By JINTAMAS SAKSORNCHAI Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Hamas freed 10 Thai nationals who were seized in the group’s surprise attack on southern Israel last month. On Friday, some hostages went free under a new cease-fire deal, including four who were not previously listed as abducted. Thailand’s foreign minister wrote online that he was overjoyed.
Continue ReadingMOSCOW (AP) — Russia’s Justice Ministry has added President Vladimir Putin’s first prime minister who later became an opponent to its register of “foreign agents.” Russian law allows for figures and organizations receiving money or support from outside the country to be designated as foreign agents. The term carries pejorative connotations that could undermine the
Continue ReadingBy GERALD IMRAY Associated Press CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — In the decade since Oscar Pistorius pulled the trigger four times on his 9mm pistol, firing into the head and body of girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp as she stood inside a locked toilet cubicle in his home, the vital question has still never been answered:
Continue ReadingDENVER (AP) — A woman believed to be the girlfriend of a man supected of killing three people and wounding a fourth in a property dispute in rural Colorado is also being held in connection with the shooting. The arrest of Nancy Rae Medina-Kochis in New Mexico was announced Thursday by the Custer County Sheriff’s
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Mid-Missouri man was charged on Wednesday with possessing child pornography. Kelvin Maurice Powell Jr., 34, is being held without bond at the Boone County Jail. He was first booked into the Callaway County Jail at 5:26 p.m. Wednesday, and was brought to the Boone County Jail at 10:27 a.m. Thursday, according
Continue ReadingBy ASHRAF KHALIL Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — As the number of homicides in Washington, D.C., rises, the percentage that are solved by the Metropolitan Police Department has dropped this year. That leaves the nation’s capital on track to record its lowest so-called “clearance rate” in more than 15 years. Criminologists warn that a consistently
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By Christian House, CNN A Caruña (CNN) — Helmut Newton, the German post-war fashion photographer who notoriously posed a model on a bed in a Paris hotel with a saddle on her back, is the focus of a new retrospective in the port city of A Caruña in Galicia, Spain. Counter intuitively, it is a
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By Arit John and Terence Burlij, CNN (CNN) — Minnesota Rep. Dean Phillips announced Friday that he will not seek reelection to Congress next year as he pursues a long-shot challenge against President Joe Biden for the Democratic nomination in 2024. “[After] three terms it is time to pass the torch,” Phillips said in a
Continue ReadingBy KCCI Staff Click here for updates on this story ANKENY, Iowa (KCCI) — An Ankeny man has been arrested after being accused of neglecting a resident at his own health care facility. Vern Tandia is the owner of First Vision Health Care. Ankeny police say he was caring for a non-verbal, non-mobile man from
Continue ReadingAleja Páez (CNN Español) — Desde la contundente victoria de Javier Milei en el balotaje presidencial de Argentina, el populista de derecha ha recibido felicitaciones de varios líderes mundiales, incluida la de Elon Musk, el multimillonario detrás de Tesla, SpaceX, Starlink y X (antes Twitter). En respuesta a un mensaje de otro usuario de X, el empresario ―que ha
Continue ReadingBy Jonathan Ayestas Click here for updates on this story CARMICHAEL, California (KCRA) — Nine people were hurt, including two juveniles who were seriously injured on Thanksgiving day after a multi-vehicle crash in the Carmichael area of Sacramento County, officials said. The crash involving three vehicles happened near Cypress and Walnut avenues, according to the
Continue ReadingBy Stephen Cohn Click here for updates on this story WAUKESHA, Wisconsin (WISN) — A man was hospitalized with life-threatening injuries after a Thanksgiving day fire in Waukesha. According to fire officials, crews received a call around 4:30 p.m. for smoke coming from second-floor windows near Oakland and Arcadian avenues. Officials said they found the
Continue ReadingBy Phil Tenser Click here for updates on this story NEW YORK (WCVB) — The Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe issued a statement Thursday responding to the unexpected political demonstration involving a Palestinian Flag that occurred on their float during the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York City. A young man aboard the float raised a
Continue ReadingBy Alexandria Galtney Click here for updates on this story BRANDON, Mississippi (WAPT) — A man is in custody in Rankin County after allegedly shooting one person in the chest and shooting and stabbing another victim. According to the Rankin County Sheriff, Leslie Morgan Palmore was taken into custody Wednesday night following the incident on
Continue ReadingBy Audrey Goodson Click here for updates on this story DEL CITY, Oklahoma (KOCO) — An investigation is underway after a fire broke out at an apartment building in Del City. Just after 5 a.m., fire officials responded to an apartment fire near Bryant Avenue and Southeast 29th Street. Officials said the fire started in
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By Zoe Sottile, CNN (CNN) — US Attorney General Merrick Garland has called for the “swift extradition” of Néstor Isidro Pérez Salas, described by the Justice Department as a lead assassin for the Sinaloa Cartel, after his arrest in Mexico. Pérez Salas is “one of the Sinaloa Cartel’s lead sicarios, or assassins,” according to a news release
Continue ReadingBy Josh Copitch Click here for updates on this story MONTEREY COUNTY, California (KSBW) — Five people were arrested for poaching in Big Sur. According to the Department of Fish and Wildlife, five people were arrested on Sunday for illegally harvesting abalone and gooseneck barnacles at Soberanes Point within Garrapata State Park. The group was
Continue ReadingBy KOAT Staff Click here for updates on this story ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico (KOAT) — Firefighters evacuated an apartment building when fire broke out on the top floor. Crews got the call just after noon about the two-story apartment building on 6th Street SW, next to Cecelia’s restaurant. Firefighters say when they arrived, smoke and
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By Tara John, Lauren Izso, Tamar Michaelis, Sophie Tanno and Jerome Taylor, CNN (CNN) — A seventh group of hostages was transferred out of Gaza on Thursday by Hamas after the Palestinian militant group and Israel agreed late on Wednesday to again extend a pause in fighting. So far 105 hostages have been released by Hamas over
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Better Business Bureau said most holiday shoppers are planning to buy at least half of their gifts online this year, and cyber criminals are trying to take advantage. The National Retail Federation said online shopping is expected to increase between 7%-9% this year from 2022, up to more than $270 billion.
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