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As few details are released, fatal stabbing of Catholic priest rocks small Nebraska community
FORT CALHOUN, Neb. — The fatal stabbing of a Catholic priest inside the church rectory where he lived has rocked the eastern Nebraska community of Fort Calhoun, a one-stoplight town where people tend not to worry if they forget to lock their doors at night. The Rev. Stephen Gutgsell, who...
Israel, U.S. show sharp divisions over mounting casualties and future of war against Hamas
RAFAH, Gaza Strip — Israel and the United States on Tuesday showed their sharpest public disagreement yet over the conduct and future of the war on Hamas as the two allies became increasingly isolated by global calls for a cease-fire. The dispute emerged while Israeli forces carried out strikes across...
Detroit police: New evidence prompted arrest of ‘person of interest’ in death of synagogue leader
DETROIT — The second man to be taken into police custody following the Oct. 21 fatal stabbing of Samantha Woll has been on detectives’ radar since early in the investigation, two Detroit Police sources told The Detroit News, although the city’s police chief said Monday that new evidence surfaced over...
George Santos is in plea negotiations with federal prosecutors
Former U.S. Rep. George Santos is in negotiations to resolve his federal criminal fraud case, prosecutors said in a court filing Monday. “The parties are presently engaged in plea negotiations with the goal of resolving this matter without the need for a trial,” U.S. Attorney Breon Peace’s office wrote in...
Firefighters search for anyone trapped after corner of 6-story Bronx apartment building collapsesVideo
NEW YORK — A six-story corner of a Bronx apartment building collapsed Monday afternoon, leaving apartments exposed like a stack of shelves, according to authorities and bystander and news video. There were no reports of injuries by early evening, but firefighters were continuing to search. A worker at a nearby...
Hunter Biden’s lawyers argue he’s immune to gun, tax charges
Hunter Biden is immune from federal tax and gun charges because of a failed plea deal he reached with federal prosecutors in July that remains binding, his lawyers argued in court filings. Lawyers for Biden, the son of President Joe Biden, filed a challenge Monday to an indictment that special...
Supreme Court turns away case threatening California ban on gay ‘conversion therapy’
WASHINGTON — A divided Supreme Court on Monday turned down a Christian group’s free-speech challenge to the laws in California and 21 other states that forbid licensed counselors from using “conversion therapy” with children and teenagers. Justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel A. Alito Jr. filed dissents, and Justice Brett M....
Harvard faculty rallies to the aid of university president criticized for remarks on antisemitism
WASHINGTON — Hundreds of Harvard faculty members are urging the Ivy League university to keep its president, Claudine Gay, in command as she faces calls from some lawmakers and donors to step down over comments at a congressional hearing on antisemitism. A petition signed by more than 600 faculty members...
Air Force disciplines 15 as IG finds that security failures led to massive classified documents leak
WASHINGTON — The Air Force has disciplined 15 personnel in connection with the massive classified documents leak by an airman earlier this year, concluding that multiple officials intentionally failed to take required action on his suspicious behavior, the Air Force inspector general reported Monday. Massachusetts Air National Guard member Jack...
Texas woman who sought court permission for abortion leaves state for the procedure, attorneys sayVideo
AUSTIN — A pregnant Texas woman who was seeking court permission for an abortion in an unprecedented challenge to one of the most restrictive bans in the U.S. could not wait any longer and went to another state, her attorneys said Monday. The announcement came as Kate Cox, whose fetus...
Biden is hosting a Hanukkah ceremony at the White House as fears mount about rising antisemitism
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden is hosting a White House reception Monday evening to mark Hanukkah, celebrating the festival of lights as he has continued to denounce rising antisemitism in the U.S. and abroad amid the Israel-Hamas war. The president, first lady Jill Biden and second gentleman Doug Emhoff will...
Special counsel Jack Smith asks the Supreme Court to rule quickly on whether Trump can be prosecuted
WASHINGTON — Special counsel Jack Smith on Monday asked the Supreme Court to take up and rule quickly on whether former President Donald Trump can be prosecuted on charges he plotted to overturn the 2020 election results. Smith made his request for the court to act with unusual speed to...
Embattled wolves gain a new frontier in Democratic Colorado. The move is stoking political tensions
DENVER, Colo. — Wildlife officials plan to release gray wolves in Colorado in coming weeks, at the behest of urban voters and to the dismay of rural residents who don’t want the predators but have waning influence in the Democratic-led state. The most ambitious wolf reintroduction effort in the U.S....
Russia targets Kyiv with ballistic missiles as fears increase of attacks on energy infrastructure
KYIV, Ukraine — A Russian missile attack on Ukraine’s capital early Monday destroyed several homes and left more than 100 households without electricity. The predawn attack on Kyiv came amid warnings that Russia will step up its attacks on the country’s energy infrastructure as winter sets in with freezing temperatures....
Teachers have been outed for moonlighting in adult content. Do they have legal recourse?
At a small rural Missouri high school, two English teachers shared a secret: Both were posting adult content on OnlyFans, the subscription-based website known for sexually explicit content. The site and others like it provide an opportunity for those willing to dabble in pornography to earn extra money — sometimes...
A gigantic new ICBM will take U.S. nuclear missiles out of the Cold War-era but add 21st-century risks
F.E. WARREN AIR FORCE BASE, Wyo. — The control stations for America’s nuclear intercontinental ballistic missiles have a sort of 1980s retro look, with computing panels in sea foam green, bad lighting and chunky control switches. Those underground capsules are about to be demolished and the missile silos they control...
Smugglers are bringing migrants to a remote Arizona border crossing, overwhelming U.S. agents
LUKEVILLE, Ariz. — Gerston Miranda and his wife were among thousands of migrants recently arriving at this remote area on Arizona’s southern border with Mexico, squeezing into the United States through a gap in the wall and walking overnight about 14 miles (23 kilometers) with two school-aged daughters to surrender...
Israel battles militants in Gaza’s main cities, with civilians still trapped in the crossfire
RAFAH, Gaza Strip — Israeli forces battled Palestinian militants in Gaza’s two largest cities on Monday, with civilians still trapped in the fighting even after hundreds of thousands have fled to other parts of the besieged territory. Israel has pledged to keep fighting until it removes Hamas from power, dismantles...
Trump says he won’t testify again at his New York fraud trial. He claims he has nothing more to say
NEW YORK — Donald Trump said Sunday he has decided against testifying for a second time at his New York civil fraud trial, posting on social media a day before his scheduled appearance that he “very successfully & conclusively” testified last month and saw no need to do so again....
Battles rage across Gaza as Israel indicates it’s willing to fight for months or more to beat Hamas
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip — Battles raged across Gaza on Sunday as Israel indicated it was prepared to fight for months or longer to defeat the territory’s Hamas rulers, and a key mediator said willingness to discuss a cease-fire was fading. Israel faces international outrage after its military offensive, with...
Biden invites Zelenskyy to the White House amid a stepped-up push for Congress to approve more aidVideo
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden has invited Ukraine’s leader, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, to the White House on Tuesday as the U.S. administration steps up the pressure on Congress to provide billions more in aid to Kyiv in its war with Russia. The visit is intended “to underscore the United States’ unshakeable...
Elon Musk restores X account of conspiracy theorist Alex Jones
Elon Musk has restored the X account of conspiracy theorist Alex Jones, pointing to a poll on the social media platform formerly known as Twitter that came out in favor of the Infowars host who repeatedly called the 2012 Sandy Hook school shooting a hoax. It poses new uncertainty for...
Military-themed brewery wants to open in a big Navy town. An ex-SEAL is getting in the way
NORFOLK, Va. — A former U.S. Navy SEAL who says he shot Osama bin Laden is at the center of a much different fight in Virginia, where plans for a military-themed brewery are drawing opposition over his alleged racist and homophobic remarks. Robert J. O’Neill has a small ownership stake...
Tennessee residents clean up after severe weekend storms killed 6 and damaged neighborhoodsVideo
NASHVILLE — Central Tennessee residents and emergency workers cleaned up Sunday from severe weekend storms and tornadoes that killed six people and sent more to the hospital while damaging buildings, turning over vehicles and knocking out power to tens of thousands. Officials confirmed that three people, including a toddler, died...
3 dead, nearly 2 dozen injured as tornado tears through Tennessee
CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. — Three people are dead, including a child, and nearly two dozen were being treated at a local hospital after a tornado tore through the middle of Tennessee on Saturday, officials said. Police and firefighters in Clarksville were responding to reports of damage in the northern part of...
