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NATO freezes a Cold War-era security pact after Russia pulls out, raising questions on arms control
By Lorne Cook And Harriet Morris, The Associated Press on November 7th, 2023
BRUSSELS (AP) – NATO member countries that signed a key Cold War-era security treaty froze their participation in the pact on Tuesday just hours after Russia pulled out, raising fresh questions about the future of arms control agreements in Europe. Many of NATO’s 31 allies are parties to the Treaty of Conventional Armed Forces in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!NATO announces formal suspension of Cold War-era security treaty after Russia’s pullout
By The Associated Press on November 7th, 2023
BRUSSELS (AP) – NATO on Tuesday announced the formal suspension of a key Cold War-era security treaty in response to Russia’s pullout from the deal. The alliance said its members who signed the treaty are now freezing their participation in the pact. Most of NATO’s 31 allies have signed the Treaty of Conventional Armed Forces ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Captain found guilty of ‘seaman’s manslaughter’ in boat fire that killed 34 off California coast
By Stefanie Dazio, The Associated Press on November 6th, 2023
LOS ANGELES (AP) – A federal jury on Monday found a scuba dive boat captain was criminally negligent in the deaths of 34 people killed in a fire aboard the vessel in 2019, the deadliest maritime disaster in recent U.S. history. The U.S. Attorney’s Office in Los Angeles confirmed Jerry Boylan was found guilty of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Florida dentist of murder, other charges by jury in 2014 slaying of law professor
By The Associated Press on November 6th, 2023
TALLAHASSES, Fla. (AP) – A jury on Monday convicted a Florida dentist of murder in the 2014 shooting death of his former brother-in-law, a law professor slain outside his Tallahassee home in the aftermath of a bitter custody battle with Adelson’s sister. The jurors signaled Monday in returning a verdict that they believed prosecutors’ contentions ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Jury convicts Florida dentist in murder-for-hire plot in 2014 slaying of law professor
By The Associated Press on November 6th, 2023
TALLAHASSES, Fla. (AP) – A jury has convicted a Florida dentist in a 2014 murder-for-hire plot in death of a law professor that followed a custody battle with a relative. The jurors signaled Monday in returning a verdict that they believed prosecutors’ contention that Charles Adelson paid to have Florida State University professor Dan Markel ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!2nd police officer acquitted in death of Elijah McClain, who was put in a neck hold, given ketamine
By Colleen Slevin And Matthew Brown, The Associated Press on November 6th, 2023
BRIGHTON, Colo. (AP) – A second Denver-area police officer was acquitted Monday in the 2019 death of Elijah McClain, who was put in a neck hold and injected with ketamine after being stopped by police as he walked home from a convenience store. The jury found Aurora officer Nathan Woodyard not guilty of homicide and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!President taps Poland’s outgoing prime minister to form new government despite lack of a majority
By The Associated Press on November 6th, 2023
WARSAW, Poland (AP) – Poland’s president on Monday tapped outgoing Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki to try to form a new government even though his Law and Justice party lost its parliamentary majority in a national election three weeks ago. The decision by President Andrzej Duda was likely to delay formation of a new government in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!President taps Poland’s incumbent prime minister to form a government despite his lack of a majority
By The Associated Press on November 6th, 2023
WARSAW, Poland (AP) – Poland’s president has tapped the current prime minister to try to form a new government even though the ruling Law and Justice party lost its parliamentary majority in a national election three weeks ago. President Andrzej Duda made the announcement Monday following the Oct. 15 election in which the right-wing Law ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Polish president taps conservative Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki to form another government
By The Associated Press on November 6th, 2023
WARSAW, Poland (AP) – Poland’s president has tapped the current prime minister, Mateusz Morawiecki of the Law and Justice party, to try to form the country’s next government. President Andrzej Duda made the announcement Monday following a national election in which the right-wing Law and Justice lost its parliamentary majority to three allied opposition parties ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Father of July 4th parade shooting suspect pleads guilty to misdemeanors linked to son’s gun license
By Claire Savage, The Associated Press on November 6th, 2023
WAUKEGAN, Ill. (AP) – The father of a man charged in a deadly Fourth of July parade shooting in suburban Chicago pleaded guilty to seven misdemeanors Monday in a case that centered on how his son obtained a gun license. Robert Crimo Jr. entered the plea as his trial was about to start in Lake ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Father of July 4th parade shooting suspect pleads guilty to misdemeanors linked to gun license
By Claire Savage, The Associated Press on November 6th, 2023
WAUKEGAN, Ill. (AP) – The father of a man charged in a deadly Fourth of July parade shooting in suburban Chicago pleaded guilty to seven misdemeanors Monday in a case that centered on how his son obtained a gun license. Robert Crimo Jr. entered the plea in court in Waukegan Monday morning. He had been ... Read More »
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