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Month: April 2024

Morongo Basin school bus driver named CHP’s School Bus Driver of the Year after quick thinking during crash

Morongo Basin school bus driver Ben Glaser was honored by the California Highway Patrol for his quick thinking that saved the lives of students during a crash. Glaser received the California Highway Patrol Southern Region School Bus Driver of the Year for 2023. Glaser, a Student Transportation of America Driver for the Morongo Unified School

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Columbia University begins suspending Israel-Hamas war protesters after ultimatum to disband camp

By CEDAR ATTANASIO, JAKE OFFENHARTZ and JONATHAN MATTISE Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Colleges around the U.S. implored pro-Palestinian student protesters to clear out tent encampments with rising levels of urgency Monday as police arrested more demonstrators at the University of Texas and Columbia University said it was beginning to suspend students who defied

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US urges countries supplying weapons to Sudan’s warring parties to stop, warning of a new genocide

By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United States is imploring all countries supplying weapons to Sudan’s warring parties to halt arms sales, warning that history in the vast western Darfur region where there was a genocide 20 years ago “is repeating itself.” U.S. Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield told reporters after an

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Politicians and dog experts vilify South Dakota governor after she writes about killing her dog

By HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH Associated Press Politicians and dog experts are criticizing South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem after she wrote in a new book about killing a rambunctious puppy. The story — and the vilification she received on social media — has some wondering whether she’s still a viable potential running mate for presumptive Republican presidential

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3 law officers killed, 5 others wounded trying to serve warrant in North Carolina, authorities say

By ERIK VERDUZCO and PETER SMITH Associated Press CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Police say three law enforcement officers serving a warrant for a felon wanted for possessing a firearm were killed and five other officers were wounded in a shootout at a North Carolina home. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Chief Johnny Jennings said the officers killed the

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