Gunman kills 3 people in southern Brazil during hours-long shootout
Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Authorities in southern Brazil say a 45-year-old man barricaded himself in a house and killed his father,…
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Karen Read supporter denies intimidating witnesses with rubber ducks and fake $100 bills
Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — A polarizing murder case against Karen Read in the death of her Boston police officer boyfriend is back in court,…
Continue ReadingLana Del Rey did marry alligator swamp tour guide Jeremy Dufrene in Louisiana, document shows
AP Music Writer NEW YORK (AP) — It is official. Lana Del Rey and alligator swamp tour guide Jeremy Dufrene did marry in Louisiana last month. After…
Continue ReadingIowa finds several dozen instances of noncitizens voting in a past election
Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa’s top election official says several dozen people who identified themselves as noncitizens…
Continue ReadingA look at food-related illnesses at restaurants over the years
AP Business Writer Outbreaks of foodborne illnesses are pretty rare for well known restaurant chains, but they do happen. This week, an outbreak of…
Continue ReadingEU stays on the sidelines over migrant deal between Italy and Albania
Associated Press TIRANA, Albania (AP) — A top European Union official has refused to be drawn on an opinion of an agreement between Italy and…
Continue ReadingPro-Palestinian protester charged with assault after occupying building at University of Minnesota
Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Local prosecutors have charged one pro-Palestinian protester with assault while not filing charges against 10…
Continue ReadingSuspected drunken driver arrested after passing Harris’ motorcade the wrong way in Wisconsin
Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A sheriff’s official says a suspected drunken driver heading the wrong way passed within feet of Vice…
Continue ReadingExplosion in a packed Kabul market injures 11 people, including children, humanitarian group says
ISLAMABAD (AP) — A nongovernmental group says an explosion in a packed Kabul market has injured 11 people, including some children. The source of…
Continue ReadingKentucky school choice ballot measure pits competing messages from Gov. Andy Beshear, Sen. Rand Paul
Associated Press FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — The debate over Kentucky’s school choice ballot measure has become a test of influence for Democratic Gov.…
Continue ReadingLawsuits claim dozens of children were sexually abused inside Pennsylvania juvenile facilities
Associated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — A set of newly filed lawsuits by people who claim they were sexually abused inside Pennsylvania juvenile…
Continue ReadingMan pleads guilty to neighbor’s murder and had funeral pamphlet with victim’s name in his home
Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Authorities say a former police officer for more than a decade in South Carolina has pleaded guilty to…
Continue ReadingGeorgia citizenship audit finds few noncitizens on voter rolls
ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia’s top elections official says a check of voter rolls found that 20 of the 8.2 million people registered to vote in the…
Continue ReadingMolotov cocktail explodes in a Chilean high school, injuring at least 35 students
Associated Press SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — Authorities say a homemade firebomb has exploded inside a public high school in Chile and ignited a blaze…
Continue ReadingSweeping blackouts in Cuba raise the question: Why has the island’s solar buildout been so slow?
Associated Press HAVANA (AP) — Cuba’s large-scale blackouts that left 10 million people without power this month may not have happened if the…
Continue ReadingTim Walz, wife and son vote early in Minnesota
Associated Press ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Democratic vice presidential candidate Tim Walz, his wife and their son went to a polling place in St.…
Continue ReadingA hurricane’s historic destruction hasn’t stopped North Carolina election workers and voters
Associated Press HOT SPRINGS, N.C. (AP) — Elections officials, poll workers and voters in western North Carolina have been adapting in the…
Continue ReadingEfforts by Russia, Iran and China to sway US voters may escalate, new Microsoft report says
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A new threat intelligence report from Microsoft says foreign adversaries have showed continued determination to…
Continue ReadingEuropean Commission chief assures Western Balkans of the bloc’s enlargement progress
Associated Press TIRANA, Albania (AP) — European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has reassured the Western Balkan countries that the…
Continue ReadingArmed activists launch new protests in Martinique over high living costs
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Government officials in Martinique say protesters with automatic weapons targeted police and firefighters during a…
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