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Nearly 50 years after her death, Uruguay lays to rest a woman disappeared by its dictatorship 06/06/2024 08:06pm • MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay (AP) — Nearly five decades after Uruguayan security forces seized Amelia Sanjurjo from the street, disappearing the newly pregnant woman into the maw of the military's prison system, she received a proper burial on Thursday in her hometown of Montevideo. The bone fragments of S Florida's Supreme Court rejects state prosecutor's bid to be reinstated after suspension by DeSantis 06/06/2024 03:36pm • TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida's highest court on Thursday rejected an effort by a suspended state attorney to get reinstated after she was removed from office last year by Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis in his second suspension of a Democratic prosecutor. Supreme Court justices voted 6-1 to deny Spain applies to join South Africa’s case at top UN court accusing Israel of genocide 06/06/2024 09:18am • BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Spain became on Thursday the first European country to ask a United Nations court for permission to join South Africa’s case accusing Israel of genocide in Gaza. South Africa filed its case with the International Court of Justice late last year. It alleged that Israel was New Mexico voters oust incumbents from Legislature with positive implications for paid family leave 06/05/2024 07:38pm • SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico voters have ousted several incumbent lawmakers in the state's primary election, as ballots were tallied Wednesday. Former school board member and educator Jon Hill of Las Cruces defeated state Rep. Willie Madrid of Chapparal in Tuesday's primary election. Hill camp Amanda Knox reconvicted of slander in Italy for accusing innocent man in roommate’s 2007 murder 06/05/2024 01:17pm • FLORENCE, Italy (AP) — An Italian court reconvicted Amanda Knox of slander Wednesday, quashing her hope of removing a legal stain against her that has persisted after her exoneration in the brutal 2007 murder of her British roommate while the two were exchange students in Italy. The decision by a George defeats two challengers in Ward 4 Democratic primary in race centered on public safety 06/04/2024 11:05pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — Janeese Lewis George defeated a pair of challengers in Tuesday’s Democratic primary and will head into November’s general election as a heavy favorite to retain her Ward 4 seat on the D.C. Council. George, a pillar of the council’s leftist wing, defeated Lisa Gore and Pa Biden and Trump win Democratic, Republican elections in some of 2024's last primary contests 06/04/2024 10:55pm • NEW YORK (AP) — President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump won Democratic and Republican primaries in a handful of states Tuesday, among some of the last contests on the 2024 primary calendar. Trump, appearing on the ballot for the first time since his historic conviction for felony cr Former prosecutor settles lawsuit against Netflix over Central Park Five series 06/04/2024 10:02pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Former Manhattan prosecutor Linda Fairstein and Netflix announced Tuesday they've settled the defamation lawsuit she filed four years ago over her portrayal in the streaming service's miniseries about the five Black and Latino teenagers known as the now-exonerated Central Park Five Republicans who see Trump conviction as politically motivated vow to ‘indict the left’ 06/04/2024 09:38pm • NEW YORK (AP) — In the days since Donald Trump was convicted of 34 felonies in his criminal hush money trial, Republicans who view the case as politically motivated have coalesced around a new rallying cry: Prosecute the left. Candidates, officeholders and members of the former president's family House passes proposal sanctioning top war-crimes court after it sought Netanyahu arrest warrant 06/04/2024 09:11pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — The House passed legislation Tuesday that would sanction the International Criminal Court for requesting arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and other Israeli officials. The 247-155 vote amounts to Congress’ first legislative rebuke of the war crimes c Man who attacked Muslim lawmaker in Connecticut sentenced to 5 years in prison 06/04/2024 04:57pm • HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — A man who attacked a Muslim state representative outside a prayer service in Connecticut was sentenced to five years in prison Tuesday for attempted sexual assault and other crimes, a punishment the lawmaker previously said was too lenient. Andrey Desmond, 31, was sentenced Amanda Knox will defend herself in an Italian court against a 16-year-old slander charge 06/04/2024 03:17pm • MILAN (AP) — Amanda Knox will be back in an Italian courtroom this week to defend herself against a 16-year-old slander conviction that she hopes to beat once and for all. The opportunity for Knox, who turns 37 next month, was made possible when a European court ruled that Italy violated her human Md. man charged with leaving unsecured gun within reach of 4-year-old girl was on home release for boxer's killing 06/04/2024 02:29pm • The 20-year-old Cheverly, Maryland, man arrested Monday on gun charges after a 4-year-old relative found a weapon and accidentally shot herself, was on home confinement and due to stand trial in D.C. for the 2023 death of boxer Anwar “The Silent Assassin” Wingate. Jayvon Thomas has been order Spain proposes law to improve online safety for children, including virtual restraining orders 06/04/2024 10:16am • BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Spain’s government has proposed a law to protect children from online threats that includes virtual restraining orders for felons, a higher age for opening social media accounts and health screenings for teenagers to detect related emotional disorders. “The health, well Jury is chosen in Hunter Biden's federal firearms case and opening statements are set for Tuesday 06/03/2024 08:08pm • WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — A jury was seated Monday in the federal gun case against President Joe Biden’s son Hunter, after prospective panelists were questioned about their thoughts on gun rights and drug addiction while the first lady watched from the front row of the courtroom. Opening statement