Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — King Charles III is ending the first visit to Australia by a reigning British monarch in 13 years with anti-monarchists hoping the debate surrounding his journey is a step toward an Australian citizen becoming head of state. Esther Anatolitis, co-chair of the Australian Republic Movement, said while thousands turned
Continue ReadingNEW WESTMINSTER, British Columbia (AP) — Two men charged in the killing of former Air India bombing suspect Ripudaman Singh Malik have pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in a British Columbia court. A court Monday confirmed the pleas from Tanner Fox and Jose Lopez in the shooting death of Malik, who was acquitted in 2005
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) At least two people were hospitalized due to shootings after police responded to four calls of shots heard and four calls of shots fired this past weekend. Between Oct.18-21, CPD responded to three shots-fired calls in the 1600 Block of West Business Loop 70 and one call at the 3900 block of
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Photo portraits of King Charles are available in Australia under a little-known government policy that says every citizen there can request, and receive, a portrait of their monarch. It’s unusual in a nation where leaders are increasingly ambivalent about the British royals as Australia’s heads of state. The
Continue ReadingCONYERS, Ga. (AP) — Rockdale County plans to file a federal lawsuit this week against BioLab after a chemical fire in Georgia sent a toxic plume over the area last month. County commissioners want the plant shut down, they said in a press conference Monday. In the weeks following the fire, residents and business owners
Continue ReadingAssociated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — About a dozen pro-Palestinian protesters have been arrested at the University of Minnesota after they briefly entered an administrative building. Campus officials issued an alert for people to leave the building Monday afternoon. An organizer with the university’s chapter of Students for a Democratic Society said about 30 protesters from
Continue ReadingCourts in Michigan and North Carolina on Monday rejected attempts by Republicans to disqualify the ballots of certain overseas voters. Both cases targeted people who have never lived in the state but were born overseas to parents or guardians who were residents of the state. The Michigan case also targeted the spouses of military and
Continue ReadingBy Lex Harvey, Sophia Saifi and Asim Khan, CNN Islamabad, Pakistan (CNN) — Polio is once again spreading in Pakistan, where officials say more than 1 million children missed their vaccination doses last month, underscoring the challenges they face in eradicating one of the world’s most intractable diseases. Pakistani officials reported more than a dozen
Continue ReadingWASHINGTON (AP) — A federal rule banning fake online reviews is now in effect. The Federal Trade Commission issued the final rule in August banning the sale or purchase of online reviews. It allows the agency to seek civil penalties against knowing violators. The rule that took effect Monday bans reviews and testimonials attributed to
Continue ReadingBy Nicole Chavez, Michelle Watson and Sarah Dewberry (CNN) — A ferry connecting an island off the coast of Georgia resumed operations Monday while the investigation to see what might have caused a deadly dock collapse that killed seven people continues. The victims were among the dozens of people who traveled to Sapelo Island last weekend to
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man accused of breaking into several women’s apartments in southern Columbia in 2022 has been arrested and charged. Guillermo Vasquez Hernandez, 33, of Columbia, is charged with two counts of first-degree burglary and two counts of forgery after he is accused of targeting women as far back as 2020. He is
Continue ReadingAssociated Press LIMA, Peru (AP) — Peru’s former President Alejandro Toledo on Monday was sentenced to 20 years and six months in prison in a case involving Brazilian construction giant Odebrecht, which became synonymous with corruption across Latin America, where it paid millions of dollars in bribes to government officials and others. Authorities accused Toledo
Continue ReadingFALL CITY, WASH. (AP) — Law enforcement officials found five people killed in a shooting inside a home southeast of Seattle on Monday morning and took a teenager into custody, police said. Several people called 911 around 5 a.m. to report a shooting in Fall City, Washington, King County Sheriff’s Office spokesperson Mike Mellis said
Continue ReadingAssociated Press NEW ORLEANS, La. (AP) — A genealogist spent years scouring historical records to trace the lives and establish the identities of enslaved people she believes are buried on the grounds of Taiwan-based Formosa Plastics Group’s $9.4 billion facility in southeast Louisiana. A report from genealogist Lenora Gobert says enslaved people named Stanley, Harry,
Continue ReadingAssociated Press CHICAGO (AP) — As the longest-serving legislative leader in American history, Michael Madigan repeatedly exploited his public role for private benefit, federal prosecutors alleged Monday during opening statements in Illinois’ largest corruption trial in years. Madigan, Illinois’ House speaker for more than three decades and a former state Democratic Party chairman, is charged
Continue ReadingAssociated Press SAN ANDRES LARRAINZAR, Mexico (AP) — Hundreds gathered Monday to mourn Catholic priest Marcelo Pérez, an activist for Indigenous peoples and farm laborers who was killed in the southern Mexico state of Chiapas. It was a killing that many say was a tragedy foretold, in a state where drug cartels have caused thousands
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Emotional farewells are a common sight at airports, but travelers leaving the New Zealand city of Dunedin will have to be quick. A new three-minute time limit on goodbye hugs in the airport’s drop-off area is intended to prevent lingering cuddles from causing traffic jams. “Max hug time
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VERSAILLES, Mo. (KMIZ) A Versailles man was charged with multiple sex crimes in two cases on Friday. Tristian Dale Washia-Mayhew, 22, was charged in one case with first-degree rape. In his second case, he was charged with second-degree statutory rape and fourth-degree child molestation. He is being held at the Morgan County Jail. No bond
Continue ReadingAssociated Press BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — An initial toxicology report for ex-One Direction singer Liam Payne, who died last week after falling from a third-floor hotel balcony in Buenos Aires, showed that he had cocaine in his system after his death, an Argentine official said. The final toxicology results are not expected to be
Continue ReadingBy Meghan Pryce, CNN Editor’s Note: CNN’s 5 Things newsletter is your one-stop shop for the latest headlines and fascinating stories to start and end your busy day. Sign up here. 👋 Welcome to 5 Things PM! Catch flights, not feelings. An airport in New Zealand has introduced a time limit on hugs with a new
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