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1 person killed, 1 wounded after gunman opens fire on rural University of Panama campus, rector says
By Alma SolÃs, The Associated Press on June 7th, 2024
PANAMA CITY, Panama (AP) – An unidentified gunman opened fire on a group students on a rural campus of the University of Panama Friday, leaving one person dead and one wounded, according to the school’s rector. University Rector Eduardo Flores C. said via the social platform X that the students were doing field work at ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!School official: 1 killed, 1 wounded after gunman opens fire on rural University of Panama campus
By The Associated Press on June 7th, 2024
PANAMA CITY, Panama (AP) – An unidentified gunman opened fire on a group students on a rural campus of the University of Panama Friday, leaving one person dead and one wounded, according to the school’s rector. University Rector Eduardo Flores C. said via the social platform X that the students were doing field work at ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!After attempted bribe, jury reaches verdict in case of 7 Minnesotans accused of pandemic-era fraud
By The Associated Press on June 7th, 2024
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – A jury reached a verdict Friday in the case against seven Minnesota residents accused in a scheme to steal more than $40 million that was supposed to feed children during the pandemic. The case has received widespread attention after someone tried to bribe a juror with a bag of $120,000 in cash. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Yemen’s Houthi rebels detain 11 UN staffers and others in sudden crackdown, officials say
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 likely have been taken. The detentions come as the Houthis, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Defense calls Hunter Biden’s daughter Naomi in federal gun trial after prosecution rests case
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 was called as a defense witness Friday in his federal gun trial, testifying about how she visited her father in a rehab facility in 2018 and told him she was proud of him. “I hadn’t seen my dad in a long time, and I knew he was ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Former Trump chief of staff Mark Meadows pleads not guilty in Arizona’s fake elector case
By Jacques Billeaud, The Associated Press on June 7th, 2024
PHOENIX (AP) – Former Donald Trump presidential chief of staff Mark Meadows and Trump 2020 Election Day operations director Michael Roman pleaded not guilty Friday in Phoenix to nine felony charges for their roles in an effort to overturn Trump’s Arizona election loss to Joe Biden. Meadows and Roman appeared by videoconference for separate brief ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Defense begins calling witnesses in Hunter Biden’s federal gun trial after prosecution rests case
By Randall Chase, Michael Kunzelman, Colleen Long And Claudia Lauer, The Associated Press on June 7th, 2024
WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) – Federal prosecutors wrapped up their gun case against Hunter Biden on Friday with two final witnesses in their effort to prove that the president’s son lied on a mandatory gun-purchase form when he said he was not illegally using or addicted to drugs. Prosecutors called an FBI forensic chemist, Jason Brewer, ... Read More »
1 responsePutin repeats that Russia will consider sending weapons to adversaries of the West
By The Associated Press on June 7th, 2024
ST. PETERSBURG, Russia (AP) – President Vladimir Putin said Friday that Russia will consider sending weapons to adversaries of Western countries that supply arms to Ukraine, repeating a warning made days earlier. He didn’t specify where such arms might be sent, saying only that they might be “states or even other legal entities that face ... Read More »
1 responseProsecution rests in Hunter Biden’s federal gun trial, capping days of highly personal testimony
By Randall Chase, Michael Kunzelman, Colleen Long And Claudia Lauer, The Associated Press on June 7th, 2024
WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) – Federal prosecutors wrapped up their gun case against Hunter Biden on Friday with two final witnesses in their effort to prove that the president’s son lied on a mandatory gun-purchase form when he said he was not illegally using or addicted to drugs. Prosecutors called an FBI forensic chemist, Jason Brewer, ... Read More »
1 responseProsecution rests its case in Hunter Biden’s federal gun trial
By Randall Chase, Michael Kunzelman, Colleen Long And Claudia Lauer, The Associated Press on June 7th, 2024
WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) – Federal prosecutors wrapped up their gun case against Hunter Biden on Friday with two final witnesses in their effort to prove that the president’s son lied on a mandatory gun-purchase form when he said he was not illegally using or addicted to drugs. Prosecutors called an FBI forensic chemist, Jason Brewer, ... Read More »
1 responseUS-built pier in Gaza is reconnected after repairs, and aid will flow soon, US Central Command says
By Lolita C. Baldor And Tara Copp, The Associated Press on June 7th, 2024
WASHINGTON (AP) – The U.S. military-built pier designed to carry badly needed aid into Gaza by boat has been reconnected to the beach in the besieged territory after a section broke apart in storms and rough seas, and food and other supplies will begin to flow soon, U.S. Central Command announced Friday. The section that ... Read More »
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