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4 charged in deaths of Navy SEALs boarding ship carrying Iranian-made weapons to Yemen
By The Associated Press on February 22nd, 2024
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) – Four people have been charged in connection with deaths of Navy SEALs trying to board ship carrying Iranian-made weapons to Yemen. One was charged with unlawfully transporting explosive material and three others have been charged with lying to federal agents, according to federal court documents. Prosecutors say they were mariners aboard ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ohio mom who left toddler alone when she went on vacation pleads guilty to aggravated murder
By The Associated Press on February 22nd, 2024
An Ohio mother who left her 16-month-old daughter home alone in a playpen for 10 days last summer while she went on vacation pleaded guilty on Thursday to aggravated murder. Kristel Candelario, 32, also pleaded guilty to child endangerment as part of a plea deal with Cuyahoga County prosecutors, who agreed to dismiss two murder ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!New Hampshire man convicted of killing daughter, 5, whose body has not been found
By The Associated Press on February 22nd, 2024
MANCHESTER, N.H. (AP) – A New Hampshire man was convicted of second-degree murder by a jury Thursday in the death of his 5-year-old daughter, who police believe was killed nearly two years before she was reported missing in 2021 and whose body was never found. Adam Montgomery, 34, did not attend the trial and wasn’t ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Texas school legally punished Black student over hairstyle, judge says
By Juan A. Lozano, The Associated Press on February 22nd, 2024
ANAHUAC, Texas (AP) – A Black high school student’s monthslong punishment by his Texas school district for refusing to change his hairstyle does not violate a new state law that prohibits race-based hair discrimination, a judge ruled on Thursday. Darryl George, 18, is a junior and has not been in his regular classes at his ... Read More »
1 responseMother of Kremlin critic Navalny says she’s resisting pressure to agree to a secret burial
By Associated Press, The Associated Press on February 22nd, 2024
MOSCOW (AP) – The mother of Russia’s top opposition leader Alexei Navalny said Thursday that she has seen her son’s body and that she is resisting strong pressure by authorities to agree to a secret burial outside the public eye. Speaking in a video statement from the Arctic city of Salekhard, Lyudmila Navalnaya said investigators ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Albanian Parliament approves controversial deal to hold migrants for Italy
By Llazar Semini, The Associated Press on February 22nd, 2024
TIRANA, Albania (AP) – Albania’s Parliament on Thursday approved a deal for the country to hold thousands of migrants rescued in international waters by Italy while their asylum applications are processed, despite protests from opposition lawmakers and human rights groups. Under the five-year deal, Albania would shelter up to 3,000 migrants at any one time. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!China plans to send San Diego Zoo more pandas this year, reintroducing panda diplomacy
By Julie Watson, The Associated Press on February 22nd, 2024
SAN DIEGO (AP) – China plans to send a new pair of giant pandas to the San Diego Zoo, renewing its longstanding gesture of friendship toward the United States after a recalling nearly all the iconic bears on loan to U.S. zoos as relations soured between the two nations. The China Wildlife Conservation Association recently ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!China plans to send San Diego Zoo more pandas this year, reigniting its panda diplomacy
By Julie Watson, The Associated Press on February 21st, 2024
SAN DIEGO (AP) – China plans to send a new pair of giant pandas to the San Diego Zoo, renewing its longstanding gesture of friendship toward the United States after nearly all the iconic bears on loan to U.S. zoos were returned as relations began to sour between the two nations. San Diego Zoo officials ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!At least 14 confirmed dead after an illegal open-pit gold mine collapses in Venezuela
By The Associated Press on February 21st, 2024
LA PARAGUA, Venezuela (AP) – The collapse of an illegally operated open-pit gold mine in central Venezuela killed at least 14 people and injured several more, state authorities said Wednesday, as some other officials reported an undetermined number of people could be trapped. Bolivar state Gov. Angel Marcano told local reporters that 14 bodies had ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Wisconsin school district releases tape of Black superintendent’s comments that led to resignation
By Scott Bauer And Todd Richmond, The Associated Press on February 21st, 2024
MADISON, Wis. (AP) – The Green Bay school district on Wednesday released the recording of its first Black superintendent’s appearance on an Atlanta radio show in which he made blunt comments about race relations, criticized the community and derided one of the district’s principals. Claude Tiller Jr. resigned on Saturday after a closed-door meeting with ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Green Bay schools release tape of first Black superintendent’s comments that preceded resignation
By Scott Bauer And Todd Richmond, The Associated Press on February 21st, 2024
MADISON, Wis. (AP) – Green Bay, Wisconsin, schools on Wednesday released the recording of its first Black superintendent’s appearance on an Atlanta radio show in which he made blunt comments about race relations, criticized the community and derided one of the district’s principals. The release of the tape comes after the resignation under pressure Saturday ... Read More »
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