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At least 1 suspect in shooting of several officers in North Carolina is dead, police say
By Erik Verduzco, The Associated Press on April 29th, 2024
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) – Police say that at least one suspect in the shooting of multiple officers in North Carolina is dead and that there is no further danger to neighbors. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police said in a social media post that two other people who lived in a home at the center of the investigation by ... Read More »
1 responseWinner of $1.3 billion Powerball jackpot is an immigrant from Laos who has cancer
By Claire Rush, The Associated Press on April 29th, 2024
SALEM, Ore. (AP) – One of the winners of a historic $1.3 billion Powerball jackpot last month is an immigrant from Laos who has had cancer for eight years and had his latest chemotherapy treatment last week. Cheng “Charlie” Saephan, of Portland, told a news conference held by the Oregon Lottery that he and his ... Read More »
1 responseProsecutors say they will not retry an Arizona rancher accused of murder near the US-Mexico border
By Anita Snow, The Associated Press on April 29th, 2024
PHOENIX (AP) – Prosecutors said Monday they will not retry an Arizona rancher whose trial in the fatal shooting of a Mexican man on his property ended last week with a deadlocked jury. The jurors in the case against George Alan Kelly were unable to reach a unanimous decision on a verdict after more than ... Read More »
1 responseSeveral law enforcement officers shot while trying to serve warrant in North Carolina, police say
By Erik Verduzco, The Associated Press on April 29th, 2024
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) – Several officers on a task force trying to serve a warrant in a suburban Charlotte, North Carolina, neighborhood were shot Monday afternoon, police said. Officers from several agencies in the U.S. Marshals Task Force were carrying out the operation in a suburban neighborhood when “a subject” began firing at them and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Numerous law enforcement officers shot in Charlotte, North Carolina, police say
By Erik Verduzco, The Associated Press on April 29th, 2024
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) – Numerous law enforcement officers carrying out a task force operation were shot Monday afernoon as they came under fire in Charlotte, North Carolina, police said. Officers from several agencies in the U.S. Marshals Task Force were carrying out the investigation in a suburban neighborhood when “a subject” began firing at them, ... Read More »
1 responseNumerous law enforcement officers have been struck by gunfire in a North Carolina city, police say
By Erik Verduzco, The Associated Press on April 29th, 2024
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) – Numerous law enforcement officers carrying out a task force operation were shot Monday afernoon as they came under fire in Charlotte, North Carolina, police said. Officers from several agencies in the U.S. Marshals Task Force were carrying out an investigation in a suburban neighborhood when “a subject” began firing at them, ... Read More »
1 responseZebras get loose near highway exit, gallop into Washington community before most are corralled
By The Associated Press on April 29th, 2024
NORTH BEND, Wash. (AP) – It was an unusual wildlife sighting Sunday when four zebras escaped from their trailer and galloped into a Washington neighborhood. Three of the four black-and-white striped animals were quickly captured, but the fate of the fourth wasn’t immediately known Monday, Washington State Patrol Trooper Rick Johnson said. The zebras were ... Read More »
1 responseNumerous law enforcement officers have been struck by gunfire in North Carolina city, police say
By The Associated Press on April 29th, 2024
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) – Numerous law enforcement officers have been struck by gunfire Monday in a neighborhood in Charlotte, North Carolina, police said. Officers from the U.S. Marshals Task Force were conducting an investigation in a suburban neighborhood when they were fired upon, the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department said in a post on X, formerly Twitter. ... Read More »
1 responseNumerous law enforcement officers struck by gunfire in a major North Carolina city, police say
By The Associated Press on April 29th, 2024
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) – Numerous law enforcement officers have been struck by gunfire on Monday, according to police in Charlotte, North Carolina. The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department said in a post on X, formerly Twitter, that multiple victims have been transported to hospitals and gunfire continued on the scene in the city. Authorities did not say ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ecuador files complaint against Mexico at top UN court in spat over embassy raid
By The Associated Press on April 29th, 2024
QUITO, Ecuador (AP) – Ecuador filed a complaint Monday at the top U.N. court over what it called Mexico’s illegal move to grant political asylum to a former Ecuadorian vice president, which led to Ecuador’s highly criticized raid on a Mexican embassy earlier this month. The Ecuadorian complaint at the International Court of Justice in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!West Virginia and North Carolina’s transgender care coverage policies discriminate, judges rule
By Leah Willingham, The Associated Press on April 29th, 2024
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) – West Virginia and North Carolina’s refusal to cover certain health care for transgender people with government-sponsored insurance is discriminatory, a federal appeals court ruled Monday in a case likely headed to the U.S. Supreme Court. The Richmond-based 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled 8-6 in the case involving coverage of ... Read More »
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