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He killed his ailing wife. A Cyprus court ruled it was manslaughter, not murder

PAPHOS, Cyprus (AP) — A Cyprus court on Friday found a British man who killed his ailing wife in their home guilty of manslaughter, saying that the prosecution didn’t prove beyond reasonable doubt that the 76-year-old man committed premeditated murde

Jul 21, 2023 6:08 AM Read more >

Alabama executes man for the 2001 beating death of a woman, resuming lethal injections after review

ATMORE, Ala. (AP) — Alabama executed a man on Friday for the 2001 beating death of a woman as the state resumed lethal injections after two failed executions prompted the governor to order an internal review of procedures.

Jul 21, 2023 2:08 AM Read more >

Snyder fined $60 million by NFL for sexually harassing employee, financial improprieties

Washington Commanders owner Dan Snyder sexually harassed a team employee and oversaw team executives who deliberately withheld millions of dollars in revenue from other clubs, and he has agreed to pay a $60 million fine, the league announced Thursday

Jul 20, 2023 6:44 PM Read more >

Crowd favorite Tommy Fleetwood shares the British Open lead. Rory McIlroy is among the survivors

HOYLAKE, England (AP) — The British Open showed again Thursday that even after 163 years, golf's oldest championship can still deliver a few surprises.

Jul 20, 2023 6:33 PM Read more >

Protesters storm Swedish Embassy in Baghdad after man threatens to burn Quran in Stockholm

BAGHDAD (AP) — Protesters angered by an Iraqi man in Sweden who threatened to burn a copy of the Quran stormed the Swedish Embassy in Baghdad early Thursday, overrunning the diplomatic compound and starting a fire.

Jul 20, 2023 2:37 PM Read more >

A woman who investigators say burned a Wyoming abortion clinic pleads guilty to arson

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Jul 20, 2023 2:21 PM Read more >

Russia seeks a 20-year prison term for Kremlin foe Navalny in closed trial, ally says

TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Russian prosecutors asked a court to sentence imprisoned opposition leader Alexei Navalny to 20 years in prison on extremism charges, his ally Ivan Zhdanov said Thursday.

Jul 20, 2023 10:58 AM Read more >

Oklahoma executes a man for the 1995 butcher knife slaying of a Tulsa woman

McALESTER, Okla. (AP) — Oklahoma executed a man Thursday for stabbing a Tulsa woman to death with a butcher knife in 1995 after his escape from a prison work center. Jemaine Cannon, 51, received a lethal injection at 10:01 a.m.

Jul 20, 2023 9:51 AM Read more >

Women's World Cup security heightened ahead of opening match following deadly shooting in Auckland

AUCKLAND, New Zealand (AP) — Security was heightened ahead of Thursday night's opening Women's World Cup game after a gunman killed two people at a downtown construction site in Auckland, roughly 12 hours ahead of co-host New Zealand's match against

Jul 20, 2023 7:53 AM Read more >

Prominent Egyptian rights activist with ties to Italy is pardoned and released from jail

CAIRO (AP) — A prominent Egyptian rights activist with ties to Italy was released from jail Thursday, days after he was sentenced to three years' imprisonment, according to his family and a rights defender.

Jul 20, 2023 5:37 AM Read more >