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The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said Friday it killed Wissam Khazem, whom it described as the Hamas leader in the city of Jenin, in an exchange of gunfire after he was identified “in a vehicle in the area.” The military said it had found weapons and money in the vehicle. Two others were also killed as they tried to flee the vehicle, according to the Israeli military, naming them as Maysara Masharqa and Arafat Amer. The IDF said both men belonged to Hamas and “operated under the command of Khazem and took part in shooting attacks against Israeli communities.” In a statement, the Al-Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of Hamas, acknowledged the three men’s deaths and confirmed Khazem was one of its leaders in Jenin. The Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades, a network of Palestinian armed groups, said Masharqa was its “most prominent field commanders” in Jenin. As of Friday, 19 Palestinians have been killed during an expansive Israeli military operation in the West Bank that includes the cities of Jen...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — A Republican state representative in central Florida has been indicted on felony forgery charges related to her administration of a private Christian school that she helped run with her family. Carolina Amesty, 29, turned herself in to authorities at the Orange County Jail on Thursday and was booked on four felony counts. That is after a grand jury found that Amesty forged a man’s signature on a document that she notarized in 2021 while working as an administrator at her family's Central Christian Academy, according to State Attorney Andrew Bain. The alleged forgery happened before Amesty was elected to the Florida House of Representatives. Each of the charges are third-degree felonies, punishable by up to five years in prison and $5,000 in fines. The indictment of Amesty — who is currently running for reelection in her district west of Orlando — follows investigations by the Orlando Sentinel into Amesty's background, financial practices and role ...

The final investigation report (attached) concludes that, based on all the facts and circumstances, Nashua Police Officers Cameron Hult, Wade Hansen, and Connor Reynolds were legally justified in their individual uses of deadly force against Heath Thompson as he fired upon them,” Formella said. No charges will be filed against the officers, Formella said. Investigators obtained and reviewed 43 video recordings from the night of the incident from officer-worn body cameras and patrol vehicle cameras, Formella said in his report. Police responded to the home at 49 Marie Ave. after receiving a 911 call at 11:46 p.m. on Jan. 20 reporting a domestic disturbance at the home. A man had called police to report that

State Coroner Terry Ryan on Thursday ended his 17-day inquiry into the cause of the violence that claimed six lives. He will release the findings of his investigation and make recommendations aimed at preventing a repeat of the tragedy at a later date. The lawyer leading evidence in the inquiry, Ruth O’Gorman, told Ryan in her final submissions that the Trains believed the “End Times were imminent.” The court has heard that the Trains followed the Christian fundamentalist belief system known as pre-millennialism that

With less than 70 days remaining until Election Day, former President Donald Trump continues to try to clarify his views on abortion and IVF treatments. The Republican nominee sent mixed signals this week with a series of comments on reproductive rights. On Thursday, he proposed that the government and insurers pay for IVF treatments and said Florida’s six-week abortion ban was too short. On Friday, however, Trump clarified that he would vote to oppose a measure to expand abortion access. Democrats say the Republican presidential nominee is trying to use the pledge of forcing insurers to pay for expensive IVF treatments as a ploy to get votes

Ronrecco V. Taylor, who was homeless, was pronounced deceased on the scene, the East Alton Police Department said in a news release. Police officers and firefighters were called at 12:03 a.m. Wednesday to the railroad tracks near the 100 block of Goulding Street for a pedestrian hit by a train, according to the news release. The Amtrak train that hit Taylor was going south on Union Pacific Railroad tracks. The death appears to be “accidental in nature,” the release states. The police department is investigating Taylor’s death with the assistance of the Madison County Coroner’s Office, Amtrak and Union Pacific Railroad.