DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — A Saudi court has sentenced a doctoral student to 34 years in prison for spreading “rumors” and retweeting dissidents, according to court documents obtained Thursday, a decision that has drawn growing global condemnation. Activists and lawyers consider the sentence against Salma al-Shehab, a mother of […]
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In call with Israeli PM, Scholz condemns Holocaust denial
BERLIN — German Chancellor Olaf Scholz told Israel’s prime minister Thursday that he condemns any attempts to deny or downplay the Holocaust, offering reassurance after Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas sparked outrage with remarks to that effect earlier this week. Speaking at a joint news conference with Scholz in Berlin, Abbas […]
Child dies from suspected case of brain-eating amoeba in Nebraska, the state’s first
A child in Nebraska is suspected to have died from a rare case of brain-eating amoeba, health officials said Wednesday. If confirmed, it will be the first known death from Naegleria fowleri in the state’s history, according to the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services. The child, a resident […]
Global stocks lower after Fed says US inflation too high
BEIJING — Global stock markets and Wall Street futures mostly declined Thursday after the Federal Reserve said U.S. inflation is too high despite aggressive rate hikes, suggesting support for more increases. London, Shanghai, Tokyo and Hong Kong declined. Frankfurt opened higher. Oil prices edged up. Notes released Wednesday from the […]
Ship that Ukraine alleges has stolen grain likely off Syria
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — A Russian cargo ship that Ukraine alleges holds stolen grain from territory seized by Moscow appears to have reached the Syrian port of Tartus, according to satellite images analyzed Thursday by The Associated Press. The arrival of the SV Konstantin marks just the latest shipment […]
Man allegedly shoots wife with crossbow while she slept on sofa
A 68-year-old man has been arrested and charged with attempted murder after allegedly shooting his wife with a crossbow while slept on a sofa in their home. The incident occurred at approximately 1:13 a.m. on Wednesday morning when authorities in Ottumwa, Iowa, responded to a report that a woman had […]
Man accused of fatally beating wife says they ‘never had any physical arguments’
Bradley Robert Dawson, a Memphis man police say fatally beat his wife last month at an exclusive resort in Fiji, told ABC News the couple “never had any physical arguments in [their] relationship.” Dawson, 38, is facing a murder charge in connection to the death of Christe Chen Dawson, 36, […]
2 ex-fraternity members get 6 weeks jail for hazing death
BOWLING GREEN, Ohio — Two former fraternity members were sentenced to six weeks in jail on Wednesday after being convicted of hazing-related misdemeanor counts in the death of a Bowling Green State University student last year. The two men were both acquitted in May of more serious charges — including […]
Salman Rushdie attacker ‘surprised’ the author survived
MAYVILLE, N.Y. — The man charged with stabbing Salman Rushdie on a lecture stage in western New York said in an interview that he was surprised to learn the accomplished author had survived the attack. Speaking to the New York Post from jail, Hadi Matar said he decided to see […]
Man arrested in 3 highway shootings in Alabama, Georgia
LAGRANGE, Ga. — A man was arrested Wednesday in connection with three separate shootings that took place earlier in the day along Interstate 85 in Alabama and Georgia. One man was seriously wounded. Jerel Raphael Brown of Montgomery, Alabama, was arrested in LaFayette, Alabama, after shootings were reported in Montgomery […]