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Russia expels US diplomats in tit-for-tat row
Russia has expelled two US diplomats from Moscow, after the White House said it had ordered two Russian embassy staff to leave Washington. On Friday, the US State Department said their move came after a Russian policeman attacked a US diplomat near the US embassy in Moscow. That US diplomat has now been expelled from Moscow,...
More than 200 bodies recovered from migrant shipwreck, Italy says
Italian authorities have recovered 217 bodies from a migrant ship that sank off the coast of Libya in April 2015, the Italian navy said this week. Italian authorities have said only 28 people survived the disaster, which has been labeled one of the deadliest of the migrant crisis. Some 700 people were on board the ship when it...
Mexican Politician Tweets El Chapo Prison Photo to Dispel Rumors of an Escape
Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman remains in the confines of a Mexican prison, according to Mexican Secretary of the Interior, Miguel Ángel Osorio Chong, who tweeted a photo of the drug lord Friday night in an effort to dispel Internet rumors that he had escaped for a third time. "Los rumores, una images,"...
Dallas shooting: Bomb material found at suspect’s home
Bomb-making material, rifles, ammunition and a combat journal have been found at the home of the suspect in the Dallas shooting, officials say. Five police officers were killed and seven wounded in a hail of gunfire during a protest on Thursday against the shooting of black men by police. The suspect, 25-year-old Micah Johnson,...
Phoenix Police Use Tear Gas, Pepper Spray During Civil Rights Rally
Police in Phoenix used tear gas and pepper spray to disperse protesters during a Black Lives Matter demonstration late Friday night. Nohelani Graf, a reporter/anchor with ABC 15 in Phoenix, tweeted photos, writing that protesters had being pepper sprayed. Chief Yahner said the protest was "successful" in having the...
Wendy’s Says More Than 1,000 Restaurants Affected by Hack
Wendy's said hackers were able to steal customers' credit and debit card information at 1,025 of its U.S. restaurants, far more than it originally thought. The hamburger chain said Thursday hackers were able to obtain card numbers, names, expiration dates and codes on the card, beginning in late fall. Some cards...
Remains of Missing Florida Man Identified 41 Years Later
Some 41 years after 19-year-old Mark Duane Woodard disappeared, Florida authorities have finally identified his remains. Diann Wells tells the Ledger ( http://bit.ly/29PzfsP ) that Polk County Sheriff's deputies told her last week that remains found in the north Florida woods in 1977 were recently matched to her brother....
Gunmen open fire on Bangladesh mosque during Eid prayers
Gunmen have opened fire at a Bangladesh mosque, killing one policeman and injuring at least five others, during an Eid congregation on Thursday. More than 100,000 worshipers were praying in an area called Sholakia, 62 miles (100 kilometers) northeast of Dhaka, when the attack began, Kishoregunj District Police Assistant...
3 Shot to Death, Dozens Hurt in Chicago Over July 4 Weekend
Chicago police flooded the streets with thousands of officers over the July 4 weekend. Fewer people were shot to death, but more suffered gunshot wounds than over the same holiday weekend last year. There had been widespread fear in some of Chicago's most dangerous neighborhoods that the weekend could be particularly bloody...
Ex–National Guard Member Charged With Plotting to Help ISIS
A former National Guard soldier has been charged with plotting to help ISIS and contemplating a Fort Hood–style attack against the U.S. military. Mohamed Jalloh, 26, of Sterling, Virginia, is expected to make an initial appearance Tuesday afternoon in federal court in Alexandria. Court records made public Tuesday indicate...
Hostess, Four Years After Bankruptcy, Will Go Public Again
Almost four years after seeking bankruptcy protection under a barrage of labor issues and rapidly changing appetites, the maker of Twinkies and Ding Dongs will take the stage once again as a publicly traded company. Hostess Brands, which first emerged in 1919 with the Hostess CupCake, has been shuffled between different owners...
Tel Aviv-Bound Flight From JFK Gets Swiss Fighter Jet Escort After Bomb Threat
An El Al flight bound for Israel from New York's JFK International airport was escorted by Swiss military jets today after a bomb threat, according to authorities. The Boeing 747 landed safely and on schedule in Tel Aviv. The Israeli Foreign Ministry said U.S. aviation authorities had received an anonymous tip about a bomb...