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PERTH, Australia (AP) — A British YouTuber and rapper known as Yung Filly has been charged with raping and choking a woman in a hotel room following an Australian music performance. The performer whose real name is Andres Felipe Valencia Barrientos appeared in court Thursday in Perth, the west coast city where police allege his

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Authorities have urged evacuations in a neighborhood of a Tennessee city after employees at a recycling business discovered a container that apparently contains dynamite, though foul play was not suspected. The Knoxville Police Department said in a news release that it urged residents within 3,000 feet of CMC Recycling to relocate

Associated Press OGDEN, Utah (AP) — The Republican and Democratic candidates vying for Mitt Romney’s open U.S. Senate seat are aiming to convince Utah voters that they have the better blueprint to tackle climate change and protect the state’s vast natural resources. Republican U.S. Rep. John Curtis squared off on the debate stage Thursday night

Associated Press PITTSBURGH (AP) — Former President Barack Obama has given a blistering critique of his White House successor Donald Trump and urged Black men to show up for Kamala Harris as he campaigned in Pittsburgh at the start of a swing-state tour for the Democratic ticket. At a campaign field office to thank volunteers

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris was asked to name three virtues that her opponent in next month’s election, Donald Trump, possesses — but was unable to come up with even one. At the end of her town hall for Spanish-language network Univision in Las Vegas on Thursday, an audience member asked, “Please

Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A South Carolina inmate scheduled to be executed in just over three weeks is asking a federal judge to take away the power of granting clemency from the governor and place it with a parole board. Attorneys for 59-year-old Richard Moore say Republican Gov. Henry McMaster can’t fairly decide

Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A Mississippi law enforcement officer allegedly used excessive force against a man he arrested earlier this year by striking him with the handgrip of a Taser and kicking him in the head while the man was handcuffed to a bench, according to a federal indictment unsealed Thursday. Simpson County

Associated Press CHILPANCINGO, Mexico (AP) — A new mayor has been sworn in a city in southern Mexico where his predecessor was killed and beheaded less than a week after taking office. Gustavo Alarcón, a doctor, had been elected as an alternate on the same ticket as Alejandro Arcos in elections in June. Arcos took

Associated Press In the days before Hurricane Milton hit Florida, forecasters worried it could send as much as 15 feet of water rushing onto the heavily populated shores of Tampa Bay. Instead, several feet of water temporarily drained away. The phenomenon is sometimes called “reverse storm surge.” It’s a function of how hurricane winds move

Associated Press DENVER (AP) — One person was killed and 12 people were rescued after being trapped for about six hours at the bottom of a former Colorado gold mine when an elevator malfunctioned at the tourist site, authorities said. The elevator was descending into the Mollie Kathleen Gold Mine near the town of Cripple

Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — Donald Trump has criticized Detroit while delivering remarks to an economic group in the very same city. In remarks to the Detroit Economic Club on Thursday, Trump said the whole country will end up like Detroit if his opponent, Vice President Kamala Harris, is elected. He also called Detroit a

AP Media Writer Donald Trump’s complaints on how “60 Minutes” edited Kamala Harris’ answers have put a spotlight on the production process of television’s most popular and long-lasting newsmagazine. Portions of the Harris interview ran Monday on the newsmagazine and on the Sunday morning political show “Face the Nation.” On two occasions, it depicted Harris

Associated Press As an award-winning scientist, Peter Dodge had made hundreds of flights into the eyes of hurricanes — almost 400. On Tuesday, a crew on a reconnaissance flight into Hurricane Milton helped him make one more, dropping his ashes into the storm as a lasting tribute to the longtime National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration