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Texas school bus with over 40 pre-K students struck by cement truck, killing 2, authorities say
By The Associated Press on March 22nd, 2024
BASTROP, Texas (AP) – A cement truck veered into a school bus carrying more than 40 pre-K students returning from a field trip to a Texas zoo Friday, killing a boy on the bus and a man in another vehicle, authorities said. Officials said the bus rolled over on the highway in the rural outskirts ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Russia says 60 dead, 145 injured in concert hall raid; Islamic State group claims responsibility
By The Associated Press on March 22nd, 2024
MOSCOW (AP) – Assailants burst into a large concert hall in Moscow on Friday and sprayed the crowd with gunfire, killing over 60 people, injuring more than 100 and setting fire to the venue in a brazen attack just days after President Vladimir Putin cemented his grip on power in a highly orchestrated electoral landslide. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Texas school bus with over 40 prekindergarteners struck by cement truck, killing 2, authorities say
By The Associated Press on March 22nd, 2024
BASTROP, Texas (AP) – A cement truck on a Texas highway veered into a school bus carrying more than 40 prekindergarten students returning from a field trip to a zoo, killing a boy on the bus and a man in another vehicle, authorities said. Officials said the bus rolled over on the rural outskirts of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Republican Mike Boudreaux advances to special election to complete term of ousted Speaker McCarthy
By The Associated Press on March 22nd, 2024
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) – County Sheriff Mike Boudreaux is advancing to a May election in California to decide who will complete the remainder of the term of deposed former U.S. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, which runs through January. Boudreaux will face state legislator Vince Fong in the May 21 special election in the 20th District. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Venezuelan opposition presidential candidate MarÃa Machado names substitute while she fights ban
By Regina Garcia Cano And Jorge Rueda, The Associated Press on March 22nd, 2024
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) – Venezuelan opposition powerhouse MarÃa Corina Machado on Friday named a substitute to her presidential bid while she fights a government ban on her running for office. The announcement comes as Machado faces increasing political repression from the government of President Nicolás Maduro as well as pressure from foreign leaders and fellow ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Russia says 40 dead, 145 injured in concert hall raid, Islamic State group claims responsibility
By The Associated Press on March 22nd, 2024
MOSCOW (AP) – Several assailants burst into a large concert hall in Moscow on Friday and sprayed the crowd with gunfire, killing at least 40 people, injuring more than 100 and setting fire to the venue in a brazen attack just days after President Vladimir Putin cemented his grip on power in a highly orchestrated ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Texas school bus with more 40 students crashes, killing 2 people, authorities say
By The Associated Press on March 22nd, 2024
BASTROP, Texas (AP) – A school bus with more than 40 prekindergarten students returning from a field trip collided with a concrete truck and rolled over Friday in Texas, killing two people, authorities said. Texas Department of Public Safety Sgt. Deon Cockrell said another vehicle was also involved in the crash in the suburbs outside ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Venezuelan opposition presidential candidate Maria Machado names substitute while she fights ban
By The Associated Press on March 22nd, 2024
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) – Venezuelan opposition powerhouse Maria Corina Machado on Friday named a substitute to her presidential bid while she fights a government ban on her running for office. The announcement came after Machado faced increasing political repression from the government of President Nicolás Maduro as well as pressure from foreign leaders and fellow ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Russia says 40 killed and more than 100 wounded in attack on Moscow concert hall
By The Associated Press on March 22nd, 2024
MOSCOW (AP) – Several gunmen burst into a large concert hall on the edge of Moscow on Friday and sprayed visitors with automatic gunfire, killing at least 40 and injuring 100 others in an attack that came just days after President Vladimir Putin cemented his grip on the country in a highly orchestrated electoral landslide. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Man pleads guilty in fatal kidnapping of 2-year-old Michigan girl in 2023
By The Associated Press on March 22nd, 2024
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) – A Michigan man pleaded guilty Friday to kidnapping and killing a 2-year-old girl whose disappearance last summer led to a 100-mile (161-kilometer) search that stretched from the state capital to the Detroit area. Rashad Trice, 27, admitted that he took Wynter Cole Smith from her home in Lansing as part ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Kremlin says 40 killed and more than 100 wounded in attack on Moscow concert hall
By The Associated Press on March 22nd, 2024
MOSCOW (AP) – Russia’s Federal Security Service said 40 people died and more than 100 were wounded in an attack Friday at a Moscow concert hall. The attack, which Russian authorities are investigating as terrorism, is the deadliest in Russia in recent years. Several gunmen burst into the concert hall on the edge of Moscow ... Read More »
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