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Mississippi man accused of destroying statue of pagan idol at Iowa state Capitol takes plea deal 05/24/2024 05:34pm • DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A Mississippi man accused of destroying a statue of a pagan idol at Iowa’s state Capitol pleaded guilty Friday to a reduced charge in return for prosecutors dropping a felony hate crime count. Michael Cassidy, a former congressional and legislative candidate, was set for Top UN court orders Israel to halt military offensive in Rafah, though Israel is unlikely to comply 05/24/2024 03:11pm • THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The United Nations' top court ordered Israel on Friday to immediately halt its military offensive in the southern Gaza city of Rafah, but stopped short of ordering a cease-fire for the enclave. Although Israel is unlikely to comply with the order, it will ratchet up t German Chancellor Scholz warns next European Commission president against courting far-right support 05/24/2024 12:51pm • BERLIN (AP) — German Chancellor Olaf Scholz waded into the European election campaign on Friday by warning that the next president of the European Commission should not seek support from far-right parties hoping to make big gains in next month’s vote. Left-leaning parties across Europe have been NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn't happen this week 05/24/2024 09:29am • A roundup of some of the most popular but completely untrue stories and visuals of the week. None of these are legit, even though they were shared widely on social media. The Associated Press checked them out. ___ Judge in Trump’s hush money trial did not bar campaign finance expe Baltimore's former top prosecutor spared prison for mortgage fraud and perjury 05/24/2024 08:34am • GREENBELT, Md. (AP) — A former Baltimore city prosecutor who achieved a national profile for charging police officers in a Black man’s death was spared prison time in her sentence Thursday for perjury and mortgage fraud. Democratic former State's Attorney Marilyn Mosby's sentence includes 12 mon UN approves resolution to commemorate the 1995 Srebrenica genocide annually over Serb opposition 05/24/2024 03:39am • UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United Nations approved a resolution Thursday establishing an annual day to commemorate the 1995 genocide of more than 8,000 Bosnian Muslims by Bosnian Serbs, a move vehemently opposed by Serbs who fear it will brand them all as “genocidal” supporters of the mass kill Louisiana Legislature approves bill classifying abortion pills as controlled dangerous substances 05/23/2024 05:57pm • BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Two abortion-inducing drugs could soon be reclassified as controlled and dangerous substances in Louisiana under a first-of-its-kind bill that received final legislative passage Thursday and is expected to be signed into law by the governor. Supporters of the reclassificati Kosovo's parliament passes a bill on leasing some of its prison space for Denmark's use 05/23/2024 02:36pm • PRISTINA, Kosovo (AP) — Kosovo’s parliament on Thursday approved a bill on leasing some of the country's prison space to Denmark, following an agreement to help the Scandinavian country cope with its overcrowded prison system. Under the deal, signed in 2022, Danish authorities would send foreig Mohammad Rasoulof fled Iran to debut his film in Cannes. 'I have many more stories to tell,' he says 05/23/2024 01:22pm • Mohammad Rasoulof was facing eight years in prison — and likely more considering the uncompromising nature of his latest film, “The Seed of the Sacred Fig” — when he decided to flee Iran. His films and statements criticizing government-sanctioned violence against protesters had already earn Bosnian Serb leader reiterates threat to secede from Bosnia ahead of UN vote on genocide 05/23/2024 02:33am • SREBRENICA, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) — The leader of Bosnia’s Serb-controlled territory reiterated a threat to secede from the Balkan country Wednesday, a day ahead of a U.N. vote on establishing an annual day to commemorate the 1995 genocide of more than 8,000 Bosnian Muslims by Bosnian Serbs. R A comment from Trump and GOP actions in the states put contraceptive access in the 2024 spotlight 05/23/2024 12:01am • CHICAGO (AP) — Republican lawmakers in states across the U.S. have been rejecting Democrats' efforts to protect or expand access to birth control, an issue Democrats are promoting as a major issue in this year's elections along with abortion and other reproductive rights concerns. Former Presid FBI agents raided the office and business of a Mississippi prosecutor, but no one is saying why 05/22/2024 09:05pm • JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The FBI on Wednesday raided a local prosecutor's office and business in Mississippi's capital city, although officials declined to say whether Hinds County District Attorney Jody Owens is suspected of wrongdoing. FBI agents spent hours searching a cigar bar owned by Owens in Centrist challenger ousts progressive prosecutor in DA race in Portland, Oregon 05/22/2024 08:06pm • PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Centrist district attorney candidate Nathan Vasquez has ousted the incumbent progressive prosecutor in Oregon’s Multnomah County, home to Portland, after running a campaign in which he vowed to be tough on crime. One of District Attorney Mike Schmidt’s deputies, Vasquez w Heated hearing in classified documents case as lawyer for Trump co-defendant challenges prosecutors 05/22/2024 05:29pm • FORT PIERCE, Fla. (AP) — A lawyer for Donald Trump's personal valet took aim at the conduct of prosecutors in the classified documents case in a heated hearing Wednesday, the first since a judge indefinitely postponed the trial. Stanley Woodward, a lawyer for Walt Nauta, said prosecutors had targe The Latest | In historic move, a Palestinian state recognized by Spain, Ireland and Norway 05/22/2024 05:02pm • Norway, Ireland and Spain said Wednesday they were recognizing a Palestinian state, a move welcomed by Palestinians as an affirmation of their decadeslong quest while Israel recalled its ambassadors to the three countries. Several countries in the European Union indicated in recent weeks they plan