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An Israeli attack on southern Gaza Strip leaves 71 dead, the Health Ministry in Gaza says
By The Associated Press on July 13th, 2024
KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) – The Gaza Health Ministry said 71 people were killed in an Israeli attack Saturday in the south of the war-stricken enclave. The ministry said 289 others were injured in the attack that struck the Khan Younis area. It said that many of the injured and dead were taken to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Rescuers recover first body from 2 buses that were hit by landslide and fell into a river in Nepal
By Binaj Gurubcharya, The Associated Press on July 13th, 2024
KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) – Rescuers in Nepal recovered Saturday the first body after a landslide swept away two buses, pushing them into a raging river a day earlier, authorities said. The buses, carrying more than 50 people, fell into the Trishuli river which was swollen by continuous rainfall over the past few days as heavy ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Rescuers recover the first body from two buses swept by a landslide and fell into a river in Nepal
By Binaj Gurubcharya, The Associated Press on July 13th, 2024
KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) – Nepali authorities say rescuers have recovered Sunday the first body from two buses that were swept by a landslide and submerged into a raging river in a raging river a day earlier. The buses, carrying more than 50 people, fell into the Trishuli river which was swollen by continuous rainfall over ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Peter Navarro, Trump ex-aide jailed for contempt of Congress, will address RNC, AP sources say
By Jill Colvin, The Associated Press on July 12th, 2024
NEW YORK (AP) – Former White House trade advisor Peter Navarro, who is currently in jail on contempt of Congress charges, is expected to speak at next week’s Republican National Convention just hours after his release. That’s according to two people familiar with the event’s schedule who spoke on condition of anonymity to share details ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!The collapse of a school in northern Nigeria leaves 22 students dead, officials say
By By Dyepkazah Shibayan, The Associated Press on July 12th, 2024
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) – A two-story school collapsed during morning classes Friday in north-central Nigeria, killing 22 students and sending rescuers on a frantic search for more than 100 people trapped in the rubble, authorities said. The Saints Academy college in Plateau state’s Busa Buji community collapsed shortly after students, many of whom were 15 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!California reports first wildfire death of the 2024 season as fires persist across the West
By Rio Yamat And Janie Har, The Associated Press on July 12th, 2024
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) – Wildfires fueled by strong winds and an extended heat wave have led to the first death in California of the 2024 season, while wind-whipped flames in Arizona have forced hundreds to flee from what tribal leaders are calling the “most serious” wildfire on their reservation in decades. The fires were unfolding ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Jury ends first day of deliberations in US Sen. Bob Menendez’s corruption trial without a verdict
By Larry Neumeister And Jake Offenhartz, The Associated Press on July 12th, 2024
NEW YORK (AP) – A New York City jury finished its first three hours of deliberations Friday without reaching a verdict in the corruption trial of U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez, who is accused of taking bribes and being a foreign agent for the Egyptian government. Over a nine-week trial, federal prosecutors in New York have ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Judge throws out Rudy Giuliani’s bankruptcy case, says he flouted process with lack of transparency
By Michael R. Sisak, The Associated Press on July 12th, 2024
NEW YORK (AP) – A judge threw out Rudy Giuliani ‘s bankruptcy case on Friday, finding that the former New York City mayor had flouted process with a lack of transparency. U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Sean Lane formalized the decision after saying he was leaning toward doing so on Wednesday. Lawyers for Giuliani and his two ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!California fire officials report first wildfire death of the 2024 season
By Christopher Weber And Rio Yamat, The Associated Press on July 12th, 2024
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) – Mendocino County officials say they found human remains in a structure that had burned in a fire that started Monday. The coroner’s office is working to identify the body but it may be that of a 66-year-old woman whose family reported her missing. The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Jury begins deliberating in Sen. Bob Menendez’s corruption trial
By Larry Neumeister And Jake Offenhartz, The Associated Press on July 12th, 2024
NEW YORK (AP) – Jury deliberations have begun in the corruption trial of U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez, who is accused of taking bribes and being a foreign agent for the Egyptian government. Over a 9-week trial, federal prosecutors in New York have sought to convince the jury that the New Jersey Democrat and his wife ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Jury begins deliberating in Sen. Bob Menendez corruption trial
By Larry Neumeister And Jake Offenhartz, The Associated Press on July 12th, 2024
NEW YORK (AP) – Jury deliberations have begun in the corruption trial of U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez, who is accused of taking bribes and being a foreign agent for the Egyptian government. Over a 9-week trial, federal prosecutors in New York have sought to convince the jury that the New Jersey Democrat and his wife ... Read More »
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