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Dozens still missing after South African building collapse; 7 confirmed dead 05/08/2024 01:45pm • GEORGE, South Africa (AP) — Rescue teams used underground cameras and sniffer dogs Wednesday to search for nearly 40 construction workers still missing in rubble two days after the collapse of an apartment building under construction in coastal South Africa. Seven workers have been confirmed dead, 64 people charged in sexual abuse investigations in Canada, Ontario police say 05/08/2024 01:38pm • TORONTO (AP) — More than 60 people were arrested and hundreds of charges were filed in a series of investigations into child sexual abuse in Ontario, Canadian police said Wednesday. Provincial Police Det. Staff Sgt. Tim Brown said the investigations were carried out over 10 days in February and le Scores of Syrians return home after years at camp housing people linked to the Islamic State group 05/08/2024 12:59pm • AL-HOL CAMP, Syria (AP) — Scores of Syrian women and children linked to the Islamic State group left a sprawling camp in northeast Syria Wednesday and headed home to the eastern province of Deir el-Zour following mediation by tribal leaders. The latest batch of people to leave al-Hol camp, which h Ahead of Md. Senate primary, former Gov. Hogan speaks with WTOP on abortion, campus protests and being called a 'RINO' 05/08/2024 12:43pm • Former Maryland Republican Gov. Larry Hogan has often referred to "dysfunction in Washington" as he talks about political gridlock on Capitol Hill. When asked why Hogan, who is now running for the U.S. Senate, would want to be a part of that, he responded by saying, "I really don't want to." " Bomb in northeastern Afghanistan kills 3 officers who were part of convoy handling poppy eradication 05/08/2024 12:36pm • ISLAMABAD (AP) — A sticky bomb exploded in northeastern Afghanistan, killing at least three police officers on Wednesday, officials said. Abdul Mateen Qani, a spokesman for the Taliban’s interior ministry, said the bomb which was “attached to a motorcycle, exploded in Faizabad, the capital of The Latest | Israel forces block Gaza's Rafah border crossing. UN says it's running out of fuel 05/08/2024 12:10pm • Israeli forces have seized the Gaza side of the Rafah border crossing with Egypt, pressing their offensive into the southern city on Tuesday. The closed border means U.N. humanitarian teams in Gaza will run out of diesel fuel by Wednesday, a senior humanitarian official said, leaving them unable to Man dead after car hits pedestrian in Rockville 05/08/2024 11:58am • A man is dead after being struck and killed by a vehicle in Montgomery County, Maryland, on Wednesday morning, police said. Around 5:30 a.m., Montgomery County Fire Rescue personnel and Montgomery County police officers responded to reports of a pedestrian struck on the westbound side of Norbeck PHOTOS: See the GW University pro-Palestinian protest evolve 05/08/2024 11:37am • Police cleared the the pro-Palestinian encampment on George Washington University’s campus in D.C. on May 8, arresting 33 protesters.  As final exams neared and the war in Gaza raged on, the protests on the D.C. campus lasted for two weeks. Universities nationwide are contending with encamp DC police clear out GWU pro-Palestinian encampment, 33 protesters arrested 05/08/2024 11:30am • Listen live for the latest updates on The George Washington University protests.  D.C. police took down a pro-Palestinian encampment at The George Washington University early Wednesday morning and arrested 33 protesters, D.C. police Chief Pamela Smith announced during a news conference Wednesday Prince George's Co. off-duty police officer arrested at his home after striking deputy, officials say 05/08/2024 11:29am • A Prince George's County police officer is suspended with pay after officials say he called authorities for help and then struck a responding sheriff's deputy at his home in Charles County, Maryland. The officer, Charles Williams Jr., was arrested and charged with second-degree assault after stri Police: 1 woman dead after 4-vehicle collision in Prince George's Co. 05/08/2024 11:12am • A woman is dead after a crash involving four vehicles on Monday in Laurel, Maryland, according to the Prince George's County Police Department. The collision happened on Laurel Bowie Road near Powder Mill Road around 12:30 p.m. The preliminary investigation showed that one vehicle collided wit WBC strips Jermall Charlo of middleweight title following DUI arrest. Carlos Adames is new champion 05/08/2024 10:51am • PEARLAND, Texas (AP) — The World Boxing Council has stripped unbeaten Jermall Charlo of his middleweight title following his arrest this week on suspicion of drunken driving in Texas. The organization's Board of Governors on Tuesday named Carlos Adames its champion in the division. Charlo hasn't d U.Va. president, police chief explain why 27 were arrested in campus Gaza protest 05/08/2024 10:10am • The University of Virginia's president and police chief have explained why they decided to break up an encampment on campus Saturday, which led police to arrest 27 people protesting against the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza. While protesters have maintained the law enforcement response was heavy-hande 33 people arrested at George Washington University hours before DC mayor set to appear for House panel, police say 05/08/2024 09:03am • WASHINGTON (AP) — 33 people arrested at George Washington University hours before DC mayor set to appear for House panel, police say. Malaysian soccer player splashed with acid, two others attacked in a week of rare violence 05/08/2024 08:17am • KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — A Malaysian international footballer has been splashed by acid and two other top players were attacked within a week by unknown assailants, in a rare outbreak of violence targeting athletes in the country. Police criminal investigation chief Mohamad Shuhaily Mohamad