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Top stories - CBS News
Widow of Jan. 6 officer testifies at rioter's sentencing
Erin Smith's husband, Jeff Smith, died by suicide days after the Jan. 6 assault on the U.S. Capitol.50 minutes ago -
Sports - ABC News
Dennis Eckersley's daughter gets suspended sentence in baby abandonment case
A mother convicted of abandoning her newborn son in the New Hampshire woods in subfreezing temperatures on Christmas night in 2022 has been handed a suspended sentence2 hours ago -
Business - Inc.
AI Power Needs Fuel Demand for Nuclear Energy
Electricity providers are looking at revamping nuclear power generation as Big Tech energy needs increase.5 hours ago - Artificial Intelligence -
World - The New York Times
Egypt Replaces Its Powerful Spy Chief
Gen. Abbas Kamel, a longtime confidant of Egypt’s president, oversaw the country’s most important international relationships and helped maintain the president’s authoritarian grip.8 hours ago -
Top stories - CBS News
Some Menendez brothers' family members rally for reduced sentence amid new evidence
Dozens of relatives of Erik and Lyle Menendez ramped up public support for the brothers on Wednesday with a press conference in Los Angeles. The brothers have spent decades in prison for murdering ...10 hours ago -
Top stories - BBC News
Government to give magistrates more sentencing powers
Magistrates in England and Wales will be able to jail offenders for up to 12 months from November to stop cases clogging up crown courts.11 hours ago -
World - ABC News
Vietnamese real estate tycoon sentenced to life for billions in fraud in government graft crackdown
A Vietnamese real estate tycoon has been convicted of fraudulently obtaining property worth billions of dollars and sentenced to life in prison in a case that has been a centerpiece of the ...12 hours ago -
Top stories - The New York Times
The Power of Government Policies
The U.S. has the capacity to address its biggest problems. Whether it does is a different matter.13 hours ago -
Top stories - NBC News
Mexico ex-drug czar sentenced to more than 38 years in U.S. prison over cartel bribes
Genaro Garcia Luna, who led Mexico’s fight against the country’s violent drug trade, was sentenced to more than 38 years in U.S. prison for accepting bribes from the cartels he was supposed to fight.13 hours ago -
Top stories - CBS News
Woman sentenced for killing pregnant woman, hoping to claim baby was hers
A Missouri woman has been sentenced to two life terms in prison for killing a pregnant Arkansas woman and trying to pass off the dead woman's fetus as her own stillborn baby.14 hours ago -
World - Financial Times
England’s mayors in diplomacy dance to shift balance of power
Officials hope summits involving regions and centre can lead to devolution of decision-making and growth initiatives15 hours ago -
Top stories - NBC News
After toddler's death, man sentenced to 45 years for trafficking fentanyl from Bronx day care
A New York man was sentenced to 45 years in prison for trafficking fentanyl out of a day care center where a toddler died and three others were poisoned after they were exposed to the drug, federal ...23 hours ago -
World - The New York Times
Mexico’s Ex-Security Chief Sentenced to 38 Years for Cartel Bribery
The stiff penalty was the potentially final step in the stunning downfall of the former official, Genaro García Luna, who has gone from the heights of power to imprisonment.Yesterday -
Sports - Yahoo Sports
Mexico’s ex-public security chief sentenced to 38-plus years in US for taking cartel bribes
NEW YORK (AP) — The man once heralded as the architect of Mexico’s war on drug cartels was sentenced to more than 38 years in a U.S. prison on Wednesday for taking massive bribes to aid drug ...Yesterday -
Top stories - The New York Times
Man Whose Fentanyl Stash Killed Child at Day Care Gets 45-Year Sentence
Felix Herrera Garcia stepped over the boy’s body before fleeing the Bronx day care center, prosecutors said. The same kitchen utensils used for snacks were used to package drugs, they said.Yesterday -
Politics - The Hill
Supreme Court allows Biden plan on power plants
{beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment The Big Story Supreme Court paves way for Biden climate rule for power plants The Supreme Court declined Wednesday to block a Biden ...Yesterday - Joe Biden -
Business - The New York Times
Amazon, Google and Microsoft Are Investing in Nuclear Power
Large technology companies are investing billions of dollars in nuclear energy as an emissions-free source of electricity for artificial intelligence and other businesses.Yesterday - Google -
Top stories - The New York Times
Judge Extends Sentence for Former County Official Convicted in Las Vegas Journalist’s Murder
Robert Telles was sentenced to life in prison with the possibility of parole after 20 years for the murder of Jeff German. On Wednesday, a judge added eight years to that minimum.Yesterday -
Business - The Wall Street Journal
Amazon Joins Big Tech's Foray Into Nuclear Power
The internet giant is part of a $500 million investment to help bring small, modular reactors on to the grid.Yesterday - Amazon -
Top stories - ABC News
Nevada politician Robert Telles sentenced to life for killing journalist Jeff German
Robert Telles, the Nevada politician convicted of murdering journalist Jeff German, has been sentenced to life in prison with the possibility of parole after 28 years.Yesterday -
Entertainment - Los Angeles Times
'RHONJ' alum Dina Manzo's ex sentenced to 7 years for mob assault of her now-husband
Thomas Manzo, the ex-husband of former 'RHONJ' star Dina Cantin (previously Dina Manzo), will serve seven years behind bars for hiring a mobster to assault the TV star's new beau.Yesterday -
Top stories - NBC News
Nebraska Supreme Court rules convicted felons who completed their sentences can vote
The Nebraska Supreme Court ruled that convicted felons who served their sentences are allowed to vote in the Nov. 5 election.Yesterday -
Top stories - CBS News
Why cellphone chats can be death sentences in cartel stronghold
If a person is traveling in a car with others, one bad phone contact or chat can get the whole group kidnapped, or killed.Yesterday -
Business - Inc.
Rafael Nadal Was an Exceptional Tennis Player, but His Legacy Can Be Summed Up With 2 Sentences
Recently retired Rafael Nadal on gender, equality, and fairness.Yesterday -
Business - Inc.
To Make AI Pay, Master 2 Power Traits
You must be insatiably curious and excel at managing process redesign.Yesterday -
World - ABC News
Belarus adds 1 year to imprisoned opposition activist's sentence
A court in Belarus has sentenced an imprisoned opponent of hardline President Alexander Lukashenko to an additional year behind bars for disobeying prison officials2 days ago -
World - ABC News
A Saudi cartoonist has been sentenced to 23 years in prison, activists say
A Saudi cartoonist who once drew for a Qatari newspaper as a yearslong diplomatic crisis engulfed Doha has been sentenced to 23 years in prison2 days ago -
Top stories - BBC News
Google turns to nuclear to power AI data centres
The tech giant says it will use energy from small reactors to power its use of artificial intelligence.2 days ago - Google -
Top stories - BBC News
Burning rubbish now UK’s dirtiest form of power
Nearly half of waste is now burned for energy, but BBC analysis finds it is as dirty as coal.2 days ago -
Top stories - The New York Times
A Reporter’s Shield Law Is Vital to Prevent Abuses of Power
The PRESS Act has unanimous support in the House, but a few senators are blocking it.2 days ago -
Top stories - BBC News
Tougher sentences taking too long, say bereaved parents
The parents of a student killed by a drunk driver say 10 years is too long to wait for change.3 days ago -
Tech - The Wall Street Journal
Google Backs New Nuclear Plants to Power AI
Startup Kairos Power plans to build small reactors to help supply electricity to the tech company’s data centers.3 days ago - Google -
World - ABC News
Russian court convicts French citizen of collecting military information, sentences him to 3 years in prison
Russian court convicts French citizen of collecting military information, sentences him to 3 years in prison3 days ago - Russia -
World - ABC News
Former officer with East Germany’s secret police sentenced to prison for a border killing in 1974
An 80-year-old former officer with communist East Germany’s secret police, the Stasi, has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for the murder of a Polish man at a border crossing in divided Berlin ...3 days ago -