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Judge blocks Arkansas law allowing librarians to be criminally charged over ‘harmful’ materials

Judge blocks Arkansas law allowing librarians to be criminally charged over ‘harmful’ materials

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas is temporarily blocked from enforcing a law that would have allowed criminal charges against librarians and booksellers for providing “harmful” materials to minors, a federal judge ruled Saturday. U.S.
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Kansas man sentenced to nearly 57 years in death of 2-year-old daughter who went days without food

Kansas man sentenced to nearly 57 years in death of 2-year-old daughter who went days without food

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A Kansas man whose 2-year-old daughter died after going days without food while he was passed out drunk has been sentenced to nearly 57 years in prison.
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Son of Colombia's president arrested as part of money laundering probe

Son of Colombia's president arrested as part of money laundering probe

BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Colombian police arrested the president's son Saturday as part of a high-profile money laundering probe into funds he allegedly collected during last year’s presidential campaign.
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Soldiers declare Niger general as head of state after he led a coup and detained the president

Soldiers declare Niger general as head of state after he led a coup and detained the president

NIAMEY, Niger (AP) — Mutinous soldiers who staged a coup in Niger declared their leader the new head of state on Friday, hours after the general asked for national and international support despite rising concerns that the political crisis could hind
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Colorado officer who put suspect in car hit by train found guilty of reckless endangerment

Colorado officer who put suspect in car hit by train found guilty of reckless endangerment

DENVER (AP) — A Colorado police officer who put a handcuffed woman in a parked police vehicle that was hit by a freight train was found guilty of reckless endangerment and assault but was acquitted of a third charge of criminal attempt to commit mans
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Charges dropped against 7 Oklahoma police officers in 3 separate fatal shootings

Charges dropped against 7 Oklahoma police officers in 3 separate fatal shootings

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The new prosecutor in Oklahoma's biggest county announced Friday she’s dropping criminal charges against seven police officers in three separate fatal shootings from 2020.
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US to announce $345 million military aid package for Taiwan

US to announce $345 million military aid package for Taiwan

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. is set to announce $345 million in military aid for Taiwan, two U.S. officials said Friday.
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Moscow blames Kyiv for attacks in south Russia as Kremlin forces hit Ukrainian buildings

Moscow blames Kyiv for attacks in south Russia as Kremlin forces hit Ukrainian buildings

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian forces on Friday struck the central Ukrainian city of Dnipro and pounded a key village in the southeast that Ukraine claimed to have recaptured in its grinding counteroffensive , while Moscow accused Kyiv of firing two mi
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Authorities charge Alabama woman who acknowledged fabricating story about kidnapping, toddler

Authorities charge Alabama woman who acknowledged fabricating story about kidnapping, toddler

ATLANTA (AP) — Authorities in Alabama said Friday they filed criminal charges against a woman who confessed to fabricating a story that she was kidnapped after stopping to check on a toddler she saw walking on the side of an interstate highway.
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Hong Kong court rejects government-requested ban on protest song 'Glory to Hong Kong'

Hong Kong court rejects government-requested ban on protest song 'Glory to Hong Kong'

HONG KONG (AP) — A Hong Kong court rejected a government-requested ban on broadcasting or distributing the protest song “Glory to Hong Kong," in a landmark decision that rejected a challenge to freedom of expression in the city.
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