Austria’s president has welcomed Chancellor Sebastian Kurz’s resignation and demanded that the country’s politicians work hard to restore voters’ trust after a several-day drama that brought the government to the brink of collapse. President Alexander Van der Bellen said he will swear in Alexander Schallenberg, currently Austria’s foreign minister, as chancellor on Monday. Kurz announced
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WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — The major water line break that forced residents of Kansas’ largest city to boil their water before using it for several days highlights concerns about Wichita’s aging infrastructure. The water main break that forced the boil order last week happened after the city’s water plant lost part of its power supply,
Continue Readingurielblanco (CNN) — Durante más de tres semanas, las autoridades locales y federales han rastreado una reserva natural de más de 10.100 hectáreas en busca de Brian Laundrie, el prometido de Gabby Petito, de 22 años. El 1 de septiembre, Laundrie regresó en la furgoneta de Petito a la casa de la pareja en North
Continue ReadingBy Curt Yeomans Click here for updates on this story GWINNETT COUNTY, Georgia (Gwinnett Daily Post) — Gwinnett County’s massive Rowen knowledge community is still on the drawing board, but it’s already prompting interest from companies that want to be a part of it. The nearly 2,000-acre research-oriented mixed-use development was announce just over a
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By Kelly Murray, CNN A 30-year-old suspect who is accused of an attack that left a Maricopa County sheriff’s deputy on life support is now in custody and in critical condition at an Arizona hospital, police said. Police spent several hours Saturday looking for the suspect, Clinton Robert Hurley, after they say he attacked the
Continue Reading By Kelly Murray, CNN A 30-year-old suspect who is accused of an attack that left a Maricopa County sheriff’s deputy on life support is now in custody and in critical condition at an Arizona hospital, police said. Police spent several hours Saturday looking for the suspect, Clinton Robert Hurley, after they say he attacked the
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 DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Paul McCartney has revisited the breakup of The Beatles, disputing the suggestion that he was responsible for the group’s demise. Speaking on an episode of BBC Radio 4’s “This Cultural Life’’ that is scheduled to air Oct 23, McCartney said it was John Lennon who wanted to
Continue ReadingBy Carlton Fletcher Click here for updates on this story ALBANY, Georgia (Albany Herald) — Thousands of Albany State University alumni and supporters lined Pine Avenue in downtown Albany on a pleasantly cool and overcast Saturday morning to celebrate homecoming at the historically black university. Following behind an armada of Albany State law enforcement vehicles,
Continue Reading By ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department says a Navy nuclear engineer with access to military secrets has been charged with trying to pass information about the design of American nuclear-powered submarines to someone he thought was a representative of a foreign government but who turned out to be an undercover
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By Ramishah Maruf, CNN Business In many parts of the country, what was traditionally known as Columbus Day is now being celebrated as Indigenous Peoples’ Day. But it remains a federal holiday, so some businesses will be closed. President Biden issued a proclamation commemorating Indigenous Peoples’ Day Friday and acknowledged the destruction of native communities
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By Ben Morse, CNN It was technically a home game for the Atlanta Falcons home game, but with the array of colored jerseys on display providing a vivid backdrop at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Sunday, it was as much a gathering of footballer lovers. Face-painted rival fans sat side by side, buying rounds of
Continue Reading AMMAN, Jordan (AP) — Jordan’s King Abdullah II has promised the Lebanese prime minister that his country will stand by Lebanon and its people during its worst-ever economic crisis. Najib Mikati’s visit to Jordan Sunday is his first to an Arab country since he formed his Cabinet last month. The meeting came after the prime
Continue ReadingBy LEE PECK Click here for updates on this story MOBILE, Alabama (WALA) — A local family pulling out all the stops to celebrate their matriarch’s 100th birthday. Mrs. Emma Mae Washington sat front and center as parade of family and friends led by Mobile Fire-Rescue drove by. Many took pictures and wished her well
Continue ReadingBy Alaa Elassar, CNN A triumphant group of incarcerated students at a prison in California began a new chapter of their lives on Tuesday after graduating with their bachelor’s degrees. The 25 students, who are incarcerated at California State Prison, Los Angeles County (LAC), celebrated their commencement ceremony in the prison yard, 70 miles away
Continue ReadingBy NICK SLOAN, BETSY WEBSTER Click here for updates on this story RIVERSIDE, Missouri (KCTV) — A 39-year-old man is dead and a suspect is in custody following a rare homicide in Riverside. Officers responded to a shooting call at around 12:40 p.m. in the 4600 block of NW Gateway Avenue. Once arriving, they found
Continue Reading PHOENIX (AP) — Authorities say a man suspected of gravely injuring a metro Phoenix sheriff’s deputy has been shot and wounded by a homeowner with whom he had a history of conflicts. Maricopa County sheriff’s officials say the suspect _ identified as 30-year-old Clinton Robert Hurley_ is hospitalized in critical condition while the deputy remains
Continue Reading By ASHOK SHARMA Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — An Indian official says Indian and Chinese army commanders have met and discussed steps to disengage troops from key friction areas along their disputed border to ease a 17-month standoff that has sometimes led to deadly clashes. Col. Sudhir Chamoli, the Indian army spokesman, says the
Continue Reading SUMNER COUNTY, Kan. (AP) — A 55-year-old Texas woman died after a vehicle she was riding in drove off the highway in south-central Kansas and rolled Saturday afternoon. The Kansas Highway Patrol said the crash happened along U.S. Highway 81 in Sumner County shortly before 1 p.m. Saturday. The Wichita Eagle reports the 2008 Nissan
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By Katie Bo Lillis, CNN The Biden administration is ramping up its efforts to secure America’s far-flung critical infrastructure amid ongoing concerns from top US officials that Russia and China continue to seek a digital foothold inside the networks of pipelines, ports and other targets — with the intention of gathering data or one day
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