Last missing 9/11 victim photo placed in museum
The final photo of a victim of the 9/11 terrorist attacks was placed on the memorial wall Wednesday at the 9/11 Memorial & Museum. An empty space with an image of an oak leaf held the spot for Antonio Dorsey Pratt for years. (June 29) (AP Video/Joseph B. Frederick)
news.yahoo.comCarpentersville man convicted of child sex assault after skipping out on his Kane County trial
Hugo Contreras, a Carpentersville resident convicted of sexually assaulting two underage victims for six years, is being sought on an arrest warrant after skipping bail during his bench trial.
chicagotribune.comFrance kills IS militant linked to Niger giraffe park attack
The French army says it has “neutralized” a regional Islamic State group leader wanted in connection with the killing of seven aid workers, mostly French citizens, and a leading guide in a Niger giraffe park in August 2020
washingtonpost.comGunmen release 100 kidnapped victims in northwest Nigeria
Gunmen in northwest Nigeria have released 100 kidnapped victims, many of them nursing mothers and children, who had been held captive for about six weeks. Police spokesman in Zamfara State, Mohammed Shehu, said Wednesday that the victims had been abducted from Manawa village on June 8. The government “successfully secured the unconditional release of the victims” without paying any ransom, he said.
news.yahoo.comGun battle at Dallas strip mall leaves 8 injured, including 2 kids, police say
A gun battle broke out between two groups who were each holding their own celebrations at adjacent banquet halls in Dallas early Sunday, leaving eight victims with gunshot wounds, including two juveniles ages 10 and 15, authorities said.
news.yahoo.comSix dead in Colorado Springs shooting at birthday party committed by man who then killed himself, police say
The Colorado Springs Police Department said in a news release that the man “drove to the residence, walked inside and began shooting people at the party before taking his own life.”
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