Three commercial ships in the Red Sea faced missile attacks over the weekend.
The US military said a US warship shot down
three drones during yesterday's attack which lasted several hours.
Us central command said Iranian backed how the rebels in Yemen
launched the attacks that are quote fully enabled by Iran.
Centcom added
these attacks represent a direct threat
to international commerce and maritime security.
They have jeopardized the lives of international
crews representing multiple countries around the world.
End
quote.
The US said it will consider all appropriate responses
and the US Air Force has confirmed.
Divers found the remains of five US service members in the wreckage of an
osprey aircraft that crashed off the coast of
Japan last week during a routine training mission.
Us air force confirmed two of the five remains
have been recovered but have not yet been identified.
One crew member was pronounced dead after its remains
were found in the immediate aftermath of the crash.
Well, the search for two remaining missing crew members remains underway.
And in a statement, the Air Force Special Operations Command said quote,
the main priority is bringing the airmen
home and taking care of their family members
and Israel confirmed it is expanding ground operations to the entire Gaza Strip.
The announcement was made yesterday following this.
The Israeli defense forces confirmed today that
they have struck at least 200 targets
with airstrikes across the 25 mile enclave. The
for more evacuations in southern Gaza as it expands its military offensive there.
Weeks after thousands of civilians relocated to that very area in South Gaza,
the United Nations estimates that nearly 2 million people,
the majority of Gaza's population have been displaced.
The death toll in Gaza is over 15,000 people.
Gaza's Health Ministry confirmed the ministry said 70%
of those killed were women and Children.
Nine of Gaza's hospitals are still functioning.
This comes just days after the end of a seven day truce.
Yesterday,
Israel recalled its team of negotiators from
Qatar after discussions reached an impasse.
Hamas responded in a statement saying that there will
be no further hostage released until the war ends.
A former US diplomat has been arrested and accused of being a secret Cuban spy.
73 year old Manuel Rocha
who served as an ambassador to Bolivia was arrested on
Friday in Miami following a long running FBI counterintelligence investigation.
The associated press reported Rocha
had been accused of working to promote the Cuban
government's interests and during his 25 year diplomatic career,
Rocha
spent most of his time in Latin America.
He also briefly worked in US Interest
section in Cuba during Fidel Castro's communist regime
while the justice department declined to comment on the investigation. And
Rosa
is set to appear in Federal court today.
The Supreme Court will hear arguments today on
whether to approve a settlement that would grant immunity
to the Sackler family while they pay out
$6 billion to victims of the opioid epidemic.
The Sackler family owns Purdue Pharma, the makers of opioid oxycontin,
the $6 billion deal was approved in a New York Court back in May but then was blocked
from moving ahead after a division of the justice
department requested it be sent to the Supreme Court.
Now, if this settlement is approved,
the Sackler family would pay out about $6 billion over 18
years to help fight the ongoing opioid epidemic in our country.
Now,
the company Purdue Pharma would no longer exist and
another company would be created in its place.
Former Minneapolis police officer Derek
Chauvin is back in prison after being stabbed multiple
times at the Federal Correctional Institution in Tucson,
Arizona.
Chauvin who is serving a 22 year sentence for the murder of
George Floyd has been at a hospital since the November 24th stabbing
inmate. John Tak
has been charged with attempted murder
while
assault to commit murder and other and other charges.
Federal prosecutor said he targeted Chauvin because
of his notoriety for killing George Floyd.
Yesterday, Chauvin's lawyer said, quote,
his family is very concerned about the facility's capacity
to protect Derek from further harm.
Adding that they remain un assured that any changes have been made to the faulty
procedures that allowed Derek's attack to occur in
the first place and quote switch gears.
Were you able to see this yesterday?
San Francisco 49 ers linebacker Dr Green law
and was ejected from Sunday's game against Philadelphia after
a scuffle with an Eagles security staffer with
nearly 9.5 minutes left in the third quarter,
Greenlaw tackled Eagles wide receiver Devonta Smith
lifting Smith up from the waist and then slamming him to the ground. Don Des
Sandro, the Eagles head of security appeared to separate the two players.
Greenlaw then extended his arm and appeared to hit Des
Sandro's face.
Now the referees ejected Greenlaw from the game. Security staffer Des
Sandro was also ejected but he received a standing ovation.
The 49ers ended up walking with a pretty big victory to 42 to 19.
I did actually watch that game,
tense moments on the field there. Certainly.
Um Well,
President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden attended
the Kennedy Center's annual honors Gala last night,
the 2023 honorees included the BGS Barry Gibb, comedian and actor, Billy Crystal,
opera singer Renee Fleming, rapper and actress Queen Latifah
and singer Dionne Warwick.
The honorees attended a reception at the White House
and a dinner hosted by the State Department.
The president said, quote,
thank you all for supporting the performing arts that shape
our conscious and the very soul of our nation and.