Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Four Greenpeace activists who were arrested for scaling the country estate of former British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak last year to protest his oil and gas drilling expansion plans have been cleared of criminal charges. A York Magistrates’ Court judge dismissed the charges Friday after finding the evidence was too
Continue Reading PRAGUE (AP) — The main opposition party has dominated Czech regional elections and is ahead in the first round of voting for Parliament’s upper house. With almost all the votes counted, the ANO (YES) movement led by former populist Prime Minister Andrej Babis won 10 of the 13 regions contested in the election on Friday
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A fourth grader in Oklahoma is on a mission to bring joy to those less fortunate than her by raising money to ensure a day of fun at the Tulsa state fair for some of the most vulnerable.
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The number of women in Texas who died while pregnant, during labor or soon after childbirth drastically spiked after the state’s 2021 ban on abortion care.
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Daybell is now on death row in Idaho after being convicted of murdering his wife and two step-children, and the community is hoping demolishing his house will bring closure and help them heal.
Continue Reading MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Two people have died and two teenage girls are among three others injured following a shooting in downtown Minneapolis. Police received a call about shots being fired just before 2 a.m. Saturday. Arriving officers found five people injured, including two men ages 20 and 21, two girls ages 16 and 17 and
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The Secret Service released a five-page report on Friday, citing communication breakdowns with police and the failed response which led to the assassination attempt in July.
Continue Reading AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Sean “Diddy” Combs created a hit-making empire with big name performers, earning his place as a savvy music mogul and becoming a three-time Grammy winner while securing high-profile deals across other industries. But now, Combs’ kingdom is collapsing under charges of sex trafficking and racketeering. He was arrested
Continue ReadingAP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Sean “Diddy” Combs created a hit-making empire with big name performers, earning his place as a savvy music mogul and becoming a three-time Grammy winner while securing high-profile deals across other industries. But now, Combs’ kingdom is collapsing under charges of sex trafficking and racketeering. He was arrested
Continue Reading ROME (AP) — Italian news agency ANSA reports that a man suspected of the brutal killing of two women in Australia almost a half-century ago has been arrested in Rome on an international arrest warrant. The 65-year-old suspect has dual Greek and Australian citizenship. ANSA reported on Saturday that the man was detained at a
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A previously unidentified body that was found at the scene has been confirmed to be the suspected shooter, Joseph Couch.
Continue Reading The budget motel chain Motel 6 is being acquired by the parent company of Oyo, a hotel operator based in India. The New York-based investment firm Blackstone, which owns Motel 6’s parent company G6 Hospitality, announced Friday that the deal would be an all-cash transaction worth $525 million. The transaction will also include the sale
Continue ReadingPITTSBURGH (AP) — The Pittsburgh Steelers placed rookie right tackle Troy Fautanu on injured reserve Saturday with a knee injury. The 20th overall pick in the draft practiced most of the week before injuring the knee on Friday, less than 48 hours before the Steelers face the Los Angeles Chargers in a meeting of 2-0
Continue Reading CINCINNATI (AP) — Authorities say an Ohio student-athlete was injured in a shooting outside a stadium where a high school football game was being played. North College Hill police say the gunfire occurred at about 8:15 p.m. Friday in the parking lot of the elementary school during the game between the North College Hill and
Continue Reading FITZGERALD, Ga. (AP) — The mother of a Georgia teenager charged with fatally shooting four people at his high school has been indicted in connection with an alleged domestic incident last year. The indictment handed down Monday charges Marcee Gray, 43, with exploiting an elderly person and other crimes in Ben Hill County, The Atlanta
Continue Reading Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is set to visit the Pennsylvania ammunition factory that’s producing one of the most critically needed munitions of the war, 155 millimeter artillery shells. That word comes from two U.S. officials and a third familiar with Zelenskyy’s schedule. He’s expected to visit the Scranton Army Ammunition
Continue Reading Associated Press BALTIMORE (AP) — Federal agents on Saturday boarded a vessel managed by the same company as a cargo ship that caused the deadly Baltimore bridge collapse, the FBI confirmed. In statements, spokespeople for the FBI and the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Maryland confirmed that authorities boarded the Maersk Saltoro. The ship is managed
Continue Reading MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A man has been charged in shootings near Minneapolis homeless encampments that killed one man and injured another. Hennepin County prosecutors say 36-year-old Anthony Jones is charged with one count of second-degree murder and one count of attempted second-degree murder. A news release from the county attorney’s office says Jones also is
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Right now, there are signs posted and big locks meant to enforce the posted hours, which say the courts are closed after 6:00 or 7:00pm, but neighbors say the posted hours don’t seem to matter to players.
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In a press release, YPD received a report at around 6:30pm Friday about a “physical domestic disturbance” in the area of S. Ragen Drive and the suspect, a 34-year-old man, then left, with a child, and “barricaded himself in a residence” in the area of S. Desert Air Boulevard.
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