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Nigerian parents finally get a chance to see their children who spent more than 2 weeks in captivity

Mar. 27, 2024 10:52 AM EDT

KADUNA, Nigeria (AP) — Parents of more than 130 Nigerian schoolchildren who were rescued after more than two weeks in captivity said they saw them on Wednesday and that they couldn’t hold back tears of joy during the long-awaited reunion. The meeting, three days after the...

More than 130 abducted schoolchildren in Nigeria are returning home after weeks in captivity

Mar. 25, 2024 17:31 PM EDT

KADUNA, Nigeria (AP) — More than 130 Nigerian schoolchildren rescued after more than two weeks in captivity arrived Monday in their home state in northwestern Nigeria ahead of their anticipated reunions with families, following the latest in a series of mass school abductions in the West African...

2 Black officers allege discrimination at police department

Mar. 22, 2024 14:27 PM EDT

LOUISIVLLE, Ky. (AP) — Two Black officers with Louisville Metro Police have filed a lawsuit alleging they faced discrimination, a hostile work environment and disparate punishment because of race and faith, according to a published report. The lawsuit was filed by Andre Shaw and...

Kentucky governor appoints new commissioner to run the state's troubled juvenile justice department

Mar. 21, 2024 16:29 PM EDT

FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky's next juvenile justice commissioner vowed Thursday to focus on efforts to reduce youth detention rates as he prepares to take the helm of an agency that has been plagued by problems. Gov. Andy Beshear introduced longtime state corrections executive...

Belgian bishop defrocked 14 years after admitting to abusing nephew

Mar. 21, 2024 14:20 PM EDT

ROME (AP) — Pope Francis on Thursday defrocked a notorious Belgian bishop who admitted 14 years ago that he sexually abused his nephew but faced no Vatican punishment. The case of Roger Vangheluwe, the emeritus bishop of Brugge, long ago became a symbol of the Catholic Church’s...

Bill would require Rhode Island gun owners to lock firearms when not in use

Mar. 19, 2024 18:12 PM EDT

BOSTON (AP) — The Rhode Island Senate approved a bill Tuesday that would require all firearms, when not being used by the owner or another authorized user, to be stored in a locked container or equipped with a tamper-resistant mechanical lock. Under the bill, the unsafe storage of...

The Supreme Court upholds mandatory prison terms for some low-level drug dealers

Mar. 15, 2024 11:27 AM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court ruled Friday that thousands of low-level drug dealers are ineligible for shortened prison terms under a Trump-era bipartisan criminal justice overhaul. The justices took the case of Mark Pulsifer, an Iowa man who was convicted of distributing at...

Pierce Brosnan pleads guilty to walking off trail at Yellowstone hot springs, must pay $1,500

Mar. 15, 2024 01:24 AM EDT

MAMMOTH, Wyo. (AP) — Actor Pierce Brosnan, who pleaded guilty Thursday to stepping off a trail in a thermal area during a November visit to Yellowstone National Park, was caught after posting pictures online, court records said. Brosnan, who called in to the court hearing in...

Georgia bill would impose harsher penalties on more 'swatting' calls

Mar. 11, 2024 16:04 PM EDT

ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia would strengthen penalties against false reports of shootings and bomb threats at homes, known as swatting, under a bill passed Monday by the state House. The measure would also define a drive-by shooting as a separate crime. The House voted...

A Jewish chorus blowing on the shofar marks 155 days of captivity for the hostages in Gaza

Mar. 10, 2024 13:41 PM EDT

LONDON (AP) — The cacophonous wail of the shofar was loud, mournful and lasted nearly two minutes as dozens of Jews blew on rams' horns Sunday to wake up others to the plight of the estimated 100 hostages still held in Gaza. Demonstrators standing in the rain outside a London...