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US strikes Iran-linked sites in Syria in retaliation for attacks on US troops
By Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press on October 26th, 2023
WASHINGTON (AP) – The U.S. military launched airstrikes early Friday on two locations in eastern Syria linked to Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps, the Pentagon said, in retaliation for a slew of drone and missile attacks against U.S. bases and personnel in the region that began early last week. The U.S. strikes reflect the Biden administration’s ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Heavily armed police surround home in search for suspect in the fatal shooting of 18 in Maine
By David Sharp, Robert Bumsted, Holly Ramer And Michael Balsamo, The Associated Press on October 26th, 2023
LEWISTON, Maine (AP) – Heavily armed police surrounded a home Thursday as they searched for a U.S. Army reservist who authorities say killed 18 people and wounded 13 in a mass shooting at a bowling alley and a bar in Lewiston, Maine. “You need to come outside now with nothing in your hands. Your hands ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Police surround home in search for suspect in the fatal shooting of 18 in Maine
By David Sharp, Robert Bumsted, Holly Ramer And Michael Balsamo, The Associated Press on October 26th, 2023
LEWISTON, Maine (AP) – Heavily armed police surrounded a home Thursday as they searched for a U.S. Army reservist who authorities say killed 18 people and wounded 13 in a mass shooting at a bowling alley and a bar in Lewiston, Maine. “You need to come outside now with nothing in your hands. Your hands ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Radio host Larry Elder ends Republican presidential campaign and endorses Donald Trump
By The Associated Press on October 26th, 2023
Conservative talk radio host Larry Elder announced Thursday that he was ending his 2024 Republican campaign for president and endorsing former President Donald Trump. Elder, who sought to replace California Gov. Gavin Newsom in a failed 2021 recall effort, said in a statement that he had made the “difficult decision” to end his bid after ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Wife of ex-Alaska Airlines pilot says she’s in shock after averted Horizon Air disaster
By Claire Rush, The Associated Press on October 26th, 2023
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – The wife of a former Alaska Airlines pilot who police say tried to cut the engines of a Horizon Air flight while riding in the cockpit jump seat said Thursday she knew her husband was struggling with depression but that she was in a state of shock over his arrest. “This ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!MarÃa Corina Machado is winner of Venezuela 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!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 »
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