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4 dead and at least 35 hurt in Iowa tornado, officials say
By Hannah Fingerhut And Margery A. Beck, The Associated Press on May 22nd, 2024
GREENFIELD, Iowa (AP) – Four people died and at least 35 were hurt in a tornado that devastated a small town in Iowa on Tuesday, officials said. It’s believed that the number of people injured is likely higher, the Iowa Department of Public Safety said Wednesday. The names of those killed haven’t been released. The ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Centrist challenger ousts progressive prosecutor in DA race in Portland, Oregon
By Claire Rush, The Associated Press on May 22nd, 2024
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – Centrist district attorney candidate Nathan Vasquez has ousted the incumbent progressive prosecutor in Oregon’s Multnomah County, home to Portland, after running a campaign in which he vowed to be tough on crime. One of District Attorney Mike Schmidt’s deputies, Vasquez was endorsed by several police groups. He won Tuesday’s nonpartisan primary ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!In riot-hit New Caledonia, French President Macron says priority is return to calm amid unrest
By Claire Rush And John Leicester, The Associated Press on May 22nd, 2024
PARIS – President Emmanuel Macron arrived Thursday in riot-hit New Caledonia, having crossed the globe by plane in a high-profile show of support for the French Pacific archipelago wracked by deadly unrest and where Indigenous people have long sought independence from France. Macron, who briefly spoke to reporters after his arrival at La Tontouta International ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!French President Macron arrives in New Caledonia as deadly unrest wracks Pacific archipelago
By Thomas Adamson, The Associated Press on May 22nd, 2024
PARIS – President Emmanuel Macron arrived in riot-hit New Caledonia, having crossed the globe by plane in a high-profile show of support for the French Pacific archipelago wracked by deadly unrest and where Indigenous people have long sought independence from France. Macron, who briefly spoke to reporters after his arrival at La Tontouta International Airport, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Feds face trial over prison guards’ abuse of incarcerated women at now-shuttered California facility
By The Associated Press on May 22nd, 2024
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) – The federal Bureau of Prisons will go to trial next year over claims it allowed an environment where guards at a now-shuttered California prison sexually abused incarcerated women, a judge ordered Wednesday. In the first public hearing since FCI Dublin closed last month, U.S. District Court Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers also ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!French President Macron arrives in New Caledonia as deadly unrest shakes archipelago
By Thomas Adamson, The Associated Press on May 22nd, 2024
PARIS (AP) – President Emmanuel Macron has landed in riot-hit New Caledonia, having crossed the globe by plane from Paris in a high-profile show of support for the French Pacific archipelago wracked by deadly unrest and where Indigenous people have long sought independence from France. The president binned his previously announced schedule to make the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Feds face trial over abuse of incarcerated women by guards at now-shuttered California prison
By The Associated Press on May 22nd, 2024
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) – The federal Bureau of Prisons will go to trial next year over claims it allowed an environment where guards at a now-shuttered California prison sexually abused incarcerated women, a judge ordered Wednesday. In the first public hearing since FCI Dublin closed last month, U.S. District Court Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers also ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Nikki Haley says she will vote for Donald Trump following their disputes during Republican primary
By Meg Kinnard, The Associated Press on May 22nd, 2024
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) – Nikki Haley said Wednesday that she will be voting for Donald Trump in the general election, encouraging the presumptive GOP nominee to work hard to win support from those who backed her in the primary. “I will be voting for Trump,” Haley, Trump’s former U.N. ambassador, said during an event at ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Former Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley says she will vote for Donald Trump
By Meg Kinnard, The Associated Press on May 22nd, 2024
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) – Nikki Haley said Wednesday that she will be voting for Donald Trump in the general election, encouraging the presumptive GOP nominee to work hard to win support from those who backed her in the primary. The former U.N. ambassador made the comment during an event at the Hudson Institute in Washington. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hunter Biden’s tax trial set for September as judge agrees to delay, with gun trial still in June
By Stefanie Dazio And Alanna Durkin Richer, The Associated Press on May 22nd, 2024
LOS ANGELES (AP) – Hunter Biden is scheduled to stand trial on federal tax charges in September after a judge on Wednesday granted his request to delay the California trial that had been approaching next month. U.S. District Judge Mark C. Scarsi agreed to delay the trial until Sept. 5, citing the “needs of the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!British Prime Minister Sunak sets July 4 election date as his Conservatives face likely defeat
By Jill Lawless And Brian Melley, The Associated Press on May 22nd, 2024
LONDON (AP) – British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Wednesday set July 4 as the date for a national election that will determine who governs the U.K., as his divided and demoralized Conservative Party looks likely to lose power after 14 years. “Now is the moment for Britain to choose its future,” Sunak said in ... Read More »
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