RECALL ROUNDUP: Apple juice, cantaloupe and Ram 1500 pickup trucks recalled
Refresco Beverages has issued a recall for apple juice sold at retail stores across the country.
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Judge restores voting rights for 4 tangled in Tennessee gun rights mandate but uncertainty remains
Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A Tennessee judge has ruled that four people can’t be denied their voting rights because their specific felony offenses bar them from having a gun, even under a state directive that added gun rights as a prerequisite to casting a ballot again. But the four people aren’t guaranteed the
Continue ReadingA 4.7 magnitude earthquake rattles the Los Angeles area
Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — As wildfires raging in the mountains cast an orange glow behind the downtown Los Angeles skyline, Southern California residents were jolted awake Thursday by another reminder of Mother Nature’s might. It was an all-too-familiar feeling for locals when a 4.7 magnitude earthquake rattled the Los Angeles area, unleashing boulders
Continue ReadingNew York City’s police commissioner resigns as investigations swirl around mayor’s inner circle
By Mark Morales, Gloria Pazmino and Brynn Gingras, and Sabrina Shulman, CNN (CNN) — New York Police Department Commissioner Edward Caban has resigned, he said Thursday in a statement, marking the first high-profile departure from Mayor Eric Adams’ administration since the start of four separate federal investigations into Adams’ office and the NYPD. Adams appointed
Continue ReadingAn ER nurse says it was ‘second nature’ to rescue a man trapped in hurricane floodwaters
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A man whose pickup truck got trapped in rushing floodwaters unleashed by rains from Hurricane Francine was saved by a Good Samaritan who also happened to be an emergency room nurse. Miles Crawford waded through waist-high water in New Orleans on Wednesday night to smash through the truck’s back window and
Continue ReadingThe Palestinian economy is in free fall and will require billions to rebuild, the UN says
Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — The Palestinian economy is “in free fall,” with production in Gaza plunging to one-sixth of its level before Israeli forces began a blistering military response to the Oct. 7 attacks in the territory, the United Nations says. The report from UN Trade and Development also warned of “rapid and alarming
Continue ReadingGeorgia school shooter hid an AR-15-style rifle in his backpack and left class with his bag the morning of the deadly rampage
By Rebekah Riess, Holly Yan and Devon Sayers, CNN (CNN) — The 14-year-old shooter who confessed to killing four people last week at Apalachee High School in Georgia was allowed to leave his classroom with his belongings before returning with a rifle in his backpack, the state Bureau of Investigation said Thursday. The revelation supports previous
Continue ReadingRussia counterattacks against Ukraine in Kursk border region
By Sophie Tanno, Darya Tarasova, Svitlana Vlasova and Gul Tuysuz, CNN (CNN) — Russia has launched a counter-attack in the Kursk border region where Ukrainian forces last month launched a surprise cross-border incursion. “The Russians have started counteroffensive actions,” Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said during a news conference Thursday, his first comments since reports emerged
Continue ReadingUkraine’s chief rabbi mourns his adopted son who was killed in battle
Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Servicemen, veterans and others have gathered in Kyiv to remember the adopted son of Ukraine’s chief rabbi, Moshe Azman, who was killed in battle. The funeral service was seen to underline unity among Ukraine’s diverse communities in the fight against Russia’s invasion. Anton Samborskyi, 32, was reported missing in
Continue ReadingProsecutor’s push to vacate conviction of death row inmate Marcellus Williams denied in Missouri
By Dakin Andone and Nicole Chavez, CNN (CNN) — A Missouri judge on Thursday rejected an effort by the St. Louis prosecutor to vacate the conviction of Marcellus Williams, a death row inmate who has long claimed he’s innocent of the murder for which he’s scheduled to be executed in less than two weeks. Williams,
Continue ReadingWoman held hostage dies and the suspect is arrested after an hourslong standoff near Denver
Associated Press BROOMFIELD, Colo. (AP) — Police say a woman has been fatally shot and a man has been arrested in a shooting at an apartment building in the Denver suburb of Broomfield. A police spokesperson says officers negotiated with the suspect for 3 1/2 hours on Thursday before using force to enter an apartment.
Continue ReadingUS sanctions 16 allies of Venezuela’s president over accusations of obstructing the election
Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — The U.S. government has responded to Venezuela’s disputed July presidential election by imposing sanctions against 16 allies of President Nicolás Maduro. Washington is accusing them of obstructing the vote and carrying out human rights abuses. Those targeted Thursday by the Treasury Department include the head of the country’s high
Continue ReadingUAE arrests and turns over suspected child sexual exploiter to the Philippines, officials say
Associated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — A Filipino man suspected of victimizing more than 100 children in the Philippines with his gang by selling their nude pictures online, including some while being raped by his cohorts, has been arrested in the United Arab Emirates and flown back to Manila. Philippine Interior Secretary Benhur Abalos and
Continue ReadingConstruction of Afghan section of Turkmenistan-to-India pipeline starts
ASHGABAT, Turkmenistan (AP) — Top officials of Afghanistan and Turkmenistan have witnessed the start of construction of the Afghanistan section of the pipeline that will supply Afghanistan, Pakistan and India with natural gas from Turkmenistan’s vast reserves. The Afghanistan section was to have been completed in 2018, but construction was repeatedly postponed because of security
Continue ReadingMagnitude 4.7 earthquake rocks parts of Southern California
KCBS By Alaa Elassar, CNN (CNN) — A magnitude 4.7 earthquake has been detected in California’s Ventura County, according to the United States Geological Survey. The earthquake, which struck at 7:28 a.m., was centered about 4 miles north of Malibu, the USGS said. The USGS recorded at least five aftershocks, with the largest one –
Continue ReadingA tiny village has commemorated being the first Dutch place liberated from World War II occupation
Associated Press MESCH, Netherlands (AP) — Walking arm-in-arm with the Dutch queen, American World War II veteran Kenneth Thayer has returned to the tiny village that he and others in the 30th Infantry Division liberated from Nazi occupation exactly 80 years ago. Thayer, now 99, visited Mesch on Thursday. He was greeted by King Willem-Alexander
Continue ReadingA suspect is in custody following a shooting at a Denver-area apartment complex, police say
By Amanda Musa, CNN (CNN) — A suspect is in custody following a shooting at an apartment complex just outside Denver Thursday morning, the Broomfield Police Department said on social media. “The scene is now SECURE,” Broomfield police said in a post on X at about 10 a.m. local time. Police responded to calls of
Continue ReadingMagnitude 4.7 earthquake rocks parts of Southern California
By Alaa Elassar, CNN (CNN) — A magnitude 4.7 earthquake has been detected in California’s Ventura County, according to the United States Geological Survey. The earthquake, which struck at 7:28 a.m., was centered about 4 miles north of Malibu, the USGS said. The USGS recorded at least five aftershocks, with the largest one – measured
Continue ReadingMissouri judge rejects innocence claim of Marcellus Williams who faces execution
Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — A judge has declined to vacate the conviction and death sentence of Missouri inmate Marcellus Williams, who is facing execution for killing of a woman in her home in 1998. A St. Louis County circuit judge presided over an August evidentiary hearing challenging Marcellus Williams’ guilt in the stabbing
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Missouri judge rejects innocence claim of Marcellus Williams who faces execution
Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — A judge has declined to vacate the conviction and death sentence of Missouri inmate Marcellus Williams, who is facing execution for killing of a woman in her home in 1998. A St. Louis County circuit judge presided over an August evidentiary hearing challenging Marcellus Williams’ guilt in the stabbing
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