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In Kenya, King Charles III expresses ‘greatest sorrow and the deepest regret’ for past violence
By Evelyne Musambi And Emmanuel Igunza, The Associated Press on October 31st, 2023
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) – King Charles III has expressed “greatest sorrow and the deepest regret” for the “abhorrent and unjustifiable acts of violence” committed against Kenyans as they sought independence, during a speech on his first day of a four-day visit. But he didn’t explicity apologize for Britain’s actions in its former colony, as many ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Jacob Lew, former treasury secretary to Obama, confirmed as US ambassador to Israel
By Mary Clare Jalonick (), The Associated Press on October 31st, 2023
WASHINGTON (AP) – The Senate has confirmed Jacob Lew as ambassador to Israel, filling the key diplomatic post as the country is fighting a war with Hamas. Lew, a treasury secretary under President Barack Obama, was confirmed 53-43. He has promised to stand side by side with Israel’s leaders as they respond to the militant ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Police in Japan capture gunman after 8-hour hostage drama at post office
By Mari Yamaguchi, The Associated Press on October 31st, 2023
TOKYO (AP) – Police in Japan ended an eight-hour standoff with a gunman at a post office Tuesday by capturing the suspect after two hostages were freed safely – an attack authorities said could be related to an earlier shooting at a hospital. The man had entered the post office with a gun in Warabi, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Police reportedly capture gunman who held staff member hostage in a Japanese post office for 8 hours
By Mari Yamaguchi, The Associated Press on October 31st, 2023
TOKYO (AP) – Japanese police have captured a gunman who holed up at a post office and have rescued a member of staff who was held hostage, NHK television reported Tuesday. It followed a more than eight-hour standoff with the man, who entered the post office with a gun in Warabi, north of Tokyo, an ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Paris police open fire on a woman who allegedly made threats in the latest security incident
By The Associated Press on October 31st, 2023
PARIS (AP) – Paris police opened fire Tuesday on a woman who allegedly made threatening remarks on a train, the latest security incident in the country that has been on heightened anti-terror alert since a fatal stabbing at a school blamed on an Islamic extremist. Police said they had no immediate information on the woman’s ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Police say heavily armed man killed himself rather than carry out attack at Colorado amusement park
By The Associated Press on October 30th, 2023
DENVER (AP) – A heavily armed man killed himself rather than carry out an apparent plan to shoot up a mountaintop amusement park in Colorado, authorities said Monday. The 20-year-old man was found dead at Glenwood Caverns Adventure Park on Saturday morning before it opened to the public, apparently breaking into the park while it ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Kansas can’t enforce new law on abortion pills or make patients wait 24 hours, judge rules
By John Hanna, The Associated Press on October 30th, 2023
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) – A Kansas judge on Monday put a new state law on medication abortions on hold and blocked older restrictions that for years have spelled out what providers must tell patients and forced patients to wait 24 hours to end their pregnancies. The ruling was another big victory for abortion rights advocates ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ex-North Dakota lawmaker charged with flying to Prague with intent to rape a minor
By Jack Dura, The Associated Press on October 30th, 2023
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – A former longtime North Dakota lawmaker is charged with traveling to Prague with the intent to rape a minor, according to a federal indictment unsealed Monday. Ex-Republican state Sen. Ray Holmberg was arrested Monday in Grand Forks, according to an arrest warrant. He is also charged with one count of receiving ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Federal charge says former North Dakota lawmaker traveled to Prague with intent to rape minor
By Jack Dura, The Associated Press on October 30th, 2023
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – A former, longtime North Dakota lawmaker has been indicted on a federal charge alleging he traveled to Prague with the intent to rape a minor. The four-page indictment against former state Sen. Ray Holmberg also charges him with one count of receiving images depicting child sexual abuse. The indictment was filed ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Illinois man pleads not guilty to hate crime and murder charges in attack on Muslim mother and son
By Sophia Tareen, The Associated Press on October 30th, 2023
JOLIET, Ill. (AP) – A man accused of murder, attempted murder and a hate crime in an attack on a Palestinian American woman and her young son pleaded not guilty Monday following his indictmen t by an Illinois grand jury. Joseph Czuba, 71, is charged in the fatal stabbing of six-year-old Wadea Al-Fayoume and the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Gaza receives largest aid shipment so far as deaths top 8,000 and Israel widens military offensive
By Wafaa Shurafa And Samy Magdy, The Associated Press on October 29th, 2023
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) – Nearly three dozen trucks entered Gaza on Sunday in the largest aid convoy since the war between Israel and Hamas began, but humanitarian workers said the assistance still fell desperately short of needs after thousands of people broke into warehouses to take flour and basic hygiene products. The Gaza ... Read More »
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