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Northern Star

The Student News Site of Northern Illinois University

Northern Star

The Student News Site of Northern Illinois University

Northern Star

Greek police arrest 7 suspected of attacks on migrants

February 7, 2020

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greek police arrested seven people and were searching for another two on suspicion of planning or carrying out attacks on migrants on the island of Lesbos, authorities said Friday.Police said five Greeks and two foreigners between...

Credit Suisse says CEO Thiam resigns amid spying scandal

February 7, 2020

GENEVA (AP) — Credit Suisse CEO Tidjane Thiam is resigning after nearly five years on the job, acknowledging that a spying scandal caused “anxiety and hurt” and tarnished the reputation of the top-drawer Swiss bank.The bank said in a statement Friday...

Plaque marking site of slave auctions missing in Virginia

February 7, 2020

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — A plaque marking the site of slave auctions was reported missing and vandalism was found nearby in a Virginia city where a deadly white nationalist rally was held in 2017.An employee with WVIR-TV told police Thursday that...

Russia blacklists over 200 Jehovah’s Witnesses

By DARIA LITVINOVA | February 7, 2020

MOSCOW (AP) — Russian authorities have added over 200 Jehovah's Witnesses to a register of extremists and terrorists, the organization said in a statement Friday.The latest move in a crackdown on the religious group effectively cuts the believers off...

India arrests top Kashmiri leaders under controversial law

By AIJAZ HUSSAIN | February 7, 2020

JAMMU, India (AP) — Indian authorities have arrested two former top elected officials of the disputed Himalayan region of Kashmir under a controversial law that allows authorities to imprison someone for up to two years without trial, officials said...

Legion elects U.S. superior amid new abuse, cover-up crisis

By NICOLE WINFIELD | February 7, 2020

VATICAN CITY (AP) — The Legion of Christ religious order, discredited years ago by its pedophile founder, has elected an American priest as its new superior as it seeks to recover from new sex abuse and cover-up scandals that have renewed calls for...

Court rules fantasy sports contests are illegal gambling

By MARY ESCH | February 6, 2020

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Daily fantasy contests like those operated by FanDuel and DraftKings face an uncertain future in New York after an appellate court ruled Thursday that a 2016 law legalizing such games violated a constitutional prohibition on gambling.The...

Barr warns against Chinese ‘dominance’ in wireless networks

By ERIC TUCKER | February 6, 2020

WASHINGTON (AP) — Attorney General William Barr waded into ongoing diplomatic tensions between the United States and China on Thursday, decrying what he said was Beijing's determination to establish “dominance” in the market of next-generation,...

Walmart shooting suspect charged with federal hate crimes

By MICHAEL BALSAMO and CEDAR ATTANASIO | February 6, 2020

WASHINGTON (AP) — The man accused of killing 22 people and wounding two dozen more in a shooting that targeted Mexicans in the border city of El Paso, Texas, has been charged with federal hate crimes.Patrick Crusius, 21, has been charged with 90 counts...

Official: US citizen believed kidnapped in Afghanistan

By ERIC TUCKER | February 6, 2020

WASHINGTON (AP) — An American citizen has been kidnapped in Afghanistan by a Taliban-affiliated group, a U.S. official said Thursday, and authorities are working to rescue him.U.S. officials believe Mark Frerichs of Lombard, Illinois, was kidnapped...

Texas executes man who killed 5, including wife, children

By JUAN A. LOZANO and MICHAEL GRACZYK | February 6, 2020

HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) — A Dallas man was executed Thursday evening for a shooting in which he killed his wife, two children and two other relatives during a drug-fueled rage nearly 18 years ago.Prosecutors say Abel Ochoa was high on crack cocaine and...

Auditor: More than $4M stolen from Mississippi welfare funds

By JEFF AMY and EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS | February 6, 2020

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi's state auditor said Thursday that investigators believe at least $4 million in federal welfare money was stolen by the former head of the state welfare agency and others in the nation's poorest state.At least $48,000...

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