The U.S. Navy says it will begin a new task force with allied countries to patrol the Red Sea after a series of attacks that have been attributed to Yemen’s Houthi rebels in a waterway that’s essential to global trade By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press April 13, 2022, 12:24 PM […]
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Israeli forces kill Palestinian as West Bank raids continue
The Palestinian Health Ministry says Israeli forces have shot and killed a Palestinian man during clashes in the occupied West Bank By TIA GOLDENBERG Associated Press April 13, 2022, 10:45 AM • 3 min read Share to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail this article JERUSALEM — Israeli forces shot and killed a […]
Shanghai releases more from virus observation amid lockdown
Shanghai says it has released 6,000 more people from medical observation facilities, though the lockdown of most of China’s largest city was being maintained in its third week ByThe Associated Press April 13, 2022, 11:27 AM • 2 min read Share to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail this article BEIJING — Shanghai […]
Japan, US hold navy drills off Koreas amid nuke test worry
U.S. and Japanese warships are conducting a joint naval exercise in a rare location — in waters between Japan and the Korean Peninsula By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press April 13, 2022, 10:58 AM • 3 min read Share to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail this article TOKYO — U.S. and Japanese warships, […]
Southwest pilots’ union says fatigue is a safety problem
Pilots at Southwest Airlines say fatigue from poor scheduling is a growing problem and is raising safety concerns ByThe Associated Press April 13, 2022, 4:20 AM • 2 min read Share to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail this article DALLAS — Union officials say pilots of Southwest Airlines pilots are suffering through […]
Police: LA street gangs behind brazen ‘follow-home’ holdups
Los Angeles police say street gangs are behind brazen robberies in which people are followed home from fancy locations, tackled and robbed of expensive watches, cars or other goods ByThe Associated Press April 13, 2022, 3:12 AM • 2 min read Share to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail this article LOS ANGELES […]
Elon Musk accused of breaking law while buying Twitter stock
Elon Musk’s huge Twitter investment took a new twist Tuesday with the filing of a lawsuit alleging that the colorful billionaire illegally delayed disclosing his big stake in the social media company so he could buy more shares at lower prices By MICHAEL LIEDTKE AP Business Writer April 13, 2022, […]
Teen deaths from opioid overdoses are skyrocketing
Fentanyl was associated with 77% of adolescent overdose deaths in 2021. April 12, 2022, 11:52 PM • 6 min read Share to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail this article Opioid overdose deaths in adolescents rose far more rapidly than the general population between 2019 and 2021, according to a new study of […]
Biden blames ‘Putin’s price hike,’ says gas prices shouldn’t depend on ‘genocide’
President Joe Biden traveled to Iowa on Tuesday for his first time as president to announce new efforts to bring down gas prices as the administration faces an 8.5% jump in the consumer price index compared to a year ago, which it attributes mostly to what he called “Putin’s Price […]
NYC subway shooting updates: Person of interest named
The New York City Police Department has announced a person of interest in connection with Tuesday morning’s subway shooting in Brooklyn. Investigators said they are looking for Frank James and released a photo of the person, asking the public to call NYPD Crime Stoppers with any information on his current […]