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Former Sen. Jean Carnahan, the first woman to represent Missouri in the US Senate, has died at 90
By Scott Mcfetridge, The Associated Press on January 30th, 2024
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Former U.S. Sen. Jean Carnahan, who became the first female senator to represent Missouri when she was appointed to replace her husband following his death, died Tuesday. She was 90. Carnahan, a Democrat, was appointed to the Senate in 2001 after the posthumous election of her husband, Gov. Mel Carnahan, and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Israeli forces dressed as civilian women and medics kill 3 militants in West Bank hospital
By Aref Tufaha, Melanie Lidman And Wafaa Shurafa, The Associated Press on January 30th, 2024
JENIN, West Bank (AP) – Israeli forces disguised as civilian women and medics stormed a hospital Tuesday in the occupied West Bank, killing three Palestinian militants in a dramatic raid that underscored how deadly violence has spilled into the territory from the war in Gaza. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meanwhile ruled out a military withdrawal ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Former U.S. Sen. Jean Carnahan, the first woman to represent Missouri in the Senate, has died at 90
By The Associated Press on January 30th, 2024
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – Former U.S. Sen. Jean Carnahan, who became the first female senator to represent Missouri after she was appointed to replace her husband following his death, has died at age 90. Carnahan was appointed to the Senate in 2001 after the posthumous election of her husband, Gov. Mel Carnahan, and she ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!NYPD officers will have to record race of people they question in law aimed at police transparency
By Anthony Izaguirre And Philip Marcelo, The Associated Press on January 30th, 2024
New York City police officers will be required to record the apparent race, gender and ages of most people they stop for questioning under a law passed Tuesday by the City Council, which overrode a veto by Mayor Eric Adams. The issue was thrust into the national spotlight in recent days when NYPD officers pulled ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!NYPD officers will have to record race of people they question after council overrides mayor’s veto
By Anthony Izaguirre, The Associated Press on January 30th, 2024
New York City police officers will be required to record the apparent race, gender and ages of most people they stop for questioning under a law passed by the City Council, which overrode a veto by Mayor Eric Adams on Tuesday. The issue was thrust into the national spotlight in recent days when NYPD officers ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Israeli forces dressed as women and medics kill 3 militants in West Bank hospital
By Aref Tufaha, Melanie Lidman And Wafaa Shurafa, The Associated Press on January 30th, 2024
JENIN, West Bank (AP) – Israeli forces disguised as civilian women and medics stormed a hospital Tuesday in the occupied West Bank, killing three Palestinian militants in a dramatic raid that underscored how deadly violence has spilled into the territory from the war in Gaza. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meanwhile ruled out a military withdrawal ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Trump stays on Illinois’ ballot as election board declines to ban him over insurrection amendment
By Sophia Tareen And Nicholas Riccardi, The Associated Press on January 30th, 2024
CHICAGO (AP) – Illinois’ election board on Tuesday kept former President Donald Trump on the state’s primary ballot, a week before the U.S. Supreme Court hears arguments on whether the Republican’s role in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol disqualifies him from the presidency. The eight-member board’s unanimous ruling comes after its ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ohio could begin nitrogen gas executions under bill backed by state’s Republican attorney general
By Julie Carr Smyth, The Associated Press on January 30th, 2024
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – Ohio’s Republican attorney general put his weight behind a legislative effort Tuesday that would bring nitrogen gas executions to the state, ending a yearslong unofficial death penalty moratorium. Attorney General Dave Yost made remarks in a news conference about a bill sponsored by Republican state Reps. Brian Stewart and Phil Plummer. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Israeli undercover forces dressed as women and medics storm West Bank hospital, killing 3 militants
By Aref Tufaha, Melanie Lidman And Wafaa Shurafa, The Associated Press on January 30th, 2024
JENIN, West Bank (AP) – Israeli forces disguised as civilian women and medical workers stormed a hospital Tuesday in the occupied West Bank, killing three Palestinian militants in a dramatic raid that underscored how deadly violence has spilled into the territory from the war in Gaza. The Palestinian Health Ministry said Israeli forces opened fire ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Pakistani court convicts jailed ex-Prime Minister Imran Khan of revealing secrets ahead of elections
By Munir Ahmed, The Associated Press on January 30th, 2024
ISLAMABAD (AP) – A Pakistani court convicted former Prime Minister Imran Khan of revealing official secrets on Tuesday and sentenced him to 10 years – the latest in a slew of legal cases that supporters say are meant to sideline the imprisoned former cricket star just days ahead of parliamentary elections. The Islamist politician, who ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Pakistani court sentences former Prime Minister Imran Khan to 10 years for revealing state secrets
By The Associated Press on January 30th, 2024
ISLAMABAD (AP) – A Pakistani court on Tuesday sentenced former Prime Minister Imran Khan and one of his party deputies to 10 years in prison each, after finding them guilty of revealing official secrets. According to Zulfiqar Bukhari, spokesman for Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party, the court announced the verdict at a prison in the garrison ... Read More »
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