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Police say ‘many significant injuries’ after tornado tears through Indiana community
By The Associated Press on March 14th, 2024
MADISON, 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 »
Be the first to comment!Suspected attack by Yemen’s Houthi rebels strikes a ship in the Red Sea, though crew reportedly safe
By Jon Gambrell, The Associated Press on March 14th, 2024
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) – A suspected attack by Yemen’s Houthi rebels struck a ship in the Red Sea early Friday, causing damage to the vessel, authorities said. The attack off the port city of Hodeida comes as part of the rebels’ campaign against shipping over Israel’s ongoing war on Hamas in the Gaza ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Damaging tornadoes move through Midwest, as officials in Indiana try to confirm deaths
By The Associated Press on March 14th, 2024
MADISON, Ind. (AP) – Authorities in Indiana said they were working to confirm reports of fatalities from a tornado that was part of storm system that also unleashed suspected twisters in parts of Ohio and Kentucky on Thursday, damaging homes and businesses. Storm damage in Indiana was reported in the east central city of Winchester, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Damaging tornadoes move through Ohio, Indiana and Kentucky
By The Associated Press on March 14th, 2024
MADISON, Ind. (AP) – Suspected tornado raked parts of Ohio, Indiana and Kentucky on Thursday, damaging dozens of homes and leaving people without electricity, authorities said. Forecasters are aware of damage in the Lakeview, Ohio, area and across the region and plan to survey the area Friday to confirm the tornado, said Scott Hickman, a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Trump-backed Senate candidate faces GOP worries that he could be linked to adult website profile
By Brian Slodysko And Aaron Kessler, The Associated Press on March 14th, 2024
WASHINGTON (AP) – For Republicans eager to regain the Senate majority this year, Ohio offers a prime opportunity to pick up a critical seat. But ahead of Tuesday’s primary election, there’s mounting anxiety inside the GOP that Bernie Moreno may emerge with the nomination. After vaulting into the top tier of contenders with a coveted ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!James Crumbley, who bought gun used by son to kill 4 students, guilty of manslaughter in Michigan
By Ed White, The Associated Press on March 14th, 2024
PONTIAC, Mich. (AP) – The father of a Michigan school shooter was found guilty of involuntary manslaughter Thursday, a second conviction against the teen’s parents who were accused of failing to secure a gun at home and doing nothing to address acute signs of his mental turmoil. The jury verdict means James Crumbley has joined ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Senegal’s top opposition leader is freed from prison ahead of presidential election
By Babacar Dione And Jessica Donati, The Associated Press on March 14th, 2024
DAKAR, Senegal (AP) – Senegal’s top opposition leader, Ousmane Sonko, was released from jail late Thursday just ahead of the country’s presidential election scheduled for March 24, his lawyer said. Sonko’s lawyer Bamba Cisse told The Associated Press that Sonko and his key ally, Bassirou Diomaye Faye, were both set free. It wasn’t immediately clear ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Russians head to polls in a vote set to extend Putin’s rule. His foes are in jail, in exile or dead
By Dasha Litvinova, The Associated Press on March 14th, 2024
Voters headed to the polls in Russia on Friday for a three-day presidential election that is all but certain to extend President Vladimir Putin’s rule by six more years after he stifled dissent. The election takes place against the backdrop of a ruthless crackdown that has crippled independent media and prominent rights groups and given ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Macron again declines to rule out Western troops in Ukraine, but says they’re not needed now
By Sylvie Corbet, The Associated Press on March 14th, 2024
PARIS (AP) – French President Emmanuel Macron reiterated Thursday his position that sending Western troops into Ukraine should not be ruled out, but said that today’s situation doesn’t require that. In an interview on French national television Thursday, Macron was asked about the prospect of sending Western troops to Ukraine, which he publicly raised last ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Loud explosion is heard as Somali militant group says its fighters have attacked a hotel in capital
By Omar Faruk, The Associated Press on March 14th, 2024
MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) – The Somali extremist group al-Shabab says its fighters have attacked a hotel in the capital Mogadishu where a loud explosion and gunfire have been heard. Al-Shabab said on its Telegram channel that its fighters managed to penetrate the SYL Hotel, which is located not far from the presidential palace in a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Woman’s ‘illegal buying spree’ armed killer of 3 Minnesota first responders, prosecutor says
By Steve Karnowski, The Associated Press on March 14th, 2024
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – A woman’s “illegal buying spree” armed a man with the high-powered firearms that he used to kill three Minnesota first responders during a standoff at a home where seven children were inside, federal authorities said Thursday. The guns bought by Ashley Anne Dyrdahl included three AR-style semiautomatic rifles, including one with a ... Read More »
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