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Associated Press THE HAGUE (AP) — The Dutch government will bring in extra checks at its land borders to combat irregular migration, similar to a policy brought in by Germany in September. The policy is the latest move by the Netherlands’ hard-right government aimed at reining in immigration, as anti-foreigner sentiment surges across Europe. The

Associated Press LONDON (AP) — An opponent of vaccines who wrote social media posts urging violence against scientists, politicians and public health officials during the COVID-19 pandemic has been sentenced to five years in prison. Patrick Ruane was convicted in September of encouraging terrorism. He was charged over posts on Telegram that threatened scientists, politicians

Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina’s Supreme Court has not set a date for the state’s next execution after lawyers for four inmates out of appeals asked them to postpone deaths until after Christmas and New Year’s. The justices typically issue notices on Fridays and have said they will set the executions five

Associated Press/Report for America SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California has rejected a ballot measure that would have amended the state constitution to ban forced prison labor. The state constitution already prohibits so-called involuntary servitude, but an exception allows it to be used as a punishment for crime. Other states have approved similar initiatives in recent

Associated Press ZHUHAI, China (AP) — Chinese police say a man rammed his car into a crowd of people exercising at a sports complex in China. They said Tuesday that 35 people were killed and dozens of others severely injured. Police detained a 62-year-old man shortly after the attack Monday night in the southern Chinese

DETROIT (AP) — Four people have been charged in a shooting at an outdoor gathering in Detroit that left two people dead and five others wounded. The Wayne County prosecutor’s office said on Monday that Johnny Lee Marsh III, Eladeo Garcia and Alfonso Anaya were arraigned Saturday on first-degree murder, assault with intent to murder

Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress has a short but important to-do list as lawmakers return to Washington this coming week for what is known as a lame-duck session. Priorities on the list include bills to keep the federal government open after funding runs out on December 20, providing more disaster aid and passing a

Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Four-year-old Hussein Mikdad survived an Israeli airstrike on his home in a Beirut suburb last month. His mother, three siblings and six relatives were killed. The boy is one of hundreds of Lebanese children wounded in the war that has intensified since September and has killed at least 100 children.

Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump’s choice for defense secretary is still up in the air, but it’s a sure bet he will look to reshape the Pentagon and pick a loyalist. During his tumultuous first term, five men held the job as Pentagon chief only to resign, be fired or serve briefly

Associated Press BAKU, Azerbaijan (AP) — At the U.N. climate talks, U.S. Climate Adviser John Podesta said that Trump will likely pull America out of the landmark Paris Agreement and try to roll back many of the Biden Administration’s signature climate moves, including the 2022 Inflation Reduction Act that included $375 billion in climate spending.

Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump on Monday named former New York congressman Lee Zeldin to lead the Environmental Protection Agency as he continues to build out his future administration with loyal supporters. Zeldin, a Republican who mounted a failed bid for governor of New York in 2022, will “ensure fair and

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Mauritius’ prime minister says his ruling coalition is set for a “huge defeat” following Sunday’s parliamentary elections. Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth is acknowledging the rejection of the Militant Socialist Movement even as vote-counting continued Monday. Jugnauth has been in office since 2017 and was seeking another five-year term. But his government faced

Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — Human Rights Watch said the U.N. is failing to protect civilians in Sudan’s war and called for the urgent deployment of a protection force. The past month, the Rapid Support Forces, a powerful paramilitary force battling the military, have gone on a rampage in Gezira province, neighboring the capital Khartoum,

WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Five men were found shot to death inside three homes in the same area of Wichita, Kansas, and police believe the shootings are connected. Police Chief Joe Sullivan says one of the people found dead Sunday was the suspected shooter, but he declined to elaborate. Police believe the victims all knew