Mississippi ex-deputy gets 20-year sentence in racist torture of 2 Black men Tuesday, 19 March 2024, 17:03 Last update: about 4 years ago Associated Press A former Mississippi sheriff's deputy was sentenced Tuesday to about 20 years in prison for his part in torturing two Black men last year after a neighbor complained that the men were staying in a...
Sweden officially joins NATO, ending decades of post-World War II neutrality Thursday, 7 March 2024, 19:16 Last update: about 4 years ago Associated Press Sweden on Thursday formally joined NATO as the 32nd member of the transatlantic military alliance, ending decades of post-World War II neutrality and centuries of broader non-alignment with major...
Updated: Facebook, Instagram, Messenger and Threads logins restored after widespread outage Tuesday, 5 March 2024, 17:22 Last update: about 4 years ago Associated Press Users of Meta's Facebook, Instagram, Threads and Messenger platforms are experiencing login issues in what appears to be a widespread outage. Internet traffic observer Down Detector is reporting...
Israeli bombs target Gaza's crowded Rafah as the US warns Israel against sending troops there Friday, 9 February 2024, 09:55 Last update: about 4 years ago Associated Press Israel bombed targets in overcrowded Rafah early Friday, hours after Biden administration officials warned Israel against expanding its Gaza ground offensive to the southern city where more than half...
King Charles III has cancer and is receiving treatment, Buckingham Palace says Monday, 5 February 2024, 19:41 Last update: about 4 years ago Associated Press King Charles III has been diagnosed with a form of cancer and has begun treatment, Buckingham Palace said Monday. The palace says the cancer is not related to the king's recent treatment for a...
Frederik X is proclaimed the new king of Denmark after his mother Queen Margrethe II abdicates Sunday, 14 January 2024, 19:07 Last update: about 4 years ago Associated Press Denmark's prime minister proclaimed Frederik X as king on Sunday after his mother Queen Margrethe II formally signed her abdication, with massive crowds turning out to rejoice in the throne passing...
Gunman opens fire in a Prague university, killing 14 people in Czech Republic's worst mass shooting Thursday, 21 December 2023, 17:42 Last update: about 4 years ago Associated Press A mass shooting in downtown Prague killed 10 people and injured about 30 others, and the person who opened fire also is dead, Czech police and the city's rescue service said Thursday. Police gave...
At UN, 10 countries including Malta clash with Russia, N. Korea over latest missile launch Wednesday, 20 December 2023, 07:41 Last update: about 4 years ago Associated Press North Korea and Russia clashed with the United States, South Korea, Malta and their allies at an emergency U.N. Security Council meeting Tuesday on Pyongyang’s latest intercontinental...
Libya's top court dissolves elected parliament, says elections were unconstitutional Thursday, 6 November 2014, 18:47 Last update: about 13 years ago Associated Press In a blow to anti-Islamist factions, Libya's highest court on Thursday ruled that general elections held in June were unconstitutional, the country's parliament and government which resulted from that...
EP grillings continue: New European Union economy chief vows tough budget oversight Thursday, 2 October 2014, 11:19 Last update: about 13 years ago The European Union's incoming economy chief, Pierre Moscovici, vowed Thursday to be an impartial and tough enforcer of the bloc's deficit rules even though he failed to implement them as French...