Advertisement

March 8, 2002 / 5:47 PM

Hit-and-run suspect faces higher bond

FORT WORTH, Texas, March 8 (UPI) -- The nurse's aide charged with murder in a bizarre hit-and-run accident was jailed Friday after a judge increased her bond from $10,000 to $250,000. Chante Mallard allegedly hit a homeless man with her car, drove home with his body impaled in the windshield, and then allowed him to die in her garage.

Advertisement

Germany arrests 2 over spying on U.S. bases for Russia

World News // 16 minutes ago

Germany arrests 2 over spying on U.S. bases for Russia

April 18 (UPI) -- Two men with dual German-Russian citizenship were arrested this week in a suspected plot to sabotage two U.S. military bases in the country in connection with its support of Ukraine, prosecutors said.

Kennedy family to endorse Biden's re-election campaign in Philadelphia

U.S. News // 1 hour ago

Kennedy family to endorse Biden's re-election campaign in Philadelphia

April 18 (UPI) -- The Kennedy family is set to endorse President Joe Biden in his 2024 presidential campaign in Philadelphia on Thursday.

8 World Food Program trucks cross into Gaza on new route

World News // 1 hour ago

8 World Food Program trucks cross into Gaza on new route

April 18 (UPI) -- The first U.N. World Food Program trucks since the opening of Israel's Ashdod port to international humanitarian aid shipments crossed into the Gaza strip, the Israeli military said.

Trump to return to New York courtroom as jury selection continues in hush-money trial

U.S. News // 3 hours ago

Trump to return to New York courtroom as jury selection continues in hush-money trial

April 17 (UPI) -- Former President Donald Trump is back in a New York courtroom Thursday for more jury selection, after trial proceedings in his hush-money case took a one-day break. Seven jurors were sworn in Tuesday.

World Bank announces plan to provide electricity access to 300M Africans

World News // 3 hours ago

World Bank announces plan to provide electricity access to 300M Africans

April 18 (UPI) -- The World Bank has announced a partnership with its African counterpart that aims to provide at least 300 million people in the continent with electricity by the end of the decade.

China denounces U.S. shipbuilding probe as politically motivated 'mistake'

World News // 4 hours ago

China denounces U.S. shipbuilding probe as politically motivated 'mistake'

April 18 (UPI) -- China late Wednesday called on the United States to end its investigation into its shipbuilding industry, denouncing the probe as a politically motivated "mistake."

On This Day: Ireland declares independence from Britain

Top News // 6 hours ago

On This Day: Ireland declares independence from Britain

April 18 (UPI) -- On April 18, 1949, the Republic of Ireland formally declared itself independent from Britain.

UPI Almanac for Thursday, April 18, 2024

Top News // 6 hours ago

UPI Almanac for Thursday, April 18, 2024

On April 18, 1949, the Republic of Ireland formally declared itself independent from Britain.

Los Angeles officer who fatally shot 14-year-old girl in 2021 will not be charged

U.S. News // 6 hours ago

Los Angeles officer who fatally shot 14-year-old girl in 2021 will not be charged

April 18 (UPI) -- No charges will be filed against the Los Angeles police officer who shot and killed a 14-year-old girl inside a clothing store in 2021, the California attorney general said.

Man gets 47 years to life for kidnapping 9-year-old girl from New York park

U.S. News // 8 hours ago

Man gets 47 years to life for kidnapping 9-year-old girl from New York park

April 17 (UPI) -- A 47-year-old man from New York has been sentenced to 47 years to life after admitting to kidnapping and sexually assaulting a 9-year-old girl last fall.

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement