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Judge declines to delay Trump’s NY hush money trial over complaints of pretrial publicity
By The Associated Press on April 12th, 2024
NEW YORK (AP) – The judge in Donald Trump’s hush money criminal case on Friday turned down the former president’s request to postpone his trial because of publicity about the case. It’s the latest in a string of delay denials that Trump has gotten from various courts this week as he fights to stave off ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Judge declines to delay Trump’s NY hush money trial after Trump complains of pretrial publicity
By The Associated Press on April 12th, 2024
NEW YORK (AP) – The judge in Donald Trump’s hush money criminal case on Friday turned down the former president’s request to postpone his trial because of publicity about the case. It’s the latest in a string of delay denials that Trump has gotten from various courts this week as he fights to stave off ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!1 dead and 13 injured after semitrailer intentionally crashed into Texas public safety office
By Lekan Oyekanmi And Acacia Coronado, The Associated Press on April 12th, 2024
BRENHAM, Texas (AP) – A Texas semitrailer driver rammed a stolen 18-wheeler though the front a public safety building where his renewal for a commercial driver’s license had been rejected, killing one person and injuring 13 others, authorities said Friday. The intentional crash into the single-story brick building off a highway in Brenham, a rural ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!1 dead and 14 injured after semitrailer intentionally crashed into Texas public safety office
By Lekan Oyekanmi And Acacia Coronado, The Associated Press on April 12th, 2024
BRENHAM, Texas (AP) – A Texas semitrailer driver rammed a stolen 18-wheeler into a public safety building where his renewal for a commercial driver’s license had been rejected, killing one person and injuring 13 others, authorities said Friday. The driver – identified as Clenard Parker, 42 – was pulled out of the truck by authorities ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Transitional council in Haiti to choose new leaders is formally established amid gang violence
By The Associated Press on April 12th, 2024
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) – A transitional council tasked with choosing Haiti’s next prime minister and Cabinet was formally established Friday as gangs tighten their grip on the troubled Caribbean country. The formation of the council, announced in a decree published Friday in a Haitian government gazette, was expected to trigger the resignation of Prime Minister ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Italian fashion designer Roberto Cavalli has died at age 83, his company says
By The Associated Press on April 12th, 2024
ROME (AP) – Italian fashion designer Roberto Cavalli, known for a flamboyant and glamorous style, has died at age 83, his company said Friday on Instagram. “Dear Roberto, you may not be physically here with us anymore but I know I will feel your spirit with me always,” Fausto Puglisi, creative director at Roberto Cavalli ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Crash of semitrailer into Texas public safety office was intentional, lawmaker says
By Acacia Coronado, The Associated Press on April 12th, 2024
AUSTIN, Texas – The driver of a stolen semitrailer intentionally rammed it into a Texas public safety office in a rural town west of Houston on Friday, injuring multiple people, according to a state lawmaker. Three people were airlifted with critical injuries and three others were transported in serious condition after the crash of the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!US intelligence finding shows China surging equipment sales to Russia to help war effort in Ukraine
By Aamer Madhani, The Associated Press on April 12th, 2024
WASHINGTON (AP) – China has surged sales to Russia of machine tools, microelectronics and other technology that Moscow in turn is using to produce missiles, tanks, aircraft and other weaponry for use in its war against Ukraine, according to a U.S. assessment. Two senior Biden administration officials, who discussed the sensitive findings Friday on the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Multiple injuries, arrest made after semitrailer crashes into public safety office in Texas
By Acacia Coronado, The Associated Press on April 12th, 2024
AUSTIN, Texas – A suspect is in custody after a commercial vehicle crashed into a Texas Department of Public Safety office in a rural town west of Houston on Friday, seriously injuring several people, according the agency. Texas DPS officials said in a social media post on X that the crash happened at the agency’s ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Commercial vehicle crashes into Texas Department of Public Safety office, multiple people injured
By Acacia Coronado, The Associated Press on April 12th, 2024
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – A commercial vehicle crashed into a Texas Department of Public Safety office in a rural town west of Houston on Friday, seriously injuring several people, according the agency. Texas DPS officials said in a social media post on X that the crash happened at the agency’s office in Brenham, Texas, located ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Belgium launches probe into suspected Russian interference in upcoming EU elections
By Lorne Cook, The Associated Press on April 12th, 2024
BRUSSELS (AP) – Belgian Prime Minister Alexander De Croo announced on Friday an investigation into suspected Russian interference in June’s Europe-wide elections, saying that his country’s intelligence service has confirmed the existence of a network trying to undermine support for Ukraine. “Belgian intelligence services have confirmed the existence of pro-Russian interference networks with activities in ... Read More »
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