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Pentagon to lift ban on V-22 Osprey flights, 3 months after fatal crash in Japan
By By Lolita C. Baldor And Tara Copp, The Associated Press on March 1st, 2024
WASHINGTON (AP) – The Pentagon will lift the ban on flights by the grounded V-22 Osprey next week, U.S. officials told The Associated Press on Friday, following a high-level meeting where Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin endorsed the military services’ plans for a safe and measured return to operations. The officials said that Naval Air Systems ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Biden approves military air drops of aid into Gaza after chaotic encounter left dozens dead
By Aamer Madhani And Colleen Barry, The Associated Press on March 1st, 2024
WASHINGTON (AP) – President Joe Biden said Friday that the U.S. will begin air-dropping humanitarian assistance into Gaza, a day after dozens of Palestinians were killed during a chaotic encounter with Israeli troops. The president announced the move after at least 115 Palestinians were killed and more than 750 others were injured, according to Gaza’s ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!New Jersey businessman pleads guilty and agrees to cooperate in case against Sen. Bob Menendez
By The Associated Press on March 1st, 2024
NEW YORK (AP) – A New Jersey businessman pleaded guilty Friday to trying to bribe U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez after signing a cooperation deal with prosecutors. Jose Uribe entered the plea in Manhattan federal court to seven charges, including conspiracy to commit bribery, honest services wire fraud, obstruction of justice and tax evasion. Prosecutors allege ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Missouri police charge man with 2 counts first-degree murder after officer, court employee shot
By Heather Hollingsworth, The Associated Press on March 1st, 2024
INDEPENDENCE, Mo. (AP) – Police have charged a man with two counts of first-degree murder for the killing of a court employee who tried to serve an eviction notice at a home in Independence, Missouri and an officer who responded, prosecutors said Friday. The man was also charged with first-degree assault in the wounding of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Putin foe Alexei Navalny is buried in Moscow as thousands attend under a heavy police presence
By Dasha Litvinova And Katie Marie Davies, The Associated Press on March 1st, 2024
Under a heavy police presence, thousands of people bade farewell Friday to opposition leader Alexei Navalny at his funeral in Moscow after his still-unexplained death two weeks ago in an Arctic penal colony. Navalny was buried at a cemetery in the snowy southeastern outskirts of the capital after a short Russian Orthodox ceremony, with vast ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Woman convicted of murder conspiracy, coverup, in 2019 disappearance of Connecticut mother
By Dave Collins, The Associated Press on March 1st, 2024
A woman was convicted Friday of conspiring to murder missing mother-of-five Jennifer Dulos, who vanished from a wealthy Connecticut enclave in 2019 and was never found. Prosecutors said Michelle Troconis, 49, helped her then-boyfriend, Fotis Dulos, in his plot to kill his estranged wife and cover it up. While the jurors were polled as to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Putin foe Alexei Navalny is buried in Moscow as thousands attend under heavy police presence
By Dasha Litvinova And Katie Marie Davies, The Associated Press on March 1st, 2024
Under a heavy police presence, thousands of people bade farewell Friday to opposition leader Alexei Navalny at his funeral in Moscow after his still-unexplained death two weeks ago in an Arctic penal colony. Navalny was buried at a cemetery in the snowy southeastern outskirts of the capital after a short Russian Orthodox ceremony, with vast ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Alexei Navalny, who galvanized opposition to Putin, is laid to rest after his death in prison
By Dasha Litvinova And Katie Marie Davies, The Associated Press on March 1st, 2024
Under a heavy police presence, thousands of people bade farewell Friday to Alexei Navalny at his funeral in Moscow after his still-unexplained death two weeks ago in an Arctic penal colony. The service followed a battle with authorities over the release of the body of President Vladimir Putin’s fiercest critic. His supporters said several churches ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Navalny’s family and supporters are laying the opposition leader to rest after his death in prison
By Katie Marie Davies, The Associated Press on March 1st, 2024
Hundreds of people gathered to bid farewell to Alexei Navalny at a funeral Friday in Moscow under a heavy police presence, following a battle with authorities over the release of his body after his still-unexplained death in an Arctic penal colony. His supporters said several churches in Moscow refused to hold the service before Navalny’s ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Navalny’s family is laying the opposition leader to rest after his death in prison
By Katie Marie Davies, The Associated Press on March 1st, 2024
Relatives and supporters of Alexei Navalny are bidding farewell to the opposition leader at a funeral Friday in southeastern Moscow, following a battle with authorities over the release of his body after his still-unexplained death in an Arctic penal colony. His supporters say several churches in Moscow refused to hold the service before Navalny’s team ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Iran votes in its first parliament election since 2022 protests as questions over turnout loom
By The Associated Press on March 1st, 2024
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) – Iran on Friday held the country’s first parliamentary election since the mass 2022 protests over mandatory hijab laws after the death in police custody of Mahsa Amini, with questions looming over just how many people will turn out at the polls. Iranian officials and even Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali ... Read More »
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