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10 people killed in a mass shooting in downtown Prague
By The Associated Press on December 21st, 2023
PRAGUE (AP) – A mass shooting in downtown Prague killed 10 people and injured about 30 others, and the person who opened fire also is dead, Czech police and the city’s rescue service said Thursday. Police gave no details about the victims or the circumstances of the gunfire in the Czech Republic’s capital. They said ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Czech police say people have been killed in a shooting in downtown Prague
By The Associated Press on December 21st, 2023
PRAGUE (AP) – Czech police say a shooting in downtown Prague has killed an unspecified number of people and wounded others. Police gave no details about the victims or the circumstances of Thursday’s gunfire in the Czech Republic’s capital. They say officers were deployed due to a shooting at a school in Jan Palach Square. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Custom made by Tulane students, mobility chairs help special needs toddlers get moving
By Chevel Johnson Rodrigue And Stephen Smith, The Associated Press on December 20th, 2023
NEW ORLEANS (AP) – At 19 months old, Elijah Jack, born with no femur bone in one leg and a short femur in the other, is unable to walk on his own like most toddlers his age. Another 19-month-old, Freya Baudoin, born prematurely at 28 weeks and delayed in her mobility, has finally taken her ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Federal judge blocks California law that would have banned carrying firearms in most public places
By The Associated Press on December 20th, 2023
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) – A federal judge on Wednesday temporarily blocked a California law that would have banned carrying firearms in most public places, ruling that it violates the Second Amendment of the U.S. Constitution and deprives people of their ability to defend themselves and their loved ones. The law signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Israel uncovers major Hamas command center in Gaza City as cease-fire talks gain momentum
By Josef Federman, Wafaa Shurafa And Samy Magdy, The Associated Press on December 20th, 2023
JERUSALEM (AP) – The Israeli military on Wednesday said it had uncovered a major Hamas command center in the heart of Gaza City, inflicting what it described as a serious blow to the Islamic militant group as pressure grows on Israel to scale back its devastating military offensive in the coastal enclave. The army said ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Homeless people who died on US streets are increasingly remembered at winter solstice gatherings
By Anita Snow, The Associated Press on December 20th, 2023
PHOENIX (AP) – With his gap-tooth smile, hip-hop routines and volunteer work for a food charity, Roosevelt White III was well known in the downtown Phoenix tent city known as “The Zone.” But like many homeless people, White suffered from diabetes and cardiovascular disease. He died unexpectedly one sweltering September day at age 36. Thousands ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hamas leader visits Cairo as talks build for another Gaza cease-fire
By Wafaa Shurafa, Josef Federman And Samy Magdy, The Associated Press on December 20th, 2023
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) – Hamas’ top leader traveled to Cairo on Wednesday for talks on the war in Gaza, part of a flurry of diplomacy to secure another cease-fire and swap of hostages for Palestinian prisoners at a moment when Israel’s offensive shows no signs of slowing. Hamas militants have put up stiff ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!US, Venezuela swap prisoners: Maduro ally for 10 Americans, plus fugitive contractor ‘Fat Leonard’
By Joshua Goodman And Eric Tucker, The Associated Press on December 20th, 2023
MIAMI (AP) – The United States freed a close ally of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro in exchange for the release of 10 Americans imprisoned in the South American country and the extradition of a fugitive defense contractor known as “Fat Leonard” who is at the center of a massive Pentagon bribery scandal, officials said Wednesday. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hamas leader visits Cairo as talks over another Gaza cease-fire gather pace
By Wafaa Shurafa, Josef Federman And Samy Magdy, The Associated Press on December 20th, 2023
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) – Hamas’ top leader traveled to Cairo on Wednesday for talks on the war in Gaza, part of a flurry of diplomacy aimed at securing another cease-fire and swap of hostages for Palestinian prisoners at a moment when Israel’s offensive shows no signs of slowing. Hamas militants have been putting ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Boston mayor apologizes to Black men wrongly accused in 1989 murder that shone spotlight on racism
By Steve Leblanc, The Associated Press on December 20th, 2023
BOSTON (AP) – Boston Mayor Michelle Wu issued a formal apology Wednesday to two Black men who were wrongly accused in a 1989 murder of a white woman, a case that coarsened divisions in a city long split along racial lines and renewed suspicion and anger directed at the police department by the city’s Black ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!The US has released an ally of Venezuela’s president in a swap for jailed Americans, the AP learns
By Joshua Goodman And Eric Tucker, The Associated Press on December 20th, 2023
MIAMI (AP) – The Biden administration has released a close ally of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro in a swap for jailed Americans, The Associated Press has learned. Alex Saab, who was arrested on a U.S. warrant for money laundering in 2020, was released from custody Wednesday. In exchange, Maduro will free some, if not all, ... Read More »
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