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Gunmen in combat fatigues open fire at Moscow concert hall, Russian news agencies say
By The Associated Press on March 22nd, 2024
MOSCOW (AP) – Russia’s state RIA Novosti news agency reported that several gunmen fired shots at a concert hall in Moscow on Friday, leaving a number of people injured. RIA Novosti said at least three people in combat fatigues fired weapons. The state Tass news agency also reported the shooting at the Crocus City Hall, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!House approves $1.2 trillion package of spending bills before shutdown deadline, Senate up next
By Kevin Freking, The Associated Press on March 22nd, 2024
WASHINGTON (AP) – The House approved a $1.2 trillion package of spending bills on Friday just a few hours before funding for some key federal agencies is set to expire, a long overdue action nearly six months into the budget year that will push any threats of a government shutdown to the fall. The bill ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Police find Missouri student Riley Strain’s body in Tennessee river; no foul play suspected
By Kimberlee Kruesi, The Associated Press on March 22nd, 2024
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) – Riley Strain, a University of Missouri student who went missing in Tennessee’s capital for nearly two weeks, has been found dead in a river, police announced Friday. No foul play is suspected, investigators said. Metro Nashville police officials confirmed that Strain’s body had been recovered from the Cumberland River approximately 8 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Police find Missouri student Riley Strain’s body in Tennessee river after nearly 2-week search
By The Associated Press on March 22nd, 2024
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) – Police in Tennessee on Friday announced that Riley Strain, a University of Missouri student who went missing in Nashville for nearly two weeks, has been found dead. Metro Nashville police officials confirmed that Strain’s body had been recovered from the Cumberland River approximately 8 miles (12.8 kilometers) west of downtown. “No ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Russia and China veto US resolution calling for immediate cease-fire in Gaza
By Edith M. Lederer, The Associated Press on March 22nd, 2024
UNITED NATIONS (AP) – Russia and China on Friday vetoed a U.S.-sponsored U.N. resolution calling for “an immediate and sustained cease-fire” in the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza to protect civilians and enable humanitarian aid to be delivered to more than 2 million hungry Palestinians. The vote in the 15-member Security Council was 11 members in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!No charges to be filed in fight involving Oklahoma nonbinary teen Nex Benedict, prosecutor says
By The Associated Press on March 21st, 2024
TULSA, Okla. (AP) – An Oklahoma district attorney said Thursday he doesn’t plan to file any charges in the case of Nex Benedict, the nonbinary 16-year-old Owasso teenager whose death following a fight in a high school bathroom was ruled a suicide. Tulsa County District Attorney Steve Kunzweiler said in a statement that after reviewing ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!No charges to be filed in fight involving Oklahoma nonbinary teen Nex Benedict
By The Associated Press on March 21st, 2024
TULSA, Okla. (AP) – An Oklahoma district attorney said Thursday he doesn’t plan to file any charges in the case of Nex Benedict, the 16-year-old Owasso teenager whose death following a fight in a high school bathroom was ruled a suicide. Tulsa County District Attorney Steve Kunzweiler said in a statement that after reviewing the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez says he won’t run in Democratic primary
By The Associated Press on March 21st, 2024
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) – U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez of New Jersey said Thursday that he will not run in the Democratic primary as he faces federal corruption charges, but he left open the possibility that he would reenter the race as an independent later this year if he is exonerated at a trial. Menendez made ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Police track down escaped Idaho prison gang member and accomplice, say pair may have killed 2 on run
By Gene Johnson And Mark Thiessen, The Associated Press on March 21st, 2024
Police on Thursday arrested two white supremacist gang members – an Idaho prison inmate and the accomplice who helped him escape – following an attack on corrections officers at a Boise hospital, and investigators are looking into whether they killed two people while on the run. Skylar Meade, the escaped inmate, and Nicholas Umphenour, the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Appeals court orders judge to probe claims of juror bias in Boston Marathon bomber’s case
By Alanna Durkin Richer, The Associated Press on March 21st, 2024
BOSTON (AP) – A federal appeals court on Thursday ordered Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev’s case to be returned to a lower court to probe claims of juror bias. The order from the 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals keeps intact Tsarnaev’s death sentence for now. But the appeals court said the trial court judge’s ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Idaho prison gang member, accomplice sought after ambush in custody, may have killed 2, police say
By Gene Johnson And Mark Thiessen, The Associated Press on March 21st, 2024
Police on Thursday arrested an Idaho prison gang member and an accomplice who escaped following an attack on corrections officers at a Boise hospital, with investigators looking into whether they committed two killings while on the run. Skylar Meade, the escaped inmate, and Nicholas Umphenour, the man who police say shot two Idaho corrections officers ... Read More »
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