Day: September 7, 2023

Louisville police officer critically wounded during traffic stop after shots fired from nearby home

1:52 pm September 7, 2023

A police officer in Louisville, Kentucky, was critically wounded during a traffic stop early Thursday when authorities say he was struck by gunfire from a nearby home. The officer was hit in the torso while conducting a traffic stop around 2:30 a.m. in the 4000 block of Kentucky Street, Louisville Metro Police Chief Jacquelyn Gwinn-Villaroel […]

Moroccan senate president postpones historic visit to Israel due to illness

1:16 pm September 7, 2023

Morocco’s senate president has postponed a historic visit to Israel due to a medical emergency, the Israeli parliament announced Wednesday. The announcement came just a day before Enaam Mayara was scheduled to visit Israel’s Knesset, or parliament, on a trip aimed at cementing the fledgling ties between the two countries. Mayara was to be the […]

American caver Mark Dickey trapped 3,400 feet inside Turkish cave, massive rescue effort underway

1:16 pm September 7, 2023

A massive rescue effort is underway in Turkey as an American speleologist remains trapped more than 3,200 feet inside a cave. Mark Dickey, 40, became sick and began suffering from gastrointestinal bleeding during an expedition in the Morca cave in southern Turkey’s Taurus Mountains, according to the European Cave Rescue Association. He was last known […]

Former child star Taylor Momsen was mocked ‘relentlessly’ for iconic Cindy Lou Who role in ‘The Grinch’

1:12 pm September 7, 2023

At the ripe age of 7, Taylor Momsen was introduced to popular culture, starring as Cindy Lou Who in a film adaptation of Dr. Seuss’ “How The Grinch Stole Christmas.” Starring alongside Jim Carrey, who famously portrayed The Grinch, Momsen became synonymous with the starry-eyed Cindy Lou Who whom she played, which made it difficult […]

Mexico ends federal ban on abortion, but state restrictions remain

1:08 pm September 7, 2023

A Mexican Supreme Court ruling that invalidated all federal criminal penalties for abortion continued a regional trend of widening access to the procedure, but left in place a patchwork of varying state restrictions. The high court ordered Wednesday that abortion be removed from the federal penal code, and will require the federal public health service […]