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Attackers ambush and kill 11 police officers in eastern Pakistan, officials say
LAHORE, Pakistan (AP) - Attackers armed with guns and rocket-propelled grenades ambushed a police convoy in Pakistan's eastern Punjab province Thursday, killing at least 11 officers and wounding other...
Aug 22, 2024
Attackers ambush and kill 11 police officers in eastern Pakistan, officials say
LAHORE, Pakistan (AP) - Bandits armed with guns and rocket-propelled grenades ambushed a police convoy in Pakistan's eastern Punjab province Thursday, killing at least 11 officers and wounding others,...
Aug 22, 2024
A 2nd ex-Memphis officer accused in the fatal beating of Tyre Nichols is changing his plea
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - A second former Memphis police officer charged with federal civil rights violations in the fatal beating of Tyre Nichols last year is changing his not-guilty plea, in a case that...
Aug 22, 2024
A 2nd ex-Memphis officer accused in the fatal beating of Tyre Nichols is changing his plea
MEMPHIS (AP) - A second former Memphis police officer accused in the fatal beating of Tyre Nichols is changing his not-guilty plea in the case that sparked outrage and intense calls for police reform....
Aug 22, 2024
Venezuela’s Supreme Court certifies Maduro’s claims that he won presidential election
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) - Venezuela's Supreme Court has backed President Nicolas Maduro's claims that he won last month's election and said voting tallies published online showing he lost by a landsli...
Aug 22, 2024
Venezuela’s Supreme Court certifies Maduro’s claims that he won presidential election
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) - Venezuela's Supreme Court has backed President Nicolas Maduro's claims that he won last month's presidential election and said voting tallies published online showing he lost...
Aug 22, 2024
Forge transfer Canadian striker Poku to Belgian squad for CPL-record fee
HAMILTON - Canadian striker Kwasi Poku has been transferred from Forge FC of the Canadian Premier League to Belgian side RWD Molenbeek for an undisclosed fee and future considerations. Forge said in a...
Aug 22, 2024
New deputy commissioner heads Alberta RCMP
In a formal ceremony on August 21, new Deputy Commissioner Rob Hill took command of the Alberta RCMP, taking over for Deputy Commissioner Curtis Zablocki.Hill has served with the RCMP for 26 years. Mo...
Aug 22, 2024
US government indicts Guatemalan national on smuggling charges over deaths of 53 migrants in trailer
U.S. authorities on Thursday announced the indictment of a Guatemalan national who they say helped coordinate a human smuggling effort that ended with 53 migrants dead in a sweltering tractor-trailer ...
Aug 22, 2024
Missouri Supreme Court blocks agreement that would have halted execution
CLAYTON, Mo. (AP) - The Missouri Supreme Court has blocked an agreement that would have spared the life of death row inmate Marcellus Williams and instead ordered a hearing to proceed on Williams' inn...
Aug 22, 2024