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January 22, 2024

Virginia zoo to lose 57 animals after judge rules in cruelty investigation

A Virginia judge has ruled that 57 out of 96 animals seized from a zoo will not be returned due to proven cruelty or inadequate care. Thirty-nine animals will be returned to the zoo.

January 20, 2024

50 bizarre laws that have existed or still exist in America

Do you know a weird lifestyle law in your state? It might be included in this roundup of 50 weird state laws that have existed in America, past and present.

January 20, 2024

Facebook lawsuit alleging women defamed Chicago man on private page brings flood of complaints from other men

Nikko D'Ambrosio is suing Facebook and 27 women after they allegedly posted about him in the Chicago version of "Are we dating the same guy?"

January 19, 2024

Ex-Red Wings Zamboni driver fired for urinating in drain, says team had scheme to terminate him: report

A former Zamboni driver fired by the Detroit Red Wings after urinating in a drain inside Little Caesars Arena says the team orchestrated a scheme to let him go.

January 19, 2024

Poland's new government praised by European Union for efforts to restore rule of law

The European Union Commissioner for Justice, Didier Reynders, applauded Poland's new pro-EU government on Friday for its efforts to restore the rule of law.

January 19, 2024

German lawmakers approve plan to loosen citizenship rules in effort to attract skilled workers

German lawmakers have approved legislation that eases rules on gaining citizenship and ends restrictions on holding dual citizenship, according to officials.

January 19, 2024

Activists in Norway charged after blocking entrances to government offices to protest wind farm impact

A group of protesters are facing charges for allegedly blocking government offices to protest a wind farm in central Norway's Fosen district, officials say.

January 19, 2024

North Dakota lawmaker pleads guilty to DUI charge, sentenced to unsupervised probation

Republican state Rep. Nico Rios from North Dakota has been sentenced to nearly a year of unsupervised probation after pleading guilty to drunken driving.

January 19, 2024

Sri Lanka drug crackdown leads to more than 40,000 arrests, drawing criticism from UN

Sri Lankan authorities have conducted a crackdown on drugs, resulting in the arrest of over 40,000 people. The operation has drawn criticism from the United Nations.

January 19, 2024

New York man walks free after 14 years in prison for wrongful homicide conviction

A man who spent 14 years in prison for a 1990s shooting was exonerated after prosecutors now believe the real killer was someone he implicated for decades, officials say.