Evidence of traumatic brain injury in shooter who killed 18 in deadliest shooting in Maine history

Evidence of traumatic brain injury in shooter who killed 18 in deadliest shooting in Maine history

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — Robert Card, an Army reservist who shot and killed 18 people in Maine last year, had significant evidence of traumatic brain injuries, according to a brain tissue analysis by researchers from Boston University that was released Wednesday.There was degeneration in the nerve fibers that allow for communication between different areas of

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South Africa urges top UN court to impose more emergency orders on Israel to end starvation in Gaza

South Africa urges top UN court to impose more emergency orders on Israel to end starvation in Gaza

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Citing “widespread starvation” in Gaza, South Africa on Wednesday urged the United Nations’ top court to order Israel to allow humanitarian aid into the war-torn region, as part of an ongoing case alleging that Israel’s military campaign in Gaza breaches the Genocide Convention. Israel strongly denies breaching the convention.South Africa

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8 teens injured in Philadelphia bus shooting, 4th gunfire incident in as many days

8 teens injured in Philadelphia bus shooting, 4th gunfire incident in as many days

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Eight teenagers were injured Wednesday in a shooting involving a Philadelphia city bus, authorities said, the fourth gunfire incident on the transit system in as many days.The latest shooting took place in the afternoon in northeast Philadelphia, said John Golden, a spokesperson for the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority, or SEPTA. Just before

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