Customs and Border Protection encounters for the month of July dipped below 200,000 for the first time in months, according to statistics released this week, as the Biden administration closes in on 2 million apprehensions by CBP by the end of next month. In total there were 199,976 encounters, with […]
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Rushdie’s attacker indicted, expected to appear in court
MAYVILLE, N.Y. — A grand jury has indicted the man who stabbed Salman Rushdie as the acclaimed author prepared to give a talk in western New York, county prosecutors said Thursday. Hadi Matar, 24, of Fairview, New Jersey, is scheduled to appear on the charges at an afternoon court hearing […]
Russia deploys hypersonic missiles to its Baltic exclave
MOSCOW — The Russian military said Thursday that it has deployed warplanes armed with state-of-the-art hypersonic missiles to the country’s westernmost Baltic region, a move that comes amid soaring tensions with the West over Moscow’s action in Ukraine. Russia’s Defense Ministry said three MiG-31 fighters with Kinzhal hypersonic missiles arrived […]
Saudi doctoral student gets 34 years in prison for tweets
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — A Saudi court has sentenced a doctoral student to 34 years in prison for spreading “rumors” and retweeting dissidents, according to court documents obtained Thursday, a decision that has drawn growing global condemnation. Activists and lawyers consider the sentence against Salma al-Shehab, a mother of […]
In call with Israeli PM, Scholz condemns Holocaust denial
BERLIN — German Chancellor Olaf Scholz told Israel’s prime minister Thursday that he condemns any attempts to deny or downplay the Holocaust, offering reassurance after Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas sparked outrage with remarks to that effect earlier this week. Speaking at a joint news conference with Scholz in Berlin, Abbas […]
Child dies from suspected case of brain-eating amoeba in Nebraska, the state’s first
A child in Nebraska is suspected to have died from a rare case of brain-eating amoeba, health officials said Wednesday. If confirmed, it will be the first known death from Naegleria fowleri in the state’s history, according to the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services. The child, a resident […]
Global stocks lower after Fed says US inflation too high
BEIJING — Global stock markets and Wall Street futures mostly declined Thursday after the Federal Reserve said U.S. inflation is too high despite aggressive rate hikes, suggesting support for more increases. London, Shanghai, Tokyo and Hong Kong declined. Frankfurt opened higher. Oil prices edged up. Notes released Wednesday from the […]
Ship that Ukraine alleges has stolen grain likely off Syria
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — A Russian cargo ship that Ukraine alleges holds stolen grain from territory seized by Moscow appears to have reached the Syrian port of Tartus, according to satellite images analyzed Thursday by The Associated Press. The arrival of the SV Konstantin marks just the latest shipment […]
Man allegedly shoots wife with crossbow while she slept on sofa
A 68-year-old man has been arrested and charged with attempted murder after allegedly shooting his wife with a crossbow while slept on a sofa in their home. The incident occurred at approximately 1:13 a.m. on Wednesday morning when authorities in Ottumwa, Iowa, responded to a report that a woman had […]
Man accused of fatally beating wife says they ‘never had any physical arguments’
Bradley Robert Dawson, a Memphis man police say fatally beat his wife last month at an exclusive resort in Fiji, told ABC News the couple “never had any physical arguments in [their] relationship.” Dawson, 38, is facing a murder charge in connection to the death of Christe Chen Dawson, 36, […]