Neighbors and friends couldn’t fathom that the happy-go-lucky cook would kill his beloved girlfriend of three years, much less himself.
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Three U.S. troops killed and 25 injured in drone strike by Iran-backed militia in Jordan
President Biden said the United States ‘will hold all those responsible to account at a time and in a manner our choosing.’
French ministry orders security forces around Paris after threats from farmers, soup hurling at ‘Mona Lisa’
Earlier Sunday, two climate activists hurled soup Sunday at the glass protecting the “Mona Lisa” and shouted slogans advocating for a sustainable food system.
Science sleuths are using technology to find fakery and plagiarism in published research
Here’s a look at the situation at Dana-Farber and the sleuths hunting sloppy errors and outright fabrications.
2 masked assailants attack a Roman Catholic church in Istanbul and kill 1 person
A short video circulating on social media depicts the moment of the attack, with two masked men entering the church and opening fire, with all service-goers hitting the floor.
House Republicans unveil articles of impeachment to oust Homeland Security chief
Republicans contend Alejandro Mayorkas is guilty of ‘high crimes and misdemeanors’ that amount to ‘willful and systemic refusal to comply with the law’ on immigration and ‘breach of the public trust.’
Israel says ‘significant gaps’ to peace remain, despite constructive cease-fire talks with U.S., Qatar and Egypt
The U.S. announced its first military deaths in the region since the war began and blamed Iran-backed militants for the drone strike in Jordan.
Alaska Airlines, United resume flying Boeing Max 9 jetliners weeks after accident
Alaska Airlines has begun flying Boeing 737 Max 9 jetliners again for the first time since they were grounded after a panel blew out of the side of one of the airline’s planes
Nazi death camp survivors mark anniversary of Auschwitz liberation on Holocaust Remembrance Day
About 20 survivors from various camps set up by Nazi Germany around Europe laid wreaths and flowers and lit candles at the Death Wall in Auschwitz, where Nazis executed thousands of inmates, mostly Polish resistance members.
What happened at nation’s first nitrogen execution? Associated Press reporter offers eyewitness account
Critics who had worried the new execution method would be cruel and experimental said Smith’s final moments Thursday night proved they were right.