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6 former Mississippi law officers to be sentenced in state court for torture of 2 Black men
By Michael Goldberg, The Associated Press on April 10th, 2024
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) – Already sentenced to federal prison, the first of six former Mississippi law enforcement officers has been sentenced on state charges for his part in torturing two Black men. Brett McAlpin, who was the fourth highest-ranking officer in the Rankin County Sheriff’s Office, was sentenced in state court Wednesday to 20 years ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Switzerland will host a Ukraine peace conference in June and hopes Russia can join one day
By Jamey Keaten, The Associated Press on April 10th, 2024
GENEVA (AP) – Switzerland’s government said Wednesday it will host a high-level international conference in June to help chart a path toward peace in Ukraine after more than two years of war, in hopes that Russia might join in the peace process one day. The lakeside Bürgenstock resort is expected to host the June 15-16 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Swiss will hold a Ukraine peace conference in June and hopes Russia can join one day
By Jamey Keaten, The Associated Press on April 10th, 2024
GENEVA (AP) – Switzerland’s government said Wednesday it will host a high-level international conference in June to help chart a path toward peace in Ukraine after more than two years of war, in hopes that Russia might join in the peace process one day. The lakeside Bürgenstock resort is expected to host the June 15-16 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Exit polls suggest a big win by South Korea’s liberal opposition parties in parliamentary election
By Hyung-jin Kim, The Associated Press on April 10th, 2024
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) – Initial exit polls suggested South Korea’s liberal opposition parties are expected to win a landslide victory in Wednesday’s parliamentary election. The joint exit polls by South Korea’s three major TV stations ““ KBS, MBC and SBS ““ show the main opposition Democratic Party and its satellite party were forecast to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Fire in large Hong Kong residential building kills at least 5 people and injures 34
By The Associated Press on April 9th, 2024
HONG KONG (AP) – A fire in a large, mostly residential building in Hong Kong on Wednesday morning killed at least five people and left another 34 injured. The blaze in the New Lucky House in the Jordan neighborhood was extinguished later in the morning, but police said people inside the building still were calling ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Fire in large Hong Kong residential building kills at least 5 people and injures 27
By The Associated Press on April 9th, 2024
HONG KONG (AP) – A fire in a large, mostly residential building in Hong Kong on Wednesday morning killed at least five people and left another 27 injured. The blaze in the New Lucky House in the Jordan neighborhood was extinguished later in the morning, but police said people inside the building still were calling ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hong Kong building fire kills at least 5 people and injures 11
By The Associated Press on April 9th, 2024
HONG KONG (AP) – A fire at a building in Hong King on Tuesday morning killed at least five people and left another 11 injured. Police said they were still receiving calls from people inside the building asking for help. Firefighters had rushed to the scene after receiving a call about the fire at 7:53 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hong Kong building fire kills at least 4 people and injures 12
By The Associated Press on April 9th, 2024
HONG KONG (AP) – At least four people were killed and another 12 injured in a fire in a building in Hong Kong. The fire started at a building called New Lucky House in Hong Kong’s Jordan neighborhood. Three males and one female were killed, police said. Police also said that they were still receiving ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Missouri man executed for killing his cousin and her husband in 2006
By Jim Salter, The Associated Press on April 9th, 2024
BONNE TERRE, Mo. (AP) – A Missouri man was executed Tuesday for killing his cousin and her husband nearly two decades ago in an attack that left the couple’s 4-year-old daughter home alone and unharmed. Brian Dorsey, 52, was pronounced dead at 6:11 p.m. after a single-dose injection of the sedative pentobarbital at the state ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Peter Higgs, who proposed the existence of the “God particle” has died at 94
By Danica Kirka, Jill Lawless And Jamey Keaten, The Associated Press on April 9th, 2024
LONDON (AP) – Nobel prize-winning physicist Peter Higgs, who proposed the existence of the so-called “God particle” that helped explain how matter formed after the Big Bang, has died at age 94, the University of Edinburgh said Tuesday. The university, where Higgs was emeritus professor, said he died Monday following a short illness. Higgs predicted ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!How effective are California’s homelessness programs? Audit finds state hasn’t kept track well
By Trân Nguyễn, The Associated Press on April 9th, 2024
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) – California spent $24 billion to tackle homelessness over the past five years but didn’t consistently track whether the spending actually helped alleviate the problem, according to state audit released Tuesday. With makeshift tents lining the streets and disrupting businesses in cities and towns throughout the state, homelessness has become one of ... Read More »
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