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Senate passes $95.3 billion aid package for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan after rare all-night session
By Mary Clare Jalonick And Stephen Groves, The Associated Press on February 13th, 2024
WASHINGTON (AP) – The Senate early Tuesday passed a $95.3 billion aid package for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan, pushing ahead after months of difficult negotiations and amid growing political divisions in the Republican Party over the role of the United States abroad. The vote came after a small group of Republicans opposed to the $60 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Wreck of ship that sank in 1940 found in Lake Superior
By The Associated Press on February 12th, 2024
WHITEFISH POINT, Mich. (AP) – Shipwreck hunters have discovered a merchant ship that sank in Lake Superior in 1940, taking its captain with it, during a storm off Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. The Great Lakes Shipwreck Historical Society and shipwreck researcher Dan Fountain announced Monday the discovery of the 244-foot (74-meter) bulk carrier Arlington in about ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Trump endorses a new RNC chair. The current chair says she’s not yet leaving the job
By Steve Peoples, The Associated Press on February 12th, 2024
NEW YORK (AP) – Donald Trump called Monday night for a leadership change at the Republican National Committee in an attempt to install a new slate of loyalists – including his daughter-in-law – at the top of the GOP’s political machine even before he formally secures the party’s next presidential nomination. Current RNC Chair Ronna ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!One dead, five injured in shooting at a New York City subway station. Shooter is at large
By Cedar Attanasio, The Associated Press on February 12th, 2024
NEW YORK (AP) – One person was killed and five others wounded following a dispute between two groups of teenagers at a New York City subway station Monday at the start of the evening rush hour, authorities said. The gunfire broke out on an elevated train platform in the Bronx at around 4:30 p.m., a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!One dead, five injured in shooting at a New York City subway station, police say
By The Associated Press on February 12th, 2024
NEW YORK (AP) – One person was killed and five others were injured in a shooting at a New York City subway station during the Monday evening commute, police said, adding they had no one immediately in custody. The shooting occurred at 4:38 p.m. at a subway station in the Bronx, police said, adding a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!One person killed, five others injured in subway station shooting in New York City, police say
By The Associated Press on February 12th, 2024
NEW YORK (AP) – One person was killed and five others were injured in a shooting at a New York City subway station during the Monday evening commute and the suspected shooter remained at large, police said. Police said the suspect opened fire at 4:38 p.m. at a station in the Bronx and that a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Shooter entered Texas megachurch with young son and used AR-style rifle in the attack, police say
By Juan Lozano, Acacia Coronado And Jim Vertuno, The Associated Press on February 12th, 2024
HOUSTON (AP) – The shooter who opened fire at a Texas megachurch on Sunday before being killed by security officers had a history of mental illness and used an AR-style rifle in the attack that also critically injured their 7-year-old son, authorities said Monday. Genesse Ivonne Moreno was identified by Houston Police Commander Chris Hassig ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Trump asks Supreme Court to put off his election interference trial, claiming immunity
By Mark Sherman, The Associated Press on February 12th, 2024
WASHINGTON (AP) – Former President Donald Trump is asking the Supreme Court to extend the delay in his election interference trial, saying he is immune from prosecution on charges he plotted to overturn his 2020 election loss. His lawyers filed an emergency appeal with the court on Monday, just four days after the justices heard ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Boy critically injured in Texas megachurch shooting is son of suspect in attack, police say
By Juan Lozano, Acacia Coronado And Jim Vertuno, The Associated Press on February 12th, 2024
HOUSTON (AP) – The young boy who was critically injured in a shooting at a Texas megachurch on Sunday was the son of the shooter, authorities said Monday. Police identified the shooter as 36-year-old Genesse Ivonne Moreno, and said Moreno had a history of mental illness, including being placed under emergency detention in 2016. Investigators ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Court documents identify Houston megachurch shooter and say AR-style rifle was used in attack
By Juan Lozano, Acacia Coronado And Jim Vertuno, The Associated Press on February 12th, 2024
HOUSTON (AP) – The shooter who opened fire at Texas megachurch before they was killed by security officers was carrying an AR-style rifle, according to search warrant documents released by a prosecutor’s office on Monday. The shooter was identified as 36-year-old Genesse Ivonna Moreno in an affidavit seeking a search warrant for a home in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Israeli forces rescue 2 hostages in dramatic Gaza raid that killed at least 67 Palestinians
By Najib Jobain, Josef Federman And Samy Magdy, The Associated Press on February 12th, 2024
RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) – Israeli forces rescued two hostages early Monday, storming a heavily guarded apartment in the southern Gaza Strip and extracting the captives under fire in a dramatic raid that was a small but symbolically significant success for Israel. The operation killed at least 67 Palestinians, including women and children, according to ... Read More »
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