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The school shooter had an AR-15 weapon and 600 rounds of ammunition

St. LOUIS (AP) — Police say the 19-year-old gunman who killed a teacher and a 15-year-old girl at a St. Louis high school was armed with an AR-15 rifle and what appeared to be more than 600 rounds of ammunition. Orlando Harris also left behind a handwritten note explaining Monday’s shooting at Central High School for the Visual and Performing Arts. Tenth-grader Alexandra Bell and 61-year-old physical education teacher Zhan Kuchka died, seven students were injured. The attack prompted students to barricade doors and huddle in the corners of classrooms, jump from windows and run out of the building in search of safety. Police killed Harris in a shootout.

Doctors say ‘fossil fuel addiction’ is killing and starving millions

A new report by doctors and other health experts says dependence on fossil fuels is making the world sicker and killing people. A report on Tuesday by the prestigious Lancet medical journal said that extreme weather conditions caused by climate change have caused hunger in nearly 100 million people. It also says that heat-related deaths among vulnerable populations have risen by 68% and that pollution from burning coal, oil and natural gas kills 1.2 million people worldwide each year. The Lancet report looks at 43 different health indicators. The authors of the report say that global health problems as a result of global warming are getting worse.

Evade, deny or deceive: Candidates do not specify plans for 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — Presidential candidates running for re-election but dreaming of the nation’s highest office often face an uncomfortable question: Should they commit to serving a full term — should they win — when it’s their prime time to shoot at White Can the house come earlier? Some, like Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, dodge the question. South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem has left herself some wiggle room. California Governor Gavin Newsom has pledged to serve a full term if he wins. But others, including Barack Obama, have said the same thing and changed their minds.

Los Angeles police are investigating the illegal recording of a racist video

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles detectives are investigating whether a tape last year that captured racist remarks by city council members was illegally made. The release of the tapes earlier this month sparked a citywide scandal in the weeks leading up to Election Day. Council president Nuri Martinez resigned in disgrace, while two other council members resisted widespread calls for their ouster. The group contacted the Los Angeles Police Department on Friday and asked the agency to open an investigation. Los Angeles Police Chief Michelle Moore announced the opening of the case on Tuesday during a press conference in response to a question from The Associated Press.

Ukraine accused Russia of deceiving the creation of a bomb at a nuclear plant

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine’s nuclear power operator says Russian troops have carried out secret work at Europe’s largest nuclear power plant. These actions may shed light on Russia’s unsubstantiated claims that Kiev forces are preparing a “provocation” using a radioactive device. Ukrainian nuclear operator Energaatom said on Tuesday that it “believes” the Russians are preparing a “terrorist attack using nuclear materials and radioactive waste” stored at the plant. It claims that the destruction of containers of spent nuclear fuel will lead to a radiation accident and contamination of several hundred square kilometers (miles) of the surrounding area. Ukraine dismissed Moscow’s statement as an attempt to divert attention from the Kremlin’s alleged plans to detonate a dirty bomb.

The panel interviews former Trump aide Hope Hicks on Jan. 6

WASHINGTON (AP) — A House committee on Jan. 6 is questioning Hope Hicks, a longtime aide to former President Donald Trump. This was reported by a person familiar with the course of the meeting. Tuesday’s interview comes as the investigation is wrapping up and the panel has called Trump for interviews in the coming weeks. The person spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss the private meeting. Hicks did not play a major role in the White House’s response to the January 6, 2021 uprising, in which hundreds of Trump supporters stormed the US Capitol and disrupted the certification of victory for President Joe Biden. But Hicks was working in the White House at the time.

Sleep apnea device recalls are delayed, fueling frustration

WASHINGTON (AP) — The massive recall of sleep apnea devices is expected to continue into next year. That has frustrated American patients and prompted federal officials to consider rare legal moves to speed up work on a replacement. Dutch manufacturer Philips has recalled more than 5 million machines worldwide because of the foam, which can break down and release potentially harmful byproducts. While customers should have received the new cars within a year, the company says deliveries will continue into 2023. That left many American patients with a choice between using the recalled device or trying other, riskier remedies. US regulators have warned they may take an unprecedented step by ordering Philips to step up its efforts.

“They took away my great love”: Ukrainian woman is looking for answers

OZERA, Ukraine (AP) — Tatsiana Boykiva watched from a basement door as Russian soldiers interrogated the man she called her great, great love. They took it away, and she never saw it again. Although Bucha has caught the world’s attention, the atrocities there are part of a trail of violence that has spread far and wide. Much of the violence was systemic, not random, planned and carried out within the command structures of the Russian military, an Associated Press and Frontline investigation found. Ukrainian prosecutors say they will investigate every crime committed in this war, but they are trying to investigate more than 40,000 war crimes. As a result, Boykiv was left to look for a husband herself.

Condition of Texas teen who ate touch-and-go burger

A teenager shot by a San Antonio police officer three weeks ago while he was rear-ending while eating a hamburger remains hospitalized and in “very touching condition,” his father said Tuesday in the family’s first public comments since shooting. . At a news conference Tuesday, Eric Cantu said his son is “a little better” but his multiple wounds are “big.” Attorney Ben Crump said the family was told the now-fired officer who shot and killed 17-year-old Eric Cantu had racially profiled him. Cantu was shot and killed on October 2 by Officer James Brennand in a McDonald’s parking lot. After the shooting, the officer was fired and charged with two counts of aggravated assault by a public servant.