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Midwest tornadoes cause severe damage in Omaha suburbs
By Josh Funk And Heather Hollingsworth, The Associated Press on April 26th, 2024
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) – A tornado plowed through suburban Omaha, Nebraska, on Friday afternoon, damaging hundreds of homes and other structures as the twister tore for miles along farmland and into subdivisions. Injuries were reported but it wasn’t yet clear if anyone was killed in the storm. Multiple tornadoes were reported in Nebraska but the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Paramedic who injected Elijah McClain with ketamine before his death avoids prison
By Colleen Slevin And Matthew Brown, The Associated Press on April 26th, 2024
BRIGHTON, Colo. (AP) – A former paramedic who injected Elijah McClain with ketamine avoided prison and was sentenced to probation Friday after his homicide conviction in the Black man’s death, which helped fuel the 2020 racial injustice protests. Jeremy Cooper faced up to three years in prison. He administered a dose of the sedative ketamine ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Tornado tears through Nebraska, causing severe damage in Omaha suburbs
By Josh Funk And Heather Hollingsworth, The Associated Press on April 26th, 2024
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) – A tornado plowed through suburban Omaha, Nebraska, on Friday afternoon, demolishing homes as the twister tore for miles along farmland and into subdivisions. It wasn’t yet clear if anyone was injured or killed in the storm. Multiple tornadoes were reported in Nebraska but the most destructive storm moved from a largely ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!President Joe Biden says he’s ‘happy to debate’ Donald Trump. Trump says he’s ready to go
By Aamer Madhani And Seung Min Kim, The Associated Press on April 26th, 2024
NEW YORK (AP) – President Joe Biden said Friday that he is willing to debate his presumptive Republican opponent, Donald Trump, later this fall ““ his most definitive comment yet on the issue. Trump said he was ready, though he questioned Bidens’s willingness. Biden’s comment came during an interview with the Sirius XM radio host ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Britain’s King Charles III will resume public duties next week after cancer treatment, palace says
By The Associated Press on April 26th, 2024
LONDON (AP) – King Charles III will resume his public duties next week following treatment for cancer, Buckingham Palace announced Friday. Charles took a break from public appearances almost three months ago to focus on his treatment for an undisclosed type of cancer. The palace said Charles would make a public visit to a cancer ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!U.S. announces new Patriot missiles for Ukraine as part of new $6 billion aid package
By Lolita C. Baldor And Tara Copp, The Associated Press on April 26th, 2024
WASHINGTON (AP) – The U.S. will provide Ukraine additional Patriot missiles for its air defense systems as part of a massive $6 billion additional aid package, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin announced Friday. The missiles will be used to replenish previously supplied Patriot air defense systems and are part of a package that also includes more ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Fire at small hotel in southern Brazil kills at least 10 people
By The Associated Press on April 26th, 2024
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) – A fire tore through a small hotel in the southern Brazilian city of Porto Alegre early Friday, killing at least 10 people and injuring 11, authorities said. The fire broke out in the early hours in the three-story building, which provided affordable housing for single people but which lacked proper ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Andrew Tate’s trial on charges of rape and human trafficking can start, a Romanian court rules
By Stephen Mcgrath, The Associated Press on April 26th, 2024
BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) – A court in Romania’s capital on Friday ruled that a trial can start in the case of influencer Andrew Tate, who is charged with human trafficking, rape and forming a criminal gang to sexually exploit women. The Bucharest Tribunal ruled that prosecutors’ case file against Tate met the legal criteria but ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Head of Vietnam’s parliament resigns amid corruption probe
By The Associated Press on April 26th, 2024
HANOI, Vietnam (AP) – Vietnamese state media outlet VN Express reports that the head of Vietnam’s Parliament, Vuong Dinh Hue, has resigned. He is the latest member of senior government to leave office amid an ongoing anti-corruption campaign... Read More »
Be the first to comment!With fear and hope, Haiti warily welcomes new governing council as gang-ravaged country seeks peace
By Dánica Coto, The Associated Press on April 25th, 2024
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) – Haiti opened a new political chapter Thursday with the installation of a transitional council tasked to pick a new prime minister and prepare for eventual presidential elections, in hopes of quelling spiraling gang violence that has killed thousands in the Caribbean country. Ariel Henry, the prime minister who had been locked ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!With fear and hope, Haiti warily welcomes 10 new leaders as country choked by gangs seeks peace
By Dánica Coto, The Associated Press on April 25th, 2024
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) – Haiti opened a new political chapter Thursday with the installation of a transitional council tasked to pick a new prime minister and prepare for eventual presidential elections, in hopes of quelling spiraling gang violence that has killed thousands in the Caribbean country. Ariel Henry, the prime minister who had been locked ... Read More »
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