Now, here we go with hursday's news. |
What to know about Trump's surrender in Atlanta |
Trump is expected to surrender Thursday to face the fourth criminal case against him — and the second for conspiring with others to overturn the results of the 2020 election he lost in Georgia. In the current case, Trump and his 18 co-defendants, who are accused of trying to steal the 2020 presidential election in Georgia, are expected to be booked at the notorious Fulton County Jail in downtown Atlanta. But the former president likely won't stay there long given his stature and the worldwide attention on the case. The booking process is expected to yield a historic first: a mug shot of a former American president. Read more |
Republican candidates spar over Trump, war in Ukraine and abortion |
Eight Republican presidential candidates battled Wednesday over Ukraine, abortion and the Jan. 6 Capitol riot as they gathered in Milwaukee for their first primary debate of the 2024 cycle. |
With Donald Trump absent, the frontrunner's name came up when candidates were asked whether they would support Trump if he is convicted. Most of the candidates raised their hands. | Republican presidential candidate Biotech entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy (far right- lives a thumbs down as other candidates speak at Fiserv Forum during the first 2023 Republican presidential debate in Milwaukee on Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2023 Mike De Sisti / The Milwaukee Jo, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel |
Wagner chief who plotted coup presumed dead in Russia plane crash |
Russian mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin and top officers of his private Wagner Group military were presumed dead in a plane crash that was widely seen as an assassination, two months after they staged a mutiny that dented Russian President Vladimir Putin's authority. All 10 people on the flight from Moscow to St. Petersburg were killed when the plane came down. Unconfirmed media reports said the plane belonged to Prigozhin, who led his forces on a march that came within 120 miles of Moscow before turning around June 24. Read more | This photograph posted on a Wagner linked Telegram channel @grey_zone on August 23, 2023, shows a burning plane wreckage near the village of Kuzhenkino, Tver region. HANDOUT, TELEGRAM/ @grey_zone/AFP via Get |
3 dead, 6 injured in mass shooting at Southern California biker bar |
At least 3 people are dead and six others are injured after a shooter opened fire Wednesday night at a biker bar in Southern California, authorities said. The shooting occurred around 7 p.m. at Cook's Corner in Trabuco Canyon, a small unincorporated community in eastern Orange County. The Orange County Sheriff's Department said four victims were confirmed dead at the scene, including the suspected shooter. Wednesday's shooting rampage is the latest in a series of mass shootings that has made 2023 one of the most violent on record. Read more | In an image from video, authorities work at the scene of a fatal shooting Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2023, at Cook's Corner, a biker bar in rural Trabuco Canyon, Calif., in Orange County. (ABC7 Los Angeles via AP) AP |
Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft successfully lands near lunar south pole |
Chandrayaan-3 has deployed a rover on the moon to search for signs of water after it successfully landed on the moon Wednesday, etching India into history as the fourth country to land a spacecraft on the lunar surface. The Indian Space Research Organization launched Chandrayaan-3 over a month ago with the goal of landing near the lunar south pole, where it made a soft landing at about 8:33 a.m. EDT Wednesday. The mission marks the first landing of any country near the south pole. The world watched the progress of Chandrayaan-3 after the loss of Russia's Luna-25, which crashed into the lunar surface Sunday. Read more | On August 23, 2023, the Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft is shown seconds before its successful lunar landing on the south pole of the Moon. AFP PHOTO /HANDOUT/Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) |
Photo of the day: Japan begins release of treated radioactive wastewater |
The operator of the tsunami-wrecked Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant says it has begun releasing its first batch of treated radioactive water into the Pacific Ocean — a controversial step, but a milestone for Japan's battle with the growing radioactive water stockpile. Japanese fisher groups have opposed the plan for fear it will further damage the reputation of their seafood. Groups in China and South Korea have also raised concern, making it a political and diplomatic issue. Read more | Protester holds a sign during a rally against the treated radioactive water release from the damaged Fukushima nuclear power plant, in front of Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings (TEPCO) headquarters, Thursday, Aug. 24, 2023, in Tokyo. Norihiro Haruta, AP |
Associated Press contributed reporting. | | | |
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