FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Florida school shooter Nikolas Cruz calmly told a psychologist why he picked Valentine’s Day to massacre 17 people at Parkland’s Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School four years ago: Because no one loved him, he wanted to ruin the holiday forever for anyone associated with the school. […]
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Federal judge temporarily blocks parts of NY’s new gun law
A federal judge in Syracuse on Thursday temporarily struck down key parts of a new law in New York that governs gun licensing. The law, called the Concealed Carry Improvement Act, replaced the unconstitutional “proper cause” standard with a requirement to demonstrate “good moral character.” Applicants now had to provide […]
Uvalde fires officer hired while under investigation for school shooting response
A police officer who was hired by the Uvalde school district despite being under investigation for her conduct during the school massacre while with the Texas Department of Public Safety has now been fired. The school district said in a letter Thursday that Crimson Elizondo had been fired effective immediately. […]
2 Russians seek asylum after reaching remote Alaska island
Two Russians who said they fled the country to avoid compulsory military service have requested asylum in the U.S. after landing on a remote Alaskan island in the Bering Sea, according to information from Alaska U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski’s office JUNEAU, Alaska — Two Russians who said they fled the […]
Amazon to hire 150,000 workers for holidays
NEW YORK — Amazon will hire 150,000 full-time, part-time and seasonal employees across its warehouses ahead of the holiday season. The announcement, made Thursday, shows the e-commerce behemoth is taking a less conservative approach to its holiday planning than Walmart, which said last month it would hire 40,000 U.S. workers […]
Israel army clears itself in death of 7-year-old Palestinian
JERUSALEM — The Israeli military on Thursday cleared itself of wrongdoing in the death of a 7-year-old Palestinian boy whose family says he “died of fear” after an encounter with Israeli soldiers in the occupied West Bank. The United States, European Union and United Nations had demanded an investigation into […]
Iran airs video with 2 French citizens it claims were spying
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Iran on Thursday published video showing two detained French citizens purportedly confessing to acting on behalf of a French security service. The scenes were published amid ongoing protests roiling the country that Tehran has sought to describe as a foreign plot instead of local anger […]
Ukraine leader says Putin wouldn’t survive nuclear attack
CANBERRA, Australia — Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Thursday it was “hard to say” whether the risk of nuclear war had increased with his military’s territorial gains, but he remains confident his Russian counterpart would not survive such as escalation in hostilities. Zelenskyy was addressing the Lowy Institute international […]
Gambia urgently recalls syrups blamed for 66 child deaths
BANJUL, Gambia — Gambia has launched an urgent door-to-door campaign to remove cough and cold syrups blamed for the deaths of more than 60 children from kidney injury in the tiny West African country. Speaking to The Associated Press, the Director of Health Dr. Mustapha Bittaye confirmed the wave of […]
Kevin Spacey to face jury in New York trial over alleged assault
Jury selection begins Thursday in a Manhattan federal court in actor Anthony Rapp’s civil lawsuit against Kevin Spacey alleging sexual misconduct. Rapp is suing Spacey for $40 million over an alleged encounter at Spacey’s Manhattan home in 1986, when Rapp was 14, in which he alleged Spacey picked him up, […]