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Leslie Van Houten, follower of cult leader Charles Manson, is one big step closer to freedom

Leslie Van Houten, follower of cult leader Charles Manson, is one big step closer to freedom

LOS ANGELES (AP) — California’s governor announced Friday that he won’t ask the state Supreme Court to block parole for Charles Manson follower Leslie Van Houten, paving the way for her release after serving 53 years in prison for two infamous murder
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Federal prosecutors accuse Michigan man of strangling missing 2-year-old

Federal prosecutors accuse Michigan man of strangling missing 2-year-old

A Michigan man apparently strangled his ex-girlfriend's 2-year-old daughter with a cellphone cord and left her body in a Detroit alley , according to a federal complaint filed Friday. The U.S.
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Texas gunman in Walmart shooting gets 90 consecutive life sentences and may still face death penalty

Texas gunman in Walmart shooting gets 90 consecutive life sentences and may still face death penalty

EL PASO, Texas (AP) — A white gunman who killed 23 people in a racist attack on Hispanic shoppers at a Walmart in a Texas border city was sentenced Friday to 90 consecutive life sentences but could still face more punishment, including the death pena
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Dutch premier resigns because of deadlock on thorny issue of migration, paving way for new elections

Dutch premier resigns because of deadlock on thorny issue of migration, paving way for new elections

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The Dutch government collapsed Friday because of irreconcilable differences within the four-party coalition about how to rein in migration, a divisive issue that has split nations across Europe.
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The US will provide cluster munitions to Ukraine as part of a new military aid package

The US will provide cluster munitions to Ukraine as part of a new military aid package

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration will provide cluster munitions to Ukraine, national security adviser Jake Sullivan said Friday, vowing the U.S.
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Wisconsin judge: Lawsuit to repeal abortion ban can continue

Wisconsin judge: Lawsuit to repeal abortion ban can continue

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A judge refused Friday to toss out a lawsuit challenging Wisconsin's 174-year-old abortion ban, keeping the case inching toward the state Supreme Court in a state where debate over abortion rights has taken center stage.
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Search underway for missing pet wallaby in rural Oklahoma town

Search underway for missing pet wallaby in rural Oklahoma town

BLANCHARD, Okla. (AP) — A search is underway in the rural Oklahoma community of Blanchard for a missing pet wallaby.
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Indian authorities arrests 3 railway officials over the train crash that killed more than 290

Indian authorities arrests 3 railway officials over the train crash that killed more than 290

NEW DELHI (AP) — India’s federal crime agency said Friday it has arrested three railway officials in connection with one of the country’s deadliest train accidents , which killed more than 290 people last month.
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Kansas attorney general sues to prevent transgender people from changing driver's licenses

Kansas attorney general sues to prevent transgender people from changing driver's licenses

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — The Republican attorney general of Kansas sued Friday to block transgender residents from changing their sex on their driver's licenses and to rebuke the Democratic governor for defying his interpretation of a new law.
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Florida parents charged in death of toddler left in car overnight after Fourth of July party

Florida parents charged in death of toddler left in car overnight after Fourth of July party

LAKELAND, Fla. (AP) — A toddler died after her parents left her in a hot car overnight following a Fourth of July party in Florida, authorities said Thursday.
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