By QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA Associated Press BAGHDAD (AP) — Preliminary results in Iraq’s elections show an alliance of pro-Iran candidates emerging as the biggest loser in the country’s national elections. The results, posted online successively, showed the bloc of Iraq’s populist Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr maintaining the most seats in parliament, increasing his seats from 54
Continue Reading JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — A magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck off the coast of Alaska early Monday in what the Alaska Earthquake Center called an aftershock of an 8.2 quake from July. The U.S. Geological Survey on Twitter had reported a preliminary magnitude of 6.5 that was later revised to 6.9. The quake was about 70
Continue Reading CHICAGO (AP) — Al Capone may have died nearly 75 years ago but, after some of his prized possessions were auctioned off for at least $3 million, it’s clear interest in the infamous Chicago gangster is very much alive. Several of “Scarface” Capone’s belongings, including what was said to be his favorite handgun, were sold
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PEABODY, Kan. (AP) — The Kansas Highway Patrol is investigating an accident that killed two women from Wichita and left a third woman with serious injuries. KSNW-TV reports that the accident happened about 5 p.m. Sunday near Peabody. The Patrol says an eastbound pickup truck made an evasive maneuver to avoid oncoming traffic, went off
Continue Reading LONDON (AP) — Climate protesters have chained themselves to an oil-spattered effigy of U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson to urge him to block plans to drill for oil west of the Shetland Islands. Greenpeace organized the protest of around 40 people near Johnson’s 10 Downing Street office in London. Sixteen protesters were locked onto barrels
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LONDON (AP) — Climate protesters have chained themselves to an oil-spattered effigy of U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson to urge him to block plans to drill for oil west of the Shetland Islands. Greenpeace organized the protest of around 40 people near Johnson’s 10 Downing Street office in London. Sixteen protesters were locked onto barrels
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By Kay Jones, CNN The suspect in a Colorado supermarket shooting that claimed 10 lives has been declared incompetent to stand trial by evaluators, court documents state. But prosecutors in the case were granted a second hearing to evaluate Ahmad Al Aliwi Alissa’s competency to be tried in the March 22 mass shooting. Judge Ingrid
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By Al Goodman, CNN Lava flowing from the Cumbre Vieja volcano on Spain’s La Palma island sparked a fire at a cement factory Monday, leading to at least 2,500 residents to be ordered into lockdown to protect their health, a local official said. The main danger came from the gas and smoke spewing from the
Continue Reading By COLLEEN SLEVIN Associated Press DENVER (AP) — Court filings show that experts have concluded that the man charged with killing 10 people at a Colorado supermarket is not competent to stand trial. However the filings posted Monday show a judge has granted prosecutors’ request for Ahmad Alissa’s mental health to be evaluated a second
Continue Readingurielblanco (CNN) — La actividad del volcán Cumbre Vieja, en la isla canaria de La Palma, parece no detenerse desde que hizo erupción el pasado 19 de septiembre. Tan solo el domingo, según reportó Reuters, bloques de lava fundida del tamaño de edificios de tres pisos rodaron por una ladera de La Palma y 21
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson McAllen, Texas (CNN)– A las afueras de la única clínica de abortos de la ciudad fronteriza de McAllen, Texas, se ha producido un debate durante años. Algunas personas rezan y ruegan a las pacientes que no entren, mientras algunos voluntarios acompañan a las mujeres hasta la entrada. Pero ninguno de ellos estaba allí
Continue ReadingBy KABC Staff Click here for updates on this story YUCCA VALLEY, California (KABC) — Human remains have been found in the desert of Yucca Valley amid the search for a New Jersey woman who was reported missing in the area this summer. Lauren “El” Cho was last seen on June 28 walking away from
Continue ReadingBy KABC Staff Click here for updates on this story HAWTHORNE, California (KABC) — A driver accused of trying to hit a group of people with his car in Hawthorne over an altercation was beaten to death shortly after, according to police. It happened on Saturday at around 2 a.m. in the 14200 block of
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Democratic state Rep. Martha Stevens announced her decision via news release. She is ending her third term in office and was first elected in 2016 and would have been term-limited after another term. Her district includes parts of south and west Columbia.
Continue Reading MOSCOW (AP) — Imprisoned Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, whom many regarded as a top candidate for the Nobel Peace Prize, is congratulating countryman Dmitry Muratov for winning it. Muratov, editor of the independent newspaper Novaya Gazeta, was named prize co-laureate last week along with investigative journalist Maria Ressa of the Philippines. Navalny says on
Continue Reading By DAMIAN J. TROISE AP Business Writer Stocks turned mixed in afternoon trading on Wall Street Monday as communications firms slipped and tempered gains from technology companies. The S&P 500 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.1%. The Nasdaq rose 0.1%. The price of benchmark U.S. crude oil was up 2.4% to just over
Continue Reading By DAMIAN J. TROISE AP Business Writer Stocks turned mixed in afternoon trading on Wall Street Monday as communications firms slipped and tempered gains from technology companies. The S&P 500 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.1%. The Nasdaq rose 0.1%. The price of benchmark U.S. crude oil was up 2.4% to just over
Continue ReadingBy Aqeel Najim and Mostafa Salem, CNN Iraqi forces captured Sami Jasim, the deputy of former ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, Iraq’s Prime Minister said in a statement on Monday. Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kadhimi did not disclose details of the operation, however in a statement posted to Twitter, he said that Jasim was detained outside
Continue ReadingBy WPVI Digital Staff, Katie Katro and Katherine Scott Click here for updates on this story PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) — A 16-year-old was shot Sunday night while attending a vigil for a young teenager who was killed last week in North Philadelphia, police say. It happened around 6:53 p.m. on the 2600 block of N. 22nd
Continue Reading By TOM HAYS and LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A businessman who once pitched himself as someone who could expose corruption in the Trump Administration over its dealings in Ukraine is facing trial in New York City. Lev Parnas and another defendant are charged with violating campaign finance laws by funneling donations
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