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Acting Temple University president JoAnne A. Epps dies after falling ill on stage
By Ron Todt, The Associated Press on September 19th, 2023
PHILADELPHIA (AP) – Temple University acting president JoAnne A. Epps died Tuesday shortly after becoming ill on stage during a memorial service, officials said, describing her loss as a gut punch and struggling through emotion as they recalled her nearly four decades of service. Epps was attending a memorial service at the university for Charles ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!After unintended 12-year pause, South Carolina secures drug to resume lethal injections
By Jeffrey Collins, The Associated Press on September 19th, 2023
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) – South Carolina has obtained a drug needed to carry out lethal injections and is ready to perform the state’s first execution in over 12 years, officials announced Tuesday. South Carolina used to be one of most prolific states in the nation when it came to putting inmates to death. But it ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hurricane Nigel strengthens, gaining Category 2 status far from land out in the Atlantic
By The Associated Press on September 19th, 2023
MIAMI (AP) – Hurricane Nigel powered up to Category 2 storm status on Tuesday afternoon and could intensify further before it starts weakening in coming days far out over the Atlantic Ocean, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said. Nigel’s top sustained winds rose to 100 mph (160 kph) by late Tuesday, up from 90 mph ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!After unintended 12-year pause, South Carolina says it has secured drug to resume lethal injections
By Jeffrey Collins, The Associated Press on September 19th, 2023
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) – South Carolina has obtained a drug needed to carry out lethal injections and is ready to perform the state’s first execution in over 12 years, officials announced Tuesday. The pause on executions wasn’t official. The state’s supply of the three drugs it used to kill inmates expired and drug companies refused ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!After unintended 12-year pause, South Carolina says it has secured drugs to resume lethal injections
By Jeffrey Collins, The Associated Press on September 19th, 2023
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) – After 12 years without conducting an execution, South Carolina has secured the drugs necessary to resume lethal injections, Gov. Henry McMaster announced Tuesday... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Temple University says acting president JoAnne A. Epps has died after collapsing on stage
By The Associated Press on September 19th, 2023
PHILADELPHIA (AP) – Temple University acting president JoAnne A. Epps has died after collapsing at a memorial service at the university Tuesday afternoon, the university said. Epps was transported to Temple University Hospital, where she was pronounced dead around 3:15 p.m. Tuesday, the university said. “There are no words that can describe the gravity and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Russia has turned food, energy and even children into weapons against Ukraine, Zelenskyy says at UN
By Jennifer Peltz And Derek Gatopoulos, The Associated Press on September 19th, 2023
UNITED NATIONS (AP) – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Tuesday that Russia is “weaponizing” everything from food and energy to abducted children in its war against Ukraine – and he warned world leaders that the same could happen to them. “When hatred is weaponized against one nation, it never stops there,” he said at the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Zelenskyy: Russia is weaponizing food, energy and abducted children in its war against Ukraine
By Jennifer Peltz And Derek Gatopoulos, The Associated Press on September 19th, 2023
UNITED NATIONS (AP) – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Tuesday that Russia is “weaponizing” everything from food and energy to abducted children in its war against Ukraine – and he warned world leaders that the same could happen to them. “When hatred is weaponized against one nation, it never stops there,” he said at the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Zelenskyy: Russia is weaponizing food, energy and children in its war against Ukraine
By Jennifer Peltz And Derek Gatopoulos, The Associated Press on September 19th, 2023
UNITED NATIONS (AP) – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy told world leaders Tuesday that Russia is “weaponizing” everything from food and energy to abducted children in its war against Ukraine. While the world has various agreements that restrict arms themselves, “There are no real restrictions on weaponization,” he said at the U.N. General Assembly’s annual top-level ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Man accused in deaths of 22 elderly women in Texas killed in prison by his cellmate
By Jamie Stengle, The Associated Press on September 19th, 2023
DALLAS (AP) – A man accused of killing nearly two dozen older women and who was convicted last year in the slayings of two was killed Tuesday morning by his cellmate at a Texas prison, an official said. Billy Chemirmir, 50, was found dead in his cell, said Texas Department of Criminal Justice spokeswoman Hannah ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Sacramento prosecutor sues California’s capital city over failure to clean up homeless encampments
By The Associated Press on September 19th, 2023
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) – A Sacramento prosecutor is suing California’s capital city over failure to clean up homeless encampments. Sacramento District Attorney Thien Ho says his office asked the city to enforce laws around sidewalk obstruction and to create additional professionally operated camping sites. He announced the suit Tuesday during a news conference in Sacramento. ... Read More »
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