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Good afternoon and welcome to your afternoon news update from AP. Today, all six airmen on a U.S. refueling plane that crashed in Iraq are dead, U.S. military says; the man who attacked a Michigan synagogue lost relatives in an Israeli airstrike in Lebanon, an official says; and ICE replaces the contractor at its largest detention camp after scrutiny of living conditions.
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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth listens to Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dan Caine, during a press briefing at the Pentagon on March 2. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein) |
All 6 airmen on a US refueling plane that crashed in Iraq are dead, US military says
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All six crew members of a KC-135 refueling aircraft supporting operations against Iran are dead, the U.S. military said Friday, after their plane crashed in western Iraq. The crash followed an unspecified incident involving two aircrafts in "friendly airspace" and the other plane landed safely, the U.S. military said. Read more. |
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Police tape hangs outside the Temple Israel synagogue Friday, March 13, 2026, in West Bloomfield Township, Mich. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya) |
Man who attacked Michigan synagogue lost relatives in Israeli airstrike in Lebanon, official says
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A man with a rifle who crashed into a large Michigan synagogue, in what federal officials say was an attack, had lost four family members in an Israeli airstrike in his native Lebanon last week, an official said Friday. Ayman Mohamad Ghazali, a naturalized U.S. citizen born in Lebanon, was killed by security after ramming into Temple Israel in West Bloomfield Township near Detroit, according to authorities.The FBI, which is leading the investigation, described the attack as an act of violence targeting the Jewish community. Read more. |
ICE replaces contractor at largest detention camp after scrutiny of living conditions
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U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is terminating the contractor running its largest detention facility and replacing it with a more experienced firm that will work to improve medical care and other services, the agency said Friday. With an average of nearly 3,000 detainees in six long tent encampments, evidence has mounted to support claims of overcrowding, medical neglect, malnutrition and emotional distress. Read more.
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An image of Cuban Revolutionary hero Ernesto "Che" Guevara stands next to a TV showing Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel speaking, inside a souvenir shop in Havana, Cuba on Friday. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa) |
Sandy Avila, right, drives her 1966 Chevy Impala SS at the 6th Annual Lady Lowrider Cruise Night in celebration of International Women's Day in Pasadena, Calif., on March 8. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes) |
Low and slow, the enduring style of lowrider culture in photos
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Born in Mexican American and Chicano communities of the American Southwest, lowrider culture has grown from neighborhood boulevards into a globally recognized form of automotive art. Once misunderstood, the movement is now celebrated as a symbol of creativity, craftsmanship and cultural pride. |
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