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Month: January 2024

Michigan school shooter’s mother to stand trial for manslaughter in 4 student deaths

By ED WHITE Associated Press PONTIAC, Mich. (AP) — The mother of a Michigan school shooter is headed to trial on involuntary manslaughter charges. Jury selection started Tuesday. Prosecutors are trying to pin criminal responsibility on Ethan Crumbley’s parents in the deaths of four students at Oxford High School in 2021. Jennifer and James Crumbley

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Testy encounters between lawyers and judges a defining feature of Trump’s court cases so far

By ERIC TUCKER, ALANNA DURKIN RICHER and MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Testy encounters between lawyers for former President Donald Trump and judges have come to be expected as the attorneys carry into the courtroom the bombastic, and often antagonistic, style that defines his campaign trail demeanor. In arguments that seem to

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Russia’s relentless ‘meat assaults’ are wearing down outmanned and outgunned Ukrainian forces

By Joseph Ataman, Frederik Pleitgen and Daria Tarasova-Markina, CNN Near Avdiivka, Ukraine (CNN) — Straddling the frontlines, the small town of Avdiivka has become the epicenter of the war in Ukraine. Still in Ukrainian hands – just – it’s enclosed on three sides by Russian troops and cannons. Pounded by the Russians, the town itself

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Western countries press China on minority rights, Hong Kong law as UN body reviews its rights record

By JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — Western countries have used a regular U.N.-backed review of China’s human rights record to press Beijing to do more to allow freedom of expression, protect the rights of ethnic minorities and repeal a security law in Hong Kong that is derided by independent activists, among other things.

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Relatora de la ONU expresa “preocupación” por el retraso en la elección de integrantes del Poder Judicial de Bolivia

Luis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN Español) — La relatora especial de la Organización de las Naciones Unidas (ONU) para la Independencia de los Magistrados y Abogados, Margaret Satterthwaite, expresó “preocupación” por el actual retraso en la elección de nuevos integrantes del Poder Judicial de Bolivia. En un comunicado de prensa publicado este lunes en el

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More flooding forecast for Australia’s northeast as storm in Coral Sea nears cyclone strength

BRISBANE, Australia (AP) — A tropical low strengthening over the Coral Sea is forecast to be the second cyclone in as many months to bring destructive winds and flooding to Australia’s northeast. The storm system expected to be named Tropical Cyclone Kirrily later Tuesday or Wednesday morning was tracking west toward the Queensland state coast.

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“No nos van a detener”: Diana Salazar, fiscal general de Ecuador, enfila su lucha contra el crimen organizado en medio de la violencia que sacude al país

CNNEspañol sjv (CNN Español) — La fiscal general de Ecuador, Diana Salazar, aseguró en una entrevista con CNN en Español que la violencia que azota al país y los crímenes que las organizaciones delictivas siguen cometiendo no van a detener su trabajo ni el de la entidad que lidera. “No nos vamos a quebrar, y

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‘Today is a very good day’: Bend family sees hope in progress made by Lauren, Brooks Bramscher since Century Drive crash

BEND, Ore (KTVZ)- Two weeks ago, Lauren and Brooks Bramscher were on their way to Mt. Bachelor when their SUV hit ice on Century Drive and collided with a Cascades East Transit shuttle bus. On Monday, their dad said he’s finding hope in their progress and appreciates the overwhelming support from the community. “We were

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GOP Senate contenders in Ohio face off for their first statewide debate

By JULIE CARR SMYTH Associated Press CLEVELAND (AP) — The three Republicans vying to take on Democratic incumbent Sherrod Brown this fall in Ohio’s competitive U.S. Senate race clashed bitterly in their first statewide debate, lobbing personal attacks and accusing each other of shifting political positions aimed at wooing GOP primary voters. Facing off Monday

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