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Peru's former President Alberto Fujimori, 85, center, is driven out of prison by his children Keiko, center right, and Kenji, center left, after being released from prison in Callao, Peru, Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2023.

Former Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori freed from prison on humanitarian grounds

Fujimori, 85, was serving a 25-year sentence in connection with the slayings of 25 Peruvians by death squads in the 1990s.

Darryl George, 18, will spend the remainder of the year in in-school suspension, extending a punishment that was first imposed in August over his hairstyle that district officials maintain violates their dress code policy.

A Black Texas student has been suspended once again for his natural hairstyle

Darryl George, 18, showed up for class on Tuesday at Barbers Hill High School in Mont Belvieu, Texas, before being removed and placed back into in-school suspension for his natural hairstyle.

Jacques Delors of France, president of the European Commission, meets Britain's Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher for talks at 10 Downing Street, London, on Nov. 26, 1986. Delors has died in Paris at age 98.

Jacques Delors, architect of the modern EU and 'Mr. Europe,' dies at 98

A Paris bank messenger's son, Delors became the visionary and builder of a more unified Europe in his momentous decade as chief executive of the European Union.

A student at Professor Lourdes Heredia Mello Municipal School in São Paulo enjoys an apple for dessert after lunch. Brazil's school lunch program, enshrined in its constitution, is a pillar of the country's anti-poverty efforts.

School lunches are Brazil's secret — and delicious — weapon in halting hunger

Free school lunches, a pillar of Brazil's anti-poverty efforts, are now one of its main weapons against surging post-pandemic hunger. And that's not the only benefit.

This 2003 electron microscope image made available by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows mature, oval-shaped monkeypox virions, left, and spherical immature virions, right, obtained from a sample of human skin associated with the 2003 prairie dog outbreak.

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Tracking monkeypox cases in San Diego County, plus latest news and symptoms, transmission and testing information.

Terrible at buying Christmas presents? Gift ideas for 5 personality types

Not everyone has a knack for gift giving — and that's OK! Our experts share tips on what to get for 5 personality types, ranging from the practical to the sentimental to the hard to shop for.

Sam Altman is shown at a panel discussion on artificial intelligence at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in San Francisco on Thursday.

Ousted OpenAI leader Sam Altman joins Microsoft

The surprise development follows Altman's abrupt ouster from OpenAI by its board of directors over an apparent rift over balancing AI safety with the push to publicly release new powerful AI tools.

People participate in a show of solidarity with hostages being held in the Gaza Strip, at "hostages square" in Tel Aviv, Israel, on Saturday.

Israel receives list of third group of hostages set for release

The Islamist militia group yesterday put the hostages-for-prisoners swap on hold for several hours, alleging that Israel had violated the terms of a four-day truce.

A Motoport USA employee works on a San Diego Police Department uniform. Another uniform is on the table in the foreground. Escondido, Calif., Feb. 3, 2023.

North County motorsports company finds big business in an unexpected place

Motoport USA says its gear is the best in the world at protecting riders. It’s in high demand for an unexpected profession — law enforcement.

A customer replaces the pump dispenser at a Chevron gas station in Columbus, Miss., on Oct. 23. The average price of regular gas has fallen more than 40 cents from a year ago.

As gasoline prices fall, U.S. inflation cools to 3.2%

Consumer prices last month were 3.2% higher than the month before — a smaller annual increase than the previous month. A sharp drop in gas prices in October helped to offset rising rents.

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