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Missouri death row inmate agrees to new plea, drops innocence bid
By Jim Salter, The Associated Press on August 21st, 2024
CLAYTON, Mo. (AP) – A Missouri death row inmate on Wednesday dropped his innocence claim and entered a new no-contest plea in an agreement that calls for a new sentence of life in prison without parole. But the Missouri Attorney General’s Office opposes the new consent judgment and will appeal in an effort to move ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Kansas mom sentenced to life in prison after her 2-year-old son fatally shot her 4-year-old daughter
By The Associated Press on August 21st, 2024
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) – A Kansas mother whose 2-year-old son fatally shot his 4-year-old sister has been sentenced to life in prison. Mariann Belair, 24, won’t be eligible for parole until she’s served 25 years under the sentence imposed Tuesday in Shawnee County District Court, The Topeka Capital-Journal reported. Jurors found her guilty in May ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Man wanted for murder has been apprehended after standoff at Chicago restaurant, authorities say
By The Associated Press on August 21st, 2024
CHICAGO (AP) – A man who escaped from a Mississippi courthouse and is wanted on murder and armed robbery charges was taken into custody Wednesday following a standoff with police at a restaurant in Chicago, blocks from the Democratic National Convention, authorities said. Joshua Zimmerman was taken into custody Wednesday morning, said Abigail Meyer, a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Greek oil tanker drifting and ablaze after repeated attacks in the Red Sea, British military says
By Jon Gambrell, The Associated Press on August 21st, 2024
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) – A Greek-flagged oil tanker traveling through the Red Sea came under repeated attack Wednesday, leaving the vessel “not under command” and drifting ablaze after an assault suspected to have been carried out by Yemen’s Houthi rebels, the British military said. The attack, the most serious in the Red Sea ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Commercial ship drifting and ablaze after repeated attacks in the Red Sea, British military says
By Jon Gambrell, The Associated Press on August 21st, 2024
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) – A commercial ship traveling through the Red Sea came under repeated attack Wednesday, leaving the vessel “not under command” and drifting ablaze after an assault suspected to have been carried out by Yemen’s Houthi rebels, the British military said. Few details were immediately available about the attack, though it ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Iran’s hard-line parliament approves all members of president’s Cabinet, first time since 2001
By The Associated Press on August 21st, 2024
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) – Iran’s hard-line parliament on Wednesday approved all members of reformist President Masoud Pezeshkian’s Cabinet, the first time in over two decades a leader has been able to get all of his officials through the body. All 19 officials won approval in an afternoon vote, the first time that’s happened in Iran ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Pakistan police charge man with cyber terrorism over misinformation that led to riots in UK
By Babar Dogar And Brian Melley, The Associated Press on August 21st, 2024
LAHORE, Pakistan (AP) – Pakistani police have arrested a man and charged him with cyber terrorism for his alleged role in spreading misinformation that led to widespread rioting in the U.K. earlier this month, a senior police investigator said Wednesday. The suspect was identified as Farhan Asif, 32, a freelance web developer, said Imran Kishwar, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!School employee kills at least 3 people in a Bosnian town, police say
By The Associated Press on August 21st, 2024
SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) – A school employee shot and killed three people Wednesday in a town in northwestern Bosnia, police said. The shooter was severely injured after trying to kill himself. The shooting took place around 10a.m. local time in a secondary school building in Sanski Most, about 300 kilometers (180 miles) northwest of Bosnia’s ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Moscow sees one of Ukraine’s largest drone attacks as fighting rages in Kursk and eastern Ukraine
By The Associated Press on August 21st, 2024
MOSCOW (AP) – Moscow came under one of the largest attacks yet by Ukrainian drones since the start of fighting in 2022, Russian authorities reported Wednesday, saying they destroyed all of those headed toward the capital. The drone attacks come as Ukrainian forces are continuing to push into Russia’s western Kursk region. “This was one ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!School employee kills at least 2 people in a Bosnian town, local media say
By The Associated Press on August 21st, 2024
SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) – A school employee shot and killed at least two people and wounded several others on Wednesday in a town in northwestern Bosnia, local media reported. The shooting reportedly happened in a secondary school building in Sanski Most, about 300 kilometers (180 miles) northwest of Bosnia’s capital, Sarajevo. Regional N1 television reported ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Gilma becomes the 2nd hurricane of the eastern Pacific season and is forecast to stay away from land
By The Associated Press on August 21st, 2024
MEXICO CITY (AP) – Gilma became the second hurricane of this year’s eastern Pacific Ocean season early Wednesday and is forecast to remain away from land. The Category 1 storm was located about 935 miles (1,504 kilometers) west-southwest of the southern tip of the Baja California peninsula of Mexico, according to the National Hurricane Center ... Read More »
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