HILO, Hawaii (AP) — A 6.1 magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of the Big Island in Hawaii on Sunday,  rattling residents and causing items to fall off shelves. The U.S. Geological Survey says the quake had a depth of nearly 11 miles. The National Weather Service in Honolulu says there is no tsunami threat.
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ST. LOUIS (AP) — Prosecutors in St. Louis declined to file murder charges in two separate 2020 killings. Police said Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner’s office decided that self-defense issues kept it from filing murder charges in connection with the deaths of 24-year-old Tobias Courtney and 61-year-old Crystal Strong. But the suspect in that case was
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By CNN’s Katharina Krebs and Reuters A performer at Moscow’s renowned Bolshoi Theatre was killed on Saturday in an accident on stage during an opera. The Bolshoi, one of Russia’s most prestigious theaters, said the incident occurred during a set change in Sadko, an opera by Russian composer Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov. The cast member has been
Continue Reading By AMY TAXIN Associated Press HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. (AP) — Huntington Beach is still reeling from last week’s underwater pipeline leak that spilled crude into the Pacific Ocean off Southern California. The spill of at least 25,000 gallons and no more than 132,000 gallons of crude has kept the ocean off limits for a week
Continue Reading WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — A Wichita woman has been arrested in connection with the death of her 1-year-old daughter. Wichita Police said the girl was not breathing when officers found her inside a home in southeast Wichita around 3 p.m. Saturday. The girl, Myonna Townley, was rushed to a hospital in critical condition where she
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By Susannah Cullinane, CNN An autographed photo of baseball player “Shoeless Joe Jackson” has sold for a record $1.47 million at auction, according to auction house Christies. The 1911 photo is the only known photo in existence signed by the player, who was unable to formally read or write, it said. Christies said on Twitter
Continue Reading By Susannah Cullinane, CNN An autographed photo of baseball player “Shoeless Joe Jackson” has sold for a record $1.47 million at auction, according to auction house Christies. The 1911 photo is the only known photo in existence signed by the player, who was unable to formally read or write, it said. Christies said on Twitter
Continue Reading MEXICO CITY (AP) — Tropical Storm Pamela has formed off Mexico’s Pacific coast and is forecast to strengthen into a hurricane before hitting shore somewhere near the port of Mazatlan at midweek. The U.S. National Hurricane Center says Pamela’s center was about 505 miles (810 kilometers) south of Mazatlan late Sunday, and was moving west-northwest
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By Amir Vera and Keith Allen, CNN A SWAT team in Georgia arrested a man accused of fatally shooting a 26-year-old police officer who was working his first shift, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation announced Sunday. Damien Ferguson, 43, was taken into custody without incident a day after the shooting death of Officer Dylan Harrison.
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By ANNE D’INNOCENZIO AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Southwest Airlines canceled hundreds of flights over the weekend, blaming the woes on air traffic control issues and weather. The airline canceled more than 1,000 flights, or 28% of its schedule as of 5 p.m. ET Sunday, according to flight tracker FlightAware. The cancellations mark
Continue ReadingBy Kelly Murray, CNN A 3-year-old boy who vanished Wednesday afternoon near Magnolia, Texas, was found Saturday morning alive and well. Christopher RamÃrez was reunited with his mother. “He was smiling, drinking water, and in good shape,” Grimes County Sheriff Don Sowell told reporters Saturday. The toddler was taken to a hospital for observation, but
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By Dakin Andone, CNN Officials at Fort Hood in Texas are searching for Pfc. Jennifer Sewell, a soldier who’s been missing since last Thursday. Sewell was last seen leaving her barracks around 4 p.m. (5 p.m. ET) October 7, according to a statement by the Fort Hood Directorate of Emergency Services (DES), which said she
Continue Reading JULHAS ALAM and RISHABH R. JAIN Associated Press DHAKA,Bangladesh (AP) — The United Nations and the government of Bangladesh have signed a memorandum of understanding to work together in aiding protection and management of Rohingya refugees on an island in the Bay of Bengal. More than 19,000 out of 1.1 million Rohingya refugees in Southern
Continue Reading ALAMO, Ga. (AP) — Authorities have arrested a man suspected of gunning down a Georgia police officer during his first shift with the department. The Georgia Bureau of Investigation announced Sunday that 43-year-old Damien Anthony Ferguson had been taken into custody after a large manhunt. No other details were released, and authorities said they planned
Continue Reading By QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA Associated Press BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraqis have voted in parliamentary elections held months ahead of schedule as a concession to a youth-led uprising against corruption and mismanagement. The voting was marked by widespread apathy and a boycott by many of the young activists. Results were expected within a day, but negotiations over
Continue Reading By FRANCESCA EBEL and BOUAZZA BEN BOUAZZA Associated Press TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — Several thousand demonstrators gathered in central Tunis to protest President Kaïs Saied’s recent consolidation of power, which his critics have called a coup. The protest reflected an increasingly visible rift in Tunisian society over the president’s actions. Police presence was visibly bolstered
Continue Reading By CNN’s Katharina Krebs and Reuters A performer at Moscow’s renowned Bolshoi Theatre was killed on Saturday in an accident on stage during an opera. The Bolshoi, one of Russia’s most prestigious theaters, said the incident occurred during a set change in Sadko, an opera by Russian composer Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov. The cast member has been
Continue Reading MOSCOW (AP) — A doctor for former Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili says his condition is deteriorating 10 days into a hunger strike that he started after being arrested when he returned to the country. Saakashvili, 53, left Georgia in 2014 and became a Ukrainian citizen. He faces several charges in Georgia and earlier was sentenced
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By Eric Levenson, CNN The leak of over 100,000 gallons of crude oil off the coast of Southern California first came to official attention with a vague report October 1 about a sheen on the water. It took more than 12 hours for authorities to recognize the extent of the problem. The time period between
Continue Reading By Eric Levenson, CNN The leak of over 100,000 gallons of crude oil off the coast of Southern California first came to official attention with a vague report October 1 about a sheen on the water. It took more than 12 hours for authorities to recognize the extent of the problem. The time period between
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