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GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli missiles have toppled a 12-story apartment building in Gaza City. The Israeli military says the target was a Hamas operations room in the building. Israel has launched some 5,000 airstrikes against Gaza in nearly seven weeks of fighting with Hamas, but today's strike marks the first time an entire high-rise was leveled. Palestinian officials say at least 22 people were hurt.
FERGUSON, Mo. (AP) — The St. Louis County NAACP is planning a youth march this afternoon in Ferguson, Missouri. Protesters will march to the site where 18-year-old Michael Brown was shot dead by a police officer two weeks ago today. Meanwhile, supporters of the officer, Darren Wilson, rallied today in St. Louis. Earlier today, Normandy High School, which Brown attended, observed a moment of silence for him at the start of a football game.
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Residents of a neighborhood where an Oklahoma City officer is accused of sexually assaulting women say the allegations make them distrust police. Investigators say 27-year-old Daniel Ken Holtzclaw raped one woman and either fondled others or forced them to expose themselves. One resident says police officers have a lot of power and that "it's your word against theirs" whenever something occurs.
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. (AP) — A 38-year-old man has died after being shot multiple times during a concert at a popular Silicon Valley music venue. Police in Mountain View, California, say the shooting happened backstage at Shoreline Amphitheatre, where Pittsburgh rapper Wiz Khalifa performed last night. The unidentified victim died at a hospital today. Police are looking for a male suspect believed to be in his 20s.
BRISTOL, Conn. (AP) — Police in Connecticut say a toddler spent the night in a car outside a bar after her mother went drinking and ended up in the hospital. Police say the 2-year-old girl was found asleep this morning inside the locked vehicle in Bristol. She was taken to a hospital for evaluation. Earlier, police say the child's mother was found intoxicated and asleep inside the bar and was taken to a hospital for treatment and evaluation. She's now charged with risking injury to a minor and leaving an unsupervised child in a vehicle.
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