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Missing Kansas women confirmed dead, kids safe, 4 charged with kidnapping and murder
By The Associated Press on April 15th, 2024
GUYMON, Okla. (AP) – Authorities on Monday confirmed the deaths of two Kansas women who went missing on a trip to Oklahoma to pick up children for a birthday party. Two bodies were recovered in rural Oklahoma, a day after four people were charged with murder and kidnapping. Authorities say 27-year-old Veronica Butler and 39-year-old ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Trump’s history-making hush-money trial begins with challenge of picking a jury
By Jennifer Peltz And Michael R. Sisak, The Associated Press on April 15th, 2024
NEW YORK (AP) – Donald Trump arrived Monday at a New York court for the start of jury selection in his hush money trial, marking a singular moment in American history as the former president and current White House hopeful answers to criminal charges. It’s the first criminal trial of any former U.S. commander-in-chief and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Bureau of Prisons to close California women’s prison where inmates have been subjected to sex abuse
By Michael R. Sisak And Michael Balsamo, The Associated Press on April 15th, 2024
The federal Bureau of Prisons said Monday it is planning to close a women’s prison in California known as the “rape club” despite attempts to reform the troubled facility after an Associated Press investigation exposed rampant staff-on-inmate sexual abuse. Bureau of Prisons Director Colette Peters said in a statement to the AP that the agency ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Trump arrives at court for the start of jury selection in his historic hush-money trial
By Jennifer Peltz And Michael R. Sisak, The Associated Press on April 15th, 2024
NEW YORK (AP) – Donald Trump arrived Monday at a New York court for the start of jury selection in his hush money trial, marking a singular moment in American history as the former president and current White House hopeful answers to criminal charges. It’s the first criminal trial of any former U.S. commander-in-chief and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Trump arrives at court for the start of jury selection in his historic hush money trial
By Jennifer Peltz And Michael R. Sisak, The Associated Press on April 15th, 2024
NEW YORK (AP) – Donald Trump arrived Monday at a New York court for the start of jury selection in his hush money trial, marking a singular moment in U.S. history. It’s the first criminal trial of any former U.S. commander-in-chief and the first of Trump’s four indictments to go to trial. Because he is ... Read More »
1 responsePolice say a man is arrested after a reported stabbing at a church in Sydney. No lives are in danger
By The Associated Press on April 15th, 2024
SYDNEY (AP) – Police say a man has been arrested after reportedly stabbing a bishop and churchgoers in Sydney. There are no life-threatening injuries reported. It occurred during a televised service on Monday, police said. A video on social media shows a man dressed in black approaching a cleric man identified as the bishop at ... Read More »
1 responseSingapore prime minister says he will step down on May 15 and hand post to his deputy
By The Associated Press on April 15th, 2024
SINGAPORE (AP) – Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong will relinquish his office on May 15 and hand the post to his deputy Lawrence Wong, his office said Monday. Lee, 72, will formally advise the city-state’s president to appoint Wong, who is currently deputy prime minister and finance minister, to succeed him, his office said ... Read More »
1 responseThe Latest | Iran launches its first direct military attack against Israel
By The Associated Press on April 13th, 2024
Iran launched its first direct military attack against Israel on Saturday. The Israeli military says Iran fired more than 100 bomb-carrying drones toward Israel. Hours later, Iran announced it had also launch much more destructive ballistic missiles. Iran had been threatening to attack Israel after an airstrike earlier this week widely blamed on Israel destroyed ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Israel finds the body of a teen whose disappearance sparked a deadly settler attack in the West Bank
By Nasser Nasser And Jack Jeffery, The Associated Press on April 13th, 2024
AL-MUGHAYYIR, West Bank (AP) – Israel’s army said Saturday the body of a missing Israeli teen has been found in the occupied West Bank after he was killed in a “terrorist attack.” The disappearance of 14-year-old Binyamin Achimair sparked a large attack by settlers on a Palestinian village on Friday and Saturday. The events marked ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Israel find the body of boy whose disappearance sparked a settler attack in the West Bank
By The Associated Press on April 13th, 2024
JERUSALEM (AP) – The Israeli army says the body of missing Israeli boy has been found in the occupied West Bank after he was killed in a “terrorist attack.” The disappearance of 14-year-old Binyamin Achimair sparked a large settler attack on a Palestinian village on Friday and Saturday. The killing of the teen and the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!A man stabbed to death 6 people in a Sydney shopping center and was fatally shot by police
By The Associated Press on April 13th, 2024
SYDNEY (AP) – A man stabbed six people to death at a busy Sydney shopping center Saturday before he was fatally shot, police said. Multiple people, including a small child, were also injured in the attack. The suspect stabbed nine people at the Westfield Shopping Centre in Bondi Junction, which is in the city’s eastern ... Read More »
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