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By NICOLAS VAUX-MONTAGNY, BARBARA SURK and JOHN LEICESTER Associated Press PARIS (AP) — In a landmark trial, a Paris court will this week seek to determine whether top Syrian intelligence officials were responsible for the disappearance and deaths of a French-Syrian father and his son. The hearings from Tuesday are expected to air chilling allegations

By JIM SALTER Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — Christopher Dunn has spent 33 years in prison for a murder in Missouri he has always claimed he didn’t commit. A hearing starting Tuesday will determine if he should go free. St. Louis prosecutors are now convinced that Dunn is telling the truth, but lawyers for

By PIETRO DE CRISTOFARO and GEIR MOULSON Associated Press FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — The alleged leaders of a suspected far-right plot to topple the German government are among nine suspects going on trial in Frankfurt Tuesday, opening the most prominent proceedings in a case that shocked the country in late 2022. The defendants will face

PHOENIX (AP) — Former Arizona Republican Party chair Kelli Ward and at least 11 other people are set to be arraigned Tuesday in a Phoenix courtroom on conspiracy, forgery and fraud charges stemming from their roles in an effort to overturn Donald Trump’s 2020 election loss in Arizona to Joe Biden. Former New York Mayor

By MICHAEL R. BLOOD AP Political Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — A California legislator backed by former President Donald Trump and a county sheriff promising to fight for tougher border security are matched in a special election Tuesday to decide who will complete the remainder of the term of deposed former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy,

By JACKIE VALLEY of The Christian Science Monitor LAS VEGAS (AP) — They operate in places like an airport, a resort, and a distribution center, tucked away from the public eye but close enough for easy access. They often emit laughter — and the sound of tumbling blocks, bouncing balls, and meandering tricycles. They’re child

By SHEIKH SAALIQ Associated Press ABOARD THE THIRUKKURAL EXPRESS, India (AP) — The 1,800-mile (2,900-kilometer) journey south from New Delhi to Kanyakumari is one of the longest train rides in India, passing through cities, villages, scrub forests and deep ravines. The 22-car Thirukkural Express is a microcosm of India, carrying passengers from different castes and

By KANIS LEUNG Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong’s leader says his government will keep monitoring for any non-compliance with a court order that bans a popular protest song. John Lee said if any of such instances were found, the government would then notify the relevant internet platforms about the content of the

QUITO, Ecuador (AP) — Five rescue dogs were honored by Ecuador’s Fire Department on Monday at a ceremony formally retiring them after seven years of service and turning them over to new adoptive owners. Lt. Col. Esteban Cardenas said the dogs — Ares, Kratos, Zeus, Titan and Gaia — were part of the first class

By JONATHAN J. COOPER Associated Press The presidential primaries that Joe Biden and Donald Trump have already clinched will move closer to their end Tuesday. Voters in two states, Kentucky and Oregon, will get their chance to weigh in, symbolic decisions that provide a few more delegates to the national conventions and a gut check

By CLAIRE RUSH Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — In Oregon’s Multnomah County, home to Portland, the progressive district attorney who took office during the social justice movement of 2020 is being challenged by a candidate vowing to be tough on crime, highlighting the growing pressure on liberal prosecutors across the U.S. amid voter concerns

By BRUCE SCHREINER Associated Press LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — As Kentucky voters go to the polls, Republican Rep. Thomas Massie is downplaying any political fallout for his role in the recent failed effort to oust House Speaker Mike Johnson. Massie is looking to maintain his dominance in his northern Kentucky district. Tuesday’s primary election lacks

By MICHAEL R. SISAK, JAKE OFFENHARTZ, JENNIFER PELTZ and COLLEEN LONG Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A defense witness in Donald Trump’s hush money case whom the judge threatened to remove from the trial over his behavior will return to the stand Tuesday as the trial nears its end. Trump’s lawyers are hoping Robert

By KATE BRUMBACK Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Voters will decide whether two key players in the Georgia election interference case against former President Donald Trump will keep their jobs. Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis and Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee are both on the ballot for Tuesday’s election. Willis is the prosecutor who

By NICHOLAS RICCARDI and LISA MASCARO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — In the hours after the attack on the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, Ohio’s then-Republican senator, Rob Portman, voted to accept President Joe Biden’s win over the defeated former president, Donald Trump, despite Trump’s false allegations that Biden only won because of fraud.