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FBI says Trump was indeed struck by bullet during assassination attempt
By The Associated Press on July 26th, 2024
WASHINGTON (AP) – The FBI said former President Donald Trump was struck in the ear by a bullet during an assassination attempt on July 13, as the agency moved Friday to clarify what happened after nearly two weeks of confusion and conflicting accounts. In a statement issued Friday evening, the FBI said “what struck former ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Utah officials deny clemency for man set to be executed for 1998 killing of his girlfriend’s mother
By The Associated Press on July 26th, 2024
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) – Utah officials denied clemency Friday to a man who is set to be executed for the stabbing death of his girlfriend’s mother in 1998. Taberon Dave Honie is scheduled to die by lethal injection Aug. 8. During a two-day commutation hearing, Honie asked the state parole board to commute his ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!A tanker plane crash has killed a firefighting pilot in Oregon as Western wildfires spread
By Rebecca Boone And John Antczak, The Associated Press on July 26th, 2024
A tanker plane that disappeared in eastern Oregon while fighting one of the many wildfires spreading across several Western states has been found, and the pilot on board is dead, authorities said Friday. A Grant County Search and Rescue team located the aircraft Friday morning and confirmed the death, said Lisa Clark, a Bureau of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!A tanker plane is missing in Oregon as Western wildfires spread
By Rebecca Boone And John Antczak, The Associated Press on July 26th, 2024
A single-pilot tanker plane disappeared in eastern Oregon while fighting one of the many wildfires spreading across several Western states, and the search has come up empty so far, authorities said Friday. The plane went missing Thursday while fighting the Falls Fire, near the town of Seneca on the edge of the Malheur National Forest. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!California’s largest wildfire is 0% contained 2 days after it reportedly began with a burning car
By Rebecca Boone And John Antczak, The Associated Press on July 26th, 2024
More than 130 structures have been destroyed and thousands more remain threatened by California’s largest active wildfire days after a man was seen ditching a burning car, authorities said. The Park Fire started Wednesday when a man pushed a burning car into a gully in Chico and then calmly blended in with others fleeing the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!People flee Idaho town through a tunnel of fire and smoke as Western wildfires spread
By John Antczak And Holly Ramer, The Associated Press on July 26th, 2024
Lightning strikes have sparked fast-moving wildfires in Idaho, prompting the evacuation of multiple communities, including one in which a man drove past a building and trees engulfed in flames as a tunnel of smoke rose over the roadway. Videos posted to social media include a man who said he heard explosions as he fled Juliaetta, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Wildfire sparked by a burning car triples in size in a day. A 42-year-old man is arrested
By John Antczak And Holly Ramer, The Associated Press on July 26th, 2024
Lightning strikes have sparked fast-moving wildfires in Idaho, prompting the evacuation of multiple communities, including one in which a man drove past a building and trees engulfed in flames as a tunnel of smoke rose over the roadway. Videos posted to social media include a man who said he heard explosions as he fled Juliaetta, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Nebraska Supreme Court upholds law restricting both medical care for transgender youth and abortion
By Margery A. Beck, The Associated Press on July 26th, 2024
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) – A Nebraska law that combined abortion restrictions with another measure to limit gender-affirming health care for minors does not violate a state constitutional amendment requiring bills to stick to a single subject, the Nebraska Supreme Court ruled Friday. The ruling came in a lawsuit brought by the American Civil Liberties Union ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!UK drops plans to challenge ICC arrest warrant request against Benjamin Netanyahu
By Uk Starmer Icc Israel Netanyahu, The Associated Press on July 26th, 2024
LONDON (AP) – British Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s office said Friday the U.K. will not interfere with the International Criminal Court’s request for an arrest warrant against Benjamin Netanyahu. The decision puts distance between Starmer’s government and the plans of former Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, who had planned to challenge the warrant. The ICC had ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!95 Libyan nationals arrested in South Africa at suspected secret military training camp
By Mogomotsi Magome, The Associated Press on July 26th, 2024
JOHANNESBURG (AP) – South African police said Friday they have arrested 95 Libyan nationals on suspicion of receiving training at a secret military camp in the north of the country. Police raided the camp at a farm in White River in the Mpumalanga province, about 360 kilometers (220 miles) northeast of Johannesburg. National police spokesperson ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Barack and Michelle Obama endorse Kamala Harris, giving her expected but crucial support
By Bill Barrow, The Associated Press on July 26th, 2024
ATLANTA (AP) – Former President Barack Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama have endorsed Kamala Harris in her White House bid, giving the vice president the expected but still crucial backing of the nation’s two most popular Democrats. The endorsement, announced Friday morning in a video showing Harris accepting a joint phone call from ... Read More »
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