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Thousands rally across Slovakia to protest the government's plan to amend the penal code 12/19/2023 02:09pm • BRATISLAVA, Slovakia (AP) ��� Thousands returned to the streets of major cities across Slovakia on Tuesday to continue their protests against a plan by the new government of populist Prime Minister Robert Fico to amend the country���s penal code. The changes proposed by the coalition government incl Civil rights groups sue Texas over new law that allows police to arrest migrants who cross the border illegally 12/19/2023 02:02pm • AUSTIN, Texas (AP) ��� Civil rights groups sue Texas over new law that allows police to arrest migrants who cross the border illegally. Feel alone? Check out these quotes on what it's been like to be human in 2023 12/19/2023 01:44pm • To feel 2023 is to listen closely and think on the words of awe, dread, anger, disconnect, loss ��� and yes, love ��� that flowed from people directly involved in the world's most recent turns of history. To help tell the story, The Associated Press presents quotes from people around the world who s Police: DC man arrested after 911 call confessing to fatal shooting of 2 brothers 12/19/2023 01:33pm • A D.C. man was arrested Monday for shooting and killing two brothers after a verbal altercation last week. Two brothers, 28-year-old Octavio Quintano and 35-year-old Osmine Quintano were found shot to death behind an SUV on 4th Street in Northeast just after midnight on Dec. 12, according to D.C. The EU's naval force says a cargo ship hijacked last week has moved toward the coast of Somalia 12/19/2023 01:16pm • CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) ��� A Maltese-flagged merchant ship that was hijacked last week in the Arabian Sea with 18 crew on board is now off the coast of Somalia, the European Union's maritime security force said Tuesday. One crew member has been evacuated for medical care. The bulk carrier Ruen Wisconsin man faces homicide charges after alleged drunken driving crash kills four siblings 12/19/2023 12:37pm • WAUPACA, Wis. (AP) ��� An eastern Wisconsin man has been charged in a wrong-way collision that killed four siblings last weekend, authorities said. Scott Farmer, of Neenah, is charged with four counts of homicide by intoxicated use of a motor vehicle in Saturday's crash in Weyauwega, about 100 miles A man claiming to be a former Russian officer wants to give evidence to the ICC about Ukraine crimes 12/19/2023 11:33am • THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) ��� A Russian claiming to be a former officer with the Wagner Group has arrived in the Netherlands and says he wants to provide evidence to the International Criminal Court, which is investigating atrocities in the war in Ukraine. Dutch news program EenVandaag reported Mo Remains found sunk in Kentucky lake almost 25 years ago finally identified 12/19/2023 11:30am • MAYFIELD, Ky. (AP) ��� Authorities in Kentucky have identified human remains found wrapped in heavy chains and sunk to the bottom of a lake more than two decades ago. The identity of the man had remained a mystery since the discovery of his remains in Lake Barkley by two fishermen in 1999, Kentucky Animal cruelty charges spur calls for official's resignation in Pennsylvania county 12/19/2023 11:05am • WASHINGTON, Pa. (AP) ��� Residents in a western Pennsylvania county are calling for the resignation of an official who is facing felony animal cruelty charges after authorities say her dog starved to death. Washington County Controller April Sloane, 43, was arrested last week at her county office. N Reproductive rights group urges Ohio prosecutor to drop criminal charge against woman who miscarried 12/19/2023 10:56am • COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) ��� The physicians' group behind Ohio's newly passed reproductive rights amendment is urging a prosecutor to drop criminal charges against a woman who miscarried in the restroom at her home. Ohio Physicians for Reproductive Rights, a nonpartisan coalition of 4,000 doctors and oth Somber, joyful, magical: Some of the most compelling AP religion photos of 2023 12/19/2023 10:52am • In the searing heat of Mecca, throngs of Muslims from around the world converged for the annual Hajj pilgrimage. In the round-the-clock darkness of the polar night, a Lutheran pastor in the Norwegian Arctic archipelago of Svalbard persevered in her ministry to one of the world���s most remote towns. Getting out that cone to save a parking space? Takoma Park police want you to think twice 12/19/2023 08:25am • If you're looking to save a parking space this holiday season for you or your guests, city officials in Maryland are saying that's not a good idea. If you have a cone, a chair or maybe a friend helping you save a parking spot, police in Takoma Park say you should think twice. They have receive Australia releases a man convicted on terrorism charges from prison under strict conditions 12/19/2023 05:46am • CANBERRA, Australia (AP) ��� A man convicted on terrorism charges whom Australia had wanted to strip of his citizenship and deport was released into the community on Tuesday under strict conditions. Algeria-born Muslim cleric Abdul Benbrika was released from maximum security Barwon Prison outside Me A Bangladesh minister accuses the main opposition party of arson after train fire kills 4 12/19/2023 05:16am • DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) ��� Bangladesh���s railway minister accused the country���s main opposition party of ���arson��� and ���sabotage��� after a fire broke out early Tuesday on a passenger train in the capital, killing four people including a mother and child. Nurul Islam Sujon accused the Banglad A Rwandan doctor in France faces 30 years in prison for alleged role in his country's 1994 genocide 12/19/2023 03:30am • PARIS (AP) ��� A French court is expected to rule Tuesday on charges against a Rwandan doctor for his alleged role in the 1994 genocide in his home country. Prosecutors have requested a sentence of 30 years in prison. Sosthene Munyemana, 68, faces charges of genocide, crimes against humanity and com