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US approves F-16 fighter jet sale to Turkey, F-35s to Greece after Turkey OKs Sweden’s entry to NATO
By Matthew Lee, The Associated Press on January 26th, 2024
WASHINGTON (AP) – The Biden administration has approved the sale of F-16 fighter jets to Turkey following the Turkish government’s ratification this week of Sweden’s membership in NATO. The move is a significant development in the expansion of the alliance, which has taken on additional importance since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The State Department notified ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hawaii officials identify the last of the 100 known victims of the wildfire that destroyed Lahaina
By The Associated Press on January 26th, 2024
LAHAINA, Hawaii (AP) – Hawaii officials said Friday that they have identified the last of the 100 known victims of the wildfire that destroyed Lahaina in August. That victim was Lydia Coloma, 70, Maui police said. Identifying those who perished in the deadliest wildfire in the U.S. in more than a century has been a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Donald Trump must pay an additional $83.3 million to E. Jean Carroll in defamation case, jury says
By Jake Offenhartz, Larry Neumeister And Jennifer Peltz, The Associated Press on January 26th, 2024
NEW YORK (AP) – A jury awarded $83.3 million to E. Jean Carroll on Friday in a stinging and expensive rebuke to former President Donald Trump for his continued social media attacks against the longtime advice columnist over her claims that he sexually assaulted her in a Manhattan department store. The award, when coupled with ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Jury says Donald Trump must pay an additional $83.3 million to E. Jean Carroll in defamation case
By Jake Offenhartz And Larry Neumeister, The Associated Press on January 26th, 2024
NEW YORK (AP) – A jury has awarded an additional $83.3 million to former advice columnist E. Jean Carroll, who says former President Donald Trump damaged her reputation by calling her a liar after she accused him of sexual assault. Friday’s verdict was the second time in nine months that a jury addressed Carroll’s claim ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Venezuela’s highest court upholds ban on opposition presidential candidate
By The Associated Press on January 26th, 2024
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) – Venezuela’s highest court on Friday upheld a ban on running for office that the socialist-led government placed on Maria Corina Machado, a longtime government foe and the candidate of an opposition faction backed by the United States. Machado, a former lawmaker, won the opposition’s independently run presidential primary in October with ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Guantanamo panel recommends 23-year sentences for 2 in connection with 2002 Bali attacks
By Ellen Knickmeyer, The Associated Press on January 26th, 2024
WASHINGTON (AP) – A military panel at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba recommended 23 years in detention Friday for two Malaysian men in connection with deadly 2002 bombings in Bali, a spokesman for the military commission said. The recommendation, following guilty pleas earlier this month under plea bargains for longtime Guantanamo detainees Mohammed Farik Bin Amin and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!In a huff, Trump walks out on lawyer’s closing at defamation trial before jury begins deliberations
By Larry Neumeister And Jake Offenhartz, The Associated Press on January 26th, 2024
NEW YORK (AP) – A jury began deliberations Friday in the defamation trial against former President Donald Trump, deciding whether he owes writer E. Jean Carroll additional millions after a jury last year concluded that he sexually abused her in 1996. The jury began its work after closing arguments punctuated by Trump’s dramatic exit from ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Furry surprise in theft suspect’s pocket: A tiny blue-eyed puppy
By The Associated Press on January 26th, 2024
ROSEVILLE, Mich. (AP) – Officers in a Detroit suburb found a furry surprise as they patted down a theft suspect: A tiny blue-eyed puppy, zipped inside the man’s jacket pocket. Roseville police discovered the blue pit bull on Jan. 16 while arresting a man accused of stealing money from a bank customer. The palm-sized female, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Alabama man shook violently on gurney during first-ever nitrogen gas execution
By Kim Chandler, The Associated Press on January 26th, 2024
ATMORE, Ala. (AP) – A man put to death using nitrogen gas appeared to shake and convulse on the gurney as Alabama carried out the first-of-its-kind execution that once again placed the United States at the forefront of the debate over capital punishment. Kenneth Eugene Smith, 58, was pronounced dead at 8:25 p.m. Thursday at ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Former President Donald Trump walks out of court during closing arguments of defamation trial
By Larry Neumeister And Jake Offenhartz, The Associated Press on January 26th, 2024
NEW YORK (AP) – Former President Donald Trump abruptly walked out on closing arguments in Manhattan federal court Friday as a lawyer for a writer seeking millions of dollars in damages for defamation urged a jury to send him a message to stop abuse of her client. U.S. District Judge Lewis A. Kaplan interrupted the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Top UN court orders Israel to prevent genocide in Gaza but stops short of ordering cease-fire
By Mike Corder And Raf Casert, The Associated Press on January 26th, 2024
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) – The United Nations’ top court ordered Israel on Friday to do all it can to prevent death, destruction and any acts of genocide in its military offensive in Gaza, but stopped short of ordering a cease-fire. South Africa alleged that Israel’s campaign in the tiny coastal enclave amounted to genocide ... Read More »
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