Associated Press ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — More than 1,600 Virginians have had their voter registrations canceled since August under a state program that the Justice Department and advocacy groups contend is illegal. The scope of the removals was revealed for the first time this week after a federal magistrate ordered the state to disclose the
Continue ReadingBy Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — The powerful Euclid telescope has captured millions of stars and galaxies in a dazzling new mosaic — and it represents just the first piece of a massive puzzle the observatory has been designed to solve. The European Space Agency mission, launched in July 2023, will create the largest and
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By Betsy Klein, CNN (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump and his team still have not taken critical steps toward preparing for a potential presidential transition if he wins the White House, with nonpartisan experts and Democrats raising alarms with just 13 days to go before Election Day. Trump’s team has blown past a pair
Continue ReadingBy Shaun Chaiyabhat Click here for updates on this story NEWTON, Massachusetts (WCVB) — Thirteen-year-old Ted Lahey turned his family’s lawn in Waban into a massive pirate ship for Halloween, complete with a 25-foot mast and smoke-firing cannons. His pirate ship appears to crash into their home, taking up the entire lawn. “People have thought
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) No. 21 Mizzou could be without its starting quarterback and leading rusher for Saturday’s road trip to Tuscaloosa. Brady Cook and Nate Noel are among three players who are listed as ‘doubtful’ to suit up against No. 15 Alabama. Earlier on Wednesday, a report from ESPN said Noel would miss this upcoming
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By John Atwater Click here for updates on this story WORCESTER, Massachusetts (WCVB) — Forty years after the rape and killing of Patricia Gonyea, family members and childhood friends gathered in Worcester on Tuesday to keep her memory alive and ask anyone with information to come forward. “She made an impact. I mean, she was
Continue ReadingAssociated Press TORONTO (AP) — Some lawmakers in Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s own Liberal Party have asked the leader not to run for a fourth term Wednesday, handing him one of the biggest tests of his political career. A smiling Trudeau said Liberals are “strong and united” after meeting with Liberal members of Parliament for
Continue ReadingBy Isabel Litterst Click here for updates on this story MANCHESTER, New Hampshire (WMUR) — A middle school student pointed a BB gun at a bus driver in Manchester on Tuesday morning, according to officials. District officials said a student from Southside Middle School approached a Memorial High School bus this morning with a BB
Continue ReadingAssociated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — American and South Korean officials say there’s evidence that thousands of North Korean troops are now in Russia near Ukraine’s border. At a press conference Thursday, U.S. Secretary of State Anthony Blinken said the North Korean soldiers are preparing to join the fight against Ukrainian troops in the coming
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By Sarah Michals, WXYZ Web Team Click here for updates on this story STERLING HEIGHTS, Michigan (WXYZ) — Officers from the Sterling Heights Police Department were able to save a man and his three dogs from a house fire that happened over the weekend. A spokesperson for the department tells us it happened around 2:40
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Associated Press A Missouri reporter was injured slightly by a metal fragment from Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Lucas Kunce as he practiced shooting at a campaign event. The KSHB-TV reporter was hit in the arm by flyaway metal as the Marine fired an AR-15-style rifle at targets at an exurban Kansas City home Tuesday. The
Continue ReadingAssociated Press A Missouri reporter was injured slightly by a metal fragment from Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Lucas Kunce as he practiced shooting at a campaign event. The KSHB-TV reporter was hit in the arm by flyaway metal as the Marine fired an AR-15-style rifle at targets at an exurban Kansas City home Tuesday. The
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By WBBH staff Click here for updates on this story PORT CHARLOTTE, Florida (WBBH) — On Sunday, Port Charlotte resident Matthew Mueller heard a loud splash coming from the canal near his home on Burkhart Drive. When he looked outside, he was horrified to see a familiar alligator attacking a yellow lab swimming in the
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By Graham Cawthon Click here for updates on this story SAVANNAH, Georgia (WJCL) — On Tuesday, the Chatham County Police officer who discovered part of a missing toddler’s remains at a landfill testified at the murder trial of Leilani Simon. Simon is accused of killing her 20-month-old son Quinton Simon and disposing of his body
Continue ReadingAssociated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Voting machines reversing votes. More voters registered than people eligible. Large numbers of noncitizens voting. With less than two weeks before Election Day, a resurgence in conspiracy theories and misinformation about voting is forcing state and local election officials to spend their time debunking rumors and explaining how elections are
Continue ReadingAssociated Press RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Authorities in southern Brazil say a 45-year-old man barricaded himself in a house and killed his father, brother and a police officer in an hours-long shootout before he himself was fatally shot. Nine other people were injured. The incident near Rio Grande do Sul state’s capital Porto Alegre
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By Nick Bohr Click here for updates on this story MILWAUKEE (WISN) — A suspected drunken driver going the wrong way on the interstate nearly struck a vehicle containing Vice President Kamala Harris Monday night in Milwaukee. WISN 12 News obtained video from about 8:20 p.m. Monday showing the driver getting onto I-794 at St.
Continue ReadingAssociated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Several dozen people who identified themselves as noncitizens voted in a past election or registered to vote despite being ineligible to do so, Iowa’s top election official said with just two weeks to go until 2024 ballots will be tallied. Elections officials compared the state’s 2.3 million registered
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson Jerusalén (CNN) — Cuando las fuerzas israelíes mataron al dirigente de Hamas Yahya Sinwar en Gaza la semana pasada, muchos dentro y fuera de Israel esperaban que pudiera ser el momento en que el primer ministro Benjamin Netanyahu declarara una victoria y redujera la operación en Gaza con la esperanza de conseguir un
Continue ReadingAP Business Writer Outbreaks of foodborne illnesses are pretty rare for well known restaurant chains, but they do happen. This week, an outbreak of E. coli food poisonings linked to McDonald’s Quarter Pounder hamburgers has sickened at least 49 people in 10 states, including one person who died and 10 who were hospitalized. McDonald’s has
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