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Crime|News|US

Michigan school shooter faces life in prison as victims' grieving parents testify

A teenager who fatally shot four classmates two years ago at his high school outside Detroit faces life in prison without parole at his sentencing on Friday, as grieving

Michigan school shooter faces life in prison as victims' grieving parents testify
Health|News|US

Florida abortion clinics and funds face uncertain future on eve of six-week ban

Florida's ban on abortions past six weeks of pregnancy takes effect this week, threatening the future of the state's clinics and abortion funds and

Florida abortion clinics and funds face uncertain future on eve of six-week ban
News|US

Republican-led US states sue to block expanded gun background checks

More than two dozen Republican state attorneys general sued the Biden administration on Wednesday to stop a new rule that would require gun dealers to obtain

Republican-led US states sue to block expanded gun background checks
Education|News|US

Columbia building barricaded by students has long history of occupation

The building that Columbia University protesters seized early on Tuesday morning, Hamilton Hall, has a history of student takeovers over the decades.

Columbia building barricaded by students has long history of occupation
MidEast|News|World

Name and shame: Pro-Israel website ramps up attacks on pro-Palestinian student protesters

Weeks after attending a pro-Palestinian demonstration, Egyptian-American student Layla Sayed received a text message from a friend

Name and shame: Pro-Israel website ramps up attacks on pro-Palestinian student protesters
Crime|News|US

Man who attacked Pelosi's husband with hammer gets 30 years in prison

The man who broke into former U.S.

Man who attacked Pelosi's husband with hammer gets 30 years in prison
Celebrity|Entertainment|US

Company drops plan to auction Graceland after judge blocks sale amid fraud claims

The company that had intended to auction off Graceland, singer Elvis Presley's iconic mansion in Memphis, abandoned its plan on Wednesday after a Tennessee judge blocked the

Company drops plan to auction Graceland after judge blocks sale amid fraud claims
Crime|News|US

Baltimore's former top prosecutor avoids prison for perjury, mortgage fraud

Baltimore's former top prosecutor, Marilyn Mosby, was sentenced on Thursday to one year of home confinement but no prison time for lying to improperly access her city employee

Baltimore's former top prosecutor avoids prison for perjury, mortgage fraud
Election|News|US

Redistricting battles could tip control of US House in November elections

Legal battles over redistricting could lead to new congressional maps for the 2024 election in more than half a dozen states, potentially affecting control of the U.S.

Redistricting battles could tip control of US House in November elections
Crime|News|US

Families of Uvalde school shooting victims sue Meta, Microsoft, gunmaker

Families of the victims of the 2022 elementary school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, filed two lawsuits on Friday against Instagram's parent company Meta, Activision Blizzard and

Families of Uvalde school shooting victims sue Meta, Microsoft, gunmaker
Crime|News|US

Child sex abusers could face surgical castration under Louisiana bill

People who commit sex crimes against children in Louisiana could be forced to undergo surgical castration under legislation approved by state lawmakers, a measure that would

Child sex abusers could face surgical castration under Louisiana bill
Election|US

US Democrats deploying funds to boost down-ballot candidates in non-battleground states

The national Democratic Party is deploying nearly $2 million to boost down-ballot candidates in 11 states where the presidential election is not expected to be competitive,

US Democrats deploying funds to boost down-ballot candidates in non-battleground states
Election|News|US

Biden falters as Trump unleashes falsehoods during presidential debate

By Helen Coster, Steve Holland, Joseph Ax ATLANTA (Reuters)i -President Joe Biden delivered a shaky, halting performance while his Republican rival Donald Trump battered him with a series of often

Biden falters as Trump unleashes falsehoods during presidential debate
Celebrity|Entertainment|Health|News|US

Member of famous Motown group Four Tops sues hospital for racial discrimination

The lead singer of the celebrated Motown group the Four Tops has sued a Michigan hospital, claiming he was put into restraints and denied treatment for a serious heart problem

Member of famous Motown group Four Tops sues hospital for racial discrimination
News|Uncategorized|US

US Catholic bishops apologize to Native Americans for abuses, promise new outreach

U.S.

US Catholic bishops apologize to Native Americans for abuses, promise new outreach
Crime|Education|News|US

Six years after US mass shooting, demolition starts on Parkland school building

More than six years after a gunman massacred 17 people at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, in one of the worst U.S. school

Six years after US mass shooting, demolition starts on Parkland school building
MidEast|News|World

Victims of Hamas attack sue Iran, Syria, North Korea in U.S. court

More than 100 victims and relatives of victims of the Oct. 7 attack by Hamas militants in Israel sued Iran, Syria and North Korea on Monday, accusing the countries of

Victims of Hamas attack sue Iran, Syria, North Korea in U.S. court
Election|News|US

Trump's lawyers assail estranged fixer Michael Cohen's credibility at hush money trial

Donald Trump's former fixer Michael Cohen faced aggressive questioning on Tuesday from the Republican presidential candidate's defense

Trump's lawyers assail estranged fixer Michael Cohen's credibility at hush money trial
Health|News|Opinion|Political|US

Abortion rights activists rally in Florida as issue moves to center of U.S. election

Thousands of reproductive rights supporters rallied on Saturday in Florida to support a voter referendum that would enshrine abortion protections into the state constitution,

Abortion rights activists rally in Florida as issue moves to center of U.S. election
Election|News|Political|US

Biden, Trump poised to clinch nominations and set up bruising presidential rematch

President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump are poised to win enough delegates on Tuesday to clinch their respective parties' nominations, formally kicking off the

Biden, Trump poised to clinch nominations and set up bruising presidential rematch
Election|US

Trump seeks knockout as 'Super Tuesday' states choose nominees

Donald Trump will aim to deliver a knockout blow on "Super Tuesday" to his lone challenger for the Republican presidential nomination,

Trump seeks knockout as 'Super Tuesday' states choose nominees
Election|News|Political|US

Republicans, Trump try to contain backlash from Alabama fertility ruling

Republican presidential frontrunner Donald Trump and his party are scrambling to contain the fallout from a conservative Alabama court ruling

Republicans, Trump try to contain backlash from Alabama fertility ruling
Election|News|US

Trump eyes another easy win in South Carolina as Haley vows to fight on

Donald Trump is seeking to cement his status as the Republican Party's effective presidential nominee in Saturday's South Carolina

Trump eyes another easy win in South Carolina as Haley vows to fight on
News|World

Explainer-Why South Carolina could mean the end of the road for Haley

Former President Donald Trump and former U.N.

Explainer-Why South Carolina could mean the end of the road for Haley
News

New York City awaits winter storm that could end two-year snow drought

New York City's historic, two-year snow drought may come to an end this weekend with the arrival of a winter storm system that should begin

New York City awaits winter storm that could end two-year snow drought

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