Day: August 4, 2023

South Korea detains suspect who allegedly stabbed a high school teacher after waiting outside his classroom

1:17 pm August 4, 2023

South Korean police detained a man suspected of stabbing a high school teacher with a knife Friday in the city of Daejeon. The stabbing follows a separate, apparently random attack on Thursday in which 14 people were wounded near a busy subway station in Seongnam. Officials at the Daejeon Metropolitan Police Agency didn’t immediately release […]

Georgia landslide kills at least 7, leaves over 30 others missing

1:16 pm August 4, 2023

A landslide hit a resort area in the mountains of the country of Georgia, killing at least seven people and leaving more than 30 missing, officials and news reports said Friday. The landslide hit the Shovi area on Thursday. Shovi, about 85 miles northwest of the capital Tbilisi, is popular for its mineral springs and […]

New Jersey to honor LT. Gov. Sheila Oliver with 3-day state funeral

1:01 pm August 4, 2023

New Jersey will send off Lt. Gov. Sheila Oliver, who died after being hospitalized this week, with a three-day state funeral. Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy said in a statement that Oliver’s remains would lie in state in the Capitol rotunda Thursday, followed by a similar honor in her home county’s historic courthouse on Aug. 11. […]

US to finally end decades-long ‘forever wars’ this year, Republican says

1:00 pm August 4, 2023

The U.S. may finally see an end to its “forever wars” before the year is over, said Rep. Ken Buck, R-Colo., one of several lawmakers working to kill decades-old war authorizations that have let presidents mount operations all over the world without the express approval of Congress. “Congress has a constitutional duty to oversee the […]

Cyprus approves use of human COVID-19 medication to fight lethal virus mutation in cats

11:53 am August 4, 2023

Cyprus’ veterinarians association on Friday lauded a government decision to allow its stock of human coronavirus medication to be used on cats to fight a local mutation of a feline virus that has killed thousands of animals on the Mediterranean island. The association said in a statement that it had petitioned the government for access […]