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April 12, 2024

Russia destroys one of Ukraine's largest power plants, damaging energy infrastructure

Russia destroyed one of Ukraine's largest power plants and damaged energy infrastructure. Putin claims retaliation for Ukrainian strikes on Russian oil refineries.

April 12, 2024

US, Japan and South Korea run military drills in disputed East China Sea

While President Biden met with the leaders of Japan and the Philippines, the U.S. navy led drills with Japan and South Korea amid tensions between the allies and China and North Korea

April 11, 2024

Mister Cee, a famed hip-hop DJ and key figure behind Notorious B.I.G.'s debut album, dies at 57

Mister Cee, a NYC radio personality and one of hip-hop's pioneering DJs, has died at 57; Cee was an executive producer on The Notorious B.I.G.’s debut album in 1994.

April 11, 2024

Dominican authorities launch probe after an immigration officer is accused of raping a 14-year-old

An investigation has been launched in the Dominican Republic after an immigration officer was accused of 'raping a 14-year-old girl' near the resort town of Punta Cana.

April 11, 2024

Putin mocks planned Ukraine conference and says Russia won't accept any enforced peace plans

Russia's President Vladimir Putin has mocked a scheduled international conference focused on Ukraine peace talks, adding that Moscow will not accept any plans that ignore its interests.

April 11, 2024

Rhode Island transit chief resigns after he's accused in a hit-and-run at a McDonald's drive-thru

Two weeks after being accused in a hit-and-run in a McDonald’s drive-thru, Rhode Island Public Transit Authority CEO Scott Avedisian has submitted a letter of resignation.

April 11, 2024

Nearly 10% of Florida children 4 and under weren't counted in 2020 census

Children under four years old in Florida were undercounted by nearly 10%, or some 112,000 individuals, in the 2020 census, according to estimates released Thursday.

April 11, 2024

New York budget sees another delay over housing proposal negotiations

Another delay to New York's overdue state budget is anticipated as negotiations over an ambitious housing construction proposal continue.

April 11, 2024

Military-led Mali suspends all political activity until further notice

Mali's military junta has issued a decree suspending all political activity in the country until further notice in a purported bid to uphold public order.

April 11, 2024

Where are they now? Key players in the murder trial of O.J. Simpson

The announcement of O.J Simpson's death has brought renewed attention to what's been dubbed the 'Trial of the Century' following the 1994 killings of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman.