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Graves are seen under Memorial Day flags in Section 60 of Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia, on May 27, 2024. Jacqueline Martin/AP Hide caption Toggle caption Jacqueline Martin/AP The U.S. Army said an employee at Arlington National Cemetery who was trying to “enforce compliance” with rules banning political activity at cemeteries was “suddenly shoved” away, but decided not to press charges against the Trump campaign staffer who allegedly shoved him. Thursday’s statement came in response to an NPR report about former President Donald Trump’s visit to Arlington and an altercation between the president’s staff and cemetery employees. “Participants in…

Israeli forces have carried out consecutive raids on the occupied West Bank for a second day, prompting calls from the United Nations for de-escalation.The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said on Wednesday it was launching a “counterterrorism operation” and said 12 people were killed in the cities of Jenin and Tulkarm on Thursday.The Palestinian Health Ministry said 16 people had died since Wednesday morning and reported the death toll was higher. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called on Israel to immediately end the operation, saying it was “exacerbating an already dangerous situation”.He called on Israeli forces to “exercise utmost restraint and only…

Kiev, Ukraine CNN — A US-made F-16 fighter jet crashed on Monday, killing Ukraine’s top pilot, a Ukrainian military source told CNN, just weeks after the highly anticipated aircraft arrived in Ukraine. The Ukrainian Defense Forces do not believe that pilot error was the cause of the accident, the source added. Pilot Oleksiy Mess, nicknamed “Moonfish”, died in the crash while “fighting off the largest ever air raid” by Russia against Ukraine, the source said, adding that the pilot was buried on Thursday. The crash is currently under investigation and international experts will be invited to take part in the…

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — A Florida man convicted of killing a college freshman and raping the student’s sister while the brother and sister were camping in a national forest 30 years ago is scheduled to be executed Thursday.Laurent Cole is scheduled to be put to death just after 6 p.m. in a Florida prison for a 1994 murder. Cole is also serving two life sentences for rape. The U.S. Supreme Court rejected Cole’s final appeal early Thursday.According to court records, Cole and a friend, William Paul, befriended the two college students in Ocala National Forest. After talking around a campfire,…

PORTSMOUTH, N.H. (AP) — A man suspected of killing a woman in New Hampshire was shot and killed by police on a bridge connecting the state and Maine, authorities said Thursday. An 8-year-old child was found shot to death in his car. The Piscataqua River Bridge on Interstate 95 reopened Thursday morning after being closed for about seven hours, according to Maine State Police. Traffic was backed up in both directions as drivers were detoured to two other bridges. The Piscataqua Bridge connects Portsmouth, New Hampshire, with Kittery, Maine, and carries tens of thousands of vehicles every day.Attorney General John…

WASHINGTON — A former U.S. president and several members of Congress were the targets of a plot by two European men to intimidate and threaten dozens of people by phoning false police emergency reports to their homes, according to court records unsealed Wednesday.According to the federal indictment, Tomas Szabo, 26, of Romania, and Nemanja Radovanovic, 21, of Serbia, made “swatting” calls to approximately 100 people, provoking aggressive responses by police officers at the victims’ homes. The Secret Service agent’s affidavit did not name any former US presidents or other government officials who were allegedly victims of the prank calls. The…

By Mike Reiss, ESPN Staff Writer Aug 29, 2024, 8:17am ETMike Reiss is an NFL reporter covering the New England Patriots for ESPN. Rice has covered the Patriots since 1997 and joined ESPN in 2009. In 2019, he was named Massachusetts Sportswriter of the Year by the National Sports Media Association. Follow Rice on Twitter at @MikeReiss.FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — New England Patriots coach Jerrod Mayo selected veteran Jacoby Brissett as his team’s starting quarterback, and the former third-overall draft pick stifled a late-game rush from rookie Drake Maye.”We’ve decided, no, I’ve decided, our starting quarterback this season is going to…

Kamala Harris is scheduled to give her first major interview since becoming the Democratic presidential nominee on Thursday, in what is seen as a key test of her credibility after a long honeymoon since she led President Donald Trump in the polls.Harris and her running mate, Tim Walz, will face off with CNN’s Dana Bash in a pre-recorded event. The event was scheduled following criticism of Harris, who rose to the top of the Democratic field last month to replace Joe Biden, who dropped out of the race on July 21, for her unwillingness to face media scrutiny.The US vice…

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — A “mega den” of hundreds of rattlesnakes in Colorado is getting even bigger as late summer approaches and babies are being born.Thanks to livestream video, scientists studying the burrows in Colorado’s rocky hillsides are learning more about this mysterious and often misunderstood reptile as they watch young reptiles, called juveniles, crawl on and between adult females on the lichen-covered rocks.The public can make observations on the Project Rattlecome website and contribute to important research, such as learning how to identify snakes. Since researchers put the remote camera online in May, several snakes have become known in…