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Biden is isolated at home as Obama, Pelosi and other Democrats push for him to reconsider 2024 race
By Lisa Mascaro, Zeke Miller, Michael Balsamo And Aamer Madhani, The Associated Press on July 18th, 2024
WASHINGTON (AP) – Democrats at the highest levels are making a critical push for President Joe Biden to rethink his election bid, with former President Barack Obama expressing concerns to allies and Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi privately telling Biden the party could lose the ability to seize control of the House if he doesn’t step ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Alabama has executed man convicted of killing delivery driver during a 1998 robbery attempt
By Kim Chandler, The Associated Press on July 18th, 2024
ATMORE, Ala. (AP) – A man convicted of fatally shooting a delivery driver during a robbery attempt in 1998 was executed Thursday evening in Alabama. Keith Edmund Gavin was pronounced dead at 6:32 p.m. CDT following a chemical injection at the William C. Holman Correctional Facility in southwest Alabama, authorities said. The 64-year-old inmate was ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!South Korea restarts propaganda broadcasts across border in reaction to North’s balloon launches
By Hyung-jin Kim, The Associated Press on July 18th, 2024
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) – South Korea says it has restarted anti-Pyongyang propaganda broadcasts across the border in response to North Korea’s resumption of trash-carrying balloons launches. South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff says its frontline loudspeaker broadcasts were conducted between Thursday evening and Friday morning in areas where North Korea floated the balloons. The ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Housing provider for unaccompanied migrant children engaged in sexual abuse and harassment, DOJ says
By The Associated Press on July 18th, 2024
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – The largest housing provider for unaccompanied migrant children has been accused of “severe, pervasive, and unwelcome sexual abuse of and harassment” of children in its care, the Justice Department said Thursday. A federal complaint filed in Austin, Texas, alleges that Southwest Key employees, including supervisors, have abused children in its care ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Illinois deputy charged with murder shot woman in face after ordering her to move pot of water
By The Associated Press on July 18th, 2024
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – An Illinois sheriff’s deputy charged with murder in the death of a Black woman shot her in the face during a tense moment over a pot of water in her home and then discouraged his partner from trying to save her, authorities said Thursday. The details were in a court document ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Illinois deputy charged with murder shot woman in face after ordering her to move pot of hot water
By The Associated Press on July 18th, 2024
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – An Illinois sheriff’s deputy charged with murder in the death of a Black woman shot her in the face during a tense moment over a pot of water in her home, authorities said Thursday. The details were in a court document filed in support of keeping former Sangamon County Deputy Sean ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Obama, Pelosi and Democrats make a fresh push for Biden to reconsider 2024 race ahead of convention
By Lisa Mascaro, Zeke Miller And Michael Balsamo, The Associated Press on July 18th, 2024
WASHINGTON (AP) – Former president Barack Obama has privately expressed concerns to Democrats about President Joe Biden’s candidacy, and Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi privately warned Biden that Democrats could lose the ability to seize control in the House if he didn’t step away from the race. Pelosi also showed Biden polling that he likely can’t ... Read More »
1 responseIsrael’s Netanyahu makes surprise Gaza visit as far-right politician tours flashpoint Jerusalem site
By Melanie Lidman, The Associated Press on July 18th, 2024
JERUSALEM (AP) – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu made a surprise visit to troops in southern Gaza on Thursday, his office said, just days before he was set to give a speech to the U.S. Congress. Netanyahu’s visit to the southern city of Rafah was announced hours after Israel’s far-right national security minister, Itamar Ben-Gvir, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Missouri high court clears the way for a woman’s release after 43 years in prison
By Heather Hollingsworth, The Associated Press on July 18th, 2024
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) – The Missouri Supreme Court cleared the way Thursday for a Missouri woman whose murder conviction was overturned to be freed after 43 years in prison. A circuit court judge ruled last month that Sandra Hemme’s attorneys showed evidence of her “actual innocence,” and an appeals court ruled she should be ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Far-right Israeli minister visits sensitive Jerusalem holy site, a threat to Gaza cease-fire talks
By Melanie Lidman, The Associated Press on July 18th, 2024
JERUSALEM (AP) – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu made a surprise visit to troops in southern Gaza on Thursday, his office said, just days before he was set to give a speech to the U.S. Congress. Netanyahu’s visit to the southern city of Rafah was announced hours after Israel’s far-right national security minister, Itamar Ben-Gvir, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!19 more die in Bangladesh clashes as student protesters try to impose a ‘complete shutdown’
By Julhas Alam, The Associated Press on July 18th, 2024
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) – Police in Bangladesh clashed with student protesters attempting to impose a “complete shutdown” of the country on Thursday, following days of violent confrontations during demonstrations over a system of allocating government jobs, with media reports saying 19 more people died across the country. Dhaka-based leading Prothom Alo newspaper, which has a ... Read More »
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