His voice gets heavy and even starts to crack when he talks about the abuse claims that have engulfed an unlicensed boarding school in his southeast Missouri county. “I didn’t know,” Wayne County Sheriff Dean Finch says, referring to former students’ yearslong allegations of physical and mental abuse at the school. “I didn’t.” When in […]
When Sacramento State President Luke Wood took the stage at last weekend’s commencement to send off his first class as students start their next chapter, he gave them a message about leadership. “The world is not led by the passive; it’s led by those who take on the mantle of leadership, and when there isn’t […]
Mikel Arteta vowed Arsenal would come back stronger and win the Premier League after they suffered title heartbreak for a second season in a row. The Gunners claimed a late 2-1 win over Everton on the final day but Manchester City’s 3-1 victory at home to West Ham crowned them champions for a fourth consecutive […]
The Government is determined that those responsible for the death of a UN peacekeeper in Lebanon are brought to justice, Tánaiste Micheál Martin has said. The Minister for Defence is visiting Beirut to meet Irish troops serving with the United Nations Interim Force Lebanon (Unifil). Mr Martin will travel to Camp Shamrock to greet the […]
UK prime minister Rishi Sunak has insisted the result of the next UK general election “isn’t a foregone conclusion” and that he is “absolutely determined to fight” on after a drubbing for the Tories in the local and mayoral polls. He resisted calls from Conservative rebels to change his political course, saying he is “determined […]
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel is determined to launch a ground offensive against Hamas in Rafah, Gaza’s southernmost town, a plan that has raised global alarm because of the potential for harm to more than a million Palestinian civilians sheltering there. Even as the U.S., Egypt and Qatar pushed for a cease-fire deal they hope would […]
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s planned offensive on the southern Gaza Strip city of Rafah will go ahead whether or not a hostage agreement is made with Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, he told a meeting on Tuesday. “We will enter Rafah and we will eliminate the Hamas battalions there – with or without a deal,” […]
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s planned offensive on the southern Gaza Strip city of Rafah will go ahead whether or not a hostage agreement is made with Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, he told a meeting on Tuesday. “We will enter Rafah and we will eliminate the Hamas battalions there – with or without a deal,” […]
Police crime scene tape was still up at a remote spot two days after troopers found a man’s white Cadillac with his body inside. The disturbing discovery was made at a pull-off spot along Riffle Hollow Road in German Township on Saturday, April 13. >> Missing elderly Fayette County man found dead, police investigating State […]
Armagh’s Aidan Forker is determined to end Armagh’s wait for silverware as they prepare for the Ulster championship this weekend. The last couple of seasons have had a common team for Armagh. Despite promising signs and a team full of quality, their quest for an All-Ireland has ended in heartbreaking fashion. A dramatic quarter-final defeat […]
Body camera footage released by the City of Akron on Monday shows the April 1 shooting of teenager Tavion Koonce-Williams, who was shot in the hand after a 911 caller reported him to police for holding what was later determined to be a toy gun. Video shows that the teen, who was not named by […]
The Peoria County Coroner’s Office said the body of Gabriel K. Cook was located in a rural area of Peoria County on Saturday. Around 2 p.m., the Coroner’s Office and the Peoria County Sheriff’s Office responded to the 2700 block of N. Ellory Road after a property owner found remains which were “believed to be […]