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Escaped killer who was on the run in Pennsylvania for 2 weeks pleads guilty to escape charges
By The Associated Press on August 30th, 2024
WEST CHESTER, Pa. (AP) – A convicted killer captured last year after two weeks on the run in southeastern Pennsylvania’s rolling farmlands has pleaded guilty to escape and burglary charges. Danilo Cavalcante, 35, a native of Brazil, escaped from a Chester County lockup while waiting to be transferred to state prison to serve a life ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ukrainian president fires air force commander after fatal F-16 crash
By Illia Novikov, The Associated Press on August 30th, 2024
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy fired the commander of the country’s air force Friday, four days after an F-16 warplane that Ukraine received from its Western partners crashed during a Russian bombardment. The order to dismiss Lt. Gen. Mykola Oleshchuk was published on the presidential website. “We need to protect people. Protect ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Man pleads guilty to killing Baltimore tech entrepreneur in attack that shocked the city
By Lea Skene, The Associated Press on August 30th, 2024
BALTIMORE (AP) – A man pleaded guilty Friday to killing Baltimore tech entrepreneur Pava LaPere last September in an apparently random attack that shocked the city and prompted criticism of police for their response. Jason Billingsley, 33, entered the guilty plea instead of going to trial Friday morning. He also pleaded guilty Monday to two ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Germany deports 28 Afghan nationals to their homeland, the first since the Taliban takeover in 2021
By Stefanie Dazio, The Associated Press on August 30th, 2024
BERLIN (AP) – Germany deported Afghan nationals to their homeland on Friday for the first time since August 2021, when the Taliban returned to power. Government spokesperson Steffen Hebestreit described the 28 Afghan nationals as convicted criminals but did not immediately respond to a request for comment to clarify their offenses. Interior Minister Nancy Faeser ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Germany deports Afghan nationals for first time since Taliban takeover in 2021
By Stefanie Dazio, The Associated Press on August 30th, 2024
BERLIN (AP) – Germany deported Afghan nationals on Friday for the first time since August 2021, when the Taliban returned to power. Government spokesperson Steffen Hebestreit described the Afghan nationals as convicted criminals but did not immediately respond to a request for comment to clarify their offenses. Germany does not have diplomatic relations with the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Germany deports Afghan nationals for first time since 2021
By Stefanie Dazio, The Associated Press on August 30th, 2024
BERLIN (AP) – Germany deported Afghan nationals on Friday for the first time since 2021. A government spokesman described the Afghan nationals as convicted criminals but did not immediately respond to a request for comment to clarify their offenses. The deportations occurred a week after a deadly knife attack in Solingen where the suspect is ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!New Zealand’s MÄori King dies after 18-year reign
By The Associated Press on August 29th, 2024
NUKU’ALOFA, Tonga (AP) – New Zealand’s MÄori King, Kiingi Tuheitia Pootatau Te Wherowhero VII, died Friday at age 69, days after the celebration of his 18th year on the throne. Tuheitia died in hospital after heart surgery said Rahui Papa, a spokesperson for the Kiingitanga, the MÄori King Movement, in a post on Instagram. Tuheitia ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Trump asks federal court to intervene in hush money case in bid to toss conviction, delay sentencing
By Michael R. Sisak, The Associated Press on August 29th, 2024
NEW YORK (AP) – Donald Trump asked a federal court late Thursday to intervene in his hush money criminal case, seeking a pathway to overturn his conviction and indefinitely delay his sentencing scheduled for next month. The former president’s lawyers asked the U.S. District Court in Manhattan to take control of the New York City ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Florida executes man convicted of killing college student, raping victim’s sister in national forest
By Brendan Farrington, The Associated Press on August 29th, 2024
STARKE, Fla. (AP) – A Florida man convicted of killing a college freshman and raping the murder victim’s older sister while the siblings camped in a national forest 30 years ago was executed Thursday. Loran Cole, 57, received a lethal injection and was pronounced dead at 6:15 p.m. at Florida State Prison for the 1994 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Authorities: Police gunfire did not kill 8-year-old who was found in the vehicle on an I-95 bridge
By Caleb Jones, The Associated Press on August 29th, 2024
PORTSMOUTH, N.H. (AP) – A man being pursued in the killing of a woman in New Hampshire was shot by police and tumbled from the Interstate 95 bridge that connects the state to Maine, officials said Thursday. An 8-year-old child was found dead in the man’s vehicle. The child’s death was “not associated” with gunfire ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Judge allows bond for fired Florida deputy in fatal shooting of Black airman
By Kate Payne, The Associated Press on August 29th, 2024
FORT WALTON BEACH, Fla. (AP) – A judge allowed bond Thursday for a Florida sheriff’s deputy who was fired and charged with manslaughter after shooting a U.S. Air Force senior airman at the Black man’s apartment door. Former Okaloosa County deputy Eddie Duran, 38, faces up to 30 years in prison if convicted of manslaughter ... Read More »
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