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Today in History: December 8, U.S. enters World War II
Today in History Today is Friday, Dec. 8, the 342nd day of 2023. There are 23 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On Dec. 8, 1941, the United States entered World War II as Congress declared war against Imperial Japan a day after the...
US Sen. Kevin Cramer's son charged with manslaughter in crash that killed North Dakota deputy
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — The 42-year-old son of U.S. Sen. Kevin Cramer was charged Thursday with manslaughter and fleeing an officer after a police pursuit ended in a crash that killed a North Dakota sheriff's deputy who had just laid a tire deflation device on the road and was taking cover behind...
Judge orders prison, probation in last sentencings tied to plot to kidnap Michigan governor
A judge handed down the last sentences Thursday in a plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, sending one man to prison and putting another on probation, the climax to a remarkable investigation that became public on the eve of the 2020 presidential election but produced mixed results in...
Trump appeals ruling rejecting immunity claim as window narrows to derail federal election case
WASHINGTON (AP) — Former President Donald Trump is appealing a ruling that found he is not immune from criminal prosecution as he runs out of opportunities to delay or even derail an upcoming trial on charges that he plotted to overturn the results of the 2020 election. Lawyers for...
Kremlin foe Navalny's lawyers to remain in detention at least through mid-March, Russian court rules
TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — A Moscow court extended on Thursday pre-trial detentions for three lawyers who once represented imprisoned opposition leader Alexei Navalny. The three were arrested in October on charges of participating in an extremist group, a case widely seen as a means to ramp up...
Illinois woman gets 55 years after pleading guilty but mentally ill in deaths of boyfriend's parents
ALGONQUIN, Ill. (AP) — An Illinois woman who pleaded guilty but mentally ill in the 2020 stabbing deaths of her boyfriend’s parents has been sentenced to 55 years in prison. A McHenry County judge sentenced Arin Fox of Algonquin on Wednesday. She had faced between 40 and 60 years...
Georgia lawmakers send redrawn congressional map keeping 9-5 Republican edge to judge for approval
ATLANTA (AP) — For Georgia Democrats who didn’t get what they want out of a special legislative session to redraw voting districts, their retort Thursday was simple: “We’ll see you in court.” State lawmakers on Thursday completed a special session with the House voting...
West Africa court refuses to recognize Niger’s junta, rejects request to lift coup sanctions
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — West Africa’s top court on Thursday rejected a request by Niger’s junta for a lifting of coup-related sanctions imposed by its neighbors, ruling that the junta is unconstitutional and therefore lacks the authority to make such a request. Following the July...
Rights groups file legal challenge with UK court, urging a halt on British arms exports to Israel
LONDON (AP) — Legal and human rights groups have filed a legal challenge with Britain’s High Court calling for the U.K. to stop granting licenses for weapons exports to Israel, activists said Thursday. Palestinian human rights organization Al-Haq and U.K.-based Global Legal...
What to know about the Hall & Oates legal fight, and the business at stake behind all that music
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — After more than a half-century of making music together, Daryl Hall is suing John Oates and arguing in arbitration that he can't sell his share of a Hall & Oates business partnership without Hall's permission. Public court filings have revealed just how...
