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Tornadoes leave a trail of destruction in central US and kill at least 3 in Ohio
By Joshua Bickel, The Associated Press on March 15th, 2024
LAKEVIEW, Ohio (AP) – Severe storms with probable tornadoes tore through several central U.S. states, damaging homes and businesses and killing at least three people, with more bodies likely to be discovered, authorities said. Thursday night’s storms left trails of destruction and injuries or deaths in Ohio, Kentucky, Indiana and Arkansas. Tornadoes were also suspected ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Fulton County DA Fani Willis must step aside or remove special prosecutor in Trump case, judge says
By Kate Brumback, The Associated Press on March 15th, 2024
ATLANTA (AP) – The judge in the Georgia election interference case against Donald Trump and others said Friday that Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis must step aside from Trump case or remove the special prosecutor with whom she had a romantic relationship before case can proceed. Willis and special prosecutor Nathan Wade testified at ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Russian missiles kill at least 14 people in the latest strike on southern Ukraine’s Odesa
By Hanna Arhirova, The Associated Press on March 15th, 2024
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) – A Russian missile strike on Odesa in southern Ukraine on Friday killed at least 14 people and injured 46 others, local officials said. A first missile struck houses and when emergency crews arrived at the scene a second missile landed, authorities said. Among those killed were a paramedic and an emergency ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Attack by Yemen’s Houthi rebels targets a ship in the Red Sea, though its crew is reportedly safe
By Jon Gambrell, The Associated Press on March 15th, 2024
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) – An attack by Yemen’s Houthi rebels targeted a tanker in the Red Sea early Friday but the ship’s crew was unharmed, authorities said. It was the latest in the rebels’ campaign against shipping over Israel’s ongoing war on Hamas in the Gaza Strip. The British military’s United Kingdom Maritime ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!A Russian missile strike kills at least 14 people in southern Ukraine
By The Associated Press on March 15th, 2024
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) – A Russian missile strike on Odesa in southern Ukraine on Friday killed at least 14 people and injured 46 others, local officials said. A first missile struck houses and when emergency crews arrived at the scene a second missile landed, authorities said... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Severe storms with tornadoes kill at least 3 in the central US
By Stefanie Dazio And Lisa Baumann, The Associated Press on March 15th, 2024
WINCHESTER, Ind. – Severe storms with probable tornadoes tore through several central U.S. states, damaging homes and businesses and killing at least three people, with more bodies likely to be discovered, authorities said. As the sun rose Friday, officials scrambled to assess the extent of the destruction with the power out. The three deaths came ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Suspected attack by Yemen’s Houthi rebels targets a ship in the Red Sea, though crew reportedly safe
By Jon Gambrell, The Associated Press on March 15th, 2024
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) – A suspected attack by Yemen’s Houthi rebels targeted a tanker in the Red Sea early Friday but the ship’s crew was unharmed, authorities said. It was the latest in the rebels’ campaign against shipping over Israel’s ongoing war on Hamas in the Gaza Strip. The British military’s United Kingdom ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!The first ship to use a new sea route approaches Gaza with 200 tons of aid
By Wafaa Shurafa, The Associated Press on March 15th, 2024
WADI GAZA, Gaza Strip (AP) – A ship carrying 200 tons of aid approached the coast of Gaza on Friday in a mission to inaugurate a sea route from Cyprus that was intended to bring more assistance to alleviate the humanitarian crisis in the enclave five months into the war between Israel and Hamas. The ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ohio police confirm 2 dead in fierce storm that damaged homes and businesses in 3 states
By Stefanie Dazio And Lisa Baumann, The Associated Press on March 15th, 2024
WINCHESTER, Ind. (AP) – Police in Ohio confirmed two deaths resulting from a fierce storm system that unleashed suspected twisters and damaged homes and businesses in parts of Ohio, Kentucky and Indiana on Thursday. Chief Deputy Joe Kopus of the Logan County Sheriff’s Office in Bellefontaine, Ohio, confirmed the fatalities in an email to The ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ohio police confirm 2 dead in fierce storm that damaged homes and businesses in Ohio and Kentucky
By Stefanie Dazio And Lisa Baumann, The Associated Press on March 15th, 2024
WINCHESTER, Ind. (AP) – Police in Ohio confirmed two deaths resulting from a fierce storm system that unleashed suspected twisters and damaged homes and businesses in parts of Ohio and Kentucky on Thursday. Chief Deputy Joe Kopus of the Logan County Sheriff’s Department in Logan County in Bellefontaine, Ohio, confirmed the fatalities in an email ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Tornado tears through Indiana community, causing ‘many significant injuries,’ police say
By The Associated Press on March 14th, 2024
WINCHESTER, Ind. (AP) – The Indiana State Police said there are “many significant injuries” after a tornado tore through the community of Winchester on Thursday, part of a storm system that also unleashed suspected twisters that damaged homes and businesses in parts of Ohio and Kentucky. “There have been many, many significant injuries, but I ... Read More »
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