DALLAS — Jurors began deliberating Tuesday in the capital murder trial of a man accused of fatally shooting his two teenage daughters in a taxi in the Dallas area in 2008. Yaser Said, 65, evaded arrest for over 12 years following the slayings of his daughters, 18-year-old Amina Said and […]
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Jury selection begins in 2nd trial in Whitmer kidnap plot
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Jury selection started Tuesday in the second trial of two men charged with conspiring to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer in 2020 over their disgust with restrictions early in the COVID-19 pandemic. Prosecutors are putting Adam Fox and Barry Croft Jr. on trial again after a […]
3 dead in shooting at Florida Narcotics Anonymous meeting
EDGEWATER, Fla. — Three people are dead following a shooting and hostage situation at Narcotics Anonymous meeting in Florida, police said. Officers responded to a report that a man was shot and a woman was being held hostage Monday night in Edgewater, which is near Daytona Beach. The other people […]
Reports: Famed Japanese designer Issey Miyake dies at 84
TOKYO — Issey Miyake, who built one of Japan’s biggest fashion brands and was known for his boldly sculpted pleated pieces as well as former Apple CEO Steve Jobs’ black turtlenecks, has died. He was 84. Miyake died Aug. 5 of liver cancer, Miyake Design Office said Tuesday. Miyake defined […]
Estonia, Finland want Europe to end Russian tourist visas
COPENHAGEN, Denmark — The leaders of Estonia and Finland want fellow European countries to stop issuing tourist visas to Russian citizens, saying they should not be able to take vacations in Europe while the government of Russia carries out a war in Ukraine. Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas wrote Tuesday […]
Taiwan holds drills, says China seeks control of seas
PINGTUNG, Taiwan — Taiwan’s foreign minister said Tuesday that China is using military drills to rehearse an invasion of the self-governing island democracy, while Taiwan‘s military began its own live-fire exercises in a show of readiness to thwart off a potential attack. Joseph Wu said Beijing aims to establish its […]
Palestinians say Israel troops kill 3 in West Bank raid
JERUSALEM — Israeli troops killed three Palestinians and injured dozens more in a shootout Tuesday during an arrest operation in the city of Nablus in the occupied West Bank, the Palestinian Health Ministry said. The shootout came a day after a cease-fire ended three days of fighting between Israel and […]
Deputy Secretary Sherman says US ‘doubling down’ on Pacific
WELLINGTON, New Zealand — The United States is doubling down on its investment in the Pacific, U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman said Tuesday as she concluded a five-nation visit to the region where China has been making inroads. “The future will be written here in the Pacific,” Sherman […]
Driver in LA crash that killed 5 charged with murder
LOS ANGELES — The driver suspected of causing a fiery crash that killed five people, including a pregnant woman, was charged Monday with murder. Nicole Lorraine Linton was charged with six counts of murder and five counts of vehicular manslaughter with gross negligence, according to the Los Angeles County district […]
Michigan AG accuses rival of voting machine ‘conspiracy,’ seeks outside prosecutor
Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel is seeking an outside prosecutor to consider charges against a group of prominent individuals for having allegedly engaged in a “conspiracy” to unlawfully gain access to voting machines used in the 2020 presidential election. Among the accused is Nessel’s presumptive Republican challenger, Matt DePerno, whom […]