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UK police are searching for a man after wife, daughters of BBC commentator killed
By The Associated Press on July 10th, 2024
LONDON (AP) – British police were hunting Wednesday for a man believed to be armed with a crossbow after three women were killed in a house just northwest of London. The BBC said the women killed were the family of its main radio racing commentator John Hunt. Hertfordshire Police said Kyle Clifford, 26, was being ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Dozens of people have been sentenced to life in prison in a mass trial in the UAE, activists say
By Jon Gambrell, The Associated Press on July 10th, 2024
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) – A mass trial in the United Arab Emirates of dissidents that has faced widespread criticism abroad ended Wednesday with dozens of people sentenced to life in prison, activists said. The UAE did not immediately acknowledge the sentences. However, they had been expected to be issued in court Wednesday, activists ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Israeli military orders the evacuation of Gaza City, an early target of its war with Hamas
By Wafaa Shurafa And Samy Magdy, The Associated Press on July 10th, 2024
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) – The Israeli military said Wednesday it has ordered the evacuation of Gaza City, which was an early target of the war that is now seeing renewed fighting. The military dropped leaflets on the city, calling on people to head south and saying “Gaza City will remain a dangerous combat ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!A double-decker bus collides with a milk truck in northern India, killing at least 18 people
By Biswajeet Banerjee, The Associated Press on July 9th, 2024
LUCKNOW, India (AP) – A double-decker passenger bus collided with a milk truck in northern India on Wednesday, killing at least 18 people and injuring many others, officials said. The collision occurred on an expressway in Uttar Pradesh state, and 19 injured people have been rushed to a hospital. Their condition is reported to be ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Zelenskyy says world cannot wait until November election in US to take action to repel Putin
By Matthew Lee, The Associated Press on July 9th, 2024
WASHINGTON (AP) – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says the world must not wait for November to drive back Russia’s offensive against his country. Zelenskyy made the remarks while attending this week’s summit of NATO leaders in Washington. He said the world was waiting to see what would happen in November, when voters are expected to ... Read More »
3 responsesArkansas couple charged with murder after toddler left in a hot vehicle dies, police say
By The Associated Press on July 9th, 2024
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) – An Arkansas couple has been charged with capital murder after one of their four young children left inside a hot vehicle died from apparent heat exhaustion, authorities said. Prosecutors in Little Rock filed the murder charges Monday against Deja and Justin Rollins following their 2-year-old’s death. They have pleaded not ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!NATO allies commit to sending dozens of air defense systems to Ukraine, including four Patriots
By Lolita C. Baldor And Aamer Madhani, The Associated Press on July 9th, 2024
WASHINGTON (AP) – The U.S. and an array of other NATO allies will send Ukraine dozens of air defense systems in the coming months, including at least four of the powerful Patriot systems that Kyiv has been desperately seeking to help fight off Russian advances in the war, according to a new joint agreement. President ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Airstrike kills 25 in southern Gaza as Israeli assault on Gaza City shuts down medical facilities
By Wafaa Shurafa And Samy Magdy, The Associated Press on July 9th, 2024
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) – An apparent Israeli airstrike on a school-turned-shelter in southern Gaza killed at least 25 Palestinians on Tuesday, as heavy bombardment in the north forced the closure of medical facilities in Gaza City and sent thousands fleeing in search of increasingly elusive refuge. Israel’s new ground assault in Gaza’s largest ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!US-built pier will be put back in Gaza for several days to move aid, then permanently removed
By Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press on July 9th, 2024
WASHINGTON (AP) – The pier built by the U.S. military to bring humanitarian aid to Gaza will be reinstalled Wednesday to be used for several days, but then the plan is to pull it out permanently, several U.S. officials said. It would deal the final blow to a project long plagued by bad weather, security ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Heavy Israeli bombardment in Gaza City forces medical facilities to close as thousands flee
By Wafaa Shurafa And Samy Magdy, The Associated Press on July 9th, 2024
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) – Heavy Israeli bombardment shook Gaza City on Tuesday as thousands of fleeing Palestinians searched for shelter and medical facilities were forced to shut down in the latest offensive in the territory’s north. Separately in southern Gaza, an apparent Israeli airstrike on a school where displaced people were sheltering killed ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Beryl leaves hot misery in the Houston area. It still threatens flooding on its path northward
By Juan A. Lozano, The Associated Press on July 9th, 2024
HOUSTON (AP) – Many of the millions left without power after Hurricane Beryl crashed into Texas, killing several people and unleashing flooding, sweltered and fretted Tuesday as the storm deprived them of air conditioning, food and water in dangerous heat. A heat advisory took effect through Wednesday in the Houston area and beyond, with temperatures ... Read More »
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