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2 people were killed and 8 others wounded in shooting at grocery store in south Arkansas, police say
By The Associated Press on June 21st, 2024
FORDYCE, Ark. (AP) – Two people were killed and eight wounded in a shooting that occurred Friday at a grocery store in south Arkansas, police said. Arkansas State Police said the shooting occurred at the Mad Butcher grocery store in Fordyce and that the shooter was critically injured after being shot by police. A law ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Judge dismisses charges in Nevada fake electors case over venue question, attorney general to appeal
By The Associated Press on June 21st, 2024
LAS VEGAS (AP) – A Nevada state court judge dismissed a criminal indictment Friday against six Republicans accused of submitting certificates to Congress falsely declaring Donald Trump the winner of the state’s 2020 presidential election, potentially killing the case with a ruling that state prosecutors chose the wrong venue to file the case. Nevada Attorney ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Defense for woman accused of killing police officer boyfriend tries to show she was framed
By Michael Casey And Kathy Mccormack, The Associated Press on June 21st, 2024
BOSTON – Attorneys for a woman accused of striking her Boston police officer boyfriend with her SUV and leaving him for dead in a snowbank outside another officer’s home began presenting their case Friday that she was framed by police, with a snowplow driver who said he didn’t see a body. Snowplow driver Brian Loughran, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Israeli strikes on tent camps near Rafah kill at least 25 and wound 50, Gaza health officials say
By Wafaa Shurafa, The Associated Press on June 21st, 2024
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) – Israeli forces shelled tent camps for displaced Palestinians north of Rafah on Friday, killing at least 25 people and wounding another 50 according to Gaza’s Heath Ministry and emergency workers, in the latest deadly attack in the tiny Palestinian territory where hundreds of thousands have fled fighting between Israel ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Shiny monolith removed from mountains outside Las Vegas. How it got there is still a mystery
By Rio Yamat, The Associated Press on June 21st, 2024
LAS VEGAS (AP) – A strange monolith found jutting out of the rocks in a remote mountain range near Las Vegas has been taken down by authorities. Its discovery over the weekend, and quick removal, revived a pandemic-era mystery that captured the public’s imagination when similar objects began to appear around the world. How it ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Trump ally Bannon asks the Supreme Court to delay his 4-month prison sentence on contempt charges
By The Associated Press on June 21st, 2024
WASHINGTON (AP) – Trump ally Steve Bannon has asked the Supreme Court to delay his prison sentence while he fights his convictions for defying a subpoena from the House committee that investigated the attack on U.S. Capitol. The request from former President Donald Trump’s longtime ally on Friday came after a federal appeals court panel ... Read More »
1 responseNY prosecutors urge judge to keep gag order blocking Trump from criticizing jurors who convicted him
By Jake Offenhartz, The Associated Press on June 21st, 2024
NEW YORK (AP) – Manhattan prosecutors are urging the judge overseeing Donald Trump’s criminal hush money case to uphold a gag order that bars the former president from criticizing jurors, court staff or members of the prosecution that convicted him. They agreed that one provision of the gag order, which prevented Trump from attacking trial ... Read More »
1 responseThe Supreme Court upholds a gun control law intended to protect domestic violence victims
By Mark Sherman, The Associated Press on June 21st, 2024
WASHINGTON (AP) – The Supreme Court on Friday upheld a federal gun control law that is intended to protect victims of domestic violence. In their first Second Amendment case since they expanded gun rights in 2022, the justices ruled in favor of a 1994 ban on firearms for people under restraining orders to stay away ... Read More »
1 responseProsecution rests in the trial of a woman accused of killing her Boston police officer boyfriend
By Michael Casey, The Associated Press on June 21st, 2024
BOSTON (AP) – Prosecutors rested Friday in the case of a woman accused of hitting her Boston police officer boyfriend with her SUV and leaving him for dead in a snowbank. Karen Read has pleaded not guilty to second-degree murder and other charges in the January 2022 death of Officer John O’Keefe. The 16-year Boston ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!EU nations agree to start membership negotiations next week with Ukraine and Moldova
By The Associated Press on June 21st, 2024
BRUSSELS (AP) – The European Union agreed Friday to start membership negotiations with embattled Ukraine and Moldova, another step in the nations’ long journey to move closer to the West and mute Russia’s influence. Belgium, which currently holds the presidency of the EU, said member states have agreed that talks will start June 25 in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Historic flooding in southern China kills 47, with more floods feared in coming days
By The Associated Press on June 21st, 2024
BEIJING (AP) – At least 47 people have died as downpours in southern China’s Guangdong province caused historic flooding and slides, state media reported Friday, while authorities warned of more flooding ahead in other parts of the country. State broadcaster CCTV said Friday afternoon that another 38 people were confirmed dead in the jurisdiction of ... Read More »
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