March 24 top stories
It is March 24. Here are today’s top stories.
Drone strike kills American contractor in Syria
On Thursday, an American contractor working with the U.S. military in northeast Syria was killed in a drone strike. Five soldiers were injured.
The Pentagon said the drone was of Iranian origin.
The Secretary of Defense Austin said he, at the direction of President Biden, ordered airstrikes against facilities used by groups affiliated with Iran’s armed forces.
Today the Pentagon said there were 10 rockets fired on a U.S. base in eastern Syria, but there was no damage or injuries.
Trump attorney testifies before federal grand jury
CBS News said Evan Corcoran, an attorney for Donald Trump, testified for over three hours before a federal grand jury convened by special counsel Jack Smith, who is investigating the potential mishandling of classified documents.
Corcoran did appear before a grand jury before but did not answer certain questions about his communications with Trump because he claimed he had attorney-client privilege. But federal judges recently ruled that there was evidence that Trump misled his lawyers and Corcoran couldn’t use attorney-client privilege anymore.
Jack Smith and his team are looking at potential obstruction of justice and mishandling of national security information.
In separate news, Trump posted a warning on his Truth Social platform that there would be “death and destruction” if he is charged with crimes in New York. He also posted a link that showed an image of Trump holding a baseball bat next to an image of Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg.
16-year-old sentenced to life over fatal stabbing
In Florida, a judge sentenced a 16-year-old boy named Aiden Fucci to life in prison for stabbing a 13-year-old girl to death in 2021. Her name was Tristyn Bailey.
The two were classmates. Fucci was 14 at the time of the attack, which happened in a wooded area near where the teenagers lived in area near Jacksonville. The girl was stabbed at least 114 times.
The judge said he thinks this case is the most difficult and shocking case that the county has dealt with.
CBS News said Fucci’s case may be reviewed in 25 years. He is not eligible for the death penalty because of his young age at the time of the murder.
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Five kids rescued from Staten Island sewers
The New York City Fire Department said they rescued five boys who crawled into a tunnel and got lost in the Staten Island sewer system. The boys called 911 to report that they were stuck in the sewers.
Fire units found children’s backpacks at the entrance to a tunnel. They tracked down where the kids were by asking them which directions they went. Fire crews opened up manhole covers and found the children.
Zebra escapes from zoo in Seoul
A zebra escaped from a zoo in the capital city of South Korea, Seoul. It went viral on social media because it walked among cars and through alleyways. The zebra was eventually tranquilized and captured and brought back to the zoo.
Zoo officials said the Zebra, a male named Sero, is three years old and became lonely after both of his parents died in the last two years. The zoo plans to introduce a female zebra soon to keep Sero company. The zoo also said it will have to fix up the zoo to prevent future escapes.
That is all the top stories for this week. Have a nice weekend and stay with the light.
https://www.axios.com/2023/03/24/us-contractor-killed-drone-strike-syria-iran-airstrikes
https://www.cnn.com/2023/03/23/us/kids-sewer-rescue-staten-island/index.html
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-evan-corcoran-testifies-grand-jury/
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2023/03/24/trump-corcoran-grand-jury/
https://nypost.com/2023/03/24/trump-shares-pic-holding-baseball-bat-near-das-head/
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/seoul-zebra-escapes-zoo-rcna76473