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Rep. Bowman pleads guilty to misdemeanor after pulling 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 »
Be the first to comment!Ohio woman indicted on murder charges in deaths of at least four men, attorney general says
By Samantha Hendrickson, The Associated Press on October 26th, 2023
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – An Ohio woman has been indicted on murder charges in the deaths of at least four men in the capital city of Columbus, the Ohio Attorney General said Wednesday, though investigators believe there are more victims. Rebecca Auborn, a 33-year-old from Columbus, is accused of meeting men for sex before fatally ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hurricane Otis caused 27 confirmed deaths and left 4 missing, Mexican authorities report
By Mark Stevenson And MarÃa Verza, The Associated Press on October 26th, 2023
ACAPULCO, Mexico (AP) – Mexican authorities gave the first human toll for Hurricane Otis’ destruction along the country’s Pacific coast Thursday: at least 27 dead and four missing. Tens of thousands of residents in damaged homes without electricity awaited help more than a day after Otis roared ashore in Acapulco. Federal Security Secretary Rosa Icela ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Mexican authorities report 27 people killed by Hurricane Otis
By Mark Stevenson And MarÃa Verza, The Associated Press on October 26th, 2023
ACAPULCO, Mexico (AP) – Mexico’s security secretary says Hurricane Otis was responsible for at least 27 deaths and four people remained missing. Rosa Icela RodrÃguez RodrÃguez comments Thursday at President Andrés Manuel López Obrador’s morning news briefing were echoed minutes later by Guerrero state Gov. Evelyn Salgado. No details were provided about the victims or ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Israeli troops carry out hourslong ground raid into Gaza ahead of expected wider incursion
By Najib Jobain, Samy Magdy And Amy Teibel, The Associated Press on October 26th, 2023
RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) – Israeli troops and tanks launched an hourslong ground raid into northern Gaza overnight into Thursday, the military said, striking several militant targets in order to “prepare the battlefield” ahead of a widely expected ground invasion after more than two weeks of devastating air raids. The raid came after the U.N. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!At least 16 dead in Maine mass killing and police hunt for the shooter as residents take shelter
By David Sharp, The Associated Press on October 26th, 2023
LEWISTON, Maine (AP) – A man shot and killed at least 16 people at a restaurant and a bowling alley in Lewiston, Maine, on Wednesday and then fled into the night, sparking a massive search by hundreds of officers while frightened residents stayed locked in their homes. A police bulletin identified Robert Card, 40, as ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Israeli troops launch brief ground raid into Gaza ahead of expected wider incursion
By Najib Jobain, Samy Magdy And Amy Teibel, The Associated Press on October 25th, 2023
RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) – Israeli troops and tanks launched a brief ground raid into northern Gaza overnight into Thursday, the military said, striking several militant targets in order to “prepare the battlefield” ahead of a widely expected ground invasion after more than two weeks of devastating air raids. The raid came after the U.N. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!At least 16 dead in Maine shooting as police hunt for ‘person of interest’ and residents shelter
By David Sharp, The Associated Press on October 25th, 2023
LEWISTON, Maine (AP) – A man opened fire at a bar and a bowling alley in Lewiston, Maine, on Wednesday, killing at least 16 people, wounding dozens of others and throwing the state’s second-largest city into chaos as hundreds of police searched for a person of interest and residents were ordered to shelter in place. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Firearms instructor treated at mental health facility is person of interest in Maine shooting: cops
By David Sharp, The Associated Press on October 25th, 2023
LEWISTON, Maine (AP) – The man identified as a person of interest in a mass killing in Maine is a firearms instructor trained by the military and was recently committed to a mental health facility, according to a state police bulletin. The police intelligence bulletin, reviewed by The Associated Press, was being circulated to law ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!China sends its youngest-ever crew to space as it seeks to put astronauts on moon before 2030
By The Associated Press on October 25th, 2023
BEIJING (AP) – China launched its youngest-ever crew for its orbiting space station on Thursday as it seeks to put astronauts on the moon before 2030. The Shenzhou 17 spacecraft lifted off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center on the edge of the Gobi Desert in northwestern China atop a Long March 2-F rocket at ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!At least 16 dead in Maine shooting and dozens injured, law enforcement officials tell AP
By David Sharp, The Associated Press on October 25th, 2023
LEWISTON, Maine (AP) – A man opened fire at a bowling alley and a bar in Lewiston, Maine, on Wednesday night, killing at least 16 people and engulfing the state’s second-largest city in chaos. The suspect remained at large as authorities ordered residents and business owners to stay inside and off the streets. Two law ... Read More »
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