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Crane removes famous tree by Hadrian's Wall in England that was cut down in act of vandalism 10/12/2023 01:53pm • LONDON (AP) ��� A crane on tracks removed large sections of a much-loved and often-photographed tree Thursday from the place near the Roman landmark of Hadrian���s Wall in northeastern England where the sycamore was cut down two weeks ago in an apparent act of vandalism. The National Trust, which se Disruption at BWI Marshall Airport sparked by bomb threat, authorities say 10/12/2023 01:33pm • The large police investigation at BWI Marshall on Wednesday that shut down access to the airport for about an hour and led to a brief ground stop was triggered by a person who told an airport police officer there was a bomb in their car. At about 2:45 p.m. Wednesday, the person approached a Maryl San Francisco man, 31, identified as driver who rammed vehicle into Chinese consulate 10/12/2023 01:28pm • SAN FRANCISCO (AP) ��� A 31-year-old San Francisco man has been identified as the driver who was shot and killed by police after crashing a car into the Chinese consulate on Monday, drawing condemnation from the White House and Chinese government. The city's Office of the Chief Medical Examiner ide Alabama police chief apologies for inaccurate information in fatal shooting 10/12/2023 01:24pm • DECATUR, Ala. (AP) ��� A police chief in Alabama has apologized for his department giving "inaccurate information" about what was said before officers shot and killed a homeowner during a dispute with a tow truck driver. Decatur Police Chief Todd Pinion wrote in a statement Wednesday that the depart The case of a Memphis man charged with trying to enter a Jewish school with a gun is moving forward 10/12/2023 01:24pm • MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) ��� The case of a Tennessee man charged with trying to enter his former Jewish school with a gun and firing shots at a contractor who was working there can be presented to a grand jury for a possible indictment after he waived his preliminary hearing Thursday. A judge signed off Kenyan plane diverted in London after potential issue. Police say no threat found 10/12/2023 01:15pm • LONDON (AP) ��� A Kenya Airways plane from Nairobi bound for London's Heathrow Airport was intercepted by air force fighter jets and diverted to land at Stansted airport on Thursday over a potential security threat. The Essex Police force said officers attended an ���incident��� at the airport, and NATO chief presses Turkey to advance Sweden's membership application. 10/12/2023 01:07pm • BRUSSELS (AP) ��� NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg on Thursday pressed Turkey to quickly ratify Sweden's membership in the military organization, three months after President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said he would help hasten the process in the Turkish parliament. ���Many allies would like to see An upset father shoots a youth football coach over his son's playing time, police say 10/12/2023 12:41pm • ST. LOUIS (AP) ��� A youth football coach in St. Louis has been hospitalized in critical but stable condition after being shot at practice, allegedly by a father who was upset about his son���s playing time, authorities said. Shaquille Latimore, 30, was shot multiple times Tuesday evening at Sherman Police seek assault charges against 3 Rhode Island men in death of New England Patriots fan 10/12/2023 12:27pm • BOSTON (AP) ��� Police in Massachusetts said Thursday that they are pursuing assault and battery and disorderly conduct charges against three Rhode Island men in the recent death of a fan at a New England Patriots game. The Foxborough Police Department said in a statement that it was going to court Teen faces adult murder charge in slaying of Michigan election canvasser 10/12/2023 11:30am • LANSING, Mich. (AP) ��� A 15-year-old has been charged as an adult with murder in the death of a Michigan election canvasser he is accused of shooting after asking the worker for a dollar. The teen was arraigned Wednesday in district court in Lansing and ordered held without bond. Court records Thur Bomb threat forces U-turn of Scoot plane traveling from Singapore to Perth, airline says 10/12/2023 08:40am • KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) ��� Singapore low-cost airline Scoot said Thursday that one of its planes made a U-turn back to the city-state an hour after taking off for Perth due to a bomb threat and then landed safely. Scoot, a subsidiary of Singapore Airlines Group, said Flight TR16 departed at 4:1 Germany is aiming to ease deportations as the government faces intense pressure on migration 10/12/2023 08:13am • BERLIN (AP) ��� The German government has drawn up legislation to ease deportations of unsuccessful asylum-seekers and plans to discuss measures to tackle migration with the opposition as it tries to defuse what has become a major political problem. Shelters for migrants and refugees have been filli `The Laramie Project' stages a special reading in Wyoming on the 25th anniversary of Shepard murder 10/12/2023 07:34am • NEW YORK (AP) ��� It has been 25 years since the body of Matthew Shepard was discovered in Laramie, Wyoming. The gay college student had been tied to a fence post, tortured and left to die. The murder drew national attention to violence against gay people, and attracted the interest of theater direc Japan's government will ask court to revoke legal status of Unification Church 10/12/2023 07:04am • TOKYO (AP) ��� Japan's government said Thursday it would ask a court to revoke the legal status of the Unification Church after former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe���s assassination raised questions about the group's fundraising and recruitment tactics. Education Minister Masahito Moriyama said the min Finnish intelligence says Russia views Finland as a hostile nation due to its NATO membership 10/12/2023 06:53am • HELSINKI (AP) ��� Finland���s relationship with Russia has significantly deteriorated due to the Nordic country���s membership in NATO and over Russia's invasion of Ukraine and related sanctions. Moscow now views its western neighbor as a hostile country, the Finnish Security and Intelligence Servic