AUCKLAND, New Zealand — Conservative former businessman Christopher Luxon will be New Zealand’s next prime minister after winning a decisive election victory Saturday. People voted for change after six years of a liberal government led for most of that time by Jacinda Ardern. The exact makeup of Luxon’s government is […]
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France is deploying 7,000 troops after a deadly school stabbing by a suspected Islamic radical
ARRAS, France — France will mobilize up to 7,000 soldiers to increase security around the country after a teacher was fatally stabbed and three other people wounded in a school attack by a former student suspected of Islamic radicalization, the president’s office said Saturday. Some children and personnel returned to […]
Montana man to return home from hospital weeks after grizzly bear bit off lower jaw
A Montana man who was mauled by a grizzly bear that bit off the front of his lower jaw is ready to return home after five weeks in a Utah hospital, a physician and his family said Friday during a news conference. Rudy Noorlander, who answered most questions at the […]
Georgia woman sentenced to 30 years in prison in child care death of 4-month-old
DECATUR, Ga. — A suburban Atlanta woman has been sentenced to 30 years in prison for the 2021 murder of a 4-month-old who died after she placed him to sleep on his abdomen in the child care center she operated out of her basement. A judge sentenced Amanda Hickey, 48, […]
5 killed in Mexico prison riot. Authorities cite dispute between inmates
Five men are dead following a fight between inmates at a prison in Mexico’s Gulf coast state of Tabasco ByThe Associated Press October 13, 2023, 3:59 PM MEXICO CITY — Five men were killed in a fight between inmates at a prison in Mexico’s Gulf coast state of Tabasco, authorities […]
Law restricting bathroom use for Idaho transgender students to go into effect as challenge continues
BOISE, Idaho — An Idaho law restricting which bathrooms transgender students can use in schools will go into effect while a court challenge plays out. Chief U.S. District Judge David Nye on Thursday denied a request by a plaintiff who is challenging the law to keep it from being enforced […]
The toll of heat deaths in the Phoenix area soars after the hottest summer on record
PHOENIX — The toll of heat-associated deaths in Arizona’s most populous county — still being tallied after the area’s hottest summer ever recorded — has soared over 360, alarming public health officials who say the final count will surely set a new record. Maricopa County, the hottest metropolitan area in […]
What are the rules of war? And how do they apply to Israel’s actions in Gaza?
Six days after a brutal attack by armed Hamas militants on Israeli civilians, Israel ordered an evacuation of more than 1 million Palestinians in northern Gaza ahead of what could be an unprecedented ground offensive there against Hamas. “We are going to destroy Hamas infrastructures, Hamas headquarters, Hamas military,” vowed […]
Biden speaks with families of missing Americans, says they’re going through ‘agony’
President Joe Biden on Friday spoke with the families of 14 missing Americans, saying they are in “agony” as they wait for more information about their loved ones who remain unaccounted for since the Hamas terror attack on Israel this past weekend. Biden reflected on the Friday morning video call […]
Hamas ‘Day of Rage’ protests break out in Middle East and beyond
Pro-Palestinian protests broke out across the Middle East and beyond on Friday after a former Hamas leader called on supporters to join in a “Day of Rage” amid the Israel-Hamas conflict. Large protests have been seen in the capitals of Iraq, where a rally drew tens of thousands of people; […]