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California professor charged with involuntary manslaughter in the death of Jewish demonstrator 11/16/2023 08:19pm • LOS ANGELES (AP) — A Southern California college professor was charged Thursday with involuntary manslaughter and battery in the death of a Jewish protester during demonstrations over the Israel-Hamas war. Ventura County District Attorney Erik Nasarenko said in a statement that both charges have Eight Las Vegas high schoolers face murder charges in their classmate's death. Here's what we know 11/16/2023 07:36pm • LAS VEGAS (AP) — Eight Las Vegas high school students between the ages of 13 and 17 years old were arrested on murder charges in the beating death of a schoolmate that was captured on cellphone video and widely share across social media. Jonathan Lewis Jr., 17, was hospitalized with severe head tr Native American advocates seek clear plan for addressing missing and murdered cases 11/16/2023 07:00pm • ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Advocates are calling out New Mexico’s Democratic governor for disbanding a task force that was charged with crafting recommendations to address the high rate of killings and missing person cases in Native American communities. The Coalition to Stop Violence Against Nat Alex Murdaugh murder trial judge steps aside after Murdaugh asks for new trial 11/16/2023 04:33pm • COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The judge that presided over Alex Murdaugh's murder trial has agreed to step aside as the former lawyer convicted of killing his wife and younger son requests a new trial, citing alleged jury tampering, the South Carolina Supreme Court said Thursday. But the justices refused The Supreme Court won't allow Florida to enforce its new law targeting drag shows during appeal 11/16/2023 04:13pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court said Thursday it will not allow Florida to enforce its new law targeting drag shows, while a court case proceeds. The justices refused to narrow a lower-court order that has prohibited the law from being enforced statewide. Florida had asked the court to allow i 5 European nations and Canada seek to join genocide case against Myanmar at top UN court 11/16/2023 02:31pm • THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Five European countries and Canada are seeking to join a case brought by Gambia at the United Nations' highest court that accuses Myanmar of committing genocide against its Rohingya minority. The International Court of Justice said Thursday that Denmark, France, Germa Longtime Israeli policy foes are leading US protests against Israel's action in Gaza. Who are they? 11/16/2023 02:07pm • As the Israel-Hamas war rages in Gaza, there’s a bitter battle for public opinion flaring in the United States, with angry rallies on many college campuses and disruptive protests at prominent venues in several major cities. Among the catalysts are Palestinian and Jewish-led groups that have been Key GOP lawmaker calls for renewal of surveillance tool as he proposes changes to protect privacy 11/16/2023 01:10pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — The Republican chairman of the House Intelligence Committee called Thursday for the renewal of a key U.S. government surveillance tool as he proposed a series of changes aimed at safeguarding privacy. The proposals by Rep. Mike Turner are part of a late scramble inside Congress a New York will automatically seal old criminal records under law signed by Gov. Kathy Hochul 11/16/2023 01:05pm • ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New Yorkers who complete their sentences and stay out of trouble for a certain period of time will have their criminal records automatically sealed under a long awaited bill signed into law by Gov. Kathy Hochul on Thursday. New York now joins a slew of other states including Ca NYC will pay $17.5 million to man who was wrongly convicted of 1996 murders 11/16/2023 12:40pm • NEW YORK (AP) — New York City will pay $17.5 million to a man who spent 24 years in prison for a double homicide he did not commit, city officials said Thursday. The settlement in the case of George Bell, one of three men convicted for the 1996 killing of a Queens check-cashing store owner and an The top UN court has ordered Syria to do all it can to prevent torture 11/16/2023 10:26am • THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The United Nations' top court on Thursday ordered the Syrian government to “take all measures within its powers” to prevent torture, in a case in which the Netherlands and Canada accuse Damascus of a years-long campaign of torturing its own citizens. The interim o Crossroads of a Crisis: Spies use global chaos as cover 11/16/2023 05:21am • Declining Western support for Ukraine. A massacre in Israel followed by war in Gaza. The disarray in the U.S. Congress. In his new series “Crossroads of a Crisis,” WTOP’s National Security Correspondent J.J. Green’s delves into the three weeks in October when the world changed dramatically. Mother of 6-year-old boy who shot teacher gets 21 months for marijuana use while owning a gun 11/15/2023 07:03pm • NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (AP) — The mother of a 6-year-old boy who shot his teacher in Virginia was sentenced Wednesday to 21 months in prison for using marijuana while owning a firearm, which is illegal under U.S. law. Deja Taylor’s son took her handgun to school and shot Abby Zwerner in her first-gr Texas wants the power to arrest and order migrants to leave the US. Can it do that? 11/15/2023 05:58pm • AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — For two years, Texas has pushed boundaries on the U.S.-Mexico border: Busing migrants across America, jailing thousands for trespass and stringing razor wire along the Rio Grande. In a new challenge to the federal government's authority over immigration, Texas lawmakers on Tue France issues arrest warrants for Syrian president, 3 generals alleging involvement in war crimes 11/15/2023 03:23pm • PARIS (AP) — French judicial authorities issued international arrest warrants for Syrian President Bashar Assad, his brother and two army generals for alleged complicity in war crimes and crimes against humanity, lawyers for Syrian victims said Wednesday. They include a 2013 chemical attack on reb