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Disgraced sports doctor Larry Nassar stabbed multiple times at Florida federal prison: AP sources

Disgraced sports doctor Larry Nassar stabbed multiple times at Florida federal prison: AP sources

WASHINGTON (AP) — Disgraced sports doctor Larry Nassar , who was convicted of sexually abusing female gymnasts including Olympic medalists, was stabbed multiple times during an altercation with another inmate at a federal prison in Florida.
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Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte will leave politics after election, marking end of a political era

Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte will leave politics after election, marking end of a political era

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte, the Netherlands’ longest serving premier, said Monday he will leave politics after an early general election sparked by a dispute over migration that led to his government’s resignation .
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Pope Francis names 21 new cardinals, including prelates based in Hong Kong and Jerusalem

Pope Francis names 21 new cardinals, including prelates based in Hong Kong and Jerusalem

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis on Sunday announced he has chosen 21 new cardinals, including prelates from Jerusalem and Hong Kong — places where Catholics are a small minority — as he continues to leave his mark on the body of churchmen who will s
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Iowa GOP schedules Jan. 15 for leadoff presidential caucuses. It's on Martin Luther King Jr. Day

Iowa GOP schedules Jan. 15 for leadoff presidential caucuses. It's on Martin Luther King Jr. Day

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa Republicans have scheduled the party’s presidential nominating caucuses for Jan. 15, 2024, putting the first votes of the next election a little more than six months away.
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US soccer star Megan Rapinoe announces she’ll retire after the NWSL season

US soccer star Megan Rapinoe announces she’ll retire after the NWSL season

CHICAGO (AP) — Days before heading to her fourth World Cup, Megan Rapinoe announced Saturday she’ll retire at the end of the National Women's Soccer League season.
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Airstrike in Sudanese city kills at least 22, officials say, amid fighting between rival generals

Airstrike in Sudanese city kills at least 22, officials say, amid fighting between rival generals

CAIRO (AP) — An airstrike in a Sudanese city on Saturday killed at least 22 people, health authorities said, in one of the deadliest air attacks yet in the three months of fighting between the country’s rival generals.
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Six people are dead after a plane into a field and bursts into flames in California, officials say

Six people are dead after a plane into a field and bursts into flames in California, officials say

MURRIETA, Calif. (AP) — Six people died after a plane crashed over a Southern California field on Saturday morning before bursting into flames. The plane was engulfed in fire along with about one acre of vegetation when deputies arrived.
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4 militants attack a police station and kill an officer in southeast Iran, state TV says

4 militants attack a police station and kill an officer in southeast Iran, state TV says

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Four militants attacked a police station and killed an officer in southeastern Iran, state TV reported on Saturday.
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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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