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Kim Jong Un arrives at city near Vladivostok where he’s expected to visit Russia’s Pacific fleet
By Kim Tong-hyung And Hyung-jin Kim, The Associated Press on September 15th, 2023
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) – North Korean leader Kim Jong Un arrived Saturday at a Russian city near the far eastern port of Vladivostok where he’s expected to see Russia’s Pacific Fleet. The visit follows Kim’s talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin at the Vostochny spaceport on Wednesday and his visit Friday to an aircraft-making ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!US: Mexico extradites Ovidio Guzmán López, son of Sinaloa cartel leader ‘El Chapo,’ to United States
By The Associated Press on September 15th, 2023
MEXICO CITY (AP) – Mexico extradited Ovidio Guzmán López, a son of former Sinaloa cartel leader Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzmán, to the United States on Friday to face drug trafficking charges, U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland said in a statement. “This action is the most recent step in the Justice Department’s effort to attack every ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hawaii officials say DNA tests drop Maui fire death count to 97
By The Associated Press on September 15th, 2023
WAILUKU, Hawaii (AP) – Authorities in Hawaii have adjusted the number of deaths from the deadly Maui wildfires down to at least 97 people. Previously officials said they believed at least 115 people had died in the fires, but further testing showed they had multiple DNA samples from some of those who died. John Byrd, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Prosecutors in DC election case seek order barring Trump’s ‘inflammatory,’ ‘intimidating’ comments
By Eric Tucker, The Associated Press on September 15th, 2023
WASHINGTON (AP) – Federal prosecutors in the case charging Donald Trump with scheming to overturn the 2020 presidential election are seeking an order that would restrict the former president from “inflammatory” and “intimidating” comments about witnesses, lawyers and the judge. Special counsel Jack Smith’s team said in a motion filed Friday that such a “narrow, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Kansas to no longer change transgender people’s birth certificates to reflect gender identities
By John Hanna, The Associated Press on September 15th, 2023
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) – Kansas will no longer change transgender people’s birth certificates to reflect their gender identities, the state health department said Friday, citing a new law that prevents the state from legally recognizing those identities. The decision from the state Department of Health and Environment makes Kansas one of a handful of states ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Prosecutors in DC election case concerned about harassment, ‘intimidation’ from Trump, judge says
By Eric Tucker, The Associated Press on September 15th, 2023
WASHINGTON (AP) – Federal prosecutors in the case charging Donald Trump with scheming to overturn the 2020 presidential election are alleging that the former president has targeted individuals with threats, harassment and inflammatory statements, a judge said Friday. U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan made the revelation in an order permitting special counsel Jack Smith’s team ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!One American, two Russians ride Russian capsule to the International Space Station
By The Associated Press on September 15th, 2023
MOSCOW (AP) – One American and two Russians made a quick trip Friday to the International Space aboard a Russian capsule. NASA astronaut Loral O’Hara and Roscosmos cosmonauts Oleg Kononenko and Nikolai Chub blasted off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan and docked at the station three hours later. O’Hara will spend six months there ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!New Mexico governor amends order suspending right to carry firearms to focus on parks, playgrounds
By Morgan Lee, The Associated Press on September 15th, 2023
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) – New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham on Friday narrowed an order that broadly suspended the right to carry firearms in and around Albuquerque to apply only to public parks and playgrounds where children and their families gather. The governor’s announcement Friday came days after a federal judge blocked part of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!US military orders new interviews on the deadly 2021 Afghan airport attack as criticism persists
By Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press on September 15th, 2023
WASHINGTON (AP) – The Pentagon’s Central Command has decided to interview roughly two dozen service members who were at the Kabul airport when suicide bombers attacked during U.S. forces’ chaotic Afghanistan withdrawal but weren’t included in the military’s initial investigation. The decision, according to officials, does not reopen the administration’s investigation into the deadly bombing ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!One American, two Russians blast off in Russian capsule to International Space Station
By The Associated Press on September 15th, 2023
MOSCOW (AP) – One American and two Russians blasted off Friday aboard a Russian spacecraft from a spaceport in Kazakhstan on a quick trip to the International Space Station. NASA astronaut Loral O’Hara and Roscosmos cosmonauts Oleg Kononenko and Nikolai Chub lifted off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome. O’Hara will spend six months at the station ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Texas Senate begins deliberations at Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton’s impeachment trial
By Paul J. Weber, Jim Vertuno And Jake Bleiberg, The Associated Press on September 15th, 2023
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – The Texas Senate on Friday began deliberating whether impeached Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton should be removed from office over corruption allegations that have shadowed him for years. The deliberations began after Texas lawmakers leading the impeachment made a final appeal Friday to the jury of senators following nearly two weeks ... Read More »
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