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New York man convicted of murdering woman who wound up in his backcountry driveway after wrong turn 01/24/2024 05:51am • FORT EDWARD, N.Y. (AP) — A man was convicted of second-degree murder Tuesday for fatally shooting a young woman when the SUV she was riding in mistakenly drove into his rural driveway in upstate New York. After deliberating for less than an hour, a jury found Kevin Monahan, 66, guilty for shooting Annual count of homeless residents begins in Los Angeles, where tens of thousands live on streets 01/24/2024 04:14am • LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles County’s annual count of homeless residents began Tuesday night — a crucial part of the region’s efforts to confront the crisis of tens of thousands of people living on the streets. Up to 6,000 volunteers with the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority fann German train drivers go on strike for 6 days, bringing railway traffic to a near-standstill - again 01/24/2024 03:47am • BERLIN (AP) — Germany's train drivers brought rail traffic to a standstill again early Wednesday when they began a six-day strike to push their demands in a rancorous dispute with the country’s main railway operator over working hours and pay. The strike by the GDL union will affect passenger se Japan's exports surge 10% in December on strong demand for autos, revived trade with China 01/24/2024 02:02am • BANGKOK (AP) — Japan's exports surged almost 10% in December from a year earlier, helped by a revival in trade with China and strong demand for vehicles, machinery and computer chips. Imports fell almost 7%, leaving a trade surprise of 62 billion yen ($410 million), according to preliminary custo San Diegans cry, hug outside damaged homes after stunning flash floods in normally balmy city 01/23/2024 10:08pm • SAN DIEGO (AP) — Stunned residents, some breaking down in tears, pulled soggy and muddy furniture from their homes in San Diego on Tuesday, a day after flash floods from a torrential storm produced the city's fourth-wettest day in nearly 175 years, an inundation in stark contrast to its image as a Editorial Roundup: United States 01/23/2024 08:50pm • Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad: Jan. 21 The Washington Post on SCOTUS, “Chevron deference” To hear some describe the stakes, a pair of cases argued before the Supreme Court on Wednesday could create a watershed moment in American government. Business lobbies and A divided federal appeals court won't revive Texas online journalist's lawsuit over 2017 arrest 01/23/2024 07:36pm • A divided federal appeals court refused on Tuesday to revive the lawsuit of a Texas-based online citizen journalist who said she was wrongfully arrested for seeking and obtaining nonpublic information from police in a case that drew attention from national media organizations and free speech advocat Man suspected of killing 8 people in suburban Chicago was related to most of the victims, police say 01/23/2024 06:55pm • CHICAGO (AP) — A man suspected of shooting and killing eight people in suburban Chicago this weekend was related to most of the victims, authorities said Tuesday, a day after the 23-year-old fatally shot himself during a confrontation with law enforcement in Texas. The Illinois authorities provide Who was the aggressor? Vastly different views in retrial of man who killed ex-NFL star Smith in 2016 01/23/2024 06:34pm • NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Nearly eight years after retired New Orleans Saints star Will Smith was shot to death in a confrontation following a traffic crash, a long-awaited retrial got underway Tuesday for the man who pulled the trigger. Cardell Hayes, 36, was convicted of manslaughter in December 2016 Live updates | Israeli troops encircle Gaza's second-largest city and blast kills 21 soldiers 01/23/2024 06:14pm • The Israeli military said Tuesday that its forces have encircled the southern Gaza city of Khan Younis, the second-largest urban area in the tiny Palestinian territory. Elsewhere in Gaza, Palestinian militants killed 21 Israeli soldiers on Monday in the deadliest single attack of the ground war aga Trial starts in Amsterdam for 9 suspects in the 2021 slaying of a Dutch investigative journalist 01/23/2024 05:49pm • AMSTERDAM (AP) — Suspects accused of involvement in the fatal 2021 shooting in Amsterdam of prominent Dutch investigative reporter Peter R. de Vries repeatedly refused to answer questions from judges and lawyers as their trial opened Tuesday with judges showing video of the attack and the fatally Q&A: Visual artist Titus Kaphar makes a personal film debut with ‘Exhibiting Forgiveness’ 01/23/2024 04:24pm • PARK CITY, Utah (AP) — Titus Kaphar wanted to find a way to talk to his children about his life experience, his addict father, generational trauma and healing. An acclaimed painter and MacArthur fellow, Kaphar found that images were insufficient on their own. Words were, too. He even tried making Can Mississippi strip felons, including tree thieves, of voting rights? Federal judges hear the case 01/23/2024 04:22pm • NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Whether permanently stripping voting rights from some Mississippi felons amounts to unconstitutionally cruel and unusual punishment is being weighed by 19 federal appellate judges, some of whom said during a hearing Tuesday that it should be decided by lawmakers, not a court. A Businessman Bernie Moreno, Trump's Senate pick in Ohio, faced discrimination lawsuits, the AP finds 01/23/2024 03:28pm • COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Bernie Moreno, a Trump-backed candidate for Ohio's crucial U.S. Senate seat who touts his success in business, faced multiple lawsuits alleging discrimination against employees in the run-up to the sale of his high-end Cleveland car dealership, an Associated Press review has Canada is preparing for a second Trump presidency. Trudeau says Trump 'represents uncertainty' 01/23/2024 03:12pm • TORONTO (AP) — Canada's government is preparing for the possibility that Donald Trump could reach the White House again and the “uncertainty” that would bring, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Tuesday. Speaking at a Cabinet retreat, Trudeau said that Trump “represents uncertainty. We do