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Jury clears 3 men in the last trial tied to the plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer
By Ed White, The Associated Press on September 15th, 2023
A jury acquitted three men Friday in the last trial connected to a plan to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, a scheme that was portrayed as an example of homegrown terrorism on the eve of the 2020 presidential election. William Null, twin brother Michael Null and Eric Molitor were found not guilty of providing support ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!UNESCO puts two locations in war-ravaged Ukraine on its list of historic sites in danger
By Baraa Anwer, The Associated Press on September 15th, 2023
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) – The U.N.’s World Heritage Committee on Friday placed two major historical sites in Ukraine on its list of such sites that it considers to be in danger. The iconic Saint Sophia Cathedral in the capital, Kyiv, and the medieval center of the western city of Lviv, are UNESCO World Heritage ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!A daughter of long-detained activist in Bahrain is blocked from traveling to the island kingdom
By Jon Gambrell, The Associated Press on September 15th, 2023
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) – A daughter of a long-detained human rights activist in Bahrain tried to return to the island kingdom on Friday to press for her father’s release but was turned away from her flight in London. Maryam al-Khawaja was accompanied by a phalanx of other activists, including the secretary-general of Amnesty ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Kim Jong Un arrives in Russian city of Komsomolsk-on-Amur for expected visit to fighter jet plant
By Kim Tong-hyung And Dasha Litvinova, The Associated Press on September 14th, 2023
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) – Kim Jong Un arrived Friday in Komsomolsk-on-Amur in far eastern Russia and is expected to visit a plant that builds fighter jets as South Korea has said it’s concerned his visit is focused on expanding military cooperation in a possible arms-for-technology deal. The visit to Komsomolsk-on-Amur is one of several ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!North Korea’s Kim arrives in eastern Russian city for expected visit to fighter jet plant
By Kim Tong-hyung And Dasha Litvinova, The Associated Press on September 14th, 2023
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) – North Korean leader Kim Jong Un arrived Friday in the far eastern Russian city of Komsomolsk-on-Amur where he was expected to visit a plant that builds fighter jets. The visit is one of several the North Korean leader is making on a days-long trip to Russia and will be followed, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Republican David McCormick plans to run for US Senate again in Pennsylvania, sources tell AP
By Marc Levy, The Associated Press on September 14th, 2023
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) – Republican David McCormick is expected to announce his second bid for U.S. Senate in Pennsylvania, according to people familiar with his plans, taking on Democratic Sen. Bob Casey after narrowly losing an expensive and bruising GOP primary last year to a Donald Trump-endorsed rival. McCormick, 58, has strong support from the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Republican David McCormick will run for US Senate again in Pennsylvania, sources tell AP
By Marc Levy, The Associated Press on September 14th, 2023
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) – Republican David McCormick is expected to announce his second bid for U.S. Senate in Pennsylvania, according to people familiar with his plans, taking on Democratic Sen. Bob Casey after narrowly losing an expensive and bruising GOP primary last year to a Donald Trump-endorsed rival. McCormick, 58, has strong support from the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Zelenskyy is expected to visit Capitol Hill as Congress is debating $21 billion in aid for Ukraine
By Stephen Groves And Lisa Mascaro, The Associated Press on September 14th, 2023
WASHINGTON (AP) – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is expected on Capitol Hill next week as he visits the U.S. during the United Nations General Assembly. Zelenskyy’s trip comes as Congress is debating providing as much as $21 billion in military and humanitarian aid for Ukraine as it fights the Russian invasion. The trip was confirmed ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Iowa teen found guilty of 2nd-degree murder and manslaughter in deaths of 2 students at school
By Scott Mcfetridge, The Associated Press on September 14th, 2023
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) – An Iowa teenager was found guilty on Thursday of second-degree murder and manslaughter in the deaths of two students that he shot at a Des Moines alternative school earlier this year. Preston Walls, 19, had been charged with first-degree murder in the deaths, but jurors found him guilty of lesser ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Flooding death toll soars to 11,300 in Libya’s coastal city of Derna, aid group says
By Samy Magdy And Yousef Murad, The Associated Press on September 14th, 2023
DERNA, Libya (AP) – The death toll in Libya’s coastal city of Derna has soared to 11,300 as search efforts continue following a massive flood fed by the breaching of two dams in heavy rains, the Libyan Red Crescent said Thursday Marie el-Drese, the aid group’s secretary-general, told The Associated Press by phone that a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Death toll soars to 11,300 in flooding in Libya’s coastal city of Derna, Libyan Red Crescent says
By Samy Magdy And Yousef Murad, The Associated Press on September 14th, 2023
DERNA, Libya (AP) – The Libyan Red Crescent said Thursday that the death toll from floods in Libya’s eastern Libyan city of Derna has soared to 11,300, as search efforts continue, Marie el-Drese, Secratery General of aid group, told the Associated Press by phone that a further 10,100 are reported missing in the coastal city. ... Read More »
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