WASHINGTON, April 25 (Reuters) – An Egyptian family which was released from more than 10 months of immigration detention this week following court orders was taken into custody again by federal authorities on Saturday, lawyers said. Hayam El Gamal and her five children aged 5 to 18 were detained less than 48 hours after a …
Acting on a telephone tip, then-Associated Press Moscow correspondent Carol J. Williams and another Western journalist drove to a cemetery in the northwestern part of the capital, where they discovered the simple graves of some of the victims. The journalists were briefly detained by police at the cemetery and accused of trespassing but were able …
ATLANTA (AP) — Karl-Anthony Towns had his first postseason triple-double, OG Anunoby scored 22 points and the New York Knicks recovered after back-to-back losses to beat the Atlanta Hawks 114-98 on Saturday night, tying the Eastern Conference playoff series at 2-2. Towns had 20 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists. The 11th-year All-Star became the …
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump was reported uninjured and other top leaders of the United States were evacuated from an annual dinner of White House correspondents on Saturday night after an unspecified threat. There did not immediately appear to be any injuries, and one law-enforcement official said a shooter opened fire. The Secret Service …
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles Dodgers marked the 50th anniversary of Rick Monday rescuing the American flag from being burned in a 1976 game against the Chicago Cubs on Saturday. Monday and his wife, Barbaralee, held up the preserved flag on the field to a standing ovation. Monday was playing center field for …
Watch the moment of a security incident at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner – CBS News Watch CBS News A security incident occurred during the White House Correspondents’ Dinner on Saturday night. The stage was cleared, including President Trump.
President Trump was evacuated from the White House Correspondents’ Dinner Saturday night following a security incident outside the ballroom of the Washington Hilton Hotel. The evacuation occurred just after 8:30 p.m. ET following what sounded like loud bangs sent attendees scurrying. Mr. Trump and first lady Melania Trump were whisked off the stage by Secret …
BELFAST, April 26 (Reuters) – A car exploded outside of a police station near Belfast overnight, Northern Ireland’s Belfast Telegraph newspaper reported on Sunday, but it said no police officers had been injured. The Police Service of Northern Ireland said in a statement that an evacuation operation was taking place following a security alert in …
PHOENIX (AP) — Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 42 points in a brilliant shooting performance, Ajay Mitchell added 15 in place of the injured Jalen Williams and the Oklahoma City Thunder beat the Phoenix Suns 121-109 on Saturday to take a 3-0 lead in the Western Conference first-round series. Gilgeous-Alexander — the league’s reigning MVP — hit …
KYIV, April 26 (Reuters) – Ukraine is commemorating the 40th anniversary of the Chornobyl nuclear disaster on Sunday amid lingering fears that Russia’s four-year-old war could spark a repeat of the world’s worst nuclear disaster. Kyiv says Moscow has repeatedly sent missiles and drones on a flight path near the plant to attack Ukrainian cities, …