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Teen who killed 3 girls at Taylor Swift-themed dance class in England sentenced to over 50 years

Jan. 23, 2025 16:21 PM EST

LONDON (AP) — A teenager who stabbed three young girls to death at a Taylor Swift-themed dance class in England was sentenced Thursday to more than 50 years in prison for what a judge called “the most extreme, shocking and exceptionally serious crime.” Judge Julian Goose said...

Why were warning signs missed for the UK teen who killed 3 girls in a stabbing rampage?

Jan. 23, 2025 12:32 PM EST

LONDON (AP) — Six months after a teenage attacker stabbed three girls to death at a children’s dance class in England, new details about his background have sparked questions about how authorities repeatedly failed to spot the threat he posed. Officials revealed this week that...

Lawmakers question the FBI's preparedness and response to New Orleans attack that killed 14 people

Jan. 22, 2025 18:02 PM EST

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Congressional lawmakers demanded answers Wednesday about the FBI's response to the Jan. 1 truck attack in New Orleans that killed 14 people, questioning why the bureau's top official in the city was out of town and raising concerns about its initial, erroneous assertion that...

Former New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has memoir coming out in June

Jan. 21, 2025 21:44 PM EST

NEW YORK (AP) — Two years after her shocking decision to resign as prime minister of New Zealand, Jacinda Ardern is set to publish a memoir. Crown, a division of Penguin Random House, announced Tuesday that Ardern's “A Different Kind of Power" is scheduled for June 3. Only 37...

Starmer says the killings of 3 girls must bring ‘fundamental change’ in how Britain protects people

Jan. 21, 2025 21:05 PM EST

LONDON (AP) — Prime Minister Keir Starmer said Tuesday that the killing of three girls at a Taylor Swift-themed dance class must lead to “fundamental change” in how the British state protects citizens and a reckoning with new threats from violent individuals whose mix of motivations test the...

White House cheers release of two Americans freed in a swap with Taliban brokered by Biden, Qatar

Jan. 21, 2025 18:36 PM EST

WASHINGTON (AP) — A prisoner swap between the United States and Afghanistan's Taliban freed two Americans in exchange for a Taliban figure imprisoned for life in California on drug trafficking and terrorism charges, officials said Tuesday. The deal to release two Americans, Ryan...

Mali rebel group frees Spanish national kidnapped in Algeria

Jan. 21, 2025 17:59 PM EST

BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — A rebel alliance in Mali said Tuesday it has freed a Spanish man who was kidnapped in southern Algeria last week. The Azawad Liberation Front, or FLA, a coalition of separatist armed groups in Mali's predominately Tuareg north, said on X that it freed Spanish...

Israel's top general resigns over Oct. 7 failures, adding to pressure on Netanyahu

Jan. 21, 2025 17:35 PM EST

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel's top general resigned Tuesday, taking responsibility for security failures tied to Hamas' surprise attack that triggered the war in Gaza and adding to pressure on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who has delayed any public inquiry that could potentially implicate his...

Mexico defends sovereignty as US seeks to label cartels as terrorists

Jan. 21, 2025 12:06 PM EST

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico President Claudia Sheinbaum said Tuesday that President Donald Trump's executive order moving toward designating drug cartels as foreign terrorist organizations would only impact Mexico if there's close coordination between the two governments. She said...

Teen pleads guilty to murder in stabbings at Taylor Swift-themed dance class in England

Jan. 20, 2025 15:02 PM EST

LONDON (AP) — A British teen pleaded guilty Monday to murdering three girls and attempting to kill 10 other people in what a prosecutor said was a “meticulously planned” stabbing rampage at a Taylor Swift-themed dance class in England last summer. The crime shocked Britain, and...