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Storms that dropped large hail and buckets of rain in Omaha spin up tornados in Iowa
By Scott Mcfetridge And Margery A. Beck, The Associated Press on May 21st, 2024
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) – Storms that pummeled much of Nebraska with torrential rain, high winds and large hail spun up fierce tornados Tuesday that took down several 250-foot (76 meters) wind turbines in Iowa. Des Moines, Iowa, television station KCCI-TV showed at least three wind turbines that were toppled by an apparent tornado in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!DOJ sues Oklahoma over new law setting state penalties for those living in the US illegally
By Sean Murphy, The Associated Press on May 21st, 2024
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) – The U.S. Department of Justice sued Oklahoma on Tuesday over a state law that seeks to impose criminal penalties on those living in the state illegally. The lawsuit in federal court in Oklahoma City challenges an Oklahoma law that makes it a state crime – punishable by up to two years ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Israeli communications minister orders return of video equipment it seized from AP
By Josef Federman And Danica Kirka, The Associated Press on May 21st, 2024
JERUSALEM (AP) – Israel’s communications minister ordered the government to return a camera and broadcasting equipment it had seized from the The Associated Press, reversing course hours after blocking the news organization’s live video of Gaza. The government seized the AP equipment from a location in southern Israel after accusing it of violating a new ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Israeli communications minister orders return of seized camera equipment to AP
By Josef Federman And Danica Kirka, The Associated Press on May 21st, 2024
JERUSALEM (AP) – Israel’s communications minister ordered the government to return seized camera equipment to The Associated Press after blocking its live video of Gaza earlier Tuesday. Israeli officials seized the equipment after accusing the news organization of violating a new media law by providing images to Al Jazeera. Israeli officials used the new law ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Former Arizona grad student convicted of first-degree murder in 2022 shooting of professor
By Walter Berry, The Associated Press on May 21st, 2024
TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) – A former University of Arizona graduate student was convicted Tuesday of fatally shooting a professor on campus in 2022 after his expulsion. Murad Dervish, 48, was convicted by a Pima County Superior Court that began deliberating in the morning. Dervish was being tried on seven felony charges including first-degree murder in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!UN food agency warns that the new US sea route for Gaza aid may fail unless conditions improve
By Ellen Knickmeyer And Sam Magdy, The Associated Press on May 21st, 2024
WASHINGTON (AP) – The U.N. World Food Program said Tuesday that the new U.S. $320 million pier project for delivering aid to Gaza may fail unless Israel starts providing the conditions the humanitarian groups need to operate safely, after a chaotic launch ended with much of the aid looted and one Palestinian man dead. Deliveries ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!UK police say a man charged with helping Hong Kong intelligence service is found dead
By The Associated Press on May 21st, 2024
LONDON (AP) – A man charged with assisting Hong Kong authorities gather intelligence in the United Kingdom has died in unexplained circumstances, British police said Tuesday. Matthew Trickett, 37, was one of three men charged earlier this month with information gathering, surveillance and acts of deception that were likely to materially assist the Hong Kong ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Spain withdraws its ambassador to Argentina over President Milei’s insults, escalating crisis
By Isabel Debre, The Associated Press on May 21st, 2024
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) – A diplomatic crisis between historic allies Spain and Argentina expanded Tuesday as Spain announced the official withdrawal of its ambassador from Buenos Aires and Argentine President Javier Milei lambasted the move as “nonsense typical of an arrogant socialist.” Spain said its ambassador to Argentina would remain indefinitely in Madrid, where ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!US urges Israel to reverse decision to seize AP equipment and block live Gaza footage, officials say
By Josef Federman And Danica Kirka, The Associated Press on May 21st, 2024
JERUSALEM (AP) – Israeli officials seized a camera and broadcasting equipment belonging to The Associated Press in southern Israel on Tuesday, accusing the news organization of violating a new media law by providing images to Al Jazeera. The U.S. privately urged the Israeli government to reverse the decision, two senior U.S. officials said. The U.S. ... Read More »
1 responseUN halts all food distribution in Rafah after running out of supplies in the southern Gaza city
By Samy Magdy, Lee Keath And Tia Goldenberg, The Associated Press on May 21st, 2024
CAIRO (AP) – The United Nations says it has suspended food distribution in the southern Gaza city of Rafah due to lack of supplies and insecurity. It also said no aid trucks entered via a pier set up by the U.S. for sea deliveries for the past two days. The U.N. has not specified how ... Read More »
1 responseUS urges Israel to reverse block on AP Gaza live video, US official says
By Josef Federman And Danica Kirka, The Associated Press on May 21st, 2024
JERUSALEM (AP) – The U.S. on Tuesday privately urged the Israeli prime minister’s office to return equipment seized from The Associated Press and to reverse its block on broadcasting images of the war-torn Gaza strip from inside Israel, according to a senior U.S. administration official. The official spoke on the condition of anonymity because they ... Read More »
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