AP Sports Writer Georgia wide receiver Colbie Young has been arrested on charges of battery and assault on an unborn child. Athens-Clarke County jail records show Young was booked at 4:18 a.m. Tuesday on the misdemeanor charges. A police report obtained by The Associated Press said his arrest followed an altercation with a 20-year-old woman
Continue ReadingAssociated Press Ferocious Hurricane Milton is charging its way across the Gulf Coast with Tampa and St. Petersburg, Florida, in its sights. It approaches less than two weeks after Hurricane Helene battered the state, debris from which still lines some streets. Milton is expected to be an extremely dangerous hurricane when it comes ashore. It
Continue ReadingSAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — The former executive director of a Northern California police union has pleaded guilty to federal charges that she illegally imported synthetic opioid pills from India and other countries. Joanne Marian Segovia was the executive director of the San Jose Police Officers’ Association. She was charged last year with unlawfully importing
Continue ReadingMINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A Minnesota jury has convicted three alleged members of a Minneapolis street gang of charges stemming from what prosecutors said was a yearslong pattern of violence and murder. The charges are part of a federal gang crackdown authorities announced in 2023 that ensnared dozens of members or associates of two major Minneapolis
Continue ReadingPHILADELPHIA (AP) — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has reached a tentative $4.2 settlement with a firm that owned and operated a major East Coast refinery that was shuttered after a 2019 explosion and fire. The deal with Philadelphia Energy Solutions was announced Tuesday. There will now be a 30-day public comment period before it
Continue ReadingAP Health Writers Hospitals and other health care facilities on Florida’s Gulf Coast — still reeling from Hurricane Helene — are now revving up for Hurricane Milton. The system, which is shaping up to be one of the most powerful to hit the region in years, is projected to make landfall a bit south of
Continue ReadingMONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — A federal judge is hearing testimony about the nation’s first two nitrogen gas executions, weighing whether to let Alabama carry out a third such execution next month. Attorneys for Carey Dale Grayson are asking a federal judge to block his scheduled Nov. 21 execution with nitrogen gas. But the state is
Continue ReadingAP Airlines Writer President Joe Biden is warning airlines and other companies not to overcharge people who are trying to get out of the path of Hurricane Milton. Biden said Tuesday he’s calling on the airlines to help people evacuate. The storm is bearing down on the west coast of Florida, causing airlines to cancel
Continue ReadingBANGOR, Maine (AP) — Republican Donald Trump mixed up Democratic Gov. Janet Mills’ gender on a phone call with supporters in Maine. The Bangor Daily News obtained a recording of the call in which Trump referred to the state’s first female governor as “he” several times Monday evening while attacking Mills on immigration. Mills referred
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The FBI has arrested an Afghan man who officials say was inspired by the Islamic State militant organization and was plotting an Election Day attack targeting large crowds in the U.S., the Justice Department said Tuesday. Nasir Ahmad Tawhedi, 27, of Oklahoma City told investigators after his arrest Monday that
Continue ReadingAssociated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia’s State Election Board is embroiled in a fight with its most populous county over an election monitoring team with less than a month to go before voters go to the polls. The team is part of a resolution of a complaint between the state board and Fulton County. But
Continue ReadingAssociated Press Two courts this week have allowed U.S. state abortion restrictions, and bigger changes could result from next month’s elections. The issue remains legally and politically fraught two years after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down Roe v. Wade and overruled the nationwide right to abortion. One new ruling allows Texas to continue denying
Continue ReadingAssociated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Authorities in Cameroon are dismissing widespread speculation about the health of 91-year-old President Paul Biya after a long public absence, saying he is on a visit to Europe and doing well. Biya was last seen in public at the China-Africa summit in Beijing a month ago. Since then, he
Continue ReadingAssociated Press BREVARD, N.C. (AP) — The Weissmans still have much to do to recover from Hurricane Helene flooding their home last month. They need to chase down private insurance claims and fill out applications for the Small Business Administration and the Federal Emergency Management Agency. Because the storm killed power to western North Carolina,
Continue ReadingAssociated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Two court rulings this week, in Georgia and Texas, have delivered major blows to reproductive rights. But during a crucial time in the election cycle, Democrats are seizing on them in an attempt to energize voters to turn out in support of abortion access. Advocates hope the rulings will serve
Continue ReadingBOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Electoral authorities in Colombia have ruled in favor of investigating financial misconduct allegations against the 2022 campaign that got President Gustavo Petro elected. The investigation approved Tuesday by the National Electoral Council will focus on whether the campaign exceeded financing limits and whether it accepted funds from prohibited sources. The electoral
Continue ReadingAssociated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Three voting rights groups are asking a federal judge to order the state of Georgia to reopen voter registration for November’s elections. The groups argue in a lawsuit filed Monday in federal court in Atlanta that damage and disruptions from Hurricane Helene unfairly deprived people of the opportunity to register
Continue ReadingReligion News Service CONCORD, N.H. (RNS) — As pet lovers gathered in a church garden here Saturday (Oct. 5) with dogs and photographs for the annual Blessing of the Animals, they were greeted with an assurance unlike any in years past. “I say: Bring your pet. Bring your dog and cat. I am a Haitian,
Continue ReadingAP Film Writer TORONTO (AP) — When Pharrell Williams and Morgan Neville decided to embark on a movie about Williams’ life but animated in Lego pieces, they knew there would be culture shocks. But making “Piece by Piece” still led to some places that neither Williams, Neville or Lego could foresee. “Piece by Piece” did
Continue ReadingAssociated Press CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Bills aimed to reduce West Virginians’ income tax burden are headed to the desk of Gov. Jim Justice. One would reduce the state personal income tax by 2%. Another would provide a tax credit to help families pay for child care. Cuts to the state personal income tax have
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