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Mother of 6-year-old who shot teacher in Virginia gets 2 years in prison for child neglect

Mother of 6-year-old who shot teacher in Virginia gets 2 years in prison for child neglect

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (AP) — The mother of a 6-year-old who shot his teacher in Virginia was sentenced Friday to two years in prison for felony child neglect, nearly a year after her son used her gun to critically wound the educator.
Declared missing as a child, British teenager lives off-grid for 6 years, then pops up in France

Declared missing as a child, British teenager lives off-grid for 6 years, then pops up in France

LE PECQ, France (AP) — The vehicle's headlights silhouetted the exhausted teenager walking alone in the rain in deepest rural France, with a skateboard tucked under his arm. “I said to myself, ‘That’s strange.
US homelessness up 12% to highest reported level as rents soar and coronavirus pandemic aid lapses

US homelessness up 12% to highest reported level as rents soar and coronavirus pandemic aid lapses

WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States experienced a dramatic 12% increase in homelessness to its highest reported level as soaring rents and a decline in coronavirus pandemic assistance combined to put housing out of reach for more Americans, federal o
Judge denies cattle industry's request to temporarily halt wolf reintroduction in Colorado

Judge denies cattle industry's request to temporarily halt wolf reintroduction in Colorado

DENVER (AP) — A federal judge has allowed the reintroduction of gray wolves in Colorado to move forward after representatives of the state's cattle industry asked for a temporary stay in the predators' release in a lawsuit.
Gunmen kill 11 people, wound 8 others in an attack on a police station in Iran, state TV says

Gunmen kill 11 people, wound 8 others in an attack on a police station in Iran, state TV says

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Suspected members of a separatist group killed 11 people and wounded eight others in a nighttime attack on a police station in southeastern Iran, state TV said Friday.
515 injured in a Beijing rail collision as heavy snow hits the Chinese capital

515 injured in a Beijing rail collision as heavy snow hits the Chinese capital

BEIJING (AP) — Two subway trains collided in heavy snow in Beijing, sending 515 people to the hospital, including 102 with broken bones, authorities said Friday.
In first news conference with Dodgers, Shohei Ohtani dodges questions about Tommy John surgery

In first news conference with Dodgers, Shohei Ohtani dodges questions about Tommy John surgery

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Shohei Ohtani opened his first news conference with the Los Angeles Dodgers by dodging questions about whether he had a second Tommy John surgery. “At the time of the announcement, we didn't know which way we were going to go.
Ukraine gets EU membership boost, but no new European aid, after setback in US

Ukraine gets EU membership boost, but no new European aid, after setback in US

BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union failed to agree on a 50 billion-euro ($54 billion) package in financial aid that Ukraine desperately needs to stay afloat, even as the bloc decided Thursday to open accession negotiations with the war-torn country.
An emboldened, confident Putin says there will be no peace in Ukraine until Russia's goals are met

An emboldened, confident Putin says there will be no peace in Ukraine until Russia's goals are met

MOSCOW (AP) — Emboldened by battlefield gains and flagging Western support for Ukraine, a relaxed and confident President Vladimir Putin said Thursday there would be no peace until Russia achieves its goals, which he says remain unchanged after nearl
Jurors will begin deciding how much Giuliani must pay for lies in a Georgia election workers' case

Jurors will begin deciding how much Giuliani must pay for lies in a Georgia election workers' case

WASHINGTON (AP) — Jurors will begin deliberating on Thursday to decide how much Rudy Giuliani must pay two former Georgia election workers for spreading lies about them that led to a barrage of racist threats and upended their lives.