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Israeli military says it mistakenly killed 3 Israeli hostages in battle-torn part of Gaza
By Najib Jobain, Jack Jeffery And Julia Frankel, The Associated Press on December 15th, 2023
RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) – Israeli troops mistakenly shot three hostages to death Friday in a battle-torn neighborhood of Gaza City, and an Israeli strike killed a Palestinian journalist in the south of the besieged territory, underscoring the ferocity of Israel’s ongoing onslaught. The deaths were announced as a U.S. envoy tried to persuade the ... Read More »
1 responseJury awards $148 million in damages to Georgia election workers over Rudy Giuliani’s 2020 vote lies
By Lindsay Whitehurst And Alanna Durkin Richer, The Associated Press on December 15th, 2023
WASHINGTON (AP) – A jury awarded $148 million in damages on Friday to two former Georgia election workers who sued Rudy Giuliani for defamation over lies he spread about them in 2020 that upended their lives with racist threats and harassment. The damages verdict follows emotional testimony from Wandrea “Shaye” Moss and her mother, Ruby ... Read More »
1 responsePentagon has ordered a US aircraft carrier to remain in the Mediterranean near Israel
By Lolita C. Baldor And Tara Copp, The Associated Press on December 15th, 2023
WASHINGTON (AP) – Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has ordered the USS Gerald R. Ford aircraft carrier and one other warship to remain in the Mediterranean Sea for several more weeks to maintain a two-carrier presence near Israel as its war with Hamas grinds on, U.S. officials said. It would be the third time the Ford’s ... Read More »
1 responseMother of 6-year-old who shot teacher in Virginia gets 2 years in prison for child neglect
By Ben Finley And Denise Lavoie, The Associated Press on December 15th, 2023
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (AP) – The mother of a 6-year-old who shot his teacher in Virginia was sentenced Friday to two years in prison for felony child neglect, nearly a year after her son used her gun to critically wound the educator. Friday’s sentencing was the second time Deja Taylor was held to account for ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Declared missing as a child, British teenager lives off-grid for 6 years, then pops up in France
By John Leicester And Jill Lawless, The Associated Press on December 15th, 2023
LE PECQ, France (AP) – The vehicle’s headlights silhouetted the exhausted teenager walking alone in the rain in deepest rural France, with a skateboard tucked under his arm. “I said to myself, “˜That’s strange. It’s 3 am in the morning, it’s raining, he’s all by himself on the road between two villages,” delivery driver Fabien ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Israeli military says it mistakenly killed 3 Israeli hostages in Gaza
By Karin Laub, Najib Jobain And Jack Jeffery, The Associated Press on December 15th, 2023
RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) – The Israeli military on Friday mistakenly killed three Israeli hostages during its ground operation in the Gaza Strip, military officials said. The army’s chief spokesman, Rear Adm. Daniel Hagari, said Israeli troops found the hostages and erroneously identified them as a threat. He said it was not clear if they ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!US homelessness up 12% to highest reported level as rents soar and coronavirus pandemic aid lapses
By Kevin Freking, The Associated Press on December 15th, 2023
WASHINGTON (AP) – The United States experienced a dramatic 12% increase in homelessness as soaring rents and a decline in coronavirus pandemic assistance combined to put housing out of reach for more Americans, federal officials said Friday. About 653,000 people were experiencing homelessness during the January snapshot. That’s the highest number since the country began ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Judge denies cattle industry’s request to temporarily halt wolf reintroduction in Colorado
By Associated Press, The Associated Press on December 15th, 2023
DENVER (AP) – A federal judge has allowed the reintroduction of gray wolves in Colorado to move forward after representatives of the state’s cattle industry asked for a temporary stay in the predators’ release in a lawsuit. While the lawsuit will continue, the judge’s ruling allows Colorado to proceed with its plan to find, capture ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Mother of British teenager who was missing for 6 years may have gone from France to Finland
By John Leicester And Jill Lawless, The Associated Press on December 15th, 2023
LE PECQ, France (AP) – The vehicle’s headlights silhouetted the exhausted teenager walking alone in the rain in deepest rural France, with a skateboard tucked under his arm. “I said to myself, “˜That’s strange. It’s 3 am in the morning, it’s raining, he’s all by himself on the road between two villages,” delivery driver Fabien ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!French prosecutor says mother of British teenager missing for 6 years may have gone to Finland
By Jill Lawless And John Leicester, The Associated Press on December 15th, 2023
LONDON (AP) – A French prosecutor said on Friday that the mother of a British teenager who was found six years after he went missing may have gone to Finland and that his grandfather appears to have died. The 17-year-old, Alex Batty, was found Wednesday in southwest France. British police have said that his mother, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Gunmen kill 11 people, wound 8 others in an attack on a police station in Iran, state TV says
By The Associated Press on December 15th, 2023
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) – Suspected members of a separatist group killed 11 people and wounded eight others in a nighttime attack on a police station in southeastern Iran, state TV said Friday. The deputy governor of Sistan and Baluchestan province, Ali Reza Marhemati, said senior police officers and soldiers were killed and wounded ... Read More »
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