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Video obtained by AP shows settler assault on small Palestinian village with rare clarity

[ad_1] Over a dozen Israeli settlers attacked a Palestinian village in the southern Israeli-occupied West Bank on Friday, beating residents with sticks and rocks, in an incident captured with rare clarity by security cameras. The video obtained by AP and testimonies from Palestinian witnesses appeared to conflict with the account of the attack provided by Israeli police and military, who arrested over 20 Palestinians afterwards. [ad_2] Source link
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Millions give less to charity as bills rise and interest wanes

[ad_1] Kevin PeacheyCost of living correspondentGetty ImagesAn estimated four million fewer people are donating money to charity compared to before Covid, owing to squeezed household budgets and a lack of interest from younger individuals.A survey by the Charities Aid Foundation (CAF) found that just half of the people it asked made donations last year.Only a third of 16 to 24-year-olds donated or sponsored someone during the year, down from about
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Four teens in Wisconsin arrested for trespassing after caller reports smashing sounds

[ad_1] MADISON, Wis. (WFRV) – Four teenage boys in Wisconsin were arrested on March 22 after a caller reported smashing sounds and seeing a group of teens ‘barricaded’ in an apartment complex computer lab.According to the Madison Police Department, officers were sent to the 2200 block of Woodview Court around 4 p.m. on March 22. 25-year-old Wisconsin man arrested five days after hit-and-run, allegedly pinned woman between truck & propane
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At least 3 deaths reported after over a half year’s worth of rain forces water rescues in parts of South Texas

[ad_1] Abandoned vehicles littered submerged roads across South Texas’ Rio Grande Valley Thursday and Friday after over half year’s worth of rain - approaching a full year’s worth in some places - caused at least three deaths and forced dozens of water rescues near the US-Mexico border.Intense thunderstorms on top of heavy rain since Wednesday dumped more than a foot of rain on the region and triggered rare flash flood
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Oklahoma Highway Patrol trooper arrested, accused of assaulting woman during traffic stop

[ad_1] An Oklahoma Highway Patrol trooper has been arrested, suspected of sexual assault during a traffic stop.Oklahoma County District Attorney Vicki Behenna announced Friday that she will file charges for rape in the first degree and forcible oral sodomy.The charges were not yet visible in court records as of Friday afternoon, however. It is the policy of The Oklahoman not to name suspects of crimes before charges are filed.In a
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Prevent boss departs following review into agency failures to stop Southport killer Axel Rudakubana

[ad_1] The head of the government’s counter-terror programme Prevent has reportedly stepped down after it was revealed that the Southport killer’s case was closed before the attack.Michael Stewart has stepped down from his role at Prevent, following a review which revealed Axel Rudakubana’s case had been closed prematurely after he was referred three times between December 2019 and April 2021.Rudakubana was given a life sentence with a minimum term of
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What to know about Carlo Acutis, the Catholic Church’s new millennial saint

[ad_1] Carlo Acutis will become the Catholic Church’s first millennial saint at a solemn canonization Mass on April 27 in St. Peter’s Square. But throngs of pilgrims are already flocking to the church in Assisi, Italy, where his body wearing sneakers, jeans and a sweatshirt lies in a shrine.Here’s more on the teenage boy who’s generating uncommon devotion.Who was Carlo Acutis?Carlo Acutis was born on May 3, 1991, in London
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A partial solar eclipse will stun in the sky this Saturday. Here’s how and where you’ll be able to see it.

[ad_1] Skygazers will be treated to yet another celestial event, just weeks after a total lunar eclipse created a dazzling blood moon in the night sky. A partial solar eclipse will create a unique-looking sunrise on Saturday, March 29, but it will only be visible in the Northeastern U.S., eastern Canada, western Africa and Europe.Every year, there are two to five solar eclipses that can occur of any type —
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North Carolina judge challenging outcome of race wore Confederate uniform in college photo

[ad_1] WASHINGTON (AP) — A judge challenging the outcome of his North Carolina Supreme Court race was photographed wearing Confederate military garb and posing before a Confederate battle flag when he was a member of a college fraternity that glorified the pre-Civil War South.The emergence of the photographs comes at a delicate time for Jefferson Griffin, a Republican appellate judge who is seeking a spot on North Carolina's highest court.