SEATTLE (AP) — Prosecutors on Monday charged a couple in connection with a shooting during a demonstration over the appearance of a right-wing speaker at the University of Washington in January. Lawyers for the two said they acted in self-defense. Elizabeth Hokoana, 29, was charged with first-degree assault for shooting a 34-year-old protester in the … Continue reading
LONDON (AP) — They were a young Romanian couple, in love, strolling across Westminster Bridge, taking in London’s memorable sights like dozens of other tourists. A marriage proposal was in the air — though yet unstated — and the final photo captures their easy smiles and ebullient mood. Then came Khalid Masood, driving his rented … Continue reading
WASHINGTON (AP) — The State Department said Tuesday it is evaluating a video released by the Afghan Taliban showing a Canadian man and his American wife warning that their Afghan captors will kill them and their children unless the Kabul government ends its executions of Taliban prisoners. The video, which has not been independently verified … Continue reading
RIVERSIDE, Calif. (AP) — Three people with close family ties to the couple responsible for the San Bernardino terror attack were arrested Thursday, April 28 in an alleged marriage-fraud scheme involving a pair of Russian sisters. The accused include Syed Raheel Farook. His brother and sister-in-law, Syed Rizwan Farook and Tashfeen Malik, died in a … Continue reading
STEPHENVILLE, Texas (AP) — A police officer told a Texas jury Thursday, February 12 that a former Marine charged in the deaths of two men, including “American Sniper” author Chris Kyle, told him he had “taken a couple of souls” and had more to take. A police video displayed for the jury showed officers in … Continue reading
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