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Aung San Suu Kyi has been moved from a Myanmar prison to house arrest due to heat wave
By The Associated Press on April 16th, 2024
BANGKOK (AP) – Myanmar’s jailed former leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been moved from prison to house arrest as a health measure due to a heat wave, the military government said. Suu Kyi, 78, and Win Myint, the 72-year-old former president of her ousted government, were among the elderly and infirm prisoners moved from ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Myanmar’s military says Aung San Suu Kyi has been moved from prison to house arrest
By The Associated Press on April 16th, 2024
BANGKOK (AP) – Myanmar’s military said Wednesday that ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been moved from prison to house arrest as a health measure due to a heat wave. A nationwide conflict in Myanmar began after the army in 2021 ousted the elected government, imprisoned Suu Kyi and began suppressing nonviolent protests that ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Bob Graham, ex-US senator and Florida governor, dies at 87
By The Associated Press on April 16th, 2024
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) – Former U.S. Sen. and two-term Florida Gov. Bob Graham, who gained national prominence as chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee in the aftermath of the 2001 terrorist attacks and as an early critic of the Iraq war, has died. He was 87. Graham’s family announced the death Tuesday in a statement ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!New leader of Jesse Jackson’s civil rights organization steps down just months on the job
By Sophia Tareen, The Associated Press on April 16th, 2024
CHICAGO (AP) – A Dallas pastor who took over leadership of the Rev. Jesse Jackson’s longtime civil rights organization resigned Tuesday just months after he took the job. The Rev. Frederick Haynes III told The Associated Press that he submitted a letter with his resignation as head of the Chicago-based Rainbow PUSH Coalition, effective immediately. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Caroleene Dobson wins the Republican nomination for Alabama’s 2nd Congressional District
By The Associated Press on April 16th, 2024
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) – Caroleene Dobson has won the Republican nomination in a runoff for Alabama’s 2nd Congressional District. The attorney defeated former state legislator Dick Brewbaker and will face the Democratic nominee in November. The Democratic nomination is also being decided by a runoff. Democrats are aiming to flip the seat after the district ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!New leader of Jesse Jackson’s civil rights organization steps down less than 3 months on the job
By Sophia Tareen, The Associated Press on April 16th, 2024
CHICAGO (AP) – A Dallas pastor who took over leadership of the Rev. Jesse Jackson’s longtime civil rights organization resigned Tuesday after less than three months on the job. The Rev. Frederick Haynes III told The Associated Press that he submitted his resignation as president of the Rainbow PUSH Coalition on Tuesday. Jackson announced in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!First 7 jurors are chosen for Trump’s hush money criminal trial; 11 more still needed
By Michael R. Sisak, Jennifer Peltz, Jake Offenhartz And Alanna Durkin Richer, The Associated Press on April 16th, 2024
NEW YORK (AP) – The first seven jurors for Donald Trump’s hush money trial were seated Tuesday after lawyers grilled the jury pool about their social media posts, political views and personal lives to decide who can sit in fair judgment of the former president. The panelists who were selected are an information technology worker, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!First 6 jurors are chosen for Trump’s hush money criminal trial; 12 more still needed
By Michael R. Sisak, Jennifer Peltz, Jake Offenhartz And Alanna Durkin Richer, The Associated Press on April 16th, 2024
NEW YORK (AP) – The first six jurors for Donald Trump’s hush money trial were chosen Tuesday after lawyers grilled members of the jury pool about their social media posts, political views and personal lives to decide whether they can sit in fair judgment of the former president. The jurors include an English teacher, an ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!First six jurors are chosen for Trump’s hush money criminal trial
By Michael R. Sisak, Jennifer Peltz, Jake Offenhartz And Alanna Durkin Richer, The Associated Press on April 16th, 2024
NEW YORK (AP) – The first six jurors for Donald Trump’s hush money trial were chosen Tuesday after lawyers grilled members of the jury pool about their social media posts, political views and personal lives to decide whether they can sit in fair judgment of the former president. The court began filling out the jury ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!More potential jurors dismissed as Trump’s hush money trial conducts 1st full day of jury selection
By Michael R. Sisak, Jennifer Peltz, Jake Offenhartz And Alanna Durkin Richer, The Associated Press on April 16th, 2024
NEW YORK (AP) – More potential jurors were dismissed Tuesday from Donald Trump’s hush money case as lawyers worked for a second day to find a panel of New Yorkers willing to set their political beliefs aside, clear their personal calendars and sit in judgment of a former U.S. president. Possible jurors were quizzed for ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!House Republicans send Mayorkas impeachment articles to the Senate, forcing a trial
By Mary Clare Jalonick And Stephen Groves, The Associated Press on April 16th, 2024
WASHINGTON (AP) – House impeachment managers walked two articles of impeachment against Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas across the Capitol to the Senate on Tuesday, forcing senators to convene a trial on the allegations that he has “willfully and systematically” refused to enforce immigration laws. While the Senate is obligated to hold a trial under ... Read More »
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