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Small plane crashes near Nashville interstate and 5 people aboard were killed, police say
By The Associated Press on March 5th, 2024
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) – Five people aboard a single-engine plane died when the aircraft crashed near an interstate highway in Nashville, Tennessee, authorities said. The pilot made an emergency call to John C. Tune Airport around 7:40 p.m. Friday, reported engine trouble and was given clearance to make an emergency landing, Metro Nashville Police Department ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Industrial fire and multiple explosions shoot debris into the air in Detroit suburb
By The Associated Press on March 4th, 2024
CLINTON TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) – Police warned people to stay away as an industrial fire with multiple explosions shook a northern Detroit suburb on Monday night. The Clinton Township Police Department said on Facebook that an industrial fire burning near 15 Mile Road and Groesbeck Highway and that debris projected into the air was coming ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Industrial fire and multiple explosions project debris into the air in Detroit suburb
By The Associated Press on March 4th, 2024
CLINTON TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) – Police were warning people to stay away as an industrial fire with multiple explosions shook a northern Detroit suburb on Monday night. The Clinton Township Police Department said on Facebook that an industrial fire was burning near 15 Mile Road and Groesbeck Highway and that debris was being projected into ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Multiple explosions, fire projecting debris into the air at industrial location in Detroit suburb
By The Associated Press on March 4th, 2024
CLINTON TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) – Police were warning people to stay away as an industrial fire with multiple explosions shook a northern Detroit suburb on Monday night. The Clinton Township Police Department said on Facebook that an industrial fire was burning near 15 Mile Road and Groesbeck Highway and that debris was being projected into ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Chinese coast guard blocks vessels off South China Sea shoal, causing a collision, Philippines says
By The Associated Press on March 4th, 2024
MANILA, Philippines (AP) – Chinese coast guard ships blocked Philippine vessels from a disputed South China Sea shoal Tuesday, causing a minor collision, Philippine officials said. The Chinese vessels executed dangerous maneuvers against two Philippine ships that resulted in the collision between a Philippine coast guard vessel and a Chinese coast guard ship, Philippine coast ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Donald Trump wins North Dakota Republican caucuses, adding to victories going into Super Tuesday
By Jack Dura, The Associated Press on March 4th, 2024
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – Donald Trump won the North Dakota Republican presidential caucuses on Monday, adding to his string of victories heading into Super Tuesday. The former president finished first in voting conducted at 12 caucus sites, ahead of former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley. The results resumes Trump’s winning streak, which was briefly interrupted on ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!China raises defense budget 7.2% as it pushes for global heft and regional tensions continue
By The Associated Press on March 4th, 2024
BEIJING (AP) – China on Tuesday announced a 7.2% increase in its defense budget, which is already the world’s second-highest behind the United States at 1.6 trillion yuan ($222 billion), roughly mirroring the rise of the last year. Tensions with the U.S., Taiwan, Japan and neighbors who share claims to the crucial South China Sea ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Supreme Court temporarily blocks Texas law that allows police to arrest migrants
By Acacia Coronado And Lindsay Whitehurst, The Associated Press on March 4th, 2024
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday temporarily halted a new Texas law that allows police to arrest migrants who enter the country illegally and set up another legal showdown over the federal government’s authority over immigration. Hours after the Justice Department asked the high court to intervene, the court blocked the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Gangs in Haiti try to seize control of main airport in newest attack on key government sites
By Evens Sanon And Pierre-richard Luxama, The Associated Press on March 4th, 2024
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) – Heavily armed gangs tried to seize control of Haiti’s main international airport on Monday as they exchanged gunfire with police and soldiers trying to repel them. The Toussaint Louverture International Airport was closed when the attack occurred, with no planes operating and no passengers on site. Associated Press journalists saw an ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!France becomes the only country to explicitly guarantee abortion as a constitutional right
By Barbara Surk And Nicolas Garriga, The Associated Press on March 4th, 2024
PARIS (AP) – French lawmakers on Monday overwhelmingly approved a bill to enshrine abortion rights in France’s constitution, making it the only country to explicitly guarantee a woman’s right to voluntarily terminate a pregnancy. The historic move was proposed by President Emmanuel Macron as a way to prevent the kind of rollback of abortion rights ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!UN envoy says ‘reasonable grounds’ to believe Hamas committed sexual violence on Oct. 7
By Edith M. Lederer, The Associated Press on March 4th, 2024
UNITED NATIONS (AP) – The U.N. envoy focusing on sexual violence in conflict said in a new report Monday that there are “reasonable grounds” to believe Hamas committed rape, “sexualized torture,” and other cruel and inhumane treatment of women during its surprise attack in southern Israel on Oct. 7. There are also “reasonable grounds to ... Read More »
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