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A suspect in the fatal shooting of 18 in Maine is still at large. Residents are sheltering in place
By David Sharp, The Associated Press on October 26th, 2023
LEWISTON, Maine (AP) – Authorities carried out a massive search Thursday for a U.S. Army reservist who they say killed 18 people and wounded 13 at a bowling alley and a bar in a mass shooting that sent panicked patrons scrambling under tables and behind bowling pins and gripped the entire state of Maine in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Suspect in killing of judge who presided over divorce case found dead in rural Maryland
By The Associated Press on October 26th, 2023
WILLIAMSPORT, Md. (AP) – A man suspected of killing a Maryland judge last week was found dead Thursday, according to the Washington County Sheriff’s Office. Authorities believe Pedro Argote, 49, was angry about losing custody of his children when he shot and killed the judge who presided over his divorce case. The Oct. 19 attack ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!MarÃa Corina Machado is winner of Venezuela’s opposition primary that the government has denounced
By Regina Garcia Cano, The Associated Press on October 26th, 2023
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) – Venezuelan government critic MarÃa Corina Machado was declared the winner Thursday of an opposition-organized primary to choose a presidential candidate, in polling last weekend that was denounced by the self-proclaimed socialist government as illegitimate. The voting Sunday organized by the National Primary Commission drew more than 2.4 million voters in Venezuela ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Judge says Georgia’s congressional and legislative districts are discriminatory and must be redrawn
By Jeff Amy, The Associated Press on October 26th, 2023
ATLANTA (AP) – A federal judge ruled Thursday that some of Georgia’s congressional, state Senate and state House districts were drawn in a racially discriminatory manner, ordering the state to draw an additional Black-majority congressional district. U.S. District Judge Steve Jones, in a 516-page order, also ordered the state to draw two new Black-majority districts ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Judge finds former Ohio lawmaker guilty of domestic violence in incident involving his wife
By Samantha Hendrickson, The Associated Press on October 26th, 2023
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – An Ohio judge found former Republican state Rep. Bob Young guilty on domestic violence charges Thursday over an incident involving his wife in the summer. Judge Edward O’Farrell found Young, who waived his right to a jury trial and instead left his fate in the hands of the judge, “guilty beyond ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Federal judge rules that Georgia’s congressional and legislative districts are discriminatory
By Jeff Amy, The Associated Press on October 26th, 2023
ATLANTA (AP) – A federal judge ruled Thursday that some of Georgia’s congressional, state Senate and state House districts were drawn in a racially discriminatory manner, ordering the state to draw an additional Black-majority congressional district. U.S. District Judge Steve Jones, in a 516-page order, also ordered the state to draw two new Black-majority districts ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Police took Army reservist suspected in Maine killings for evaluation after erratic behavior in July
By David Sharp, The Associated Press on October 26th, 2023
LEWISTON, Maine (AP) – A U.S. Army reservist suspected of killing at least 18 people in Maine had been taken by police for an evaluation after military officials became concerned that he was acting erratically in mid-July, a U.S. official told The Associated Press. The official said commanders in the Army Reserve’s 3rd Battalion, 304th ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Maine’s governor says 18 people were killed and 13 were injured in shootings in Lewiston
By David Sharp, The Associated Press on October 26th, 2023
LEWISTON, Maine (AP) – Maine’s governor says 18 people were killed and 13 were injured in shootings in Maine. Gov. Janet Mills made the remarks at a press conference Thursday. A man shot and killed the victims at a bowling alley and restaurant in Lewiston and then fled into the night, sparking a massive search ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!MarÃa Corina Machado is winner of Venezuela opposition primary that government has denounced
By The Associated Press on October 26th, 2023
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) – Venezuelan government critic MarÃa Corina Machado was declared the winner Thursday of an opposition-organized primary to choose a presidential candidate, in polling last weekend that was denounced by the self-proclaimed socialist government as illegitimate. The voting Sunday organized by the National Primary Commission drew more than 2.4 million voters in Venezuela ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Maria Corina Machado is winner of Venezuela opposition primary that government has denounced
By The Associated Press on October 26th, 2023
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) – Venezuelan government critic MarÃa Corina Machado was declared the winner Thursday of an opposition-organized primary to choose a presidential candidate, in polling last weekend that was denounced by the self-proclaimed socialist government as illegitimate. The voting Sunday organized by the National Primary Commission drew more than 2.4 million voters in Venezuela ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Rep. Jamaal Bowman pleads guilty to a misdemeanor for pulling a fire alarm in House office building
By Lindsay Whitehurst, The Associated Press on October 26th, 2023
WASHINGTON (AP) – Democratic Rep. Jamaal Bowman pleaded guilty Thursday to a misdemeanor count for triggering a fire alarm as lawmakers scrambled to pass a funding bill before a government shutdown deadline. He will pay a $1,000 fine and serve three months of probation, after which the false fire alarm charge is expected to be ... Read More »
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