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St. Louis County Reaches Settlement In 1996 Murder Case
A man who was released from prison last year after the Missouri Supreme Court vacated his life sentence for murder has reached a $6.6. million settlement with St. Louis County.
Saudi Arabia to Reopen Borders to Vaccinated Tourists After 17-Month Covid Closure
It said travellers fully vaccinated with Saudi-approved jabs, Pfizer, AstraZeneca, Moderna or Johnson & Johnson will be able to enter the kingdom
New Zealand Introduces Bill to Outlaw LGBT Conversion Therapy
New Zealand introduced on Friday legislation that proposes up to five years in prison for practices intended to change a person's sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression, known as LGBT conversion therapy.
US To Study Internet Access For Cubans; More Sanctions
U.S. President Joe Biden will meet with CubanAmerican leaders Friday to discuss the recent social protests in Cuba, the possibility of new sanctions on its government and options for providing internet access to the islands population.
U.S. Congressmen Call On Hilton To Cut Link To Xinjiang Project
A bipartisan U.S. congressional commission has called on Hilton Worldwide not to allow its name to be associated with a hotel project on the site of a mosque bulldozed by authorities in China's Xinjiang region, where Washington says minority Muslims have...
Child Porn Plea For NZ Man Accused Of Kidnapping Attempt
A New Zealand man accused of trying to kidnap a 14yearold Virginia girl he met online pleaded guilty Thursday to production of child pornography, federal prosecutors announced in a news release.
Fed Says US Economy Showing Progress But 'Not Fully Recovered'
While the US economy has recovered millions of jobs and brought the unemployment rate down, it also has seen inflation surge.
Mexico Says Officials Spent $61 Million On Pegasus Spyware
Mexicos top security official said Wednesday that two previous administrations spent $61 million to buy Pegasus spyware that has been implicated in government surveillance of opponents and journalists around the world.
Indiana Man Charged After Woman's Decapitated Body Found
A southern Indiana man has been charged with murder after firefighters found a woman's decapitated, mutilated body inside her burning apartment, hours before police allegedly found her missing body parts in a suitcase in the suspect's home.
"Mommy's Dead": 3 Texas Kids Lead Police To Bleeding Mother
Three young children wandering a dark San Antonio street in the early hours Tuesday told a police officer, Mommys dead, before leading the officer to their home where their mother was bleeding from stab wounds in a bathtub, police said.
Ex-eBay Employee Gets 18 Months For Cyberstalking Campaign
A former security operations manager for eBay Inc. was sentenced to 18 months in prison Tuesday for his role in an extensive campaign to terrorize and intimidate the editor and publisher of an online newsletter.
U.S. Pauses Some Cooperation With Guatemala Over Ouster Of Anti-graft Fighter
The United States said on Tuesday it is pausing some cooperation with Guatemala's criminal prosecutor after the ouster last week of the head of a prosecution unit charged with fighting corruption.
Judge Convicts NY Lawyer Who Fought Chevron Of Contempt
A New York lawyer who fought Chevron over oil pollution in Ecuador is guilty of criminal contempt of court for repeatedly and willfully defying a judges orders, a judge ruled Monday.
Kanye West Living In Atlanta Stadium To Work On New Album
Kanye West has been living inside an Atlanta stadium while working on his new album.
Hungarians Protest Against Alleged Illegal Surveillance With Pegasus Spyware
About 1,000 Hungarians protested on Monday over allegations that the government used Israelimade Pegasus spyware for illegal surveillance of public figures in Hungary, drawing comparisons with the country's communist past.
Milwaukee Man Sentenced To Life For Killing Daughter's Mom
A Milwaukee man who was convicted of killing his 2yearold daughter's mother and is charged with killing the couple's girl was sentenced Monday to life in prison without the possibility of parole.