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January 26, 2024

Minnesota lawmakers initiate debate on physician-assisted suicide bill

The Minnesota Legislature initiated discussions on physician-assisted suicide, with a House health committee holding a hearing before the formal legislative session.

January 26, 2024

Czech Republic advances stricter gun law to Senate following nation's worst mass shooting

The lower house of the Czech Parliament has passed an amendment to the country's gun law, imposing stricter requirements for owning a weapon, officials say.

January 26, 2024

'Beyond disgraceful': Michigan man convicted of defacing one of state's oldest synagogues with swastika

A Michigan man has been convicted by a federal jury on two counts for defacing Temple Jacob, one of the state's oldest synagogues, with swastikas, officials say.

January 26, 2024

China confirms British businessperson received prison sentence on espionage charges in 2022

A British businessperson was sentenced to five years in prison in 2022 on espionage charges in China, according to Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin.

January 25, 2024

New Hampshire man denied bail in Massachusetts crash that killed officer, utility worker

A judge has denied bail for a New Hampshire man who authorities say crashed into a Massachusetts police officer and a utility employee last December, killing them.

January 25, 2024

UK man who killed 2 college students, janitor sentenced to high-security hospital

A man is expected to spend the rest of his life in a high-security medical facility after fatally stabbing two college students and a school janitor in Nottingham, England.

January 25, 2024

Court hands Trudeau embarrassing loss over Freedom Convoy crackdown: 'Not justified'

Canadian Prime Minister Trudeau scored a win last year when a federal probe supported his use of the Emergencies Act, but the new ruling sets back his defense.

January 25, 2024

Putin critic, woman convicted of fatal blast targeting pro-war blogger jailed in Russia

A Moscow court has sentenced a former leader of separatist rebels in Ukraine to four years in prison for extremism after he allegedly criticized President Vladimir Putin.

January 25, 2024

Montana man convicted of killing eagles for black market profit receives prison sentence for gun violations

A Montana man with a history of killing eagles for profit has been sentenced to three years in federal prison on Wednesday for related gun violations, officials say.

January 25, 2024

South Korea lawmaker injured in attack weeks after opposition leader's stabbing

A South Korean governing party lawmaker, Bae Hyunjin, was attacked by an unidentified man in Seoul who struck her head with a rock-like object, officials say.