MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico and Chile have asked the International Criminal Court to investigate possible crimes against civilians in Gaza and the Oct. 7 Hamas attack in Israel. Mexico’s Foreign Relations Department said in a statement that it filed the request “because of a growing concern about the recent escalation in violence, especially against
Continue ReadingBy MARGERY A. BECK Associated Press LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen covered everything from the state’s response to recent winter storms to his support for a bill to limit transgender students’ access to bathrooms in his state of the state address. But it was the Republican’s plan to slash local government property
Continue ReadingBy TOM ODULA Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Authorities in Kenya say a donkey cart carrying a suspected improvised bomb has blown up at a checkpoint on the Kenya-Somalia border, killing one Kenyan police officer and critically wounding four others. A police report says the cart pulled by two donkeys and ridden by one
Continue ReadingOpinion by Robert Gottlieb (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump has made history in more ways than one. First president to be impeached twice, first president to incite an insurrection against America and first president to be indicted by state and federal prosecutors … four times. (Trump denies any wrongdoing.) Now, he might as well become the first president to
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By Jon Burkett Click here for updates on this story RICHMOND, Virginia (WTVR) — There are few greater examples of sacrifice than putting yourself in harm’s way to protect a friend. In this case, Desmond Johnson’s friend was his seven-year-old son. The setting was a place where this loving father never imagined he’d encounter violence
Continue ReadingCONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A New Hampshire man who pleaded guilty to making a threatening phone call to a member of Congress has been sentenced in federal court to three years of probation. Twenty-four-year-old Allan Poller was a Keene State College student when he was accused of calling the office of a U.S. House member
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By Marshall Cohen, CNN (CNN) — Election officials in Washington state confirmed Thursday that Donald Trump’s name will remain on the GOP primary ballot, after a state judge dismissed a lawsuit that tried to disqualify him based on the 14th Amendment. Washington Secretary of State Steve Hobbs, a Democrat, said his office would move forward with the
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By Evan Sobol Click here for updates on this story WALLINGFORD, Connecticut (WFSB) — Two decoy swans in a Wallingford pond have been confused as dead birds on Thursday. Wallingford Animal Control said they have received calls about dead swans at the golf course near the Laskara Restaurant. After checking with the Department of Energy
Continue ReadingBy JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press DAVOS, Switzerland (AP) — The International Committee of the Red Cross has been losing influence, funding and staff. Now, disparaging remarks from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu are the latest headache for the Geneva-based humanitarian aid group. It did arrange the release of 109 Israeli hostages last fall. Netanyahu has
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) This week’s roundup includes some Quaker Oats products and Dragon Fly Jelly Bars. Quaker Oats has expanded a recent recall. In December, the company recalled dozens of products including granola bars and cereal to due salmonella concerns. Now, the company is adding dozens more its products for the same reason. Some of
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By Ramishah Maruf, CNN New York (CNN) — What started as an April Fool’s Day joke ended up as a real-life product popular enough to sell out in a day. On Wednesday, Burt’s Bees and Hidden Valley Ranch announced an unusual collaboration — a set of lip balms that taste like a basket of chicken
Continue Reading By Katelyn Polantz and Holmes Lybrand, CNN (CNN) — Federal Judge Tanya Chutkan told special counsel Jack Smith to stop submitting court filings without her permission in the 2020 election subversion case against Donald Trump, after the former president’s legal team complained that proceedings were supposed to be on hold. But Chutkan did not hold
Continue ReadingBy MELANIE LIDMAN Associated Press TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Hundreds of people gathered in Tel Aviv to mark the first birthday of Kfir Bibas, the youngest Israeli hostage held in Gaza. Relatives called the occasion on Thursday the “saddest birthday in the world.” Israeli children’s music stars performed a song written in his honor,
Continue ReadingBy Alexis Scott Click here for updates on this story CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas (KRIS) — After the Coastal Bend experienced freezing temperatures for the first time this winter, they were not the only ones impacted by the weather. Our wildlife also felt the effects. On Wednesday, more than 30 cold stunned sea turtles were rescued
Continue ReadingBy Hope Dean and Rebekka Schramm Click here for updates on this story ATLANTA, Georgia (WANF) — On Thursday, Spelman College announced a “historic” $100 million donation from a billionaire businesswoman and school trustee. The gift is the largest single donation ever given to a Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) school. It also comes
Continue ReadingST. LOUIS (AP) — A former professional basketball player whose ex-girlfriend was sentenced to prison last year for fraud is now facing his own federal indictment, accusing him of falsifying applications for pandemic relief loans. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that the indictment of 40-year-old Lorenzo Gordon comes three months after his former girlfriend, Brittish
Continue ReadingST. LOUIS (AP) — A former professional basketball player whose ex-girlfriend was sentenced to prison last year for fraud is now facing his own federal indictment, accusing him of falsifying applications for pandemic relief loans. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that the indictment of 40-year-old Lorenzo Gordon comes three months after his former girlfriend, Brittish
Continue ReadingBy Cole Johnson Click here for updates on this story CULLEOKA, Tennessee (WTVF) — This is your chance to follow your hallmark movie dreams. A special property is for sale near Lewisburg that will let you experience the Christmas season year round. The property is more than 30 acres and is surrounded by nature. A
Continue ReadingBy KEVIN FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A bill to create a bipartisan commission that would tackle the nation’s soaring debt and make policy recommendations to Congress has won approval from a House committee. House Republicans are making the bill a priority. The chairman of the House Budget Committee says “everything’s on the table”
Continue ReadingAnalysis by Zachary B. Wolf, CNN (CNN) — In an all-caps social media post at 1:59 a.m. ET Thursday, former President Donald Trump said even presidents who “cross the line” should get “total immunity.” It is an escalation of the expansive immunity argument Trump’s lawyers have pushed in their efforts to stop his prosecution by
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