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LONDON (AP) — A new law that gives immunity from prosecution for most offenses committed during Northern Ireland’s decades of sectarian violence is not compliant with human rights, a judge in Belfast ruled Wednesday. The British government’s Legacy and Reconciliation Bill, passed in September, stops most prosecutions for alleged killings by militant groups and British soldiers during “the Troubles” — …

A Michigan man is the first person to face charges under the state’s new law requiring gun owners to keep weapons in locked storage containers around minors. The case is bringing attention to similar state laws across the U.S. and prosecutors’ determination of when to bring criminal charges using them. The debate is particularly sharp in Michigan, where prosecutors in …

FLINT, Mich. (AP) — A Michigan man was charged Tuesday under the state’s new law requiring safe storage of guns after his 2-year-old daughter shot herself in the head with his revolver the day after the law took effect. The 44-year-old Flint man became the first person to be charged with violating the law that took effect on Feb. 13, …

ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia senators on Tuesday passed a bill to remove barcodes from ballots, one of numerous Republican-backed proposals aimed at addressing GOP discontent driven by Donald Trump’s false claims that he won the state in 2020. The Senate voted 31-22 to pass Senate Bill 189, sending it on to the House for more debate. It would mandate that …