By Hyung-jin Kim And Kim Tong-hyung, The Associated Press on April 22nd, 2024
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) – North Korea fired multiple suspected short-range ballistic missiles toward its eastern waters on Monday, South Korea’s military said, the latest in a recent series of weapons launches by the North. South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said in a statement that it detected the launches from North Korea’s capital region ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!By The Associated Press on April 22nd, 2024
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) – South Korea says North Korea has fired a ballistic missile off the North’s east coast. South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said the launch occurred Monday but gave no further details, such as how far the missile flew. The launch is the latest in a series of missile tests by ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!By Gonzalo Solano, The Associated Press on April 21st, 2024
QUITO, Ecuador (AP) – Ecuador’s fledgling president got a resounding victory Sunday in a referendum that he touted as a way to crack down on criminal gangs behind a spiraling wave of violence. An official quick count showed that Ecuadorians overwhelmingly voted “yes” to all nine questions focused on tightening security measures, rejecting only two ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!By Gonzalo Solano, The Associated Press on April 21st, 2024
QUITO, Ecuador (AP) – Ecuador’s fledgling president got a resounding victory Sunday in a referendum that he touted as a way to crack down on criminal gangs behind a spiraling wave of violence. An official quick count showed that Ecuadorians overwhelmingly voted “yes” to all nine questions focused on tightening security measures, rejecting only two ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!By John Rogers, The Associated Press on April 21st, 2024
LOS ANGELES (AP) – Terry Anderson, the globe-trotting Associated Press correspondent who became one of America’s longest-held hostages after he was snatched from a street in war-torn Lebanon in 1985 and held for nearly seven years, has died at 76. Anderson, who chronicled his abduction and torturous imprisonment by Islamic militants in his best-selling 1993 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!By The Associated Press on April 20th, 2024
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) – Eight people were shot including two men who were killed at an unsanctioned public party in a Memphis city park Saturday night, police said. The Memphis Police Department initially reported there were 16 people shot but revised the number as the investigation continued, noting in a social media post that the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!By The Associated Press on April 20th, 2024
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) – A shooting at an unsanctioned public party in a Memphis city park killed two people and wounded 14 more Saturday night, police said. Memphis Police Department officers responded at 7:19 p.m. to a reported shooting, Chief Cerelyn Davis said during a news conference at the scene. Police found five victims with ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!By The Associated Press on April 20th, 2024
BERLIN TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) – A young brother and sister died and several people were injured, some of them seriously, when a vehicle driven by a suspected drunken driver crashed into a young child’s birthday party Saturday at a boat club, a Michigan sheriff said. An 8-year-old girl and her 5-year-old brother died at the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!By The Associated Press on April 20th, 2024
BERLIN TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) – A young brother and sister died and several people were injured, some of them seriously, when a vehicle driven by a suspected drunken driver crashed into a young child’s birthday party Saturday at a boat club, a Michigan sheriff said. An 8-year-old girl and her 5-year-old brother died at the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!By The Associated Press on April 20th, 2024
BERLIN TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) – A young brother and sister died and 15 people were injured, several seriously, when vehicle driven by a suspected drunken driver crashed into a birthday party Saturday at a boat club, a Michigan sheriff said. An 8-year-old girl and her 5-year-old brother died in the crash when a 66-year-old woman ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!By Stephen Groves And Lisa Mascaro, The Associated Press on April 20th, 2024
WASHINGTON (AP) – The House swiftly approved $95 billion in foreign aid for Ukraine, Israel and other U.S. allies in a rare Saturday session, Democrats and Republicans joining together after months of political turmoil over renewed American support for repelling Russia’s invasion. With overwhelming support, the $61 billion in aid for Ukraine delivered a strong ... Read More »
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