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Lawsuit alleges decades of child sex abuse at Illinois juvenile detention centers statewide
By Sophia Tareen, The Associated Press on May 6th, 2024
CHICAGO (AP) – Child sexual abuse at Illinois juvenile detention centers was pervasive and systemic for decades, according to disturbing accounts in a lawsuit filed Monday by 95 men and women housed at the youth centers as children. The lawsuit details alleged incidents of abuse from 1996 to 2017, including gang rape, forced oral sex, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Israeli leaders have approved a military operation into the Gaza Strip city of Rafah
By Sam Mednick, Josef Federman And Bassem Mroue, The Associated Press on May 6th, 2024
JERUSALEM (AP) – Israeli leaders have approved a military operation into the Gaza Strip city of Rafah, and Israeli forces are now striking targets in the area, officials announced Monday. The move came hours after Hamas announced it had accepted an Egyptian-Qatari cease-fire proposal. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office said that the proposal was “far ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Rotting bodies and fake ashes spur Colorado lawmakers to pass funeral home regulations
By Jesse Bedayn, The Associated Press on May 6th, 2024
DENVER (AP) – Colorado lawmakers passed a sweeping bill Monday to overhaul the state’s lax oversight over funeral homes after a series of horrific incidents, including sold body parts, fake ashes and the discovery of 190 decaying bodies. The cases have devastated hundreds of already grieving families and shed a glaring spotlight on the state’s ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Israel says it is looking at Gaza cease-fire proposal, but framework is not what it wants
By Sam Mednick, Josef Federman And Bassem Mroue, The Associated Press on May 6th, 2024
JERUSALEM (AP) – An official familiar with Israeli thinking says Israeli officials are examining the cease-fire proposal approved by Hamas. But the official warns that the plan approved by Hamas “is not the framework Israel proposed.” The official, speaking on condition of anonymity because Israel is still formulating a formal response, did not elaborate. The ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hamas accepts a Gaza cease-fire proposal, but Israel hasn’t commented
By Sam Mednick, Josef Federman And Bassem Mroue, The Associated Press on May 6th, 2024
JERUSALEM (AP) – Hamas announced Monday it has accepted an Egyptian-Qatari proposal for a cease-fire to halt the seven-month-long war with Israel in Gaza, hours after Israel ordered about 100,000 Palestinians to begin evacuating from the southern city of Rafah, signaling that a long-promised ground invasion there could be imminent. There was no immediate comment ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Fake ashes and rotting bodies prompt Colorado lawmakers to pass funeral home regulations
By Jesse Bedayn, The Associated Press on May 6th, 2024
DENVER (AP) – Colorado lawmakers passed a sweeping bill Monday to overhaul the state’s lax oversight which failed to catch a series of horrific incidents involving funeral homes, including sold body parts, fake ashes and the discovery of 190 decaying bodies. The cases have devastated hundreds of already grieving families, and encouraged lawmakers to pass ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hamas accepts cease-fire proposal for Gaza after Israel orders Rafah evacuation ahead of attack
By Sam Mednick, Josef Federman And Bassem Mroue, The Associated Press on May 6th, 2024
JERUSALEM (AP) – Hamas announced Monday it has accepted an Egyptian-Qatari proposal for a cease-fire to halt the seven-month-long war with Israel in Gaza, hours after Israel ordered about 100,000 Palestinians to begin evacuating from the southern city of Rafah, signaling that a long-promised ground invasion there could be imminent. There was no immediate comment ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hamas announces it has accepted an Egyptian-Qatari cease-fire proposal
By Sam Mednick, Josef Federman And Bassem Mroue, The Associated Press on May 6th, 2024
CAIRO (AP) – The Hamas militant group says it has accepted an Egyptian-Qatari cease-fire proposal to halt seven-month war with Israel. It issued a statement Monday saying its supreme leader, Ismail Haniyeh, had delivered the news in a phone call with Qatar’s prime minister and Egypt’s intelligence minister. The two Middle Eastern nations have been ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!More than 40 workers trapped after a building under construction collapsed in South Africa
By Gerald Imray, The Associated Press on May 6th, 2024
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) – A multi-story apartment building under construction collapsed Monday in a coastal city in South Africa, injuring at least 22 workers and trapping more than 40 others in the rubble, authorities said. The injured workers were taken to a hospital, but authorities did not immediately provide details of their injuries. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!82-year-old U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders is running for reelection to a fourth term
By The Associated Press on May 6th, 2024
BURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) – Eighty-two-year-old liberal U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont announced Monday that he is running for re-election, saying American democracy is in question during difficult times for the country and the world. Sanders, seeking a fourth Senate term, is an independent. He was a Democratic congressman for 16 years and still caucuses ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Authorities say multiple injuries after building under construction collapses in South Africa
By Gerald Imray, The Associated Press on May 6th, 2024
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) – A building that was under construction collapsed in South Africa on Monday, with authorities saying there were “multiple patients.” Local media reports said at least 59 people were trapped under the rubble and 10 had been rescued. Five people sustained serious injuries, they said. The building collapsed in the ... Read More »
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