largest oil spills are looking into whether a ship's anchor may have struck a pipeline on the...
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Activists call for EU ban on fossil fuel advertising
Oct 04, 2021 7:00 am - THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) - A coalition of more than 20 environmental and climate groups launched a campaign Monday calling for a ban on fossil fuel advertising and sp...
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Catalan ex-leader Puigdemont freed temporarily
Oct 04, 2021 7:00 am - SASSARI, Sardinia (AP) - Catalonia's former separatist leader Carles Puigdemont walked out of a Sardinian courthouse Monday after a judge delayed a decision on Spain's e...
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Trump faces deadline for questioning in defamation suit
Oct 04, 2021 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Former President Donald Trump now has a Dec. 23 deadline to undergo questioning in a former 'œApprentice'ť contestant's defamation lawsuit over what he s...
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Judge slams claims that Jan. 6 rioters are treated unfairly
Oct 04, 2021 7:00 am - A Texas man who joined the mob that stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan 6. was sentenced Monday to 45 days behind bars even though prosecutors weren't seeking jail time, aft...
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Indian town on edge after 9 die during farm protest
Oct 04, 2021 7:00 am - LUCKNOW, India (AP) - Indian authorities suspended internet services and barred political leaders from entering a northern town Monday to calm tensions after nine people...
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Fate of George Floyd pardon request now with Texas governor
Oct 04, 2021 7:00 am - HOUSTON (AP) - A Texas agency on Monday approved a request that George Floyd be granted a posthumous pardon for a 2004 drug arrest made by a now-indicted ex-Houston pol...
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Police: Ex-driver killed in dispute involved estranged wife
Oct 04, 2021 7:00 am - ATHENS, Ga. (AP) - Former NASCAR driver John Wes Townley was shot to death over the weekend during a dispute that involved a hatchet after showing up at a house occupied...