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Israeli military says it is striking targets in the Gaza Strip as air raid sirens sound in Jerusalem
By Josef Federman, The Associated Press on October 6th, 2023
JERUSALEM (AP) – The Israeli military says it is striking targets in the Gaza Strip as air raid sirens sounded in Jerusalem after the Hamas militant group announced a new operation against Israel. The sounds of at least three explosions could be heard as Israel deployed anti-rocket defenses. The attack on Jerusalem is considered a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hamas military leader announces the beginning of a new operation against Israel
By Josef Federman, The Associated Press on October 6th, 2023
JERUSALEM (AP) – The elusive leader of Hamas’ military wing says the armed group has launched a new military operation against Israel. In a rare public statement, Mohammed Deif said that 5,000 rockets had been fired into Israel early Saturday to begin “Operation Al-Aqsa Storm.” Israel also reported an infiltration from Gaza. “We’ve decided to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Palestinian militants launch dozens of rockets into Israel. Millions of Israelis are told to shelter
By Josef Federman, The Associated Press on October 6th, 2023
JERUSALEM (AP) – Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip launched dozens of rockets toward Israel early Saturday, setting off air raid sirens across the country and raising the likelihood of a new round of heavy fighting. Israel ordered residents near Gaza to remain indoors as it said a “suspected security incident” along the border had ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Palestinian militants launch dozens of rockets into Israel. Sirens are heard across the country
By The Associated Press on October 6th, 2023
JERUSALEM (AP) – Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip launched dozens of rockets toward Israel early Saturday, setting off air raid sirens across the country. The sound of outgoing rockets whooshing through the air could be heard in Gaza and sirens could be heard as far away as Tel Aviv, some 70 kilometers (40 miles) ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Man accused of killing 10 at Colorado supermarket in 2021 is ruled mentally competent to stand trial
By Jesse Bedayn, The Associated Press on October 6th, 2023
BOULDER, Colo. (AP) – A judge ruled Friday that the man accused of killing 10 people at a Colorado supermarket in a 2021 rampage is mentally competent to stand trial. The decision allows the prosecution of Ahmad Al Aliwi Alissa to move forward. Judge Ingrid Bakke ruled that Alissa, who has schizophrenia, is able to ... Read More »
1 responseJudge rules man accused of killing 10 at a Colorado supermarket is mentally competent to stand trial
By Jesse Bedayn, The Associated Press on October 6th, 2023
BOULDER, Colo. (AP) – A Colorado judge ruled Friday that the man accused of killing 10 people at a Colorado supermarket in a 2021 rampage is mentally competent to stand trial. The decision allows the prosecution of Ahmad Al Aliwi Alissa to move forward. Judge Ingrid Bakke ruled that Alissa, who has schizophrenia, is able ... Read More »
1 responseLiberal Wisconsin Supreme Court justice rejects GOP call to recuse on redistricting cases
By Scott Bauer, The Associated Press on October 6th, 2023
MADISON, Wis. (AP) – A newly elected liberal Wisconsin Supreme Court justice, who has called Republican-drawn electoral districts “rigged,” declined to recuse herself on Friday from a pair of redistricting lawsuits. Justice Janet Protasiewicz’s decision to remain on the cases increases the chance that Republicans, who control the Legislature and drew the maps, may proceed ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Trump’s New York civil fraud trial rolls on after an appeals judge declines to halt it
By Michael R. Sisak, The Associated Press on October 6th, 2023
NEW YORK (AP) – Former President Donald Trump’s civil fraud trial will roll ahead next week after he lost a bid Friday to postpone it. Trump wanted to halt the trial while he fights a pretrial ruling that could strip him of control of such assets as Trump Tower. An appeals judge rebuffed the request ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!NY appeals court declines to halt Trump’s civil fraud trial while he contests a pretrial ruling
By Michael R. Sisak, The Associated Press on October 6th, 2023
NEW YORK (AP) – A New York appeals judge declined Friday to halt Donald Trump’s civil fraud trial, rebuffing the former president’s request to postpone it while he fights a pretrial ruling that could strip him of control of such assets as Trump Tower. The appellate judge agreed that control over the holdings will stay ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Colorado funeral home owner where 115 decaying bodies found tried to conceal improper storage
By Jesse Bedayn, The Associated Press on October 6th, 2023
CAÑON CITY, Colo. (AP) – A Colorado funeral home owner where 115 decaying bodies were found tried to conceal the improper storage of corpses and claimed he was doing taxidermy, according to a suspension letter sent to him by state regulators. The facility in the small Colorado town of Penrose had also been unregistered for ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!New Mexico congressional map that was approved by Democrats can stand, a judge says
By Morgan Lee, The Associated Press on October 6th, 2023
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) – New congressional boundaries approved by Democrats that divided up a politically conservative oil-producing region in New Mexico don’t violate the state constitution, a judge ruled in an order published Friday. Judge Fred Van Soelen wrote that the redistricting plan enacted by Democratic state lawmakers in 2021 succeeded in substantially diluting ... Read More »
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