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U. of Md. student, Howard Co. resident dies after College Park car crash 12/30/2023 10:16am • Prince George's County, Maryland, police said a Clarksville resident involved in a collision at the University of Maryland, College Park campus earlier this month has died. Erik Mechtel, 22, was in the area of Campus Drive and Mowatt Lane at around 5:40 p.m. on Dec. 16 when the crash happened, ac Thousands accuse Serbia's ruling populists of election fraud at a Belgrade rally 12/30/2023 09:25am • BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) ��� Thousands of people rallied in Serbia's capital on Saturday, chanting ���Thieves!��� and accusing the populist authorities of President Aleksandar Vucic of orchestrating a fraud during a recent general election. The big rally in central Belgrade capped nearly two weeks of Activists who engage with voters of color are looking for messages that will resonate in 2024 12/30/2023 08:42am • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� This year���s elections in Louisiana didn���t go the way that voting rights advocate Ashley Shelton had hoped, with the far-right conservative attorney general replacing a term-limited Democratic governor and consolidating Republican control in the state. Turnout was just 37%, de Activists who engage with voters of color are looking for messages that will resonate in 2024 12/30/2023 08:32am • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� This year���s elections in Louisiana didn���t go the way that voting rights advocate Ashley Shelton had hoped, with the far-right conservative attorney general replacing a term-limited Democratic governor and consolidating Republican control in the state. Turnout was just 37%, de Flash floods kill 21 people in South Africa's coastal province of KwaZulu-Natal, police say 12/30/2023 06:40am • JOHANNESBURG (AP) ��� Flash floods killed over a dozen people in the small town of Ladysmith in KwaZulu-Natal province, South African officials said Saturday. ���As of Friday, 29 December 2023, a total of 21 bodies have been recovered,��� said police spokesperson Colonel Robert Netshiunda. The flood DC man arrested, charged in fatal Southeast shooting 12/30/2023 06:06am • A D.C. man has been arrested and charged in a shooting that claimed the life of a 22-year-old man last month. Tremon Jackson, 20, of Southeast D.C., was arrested Thursday and charged with second degree murder while armed, according to a release from D.C. police. Around 3:45 p.m. on Nov. 4, off Illinois officials say they were surprised by rape charge against star Terrence Shannon Jr. 12/30/2023 12:21am • CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) ��� Officials at Illinois said they were surprised to learn that star basketball player Terrence Shannon Jr. had been charged with rape in Kansas. Illinois Athletic Director Josh Whitman said Friday that he didn't see the charging documents and warrant for Shannon���s arrest, is Suspect in 2 killings, high-speed chase was armed with stolen rifle from Vegas gun show, police say 12/29/2023 11:04pm • LAS VEGAS (AP) ��� A rifle stolen from a Las Vegas gun show was among the weapons used by a man who shot and killed his mother in the desert near his childhood home two days after Christmas, setting off a violent high-speed police chase as he carjacked bystanders and fired at officers, authorities s Oakland, California, officer killed while answering burglary call; shooter being sought, police say 12/29/2023 10:14pm • OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) ��� An Oakland, California, police officer was shot and killed Friday while answering a report of a burglary at a marijuana dispensary, authorities said. Tuan Le, 36, was one of several who responded to a report of a burglary in progress at the cannabis business near Jack London North Dakota lawmaker's district GOP echoes call on him to resign after slurs to police in DUI stop 12/29/2023 08:17pm • BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) ��� Local Republican Party leaders of a North Dakota lawmaker's own district joined calls on Friday for him to step down after his vulgar comments to police earlier this month during his traffic stop and arrest on a charge of drunken driving. In a Facebook statement, the North Da A 14-year-old boy is arrested on suspicion of killing parents, wounding sister in California attack 12/29/2023 07:56pm • A 14-year-old California boy who told police an intruder attacked his family has been arrested on suspicion of killing his parents and severely wounding his 11-year-old sister, authorities said Friday. The boy is suspected of killing his father, Lue Yang, and mother, Se Vang, both 37, at the family' French bulldog stolen at gunpoint in DC found safe, police say 12/29/2023 06:49pm • A French bulldog that was stolen at gunpoint from her owner earlier this month in Southeast D.C. has been found safe, according to District police. Police said Mocha, a 1-year-old beige Frenchie, was stolen on December 22 in the 3300 block of 14th Place SE. The victim told police that she had Jail call recording shows risk to witnesses in Tupac Shakur killing case, Las Vegas prosecutors say 12/29/2023 06:45pm • LAS VEGAS (AP) ��� Prosecutors are telling a Nevada judge that witnesses may be at risk in the case of a former Los Angeles-area gang leader charged with orchestrating the killing of hip-hop music icon Tupac Shakur in Las Vegas more than 27 years ago. A court filing submitted Thursday urges the judg Police searching for Colorado mother suspected of killing her 2 children, wounding third 12/29/2023 06:33pm • DENVER (AP) ��� Police were still searching Friday for a Colorado woman suspected of killing her two young children and wounding a third after police initially responded to a report of a burglary in their home. Kimberlee Singler, 35, was cooperative at first with police investigating the Dec. 19 dea Court in Canadian province blocks new laws against public use of illegal substances 12/29/2023 06:31pm • VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) ��� The Supreme Court of the Canadian province of British Columbia on Friday blocked new provincial laws against public consumption of illegal substances. The ruling imposes a temporary injunction until March 31, with the judge saying ���irreparable harm will be caus