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TACOMA, Wash. — The Army has released the names of four soldiers killed Wednesday when the military helicopter they were on crashed near a base in Washington state. The victims are chief warrant officers Andrew Cully and Andrew Kraus, and sergeants Donavon Scott and Jadalyn Good, the Army said Monday in a release. Cully, 35, … Read more

CONCORD, N.H. — A man charged in a fatal shooting at a New Hampshire country club where authorities say restaurant patrons acted quickly to stop the gunman and avert a worse tragedy was set to appear in court Monday. One person was killed and two others were wounded by gunfire Saturday at Sky Meadow Country … Read more

GENEVA — A U.N. expert monitoring human rights in Russia said Monday that “repression is escalating,” targeting civilians, journalists and even Ukrainian prisoners of war in an attempt to silence dissent and opposition to the war in Ukraine. Mariana Katzarova, the U.N. special rapporteur focusing on human rights in Russia, presented her latest report that … Read more

BERKELEY, Calif. — An earthquake with a magnitude of 4.3 woke up a number of people with a sharp jolt in the San Francisco Bay Area early Monday, according to the United States Geological Survey. The earthquake was just east-southeast of Berkeley, the survey said. It happened shortly before 3 a.m. PDT. People posted online … Read more

BEIJING — The United States wants to improve military-to-military ties with China, a U.S. lawmaker leading a bipartisan congressional delegation said Monday in a meeting with China’s defense minister in Beijing. The visit is the first from the House of Representatives to China since 2019, and comes as tensions have risen between the two countries … Read more

Tropical Storm Narda forms in offshore waters south of Mexico Source link

LAWRENCEVILLE, N.J. — Democrat Mikie Sherrill and Republican Jack Ciattarelli sparred over the economy, President Donald Trump’s leadership and political division as they faced off Sunday night for the opening debate in New Jersey’s high-stakes governor’s race. It was a combative affair for much of the night. Ciattarelli repeatedly cast his opponent as dishonest and … Read more

Gabrielle becomes a hurricane in the Atlantic Ocean, southeast of Bermuda Source link

FORT PIERCE, Fla. — Ryan Routh texted his three adult children and his fiancée separately to tell them he loved them, according to cell phone records, shortly before authorities say he was spotted by a U.S. Secret Service agent, who identified Routh as the man who tried to assassinate President Donald Trump at his Florida … Read more

CHEYENNE, Wyoming — A natural gas pipeline ruptured and burst into flames early Sunday in southern Wyoming, charring a freight train and lighting up the night sky with a glow seen more than 60 miles (nearly 100 kilometers) to the south in Colorado, officials said. Emergency crews responded shortly after 1 a.m. after authorities received … Read more