French authorities say a high school where a teacher was fatally stabbed in an attack last week has been evacuated over a bomb alert, as France’s president cut short travel plans abroad to host a security meeting Monday ByThe Associated Press October 16, 2023, 5:21 AM PARIS — French authorities […]
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Russia’s FM to visit North Korea amid claims of weapons supplied to Moscow
Russia says its foreign minister will visit North Korea this week, days after the United States claimed Pyongyang has delivered munitions and military equipment to Russia for use in the fighting in Ukraine ByThe Associated Press October 16, 2023, 3:59 AM In this photo released by the Russian Foreign Ministry […]
Major US pharmacy chain Rite Aid files for bankruptcy
Major U.S. pharmacy chain Rite Aid says it has filed for bankruptcy and obtained $3.45 billion in fresh financing as it carries out a restructuring plan while coping with falling sales and opioid-related lawsuits ByThe Associated Press October 16, 2023, 12:57 AM FILE – This photo shows a sign of […]
Australian safety watchdog fines social platform X $385,000 for not tackling child abuse content
CANBERRA, Australia — Australia’s online safety watchdog said on Monday it had fined X — the social media platform formerly known as Twitter — 610,500 Australian dollars ($385,000) for failing to fully explain how it tackled child sexual exploitation content. Australia’s eSafety Commission describes itself as the world’s first government […]
Boyfriend arrested after Northern California sheriff’s deputy found dead at her home
Authorities say a Northern California sheriff’s deputy was found dead in her home and added her boyfriend was later arrested arrested in Oregon on suspicion of killing her ByThe Associated Press October 15, 2023, 10:40 PM CRESCENT CITY, Calif. — A Northern California sheriff’s deputy was found dead in her […]
Bills running back Damien Harris taken off field by ambulance
The athlete suffered a neck injury, the team’s PR said on X. October 15, 2023, 10:11 PM Buffalo Bills running back Damien Harris was taken off the football field by ambulance during Sunday night’s game with the New York Giants. Harris was tackled after receiving the ball from quarterback Josh […]
‘Three’s Company’ actress Suzanne Somers dies at 76
Suzanne Somers, the actress best known for her roles in TV comedies including “Three’s Company” and “Step by Step,” has died, her longtime publicist announced Sunday. She was 76 years old. “Suzanne Somers passed away peacefully at home in the early morning hours of October 15th,” R. Couri Hay said […]
UN aid chief says six months of war in Sudan has killed 9,000 people
CAIRO — CAIRO (AP) — Six months of war between Sudan’s military and a powerful paramilitary group has killed up to 9,000 people and created “one of the worst humanitarian nightmares in recent history,” the United Nations humanitarian chief said Sunday. Sudan has been engulfed in chaos since mid-April, when […]
Biden considering trip to Israel in the coming days, but travel isn’t final, according to AP source
President Joe Biden is considering a trip to Israel in the coming days, but nothing has been finalized ByAAMER MADHANI Associated Press and MATTHEW LEE Associated Press October 15, 2023, 8:15 AM President Joe Biden speaks at the 2023 Human Rights Campaign National Dinner, Saturday, Oct. 14, 2023, in Washington. […]
Man killed Muslim boy and wounded woman in hate crime motivated by Israeli-Hamas war, police say
CHICAGO — A 71-year-old Illinois man accused of fatally stabbing a 6-year-old boy and seriously wounding a 32-year-old woman was charged with a hate crime Sunday. Police allege he singled out the victims because of their Islamic faith and as a response to the war between Israel and Hamas. In […]