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Woman firing long gun in Joel Osteen’s church killed by 2 off-duty officers; young boy with her hurt
By Juan A. Lozano, The Associated Press on February 11th, 2024
HOUSTON (AP) – A woman in a trenchcoat opened fire with a long gun inside celebrity pastor Joel Osteen’s megachurch in Texas before being gunned down by two off-duty officers who confronted her, sending worshippers rushing out of the building between busy Sunday services, authorities said. The woman entered the Houston church with a 5-year-old ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Woman firing rifle killed by 2 off-duty officers at Joel Osteen’s church, 2 others hurt, police say
By Juan A. Lozano, The Associated Press on February 11th, 2024
HOUSTON (AP) – A woman in a trenchoat entered the Houston megachurch of celebrity pastor Joel Osteen and started shooting Sunday afternoon and was killed by two off-duty officers working security, police said. They added a young child with the woman was critically hurt and another man nearby was wounded. Houston Police Chief Troy Finner ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Sheriff says suspect “is down” after shooting at celebrity pastor Joel Osteen’s Texas megachurch
By Juan A. Lozano, The Associated Press on February 11th, 2024
HOUSTON (AP) – A Texas sheriff said Sunday that a shooter was down after a shooting at the Houston megachurch of celebrity pastor Joel Osteen on Sunday afternoon. Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez did not immediately provide more details in his post on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter. Lakewood Church had earlier posted ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Defense Secretary Austin hospitalized with bladder issue, but ‘retaining the functions’ of office
By Tara Copp, The Associated Press on February 11th, 2024
WASHINGTON (AP) – Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin was hospitalized 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. He “is retaining the functions and duties of his office,” according ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Defense Sec. Austin hospitalized with bladder issue, but ‘retaining the functions’ of office
By The Associated Press on February 11th, 2024
WASHINGTON (AP) – Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin was hospitalized Sunday following symptoms pointing to an “emergent bladder issue,” the Pentagon says. 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. He “is retaining the functions and duties of his office,” said ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Police report possible shooting at Texas megachurch run by celebrity pastor Joel Osteen
By The Associated Press on February 11th, 2024
HOUSTON (AP) – Police in Texas said Sunday that they were responding to a possible shooting at the Houston megachurch run by celebrity pastor Joel Osteen. In a tweet on X, formerly known as Twitter, Lakewood Church said there was “an active situation involving shots fired” at the church. “That is all the information we ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CBP dog sniffs out something unusual in passenger’s luggage – mummified monkeys
By The Associated Press on February 11th, 2024
BOSTON (AP) – A U.S. Customs and Border Protection dog sniffed out something unusual in luggage from a traveler returning from Africa – mummified monkeys. The passenger returning from a visit to the Democratic Republic of Congo reported that the luggage contained dried fish, but an inspection at Boston Logan Airport revealed dead and dehydrated ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Biden says Israel shouldn’t press into Rafah without ‘credible’ plan to protect civilians
By Najib Jobain And Samy Magdy, The Associated Press on February 11th, 2024
RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) – Israel shouldn’t go ahead with a military operation in the densely populated Gaza border town of Rafah without a “credible” plan to protect civilians, President Joe Biden told Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday, the White House said. They spoke after two Egyptian officials and a Western diplomat said Egypt ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CBP dog sniffs out something unusual in passenger’s luggage — mummified monkeys
By The Associated Press on February 11th, 2024
BOSTON (AP) – A U.S. Customs and Border Protection dog sniffed out something unusual in luggage from a traveler returning from Africa – mummified monkeys. The passenger returning from a visit to the Democratic Republic of Congo reported that the luggage contained dried fish, but an inspection at Boston Logan Airport revealed dead and dehydrated ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hungary’s president resigns over a pardon to a man convicted in a child sexual abuse case
By The Associated Press on February 10th, 2024
BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) – Hungary’s conservative president has resigned amid public outcry over a pardon she granted to a man convicted as an accomplice in a child sexual abuse case, a decision that unleashed an unprecedented political scandal for the long-serving nationalist government. Katalin Novák, 46, announced in a televised message on Saturday that she ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!US Sen. Coons and German Chancellor Scholz see double at Washington meeting
By Brian P. D. Hannon, The Associated Press on February 10th, 2024
U.S. Sen. Chris Coons and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz were seeing double when they met in Washington, D.C., this week and went on social media to share their mirror image with the world. The Delaware Democrat and the leader of Germany’s coalition government share an uncommon likeness, right down to their bald tops and squinty ... Read More »
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