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Israel rescues 4 hostages kidnapped in a Hamas attack on Oct. 7. At least 55 dead in Gaza strikes
By Sam Mednick, Jack Jeffrey And Wafaa Shurafa, The Associated Press on June 8th, 2024
JERUSALEM (AP) – Israel said Saturday it rescued four hostages who were kidnapped in a Hamas-led attack on Oct. 7, in the largest such hostage recovery operation since the war with Hamas began in Gaza. Heavy fighting raged in central Gaza, where the hostages were rescued, and at least 55 people, including children, were killed ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Israel rescues 4 hostages kidnapped in a Hamas-led attack on Oct. 7.
By The Associated Press on June 8th, 2024
JERUSALEM (AP) – Israel said Saturday it rescued four hostages who were kidnapped in a Hamas-led attack on Oct. 7. The army said it rescued Noa Argamani,25, Almog Meir Jan 21, Andrey Kozlov 27, and Shlomi Ziv (40), in a complex special daytime operation in Nuseirat. The hostages were rescued in two separate locations in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Yemen’s Houthi rebels detain 11 UN staffers as well as aid workers in sudden crackdown
By Jon Gambrell And Baraa Anwer, The Associated Press on June 7th, 2024
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) – Eleven Yemeni employees of United Nations agencies have been detained by Yemen’s Houthi rebels under unclear circumstances, authorities said Friday, as the rebels face increasing financial pressure and airstrikes from a U.S.-led coalition. Others working for aid groups also have been taken. The detentions come as the Houthis, who ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!The Danish prime minister is assaulted by a man on a Copenhagen square, reports say
By The Associated Press on June 7th, 2024
BERLIN (AP) – Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen was assaulted by a man on a square in the capital of Copenhagen, the state news agency Ritzau reported Friday. Copenhagen police confirmed on the X platform that one person was arrested and an investigation was underway. There was no immediate word on how the assault happened ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Former astronaut William Anders, who took iconic Earthrise photo, has died in Washington plane crash
By Gene Johnson And And Audrey Mcavoy, The Associated Press on June 7th, 2024
SEATTLE (AP) – Retired Maj. Gen. William Anders, the former Apollo 8 astronaut who took the iconic “Earthrise” photo showing the planet as a shadowed blue marble from space in 1968, was killed Friday when the plane he was piloting alone plummeted into the waters off the San Juan Islands in Washington state. He was ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Documents reveal horror of Maine’s deadliest mass shooting
By David Sharp And Holly Ramer, The Associated Press on June 7th, 2024
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) – Thousands of pages Maine Department of Public Safety documents released Friday include detailed descriptions of the chaos and carnage surrounding the state’s deadliest mass shooting. Officers arrived at the two shooting scenes in Lewiston last October not knowing if the gunman was still there, and with living and dead victims on ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!The Danish prime minister is assaulted on a Copenhagen square, media reports say
By The Associated Press on June 7th, 2024
BERLIN, Germany (AP) – Denmark’s Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen was assaulted by a man on a square in the capital of Copenhagen, the state news agency Ritzau reported on Friday. Danish media said the attacker has been arrested. There was no immediate word on how the assault happened or if Frederiksen was hurt in any ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Gunman opens fire on students at a rural University of Panama campus, killing 1 and wounding another
By Alma SolÃs, The Associated Press on June 7th, 2024
PANAMA CITY, Panama (AP) – An unidentified gunman opened fire on a group of students on a rural campus of the University of Panama Friday, killing one and wounding another before escaping, according to school officials. University Rector Eduardo Flores C. said via the social platform X that agricultural sciences students were doing field work ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!UN will describe Israel and Hamas as violating children’s rights in armed conflict
By Michael Weissenstein, The Associated Press on June 7th, 2024
UNITED NATIONS (AP) – The U.N. secretary-general will list Israel and Hamas as violating the rights and protection of children in armed conflict in an upcoming annual report to the Security Council. According to the preface of last year’s report, lists parties engaged in “the killing and maiming of children” and in “attacks on schools, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Bag of cash doesn’t stop jurors from convicting 5 of 7 defendants in $40 million food fraud scheme
By The Associated Press on June 7th, 2024
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – A jury convicted five Minnesota residents but acquitted two others on Friday for their roles in a scheme to steal more than $40 million that was supposed to feed children during the coronavirus pandemic. The case received widespread attention after someone tried to bribe a juror with a bag of $120,000 in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hunter Biden’s daughter Naomi testifies about her father in his federal gun trial, ending 1st week
By Randall Chase, Michael Kunzelman, Colleen Long And Claudia Lauer, The Associated Press on June 7th, 2024
WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) – Hunter Biden’s daughter Naomi testified Friday in his federal gun trial about visiting her father at a California rehab center, telling jurors that he seemed to be improving in the weeks before he bought the revolver in 2018. “I hadn’t seen my dad in a long time, and I knew he ... Read More »
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