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Ex-USC gynecologist charged with sexually assaulting students dies before going to trial
By Stefanie Dazio, The Associated Press on October 5th, 2023
LOS ANGELES (AP) – George Tyndall, the former University of Southern California gynecologist charged with sexually assaulting students, has died. Tyndall’s lawyer Leonard Levine said Thursday that Tyndall was found dead in his home Wednesday. Tyndall was charged with sexually assaulting more than a dozen women at the university’s student health center. Tyndall worked at ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘Prophet of Doom’ who wounded 10 in subway shooting is sentenced to life in prison
By Bobby Caina Calvan And Jake Offenhartz, The Associated Press on October 5th, 2023
NEW YORK (AP) – A man who sprayed a New York City subway car with bullets during rush hour, wounding 10 people and sparking a citywide manhunt, was sentenced Thursday to life in prison. Frank James, 64, pleaded guilty earlier this year to terrorism charges in the April 12, 2022, mass shooting aboard a Manhattan-bound ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hand grenade fragments were found in the bodies of victims in Prigozhin’s plane crash, Putin claims
By The Associated Press on October 5th, 2023
MOSCOW (AP) – Russian President Vladimir Putin said Thursday that hand grenade fragments were found in the bodies of people who died in the Aug. 23 crash of mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin’s plane. Experts investigating the crash found no indication the private jet had suffered an “external impact,” he said. Prigozhin and two of his ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hand grenade fragments were found in the bodies of victims in Prigozhin’s plane crash, Putin says
By The Associated Press on October 5th, 2023
MOSCOW (AP) – Russian President Vladimir Putin said Thursday that hand grenade fragments were found in the bodies of people who died in the Aug. 23 crash of mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin’s plane. Experts investigating the crash found no indication the private jet had suffered an “external impact,” he said. Prigozhin and two of his ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Trump lawyers seek dismissal of DC federal election subversion case, arguing presidential immunity
By Eric Tucker And Alanna Durkin Richer, The Associated Press on October 5th, 2023
WASHINGTON (AP) – Lawyers for Donald Trump asked a judge on Thursday to dismiss the Washington federal election subversion case against him, arguing the Republican is immune from prosecution for actions they say were taken in his official role as president. The motion amounts to the most pointed attack on the federal case charging Trump ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Syria’s health minister raises casualty tolls in Homs drone strikes to 80 killed and 240 wounded
By Kareem Chehayeb And Albert Aji, The Associated Press on October 5th, 2023
BEIRUT (AP) – Syria’s health minister has raised the casualty tolls from a drone attack on Thursday that hit a packed military graduation ceremony in the central city of Homs to 80 killed and 240 wounded. Health Minister Hassan al-Ghabash says civilians, including six children, and military personnel, are among those killed. There are concerns ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Putin says hand grenade fragments found in bodies of victims in Wagner chief’s plane crash
By The Associated Press on October 5th, 2023
MOSCOW (AP) – Russian President Vladimir Putin said Thursday that fragments of a hand grenade have been found in the bodies of people who died in an August crash of Russian mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin’s plane. Putin added that experts investigating the crash found no indication that the plane had suffered an “external impact.” All ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Drone strikes at Syrian military ceremony kill 67 people and wound 180, health official says
By Kareem Chehayeb And Albert Aji, The Associated Press on October 5th, 2023
BEIRUT (AP) – A Syrian health official says the drone strikes on Thursday at a military graduation ceremony in the central city of Homs have killed 67 people and wounded 180. Dr. Musalem al-Atassi, the city’s health director, says the strikes hit a packed army ceremony in Homs, as it was wrapping up earlier in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Reports say dozens have been killed and wounded as drone strikes hit a Syrian military ceremony
By Ghaith Al-sayed And Kareem Chehayeb, The Associated Press on October 5th, 2023
BEIRUT (AP) – A drone attack struck a packed graduation ceremony for military officers in the Syrian city of Homs on Thursday, killing and wounding dozens, including civilians and military personnel, reports said. No one immediately claimed responsibility for the attack and the reports could not be independently confirmed. Earlier, the army said that drones ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Rep. George Santos’ former campaign treasurer will plead guilty to a federal felony, prosecutors say
By Jake Offenhartz, The Associated Press on October 5th, 2023
NEW YORK (AP) – The ex-campaign treasurer for U.S. Rep. George Santos will plead guilty on Thursday to an unspecified felony in connection with the sprawling federal investigation of financial irregularities surrounding the indicted New York Republican, prosecutors said. Nancy Marks, a veteran Long Island political operative, served as the campaign treasurer and close aide ... Read More »
1 responseMan with handgun seeking governor arrested in Wisconsin Capitol, returns with assault rifle
By Scott Bauer, The Associated Press on October 5th, 2023
MADISON, Wis. (AP) – A man illegally brought a handgun into the Wisconsin Capitol, demanding to see Gov. Tony Evers, and returned at night with an assault rifle after posting bail, a spokesperson for the state said Thursday. The man, who was shirtless and had a holstered handgun, approached the governor’s office on the first ... Read More »
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