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One dead, five injured in shooting at a New York City subway station, police say
By The Associated Press on February 12th, 2024
NEW YORK (AP) – One person was killed and five others were injured in a shooting at a New York City subway station during the Monday evening commute, police said, adding they had no one immediately in custody. The shooting occurred at 4:38 p.m. at a subway station in the Bronx, police said, adding a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!One person killed, five others injured in subway station shooting in New York City, police say
By The Associated Press on February 12th, 2024
NEW YORK (AP) – One person was killed and five others were injured in a shooting at a New York City subway station during the Monday evening commute and the suspected shooter remained at large, police said. Police said the suspect opened fire at 4:38 p.m. at a station in the Bronx and that a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Shooter entered Texas megachurch with young son and used AR-style rifle in the attack, police say
By Juan Lozano, Acacia Coronado And Jim Vertuno, The Associated Press on February 12th, 2024
HOUSTON (AP) – The shooter who opened fire at a Texas megachurch on Sunday before being killed by security officers had a history of mental illness and used an AR-style rifle in the attack that also critically injured their 7-year-old son, authorities said Monday. Genesse Ivonne Moreno was identified by Houston Police Commander Chris Hassig ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Trump asks Supreme Court to put off his election interference trial, claiming immunity
By Mark Sherman, The Associated Press on February 12th, 2024
WASHINGTON (AP) – Former President Donald Trump is asking the Supreme Court to extend the delay in his election interference trial, saying he is immune from prosecution on charges he plotted to overturn his 2020 election loss. His lawyers filed an emergency appeal with the court on Monday, just four days after the justices heard ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Boy critically injured in Texas megachurch shooting is son of suspect in attack, police say
By Juan Lozano, Acacia Coronado And Jim Vertuno, The Associated Press on February 12th, 2024
HOUSTON (AP) – The young boy who was critically injured in a shooting at a Texas megachurch on Sunday was the son of the shooter, authorities said Monday. Police identified the shooter as 36-year-old Genesse Ivonne Moreno, and said Moreno had a history of mental illness, including being placed under emergency detention in 2016. Investigators ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Court documents identify Houston megachurch shooter and say AR-style rifle was used in attack
By Juan Lozano, Acacia Coronado And Jim Vertuno, The Associated Press on February 12th, 2024
HOUSTON (AP) – The shooter who opened fire at Texas megachurch before they was killed by security officers was carrying an AR-style rifle, according to search warrant documents released by a prosecutor’s office on Monday. The shooter was identified as 36-year-old Genesse Ivonna Moreno in an affidavit seeking a search warrant for a home in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Israeli forces rescue 2 hostages in dramatic Gaza raid that killed at least 67 Palestinians
By Najib Jobain, Josef Federman And Samy Magdy, The Associated Press on February 12th, 2024
RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) – Israeli forces rescued two hostages early Monday, storming a heavily guarded apartment in the southern Gaza Strip and extracting the captives under fire in a dramatic raid that was a small but symbolically significant success for Israel. The operation killed at least 67 Palestinians, including women and children, according to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Israeli forces rescue 2 hostages in dramatic Gaza raid that killed at least 50 Palestinians
By Najib Jobain And Josef Federman, The Associated Press on February 12th, 2024
RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) – Israeli forces rescued two hostages early Monday, storming a heavily guarded apartment in the southern Gaza Strip and extracting the captives under fire in a dramatic raid that was a small but symbolically significant success for Israel. The operation killed at least 50 Palestinians, including women and children, according to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!At least 50 Palestinians killed in Gaza airstrikes during the Israeli rescue operation of 2 hostages
By Najib Jobain And Josef Federman, The Associated Press on February 11th, 2024
RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) – Hospital officials in the southern Gaza town of Rafah say at least 50 people were killed in airstrikes that accompanied an Israeli hostage operation. Dr. Marwan al-Hams, director of the Abu Youssef al-Najjar hospital, said Monday the dead included women and children. An Associated Press journalist also counted the bodies ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!The Israeli military says it has rescued 2 hostages from captivity in the Gaza Strip
By The Associated Press on February 11th, 2024
RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) – The Israeli military said it rescued two hostages from captivity in the Gaza Strip early Monday. It identified the men as Fernando Simon Marman, 60, and Louis Har, 70. It said both men were kidnapped by Hamas militants from Kibbutz Nir Yizhak in the Oct. 7 cross-border attack that started ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Defense Secretary Austin hospitalized with bladder issue, transfers powers to his deputy
By Tara Copp, The Associated Press on February 11th, 2024
WASHINGTON (AP) – Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, who was diagnosed with prostate cancer in December, was hospitalized again Sunday following symptoms pointing to an “emergent bladder issue,” the Pentagon said. In a statement, the Pentagon said Austin was transported by his security detail to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center around 2:20 p.m. While Austin ... Read More »
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