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Idaho police search for escaped inmate and accomplice after ambush at Boise hospital
By Gene Johnson And Mark Thiessen, The Associated Press on March 20th, 2024
BOISE, Idaho – Boise Police detectives have identified a man suspected of shooting corrections officers at a Boise hospital in an overnight attack Wednesday to free an inmate. Police identified the suspected shooter as Nicholas Umphenour. A warrant with a $2 million bond has been issued for his arrest on two charges of aggravated battery ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Mississippi ex-deputy gets 40-year sentence as judge decries brutal attack on 2 Black men
By Michael Goldberg And Emily Wagster Pettus, The Associated Press on March 20th, 2024
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) – A fourth former Mississippi sheriff’s deputy was sentenced Wednesday for his part in the racist torture of two Black men by a group of white officers who called themselves the “Goon Squad,” receiving 40 years in federal prison. Christian Dedmon, 29, did not look at the victims as he apologized and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!1 of 6 former officers in Mississippi gets 40 years for racist torture of 2 Black men
By Michael Goldberg And Emily Wagster Pettus, The Associated Press on March 20th, 2024
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) – A fourth former Mississippi sheriff’s deputy has been sentenced for his part in torturing two Black men. Christian Dedmon was sentenced Wednesday to 40 years in federal prison, hours after Daniel Opdyke was sentenced to 17.5 years. Dedmon, who did not look at the victims as he spoke, apologized and said ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Toddler gets behind wheel of truck idling at a gas pump, killing a 2-year-old
By The Associated Press on March 20th, 2024
WOODLAND, Calif. (AP) – A toddler climbed out of a car seat and got behind the wheel of a truck idling at a gas pump in Northern California, rolling toward a taco stand and killing a 2-year-old child, police said. The owner of the truck was inside the gas station store at the time of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!3 Idaho corrections officers shot as suspect breaks an inmate out of Boise hospital, police say
By The Associated Press on March 20th, 2024
BOISE, Idaho (AP) – An accomplice staged a brazen attack to break a prison inmate out of a Boise hospital overnight, shooting and seriously wounded two Idaho corrections officers, police said Wednesday. A third was also shot and wounded when arriving police mistook the officer for the suspect and opened fire. Police throughout the region ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!3rd of 6 former officers in Mississippi gets 17.5 years for racist torture of 2 Black men
By Michael Goldberg And Emily Wagster Pettus, The Associated Press on March 20th, 2024
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) – A third former Mississippi sheriff’s deputy has been sentenced for his part in the racist torture of two Black men by a group of white officers who called themselves “the Goon Squad.” Daniel Opdyke was sentenced Wednesday to 17.5 years in federal prison. Opdyke, 28, cried profusely as he spoke in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!3rd ex-deputy in Mississippi is sentenced to 17.5 years for racist torture of 2 Black men
By Michael Goldberg And Emily Wagster Pettus, The Associated Press on March 20th, 2024
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) – A third former Mississippi sheriff’s deputy has each been sentenced for his part in the racist torture of two Black men by a group of white officers who called themselves the “Goon Squad.” Daniel Opdyke was sentenced Wednesday to 17.5 years in federal prison. Opdyke, 28, cried profusely as he spoke ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Judge clears way for Trump to appeal ruling keeping Fani Willis on Georgia 2020 election case
By The Associated Press on March 20th, 2024
ATLANTA (AP) – The judge overseeing the Georgia election interference case is allowing Donald Trump to appeal a ruling allowing Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis to remain on the prosecution. Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee on Wednesday granted a request by defense attorneys to ask the Georgia Court of Appeals to review the judge’s ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Prabowo Subianto, ex-general tied to a past dictatorship, is confirmed as Indonesia’s next president
By Niniek Karmini, The Associated Press on March 20th, 2024
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) – Prabowo Subianto, a former special forces general with ties to Indonesia’s current president and past dictatorship, was confirmed the victor of last month’s presidential election over two former governors who have vowed to contest the result in court. Subianto won 58.6% of the votes, while former Jakarta Gov. Anies Baswedan received ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Mike Bost survives GOP primary challenge from the right to win nomination for sixth term
By The Associated Press on March 20th, 2024
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – Southern Illinois congressman Mike Bost has won the Republican nomination for the state’s 12th Congressional District despite a challenge from the right in former state Sen. Darren Bailey. Bailey, the 2022 GOP nominee for Illinois governor, challenged the five-term incumbent, claiming he was not conservative enough for the district that encompasses ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar says he’s quitting for personal and political reasons
By Jill Lawless, The Associated Press on March 20th, 2024
LONDON (AP) – Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar, who made history as his country’s first gay and first biracial leader, announced Wednesday that he will step down within weeks once a successor is chosen Varadkar announced Wednesday he is quitting immediately as head of the center-right Fine Gael party, part of Ireland’s coalition government. He’ll ... Read More »
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