Shootout on Bourbon Street Leaves Nine Wounded
Nine people were wounded in a Bourbon Street shootout after a verbal dispute between two gunmen near 2:45 a.m. Two victims are critical and six stable, with one condition unknown. The two shooters, unharmed, are being hunted by detectives led by New Orleans police superintendent Ronal Serpas. Meanwhile a 61-year-old volunteer rescue worker died in Washington state while attempting to save another hiker at Pilchuck Falls, with the 25-year-old hiker also dead. A second hiker was rescued. both deaths occurred after the pair became separated from a larger group near Lake Cavanuagh north of Seattle.
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Parents questioned over son’s hot car death in Georgia
The mother Leanna Harris and father Justin Harris face police scrutiny after their 22 month old son died in sweltering conditions in an Atlanta suburb vehicle. Justin Harris is charged with felony murder and second degree cruelty. Leanna Harris not charged. Authorities say Justin researched car heat dangers and was worried a child could die in a hot car. The warrants do not specify when the mother researched such material. In a separate dispute, Libyan militia leader Ahmed Abu Khatallah, captured in Libya, appeared in U S District Court in Washington and pleaded not guilty to terrorism charges related to the Benghazi attack that killed Ambassador Christopher Stevens and three others. He is described as compliant but not cooperative by Representative Mike Rogers.
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Obama seeks 2 billion for migrant crisis at border
President Obama plans to ask Congress for more than 2 billion dollars to handle the surge of unaccompanied Central American children crossing the southern border. He will request emergency funding as Congress returns July 7 and seeks authority to speed deportations, stiffer penalties for smugglers, more immigration judges, and broader border security. Secretary Kerry will visit Central America for talks with leaders and to attend Panama's presidential inauguration.
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Joe Biden
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Army stalls in attempt to recapture Tikrit
Iraqi forces falter in Tikrit push as residents report no sign of government troops or allied militias 80 miles north of Baghdad. Commandos flew to a university outskirts raising the flag while Shiite leadership faces waning support and lawmakers prepare to meet. U.S. advisers arrived in Baghdad to aid the operation and potential airstrikes against ISIS are discussed.
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Poroshenko urges Russia to tighten border control
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko urged Vladimir Putin to strengthen Russian border security to stop militants, mercenaries, and weapons entering Ukraine after a fragile truce. The four‑way call with Hollande and Merkel aimed to extend talks, as EU leaders threaten new sanctions.
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