A suspect has been arrested for the shooting and kidnapping of Andrea Vazquez. August 23, 2023, 12:16 PM A 19-year-old woman who was kidnapped from a Southern California park and killed appears to have been randomly targeted, according to police. Gabriel Esparza, 20, was arrested Monday for the shooting and […]
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India becomes fourth country to land a spacecraft on the moon
India on Wednesday became only the fourth country in the world to land a spacecraft on the moon, and the first to do so in the lunar south pole region. The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) launched the mission, known as Chandrayaan-3, in mid-July, with the spacecraft traveling a forty-day, […]
Minnesota names first Black chief justice of state Supreme Court, Natalie Hudson
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz has promoted Natalie Hudson to chief justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court BySTEVE KARNOWSKI Associated Press August 23, 2023, 8:19 AM FILE – Judge Natalie E. Hudson smiles as she is appointed to the Minnesota Supreme Court at the Minnesota Judicial Center, Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2015, […]
European firefighters join battle against wildfires that have left 20 dead in Greece
ATHENS, Greece — Water-dropping planes from several European countries joined hundreds of firefighters Wednesday battling wildfires raging for days across Greece that left 20 people dead, while major blazes also burned in Spain’s Tenerife in the Canary Islands and in northwestern Turkey near the Greek border. Greece’s largest current forest […]
Teen with a knife wounds an 8-year-old girl at a school in eastern Germany
Police say a teenager armed with a knife has wounded an eight-year-old boy at a school in eastern Germany and then set himself alight ByThe Associated Press August 23, 2023, 6:13 AM BERLIN — A teenager armed with a knife wounded an eight-year-old boy at a school in eastern Germany […]
Teenager rescued from broken cable car over Pakistan gorge says it was a miracle
PESHAWAR, Pakistan — The rescue of six school children and two adults who were plucked from a broken cable car that was dangling precariously hundreds of meters (yards) above a steep gorge was a miracle, a survivor said Wednesday. The teenager said he and the others felt repeatedly that death […]
Opening remarks set to begin in final trial over alleged plot to kidnap governor
Three men are facing trial in Antrim County, Michigan. August 23, 2023, 5:05 AM Opening statements are set to begin Wednesday in the final trial involving the alleged plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer. Eric Molitor and brothers William Null and Michael Null were among the 14 men charged […]
7 things to watch for in the first Republican primary debate
Many of the 2024 Republican presidential candidates will gather to debate for the first time on Wednesday, offering a major moment for candidates to try and shake up a largely stagnant primary that so far has seen former President Donald Trump dominate in early polling. Trump will not be in […]
CDC warns not to ‘kiss or cuddle your turtle’ as salmonella outbreak hits 11 states
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has warned people to not “kiss or cuddle your turtle” after a salmonella outbreak linked to small turtles has sickened at least 26 people across 11 states. Public health officials announced that they are investigating a “multistate outbreak” of salmonella linked to small […]
1st Republican presidential primary debate: Who’s in, who’s out
Eight out of the more than a dozen 2024 GOP presidential candidates are confirmed by the Republican National Committee to be on the first primary debate stage on Wednesday night in Milwaukee. The four candidates who didn’t make the debate stage are attacking the RNC’s requirements and making plans for […]