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Authorities knew Maine shooter was a threat but felt confronting him was unsafe, video shows
By Patrick Whittle And Holly Ramer, The Associated Press on December 22nd, 2023
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) – Police who declined to confront an Army reservist in the weeks before he killed 18 people in the state’s deadliest mass shooting feared that doing so would “throw a stick of dynamite on a pool of gas,” according to video released Friday by law enforcement. The video, which was released to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Wisconsin Supreme Court orders new legislative maps in redistricting case brought by Democrats
By Scott Bauer, The Associated Press on December 22nd, 2023
MADISON, Wis. (AP) – The liberal-controlled Wisconsin Supreme Court overturned Republican-drawn legislative maps on Friday and ordered that new district boundary lines be drawn as Democrats had urged in a redistricting case they hope will weaken GOP majorities. The ruling comes less than a year before the 2024 election in a battleground state where four ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Supreme Court won’t fast-track ruling on whether Trump can be prosecuted in election subversion case
By Mark Sherman And Eric Tucker, The Associated Press on December 22nd, 2023
WASHINGTON (AP) – The Supreme Court said Friday it will not immediately take up a plea by special counsel Jack Smith to rule on whether former President Donald Trump can be prosecuted for his actions to overturn the 2020 election results. The ruling is a win for Trump and his lawyers, who have sought repeatedly ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!The Supreme Court says no, for now, to plea to rule quickly on whether Trump can be prosecuted
By Mark Sherman, The Associated Press on December 22nd, 2023
WASHINGTON (AP) – The Supreme Court said Friday that it will not immediately take up a plea by special counsel Jack Smith to rule on whether former President Donald Trump can be prosecuted for his actions to overturn the 2020 election results. The issue will now be decided by the U.S. Court of Appeals for ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Video shows police knew Maine shooter was a threat. They also felt confronting him was unsafe
By Patrick Whittle, The Associated Press on December 22nd, 2023
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) – Police in Maine feared that confronting an Army reservist in the weeks before he killed 18 people in the state’s deadliest mass shooting would “throw a stick of dynamite on a pool of gas,” according to video released Friday by law enforcement. The footage, which was released to the Portland Press ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Police video shows police knew Maine shooter was a threat. They also felt confronting him was unsafe
By Patrick Whittle, The Associated Press on December 22nd, 2023
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) – Police in Maine feared confronting an Army reservist prior to the worst mass shooting in state history would “throw a stick of dynamite on a pool of gas,” according to footage released by law enforcement. The videos were released to the Portland Press Herald and then sent to The Associated Press ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!UN approves watered-down resolution on aid to Gaza without call for suspension of hostilities
By Edith M. Lederer, The Associated Press on December 22nd, 2023
UNITED NATIONS (AP) – After many delays, the U.N. Security Council adopted a watered-down resolution Friday calling for immediately speeding up aid deliveries to desperate civilians in Gaza but without the original call for an “urgent suspension of hostilities” between Israel and Hamas. The vote in the 15-member council was 13-0 with the United States ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Biden pardons thousands convicted of marijuana charges on federal lands and in Washington
By Zeke Mller, The Associated Press on December 22nd, 2023
WASHINGTON (AP) – President Joe Biden is pardoning thousands of people who were convicted of use and simple possession of marijuana on federal lands and in the District of Columbia, the White House said Friday, in his latest round of executive clemencies meant to rectify racial disparities in the justice system. Biden is also granting ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Czechs are coming to grips with the worst mass shooting in the country’s history in which 14 died
By Karel Janicek, The Associated Press on December 22nd, 2023
PRAGUE (AP) – People in the Czech capital were trying to come to grips Friday with the worst mass shooting in the country’s history that left 14 dead and dozens injured. Political leaders, students, friends of the vicitms, and others came together to light candles to mourn the victims at an impromptu vigil by the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!3 foreign nationals are among the wounded after a Prague university shooting in which 14 died
By Karel Janicek, The Associated Press on December 22nd, 2023
PRAGUE (AP) – Three foreign nationals were among the 25 people wounded when a student opened fire at a university in the Czech capital, Prague, shooting dead 14 people before killing himself, authorities said Friday. It was the worst mass shooting in Czech history. Interior Minister Vit Rakusan said police in Prague worked overnight and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!3 foreign nationals are among the wounded in a Prague university shooting that saw 14 killed
By Karel Janicek, The Associated Press on December 22nd, 2023
PRAGUE (AP) – Three foreign nationals were among 25 wounded after a student opened fire at a university in the Czech capital, Prague, killing 14 people, authorities said Friday. The mass shooting was one of the Czech Republic’s worst attacks in recent years. Minister Vit Rakusan said police in Prague worked overnight and 13 of ... Read More »
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