Day: June 16, 2018

U.S. President Donald Trump approves disaster aid for volcano victims in Hawaii

​U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday approved federal emergency housing aid and other relief for victims of the six-week-old Kilauea Volcano eruption on Hawaii’s Big Island, where hundreds of homes have been destroyed, state officials said. The approval came a day after Governor David Ige formally requested assistance for an estimated 2,800 residents who have… Read More U.S. President Donald Trump approves disaster aid for volcano victims in Hawaii

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Sheriff deputies Theresa King and Patrick Rohrer killed as inmate overpowers, shoots officers in Kansas City

​A second sheriff’s deputy died early Saturday from injuries suffered when an inmate who was being transported in Kansas City overpowered two officers and shot them. Kansas City, Kansas, police confirmed on their Facebook page that 44-year-old Deputy Theresa King died just after midnight following the shooting on Friday. 35-year-old officer Patrick Rohrer died earlier.… Read More Sheriff deputies Theresa King and Patrick Rohrer killed as inmate overpowers, shoots officers in Kansas City

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Eight dead as shooting, fire shatters peace truce in Nicaragua

​A shooting and fire in Nicaragua early on Saturday left eight people dead and shattered a truce struck hours earlier between President Daniel Ortega and protesters after two months of political unrest that has caused at least 170 deaths. Loud bursts of assault rifles were heard in the morning, apparently emanating from makeshift roadblocks near… Read More Eight dead as shooting, fire shatters peace truce in Nicaragua

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Eight persons injured as taxi drives into pedestrians in Moscow

​A taxi drove into a crowd of pedestrians near Moscow’s Red Square on Saturday, injuring eight people including two Mexicans in the city for the soccer World Cup which Russia is hosting, officials and eyewitnesses said. The incident took place as residents and visiting soccer fans thronged the center of Moscow on a balmy summer… Read More Eight persons injured as taxi drives into pedestrians in Moscow

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