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People flee Idaho town through a tunnel of fire and smoke as Western wildfires spread
By John Antczak And Holly Ramer, The Associated Press on July 26th, 2024
Lightning strikes have sparked fast-moving wildfires in Idaho, prompting the evacuation of multiple communities, including one in which a man drove past a building and trees engulfed in flames as a tunnel of smoke rose over the roadway. Videos posted to social media include a man who said he heard explosions as he fled Juliaetta, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Wildfire sparked by a burning car triples in size in a day. A 42-year-old man is arrested
By John Antczak And Holly Ramer, The Associated Press on July 26th, 2024
Lightning strikes have sparked fast-moving wildfires in Idaho, prompting the evacuation of multiple communities, including one in which a man drove past a building and trees engulfed in flames as a tunnel of smoke rose over the roadway. Videos posted to social media include a man who said he heard explosions as he fled Juliaetta, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Nebraska Supreme Court upholds law restricting both medical care for transgender youth and abortion
By Margery A. Beck, The Associated Press on July 26th, 2024
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) – A Nebraska law that combined abortion restrictions with another measure to limit gender-affirming health care for minors does not violate a state constitutional amendment requiring bills to stick to a single subject, the Nebraska Supreme Court ruled Friday. The ruling came in a lawsuit brought by the American Civil Liberties Union ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!UK drops plans to challenge ICC arrest warrant request against Benjamin Netanyahu
By Uk Starmer Icc Israel Netanyahu, The Associated Press on July 26th, 2024
LONDON (AP) – British Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s office said Friday the U.K. will not interfere with the International Criminal Court’s request for an arrest warrant against Benjamin Netanyahu. The decision puts distance between Starmer’s government and the plans of former Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, who had planned to challenge the warrant. The ICC had ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!95 Libyan nationals arrested in South Africa at suspected secret military training camp
By Mogomotsi Magome, The Associated Press on July 26th, 2024
JOHANNESBURG (AP) – South African police said Friday they have arrested 95 Libyan nationals on suspicion of receiving training at a secret military camp in the north of the country. Police raided the camp at a farm in White River in the Mpumalanga province, about 360 kilometers (220 miles) northeast of Johannesburg. National police spokesperson ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Barack and Michelle Obama endorse Kamala Harris, giving her expected but crucial support
By Bill Barrow, The Associated Press on July 26th, 2024
ATLANTA (AP) – Former President Barack Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama have endorsed Kamala Harris in her White House bid, giving the vice president the expected but still crucial backing of the nation’s two most popular Democrats. The endorsement, announced Friday morning in a video showing Harris accepting a joint phone call from ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!US arrests 2 leaders of Mexico’s Sinaloa cartel: ‘El Mayo’ Zambada and son of ‘El Chapo’
By Alanna Durkin Richer, MarÃa Verza And Christopher Sherman, The Associated Press on July 25th, 2024
WASHINGTON (AP) – Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada, a longtime leader of Mexico’s Sinaloa cartel, and JoaquÃn Guzmán López, a son of another infamous cartel leader, were arrested by U.S. authorities in Texas on Thursday, the U.S. Justice Department said. A leader of the powerful Sinaloa cartel for decades alongside JoaquÃn “El Chapo” Guzmán, Zambada is ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘El Mayo’ Zambada, historic leader of Mexico’s Sinaloa cartel, and son of ‘El Chapo’ arrested in US
By Alanna Durkin Richer And MarÃa Verza, The Associated Press on July 25th, 2024
WASHINGTON (AP) – Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada, a historic leader of Mexico’s Sinaloa cartel, and JoaquÃn Guzmán López, a son of another infamous cartel leader, were arrested by U.S. authorities in Texas on Thursday, the U.S. Justice Department said. A leader of the powerful Sinaloa cartel for decades alongside JoaquÃn “El Chapo” Guzmán, Zambada was ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!US authorities have arrested ‘El Mayo’ Zambada, a historic leader of Mexico’s Sinaloa cartel
By The Associated Press on July 25th, 2024
WASHINGTON (AP) – Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada, a historic leader of Mexico’s Sinaloa cartel, and JoaquÃn Guzmán López, a son of another infamous cartel leader, were arrested by U.S. authorities in Texas, the U.S. Justice Department said Thursday. A leader of the powerful Sinaloa cartel for decades alongside JoaquÃn “El Chapo” Guzmán, Zambada was known ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Chinese and Russian bombers patrolling off Alaska raise concerns about growing military cooperation
By Lolita C. Baldor And Didi Tang, The Associated Press on July 25th, 2024
WASHINGTON (AP) – Russian and Chinese bombers flew together for the first time in international airspace off the coast of Alaska, in a new show of expanding military cooperation that Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said Thursday raises concerns. The flights Wednesday were not seen as a threat, and the bombers were tracked and intercepted by ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Texas deaths from Hurricane Beryl climb to at least 36, including more who lost power in heat
By Juan A. Lozano And Jamie Stengle, The Associated Press on July 25th, 2024
HOUSTON (AP) – The number of Texas deaths after Hurricane Beryl came ashore and knocked out power to millions of residents climbed to at least 36 on Thursday as officials confirmed more people who died in homes that were left without air conditioning during sweltering heat. The medical examiner’s office in Fort Bend County confirmed ... Read More »
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