By Munir Ahmed And Riazat Butt, The Associated Press on February 7th, 2024
ISLAMABAD (AP) – People lined up at polling stations Thursday morning to vote a day after election-related violence killed at least 30 people. Tens of thousands of police and paramilitary forces have been deployed at polling stations to ensure security. Still, on the eve of the election, a pair of bombings at election offices in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!By Will Weissert, The Associated Press on February 7th, 2024
WASHINGTON (AP) – Self-help author and spiritual guru Marianne Williamson on Wednesday announced the end of her long-shot Democratic challenge to President Joe Biden. The 71-year-old onetime spiritual adviser to Oprah Winfrey contemplated suspending her campaign last month after winning just 5,000 votes in New Hampshire’s primary, writing that she “had to decide whether now ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!By Ron Todt And Matt Rourke, The Associated Press on February 7th, 2024
EAST LANSDOWNE, Pa. (AP) – At least six people were unaccounted for after two police officers were wounded by gunfire Wednesday at a home in suburban Philadelphia that was then set on fire and consumed by the flames, authorities said. Officers from East Lansdowne, Lansdowne and Upper Darby responded to the house in East Lansdowne ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!By Aida Sultanova, The Associated Press on February 7th, 2024
BAKU, Azerbaijan (AP) – Incumbent President Ilham Aliyev appeared to be headed to an expected landslide victory in Azerbaijan’s presidential election Wednesday in an early vote he called following his government’s swift reclaiming of a region formerly controlled by ethnic Armenian separatists. With just over 93% of the ballots counted, Aliyev had 92.05% of the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!By Ron Todt And Matt Rourke, The Associated Press on February 7th, 2024
EAST LANSDOWNE, Pa. (AP) – Two police officers were wounded Wednesday by gunfire at a suburban Philadelphia home that was later set on fire and consumed by the blaze, authorities said. Officers from East Lansdowne, Lansdowne and Upper Darby responded to the house in East Lansdowne in the afternoon after a 911 call reporting that ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!By The Associated Press on February 7th, 2024
WASHINGTON (AP) – The Justice Department special counsel investigating President Joe Biden’s handling of classified documents has completed his inquiry and a report is expected to be made public soon, Attorney General Merrick Garland told lawmakers in a letter Wednesday. Garland did not detail the conclusions of the report from special counsel Robert Hur, but ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!By Qassim Abdul-zahra And Aamer Madhani, The Associated Press on February 7th, 2024
BAGHDAD (AP) – A U.S. drone strike hit a car in the Iraqi capital Wednesday night, killing three members of the powerful Kataib Hezbollah militia, including a high-ranking commander, officials said. The strike came on a main thoroughfare in the Mashtal neighborhood in eastern Baghdad. A crowd gathered as emergency response teams picked through the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!By The Associated Press on February 7th, 2024
EAST LANSDOWNE, Pa. (AP) – Two police officers were wounded Wednesday by gunfire at a suburban Philadelphia home that later became engulfed in flames, authorities said. Emergency officials in Delaware County said officers were called to the house in East Lansdowne on a report that a child had been wounded by gunfire. Officers immediately came ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!By The Associated Press on February 7th, 2024
EAST LANSDOWNE, Pa. (AP) – Two police officers were wounded Wednesday by gunfire from a suburban Philadelphia home that later became engulfed in flames, authorities said. Emergency officials in Delaware County said officers were called to the home in East Lansdowne on a report that a child had been wounded by gunfire. Officers immediately came ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!By Matthew Lee, Tia Goldenberg And Wafaa Shurafa, The Associated Press on February 7th, 2024
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) – U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Wednesday that a cease-fire and hostage-release agreement between Israel and Hamas was still possible, despite the two sides being far apart on the central terms for a deal. Blinken was in the region trying to broker a deal that could bring some respite ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!By The Associated Press on February 7th, 2024
QUITO, Ecuador (AP) – Ecuador’s high court on Wednesday decriminalized euthanasia and ordered lawmakers and health officials to draft rules and regulations for the procedure. The decision of Ecuador’s highest court came in response to a lawsuit from a terminally ill woman diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, commonly known as ASL, who had argued that ... Read More »
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