An education official in northern Afghanistan says nearly 80 girls at two primary schools have been poisoned in a targeted campaign ByThe Associated Press June 4, 2023, 1:27 PM This is a locator map for Afghanistan with its capital, Kabul. (AP Photo) The Associated Press KABUL, Afghanistan — Nearly 80 […]
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Michigan wildfire that’s burned more than 3 square miles was sparked by campfire on private land
Authorities say a Michigan wildfire that’s burned more than 3 square miles amid hot, dry conditions was sparked by a campfire ByThe Associated Press June 4, 2023, 1:12 PM This aerial image provided by the The Michigan Department of Natural Resources shows a fire line near a roadway near Grayling, […]
Far-left protesters clash with German police in Leipzig after trial verdict
BERLIN — Far-left supporters of a woman sentenced to prison for participating in attacks on neo-Nazis and other extremists clashed with police in the eastern German city of Leipzig over the weekend, leaving 50 officers and a number of protesters injured. Saturday’s planned demonstration among backers of 28-year-old Lina E., […]
Four dead in Missouri after car crosses center line, strikes motorcyclists
Four people are dead and seven others were seriously injured after a car crossed the center line of a Missouri highway and struck five motorcycles ByThe Associated Press June 4, 2023, 10:32 AM AURORA, Mo. — Four people died and seven others were seriously injured when a car crossed the […]
7 shot, 1 fatally, in Chicago when gunfire erupts amid remembrance for man killed in car crash
Chicago police say a 25-year-old woman was fatally shot and six other people were wounded when gunfire erupted during a remembrance for a man who died in a car crash ByThe Associated Press June 4, 2023, 10:27 AM CHICAGO — A 25-year-old woman was fatally shot and six other people […]
More than a dozen migrants transported to California via private plane, officials say
More than a dozen migrants were dropped off on the doorstep of a California church after being transported to the state via private plane, according to state officials. The migrants were dropped off at the Diocese of Sacramento on Saturday “with no prior arrangement or care in place” and in […]
Biden’s 2024 pitch highlights pragmatism over Trump’s pugilism
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden promised voters in 2020 that he knew how to get things done in Washington and could bring stability to the capital. It seemed like a message out of step with the more combative era brought on by Donald Trump. But Biden prevailed, and as he […]
Turner: US must ‘stand strong’ in face of ‘unbelievable aggression from China’
There have been two recent military close calls. June 4, 2023, 10:16 AM Rep. Mike Turner, the chair of the House Intelligence Committee, on Sunday lambasted what he called increased military hostility by China and insisted the U.S. “stand strong” after recent provocations near American ships and planes and the […]
Russia’s most famous icon handed over from museum to church despite protests
Russian Orthodox believers are celebrating Trinity Sunday with Russia’s most famous icon transferred from a museum to Moscow’s main cathedral despite the keepers’ vociferous protests ByThe Associated Press June 4, 2023, 8:55 AM In this photo released by Russian Orthodox Church Press Service, Russian Orthodox Church Patriarch Kirill, background, conducts […]
US ship avoids collision after Chinese ship cuts it off
In the second major provocation by China’s military in the span of a week, a Chinese warship carried out what the U.S. military called “an unsafe maritime interaction” when it crossed an American warship’s bow at a distance of 150 yards forcing the U.S. Navy destroyer to take evasive maneuvers […]