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VR headsets are 'hope machines' inside California prisons, offering escape and practical experience
CHOWCHILLA, Calif. (AP) — Jacob Smith has been in prison for two decades, but he and other inmates are still taking regular trips to far-flung, exotic locales. No passport required, just a virtual reality headset.“I went to Thailand, man!” Smith recalled with a grin, describing the first time he strapped on a VR device and was transported to the lush landscapes and bustling markets of Southeast Asia.
A Los Angeles-based nonprofit is bringing the technology to California prisons with the goal of providing inmates a brief escape and, more importantly, exposure to... Read More
6 people killed in Mississippi rampage, including 7-year-old girl. Suspect charged with murder
WEST POINT, Miss. (AP) — A 24-year-old Mississippi man killed six people — his father, brother, uncle, 7-year-old cousin, a church pastor and the pastor’s brother — at three locations during a Friday night rampage in a rural area, authorities said.Daricka M. Moore was arrested at a police roadblock in Cedarbluff just before midnight after dozens of local, state and federal officers flooded the northeast Mississippi area.
Moore was being held without bail Saturday at the Clay County jail in West Point on murder charges and ahead of an expected initial appearance... Read More
Slow-moving prisoner releases in Venezuela enter 3rd day
SAN FRANCISCO DE YARE, Venezuela (AP) — As Venezuelan detainee Diógenes Angulo left a prison in San Francisco de Yare after a year and five months behind bars, his family appeared to be in shock.He was detained two days before the 2024 presidential election after he posted a video of an opposition demonstration in Barinas, the home state of the late President Hugo Chávez.
As he emerged from the jail in San Francisco de Yare, approximately an hour's drive south of the capital Caracas, he learned that former President Nicolás Maduro had been captured by U.S. forces... Read More
Anti-ICE protesters assemble across the US after shootings in Minneapolis and Portland, Oregon
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Thousands of people marched in Minneapolis Saturday to protest the fatal shooting of a woman by a federal immigration officer there and the shooting of two people in Portland, Oregon, as Minnesota leaders urged demonstrators to remain peaceful.The Minneapolis gathering was one of hundreds of protests planned in towns and cities across the country over the weekend. It came in a city on edge since the killing of Renee Good on Wednesday by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer.
“We’re all living in fear right now,” said Meghan Moore, a... Read More
US launches new retaliatory strikes against ISIS in Syria after deadly ambush
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. has launched another round of retaliatory strikes against the Islamic State in Syria following last month’s ambush that killed two U.S. soldiers and one American civilian interpreter in the country.The large-scale strikes, conducted by the U.S. alongside partner forces, occurred around 12:30 p.m. ET, according to U.S. Central Command. The strikes hit multiple Islamic State targets across Syria.
Saturday’s strikes are part of a broader operation that is part of President Donald Trump’s response to the deadly ISIS attack that killed Sgt... Read More
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- 6 people killed in Mississippi rampage, including 7-year-old girl. Suspect charged with murder
- Anti-ICE protesters assemble across the US after shootings in Minneapolis and Portland, Oregon
- Nicaraguaâs government says itâs freeing detainees after pressure from the US
- Virginia man pleads not guilty to charges in DC pipe bomb case
- Protests in Iran reach the 2-week mark as authorities intensify crackdown
- Supporters press for a DC memorial to Thomas Paine, whose writings helped fuel the Revolutionary War
- Trump pushes a 1-year, 10% cap on credit card interest rates and banks balk
- Stafford gets first nod for AP All-Pro. Garrett, Nacua and Smith-Njigba are unanimous choices
- Congress is debating the possible consequences for ICE and even Noem after Renee Good's killing
- Doctors say changes to US vaccine recommendations are confusing parents and could harm kids
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