March 29th, 2024

World News

Mob in Mexico brutally beats suspected kidnapper to death hours before Holy Week procession

By Fernanda Pesce, The Associated Press on March 28th, 2024

TAXCO, Mexico (AP) – A mob in the Mexican tourist city of Taxco brutally beat a woman to death Thursday because she was suspected of kidnapping and killing a young girl, rampaging just hours before the city’s famous Holy Week procession. On the eve of Good Friday, men walk through the colonial streets of Taxco ... Read More »

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Bus plunges off a bridge in South Africa, killing 45 people. An 8-year-old child is only survivor

By Gerald Imray, The Associated Press on March 28th, 2024

CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) – A bus carrying worshippers headed to an Easter festival plunged off a bridge on a mountain pass and burst into flames in South Africa on Thursday, killing at least 45 people, authorities said. The only survivor of the crash was an 8-year-old child, who was receiving medical attention, according ... Read More »

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A bus plunges off a bridge in South Africa, killing 45 people. 8-year-old child is only survivor

By Gerald Imray, The Associated Press on March 28th, 2024

CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) – A bus carrying worshippers headed to an Easter festival plunged off a bridge on a mountain pass and burst into flames in South Africa Thursday, killing at least 45 people, authorities said. The only survivor of the crash was an 8-year-old child, who was receiving medical attention, according to ... Read More »

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Suspect charged with murder, attempted murder in deadly Rockford rampage

By Kathleen Foody, Rick Callahan And Corey Williams, The Associated Press on March 28th, 2024

CHICAGO (AP) – A 22-year-old man has been charged with four counts of first-degree murder in a frenzied stabbing and beating rampage that left four people dead in a matter of minutes in a northern Illinois city, authorities said Thursday. Christian Soto is also charged with seven counts of attempted murder and home invasion with ... Read More »

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Punxsutawney Phil, the spring-predicting groundhog, and wife Phyllis are parents of 2 babies

By Wayne Parry, The Associated Press on March 28th, 2024

Now we know what Punxsutawney Phil, the groundhog who predicts whether an early spring will arrive each Feb. 2, does on the other 364 days. The Pennsylvania group that handles Phil, and his groundhog wife, Phyllis, says the couple have become parents. The Punxsutawney Groundhog Club said in a Facebook post Wednesday that Phyllis recently ... Read More »

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Suspect charged with murder, attempted murder in a series of stabbings in Rockford, Illinois

By Kathleen Foody, Rick Callahan And Corey Williams, The Associated Press on March 28th, 2024

CHICAGO (AP) – A 22-year-old man has been charged with four counts of first-degree murder in a stabbing rampage that killed 4 people in a northern Illinois city, authorities said Thursday. Winnebago County State’s Attorney J. Hanley said during a news conference that Christian Soto will be in court Thursday afternoon to hear the charges ... Read More »

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Suspect charged with murder in a series of stabbings in a northern Illinois city

By Kathleen Foody, Rick Callahan And Corey Williams, The Associated Press on March 28th, 2024

CHICAGO (AP) – A 22-year-old man has been charged with first-degree murder in a stabbing rampage that killed 4 people in a northern Illinois city, authorities said Thursday. Winnebago County State’s Attorney J. Hanley said during a news conference that Christian Soto will be in court Thursday afternoon to hear the charges and for a ... Read More »

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UN top court orders Israel to open more land crossings for aid into Gaza

By The Associated Press on March 28th, 2024

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) – The top United Nations court on Thursday ordered Israel to take measures including opening more land crossings to allow food, water, fuel and other supplies into Gaza to tackle crippling shortages in the war-ravaged enclave. The International Court of Justice issued two new so-called provisional measures in a case brought ... Read More »

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UN top court orders Israel to open more land crossings into Gaza

By The Associated Press on March 28th, 2024

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) – The top United Nations court on Thursday ordered Israel to take measures including opening more land crossings to allow food, water, fuel and other supplies into Gaza to tackle crippling shortages in the war-ravaged enclave. The International Court of Justice issued two new so-called provisional measures in a case brought ... Read More »

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Punxsutawney Phil, the spring-predicting groundhog, and wife Phyliss are parents of 2 babies

By Wayne Parry, The Associated Press on March 28th, 2024

Now we know what Punxsutawney Phil, the groundhog who predicts whether an early spring will arrive each Feb. 2, does on the other 364 days. The Pennsylvania group that handles Phil, and his groundhog wife, Phyliss, says the couple have become parents. The Punxsutawney Groundhog Club said in a Facebook post Wednesday that Phyliss recently ... Read More »

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Russian veto brings end to UN panel monitoring enforcement of North Korea nuclear sanctions

By Edith M. Lederer, The Associated Press on March 28th, 2024

UNITED NATIONS (AP) – Russia vetoed a U.N. resolution Thursday in a move that effectively abolishes the monitoring by United Nations experts of sanctions against North Korea over its nuclear program, though the sanctions themselves remain in place. Russia’s turnaround on the monitoring — which it repeatedly agreed to in the past — prompted Western ... Read More »

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