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Friendly fire may have killed their relatives on Oct. 7. These Israeli families want answers now 01/11/2024 11:57am • KIBBUTZ BE'ERI, Israel (AP) — Relatives of civilians killed at a kibbutz in southern Israel during the Oct. 7 attack by Hamas are demanding the military immediately investigate signs that some may have been killed by Israeli security forces as they battled militants holding hostages. The military Feds charge member of Maryland Board of Elections with Jan. 6 crimes 01/11/2024 11:04am • A Republican member of the Maryland State Board of Elections was arrested by federal authorities this week and charged for his alleged role in the Jan. 6, 2021 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, the U.S. Department of Justice has announced. Carlos Ayala, 52, of Salisbury, was charged in a criminal UN concerned over Taliban arrests of Afghan women and girls for alleged Islamic headscarf violations 01/11/2024 10:11am • KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The United Nations mission in Afghanistan said Thursday it was deeply concerned by recent arbitrary arrests and detentions by the Taliban government of women and girls for allegedly violating dress codes regarding the Islamic headscarf, or hijab. The mission said it was l Jamaica probes police killings of four people in 24 hours, including a teenage boy 01/11/2024 09:35am • SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — A government agency in Jamaica says it is investigating four fatal shootings by police officers in the span of 24 hours, including that of a 14-year-old boy. The Independent Commission of Investigations says police killed three people on Tuesday and another on Wednesda Grenade explosion in Afghanistan's capital kills 2 people and wounds 12 in Shiite neighborhood 01/11/2024 09:28am • KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — A grenade explosion in Afghanistan's capital killed two people and wounded 12 in a Shiite neighborhood of Kabul on Thursday, a police spokesman said. It was the second deadly blast in the Dasht-e-Barchi area in less than a week. The explosion occurred outside a commercial Alexandria officer hospitalized after cruiser struck by carjacked vehicle 01/11/2024 08:14am • An Alexandria, Virginia, police officer is in the hospital after his cruiser was struck by a carjacked vehicle, police said Thursday morning. Alexandria police said it happened at North Quaker Lane and Preston Road. One person is in custody. Arlington County police told WTOP the incident start Migrants' rights group criticizes Cyprus authorities for not condemning bomb attack on its offices 01/11/2024 08:07am • NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — A migrants’ rights organization on Thursday criticized authorities in Cyprus for failing to speak out against an explosion that damaged its offices following threats against it by what it calls far-right and extremist groups. Doros Polycarpou, who heads the Movement for Eq Turkish police arrest 70 suspects with ties to the Islamic State group in raids across the country 01/11/2024 07:05am • ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkish police detained 70 suspects with ties to the militant Islamic State group in raids this week across the country, Turkey's interior minister said Thursday. Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya announced on social media that large amounts of money, digital material and receipts f Magnitude 6.4 earthquake shakes parts of Pakistan and Afghanistan but no damage is reported 01/11/2024 06:37am • ISLAMABAD (AP) — A magnitude 6.4 earthquake shook parts of Pakistan and neighboring Afghanistan on Thursday, sending panicked residents fleeing from their homes and offices and frightening people in remote villages, Pakistani officials and the U.S. Geological Survey said. The epicenter of the quak US Capitol Police union says not enough done to improve security after Jan. 6 attack 01/11/2024 04:47am • The union representing U.S. Capitol Police is warning that the federal law enforcement agency doesn’t have enough manpower to address threats to members of Congress and is criticizing the Architect of the Capitol for not implementing some of the changes proposed following the Jan. 6, 2021 attack. Riots in Papua New Guinea's 2 biggest cities reportedly leave 15 dead 01/11/2024 03:56am • PORT MORESBY, Papua New Guinea (AP) — The Papua New Guinea government worked to restore order Thursday after at least 15 people were reportedly killed during rioting and looting that left the country’s two biggest cities in flames. The unrest began in the capital, Port Moresby, on Wednesday afte Starbucks sued by consumer group that calls its claim of ethical sourcing false and misleading 01/11/2024 03:29am • A consumer advocacy group filed a lawsuit against Starbucks on Wednesday, saying the company’s claim that its coffee is ethically sourced is false and misleading. The National Consumers League cited media reports of abuses on farms that supply coffee and tea to Starbucks. The group said the cases In his 1st interview, friend who warned officials of Maine shooter says 'I literally spelled it out' 01/11/2024 12:07am • LEWISTON, Maine (AP) — Sean Hodgson watched and worried as his best friend of nearly two decades unraveled. His former roommate and fellow U.S. Army reservist's anger and paranoia were mounting, he had access to guns, and he refused to get help. So Hodgson did the hardest thing of his life: He sen What we know about 'Fito,' Ecuador’s notorious gang leader who went missing from prison 01/11/2024 12:07am • QUITO, Ecuador (AP) — José Adolfo Macías Villamar, leader of Los Choneros, one of the Ecuadorian gangs considered responsible for a spike in car bombings, kidnappings and slayings, was discovered missing from his prison cell where he was serving a sentence for drug trafficking. Macías began ser DeSantis and Haley jockey for second without Trump and other takeaways from Iowa GOP debate 01/11/2024 12:04am • There were only two Republicans on the presidential debate stage Wednesday, as former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis met for the highest-stake faceoff yet just five days before the nominating process formally starts with Iowa's caucuses. Haley and DeSantis' spirited de