Crooked Bough News Round-up

— Sheriff: Suspect doused man at Tampa gas station, set him on fire

 

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A Florida man was arrested after allegedly dousing another man with gasoline at a Tampa service station and lighting him on fire, sheriff's officials said Monday.

— Biden remembers Americans who ‘gave all’ in annual Memorial Day speech

 

at 5/29/23 12:50pm

President Joe Biden delivered a solemn speech at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va., Monday for the 155th Memorial Day observance ceremony.

— Indian army makes arrests as ethnic violence escalates in Manipur state

 

at 5/29/23 12:32pm

Indian authorities said Monday they have carried out a wave of arrests in northeastern state of Manipur after renewed ethnic clashes over the weekend resulted in more deaths.

— Iran's Khamenei says he would 'welcome' diplomatic ties with Egypt

 

at 5/29/23 12:03pm

Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei said Monday his country would be interested in resuming diplomatic relations with Egypt, which has long-standing ties with the country's regional rival Israel.

— Japanese prime minister fires son over party photos at official residence

 

at 5/29/23 11:19am

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida confirmed Monday he has fired his eldest son Shotaro as his executive secretary after continued outcry over a party held at the official residence in December.

— Polish president poised to sign controversial Russian influence law

 

at 5/29/23 11:10am

Polish President Andrzej Duda said Monday he will sign a controversial new law backers say is meant to stem Russian influence in the country's politics but which others see as a means to stifle opposition.

— Police arrest Ariz. man after 4 killed, another hurt in weekend shooting spree

 

at 5/29/23 10:46am

Authorities in Arizona have arrested a man charged with killing four people and shooting and injuring one other during a crime spree over the weekend, the Mesa Police Department confirmed Monday.

— Uganda's Museveni signs harsh anti-LGBTQ measure into law

 

at 5/29/23 9:23am

Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni on Monday signed a controversial anti-LGBTQ bill under which homosexuals can draw life sentences for "gay sexual conduct" and the death penalty for other related crimes.

— Spanish PM calls snap general election after big losses by ruling party

 

at 5/29/23 9:11am

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez on Monday announced a snap general election after his ruling Socialist Workers' Party suffered significant defeats during local elections in the country.

— No deaths reported in Iowa apartment collapse; rescuers still at work

 

at 5/29/23 8:51am

Rescuers at the scene of a collapsed apartment building in Davenport, Iowa, have found no bodies and there have not yet been any credible reports of missing persons, authorities said Monday.

— Kyiv defenses hold up in new record Russian attack on Ukrainian capital

 

at 5/29/23 8:22am

Russia hit Kyiv with a record wave of drone and missile attacks with back-to-back raids overnight Monday and then again in a rare afternoon strike.

— Bola Ahmed Tinubu sworn in as Nigeria's president amid economic challenges

 

at 5/29/23 7:59am

Bola Ahmed Tinubu was sworn into office as Nigeria's 16th president on Monday, vowing to tackle persistent problems such as endemic corruption and promising to revamp the economy.

— Turkish lira tumbles day after Erdogan's re-election

 

at 5/29/23 7:08am

Turkey's currency, the lira, tumbled to new lows against the U.S. dollar on Monday, the day after President Recep Tayyip Erdogan won a new five-year term, presenting a new challenge to his embattled rule.

— Biden announces deal to avoid default; urges Congress to it to his desk

 

at 5/29/23 3:59am

A bipartisan deal has been struck to raise the country's debt ceiling, President Joe Biden announced Sunday evening, while urging Congress to pass the legislation.

— Four dead after tourist boat capsizes in Northern Italian lake

 

at 5/29/23 2:20am

Authorities in Italy said Monday that they have recovered the bodies of four people after a tourist boat capsized over the weekend on Lake Maggiore in high winds.

— Japan says it will destroy North Korean missiles after satellite launch alert

 

at 5/29/23 1:28am

Japan said Monday that it will shoot down North Korean missiles that enter its territory after Pyongyang notified Tokyo of its plan to launch a satellite between May 31 and June 11.

— South Africa to investigate U.S. claims of loading sanctioned Russian vessel with weapons

 

at 5/29/23 1:19am

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has appointed a panel to investigate U.S. allegations that weapons to be used in the Ukraine war were loaded onto a sanctioned Russian cargo ship docked in the African nation.

— On This Day, May 29: Edmund Hillary, Tenzing Norgay summit Everest

 

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On May 29, 1977, 1953, Edmund Hillary of New Zealand and Tenzing Norgay of Nepal became the first humans to reach the top of Mount Everest.

— Rescue operations underway after building collapses in Davenport

 

at 5/28/23 11:20pm

Rescue operations were underway Sunday night after a six-story building partially collapsed in the eastern Iowa city of Davenport.

— Body of escaped Ohio inmate recovered, ending five-day manhunt

 

at 5/28/23 9:51pm

An inmate convicted of murder who escaped from an Ohio correctional facility last week has been found dead in Kentucky, authorities said.

— At least 1 dead and 3 missing after tourist boat overturns on Italian lake

 

at 5/28/23 4:48pm

At least one person died and three remain missing after a boat was overturned by high winds on Italy's Lake Maggiore Sunday.

— Baby raccoon euthanized after being brought for grooming

 

at 5/28/23 2:52pm

A baby raccoon taken for a nail trim at a Petco location in Maine was euthanized and checked for rabies, as investigators seek more information about the woman who had sought to groom the animal.

As of 5/29/23 4:53pm. Last new 5/29/23 1:48pm.