By Amanda Musa, CNN (CNN) — A Florida teenager has been arrested after he “brandished a machete in an aggressive, threatening posture over his head” at two women Tuesday outside an early voting location near Jacksonville, police said. Caleb James Williams, 18, joined by seven juveniles, approached sign wavers and antagonized the “opposing political side,”
Continue Reading WARSAW, Poland (AP) — The head of a commission investigating Russian and Belarusian influences in Poland says it will refer to prosecutors a former defense minister whose decisions it said impaired Poland’s defenses ahead of Russia’s war on Ukraine. The commission was launched in May by the pro-European Union government of Prime Minister Donald Tusk.
Continue Reading NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — United Way Worldwide and Paramount Global have announced they will host a benefit to raise funds for those impacted by Hurricanes Helene and Milton. A news release says the one-hour special will air Saturday and include a wide range of celebrities. The special was taped Oct. 27-28 in Nashville, Tennessee. Proceeds
Continue Reading Associated Press DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — A top United Nations human rights official has called for a thorough investigation of all killings and other rights violations during the violent unrest leading up to and after the fall of Bangladesh’s former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. The U.N.’s High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk concluded a
Continue Reading AP Science Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Scientists have discovered the oldest-known fossil of a giant tadpole that wriggled around over 160 million years ago. The new fossil, found in Argentina, surpasses the previous ancient record holder by about 20 million years. Imprinted in a slab of sandstone are parts of the tadpole’s skull and
Continue Reading By Jennifer Agiesta, Ariel Edwards-Levy and Edward Wu, CNN (CNN) — Vice President Kamala Harris maintains a narrow advantage in two of the three “blue wall” states that collectively represent her clearest path to an Electoral College victory over former President Donald Trump, according to new CNN polls conducted by SSRS. In Michigan, Harris holds
Continue Reading Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — Three 18-year-old men believed to be involved in an auto theft ring have been charged four months after the fatal shooting of a suburban sheriff’s deputy who pursued a stolen SUV into Detroit. Authorities say Wednesday that the man who shot Oakland County sheriff’s Deputy Bradley J. Reckling on June
Continue Reading Associated Press PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — U.N. officials say more than 1,740 people were killed or injured in Haiti from July to September, a nearly 30% increase over the previous trimester. The surge in violence comes as a U.N.-backed mission led by Kenyan police to quell gangs that now control 85% of the capital of
Continue Reading Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Prosecutors plan to argue that a Massachusetts Air National Guard member who pleaded guilty to leaking highly classified military documents about the war in Ukraine should serve nearly 17 years in prison. In a sentencing memorandum filed Tuesday, prosecutors said Jack Teixeira “perpetrated one of the most significant and consequential
Continue Reading Associated Press LUCKNOW, India (AP) — Millions of Indians began celebrating the annual Hindu festival of lights, Diwali, by symbolically lighting a record 2.51 million clay oil lamps at dusk on Wednesday on the banks of the river Saryu in a northern Indian city they believe to be the birthplace of the deity Lord Ram.
Continue Reading GREENWOOD, Ark. (AP) — Three people have been killed in a house fire in western Arkansas. Greenwood Police say officers responded to the fire early Wednesday. A fourth person has been hospitalized from the fire with life-threatening injuries. The victims were a 46-year-old woman and two children, including a 5-year-old. The Greenwood Public Schools district
Continue Reading PARIS (AP) — Saudi startup airline Riyadh Air has ordered 60 Airbus aircraft. The European manufacturer said Wednesday the order is for A321neo aircraft, the largest among Airbus’ best-selling A320neo family. Riyadh Air plans to begin passenger flights next summer. Its creation by the Saudi sovereign wealth fund is part of a broader Saudi strategy
Continue Reading Associated Press SAN MATEO, Ecuador (AP) — Across Ecuador, gangs have unleashed a wave of violence and extortion, upending lives and spurring an unprecedented exodus. The threat of organized crime generally doesn’t qualify people for asylum in the U.S., but that hasn’t prevented Ecuadorians from trying to make it. Those who do may spend thousands
Continue Reading Associated Press SAN MATEO, Ecuador (AP) — Across Ecuador, gangs have unleashed a wave of violence and extortion, upending lives and spurring an unprecedented exodus. The threat of organized crime generally doesn’t qualify people for asylum in the U.S., but that hasn’t prevented Ecuadorians from trying to make it. Those who do may spend thousands
Continue Reading Associated Press DILKON, Ariz. (AP) — Felix Ashley’s red Toyota sends a plume of dust billowing along the sloping hills and boulders he traverses hours every week to pump water – the same roadway voters walk miles every four years to cast their ballots in presidential elections. Here on this forgotten swath of the Navajo
Continue Reading Associated Press DILKON, Ariz. (AP) — Felix Ashley’s red Toyota sends a plume of dust billowing along the sloping hills and boulders he traverses hours every week to pump water – the same roadway voters walk miles every four years to cast their ballots in presidential elections. Here on this forgotten swath of the Navajo
Continue Reading Associated Press IRBIL, Iraq (AP) — Election results from the vote for the regional parliament in Iraq’s semi-autonomous northern Kurdish region show the two dominant Kurdish parties have maintained their hold while an opposition party has made inroads, officials said Wednesday. According to the Independent High Electoral Commission, the Kurdistan Democratic Party — with its
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A California, Missouri, woman was charged Tuesday with five felonies after she allegedly shot her roommate in the leg and hand. Crystal L. Moore, 50, was charged with first-degree domestic assault, armed criminal action, unlawful use of a weapon and two counts of drug possession for a shooting Tuesday at a California
Continue Reading Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — A Dutch court has ordered the agency responsible for housing asylum seekers to pay a 50,000-euro ($54,000) penalty for every day that more than 2,000 migrants stay at an overcrowded center in the northern Netherlands. The center in the village of Ter Apel has become a symbol for
Continue Reading WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. Central Command says the U.S. military has struck a number of Islamic State group camps in central Syria, killing as many as 35 militants. The airstrikes were done Monday evening and targeted multiple locations and senior leaders of the group. The attacks come on the heels of a number of joint
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