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An Israeli strike on a Gaza school that the military claims was being used by Hamas kills 30 people
By Wafaa Shurafa And Samy Magdy, The Associated Press on June 5th, 2024
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) – An Israeli strike early Thursday on a school-turned-shelter in central Gaza that the military claimed was being used as a Hamas compound killed at least 30 people, including five children, according to local health officials. The strike came after the military said it was launching new air and ground ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Israeli strike on Gaza school that military says was being used by Hamas kills 30 people
By Wafaa Shurafa, The Associated Press on June 5th, 2024
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) – An Israeli strike on a school in central Gaza that the military said was being used as a “Hamas compound” killed at least 30 people, according to local health officials. The overnight strike, which came after the military said it was launching new air and ground operations in central ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!The sun rises over Normandy’s beaches on D-Day’s 80th anniversary
By The Associated Press on June 5th, 2024
UTAH BEACH, France (AP) – As the sun sets on the D-Day generation, it’s rising again over Normandy beaches where soldiers fought and died exactly 80 years ago, kicking off intense anniversary commemorations Thursday against the backdrop of renewed war in Europe, in Ukraine. Ever-dwindling numbers of World War II veterans, and Russia’s full-scale invasion ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Israel’s military says it targeted ‘Hamas compound’ in a school. Hamas-linked media says 39 killed
By The Associated Press on June 5th, 2024
JERUSALEM (AP) – Israel’s military said Thursday it targeted what it called a “Hamas compound” inside of a school in the Gaza Strip, an attack Hamas-affiliated media reported killed at least 32 people and wounded dozens. Information about the strike in the Nuseirat area remained contradictory Thursday morning, and The Associated Press could not immediately ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Tornadoes touch down across US, killing toddler in Michigan and injuring 5 in Maryland
By The Associated Press on June 5th, 2024
LIVONIA, Mich. (AP) – A tornado killed a 2-year-old boy and injured his mother Wednesday when a tree fell on their house in suburban Detroit, while emergency workers in Maryland were responding to reports of collapsed structures with people trapped inside after a tornado there. Officials in Livonia, Michigan, said in a post on the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!At least 4 people killed, 23 injured after trains collide in the Czech Republic, officials say
By The Associated Press on June 5th, 2024
PRAGUE (AP) – A passenger train collided head-on with a freight train in the Czech Republic, killing at least four people and injuring 23 others, officials said early Thursday. Interior Minister VÃt RakuÅ¡an said the crash took place late Wednesday night in the city of Pardubice, some 100 kilometers (62 miles) east of Prague. The ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!At least 4 people killed, 23 injured in a train crash in the Czech Republic, officials say
By The Associated Press on June 5th, 2024
PRAGUE (AP) – A passenger train collided head-on with a freight train in the Czech Republic, killing at least four people on board, officials said early Thursday. At least 23 people were injured in the crash, Interior Minister VÃt RakuÅ¡an said, adding that it took place late Wednesday night in the city of Pardubice, some ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!At least 4 people killed, dozens injured in train crash in the Czech Republic, officials say
By The Associated Press on June 5th, 2024
PRAGUE (AP) – A passenger train collided head-on with a freight train in the Czech Republic, killing at least four people on board, officials said early Thursday. Another at least 23 people were injured, Interior Minister VÃt RakuÅ¡an said about the crash that took place at late Wednesday night in the city of Pardubice, some ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Toddler killed and mother injured during tornado in Detroit suburb
By The Associated Press on June 5th, 2024
LIVONIA, Mich. (AP) – A tornado killed a 2-year-old boy and injured his mother Wednesday when a tree fell on their house in suburban Detroit, officials said. Livonia city officials said in a post on the city’s website that the quick-developing tornado struck several neighborhoods in the city on Wednesday afternoon. A massive tree was ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Russian warships headed to Caribbean for drills as tensions rise over Ukraine, US officials say
By Tara Copp, The Associated Press on June 5th, 2024
WASHINGTON (AP) – The U.S. has been tracking Russian warships and aircraft that are expected to arrive in the Caribbean for a military exercise in the coming weeks, in a Russian show of force as tensions rise over Western military support for Ukraine, U.S. officials said Wednesday. The ships also are expected possibly to make ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Wisconsin warden and 8 staff members charged following probes into inmate deaths
By Todd Richmond And Scott Bauer, The Associated Press on June 5th, 2024
MADISON, Wis. (AP) – The warden of a maximum-security Wisconsin prison and eight members of his staff were charged Wednesday following investigations into the deaths of four inmates over the past year, including one that wasn’t discovered until at least 12 hours after the man died. Waupun Correctional Institution’s warden, Randall Hepp, is charged with ... Read More »
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