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August trial date set for officers charged in Tyre Nichols killing
By Adrian Sainz, The Associated Press on November 6th, 2023
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) – A judge has set an August trial date for four former Memphis police officers charged in the fatal beating of Tyre Nichols after a traffic stop in January. During a short hearing on Monday, Shelby County Criminal Court Judge James Jones Jr. announced the Aug. 12 trial date in the cases ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Palestinian death toll in Gaza exceeds 10,000, according to Health Ministry
By Wafaa Shurafa And Samy Magdy, The Associated Press on November 6th, 2023
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) – The Health Ministry in Hamas-ruled Gaza says the Palestinian death toll from the ongoing war with Israel has jumped over 10,000. The figures released Monday mark a grim milestone in what has quickly become the deadliest round of fighting since Israel’s establishment 75 years ago. The war erupted on ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi goes on a hunger strike while imprisoned in Iran
By The Associated Press on November 6th, 2023
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) – A campaign urging Iran to free Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi said Monday that the activist has begun a hunger strike over the conditions of her imprisonment and the country’s requirement that women wear headscarves. The Free Narges Mohammadi campaign said she “through a message from Evin Prison ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Gaza has lost telecom contact again, while Israel’s military announces it has surrounded Gaza City
By Wafaa Shurafa, Najib Jobain And Kareem Chehayeb, The Associated Press on November 5th, 2023
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) – Gaza came under its third total communications outage since the start of the war late Sunday, while Israel’s military announced it had encircled Gaza City and divided the besieged coastal strip into two. “Today there is north Gaza and south Gaza,” Rear Adm. Daniel Hagari told reporters, calling it ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Gaza loses telecom contact again. Israel strikes refugee camps as it rejects a pause in fighting
By Wafaa Shurafa, Najib Jobain And Kareem Chehayeb, The Associated Press on November 5th, 2023
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) – Gaza came under the third total communications outage since the start of the war, with Palestinian telecom company Paltel confirming all services were down late Sunday and saying Israel had again disconnected them. Internet access advocacy group NetBlocks.org reported a “new collapse in connectivity” across the besieged enclave. “We ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Gaza loses telecom contact again. Israel strikes refugee camps as Israel rejects a pause in fighting
By Wafaa Shurafa, Najib Jobain And Kareem Chehayeb, The Associated Press on November 5th, 2023
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) – Gaza fell under its third total communications outage since the start of the war on Sunday night, with Palestinian communications company Paltel saying all of its communication and internet services were down. Internet access advocacy group NetBlocks.org reported a “new collapse in connectivity” across the besieged enclave. “We have ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds will endorse Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis for president, AP sources say
By Thomas Beaumont, The Associated Press on November 5th, 2023
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) – Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds plans to endorse Ron DeSantis for president, giving the Florida governor’s 2024 campaign a boost as he struggles to show progress against Donald Trump in the Republican primary, two people familiar with the matter said Sunday. DeSantis has pinned his chances of emerging as an alternative ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!German police say the hostage situation at Hamburg Airport is over. Man in custody, girl is safe
By Kirsten Grieshaber, The Associated Press on November 5th, 2023
BERLIN (AP) – The hostage situation at Hamburg Airport ended Sunday afternoon, around 18 hours after a man drove his vehicle through the gates of the airport with his 4-year-old daughter inside, authorities said. The man was arrested and the girl appears to be unharmed. Hamburg police tweeted that “the hostage situation is over. The ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Former Guinea dictator Camara, 2 others escape from prison in a jailbreak, justice minister says
By Boubacar Diallo, The Associated Press on November 4th, 2023
CONAKRY, Guinea (AP) – Gunmen stormed the main prison in Guinea’s capital early Saturday and freed former dictator Moussa “Dadis” Camara, the country’s justice minister said, announcing the closure of the West African nation’s borders. The announcement by Justice Minister Charles Alphonse Wright came several hours after heavy gunfire erupted in the Kaloum district of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Quake shakes northwest Nepal, killing at least 128 and injuring dozens. Officials fear toll to rise
By Binaj Gurubacharya, The Associated Press on November 3rd, 2023
KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) – Helicopters and ground troops rushed to help people hurt in a strong earthquake that shook northwestern Nepal districts just before midnight Friday, killing at least 128 people and injuring dozens dozens more, officials said Saturday. Authorities said the death toll was expected to rise, noting that communications were cut off with ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Toddler critically injured in accidental shooting after suspect discards gun on day care playground
By Associated Press, The Associated Press on November 3rd, 2023
LAS VEGAS (AP) – A toddler in Las Vegas was hospitalized in critical condition after finding a gun on a day care playground that had been discarded by a teenager who was fleeing after opening fire on a city bus, authorities announced Friday. Deputy Police Chief Reggie Rader said the toddler, who is under the ... Read More »
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