March 28th, 2024

World News

Ex-FBI source accused of lying about Bidens and having Russian contacts is returned to US custody

By Ken Ritter And Rio Yamat, The Associated Press on February 22nd, 2024

LAS VEGAS (AP) – A former FBI informant accused of lying about multimillion-dollar bribery allegations against President Joe Biden and his son Hunter and purportedly having links to Russian intelligence was again taken into custody Thursday, two days after a judge said he could be freed ahead of trial, his attorneys said in court documents. ... Read More »

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Black and white and adored all over. China pledges pair of pandas for San Diego Zoo

By Julie Watson, The Associated Press on February 22nd, 2024

SAN DIEGO (AP) – China for the first time in more than two decades is sending pandas to the United States to the delight of the San Diego Zoo, which is preparing to receive a pair that could include a female descendent of Bai Yun and Gao Gao, two of the zoo’s former residents that ... Read More »

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4 charged in the deaths of two Navy SEALs boarding ship carrying Iranian-made weapons to Yemen

By The Associated Press on February 22nd, 2024

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) – Four foreign nationals were charged Thursday with transporting suspected Iranian-made weapons after U.S. naval forces interdicted a vessel in the Arabian Sea last month. Two Navy SEALS died during the mission. U.S. officials said that Navy Special Warfare Operator 1st Class Christopher J. Chambers was boarding the boat on Jan. 11 ... Read More »

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4 charged in deaths of Navy SEALs boarding ship carrying Iranian-made weapons to Yemen

By The Associated Press on February 22nd, 2024

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) – Four people have been charged in connection with deaths of Navy SEALs trying to board ship carrying Iranian-made weapons to Yemen. One was charged with unlawfully transporting explosive material and three others have been charged with lying to federal agents, according to federal court documents. Prosecutors say they were mariners aboard ... Read More »

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Ohio mom who left toddler alone when she went on vacation pleads guilty to aggravated murder

By The Associated Press on February 22nd, 2024

An Ohio mother who left her 16-month-old daughter home alone in a playpen for 10 days last summer while she went on vacation pleaded guilty on Thursday to aggravated murder. Kristel Candelario, 32, also pleaded guilty to child endangerment as part of a plea deal with Cuyahoga County prosecutors, who agreed to dismiss two murder ... Read More »

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New Hampshire man convicted of killing daughter, 5, whose body has not been found

By The Associated Press on February 22nd, 2024

MANCHESTER, N.H. (AP) – A New Hampshire man was convicted of second-degree murder by a jury Thursday in the death of his 5-year-old daughter, who police believe was killed nearly two years before she was reported missing in 2021 and whose body was never found. Adam Montgomery, 34, did not attend the trial and wasn’t ... Read More »

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Texas school legally punished Black student over hairstyle, judge says

By Juan A. Lozano, The Associated Press on February 22nd, 2024

ANAHUAC, Texas (AP) – A Black high school student’s monthslong punishment by his Texas school district for refusing to change his hairstyle does not violate a new state law that prohibits race-based hair discrimination, a judge ruled on Thursday. Darryl George, 18, is a junior and has not been in his regular classes at his ... Read More »

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Mother of Kremlin critic Navalny says she’s resisting pressure to agree to a secret burial

By Associated Press, The Associated Press on February 22nd, 2024

MOSCOW (AP) – The mother of Russia’s top opposition leader Alexei Navalny said Thursday that she has seen her son’s body and that she is resisting strong pressure by authorities to agree to a secret burial outside the public eye. Speaking in a video statement from the Arctic city of Salekhard, Lyudmila Navalnaya said investigators ... Read More »

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Albanian Parliament approves controversial deal to hold migrants for Italy

By Llazar Semini, The Associated Press on February 22nd, 2024

TIRANA, Albania (AP) – Albania’s Parliament on Thursday approved a deal for the country to hold thousands of migrants rescued in international waters by Italy while their asylum applications are processed, despite protests from opposition lawmakers and human rights groups. Under the five-year deal, Albania would shelter up to 3,000 migrants at any one time. ... Read More »

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China plans to send San Diego Zoo more pandas this year, reintroducing panda diplomacy

By Julie Watson, The Associated Press on February 22nd, 2024

SAN DIEGO (AP) – China plans to send a new pair of giant pandas to the San Diego Zoo, renewing its longstanding gesture of friendship toward the United States after a recalling nearly all the iconic bears on loan to U.S. zoos as relations soured between the two nations. The China Wildlife Conservation Association recently ... Read More »

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