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Former Austrian leader Sebastian Kurz convicted of false statements
By Stephanie Liechtenstein, The Associated Press on February 23rd, 2024
VIENNA (AP) – Former Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz was convicted Friday of making false statements to a parliamentary inquiry into alleged corruption in his first government. He was given an eight-month suspended sentence. The verdict at the Vienna criminal court followed a four-month trial. The case marked the first time in more than 30 years ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Student charged with killing 2 at Colorado campus had previously threatened one of the victims
By Colleen Slevin, The Associated Press on February 23rd, 2024
DENVER (AP) – A college student accused of killing his roommate and another person at a Colorado dorm room this month told his roommate a month earlier he would “kill him” if he was asked to take out the trash again, according to a court document released Friday. The dispute in January was reported to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!A judge convicts former Austrian leader Sebastian Kurz of making false statements
By The Associated Press on February 23rd, 2024
VIENNA (AP) – Former Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz was convicted Friday of making false statements to a parliamentary inquiry into alleged corruption in his first government. He was given an eight-month suspended sentence. The verdict at the Vienna criminal court followed a four-month trial. The case marked the first time in more than 30 years ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Suspect in a Colorado college dorm fatal shooting had threatened to kill roommate, affidavit says
By Colleen Slevin, The Associated Press on February 23rd, 2024
DENVER (AP) – A college student charged in the killing of his roommate and another person told his roommate he would “kill him” if he was asked to take out the trash again, according to a court document released Friday. Nicholas Jordan is charged with two counts of first-degree murder, felony menacing and committing a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Student charged with murder in fatal shooting of 2 in Colorado college dorm
By Colleen Slevin, The Associated Press on February 23rd, 2024
DENVER (AP) – A college student charged in the Feb. 16 killing of his roommate and another person told his roommate he would “kill him” if he was asked to take out the trash again, according to a court document released Friday. The dispute in January was recounted by a third roommate in the dormitory ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!4 charged in transporting suspected Iranian-made weapons. 2 SEALs died in intercepting the ship
By Denise Lavoie And Matthew Barakat, The Associated Press on February 22nd, 2024
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) – Four foreign nationals were arrested and charged Thursday with transporting suspected Iranian-made weapons on a vessel intercepted by U.S. naval forces in the Arabian Sea last month. Two Navy SEALs died during the mission. The criminal complaint unsealed Thursday in U.S. District Court in Richmond alleges that the four defendants – ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Alaska man found guilty of first-degree murder in violent killing captured on stolen memory card
By Mark Thiessen, The Associated Press on February 22nd, 2024
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) – A man who recorded the violent death of an Alaska Native woman on his cellphone was found guilty of two counts of first-degree murder on Thursday in her death and that of another Alaska Native woman. Brian Steven Smith, a 52-year-old from South Africa, showed no reaction in court and stared ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!4 charged in transporting suspected Iranian-made weapons. Two SEALs died in intercepting the ship
By The Associated Press on February 22nd, 2024
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) – Four foreign nationals were charged Thursday with transporting suspected Iranian-made weapons on a vessel intercepted by U.S. naval forces in the Arabian Sea last month. Two Navy SEALs died during the mission. U.S. officials said that Navy Special Warfare Operator 1st Class Christopher J. Chambers was boarding the boat on Jan. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ex-FBI source accused of lying about Bidens and having Russian contacts is returned to US custody
By Ken Ritter And Rio Yamat, The Associated Press on February 22nd, 2024
LAS VEGAS (AP) – A former FBI informant accused of lying about multimillion-dollar bribery allegations against President Joe Biden and his son Hunter and purportedly having links to Russian intelligence was again taken into custody Thursday, two days after a judge said he could be freed ahead of trial, his attorneys said in court documents. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Black and white and adored all over. China pledges pair of pandas for San Diego Zoo
By Julie Watson, The Associated Press on February 22nd, 2024
SAN DIEGO (AP) – China for the first time in more than two decades is sending pandas to the United States to the delight of the San Diego Zoo, which is preparing to receive a pair that could include a female descendent of Bai Yun and Gao Gao, two of the zoo’s former residents that ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!4 charged in the deaths of two Navy SEALs boarding ship carrying Iranian-made weapons to Yemen
By The Associated Press on February 22nd, 2024
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) – Four foreign nationals were charged Thursday with transporting suspected Iranian-made weapons after U.S. naval forces interdicted a vessel in the Arabian Sea last month. Two Navy SEALS died during the mission. U.S. officials said that Navy Special Warfare Operator 1st Class Christopher J. Chambers was boarding the boat on Jan. 11 ... Read More »
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