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Southern California has been shaken by a moderate earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 4.1
By The Associated Press on January 5th, 2024
LOS ANGELES (AP) – A wide area of Southern California has been shaken by a moderate earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 4.1. The U.S. Geological Survey says the quake struck at 10:55 a.m. Friday and was centered about a mile (1 kilometer) northwest of Lytle Creek, in mountains east of Los Angeles... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Strays land in doghouse after causing an estimated $350K in damage to cars at Houston dealership
By The Associated Press on January 5th, 2024
HOUSTON (AP) – A pair of strays have landed in the doghouse after being caught on video causing more than a quarter-million dollars’ worth of damage at a Houston car dealership. One dog, described as a bull terrier mix, was captured in early December, and the second, whose breed was not immediately known, was caught ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!North Korea conducts artillery drills along disputed sea border, South Korea to stage similar drills
By Hyung-jin Kim, The Associated Press on January 4th, 2024
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) – South Korea says North Korea has conducted artillery drills along the rivals’ tense sea boundary in violation of a 2018 military agreement. South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff says North Korea fired 200 rounds in the waters north of their disputed western sea boundary on Friday. South Korea called the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Trains collide on Indonesia’s main island of Java, killing at least 3 people
By The Associated Press on January 4th, 2024
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) – Two trains collided on Indonesia’s main island of Java on Friday, causing several carriages to buckle and overturn and killing at least three people, officials said. The accident happened about 500 meters (yards) from Cicalengka train station in West Java’s Bandung city, said Ayep Hanapi, a spokesperson for PT Kereta Api ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!New York City subway train derails in collision with another train, injuring more than 20 people
By The Associated Press on January 4th, 2024
NEW YORK (AP) – A New York City subway train derailed Thursday after being sideswiped by another train, leaving more than 20 people with minor injuries including some who were brought to hospitals, city police said. A 1 train and a Metropolitan Transportation Authority work train were both traveling northbound near the 96th Street station ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Police say 17-year-old killed a sixth grader and wounded five in Iowa school shooting
By Nicholas Riccardi And Hannah Fingerhut, The Associated Press on January 4th, 2024
PERRY, Iowa (AP) – Police said a sixth grader was killed and five other people were wounded by a 17-year-old suspect in the shooting Thursday at a small-town Iowa high school. THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. AP’s earlier story follows below. PERRY, Iowa (AP) – Multiple people were shot inside a small-town Iowa high ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Iowa school shooting injures several, sends students ducking for cover and running for the exits
By Nicholas Riccardi And Hannah Fingerhut, The Associated Press on January 4th, 2024
PERRY, Iowa (AP) – Multiple people were shot inside a small-town Iowa high school early Thursday, as students preparing for their first classes after winter break were forced to duck into classrooms, barricade themselves in offices or run for an exit, before the suspected shooter was found dead. Authorities in Perry, Iowa, did not say ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!US says Russia has used North Korean ballistic missiles in Ukraine and is seeking Iranian missiles
By Colleen Long And Aamer Madhani, The Associated Press on January 4th, 2024
WASHINGTON (AP) – The White House on Thursday said U.S. intelligence officials have determined that Russia has acquired ballistic missiles from North Korea and is seeking close-range ballistic missiles from Iran as Moscow struggles to replenish arms for its war with Ukraine White House National Security Council spokesman John Kirby said recently declassified intelligence found ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Islamic State group claims responsibility for Iran suicide bombings killing at least 84 people
By Jon Gambrell And Bassem Mroue, The Associated Press on January 4th, 2024
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) – The Islamic State group claimed responsibility Thursday for two suicide bombings targeting a commemoration for an Iranian general slain in a 2020 U.S. drone strike, the worst militant attack to strike Iran in decades as the wider Middle East remains on edge. Experts who follow the group confirmed that ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Police say multiple people have been shot at a high school in Perry, Iowa; suspect is dead
By Nicholas Riccardi, The Associated Press on January 4th, 2024
PERRY, Iowa (AP) – Police in Perry, Iowa, say multiple people were shot at the city’s high school Thursday, early on students’ first day back in classes after their annual winter break. Two gunshot victims were taken by ambulance to Iowa Methodist Medical Center in the state capital of Des Moines, about 40 miles (64 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Suspect in a shooting at an Iowa high school is dead, authorities say
By Nicholas Riccardi, The Associated Press on January 4th, 2024
PERRY, Iowa (AP) – The suspect in a shooting at an Iowa high school has died of what investigators believe is a self-inflicted gunshot wound, a law enforcement official told The Associated Press. Police say multiple people were shot Thursday at the high school in Perry, Iowa, and the official says at least one of ... Read More »
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