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A magnitude-6.2 earthquake shook parts of Costa Rica on Saturday but appears not to have caused any serious damage. The U.S. Geological Survey says the epicenter of the quake was off the Pacific coast of Costa Rica near the border with Nicaragua, where it was also felt. It had a depth of about 12 miles.

WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Authorities in Kansas say a man was shot to death by law enforcement officers during a confrontation. Col. Keith Allen of the Sedgwick County Sheriff’s Office says the 27-year-old man was shot early Saturday after he got out of a vehicle and charged at officers. Authorities had received a call that

Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — A top United Nations official says that he is concerned that Lebanon’s ports and airport might be taken out of service, with serious implications for getting food supplies into the county. That’s as Israel continues its offensive against the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah. Carl Skau is deputy executive director of

Associated Press A federal appeals court has ordered the removal of a judge and overturned her contempt finding and fine against the state of Texas in a lawsuit over the state’s struggling foster care system. The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruling late Friday says U.S. District Judge Janis Jack’s contempt ruling and $100,000

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A vehicle fleeing a Philadelphia hospital after dropping off a gunshot victim early Saturday struck three nurses who were trying to treat the patient, injuring one critically, authorities said. The silver Jeep Cherokee had just dropped off the man in the ambulance bay at Penn Presbyterian Hospital about 4:30 a.m. Saturday when

Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has accused South Korea of deliberately avoiding responsibility for the alleged flights of South Korean drones over the North’s capital. North Korea’s foreign ministry has claimed that South Korean drones carrying anti-North Korean propaganda leaflets were detected in

OSLO, Norway (AP) — Police say Norway is introducing temporary border checks on its frontiers with other Western European nations after the domestic security agency raised the terror threat level. A police statement on Saturday said that the checks will apply until Oct. 22. It cited “a challenging threat picture” and the Oct. 8 announcement

Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Barack Obama had frank words for Black men who may be considering sitting out the election. “Part of it makes me think that, well, you just aren’t feeling the idea of having a woman as president, and you’re coming up with other alternatives and other reasons for that,” he said

Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Palestinians in northern Gaza described heavy Israeli bombardment Saturday in the hours after airstrikes killed at least 22 people, as Israel warned people there and in southern Lebanon to get out of the way of offensives against the Hamas and Hezbollah militant groups. In Lebanon, the U.N. peacekeeping force said

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s leader says he plans to temporarily suspend the right to asylum as part of a new migration policy. Prime Minister Donald Tusk pointed to its alleged abuse by eastern neighbor Belarus and Russia. Tusk said Saturday that “the state must regain 100% of the control over who enters and leaves

MOSCOW (AP) — An explosion at a gas station in Russia’s southern region of Chechnya has killed at least four people. Russia’s Emergencies Ministry says the explosion of a gas tank triggered a fire at the service station in the regional capital, Grozny. Two children were among the dead and the fire on Saturday was

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Authorities say a woman was fatally shot by Oklahoma City police after firing a gun and threatening officers with it. Police Capt. Valerie Littlejohn says the woman was a suspect in an earlier shooting and crashed her vehicle at a northwest Oklahoma City intersection Thursday night. Littlejohn says seven officers went

Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian military recruitment officers have raided restaurants, bars and a concert hall in Kyiv, checking military registration documents and detaining men who are not in compliance. Local media reported Saturday that officers intercepted men leaving a concert by Ukrainian rock band Okean Elzy and some were forcibly detained. It

PARIS (AP) — French anti-terror prosecutors say an Afghan national is being investigated on terrorism charges over a suspected attack plot. The 22-year-old suspect was among three people who authorities revealed earlier this week were detained in the Toulouse region. The two other people were released from custody. Authorities said an investigation opened Sept. 27