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The teen immigrant charged in the death of a St. Johns County sheriff’s sergeant who collapsed and died after struggling to detain him has been ruled incompetent to proceed to trial. Judge R. Lee Smith’s ruling was filed with the St. Johns County clerk of court Friday. Several experts testified on Dec. 22 that Virgilio […]

A former Kentucky county official who refused to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples must pay a total of $260,104 in fees and expenses to attorneys who represented one couple, a federal judge has ruled. That judgment against Kim Davis is in addition to a total of $100,000 in damages a jury said she should […]

Melissa Hoskins, an Australian Olympian and world championship-winning cyclist, has died. She was 32. In a statement on Sunday, South Australia Police said a woman had died after she was struck by a car in an inner suburb of the city of Adelaide on Saturday night. She suffered serious injuries and died in a hospital […]

Israel will appear before the International Court of Justice (ICJ) at The Hague to contest South Africa’s genocide accusations over the war with Hamas in Gaza, an Israeli government spokesman said on Tuesday. South Africa asked the ICJ on Friday for an urgent order declaring that Israel was in breach of its obligations under the […]

Beloved for artfulness and creativity, Triangle sushi bars are some of the region’s most beloved restaurants, ranging from casual and funky to the top tier of fine dining. The two favorite sushi bars among readers of The News & Observer embody that range. Waraji is one of Raleigh’s oldest and most beloved sushi restaurants, while […]

RAFAH, Gaza Strip – For the Maarouf family, living in Rafah’s tent city after fleeing their house in Gaza at the start of Israel’s deadly bombardment nearly three months ago, home is now the small campfire they sit around each night. Supplies of wood, scavenged from ruined buildings, were exhausted long ago in the devastated […]

JERUSALEM – Israel will appear before the International Court of Justice (ICJ) at the Hague to contest South Africa’s genocide accusations over the war with Hamas in Gaza, an Israeli government spokesman said on Tuesday. South Africa asked the ICJ on Friday for an urgent order declaring that Israel was in breach of its obligations […]

Jan. 2—Since 2008, Hanceville voters have sent Kenneth Nail to city hall as the victor in four successive mayoral elections that became increasingly uncontested with every four-year interval that passed between them. Now, the city is without its longtime mayor in the wake of Nail’s December resignation after pleading guilty to misdemeanor charges that he […]

Republican presidential candidates and outside groups have blanketed the Iowa airwaves ahead of the first-in-the-nation caucuses, spending nearly $105 million on ads there in 2023. And that figure is set to grow by at least another $7.5 million before the Jan. 15 caucuses, according to upcoming ad reservations tracked by the firm AdImpact. It’s being […]

MADRID – Spanish soccer star Jenni Hermoso testified in Madrid High Court on Tuesday over the kiss she said football federation chief Luis Rubiales planted on her lips without her consent after Spain’s victory in the Women’s World Cup last summer. Hermoso spent around 2-1/2 hours speaking behind closed doors to investigating judge Francisco de […]

A driver in Lexington is dead after a collision Tuesday night, according to the Lexington Police Department. The crash happened around 9:25 p.m. on Newtown Pike near W. Second Street. Lexington police Lt. Jesse Palmer said a vehicle fled from a traffic stop, later lost control and struck another vehicle. One driver was declared dead […]

DES MOINES, Iowa — As former President Donald Trump campaigned in Iowa in the fall, he projected the utmost confidence. He told his supporters during speeches that his advisers had constantly warned him not to take the state for granted. Buoyed by his dominance in state polls, Trump insisted he had no reason to worry. […]