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US facilitating land evacuation of private citizens in Sudan

US facilitating land evacuation of private citizens in Sudan

WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States has begun facilitating the departure of private U.S. citizens who want to leave Sudan, according to White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan. Sullivan said the U.S.
Kenya president says cult deaths akin to terrorism

Kenya president says cult deaths akin to terrorism

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Kenyan President William Ruto said Monday that the starvation deaths of dozens of followers of a pastor in the south of the country is akin to terrorism.
SeaWorld euthanizes sick sea lion found on San Diego freeway

SeaWorld euthanizes sick sea lion found on San Diego freeway

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Freeway, the sea lion rescued after wandering inland from his ocean home and crossing busy San Diego thoroughfares, has been euthanized after falling ill.
3 men arrested in South Africa for stealing large crocodile

3 men arrested in South Africa for stealing large crocodile

CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — Three men have been arrested in South Africa for stealing a 2.5-meter (8-feet) long Nile crocodile worth about $1,300 from a farm in the North West province, police said Monday.
Minnesota officer who fatally shot Daunte Wright freed

Minnesota officer who fatally shot Daunte Wright freed

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Kim Potter , the Minnesota police officer who mistook her gun for a Taser and killed Daunte Wright in 2021, was released from prison early Monday. The Minnesota Department of Corrections said Potter was set free around 4 a.m.
Sudan rivals pledge evacuation help, US diplomats airlifted

Sudan rivals pledge evacuation help, US diplomats airlifted

KHARTOUM, Sudan (AP) — American embassy staffers were airlifted from Sudan early Sunday, as forces loyal to rival generals battled for control of Africa's third-largest nation for a ninth day amid fading hopes for deescalation.
Special forces rescue U.S. embassy staffers in warring Sudan

Special forces rescue U.S. embassy staffers in warring Sudan

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. special operations forces carried out a precarious evacuation of the American embassy violence-torn Sudan, U.S.
House Republicans, Manhattan DA end fight over Trump inquiry

House Republicans, Manhattan DA end fight over Trump inquiry

NEW YORK (AP) — House Republicans and the Manhattan district attorney's office reached an agreement Friday to end a legal dispute over a House Judiciary Committee inquiry into former President Donald Trump's historic indictment .
Delaware governor says he won't block marijuana legalization

Delaware governor says he won't block marijuana legalization

DOVER, Del. (AP) — Delaware Gov.
Frequent shootings put US mass killings on a record pace

Frequent shootings put US mass killings on a record pace

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The U.S. is setting a record pace for mass killings in 2023, replaying the horror on a loop roughly once a week so far this year. The carnage has taken 88 lives in 17 mass killings over 111 days.