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India’s northeast remains on edge after ethnic clashes as home minister plans visit

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 11:48:19 GMT

GUWAHATI, India (AP) — Shootings and arson continued Monday in India’s northeastern state of Manipur, where clashes between security forces and tribal insurgents the previous day killed five people, media reports said.The state, which borders Myanmar, has been roiled by violence for weeks after members of mostly Christian tribal groups clashed with the Hindu majority over its demands for special economic benefits.More than 75 people have been killed in the fighting, the state’s worst ethnic clashes in decades. Hundreds have been injured and more than 35,000 have been displaced.Authorities said Indian Home Minister Amit Shah was expected to arrive in the state capital, Imphal, on Monday evening to review the security situation and help restore peace in the state, where the internet has been shut off to stop rumors from spreading and a curfew is in place.The violence prompted the federal government to rush thousands of paramilitary and army troops to the state, and many of the recent ...

High school student in Italy wounds teacher with hunting knife, waves toy gun in class

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 11:48:19 GMT

ROME (AP) — A student wounded his teacher with a hunting knife and brandished what turned out to be a toy gun at classmates in a high school in a Milan suburb on Monday, police said.Classmates later recounted that the 16-year-old suddenly stood up shortly after classes began in the town of Abbiategrasso and attacked the teacher from behind on an arm and on her head, the Italian news agency ANSA said. When the attacker waved a gun at his classmates, the students fled the room, reports said.Police told state TV that when they entered the room, the teen was sitting on the floor with no one else in the classroom and offered no resistance. The bloody knife and the gun were found resting on a notebook on a desk, according to photos released by police.The teacher, 51, lost a lot of blood and was admitted to a hospital, also suffering from shock, news reports said. The student was taken to a hospital psychiatric department and had what apparently were self-inflicted injuries, the police sai...

Bola Tinubu sworn in as Nigeria’s president amid hopes, skepticism

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 11:48:19 GMT

Associated Press (AP) — Bola Tinubu became Nigeria’s president on Monday during a period of unprecedented challenges for Africa’s most populous country, leaving some citizens hopeful for a better life and others skeptical that his government would perform better than the one he succeeded.Thousands of Nigerians and several heads of government attended the swearing-in ceremony for the 71-year-old Tinubu in the country’s capital, Abuja. He succeeds President Muhammadu Buhari to lead a country that by 2050 is forecast to become the third most populous nation in the world, tied with the United States after India and China.Tinubu — the former governor of Lagos, which is Nigeria’s economic hub — has promised to build on Buhari’s efforts to deliver democratic dividends to citizens in a country where deadly security crises, widespread poverty and hunger have left many frustrated and angry. And with his election still being contested in court by opposition parties and among ...

One dead after two-vehicle crash involving motorcycle in King Township

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 11:48:19 GMT

One person has died after a motorcycle collided with a truck in King Township on Monday morning.York police were called to Jane Street between Lloydtown-Aurora Road and Davis Drive just before 8 a.m.The motorcyclist was pronounced dead at the scene.The driver of truck remained on scene.Roads in the area are closed for investigation and there is no timeline for when roads will be reopened.FATAL COLLISION: Jane Street between Lloydtown-Aurora Rd and Davis Drive #king will be closed for an ongoing collision investigation. Please avoid the area and find an alternate route. #yrp— YRP Duty Office (@YRPDutyOffice) May 29, 2023

'He's home': Missing 73 years, Medal of Honor recipient's remains return to Georgia

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 11:48:19 GMT

SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — Soldiers of the 9th Infantry Regiment made a desperate retreat as North Korean troops closed in around them. A wounded, 18-year-old Army Pfc. Luther Herschel Story feared his injuries would slow down his company, so he stayed behind to cover their withdrawal.Story’s actions in the Korean War on Sept. 1, 1950, would ensure he was remembered. He was awarded the Medal of Honor, the nation's highest military honor, which is now displayed alongside his portrait at the National Infantry Museum, an hour’s drive from his hometown of Americus, Georgia. But Story was never seen alive again, and his resting place long remained a mystery. “In my family, we always believed that he would never be found,” said Judy Wade, Story’s niece and closest surviving relative.That changed in April when the U.S. military revealed lab tests had matched DNA from Wade and her late mother to bones of an unidentified American soldier recovered from Korea in October 1950. The remains belonged t...

Wounded vets face increasing challenges in current economy

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 11:48:19 GMT

(NerdWallet) - Paying bills and job hunting in this economy are hard for anyone. Wounded veterans, often facing ongoing physical and mental health issues, have it even worse.More wounded vets than before reported not having enough cash to make ends meet, a recent survey found. Sixty-four percent of those surveyed — or 6 in 10 vets — said they didn't have enough money to pay bills at least once in the past 12 months, a jump from 42% the previous year, according to the Annual Warrior Survey released this year by the Wounded Warrior Project, a nonprofit veterans service organization."We're getting more feedback from 'warriors' that they're having a harder and harder time meeting their financial obligations on a regular basis," says Tom Kastner, vice president of financial wellness at the Wounded Warrior Project.Wounded vets are feeling the pinch of inflation like everyone else. The cost of everyday goods like food was the main reported cause of financial strain. That's on top of a stru...

Feinstein expressed confusion over Kamala Harris presiding over Senate: report 

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 11:48:19 GMT

(The Hill) – Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) reportedly expressed confusion last year when Vice President Kamala Harris was presiding over the Senate to cast a tie-breaking vote, according to a new report detailing the difficulties the ailing lawmaker faces as she continues her work in the Senate. The new report from The New York Times outlines the many functions Feinstein’s staff play and the struggles the longtime senator faces as she returns to work after bouts of shingles and encephalitis earlier this year.The latest example, however, reportedly took place last year and illustrates the difficulty Feinstein has had recalling, at times, the basics of how the Senate operates. According to the new report, Feinstein expressed confusion to her colleagues, when she saw Harris presiding over the chamber, in one of many tiebreaking votes the vice president has had to cast. “What is she doing here?” Feinstein asked, according to the report. The report cites “a person who witnessed t...

Food delivery fees add up. Who keeps the money from all those surcharges?

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 11:48:19 GMT

(NEXSTAR) – We've all been there. There's nothing in the fridge and you don't have time to run out, so you open up a delivery app to order lunch. But by the time you go to check out, pay all the fees, and tip your driver, your $11 burrito has turned into a $19 splurge. The jump in price is thanks to lots of little fees – a couple of bucks here, a few percentage points there – that add up by the time the food arrives at your doorstep. Where does all that extra money go? Uber Eats and DoorDash break down the line item charges on their websites. Grubhub also charges similar fees but doesn't list them in detail. The first two charges you'll see listed frequently on all three apps are "delivery fee" and "service fee." The delivery fee, to state the obvious, goes toward helping cover the cost of the delivery, the companies told Nexstar. The delivery fee can fluctuate based on demand, your location, how many delivery drivers are available, and other factors. The 100 best burger spo...

Coast Guard airlifts 3-year-old girl from cruise ship

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 11:48:19 GMT

(KTLA) – The United States Coast Guard rescued a 3-year-old girl from a moving cruise ship, about 90 miles off the California coast on Wednesday.  Around 2 p.m., Los Angeles Coast Guard personnel responded to reports of a young girl on the Emerald Princess cruise ship who was suffering seizure-like symptoms and needed to be evacuated from the ship, according to a USCG press release.   A Coast Guard helicopter crew was dispatched from San Diego to airlift the young girl from the ship, which was off the coast of Santa Barbara. When the crews arrived on scene, they hoisted her and her mother and transported them to Harbor UCLA Medical Center. The toddler is now in stable condition.

ZIP codes donating the most money to Donald Trump in Texas

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 11:48:19 GMT

(Stacker) – Former President Donald Trump announced his plans to run for president again in 2024. Despite potential complications presented by his indictment over falsifying business records in March and a jury finding him liable for defamation and sexual abuse in civil court in May, Trump has not announced any changes to his re-election bid; in fact, the Trump campaign announced an influx of donations after his grand jury indictment, signaling continued support from his base.Stacker analyzed Federal Election Commission records from Jan. 1, 2022 through March 31, 2023, to compile a list of the ZIP codes that have donated the most money to Donald Trump for the 2024 presidential election. The total number of donations from Texas was $1,194,051 from 20,288 individual donations. Each ZIP code is ranked by its total donation amount per 1,000 people to the Donald J. Trump for President, Inc. campaign committee, filing as the Donald J. Trump For President 2024, Inc PAC.Only FEC-processed r...