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Sudan’s paramilitary fighters killed 85 people in an attack on a central village, residents say
By Samy Magdy, The Associated Press on August 17th, 2024
CAIRO (AP) – Fighters from Sudan’s paramilitary group rampaged through a central village, looting and burning and killing at least 85 people, including women and children, authorities and residents said Saturday, the latest atrocity in the country’s 18-month devastating conflict. The paramilitary Rapid Support Forces began attacking Galgani in the central province of Sennar late ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hurricane Ernesto makes landfall on Bermuda as a category 1 storm
By The Associated Press on August 17th, 2024
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) – Hurricane Ernesto made landfall on the tiny British Atlantic territory of Bermuda early Saturday as residents hunkered down. The wide category 1 storm was directly over the the wealthy territory at 6 a.m. Saturday, with maximum sustained winds of 85 mph (140 kph) . The U.S. National Hurricane Center ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Pharmacist blamed for deaths in US meningitis outbreak will plead no contest in Michigan case
By Ed White, The Associated Press on August 16th, 2024
DETROIT (AP) – A Massachusetts pharmacist charged with murder in the deaths of 11 Michigan residents from a 2012 U.S. meningitis outbreak has agreed to plead no contest to involuntary manslaughter, according to an email sent to families and obtained Friday by The Associated Press. The deal with Glenn Chin calls for a 7 1/2-year ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!First case of polio confirmed in a 10-month-old child in Gaza, Palestinian health officials say
By The Associated Press on August 16th, 2024
RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) – Palestinian health officials on Friday reported the first case of polio in an unvaccinated 10-month old-child in the Gaza city of Deir al-Balah, the first case in years in the coastal enclave that has been engulfed in the Israel-Hamas war since Oct. 7. After discovering the child’s symptoms, tests were ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Palestinian health officials say first case of polio confirmed in Gaza, in a 10-month-old child
By The Associated Press on August 16th, 2024
RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) – The Palestinian health ministry said it recorded the first case of polio in an unvaccinated 10-month old-child in the Gaza city of Deir al-Balah. It’s the first case in years in the coastal enclave engulfed in the Israel-Hamas war. After discovering the child’s symptoms, tests were conducted in Jordan’s capital ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!US official says Mideast mediators are preparing for implementation of cease-fire deal in advance
By Ravi Nessman, The Associated Press on August 16th, 2024
JERUSALEM (AP) – A U.S. official said Friday that mediators are preparing for implementation of a Gaza cease-fire and hostage-swap deal to end the 10-month Israel-Hamas war before a final agreement is set. The official, who spoke to reporters on condition of anonymity, said the proposal currently on the table basically bridges every gap between ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Jury convicts white Florida woman in fatal shooting of her Black neighbor during ongoing dispute
By Curt Anderson, The Associated Press on August 16th, 2024
A white Florida woman was convicted Friday of manslaughter in the fatal shooting of a Black neighbor amid an ongoing dispute about children playing loudly outside her home. An all-white jury in Ocala, Florida, found 60-year-old Susan Lorincz guilty after 2 1/2 hours of deliberation. Lorincz faces up to 30 years in prison at sentencing. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Jury convicts white Florida woman of manslaughter in fatal shooting of her Black neighbor
By Curt Anderson, The Associated Press on August 16th, 2024
A white Florida woman was convicted Friday of manslaughter in the fatal shooting of a Black neighbor amid an ongoing dispute about children playing loudly outside her home. An all-white jury in Ocala, Florida, found 60-year-old Susan Lorincz guilty after 2 1/2 hours of deliberation. Lorincz faces up to 30 years in prison at sentencing. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Biden says he’s optimistic about cease-fire and hostage release deal between Israel and Hamas
By Ravi Nessman, The Associated Press on August 16th, 2024
JERUSALEM (AP) – President Joe Biden was optimistic Friday about the prospects for a ceasefire and hostage release deal between Israel and Hamas in Gaza, saying “We are closer than we’ve ever been” to an agreement. Speaking to reporters in the Oval Office after two days of talks wrapped up in Doha with an agreement ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Woman charged with trying to defraud Elvis Presley’s family through sale of iconic Graceland
By Alanna Durkin Richer And Jonathan Mattise, The Associated Press on August 16th, 2024
WASHINGTON (AP) – A Missouri woman has been arrested on charges alleging she orchestrated a scheme to conduct a fraudulent sale of Elvis Presley’s Graceland property in Memphis, the Justice Department said Friday. Lisa Jeanine Findley, 53, of Kimberling City, Missouri is accused of scheming to steal the Presley family’s ownership interest in Graceland, prosecutors ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Mideast mediators strike hopeful note after talks in Doha
By Ravi Nessman, The Associated Press on August 16th, 2024
JERUSALEM (AP) – Mediators trying to end the Israel-Hamas war expressed hope for an imminent deal Friday, saying two days of talks had wrapped up in Qatar and they aimed to reconvene in Cairo next week to seal an agreement to stop the fighting. Israel did not immediately respond and a statement from Hamas did ... Read More »
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