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Black American solidarity with Palestinians is rising and testing longstanding ties to Jewish allies 12/17/2023 04:13pm • Cydney Wallace, a Black Jewish community activist, never felt compelled to travel to Israel, though “Next year in Jerusalem” was a constant refrain at her Chicago synagogue. The 39-year-old said she had plenty to focus on at home, where she frequently gives talks on addressing anti-Black sentime Cardinal is convicted of embezzlement in big Vatican financial trial, sentenced to 5½ years 12/16/2023 05:57pm • VATICAN CITY (AP) — A Vatican tribunal on Saturday convicted a cardinal of embezzlement and sentenced him to 5½ years in prison in one of several verdicts handed down in a complicated financial trial that aired the city state’s dirty laundry and tested its justice system. Cardinal Angelo Becciu A Black woman was criminally charged after a miscarriage. It shows the perils of pregnancy post-Roe 12/16/2023 01:01pm • COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio was in the throes of a bitter debate over abortion rights this fall when Brittany Watts, 21 weeks and 5 days pregnant, began passing thick blood clots. The 33-year-old Watts, who had not shared the news of her pregnancy even with her family, made her first prenatal visi A Black woman was criminally charged after a miscarriage. It shows the perils of pregnancy post-Roe 12/16/2023 11:27am • COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio was in the throes of a bitter debate over abortion rights this fall when Brittany Watts, 21 weeks and 5 days pregnant, began passing thick blood clots. The 33-year-old Watts, who had not shared the news of her pregnancy even with her family, made her first prenatal visit WTOP Book Report: 'Perfect Little Lives' mixes murder mystery, romance and social commentary 12/16/2023 06:56am • This story was written as part of the WTOP Book Report series authored by Terik King. Read more of that coverage.  How far will a person go to find justice and truth? (Courtesy Graydon House / HarperCollins) This and many other questions confront the lead character in twin authors Amber Live updates | Israeli military mistakenly kills 3 hostages. US envoy meets Palestinian president 12/15/2023 11:37pm • The Israeli military mistakenly killed three Israeli hostages Friday during its ground operation in the Gaza Strip, military officials said. The army’s chief spokesperson, Rear Adm. Daniel Hagari, said it was not clear if they had escaped their captors or been abandoned, and the army was investiga Prince George’s Co. State’s Attorney provides updates on 2 homicides that 'rocked the county' 12/15/2023 11:30pm • Prince George’s County State’s Attorney Aisha Braveboy shared updates Friday on two murder cases that she said “rocked the county” when they happened. Braveboy said her office vowed to get justice and ensure accountability for these two cases, which both took place in 2021. The first c Vermont, ranked as one of the safest states, sees dramatic spike in gun violence 12/15/2023 12:31pm • BURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) — The recent shootings of three college students of Palestinian descent in Vermont’s largest city come as the small rural state, often ranked as one of the nation's safest, is grappling with a spike in gun violence. Two days after the students were shot and seriously wounded Md. state's attorneys introduce legislative priorities before upcoming General Assembly session 12/15/2023 08:59am • Aisha Braveboy and Ivan Bates, Democratic prosecutors who represent two of Maryland’s largest jurisdictions, held a joint press conference Thursday in Annapolis to unveil legislative priorities for the upcoming General Assembly session. Braveboy, state’s attorney for Prince George’s County, Hungry, thirsty and humiliated: Israel's mass arrest campaign sows fear in northern Gaza 12/14/2023 03:17pm • DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — The Israeli military has rounded up hundreds of Palestinians across the northern Gaza Strip, separating families and forcing men to strip to their underwear before trucking some to a detention camp on the beach, where they spent hours, in some cases days, subjected It's a 'silly notion' that Trump's Georgia case should pause for the election, Willis tells the AP 12/14/2023 02:53pm • ATLANTA (AP) — The district attorney prosecuting Donald Trump over efforts to overturn the 2020 election in Georgia says she has a duty to file charges against anyone who violates the law and that it’s a “silly notion” that the former president’s case should be paused just because he is ru A top Justice Department official who spearheaded abortion access efforts will leave in February 12/14/2023 12:35pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — A top Justice Department official who spearheaded legal work on access to abortion as part of a broad set of responsibilities will leave her job in February, Attorney General Merrick Garland said Thursday. Associate Attorney General Vanita Gupta, the third-highest ranking officia War crimes court upholds the conviction of a former Kosovo Liberation Army commander 12/14/2023 09:59am • THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Appeals judges at a special Kosovo court upheld Thursday the convictions of a former commander in the Kosovo Liberation Army for arbitrarily detaining and torturing prisoners and murdering one of them during Kosovo’s war for independence, but reduced his sentence by Movie Review: In harrowing ‘Zone of Interest,’ the Holocaust's evils are cloaked in mundanities 12/14/2023 09:14am • It’s just a woman trying on a fur coat alone in her room, and sampling a lipstick. It’s just a few friends discussing toothpaste orders over coffee in the kitchen. It’s just a housewife showing off her new garden and children’s pool, or a dad taking his kids fishing in a river. The crucial c House approves impeachment inquiry into President Biden as Republicans rally behind investigation 12/14/2023 07:10am • WASHINGTON (AP) — The House on Wednesday authorized the impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden, with every Republican rallying behind the politically charged process despite lingering concerns among some in the party that the investigation has yet to produce evidence of misconduct by the pre