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US Defense Secretary Austin to visit Israel on Friday to discuss military aid following Hamas attack
By Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press on October 12th, 2023
BRUSSELS (AP) – U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin plans to visit Israel on Friday, the second high-level U.S. official to visit Tel Aviv in two days, in a deliberate show of support and an effort to determine what additional military aid is needed in the war with Hamas. Austin is expected to meet with Israeli ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Five officers shot and wounded in Minnesota, authorities say; suspect arrested
By The Associated Press on October 12th, 2023
PRINCETON, Minn. (AP) – A man suspected of shooting and wounding five officers in Minnesota has been arrested, authorities say. THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. AP’s earlier story follows below. PRINCETON, Minn. (AP) – Five law enforcement officers were shot and wounded Thursday morning in an incident near the east-central Minnesota city of Princeton, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Idaho officials order evacuation of town of about 10,000 people after gas line explodes nearby
By The Associated Press on October 12th, 2023
MIDDLETON, Idaho (AP) – Authorities ordered evacuations for most of the town of Middleton, Idaho, after a gas line exploded at nearby rural intersection late Thursday morning. Canyon County Sheriff’s spokesperson Joe Decker said he did not yet know if any injuries were reported in connection with the explosion in southwestern Idaho but said people ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Sen. Menendez is accused of being an unregistered agent of Egypt’s government in updated indictment
By Larry Neumeister, The Associated Press on October 12th, 2023
NEW YORK (AP) – U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez of New Jersey faced a new charge Thursday that he conspired to act as an agent of the Egyptian government, a remarkable accusation against a Democrat who had a powerful role in U.S. policy as head of the Senate’s Foreign Relations Committee. The superseding indictment, filed in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!San Francisco man, 31, identified as driver who rammed vehicle into Chinese consulate
By The Associated Press on October 12th, 2023
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) – A 31-year-old San Francisco man has been identified as the driver who was shot and killed by police after crashing a car into the Chinese consulate on Monday, drawing condemnation from the White House and Chinese government. The city’s Office of the Chief Medical Examiner identified the driver as Zhanyuan Yang ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!A new indictment charges Sen. Menendez with being an unregistered agent of the Egyptian government
By Larry Neumeister, The Associated Press on October 12th, 2023
NEW YORK (AP) – Federal prosecutors in New York City have rewritten their indictment against U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez of New Jersey and his wife to charge them with conspiring to have him act as an agent of Egypt and Egyptian officials. The superseding indictment, filed in Manhattan federal court on Thursday, accuses Menendez of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!As desperation in Gaza grows, Israel says it won’t allow aid to flow until Hamas releases hostages
By Joseph Krauss And Wafaa Shurafa, The Associated Press on October 12th, 2023
JERUSALEM (AP) – U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken vowed American support to Israel on Thursday as its military pulverized the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip with airstrikes and prepared for a possible ground invasion. As Palestinians tried to stock up on bread and groceries amid dwindling supplies, Israel said nothing would be allowed into Gaza until ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!UK police on the scene after Kenyan plane diverted to land at Stansted Airport with fighter escort
By The Associated Press on October 12th, 2023
LONDON (AP) – Police said they were attending an “incident” Thursday after a plane from Nairobi bound for London’s Heathrow Airport was escorted by air force fighter jets and diverted to land at Stansted airport instead. The Ministry of Defense said Royal Air Force Typhoon fighters were launched “as a precaution this afternoon to investigate ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!New indictment charges Sen. Menendez with being an unregistered agent of the Egyptian government
By The Associated Press on October 12th, 2023
NEW YORK (AP) – Federal prosecutors in New York City have rewritten their indictment against U.S. Sen Bob Menendez of New Jersey and his wife to charge them with conspiring to have him act as an agent of Egypt and Egyptian officials. The superseding indictment was filed in Manhattan federal court on Thursday. It says ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!UK police on the scene after plane from Nairobi diverted to land at Stansted Airport
By The Associated Press on October 12th, 2023
LONDON (AP) – Police are on the scene after a plane from Nairobi bound for London’s Heathrow Airport was diverted to land at Stansted airport instead. Stansted said the Kenya Airways 787 landed safely on Thursday afternoon and is parked at a remote stand, away from the terminal. The Essex Police force says officers are ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Five officers shot and wounded in Minnesota, authorities say; suspect not in custody
By The Associated Press on October 12th, 2023
PRINCETON, Minn. (AP) – Five law enforcement officers were shot and wounded Thursday in an incident near the east-central Minnesota city of Princeton, authorities said. The suspect was not in custody and the incident was ongoing late Thursday morning. Three of the officers were taken to North Memorial Hospital in the Minneapolis suburb of Robbinsdale ... Read More »
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