Month: October 2023

By The Associated Press The remnants of former Tropical Storm Philippe are bearing down on waterlogged New England with the promise of rain, wind and isolated power outages. Eastern Maine and Atlantic Canada were expected to experience the worst later Saturday, three weeks after being dealt a blow by Tropical Storm Lee. Philippe has become

By CHEYANNE MUMPHREY AP Education Writer PHOENIX (AP) — In fifth grade, Stella Gage’s class watched a video about puberty. In ninth grade, a few sessions of her health class were dedicated to the risks of sexual behaviors. That was the extent of her sex education in school. At no point was there any content

JERUSALEM (AP) — Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip launched dozens of rockets toward Israel early Saturday, setting off air raid sirens across the country. The sound of outgoing rockets whooshing through the air could be heard in Gaza and sirens could be heard as far away as Tel Aviv, some 70 kilometers (40 miles)

PHOENIX (AP) — Guns N’ Roses is giving way to the Arizona Diamondbacks so the team can host Game 3 of the NL Division Series next week. The rock band said Friday it is moving its Oct. 11 show at Chase Field in downtown Phoenix to the Talking Stick Resort Amphitheatre to avoid a conflict

By CLAIRE RUSH Associated Press/Report for America PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Oregon officials are seeking more than $27 million in damages over dam repairs they say killed more than half a million Pacific lamprey fish in what they’ve described as one of the largest damages claims for illegal killing of wildlife in state history. In

By GABE STERN Associated Press/Report for America RENO, Nev. (AP) — Two teenagers have been indicted and charged as adults with several felonies, including murder and auto theft, after allegedly recording the moment they targeted and fatally struck a bicyclist in a hit-and-run in Las Vegas. Police say evidence shows the teens, who were 17

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A jury on Friday convicted a Portland, Oregon, man of murder in the shooting deaths of three of his neighbors. Brett Pruett, 61, was found guilty of first-degree murder, unlawful use of a weapon, burglary and assault, the Multnomah County District Attorney’s Office said in a news release. Police found three

By JESSE BEDAYN Associated Press/Report for America BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — A Colorado judge has ruled that the man accused of killing 10 people at a Colorado supermarket in 2021 is mentally competent to stand trial. The decision allows the prosecution of Ahmad Al Aliwi Alissa to move forward. The judge sided with prosecutors who

By SEAN MURPHY Associated Press OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — A federal judge in Oklahoma has declined to stop a new law from taking effect that makes it a felony crime for health care workers to provide gender-affirming care to young transgender people. U.S. District Court Judge John Heil III in Tulsa issued his ruling late

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A Louisiana grand jury has decided against indicting anyone in the deadly collapse four years ago of a Hard Rock Hotel that was under construction in New Orleans. The panel heard evidence in the case over several months and met once more Thursday. That was the last chance to file criminal

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Defense attorneys for rapper YNW Melly say South Florida prosecutors committed felony obstruction of justice by not revealing that the lead detective in the rapper’s double-murder case had been previously accused of being willing to lie as he gathered evidence. The Sun Sentinel reports that attorneys for Melly on Friday

WILLOWBROOK, Ill. (AP) — Authorities say a suburban Chicago man has been charged in connection with a June shooting where one person died and 22 others were injured. DuPage County State’s Attorney Robert Berlin said Friday that a 19-year-old Aurora man is charged with one count of aggravated discharge of a firearm and one count

By MICHAEL GOLDBERG Associated Press/Report for America JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi’s Democratic nominee for governor says the election could hinge on turnout among Black voters. Brandon Presley says Black residents haven’t wielded political influence commensurate to their share of the state population. At at a campaign event in the 80% Black state capital of

By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A Texas man who attacked the U.S. Capitol with a metal tomahawk — and is now the face of a website selling merchandise portraying jailed rioters as “political prisoners” — was sentenced Friday to seven years behind bars. Shane Jenkins, 46, tried to smash a Capitol window

By COLLEEN SLEVIN and MATTHEW BROWN Associated Press BRIGHTON, Colo. (AP) — A neck hold that Denver-area police used on Elijah McClain prior to the Black man’s 2019 death lasted only seconds but has emerged as a focal point in the first criminal trial against officers and paramedics charged his death. Defense attorneys for the

WASHINGTON (AP) — ABC’s “This Week” — Reps. Ken Buck, R-Colo., and Pete Aguilar, D-Calif.; former New Jersey governor Chris Christie, a Republican presidential candidate. __ NBC’s “Meet the Press” — Reps. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., Tom Cole, R-Okla., and Pramila Jayapal, D-Wash. __ CBS’ “Face the Nation” — South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott, a Republican

By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A newly elected liberal Wisconsin Supreme Court justice has declined to recuse herself from a pair of redistricting lawsuits. Justice Janet Protasiewicz has called Republican-drawn electoral districts “rigged” and accepted nearly $10 million in campaign donations from the Democratic Party. Her decision Friday to remain on

By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — A U.N. independent investigator says Iranian authorities are cracking down on protesters, unlawfully detaining human rights activists, including new Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi, and carrying out an “alarming” number of executions. The wide-ranging report on human rights abuses in Iran by Javaid Rehman,

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Attorneys say a $7 million settlement has been reached with the California Highway Patrol in the fatal shooting of a driver and wounding of his girlfriend during a June 2020 traffic stop in Oakland. Officers fired after the stolen car driven by 23-year-old Erik Salgado struck CHP vehicles in front and

By DEEPTI HAJELA Associated Press The New Jersey attorney general’s office has opened an inquiry into how local law enforcement handled an investigation into a December 2018 car crash that involved Sen. Robert Menendez’s wife Nadine, according to a law enforcement official familiar with the situation. Nadine Menendez had been dating the New Jersey Democrat

ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — A teenager and her parents have filed a $30 million lawsuit against a Virginia school system after she was sexually assaulted in a women’s restroom by a male student. The family alleges Loudoun County Public Schools failed to immediately investigate the attack. The family also alleges that school officials tried to

LAS VEGAS (AP) — The Nevada Supreme Court has ruled that a slain Las Vegas Review-Journal reporter’s personal devices and other records are protected even after death. The state’s highest court ruled Thursday that Nevada’s shield law, which protects journalists from disclosing sources, precludes Las Vegas police and prosecutors from going through Jeff German’s things.

DECATUR, Ala. (AP) — City and state officials asked for patience Friday in the investigation of the fatal police shooting of a Black man at his Alabama home, a day after hundreds mourned him at a vigil. Steve Perkins, 39, was shot and killed by police at his home in Decatur, on Sept. 29 in

By KIMBERLEE KRUESI Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The American Civil Liberties Union of Tennessee has filed a federal lawsuit against a Tennessee city that passed an anti-drag show ordinance. The ordinance is designed to ban drag performances from taking place on public property. The legal challenge is the latest development in the ongoing

VANCOUVER, Wash. (AP) — An Oregon man who fatally shot a sheriff’s deputy in southwest Washington state has been sentenced to life in prison without the possibility for parole. Guillermo Raya Leon, 28, was sentenced Thursday in the 2021 death of Clark County sheriff’s Sgt. Jeremy Brown, The Columbian reported. A Clark County Superior Court

By GENE JOHNSON Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — A former U.S. Army intelligence officer has been charged with attempting to provide classified defense information to the Chinese security services during the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic — including some listed in a Microsoft Word document titled “Important Information to Share with Chinese Government.” Authorities on

By ANDREW DeMILLO Associated Press LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Five former inmates at an Arkansas county jail have settled their lawsuit against a doctor who they say gave them ivermectin without their consent to treat COVID-19. A federal judge last week dismissed the 2022 lawsuit against Dr. Robert Karas, who was the doctor for

By HANNA ARHIROVA and LORI HINNANT Associated Press HROZA, Ukraine (AP) — The Ukrainian village of Hroza has been plunged into mourning by a missile strike that killed more than 50 people. Almost every household in the village, sent someone to a soldier’s wake that was held at a cafe. When a precision missile struck

By LISA RATHKE Associated Press MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — Nearly three months after severe flooding inundated Vermont’s capital city, Montpelier is celebrating how much progress has been made with a two-day reopening event. Organizers of the activities taking place on Friday and Saturday are hoping to bring visitors downtown and give shops a chance to

NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Cyprus authorities have arrested a Russian journalist for “security reasons,” prompting the Russian Foreign Ministry to demand a formal apology from the Cypriot government over the “provocation.” Cyprus state broadcaster CyBC quoted diplomatic sources Friday as saying that the Russian journalist would be deported. Cypriot authorities dismissed Russian allegations that police

By TODD RICHMOND Associated Press Almost 1,000 migrating songbirds have perished after smashing into windows at an exhibition center on Chicago’s lakefront. According to officials at the Chicago Field Museum, 964 birds were found dead Thursday at the McCormick Place Lakeside Center. David Willard, the museum’s collections manager emeritus, says the most dead birds anyone

GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — Activists in Guatemala are blocking roads in surging demonstrations to support President-elect Bernardo Arévalo. That comes after Guatemala’s highest court upheld a move by prosecutors to suspend his political party over alleged voter registration fraud. Arévalo has denounced the suspension as a “coup” aimed neutralizing him before he takes office in

By MARK THIESSEN and JOSHUA A. BICKEL Associated Press ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Alaska fishermen will be able to harvest red king crab, the largest and most lucrative of all the Bering Sea crab species, for the first time in two years. The news offers a slight reprieve to the beleaguered fishery beset by low numbers

By STEVE LeBLANC Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — A second suspect has been arraigned on murder charges after a pregnant woman who was hit by gunfire on a bus in Holyoke, Massachusetts, delivered a baby that later died. Thirty-year-old Johnluis Sanchez of Holyoke appeared in court via Zoom on Friday for his alleged involvement in

By ISSAM ADWAN Associated Press GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — A Gazan perfume vendor has developed a line of fragrances packaged in rocket-shaped bottles to mimic the projectiles launched by Palestinian militant groups from the Gaza Strip into Israel. He says he was inspired to design the bottles after the devastating 2021 war between

By TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Lionel Messi’s absence from Inter Miami’s lineup may be over. The team used social media on Friday to post “Nos vemos mañana” with a photo of the seven-time Ballon d’Or winner. Inter Miami plays host to Cincinnati on Saturday night. The translation of that

By BABA AHMED Associated Press BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — New clashes have broken out in northern Mali between military soldiers and separatist rebels. Both sides claimed late Friday to control the town of Anefis which is located south of the town of Kidal. The rebels who want to establish an independent state called Azawad claimed

ANTWERP, Belgium (AP) — Simone Biles has won the individual all-around title at the world championships for the sixth time to become the most decorated gymnast in history. Ten years after she won her first in the same Belgian city as a 16-year-old, Biles scored 58.399 points across the balance beam, floor, vault and uneven