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Outdated intel likely led US to carry out deadly strike on Iranian elementary school, AP sources say

WASHINGTON (AP) — Outdated intelligence likely led to the United States carrying out a deadly missile strike on an elementary school in Iran that killed over 165 people, many of them children, in the opening hours of the conflict, according to a U.S. official and a second person briefed on findings of a preliminary U.S military investigation into the incident.

The bombing of the school and its casualties involving children has become a focal point of the war, and if ultimately confirmed to be at the hands of the U.S., would also stand among the highest civilian casualty events... Read More

Texas man executed for fatally stabbing girlfriend and her son as survivor of attack looks on

HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) — A Texas man was put to death Wednesday evening for fatally stabbing his girlfriend and her 8-year-old son in 2013, apologizing profusely to her older son who survived with multiple stab wounds and witnessed the execution.

Cedric Ricks, 51, was pronounced dead at 6:55 p.m. CDT following a lethal dose of the sedative pentobarbital at the state penitentiary in Huntsville.

He was condemned for the May 2013 killings of 30-year-old Roxann Sanchez and her son Anthony Figueroa at their apartment in the greater Dallas-Fort Worth suburb of Bedford... Read More

Arizona State not renewing coach Bobby Hurley's contract after 11 up-and-down seasons

TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — Bobby Hurley’s tenure as Arizona State’s coach is over after 11 up-and-down seasons.

Arizona State athletic director Graham Rossini announced on Wednesday that Hurley’s contract will not be renewed, just hours after the Sun Devils’ blowout loss to No. 7 Iowa State in the Big 12 tournament.

Hurley will be placed on paid administrative leave through the remainder of his contract, which ends in June.

“Bobby Hurley has made incredible contributions to the sport of basketball, and that certainly includes many memorable moments... Read More

Iran targets busiest international airport as top UN body demands halt to attacks on Gulf neighbors

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran targeted the world’s busiest international airport Wednesday and attacked commercial ships as U.S. and Israeli strikes rocked Tehran and the U.N.’s most powerful body demanded a halt to Iran’s strikes on its Gulf neighbors that threaten the world’s oil supply.

The latest attacks marked an escalation in the Islamic Republic's campaign aimed at generating enough global economic pain to pressure the United States and Israel to end the war that started 12 days ago. But there were no signs that the conflict was letting up.
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China is expected to push for an ethnic unity law that critics say will cement assimilation

BEIJING (AP) — China is moving to approve a sweeping law to promote what it calls “ethnic unity,” a measure that critics say would further erode the rights of some minority groups as authorities cement a push toward assimilation.

The law, expected to be approved by the country's ceremonial legislature Thursday, is designed to foster “a stronger sense of community among all ethnic groups in the Chinese nation,” said Lou Qinjian, a delegate to the National People’s Congress who introduced the proposal to the whole body.

The proposed law lays out the need to... Read More

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Outdated intel likely led US to carry out deadly strike on Iranian elementary school, AP sources say

Texas man executed for fatally stabbing girlfriend and her son as survivor of attack looks on

Arizona State not renewing coach Bobby Hurley's contract after 11 up-and-down seasons

Iran targets busiest international airport as top UN body demands halt to attacks on Gulf neighbors

China is expected to push for an ethnic unity law that critics say will cement assimilation

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