Man accused of throwing water as Iowa Rep. King was eating
FORT DODGE, Iowa – A Colorado man faces misdemeanor charges after Iowa Rep. Steve King was doused while eating lunch in Fort Dodge. Blake Gibbins was arrested Friday at the Mineral City Mill and Grill. The 26-year-old from Lafayette, Colorado, is charged with simple assault and disorderly conduct. Fort Dodge police said that Gibbins asked King who he was and threw a glass of water when he replied. Others seated at the table also got wet. King has drawn criticism for racist statements, but plans to seek re-election in 2020.
ST. LOUIS – Flooding concerns are starting to ease in hard-hit places in the Midwest, but experts warn that with plenty of snow still left to melt in northern states, the threat could persist for months. Rainfall and some snowmelt spurred flooding blamed in three deaths so far. Thousands were forced from their homes in Nebraska, Iowa and Missouri. As temperatures start to warm, snowmelt in the Dakotas and Minnesota will escalate, sending more water down the Missouri and Mississippi rivers and their tributaries.
ISLAMABAD – Pakistan celebrated its national day on Saturday with a military parade showcasing its missiles, tanks and aircraft, even as officials exchanged goodwill messages in a sign of easing tensions between the nucleararmed rivals.tensions between India and Pakistan flared last month after a suicide bombing killed 40 Indian paramilitary soldiers in the Indian-controlled portion of Kashmir. The Indian air force launched an airstrike inside Pakistan, saying it was targeting militants for the attack.
BAMAKO, Mali – Militia fighters descended on a village in central Mali before dawn Saturday, killing at least 115 people in the latest deadly attack blamed on an ethnic militia, local authorities said. The massacre in the village of Ogossogou left the village chief and his grandchildren dead in the ethnic Peulh community, according to Abdoul Aziz Diallo, president of a Peulh group known as Tabital Pulaaku. Members of the Dogon group accuse the Peulhs of supporting these jihadists linked to terror groups.