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Republican state Sen. Michael Rulli wins US House seat in Ohio vacated by GOP’s Bill Johnson
By Julie Carr Smyth, The Associated Press on June 11th, 2024
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – Republican state Sen. Michael Rulli won a special election Tuesday in eastern Ohio for the U.S. House seat formerly held by the GOP’s Bill Johnson. Rulli, 55, defeated Democrat Michael Kripchak to fill the remainder of Johnson’s unexpired term. The two face off again Nov. 5 for a full two-year congressional ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Trump-backed candidate Austin Theriault wins primary in Maine district rocked by mass shooting
By Patrick Whittle, The Associated Press on June 11th, 2024
LEWISTON, Maine (AP) – Republican state lawmaker Austin Theriault, endorsed by former President Donald Trump, has won the chance to try to unseat one of the most conservative Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives in a Maine district rocked by a mass shooting last year. Theriault, of Fort Kent, defeated fellow Maine House member ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!US Rep. Nancy Mace wins Republican primary challenge in South Carolina after tumultuous term
By Jeffrey Collins, The Associated Press on June 11th, 2024
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) – U.S. Rep. Nancy Mace has won the Republican nomination after a tumultuous second term in South Carolina that saw her go from an enemy to ally of former President Donald Trump and make headlines for plenty of things off the House floor. Mace defeated challengers Catherine Templeton and Bill Young in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!1 fatally shot on Atlanta area transit bus that led officers on a wild chase, police say
By The Associated Press on June 11th, 2024
ATLANTA (AP) – Atlanta police said one person has died after being shot on a commuter bus Tuesday afternoon that led officers on a chase for miles from the city into neighboring suburbs, with television news footage showing it barrelling through rush hour traffic and striking several vehicles. News helicopters followed the dramatic pursuit of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Man convicted of killing former lover and her husband is executed in Missouri
By Jim Salter, The Associated Press on June 11th, 2024
BONNE TERRE, Mo. (AP) – A man convicted of killing his former lover and her husband in what prosecutors described as a fit of rage was executed Tuesday evening in Missouri. David Hosier, 69, was pronounced dead at 6:11 p.m. following a single-dose injection of the sedative pentobarbital at the state prison in Bonne Terre, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!US will send Ukraine another Patriot missile system after Kyiv’s desperate calls for air defenses
By Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press on June 11th, 2024
WASHINGTON (AP) – The United States will send Ukraine another Patriot missile system, two U.S. officials said Tuesday, answering Kyiv’s desperate calls for more air defenses as it battles an intense Russian assault on the northeastern Kharkiv region. The officials said President Joe Biden has approved the move. It would be the second Patriot system ... Read More »
1 responseGunman wounds 3 in Atlanta food court before being shot by officer, police say
By Jeff Amy, The Associated Press on June 11th, 2024
ATLANTA (AP) – A gunman shot three people at a food court in downtown Atlanta before then getting shot by a police officer Tuesday afternoon, authorities said. All four people who were shot at the Peachtree Center food court are expected to survive, including the suspect, according to Atlanta Police Chief Darin Schierbaum. During a ... Read More »
1 responseHamas responds to Gaza cease-fire plan seeking some changes. US says it’s ‘evaluating’ the reply
By Matthew Lee And Abby Sewell, The Associated Press on June 11th, 2024
BEIRUT (AP) – Hamas said Tuesday that it gave mediators its reply to the U.S.-backed proposal for a cease-fire in Gaza, seeking some “amendments” on the deal. It appeared the reply was short of an outright acceptance that the United States has been pushing for but kept negotiations alive over an elusive halt to the ... Read More »
1 responseHaiti’s transitional council appoints new Cabinet tasked with leading a country under siege by gangs
By Evens Sanon And Dánica Coto, The Associated Press on June 11th, 2024
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) – Haiti’s transitional council appointed a new Cabinet on Monday, marking the final step in rebuilding the government that will lead a country under siege by gangs. Government spokeswoman Kettia Marcellus confirmed the existence of the new Cabinet and its ministers to The Associated Press. Carlos Hercules, the attorney for Prime Minister ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hamas says it gave mediators its response to Gaza cease-fire plan with some ‘remarks’
By Matthew Lee And Abby Sewell, The Associated Press on June 11th, 2024
BEIRUT (AP) – Hamas says it has given Qatari and Egyptian mediators its reply to the U.S.-backed proposal for a cease-fire in Gaza, with some “remarks” on the deal. Hamas and the smaller Islamic Jihad militant group said they were ready to “deal positively to arrive at an agreement” and that their priority is to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Four people shot at downtown Atlanta food court, mayor says
By Jeff Amy, The Associated Press on June 11th, 2024
ATLANTA (AP) – Four people were shot at a food court in downtown Atlanta, the city’s mayor said Tuesday. Mayor Andre Dickens said on the social media site X that the shooting happened at the Peachtree Center food court. Atlanta police said in a post that all four who were shot were alert and conscious. ... Read More »
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