March 28th, 2024

World News

9 killed in western Wisconsin traffic crash involving a semitruck and a van, report says

By The Associated Press on March 8th, 2024

DEWHURST, Wis. (AP) – A crash Friday at a western Wisconsin highway intersection involving a semitrailer and a van reportedly killed nine people. KSTP reports the Clark County sheriff’s office told the station nine people died in the accident. The sheriff’s office didn’t return messages from The Associated Press, and the Wisconsin State Patrol referred ... Read More »

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Helicopter crashes along US-Mexico border, Texas authorities say

By The Associated Press on March 8th, 2024

LA GRULLA, Texas (AP) – A helicopter crashed along the U.S-Mexico border in Texas on Friday, authorities. Officials did not immediately confirm how many people were on board or their condition. The crash happened in the small town of La Grulla, Texas Department of Public Safety Lt. Christopher Olivarez said. He did not provide further ... Read More »

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Nathan Hochman advances to Los Angeles County district attorney runoff against George Gascón

By Stefanie Dazio, The Associated Press on March 8th, 2024

LOS ANGELES (AP) – Former federal prosecutor Nathan Hochman has advanced to a runoff against Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón, one of the country’s most progressive prosecutors. Gascón and Hochman will compete in November in the race to lead an agency that prosecutes cases in the most populous county in the U.S. Hochman ... Read More »

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Program that allows 30,000 migrants from 4 countries into the US each month upheld by judge

By The Associated Press on March 8th, 2024

VICTORIA, Texas (AP) – A federal judge in Texas on Friday upheld a key piece of President Joe Biden’s immigration policy that allows a limited number of migrants from four countries to enter the U.S. on humanitarian grounds, dismissing a challenge from Republican-led states that said the program created an economic burden on them. U.S. ... Read More »

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Former president of Honduras convicted in US of aiding drug traffickers

By Larry Neumeister, The Associated Press on March 8th, 2024

NEW YORK (AP) – Former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernández was convicted Friday in New York of charges that he conspired with drug traffickers and used his military and national police force to enable tons of cocaine to make it unhindered into the United States. The jury returned its verdict at a federal court after ... Read More »

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Third-party movement No Labels says it will field a 2024 presidential ticket

By Thomas Beaumont, The Associated Press on March 8th, 2024

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) – The third-party presidential movement No Labels decided Friday to field a presidential candidate in the 2024 election after months of weighing the launch of a so-called “unity ticket” and discussions with several prospects. Delegates voted in favor of moving forward during an online convention of 800 of them from every ... Read More »

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Trump attorneys post $92 million bond to support jury award to E. Jean Carroll in defamation suit

By Larry Neumeister, The Associated Press on March 8th, 2024

NEW YORK (AP) – Donald Trump has secured a $91.6 million bond sufficient to cover the money he owes to writer E. Jean Carroll in a defamation lawsuit while he appeals the jury’s verdict, the former president’s lawyer told a court on Friday. Attorney Alina Habba filed papers with the New York judge to show ... Read More »

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A ship with Gaza aid is preparing to inaugurate a sea route from Cyprus to the war-ravaged strip

By Menelaos Hadjicostis, The Associated Press on March 8th, 2024

LARNACA, Cyprus (AP) – A ship bearing humanitarian aid was making preparations to leave Cyprus and head for Gaza, the European Commission president said Friday as international donors launched a sea corridor to supply the besieged territory that is facing widespread hunger after five months of war. The opening of the corridor, along with the ... Read More »

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RNC votes to install Donald Trump’s handpicked chair as former president tightens control of party

By Steve Peoples And Michelle L. Price, The Associated Press on March 8th, 2024

HOUSTON (AP) – The Republican National Committee voted Friday to install Donald Trump’s handpicked chair, completing his takeover of the national party as the former president closes in on a third straight presidential nomination. Michael Whatley, a North Carolina Republican who has echoed Trump’s false theories of voter fraud, was elected the party’s new national ... Read More »

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Trump attorneys post bond to support $83.3 million award to writer in defamation case

By Larry Neumeister, The Associated Press on March 8th, 2024

NEW YORK (AP) – A lawyer for Donald Trump says the former president has secured a bond sufficient to support an $83.3 million jury award granted to writer E. Jean Carroll during a January defamation trial. Attorney Alina Habba filed papers on Friday with the New York trial judge to show that Trump had secured ... Read More »

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