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Authorities searching for missing Marine Corps helicopter in San Diego area
By The Associated Press on February 7th, 2024
SAN DIEGO (AP) – San Diego County sheriff’s search teams were looking for a Marine Corps helicopter reported overdue early Wednesday, a watch commander said. The Sheriff’s Department was notified at 1 a.m. that the craft was overdue for arrival at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar and was last seen in the area of Pine ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Twin bombings at Pakistan political offices kill at least 26 a day before voting begins
By Abdul Sattar And Munir Ahmed, The Associated Press on February 7th, 2024
QUETTA, Pakistan (AP) – A pair of bombings at the election offices of a political party and an independent candidate in southwest Pakistan killed at least 26 people and wounded more than two dozen others, officials said Wednesday, the day before parliamentary elections are to be held. The first attack hit the election office of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Sweden closes probe into explosions on Nord Stream pipelines, saying it doesn’t have jurisdiction
By The Associated Press on February 7th, 2024
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) – Swedish officials said Wednesday that they have decided to close their probe into the September 2022 explosions on the Nord Stream gas pipelines, which were built to carry Russian natural gas to Germany, because they don’t have jurisdiction. Sweden’s investigation was only one of three into the explosions. Denmark and Germany ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Pair of bombings at election offices kill 24 in Pakistan the day before elections
By Abdul Sattar, The Associated Press on February 7th, 2024
QUETTA, Pakistan (AP) – A pair of bombings at the election offices of a political party and an independent candidate in southwest Pakistan killed at least 24 people and wounded more than two dozen others, officials said Wednesday, the day before parliamentary elections are to be held. The first attack happened in Pashin, a district ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!A bombing at an independent candidate’s election office kills 14 in Pakistan ahead of elections
By The Associated Press on February 7th, 2024
QUETTA, Pakistan (AP) – A bomb exploded at an election office of an independent candidate in southwest Pakistan on Wednesday, the day before parliamentary elections are to be held, killing at least 14 people and wounding more than two dozen others, officials said. The attack happened in Pashin, a district in Baluchistan province, said Jan ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!A bombing at an independent candidate’s election office kills 10 in Pakistan ahead of elections
By The Associated Press on February 7th, 2024
QUETTA, Pakistan (AP) – A bomb exploded at an election office of an independent candidate in southwest Pakistan on Wednesday, the day before parliamentary elections are to be held, killing at least 10 people and wounding more than a dozen others, officials said. The attack happened in Pashin, a district in Baluchistan province, said Jan ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Blinken to brief Israeli leaders on cease-fire and hostage talks as war in Gaza enters 5th month
By Matthew Lee, Wafaa Shurafa And Samy Magdy, The Associated Press on February 7th, 2024
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) – U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken was set to meet Israeli leaders on Wednesday as Hamas suggested it was open to a new ceasefire and hostage release deal, but both sides remain dug in on thus far elusive goals as the war enters its fifth month. The deadliest round of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!The ‘none of these candidates’ option wins Nevada GOP primary, a symbolic rejection of Nikki Haley
By Michelle L. Price, Jonathan J. Cooper And Gabe Stern, The Associated Press on February 6th, 2024
LAS VEGAS (AP) – The “none of these candidates” option has won in Nevada’s symbolic Republican presidential primary contest, an embarrassing result for Nikki Haley, who was the only major candidate on the ballot. The former U.N. ambassador opted to compete in the state-run primary election Tuesday instead of the party’s presidential caucuses, the only ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!In Nevada, Joe Biden wins primary, while votes are still being counted for GOP race
By Michelle L. Price, Jonathan J. Cooper And Gabe Stern, The Associated Press on February 6th, 2024
LAS VEGAS (AP) – Nevada’s dueling presidential caucuses and primaries this week are creating confusion among voters, and those who cast ballots in the first contest Tuesday had the option of supporting “none of these candidates.” Nikki Haley ran in Tuesday’s Republican primary, which won’t count for the GOP nomination, while Donald Trump is the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!House vote to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Mayorkas fails, thwarted by Republican defections
By Lisa Mascaro, The Associated Press on February 6th, 2024
WASHINGTON (AP) – In a dramatic setback, House Republicans failed Tuesday to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, forced to shelve a high-profile priority – for now – after a few GOP lawmakers refused to go along with the party’s plan. The stunning roll call fell just a single vote short of impeaching Mayorkas, stalling ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Los Angeles records nearly 400 mudslides during storm that has drenched Southern California
By John Antczak And Julie Watson, The Associated Press on February 6th, 2024
LOS ANGELES (AP) – One of the wettest storms in Southern California history unleashed nearly 400 mudslides in the Los Angeles area after dumping more than half the amount of rainfall the city typically gets in a season in just two days, and officials warned Tuesday that the threat was not over yet. The storm ... Read More »
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