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Paris police: 3 people injured in stabbing attack at Gare de Lyon train station, attacker detained.
By The Associated Press on February 3rd, 2024
PARIS (AP) – An assailant has injured three people in a stabbing attack at the Gare de Lyon train station in Paris Saturday, the Olympic Games host city this year, Paris police said. Police have detained the attacker. One of the people injured is in a serious condition, police said. The attacker was armed with ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!US hits hard at militias in Iraq and Syria, retaliating for fatal drone attack
By Tara Copp, Lolita C. Baldor And Abdulrahman Zeyad, The Associated Press on February 2nd, 2024
WASHINGTON (AP) – The U.S. military launched an air assault on dozens of sites in Iraq and Syria used by Iranian-backed militias and the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Friday, in the opening salvo of retaliation for the drone strike that killed three U.S. troops in Jordan last weekend. President Joe Biden said in a statement: “The ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!US hits hard at militias in Iraq and Syria, retaliating for fatal drone attack, officials tell AP
By Tara Copp, Lolita C. Baldor And Abdulrahman Zeyad, The Associated Press on February 2nd, 2024
WASHINGTON (AP) – The U.S. military launched an air assault on dozens of sites in Iraq and Syria used by Iranian-backed militias and the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Friday, in the opening salvo of retaliation for the drone strike that killed three U.S. troops in Jordan last weekend, according the the U.S. military and officials. President ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Testimony, closing arguments conclude in manslaughter trial of Michigan school shooter’s mother
By Ed White, The Associated Press on February 2nd, 2024
PONTIAC, Mich. (AP) – A prosecutor urged jurors on Friday to convict the mother of a Michigan school shooter in a groundbreaking trial that centered on whether she should be held responsible for the deaths of four students, especially when confronted with her son’s violent drawing ahead of the tragedy. “He literally drew a picture ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Supreme Court allows West Point to continue using race as a factor in admissions, for now
By Mark Sherman, The Associated Press on February 2nd, 2024
WASHINGTON (AP) – The Supreme Court is allowing West Point to continue taking race into account in admissions, while a lawsuit over its policies continues. The justices on Friday rejected an emergency appeal seeking to force a change in the admissions process at West Point. The order, issued without any noted dissents, comes as the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Testimony concludes in manslaughter trial of Michigan school shooter’s mom
By Ed White, The Associated Press on February 2nd, 2024
PONTIAC, Mich. (AP) – Seven days of emotional testimony concluded Friday in the involuntary-manslaughter trial of a Michigan school shooter’s mom that involved evidence about whether she could have prevented the deaths of four students. Jurors will begin their deliberations in the case against Jennifer Crumbley on Monday; the judge decided to send them home ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Manslaughter trial of Michigan school shooter’s mom ends after 7 days of emotional testimony
By Ed White, The Associated Press on February 2nd, 2024
PONTIAC, Mich. (AP) – A groundbreaking trial of involuntary manslaughter against a Michigan school shooter’s mother concluded Friday after seven days of emotional testimony and evidence about whether she could have prevented the deaths of four students. Jurors will begin their deliberations in the case against Jennifer Crumbley on Monday; the judge decided to send ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!US begins strikes on militias in Iraq, Syria, retaliating for fatal drone attack, officials tell AP
By Tara Copp, Lolita C. Baldor And Abdulrahman Zeyad, The Associated Press on February 2nd, 2024
WASHINGTON (AP) – The U.S. military launched an air assault on dozens of sites in Iraq and Syria used by Iranian-backed militias Friday, in the opening salvo of retaliation for the drone strike that killed three U.S. troops in Jordan last weekend, officials told The Associated Press. President Joe Biden and other top U.S. leaders ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Federal judge in DC postpones Trump’s March trial on charges of plotting to overturn 2020 election
By Eric Tucker, The Associated Press on February 2nd, 2024
WASHINGTON (AP) – A federal judge in Washington formally postponed Donald Trump’s March trial on charges of plotting to overturn the 2020 election as a key legal appeal from the former president continues to work its way through the courts. U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan on Friday vacated the March 4 trial date but did ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Fani Willis acknowledges a ‘personal relationship’ with prosecutor she hired in Trump’s Georgia case
By Kate Brumback, The Associated Press on February 2nd, 2024
ATLANTA (AP) – Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis acknowledged in a court filing on Friday having a “personal relationship” with a special prosecutor she hired for the Georgia election interference case against former President Donald Trump but argued there are no grounds to dismiss the case or to remove her from the prosecution. Willis ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Court filing discloses personal relationship between Fani Willis and prosecutor hired in Trump case
By Kate Brumback, The Associated Press on February 2nd, 2024
ATLANTA (AP) – A court filing Friday disclosed that Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis is involved in a “personal relationship” with a special prosecutor she hired for the Georgia election interference case against former President Donald Trump, but she argues there are no grounds to dismiss the case or to remove her from the ... Read More »
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