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LONDON — A former British cyberespionage employee who had become angry and resentful toward his agency’s work was sentenced Monday to life in prison for attempted murder in the vicious stabbing of an American intelligence worker assigned to the U.K. Joshua Bowles, 29, punched the woman and knifed her repeatedly …

WASHINGTON — In his first major move, Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., is using the bipartisan goal of providing aid to Israel to pick a fight with President Joe Biden over his signature achievement. A new bill released Monday by House Republicans includes $14.3 billion in emergency funding for Israel, paid …

Since the dawn of the 2020s, Puerto Rico’s Bad Bunny has captured the attention of the global queer world by donning drag in a music video, honoring a murdered trans woman on “The Tonight Show,” locking lips with his male backup dancer at MTV’s Video Music Awards and, most recently, …

HONG KONG — A Hong Kong court acquitted a Washington state senator Monday of possessing an unlicensed firearm after he brought a gun into the Chinese territory in what he said was an “honest mistake.” Sen. Jeff Wilson, R-Longview, was granted a conditional discharge so long as he commits no …

LEWISTON, Maine — Following the deadliest mass shooting in state history, the region officially gathered, grieved, and took wisdom from community voices who granted permission to heal. Vigils dominated the weekend and provided spiritual sustenance for the state’s second-largest city and neighboring towns, where authorities are probing why an Army …

A 13-year-old Florida boy accused of fatally stabbing his mother as she was sleeping has been charged as an adult with first-degree murder. Derek Rosa, 13, allegedly killed his mother on Oct. 12 in their Hialeah apartment in front of her newborn baby, according to authorities. Rosa was indicted for …

At least 3 people are dead and over 40 have been injured after multiple mass shootings across the country during the Halloween weekend, according to officials. In Indianapolis, one woman was killed and eight others were shot during a large party. Officers with the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department responded to …

KITAKYUSHU, Japan — Once a week, Rena Shinohara heads off to work, clocking in for a shift at a job one could say she was born to do. Rena, 18 months, is a baby worker at a Japanese nursing home, hired to brighten the days of residents whose own grandchildren …

News of the death of actor Matthew Perry on Saturday night triggered an immediate outpouring of shock and grief from around the world. Best remembered for his now-iconic role as Chandler Bing on beloved ’90s sitcom “Friends,” Perry was found dead on Saturday of an apparent drowning at his Pacific …

NBC News reporters near the border saw and heard airstrikes, rockets and artillery fire pounding the enclave in what the Israel Defense Forces said was a sustained bombing of 150 targets through the night. Though Israel says it is targeting only Hamas positions, its assault on the crowded, tiny piece …