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Wave of transgender slayings in Mexico spurs anger and protests by LGBTQ+ community 01/15/2024 09:01pm • MEXICO CITY (AP) — Authorities in Mexico said at least three transgender people were killed in the first two weeks of 2024, and rights groups were investigating two additional such cases. The slayings marked a violent start to the year in a country where the LGBTQ+ community is often targeted. The Kosovo remembers 45 people killed in 1999 and denounces Serbia for not apologizing 01/15/2024 09:55am • RECAK, Kosovo (AP) — Hundreds of Kosovars gathered in a southern village on Monday to commemorate the 25th anniversary of a mass killing of 45 ethnic Albanians by Serb forces, an event that helped spark international intervention to end a 1998-99 war in Kosovo. Kosovo President Vjosa Osmani, Prime More countries join talks on Ukraine leader's peace formula. But Russia is absent and war grinds on 01/14/2024 02:07pm • DAVOS, Switzerland (AP) — Leaders of talks on Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's peace formula on Sunday said a growing number of countries are working to help set the groundwork for Russia to join one day, an admittedly distant goal as the nearly two-year war grinds on and with neither sid Genocide case against Israel: Where does the rest of the world stand on the momentous allegations? 01/14/2024 07:15am • CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — South Africa says more than 50 countries have expressed support for its case at the United Nations' top court accusing Israel of genocide against Palestinians in the war in Gaza. Others, including the United States, have strongly rejected South Africa's allegation th Teen charged with sexually assaulting fellow student at Annandale High School 01/13/2024 03:30pm • A 17-year-old Annandale High School student is in custody after a sexual assault in a school stairwell. Earlier this week, a juvenile victim disclosed to the school resource officer she was sexually assaulted at the school at 4700 Medford Drive, Fairfax County police said in a news release. "Detec Live updates | Israel rejects genocide case as Mideast tensions rise after US-led strikes in Yemen 01/12/2024 10:08pm • In the second day of hearings Friday at the United Nations' top court, Israel rejected allegations levied by South Africa that its campaign against Hamas amounts to genocide against the Palestinian people, saying that, if anything, it is Hamas that is guilty of genocide. Although the case is likely Prosecutors to seek death penalty for white supremacist who killed 10 at Buffalo supermarket 01/12/2024 05:32pm • BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Federal prosecutors said Friday that they will seek the death penalty against a white supremacist who killed 10 Black people at a Buffalo supermarket. Payton Gendron, 20, is already serving a sentence of life in prison with no chance of parole after he pleaded guilty to state Navy officer who'd been jailed in Japan over deadly crash now released from US custody, family says 01/12/2024 05:32pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — A Navy officer who had been jailed in Japan over a car crash that killed two Japanese citizens was released from U.S. custody on Friday, one month after he was returned to the United States and placed in a federal prison, his family said. Lt. Ridge Alkonis was ordered released by DC nonprofits partner to curb homelessness and aid survivors. DHS wants them to make budget cuts 01/12/2024 05:10pm • Budget constraints over services could fuel another political battle, this time over proposed cuts impacting the District's most vulnerable populations. In a recent email to housing and homelessness nonprofit partners, the D.C. Department of Human Services told agency leaders to "make midyear red Italy's justice minister nixes extradition of priest sought by Argentina in murder-torture cases 01/12/2024 12:55pm • ROME (AP) — Italy's justice minister has ruled against the extradition of a former chaplain sought in Argentina on charges of murder and torture during the South American country's last military dictatorship, human rights advocates said Friday. In October, Italy’s top criminal court had approved People's rights are threatened everywhere, from wars to silence about abuses, rights group says 01/12/2024 01:12am • UNITED NATIONS (AP) — People’s rights are being suppressed and threatened everywhere in the world, from wars to selective government outrage about some abuses and silence about others because of “political expediency,” a leading human rights group said Thursday. “We only have to look at th Live updates | UN top court hears genocide allegation as Israel focuses fighting in central Gaza 01/11/2024 10:14pm • The United Nations’ top court began hearings Thursday on South Africa’s allegation that Israel’s war with Hamas amounts to genocide against Palestinians. Israel strongly denies the claim. Although the case is likely to take years to resolve, South Africa is asking the International Court of J Massachusetts high court rules younger adults cannot be sentenced to life without parole 01/11/2024 06:20pm • BOSTON (AP) — The highest court in Massachusetts ruled Thursday to raise from 18 to 21 the minimum age at which a person can be sentenced to mandatory life without parole — a narrow 4-3 ruling that juvenile justice advocates are hailing as progress. The decision came in the case of Sheldon Matti South Africa tells top UN court Israel is committing genocide in Gaza as landmark case begins 01/11/2024 06:18pm • THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — In a case that strikes at the heart of Israel's national identity, South Africa formally accused the country of committing genocide against Palestinians and pleaded Thursday with the United Nations’ top court to order an immediate halt to Israeli military operations Ohio woman who miscarried at home won't be charged with corpse abuse, grand jury decides 01/11/2024 06:16pm • COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — An Ohio woman facing a criminal charge for her handling of a home miscarriage will not be charged, a grand jury decided Thursday. The Trumbull County prosecutor’s office said grand jurors declined to return an indictment for abuse of a corpse against Brittany Watts, 34, of