LANCASTER, Mass. (AP) — A spokesperson says two correctional officers were stabbed by inmates and three others were injured at a Massachusetts maximum security prison. The five officers at the Souza-Baranowski Correctional Center in Lancaster were taken to hospitals after the confrontation Wednesday night. Four have since been released and one is being treated for
Continue ReadingAssociated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris is stepping up her efforts to win over voters who belong to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The Democratic presidential nominee is enlisting prominent members of the faith to make the case in the battleground state of Arizona that Donald Trump doesn’t align
Continue ReadingAssociated Press LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Leaders of an “Uncommitted” movement, who helped garner hundreds of thousands of votes in Democratic primaries across the nation in protest of the Israel-Hamas war, won’t endorse Vice President Kamala Harris’ presidential bid. The group’s leaders also warned in statement Thursday against voting for Donald Trump or a third-party
Continue ReadingLONDON (AP) — A soccer player who once appeared for Arsenal in the Champions League has been charged in connection with trying to smuggle cannabis worth $800,000 through a British airport. Jay Emmanuel-Thomas currently plays for Scottish second-tier team Greenock Morton. The Press Association agency reported he was arrested at his home near Glasgow. The
Continue ReadingAP Business Writer The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits fell to their lowest level in four months last week. Jobless claims fell by 12,000 to 219,000 for the week of Sept. 14, the Labor Department reported Thursday. That’s below analyst forecasts of 230,000 new filings. The four-week average of claims, which evens out
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Former President Donald Trump has heavily courted conservative evangelicals since his arrival on the political scene almost a decade ago. Now he is selling Trump-themed Bibles, touting the overturning of Roe v. Wade and imploring Christians to get out the vote for him. But a small and diverse coalition of
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump has received strong support from white evangelical Protestants in his presidential bids. About 8 in 10 white evangelical voters supported him in 2020, according to AP VoteCast. But a small, diverse coalition of evangelicals is looking to pull their fellow believers away from Trump’s fold and into Kamala
Continue ReadingBy Kocha Olarn and Chris Lau, CNN Bangkok, Thailand (CNN) — A Thai woman has been rescued by police after being strangled by a python for more than two hours. The 64-year-old woman, who gave her name as Arom, was doing the dishes at home on the outskirts of the Thai capital when she felt
Continue ReadingAssociated Press COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Swedish authorities have charged a 52-year-old woman associated with the Islamic State group with genocide, crimes against humanity and serious war crimes against Yazidi women and children in Syria. It’s the first such case on trial in the Scandinavian country. Lina Laina Ishaq, who is a Swedish citizen, allegedly
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WKYT, CNN By Sharif Paget, Sara Smart and Dalia Faheid, CNN (CNN) — When a gunman perched atop a cliff’s ledge opened fire on a dozen cars on Kentucky’s Interstate 75, wounding five people, it permeated surrounding communities with fear – and sent one couple into the woods to join the dayslong manhunt for the
Continue ReadingBy Hanna Ziady, CNN (CNN) — Ukraine’s electricity supply risks “severe disruptions” this winter, the International Energy Agency (IEA) has warned, urging Kyiv’s allies to help address the country’s energy security. Russia has repeatedly attacked Ukraine’s energy infrastructure with missiles and drones since its full-scale invasion in February 2022, but its bombardments have intensified recently,
Continue ReadingCOPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Denmark’s Queen Margrethe II, who abdicated earlier this year, has been admitted to a hospital after falling in her home. Danish media said Thursday that she is doing fine. The 84-year-old queen was admitted late Wednesday to the Danish capital’s university hospital for observation after a fall at a castle north
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By Catherine Nicholls, CNN London (CNN) — The high-end London department store, Harrods, said Thursday that it is “utterly appalled” by allegations of abuse – including rape – perpetrated by its former owner, the late billionaire Mohamed Al Fayed. More than 20 female ex-Harrods employees have accused Al Fayed, who died last year at age 94, of sexually assaulting them, according to
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Former President Donald Trump on Thursday decried antisemitism hours after an explosive CNN report detailed how one of his allies running for North Carolina governor made a series of racial and sexual comments on a website where he also referred to himself as a “black NAZI.” North Carolina Lt. Gov.
Continue ReadingAssociated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union chief Ursula von der Leyen is traveling to war-ravaged Ukraine with the promise of 160 million euros in fresh energy funds to get the nation through the winter. She says most of the money would come from immobilized Russian assets held in the bloc because of Russia’s invasion
Continue ReadingAssociated Press BEIRUT (AP) — The leader of Hezbollah vowed Thursday to keep up daily strikes on Israel despite this week’s deadly sabotage of its members’ communication devices, and said Israelis displaced from homes near the Lebanon border because of the fighting would not be able to return until the war in Gaza ends. Hezbollah
Continue ReadingAssociated Press LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Keir Starmer was elected in July on a promise to restore trust in politics. Now he’s trying to shake off criticism over donations from a wealthy businessman and the hefty salary of his most senior aide. The Labour Party leader has denied impropriety over thousands of dollars’
Continue ReadingCNN By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — Here’s what else you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with Your Day. 1. Economy In a significant shift for the US economy, the Federal Reserve on Wednesday announced a jumbo-sized interest rate cut for the first time in four years. The half-point move is
Continue ReadingBy Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — Here’s what else you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with Your Day. 1. Economy In a significant shift for the US economy, the Federal Reserve on Wednesday announced a jumbo-sized interest rate cut for the first time in four years. The half-point move is a
Continue ReadingAssociated Press BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — A plane that was used for humanitarian work by the World Food Program was damaged during an Islamist attack in the capital of Mali, according to the South African aviation company that owns the plane. The company, National Airways Corporation, said late Wednesday that the plane “came under terrorist
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