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Defaced mural of Oct. 7 survivor another example of rising antisemitism in Italy
MILAN (AP) — The vandalism Monday of a mural by AleXsandro Palombo, depicting a survivor of last year’s Oct. 7 Hamas attacks that killed some 1,200 people in Israel, is an example of rising antisemitism in Italy over the last year, according to the Antisemitism Observatory in Milan. ...
Lebanese worldwide fear for their homeland and loved ones as violence escalates
It was a year ago when Jomana Siddiqui visited Lebanon, where her father was born — and is now buried. She planned to return there soon; this time, she thought, she would take her two teenage daughters. Instead, Siddiqui, who lives in California, now worries about relatives there....
Patriots captain Jabrill Peppers arrested on assault, strangulation, drug charges
BRAINTREE, Mass. (AP) — Patriots captain Jabrill Peppers was arrested over the weekend on assault, strangulation and other charges, with police saying Peppers attacked a girlfriend after she received a phone call while they were in bed together. Peppers, 29, appeared for his...
Jurors weigh how to punish a former Houston officer whose lies led to murder during a drug raid
HOUSTON (AP) — Prosecutors asked a jury on Monday to sentence a former Houston police officer to life in prison for the murders of a couple during a drug raid that exposed systemic corruption. Gerald Goines was convicted last month in the deaths of Dennis Tuttle, 59, and his wife...
Supreme Court declines to hear appeal from singer R. Kelly, convicted of child sex crimes
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court declined to hear an appeal Monday from the singer R. Kelly, who is now serving 20 years in prison after being convicted of child sex convictions in Chicago. The Grammy Award-winning R&B singer, born Robert Sylvester Kelly, was found guilty in...
Jury selection begins in murder trial of Minnesota man accused of killing his girlfriend
MANKATO, Minn. (AP) — Jury selection begins Monday in the murder trial of the former boyfriend of a Minnesota woman whose body was found hidden in a rural area of the state in 2023. Adam Fravel, 30, has been charged with first-degree murder. He was arrested in June, 2023, days...
A Pakistani separatist group claims bombing that killed 2 Chinese near Karachi airport
KARACHI, Pakistan (AP) — A Pakistani separatist group claimed responsibility for a late-night bombing that targeted a convoy with Chinese nationals outside the country's largest airport, killing two workers from China and wounding eight people, officials and the insurgent group said Monday. ...
Oklahoma death row inmate had three 'last meals.' He's back at Supreme Court in new bid for freedom
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma has set execution dates nine times for death row inmate Richard Glossip. The state has fed him three “last meals.” Glossip has even been married twice while awaiting execution. Somehow, he's still here, even after the Supreme Court rejected his...
Lawyers for McCann suspect seek acquittal in his German trial on unrelated sexual offense charges
BERLIN (AP) — Lawyers for a man who is also under investigation in the 2007 disappearance of British toddler Madeleine McCann called on Monday for him to be acquitted in his trial on charges of unrelated sexual offenses. Prosecutors last week urged the Braunschweig state court to...
A woman goes on trial in Sweden for war crimes over allegedly abusing Yazidis in Syria
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — A 52-year-old woman associated with the Islamic State group went on trial on Monday in Sweden on charges of genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes against Yazidi women and children in Syria. Lina Laina Ishaq, who is a Swedish citizen, is accused...
