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A car struck a barricade near the Israeli Embassy in Tokyo. Police reportedly arrested the driver
By The Associated Press on November 15th, 2023
TOKYO (AP) – A vehicle crashed into a temporary barricade near the Israeli Embassy in Tokyo on Thursday, and reports say police arrested the driver. The alleged motive and whether the embassy was targeted are not known. Protestors often gather against Israel’s attacks on Gaza, and the street near the embassy has been barricaded by ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Police make arrests after protest outside Democratic HQ calling for ceasefire in Israel-Hamas war
By Mike Pesoli And Chris Megerian, The Associated Press on November 15th, 2023
WASHINGTON (AP) – Police in the nation’s capital responded Wednesday night to a protest outside the headquarters of the Democratic National Committee calling for a ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war. U.S. Capitol Police said about 150 people were “illegally and violently protesting” near the DNC headquarters building in the Capitol Hill neighborhood of Washington. Members ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Police making arrests after protest turns violent outside Democratic National Committee HQ
By The Associated Press on November 15th, 2023
WASHINGTON (AP) – Police in the nation’s capital were responding Wednesday night to a violent protest outside the headquarters of the Democratic National Committee. U.S. Capitol Police said about 150 people were “illegally and violently protesting” near the DNC headquarters building in the Capitol Hill neighborhood of Washington. Video posted on social media showed protesters ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Heavily armed Haitian gang surrounds hospital in capital and traps people inside
By Evens Sanon, The Associated Press on November 15th, 2023
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) – A heavily armed gang surrounded a hospital in Haiti on Wednesday, trapping women, children and newborns inside until police rescued them, according to the director of the medical center, who pleaded for help via social media. The Fontaine Hospital Center in the capital of Port-au-Prince is considered an oasis and a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hospital director in Haiti says police rescued women and children after gangs surround facility
By Evens Sanon, The Associated Press on November 15th, 2023
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) – A heavily armed gang surrounded a hospital in Haiti on Wednesday, trapping women, children and newborns inside until police rescued them, according to the director of the medical center who pleaded for help via social media. Jose Ulysse, founder and director of the Fontaine Hospital Center in the sprawling Cite Soleil ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Mother of 6-year-old boy who shot teacher gets 21 months for marijuana use while owning a gun
By Ben Finley, The Associated Press on November 15th, 2023
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (AP) – The mother of a 6-year-old boy who shot his teacher in Virginia was sentenced Wednesday to 21 months in prison for using marijuana while owning a firearm, which is illegal under U.S. law. Deja Taylor’s son took her handgun to school and shot Abby Zwerner in her first-grade classroom in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hospital director in Haiti says a gang stormed in and took women and children hostage
By Evens Sanon, The Associated Press on November 15th, 2023
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) – A heavily armed gang burst into a hospital in Haiti on Wednesday and took hostage women, children and newborns, according to the director of the medical center who pleaded for help via social media. Jose Ulysse, founder and director of the Fontaine Hospital Center in the sprawling Cite Soleil slum in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!UN Security Council adopts resolution calling for urgent humanitarian pauses and corridors in Gaza
By Edith M. Lederer, The Associated Press on November 15th, 2023
UNITED NATIONS (AP) – The U.N. Security Council approved a resolution Wednesday calling for “urgent and extended humanitarian pauses and corridors throughout the Gaza Strip” after four failed attempts to respond to the Israel-Hamas war. The vote was 12-0 with the United States, United Kingdom and Russia abstaining. The final draft watered down language from ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hospital director in Haiti says a gang stormed in and took hundreds of women and children hostage
By Evens Sanon, The Associated Press on November 15th, 2023
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) – A heavily armed gang burst into a hospital in Haiti on Wednesday and took hostage hundreds of women, children and newborns, according to the director of the medical center who pleaded for help via social media. Jose Ulysse, founder and director of the Fontaine Hospital Center in the sprawling Cite Soleil ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!A horse loose on a flight to Belgium forces a cargo jet back to New York
By The Associated Press on November 15th, 2023
NEW YORK (AP) – A cargo jet headed to Belgium from New York had to turn around mid-flight after a horse escaped its stall and got loose in the hold, according to air traffic control audio. The Boeing 747 operated by Air Atlanta Icelandic had just started its flight across the Atlantic Ocean on Nov. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!New Hampshire defies national Democrats’ calendar revamp with Jan. 23, 2024, presidential primaries
By Holly Ramer, The Associated Press on November 15th, 2023
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) – New Hampshire’s secretary of state on Wednesday scheduled the state’s presidential primaries for Jan. 23, 2024, extending its century-old streak of going first despite national Democrats’ efforts to overhaul the nominating calendar. State law requires New Hampshire’s Republican and Democratic primaries to be held at least seven days before any similar ... Read More »
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