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José Raúl Mulino sworn in as Panama’s new president, promises to stop migration through Darien Gap
By Juan Zamorano, The Associated Press on July 1st, 2024
PANAMA CITY (AP) – José Raúl Mulino was sworn in Monday as Panama’s next president, facing pressure to slow irregular migration through the Darien Gap that connects his country with Colombia. The 65-year-old former security minister has promised to shut down migration through the jungle-clad and largely lawless border. More than half a million people ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Man who confessed to killing 4 people in Maine, including parents, is sentenced to life in prison
By David Sharp, The Associated Press on July 1st, 2024
WEST BATH, Maine (AP) – A man in Maine who confessed to killing his parents and two of their friends and wounding three people in a highway shooting pleaded guilty to murder and other charges on Monday, and a judge sentenced him to the maximum term of life in prison. Joseph Eaton has never provided ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!José Raúl Mulino is sworn in as Panama’s new president
By Juan Zamorano, The Associated Press on July 1st, 2024
PANAMA CITY (AP) – José Raúl Mulino was sworn in Monday as Panama’s next president, facing pressure to slow irregular migration through the Darien Gap that connects his country with Colombia. The 65-year-old former security minister has promised to shut down migration through the jungle-clad and largely lawless border. More than half a million people ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Man who confessed to killing 4 people, including parents, is sentenced to life in Maine
By The Associated Press on July 1st, 2024
WEST BATH, Maine (AP) – A man in Maine who confessed to killing his parents and two of their friends and wounding three people in a highway shooting pleaded guilty to murder and other charges on Monday, and a judge sentenced him to the maximum term of life in prison. Joseph Eaton has never provided ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Karen Read’s deadlocked jury leads to mistrial in Boston police officer boyfriend’s death
By Michael Casey, The Associated Press on July 1st, 2024
DEDHAM, Mass. (AP) – A judge declared a mistrial Monday after jurors deadlocked in the case of Karen Read, a woman accused of killing her Boston police officer boyfriend by striking him with her SUV and leaving him in a snowstorm, a case that drew outsize attention thanks to true crime fanatics, conspiracy theorists and ... Read More »
1 responseIsrael orders Palestinians to flee Khan Younis, signaling likely new assault on southern Gaza city
By Mohammad Jahjouh, Samy Magdy And Julia Frankel, The Associated Press on July 1st, 2024
KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) – The Israeli army ordered a mass evacuation of Palestinians from much of Khan Younis on Monday, a sign that troops are likely to launch a new ground assault in the Gaza Strip’s second largest city. The order suggested Khan Younis will be the target in the latest of Israel’s ... Read More »
1 responseBeryl makes landfall as Category 4 hurricane on Caribbean island of Carriacou in Grenada
By Dánica Coto, The Associated Press on July 1st, 2024
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) – A dangerous and extremely powerful Hurricane Beryl made landfall Monday on the Caribbean island of Carriacou after becoming the earliest storm of Category 4 strength to form in the Atlantic, fueled by record warm waters. Winds up to 150 mph (240 kph), just shy of a Category 5 storm, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Trump ally Steve Bannon surrenders to federal prison to serve 4-month sentence on contempt charges
By Susan Haigh And Lindsay Whitehurst, The Associated Press on July 1st, 2024
DANBURY, Conn. (AP) – Longtime Trump ally Steve Bannon was taken into custody Monday after surrendering at a federal prison to begin a four-month sentence on contempt charges for defying a subpoena in the congressional investigation into the U.S. Capitol attack. Bannon arrived at the Federal Correctional Institution in Danbury, Connecticut, around noon and was ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!House Republicans sue Attorney General Garland over access to Biden special counsel interview audio
By Farnoush Amiri, The Associated Press on July 1st, 2024
WASHINGTON (AP) – House Republicans on Monday filed a lawsuit against Attorney General Merrick Garland for the audio recording of President Joe Biden’s interview with a special counsel, asking the courts to enforce their subpoena and reject the White House’s effort to withhold the materials from Congress. The lawsuit filed by the House Judiciary Committee ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!House files a lawsuit against Attorney General Garland over access to audio of Biden interview
By Farnoush Amiri, The Associated Press on July 1st, 2024
WASHINGTON (AP) – House Republicans on Monday filed a lawsuit against Attorney General Merrick Garland for the audio recording of President Joe Biden’s interview with a special counsel, asking the courts to enforce their subpoena and reject the White House’s effort to withhold the materials from Congress. The lawsuit filed by the House Judiciary Committee ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Israel orders Palestinians to flee Khan Younis, signaling return of troops to southern Gaza city
By Mohammad Jahjouh, Samy Magdy And Julia Frankel, The Associated Press on July 1st, 2024
KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) – The Israeli army has ordered a mass evacuation of Palestinians from the eastern half of Khan Younis. Monday’s order is a sign that Israeli troops could soon return to the southern city ““ the second-largest in Gaza. Israel wrapped up an offensive in Khan Younis earlier this year and ... Read More »
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