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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 »
Be the first to comment!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 »
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