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July Fourth violence nationwide kills at least 26, Chicago 'in state of grief,' mayor says
Shootings and other violence during the extended Fourth of July weekend have left at least 26 people dead, including 11 in Chicago, and injured dozens more nationwide, authorities said. The Fourth of July historically is one of the nation’s deadliest days of the year. A flurry of...
2 killed and 3 injured in July Fourth attack in California beach city
HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. (AP) — Two people were killed and three others injured in an attack during a neighborhood Fourth of July gathering in a Southern California beach city, police said Friday. The county coroner removed two bodies Friday morning from the crime scene, which...
Mali's army and Russian mercenaries accused of killing dozens of civilians in Kidal region
BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — Mali's army and Russian mercenaries killed dozens of civilians during a military operation last month in northern Mali, civil organization and community members alleged Friday, amid a surge in violence after the ruling junta broke off a peace agreement with rebel groups. ...
Director accused in French cinema's #MeToo wave charged with rape and assault of actors
PARIS (AP) — A prominent French film director has been handed preliminary charges of rape, sexual assault and violence by a French judge investigating a case involving female actors, the Paris prosecutor's office said Thursday. Benoît Jacquot, who has more than 50 director...
Haiti's prime minister says Kenyan police are crucial to controlling gangs, early days are positive
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Haitian Prime Minister Garry Conille told the U.N. Security Council on Wednesday that recently deployed Kenyan police will be crucial to helping control the country’s gangs and moving toward democratic elections — and he called feedback from their initial days in the...
US asks Haiti to prioritize electoral council amid gang violence and a humanitarian crisis
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — U.S. officials have asked Haiti’s prime minister to prioritize the establishment of an electoral council as the country strives to rebuild its government amid rampant gang violence. “This critical step toward will give the Haitian people an...
A conservative leading the pro-Trump Project 2025 suggests there will be a new American Revolution
NEW YORK (AP) — The leader of a conservative think tank orchestrating plans for a massive overhaul of the federal government in the event of a Republican presidential win said that the country is in the midst of a “second American Revolution” that will be bloodless “if the left allows it to...
Why mass shootings and violence increase in the summer
Violence and mass shootings often surge in the summer months, especially around the Fourth of July, historically one of the deadliest days of the year. A flurry of shootings around the holiday a year ago left more than a dozen people dead and over 60 wounded. Just two years ago,...
Extremists attack a wedding ceremony in Mali and kill at least 21
BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — An armed group attacked a wedding ceremony in central Mali and killed at least 21 people, residents said Wednesday, as the West African nation's military rulers struggle to combat growing violence by extremists. The assailants rode on motorcycles into...
Clashes between police and protesters disputing Mauritania's presidential election result kill 3
NOUAKCHOTT, Mauritania (AP (AP) — Clashes in Mauritania between security forces and protesters rallying against the reelection of President Mohamed Ould Ghazouani left three people dead, authorities said Tuesday. An unspecified number of people were reported injured. Following the...
