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HUD Secretary Fudge announces resignation in late March
By Ashraf Khalil, The Associated Press on March 11th, 2024
WASHINGTON (AP) – Housing and Urban Development Secretary Marcia Fudge announced Monday that she would resign her post, effective March 22, saying she was leaving “with mixed emotions.” A former mayor of Warrensville Heights, Ohio, and later an Ohio representative in Congress, Fudge, 71, served as HUD secretary since the start of President Joe Biden’s ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!FBI again searches California federal women’s prison plagued by sexual abuse
By Michael R. Sisak And Michael Balsamo, The Associated Press on March 11th, 2024
Federal investigators on Monday were again searching a troubled women’s prison in California, seizing computers and documents in an apparent escalation of a yearslong sexual abuse investigation that led to previous charges against a former warden and other employees. More than a dozen FBI agents were at the Federal Correctional Institution at Dublin, a person ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!India conducts first test flight of domestically developed missile that can carry multiple warheads
By The Associated Press on March 11th, 2024
NEW DELHI (AP) – India has successfully conducted its first test flight of a domestically developed missile that can carry multiple warheads, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said Monday. The missile is equipped with multiple independently targetable re-entry vehicles, Modi said in a post on X, formerly known as Twitter. India has been developing its medium- ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Sweden’s flag raised at NATO headquarters, cementing its place as the 32nd alliance member
By Lorne Cook, The Associated Press on March 11th, 2024
BRUSSELS (AP) – Sweden’s national flag was raised at NATO headquarters on Monday, cementing the Nordic country’s place as the 32nd member two years after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine persuaded its reluctant public to seek safety under the alliance’s security umbrella. Under a steady rain, Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson, Crown Princess Victoria and NATO ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Flag of Sweden is raised at NATO headquarters, cementing its place as the 32nd alliance member
By Lorne Cook, The Associated Press on March 11th, 2024
BRUSSELS (AP) – Sweden’s national flag was raised at NATO headquarters on Monday, cementing the Nordic country’s place as the 32nd member of the alliance two years after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine persuaded its reluctant public to seek safety under NATO’s security umbrella. Under a steady rain, Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson and NATO Secretary-General ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!50 people are injured by a ‘strong movement’ on a plane traveling from Australia to New Zealand
By The Associated Press on March 11th, 2024
SYDNEY (AP) – At least 50 people were injured Monday by what officials described as a “strong movement” on a Chilean plane traveling from Sydney to Auckland, New Zealand. LATAM Airlines said in a statement that there was “a technical event during the flight which caused a strong movement.” It did not elaborate on what ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Portugal is in suspense after an election produces no clear winner and a surging populist party
By Barry Hatton, The Associated Press on March 10th, 2024
LISBON, Portugal (AP) – Portugal’s political future is hanging in the balance after a general election Sunday, with two moderate mainstream parties closely contesting the race and set to wait weeks for a decision on the winner after an unprecedented surge in support for a populist party that finished third. The center-right Social Democrat-led Democratic ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Portugal is in suspense after election produces no clear winner and a surging populist party
By Barry Hatton, The Associated Press on March 10th, 2024
LISBON, Portugal (AP) – Portugal’s political future is hanging in the balance after a general election Sunday, with two moderate mainstream parties closely contesting the race and set to wait weeks for a decision on the winner after an unprecedented surge in support for a populist party. The center-right Social Democrat-led Democratic Alliance won 77 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Al-Qaida’s Yemen branch says leader Khalid al-Batarfi dead in unclear circumstances
By Ahmed Al-haj And Jon Gambrell, The Associated Press on March 10th, 2024
SANAA, Yemen (AP) – The leader of Yemen’s branch of al-Qaida is dead, the militant group announced late Sunday, without giving details. Khalid al-Batarfi had a $5 million bounty on his head from the U.S. government over leading the group al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula, long considered the most-dangerous branch of the extremist group still ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!An exit poll in Portugal’s election suggests the result is too close to call as populists surge
By Barry Hatton, The Associated Press on March 10th, 2024
LISBON, Portugal (AP) – An exit poll in Portugal’s general election Sunday suggested that the race was too close to call, with moderate mainstream parties apparently poised to gather the most votes amid a predicted surge in support for a radical right populist party that could place third. The poll predicted 29-33% of the vote ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!A backcountry skier has died on New Hampshire’s Mount Washington in icy conditions; 2 others injured
By Nick Perry, The Associated Press on March 10th, 2024
MEREDITH, N.H. (AP) – A backcountry skier has died on New Hampshire’s Mount Washington in icy conditions, officials said Sunday. At least two people were rescued during rescue efforts that extended through a stormy night and into Sunday morning. THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. AP’s earlier story follows below. At least two people were ... Read More »
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