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  1. Student-led protests have thrown France into chaos. Here's what's happening

    Two men are seen in white shirts holding signs and yelling.

    France has been thrown into crisis as student-led protests erupted across the nation, calling for better conditions for learning and for the government to address a decade-long staffing shortage. Here's a look at what we know so far about the protests — and how they became so widespread.

  2. Woman at centre of Cornell gang-rape case was 'misled' about investigation, lawyer says

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    The woman who says several men raped her at a Cornell University fraternity party was "misled" about the status of the criminal investigation in the weeks after she went to police, her lawyer said Wednesday.

  3. U.S. army moves to execute man convicted in 2009 deadly Fort Hood rampage by firing squad

    Bald man in dark blue prison jumpsuit

    The former U.S. army officer convicted of killing 13 people in the 2009 shooting rampage at Fort Hood, Texas, is scheduled to be executed by firing squad in December in what would be the first U.S. military execution in more than 65 years.

  4. Canada yanks sponsorship of disinformation conference discussing U.S. as a threat

    U.S. and Canadian flags are are seen on a table during Independence Day celebrations at Lornado, the official residence of the U.S. Ambassador to Canada in Ottawa, on Tuesday, July 4, 2023.

    The federal government has withdrawn sponsorship of a European disinformation conference that includes panels discussing the U.S. government as a foreign interference risk.

  5. Isaias expected to become hurricane before hitting U.S. Gulf Coast, forecasters say

    A satellite view of Tropical Storm Isaias, as seen off the eastern coast of Mexico, on Oct. 7, 2026.

    Tropical Storm Isaias formed Wednesday in the warm waters off eastern Mexico and forecasters predicted it will quickly strengthen into the first hurricane of the Atlantic season before striking the U.S. Gulf Coast later in the week.