US steps up attacks on Islamic State oil trucks in Syria
WASHINGTON (AP) – The U.S. military is accelerating its attacks on tanker trucks used by the Islamic State to haul oil for its lucrative smuggling operations. A U.S. spokesman in Baghdad said Monday that the U.S. hit 283 oil tanker trucks in eastern Syria on Saturday as part of a concerted campaign to cripple the…
Ex-student applies for probation over mac and cheese rant
ROCKVILLE, Conn. (AP) – A former University of Connecticut student who went on a drunken, obscenity-laced tirade about jalapeno-bacon macaroni and cheese last month has applied for probation. The Hartford Courant reports that Luke Gatti applied for accelerated rehabilitation on Monday at Rockville Superior Court. The 19-year-old former freshman from Bayville, New York, faces misdemeanor…
Three New Ebola Cases In Liberia, After West African Nation Declared Ebola Free
MONROVIA, Liberia (AP) — Three new Ebola cases have been confirmed in Liberia, a health official said Friday, more than two months after the West African nation was declared Ebola-free for a second time. It is a setback for Liberia, one of the three countries hit hardest by the worst Ebola outbreak in history. The…
Well Planned Mali Attack Took Advantage Of Security Lapses
BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — The heavily armed Islamic extremists who shot up a luxury hotel in Mali’s capital, killing 19 people, timed their assault for the moment when guards would be the most lax, allowing them to easily blast their way past a five-man security team before turning their weapons on terrified guests, a security…
Radisson Hotel In Mali Attacked
BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — Islamic extremists armed with guns and throwing grenades stormed the Radisson Blu hotel in Mali’s capital Friday morning, killing at least three people and initially taking numerous hostages, authorities said. The Brussels-based Rezidor Hotel group that operates the hotel said early on that the assailants had “locked in” 140 guests and…
Experts: Black studies programs facing campus challenges
( KTRS ) Protests by black University of Missouri students that forced the administration to address racism, mirror efforts made decades ago that led many majority white schools to create African-American studies and other programs. But some experts say those programs and ethnic studies departments across the country are struggling with funding, low-staffing and dwindling…
Former Subway pitchman sentenced to 15+ years in prison
INDIANAPOLIS, IN (AP) – Former Subway pitchman Jared Fogle was sentenced to more than 15 years in prison on Thursday for trading in child pornography and having sex with underage prostitutes, with the judge describing his “perversion and lawlessness” as “extreme.” Judge Tanya Walton Pratt disregarded prosecutors’ recommendation that Fogle get 12 years behind bars, opting…