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Explosion at Texas hotel scatters debris across downtown Fort Worth, multiple people injured
By The Associated Press on January 8th, 2024
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) – An explosion at a Texas hotel in Fort Worth on Monday littered downtown streets with large section of building and debris and injured multiple people, authorities said. Investigators believe the blast was caused by natural gas, said Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives spokesperson Sara Abel, who was briefed ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Debris scattered in downtown Fort Worth as authorities respond to ‘major incident’ outside hotel
By The Associated Press on January 8th, 2024
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) – Aerial footage in Fort Worth, Texas, showed debris from a hotel scattered across downtown streets Monday as authorities said they were responding to a “major incident” and urged people to avoid the area. Fort Worth City Councilman Carlos Flores posted on Facebook that there had been a gas leak and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Judge orders new North Dakota legislative district for 2 Native American tribes
By Jack Dura, The Associated Press on January 8th, 2024
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – A federal judge on Monday ordered a new joint North Dakota legislative district for two Native American tribes that successfully argued a map created through redistricting in 2021 violated the Voting Rights Act by diluting their voting strength. U.S. District Court Chief Judge Peter Welte’s decision to adopt and implement a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!911 transcripts reveal chaotic scene as gunman killed 18 people in Maine
By Patrick Whittle And David Sharp, The Associated Press on January 8th, 2024
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) – Emergency calls pouring into dispatch centers as a gunman opened fire with an assault rifle reflected the chaos of the unfolding situation as shots rang out first at a bowling alley, then minutes later at a bar. The 911 transcripts released on Monday showed that people began identifying the shooter soon ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Florida Republicans oust state party chairman facing rape allegations in critical election year
By Brendan Farrington, The Associated Press on January 8th, 2024
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) – The Republican Party of Florida ousted Chairman Christian Ziegler in a special vote on Monday as police investigate a rape accusation against him, a vote that came the week before Gov. Ron DeSantis competes in Iowa’s first-in-the-nation presidential caucus. The party suspended Ziegler last month and demanded his resignation, saying he ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Man caught on camera accosting a Las Vegas judge in court is sentenced in an unrelated attack
By Ken Ritter, The Associated Press on January 8th, 2024
LAS VEGAS (AP) – The same judge accosted by a defendant in a Las Vegas courtroom last week sentenced her attacker Monday to up to four years in prison in an unrelated case. Deobra Delone Redden leapt over the bench and attacked Clark County District Court Judge Mary Kay Holthus in her courtroom last week ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Florida Republicans to vote on removing chairman accused of rape as DeSantis pins hopes on Iowa
By Brendan Farrington, The Associated Press on January 8th, 2024
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) – The Republican Party of Florida was holding a special meeting Monday to decide whether to oust Chairman Christian Ziegler and select a new leader as police investigate a rape accusation against him, a vote that comes the week before Gov. Ron DeSantis competes in Iowa’s first-in-the-nation presidential caucus. The party suspended ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Man caught on camera attacking Las Vegas judge sentenced to 19 to 48 months in unrelated case
By The Associated Press on January 8th, 2024
LAS VEGAS (AP) – A man who was caught on camera attacking a Las Vegas judge was sentenced to 19 to 48 months in an unrelated case. Deobra Delone Redden leapt over the bench and attacked Clark County District Court Judge Mary Kay Holthus in her courtroom last week. The sentence handed down Monday was ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!French prime minister resigns following recent political tensions over immigration
By The Associated Press on January 8th, 2024
PARIS (AP) – French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday accepted the resignation of Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne, the president’s office said. Borne’s resignation follows recent political tensions over contentious immigration legislation backed by Macron to strengthen the government’s ability to deport some foreigners, among other measures. Borne had been appointed in May 2022 after Macron’s ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Israeli strike kills an elite Hezbollah commander in the latest escalation linked to the war in Gaza
By Kareem Chehayeb, Bassem Mroue, Wafaa Shurafa And Samy Magdy, The Associated Press on January 8th, 2024
BEIRUT (AP) – An Israeli airstrike killed an elite Hezbollah commander in southern Lebanon on Monday, the latest in an escalating exchange of strikes along the border that have raised fears of another Mideast war even as the fighting in Gaza exacts a mounting toll on civilians. The strike on an SUV killed a commander ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Palestinians flee from central Gaza’s main hospital as strike kills Hezbollah commander in Lebanon
By Wafaa Shurafa, Samy Magdy, Kareem Chehayeb And Bassem Mroue, The Associated Press on January 8th, 2024
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) – Medics, patients and displaced people are fleeing from the main hospital in central Gaza as the fighting between Israeli forces and Palestinian militants draws closer, witnesses said Monday. Losing the facility would be another major blow to a health system shattered by three months of war. An Israeli airstrike ... Read More »
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