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Israeli village near the Gaza border lies in ruin, filled with the bodies of residents and militants

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:55:20 GMT

KFAR AZA, Israel (AP) — On the road approaching this rural village, the bodies of militants lie scattered between the shells of burned-out cars. Walls and doors of what used to be neatly kept stucco homes are blasted wide open. As bags holding the bodies of slain residents await identification, the smell of death hangs thick in the hot afternoon air.This is the scene confronting Israel’s military as it battles to beat back a sweeping assault launched by Hamas from the Gaza Strip, in fighting that has killed hundreds in this country left reeling and the adjoining Palestinian enclave under heavy Israeli bombardment.“You see the babies, the mothers, the fathers in their bedrooms and how the terrorists killed,” Maj. Gen. Itay Veruz, a 39-year veteran of the Israeli army who led forces that reclaimed the village from militants, said Tuesday as he stood amid the wreckage. “It’s not a battlefield. It’s a massacre.”The Israeli military led a group of journalists, including an Associated Pre...

Former Haitian senator pleads guilty in US court to charges related to Haiti president’s killing

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:55:20 GMT

MIAMI (AP) — A former Haitian senator pleaded guilty on Tuesday in the United States to charges related to the 2021 assassination of former President Jovenel Moïse. John Joel Joseph made his appearance at a Miami federal court and changed his plea after reaching an agreement with the government. Federal judge Jose Martinez set his sentencing for Dec. 19. Joseph faces a possible life sentence, but the U.S. government would recommend reducing it if he cooperates with the investigation, according to the 11th page plea agreement. The former senator was extradited from Jamaica to the U.S. in June to face charges of conspiring to commit murder or kidnapping outside the United States and providing material support resulting in death, knowing or intending that such material support would be used to prepare for or carry out the conspiracy to kill or kidnap. Joseph, a very well known politician and opponent of the slain president’s Tet Kale party, is one of the 11 people facing charges ...

Man arrested after shooting at Chicago police officers in Englewood

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:55:20 GMT

CHICAGO — A man was arrested Tuesday afternoon after shooting at Chicago police officers in Englewood, according to police.Officers were called around 2:45 p.m. to the 6100 block of South Wood Street to investigate the report of a suspicious person. Man arrested after climbing Accenture Tower in Chicago According to police, when officers tried to conduct an investigative stop, the man pulled out a handgun and fired a shot towards officers. A handgun was recovered at the scene.He was later arrested in the 6100 block of South Honore Street. No officers returned fire or were injured.Area One detectives are still investigating.

Suburban man killed in crash while allegedly fleeing police had duffel bags of marijuana in trunk: ISP

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:55:20 GMT

LAKE COUNTY, Ind. — A Chicago area man who Indiana State Police say died in a crash while attempting to elude troopers allegedly had two duffel bags of marijuana inside the vehicle. The driver of the Kia, Bryan I. Flores, 20, from Round Lake, was airlifted to a trauma hospital in Illinois following a high-speed crash in Lake County, Indiana.He was later pronounced dead. Charges filed against north suburban man accused of beating family member, hitting police K9 According to ISP, around 1:45 p.m. Monday, troopers pulled over a gray 2012 Kia Optima driven by Flores in the westbound lanes of Interstate 80/94 near the Lake Station exit. As an ISP trooper approached the vehicle, Flores allegedly drove off. The trooper did not pursue due to heightened traffic. About four minutes later, ISP learned of a crash involving the same Kia Optima. According to troopers, Flores' vehicle reportedly rear-ended a semi at a high rate of speed. Flores was ejected from the vehicle due to impact. Furth...

Delphi murder suspect's attorneys ask judge to deny prosecution's subpoena for medical, mental health records

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:55:20 GMT

CARROLL COUNTY, Ind. – Attorneys for Delphi murder suspect Richard Allen are asking the court to deny the prosecution access to their client’s mental health and medical records.In September, Carroll County Prosecutor Nick McLeland subpoenaed Allen’s health records from his time in captivity. The subpoena sought the results of examinations and evaluations that Allen has undergone at Westville Correctional Facility since Nov. 3, 2022. Attorneys for Delphi murder suspect Richard Allen want search warrant evidence thrown out Allen faces two counts of murder in the deaths of Abby Williams and Libby German near the Monon High Bridge in February 2017. Indiana State Police announced his arrest in October 2022, more than five years after the killings.This week, his attorneys filed a pair of motions seeking to quash the subpoena request.The prosecution wanted the defense to turn over “any other documents, records, notes, videos and/or writings that the facility may have” pertaining to Allen...

Affidavit says man hit with hatchet before he was run over in north Austin

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:55:20 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) -- An affidavit obtained by KXAN Tuesday provided more details on what a witness said led to the death of a man in north Austin last week. Austin police identified a suspect who faces a capital murder charge in the case.On Oct. 3, the Austin Police Department responded to a report of a hit-and-run after a person was found on a sidewalk near the southbound lanes in the 12100 block of North MoPac Expressway Service Road. The location is between Parmer Lane and Duval Road.A detective with the APD homicide unit arrived on the scene, along with the Austin Fire Department, and found the man with severe lacerations to his neck and head, along with injuries that were “incompatible with life," according to the affidavit. One dead after reported hit-and-run in far north Austin The man was later identified by police as John Walker Oden, 53.Invstigators later determined that Oden's injuries were not from being struck by the vehicle, court records said.An autopsy by the Travis Co...

Twins suffer blowout loss to Astros in Game 3 of ALDS

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:55:20 GMT

Starting pitcher Sonny Gray had given up four runs by the time the Twins’ offense got the chance to hit for the first time Tuesday. But once it did, well, that wasn’t much more fun for the announced crowd of 41,017 fans at Target Field to watch either.An uncharacteristic performance from Gray, who gave up two home runs for the first time since September 2021, and an inability to convert when they had runners on base has led the Twins to the brink of elimination in the American League Division Series. The Twins fell 9-1 in Game 3 of the best-of-five series on Tuesday, putting them in a situation where they must win on Wednesday to keep their season alive.Gray’s trouble began with the very first batter of the game, Jose Altuve, who led off with a single. An error put on another baserunner before Kyle Tucker came through with an RBI hit to give the Astros a lead. But the real damage came one batter later when former MVP José Abreu hit a sweeper that Grau left over the plate into the le...

Santos charged with 10 new criminal counts in superseding indictment

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:55:20 GMT

Rep. George Santos (R-N.Y.) was charged with 10 new criminal counts Tuesday over accusations he inflated his campaign finance reports and charged donors’ credit cards without authorization.Santos pleaded not guilty in May to a 13-count indictment, and the new charges bring the total to 23. The charges add new criminal exposure for the embattled lawmaker, who began his first term in January after admitting to embellishing parts of his background while campaigning. Santos is due to appear in court Oct. 27. The additional indictment comes days after Santos’s former campaign treasurer, Nancy Marks, reached a deal with prosecutors and pleaded guilty to conspiring with the then-candidate to carry out a scheme prosecutors are dubbing the “Party Program,” in which the duo committed fraud on Santos’s campaign finance reports.The scheme was meant to ensure that Santos and his campaign qualified for a “national party committee” program that would provide financial and logis...

I-70 improvement project part of Parson's business talks in Japan

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:55:20 GMT

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – For the first time in more than 20 years, Missouri's governor is traveling to Japan on a trade mission with the goal of boosting business connections.With nearly half a billion dollars in goods exported to Japan last year, the country is one of Missouri's largest trading partners. There are more than 6,000 miles between Tokyo and Missouri, but Japan is a key business alley for the Show Me State."Hopefully, by the end of this, we will have an announcement for you that more jobs from Japan are being located in Missouri," House Majority Leader Jon Patterson, R-Lee's Summit, said Tuesday.Patterson made the trip with Parson, along with the state's economic development department, the Missouri Department of Agriculture and business leaders from around Missouri."It's the third-largest economy in the world, and we believe that Missouri has a lot to offer to Japanese businesses, especially in terms of our agriculture, which is the number one business we have in Missouri...

Man arrested for throwing rocks at Illinois governor's Chicago home, breaking windows, police say

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:55:20 GMT

CHICAGO (AP) — A suburban Chicago man is facing stalking and vandalism charges after being accused of throwing rocks at the home of Gov. J.B. Pritzker, breaking three windows, Illinois State Police said Tuesday.The 38-year-old Villa Park man is charged with two counts of stalking and one count of criminal damage to property, authorities said.Chicago police located the man on video surveillance cameras and took him into custody without incident after the vandalism around 9:40 a.m. Monday morning, state police said. He was being held in a lockup until going before a judge, state police said. Monthly $500 payments coming soon for some St. Louis families The governor and first lady were home at the time, state police said. No one was injured, but the vandalism caused more than $500 in damage, court records say.State police said they subsequently identified the man as the same person who in August twice left letters at Pritzker's home in the Gold Coast historic district on the city’s N...