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5 people, ages 18 to 22, wounded in shooting on campus of Morgan State University in Baltimore
By Lea Skene And Denise Lavoie, The Associated Press on October 3rd, 2023
BALTIMORE (AP) – Five people were wounded, none critically, in a shooting outside a residence hall at Morgan State University in Baltimore on Tuesday, according to authorities, who urged students to take shelter on the campus of the historically Black college. The Baltimore Police Department initially said officers were on the scene for an “active ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!At least 4 people wounded in shooting on campus of Morgan State University in Baltimore
By Lea Skene And Denise Lavoie, The Associated Press on October 3rd, 2023
BALTIMORE (AP) – At least four people were wounded, none critically, in a shooting at Morgan State University in Baltimore on Tuesday, according to authorities, who urged students to take shelter on the campus of the historically Black college. The Baltimore Police Department initially said officers were on the scene for an “active shooter situation” ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!At least 4 people shot on campus of Morgan State University in Baltimore, authorities say
By Lea Skene And Denise Lavoie, The Associated Press on October 3rd, 2023
BALTIMORE (AP) – At least four people were wounded, none critically, in a shooting at Morgan State University in Baltimore on Tuesday, according to authorities, who urged students to take shelter on the campus of the historically Black college. The Baltimore Police Department initially said officers were on the scene for an “active shooter situation.” ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Multiple people have been shot on campus of Morgan State University in Baltimore, police say
By Lea Skene, The Associated Press on October 3rd, 2023
BALTIMORE (AP) – Multiple people were shot at Morgan State University in Baltimore on Tuesday, police said. The Baltimore Police Department said officers were on the scene for an “active shooter situation” on the campus of the historically Black university. The address given for the shooting appeared to match a residential building. “We’re asking everyone ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Baltimore Police say multiple people have been shot on campus of Morgan State University
By The Associated Press on October 3rd, 2023
BALTIMORE (AP) – Multiple people were shot at Morgan State University in Baltimore on Tuesday, police said. The Baltimore Police Department said officers were on the scene Tuesday amid an “active shooter situation” on the campus. “We’re asking everyone to shelter in place and avoid the area,” police said on X, the platform formerly known ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Bus crash near Venice, Italy, kills at least 21 people, including Ukrainian tourists
By Giada Zampano, The Associated Press on October 3rd, 2023
ROME (AP) – At least 21 people were killed and 18 injured in a fiery bus crash in Mestre, Italy, just across the Venetian Lagoon from old Venice, where firefighters and other emergency responders worked into the night trying to extract bodies and squelch the flames. The bus was carrying foreign tourists, including Ukrainians, according ... Read More »
1 responseA bus crash near the Italian city of Venice kills at least 21 people, including Ukrainian tourists
By Giada Zampano, The Associated Press on October 3rd, 2023
ROME (AP) – A bus carrying foreign tourists including Ukrainians crashed near the Italian city of Venice when it fell from an elevated street Tuesday, killing at least 21 people and injuring 18 others, authorities said. Four of the injured were in serious condition following the accident in the Mestre borough, on the mainland opposite ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!A bus crash near Italian city of Venice kills at least 21 people, including Ukrainian tourists
By Giada Zampano, The Associated Press on October 3rd, 2023
ROME (AP) – A bus carrying foreign tourists including Ukrainians crashed near the Italian city of Venice when it fell from an elevated street Tuesday, killing at least 21 people and injuring 18 others, authorities said. Four of the injured were in serious condition following the accident in the Mestre borough, on the mainland opposite ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!McCarthy becomes the first speaker ever to be ousted from the job in a House vote
By Lisa Mascaro And Farnoush Amiri, The Associated Press on October 3rd, 2023
WASHINGTON (AP) – Speaker Kevin McCarthy was voted out of the job Tuesday in an extraordinary showdown, a first in U.S. history that was forced by a contingent of hard-right conservatives and threw the House and its Republican leadership into chaos. McCarthy’s chief rival, Rep. Matt Gaetz of Florida, forced the vote on the “motion ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!McCarthy ousted as House speaker in dramatic vote as Democrats join with GOP critics to topple him
By Lisa Mascaro And Farnoush Amiri, The Associated Press on October 3rd, 2023
WASHINGTON (AP) – Speaker Kevin McCarthy was voted out of the job Tuesday in an extraordinary showdown, a first in U.S. history, The 216-210 vote, forced by a contingent of hard-right conservatives, throws the House and its Republican leadership into chaos. McCarthy’s chief rival, Rep. Matt Gaetz of Florida, brought forward the “motion to vacate” ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Butler sworn in as third Black female senator in US history, replaces late California Sen. Feinstein
By Mary Clare Jalonick And Michael R. Blood, The Associated Press on October 3rd, 2023
WASHINGTON (AP) – Former union leader and Democratic insider Laphonza Butler was sworn in as the newest member of the Senate on Tuesday, replacing California Sen. Dianne Feinstein after her death and becoming only the third Black female senator in history. Butler was appointed by California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Sunday, just two days after ... Read More »
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