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REUTERS

February 11, 2015 - 2:15 pm

NEW YORK — A New York City rookie police officer was charged during a Wednesday court appearance with manslaughter in the second degree and five other offenses for the fatal shooting of an unarmed man while the officer patrolled the darkened stairwell of a housing project last November.

Officer Peter Liang was patrolling with his partner in the Brooklyn apartment complex about 11:15 p.m. on Nov. 20 when his gun fired a single bullet, killing Akai Gurley, 28, who was in the stairwell a flight below with his girlfriend.

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Prosecutors drop most charges against Columbia University student protesters

By Jake Offenhartz The Associated Press

June 22, 2024 - 12:16 pm

Dozens of Columbia University students who were arrested for occupying a campus building as part of a pro-Palestinian protest will have their criminal charges dropped.

Israeli found dead after being shot in the West Bank

By Wafaa Shurafa and Jack Jeffery The Associated Press

June 22, 2024 - 12:11 pm

An Israeli man was fatally shot in a Palestinian town in the northern West Bank Saturday morning, Israel’s army said, while deadly strikes rocked northern Gaza.

Eisenhower aircraft carrier heads home

By Jon Gambrell The Associated Press

June 22, 2024 - 2:27 pm

U.S. officials ordered the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower, the aircraft carrier leading America’s response to the Houthi attacks in the Red Sea, to return home after a twice-extended tour.

Ship found off Israel’s coast could shed light on the navigation skills of ancient mariners

By Melanie Lidman The Associated Press

June 21, 2024 - 1:44 pm

Amid escalating tensions with Hezbollah terrorists in northern Israel and the ongoing Israel-Hamas war in Gaza, a company drilling for natural gas discovered a 3,300-year-old ship.

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USC drops complaints, won’t discipline professor who said ‘Hamas are murderers’

By Matt Hamilton Los Angeles Times

June 21, 2024 - 1:30 pm

A Jewish USC professor will not face discipline after a confrontation with a group of pro-Palestinian students went viral and triggered a storm of controversey on campus.

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Two Israeli soldiers killed in central Gaza

The Associated Press

June 21, 2024 - 1:20 pm

No information was given about the circumstances of the deaths of the two, both of whom were men in their 20s. Three other soldiers were severely injured, the army said.