Colombian president’s statements on Gaza jeopardize close military ties with Israel
By MANUEL RUEDA and ASTRID SUAREZ Associated Press BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Escalating tensions between Colombia and Israel over the Gaza war could…
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Ruins and memories of a paradise lost in an Israeli village where attackers killed, kidnapped dozens
By SAM McNEIL Associated Press KIBBUTZ NIR OZ, Israel (AP) — Nir Oz is one of more than 20 towns and villages in southern Israel that were ambushed…
Continue Reading Violent threats from Virginia to Texas disrupt Muslim groups trying to raise money for Palestinians
ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) — A national Muslim civil rights group said Thursday it is moving its annual banquet out of a Virginia hotel that received bomb…
Continue Reading Abreu, Alvarez and Altuve help Astros pull even in ALCS with 10-3 win over Rangers in Game 4
By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Baseball Writer ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Houston manager Dusty Baker and third baseman Alex Bregman really have no explanation…
Continue Reading Baltimore firefighter dies and 4 others are injured battling rowhouse fire
By LEA SKENE Associated Press BALTIMORE (AP) — A rapidly intensifying blaze that engulfed multiple rowhouses in northwest Baltimore late Thursday…
Continue Reading 4 dead in central Washington shooting including gunman, police say
TOPPENISH, Wash. (AP) — Police say a 19-year-old man shot four people in central Washington state, killing three of them, and then killed himself.…
Continue Reading Army private who fled to North Korea charged with desertion, held by US military, officials tell AP
By LOLITA C. BALDOR and ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — An Army private who fled to North Korea before being returned home to the…
Continue Reading A main suspect in the killing of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse has been arrested after 2 years
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Haiti’s national police say a former justice official considered one of the main suspects in the killing of…
Continue Reading France bestows further honor on former United Nations ambassador and Atlanta mayor Andrew Young
By JEFF AMY Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — The government of France has bestowed a further honor on Atlanta’s Andrew Young. French…
Continue Reading Texas releases another audit of elections in Harris County, where GOP still challenging losses
By PAUL J. WEBER Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A second Texas audit in as many years of elections in Harris County, the third-most populous…
Continue Reading Britney Spears’ book ‘The Woman In Me’ makes private details public, and public events personal
By MARIA SHERMAN and ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writers LOS ANGELES (AP) — Britney Spears’ highly anticipated memoir “The Woman in…
Continue Reading Chicago-area man charged with hate crimes for threatening Muslim men
WHEATON, Ill. (AP) — A prosecutor says a suburban Chicago man has been charged with two hate crimes for allegedly verbally abusing and threatening…
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Police shut down Loop 375 west at US-54 following crash
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso police sent out an alert Thursday evening warning the public of a serious crash along Loop 375 west at US-54.…
Continue Reading Major water main break impacts thousands, prompts state of emergency in a northern New York county
WATERTOWN, N.Y. (AP) — A state of emergency has been issued in a northern New York county where the Fort Drum U.S. Army base is located, following…
Continue Reading Marte hits walk-off single in ninth, D-backs beat Phillies 2-1 and close to 2-1 in NLCS
By DAVID BRANDT AP Baseball Writer PHOENIX (AP) — More than 15 minutes after the game, Ketel Marte stood at his clubhouse locker, gulping water…
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El Paso Jewish, Muslim leaders issue joint statement amid war in Israel
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Rabbi Ben Zeidman of Temple Mount Sinai and Omar Hernandez of the Islamic Center of El Paso issued a joint statement…
Continue Reading Niger junta says it thwarted an escape attempt by detained president Bazoum ousted in July coup
NIAMEY The junta in Niger says it has thwarted an escape attempt to by the West African nation’s outed president. In a communique read late…
Continue Reading Woman whose body was found in a car’s trunk in US had left South Korea to start anew, detective says
By SUDHIN THANAWALA Associated Press LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. (AP) — A police detective has testified that a woman whose body was found in the trunk of a…
Continue Reading 300-year-old painting stolen by an American soldier during World War II returned to German museum
By CLAIRE SAVAGE Associated Press/Report for America CHICAGO (AP) — After going missing nearly 80 years ago, a baroque landscape painting was…
Continue Reading Trump is ‘not above the law,’ prosecutors say in urging judge to let federal election case proceed
By ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal prosecutors say Donald Trump is “not above the law” as they are urging a judge to…
Continue Reading No Labels sues Arizona to block opponents from using the new political party to run for office
By JONATHAN J. COOPER Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — The No Labels party on Thursday filed a lawsuit in Arizona seeking to block its ballot line…
Continue Reading Marlon Wayans says he is being unfairly prosecuted after being racially targeted by gate agent
By COLLEEN SLEVIN Associated Press DENVER (AP) — Actor and comedian Marlon Wayans says he is being unfairly prosecuted for disturbing the peace…
Continue Reading Questions linger after Connecticut police officers fatally shoot man in his bed
By DAVE COLLINS Associated Press A fatal shooting by police in Wallingford, Connecticut, is raising questions about whether officers could have…
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UTEP volleyball to host Louisiana Tech this weekend
(Courtesy: UTEP Athletics) EL PASO, Texas – UTEP Volleyball (15-6, 7-3 Conference USA) will host a pair of matches against LA Tech, Oct. 20-21, in…
Continue Reading Judge blocks California school district policy to notify parents if their child changes pronouns
By SOPHIE AUSTIN Associated Press/Report for America SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A judge has ruled to continue halting parts of a Southern California…
Continue Reading NCAA investigating allegations of sign-stealing by Michigan. Harbaugh denies knowledge, involvement
By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh denied having any knowledge or involvement in plotting to steal opponents’…
Continue Reading Mid-November execution date set for Alabama inmate convicted of robbing, killing man in 1993
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama’s governor has scheduled a November execution date for an inmate convicted of shooting and killing a man during a…
Continue Reading Former officer who shot Breonna Taylor points gun at suspect during arrest in new job
By DYLAN LOVAN Associated Press LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A former Louisville police officer involved in the Breonna Taylor shooting collided with a…
Continue Reading New York judge fired for pointing gun at a Black man in court
By MAYSOON KHAN Associated Press ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York’s highest court has removed an upstate judge from office for pointing a loaded…
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Multi-semi crash injures two people, completely shuts down I-10
Update: Witnesses said a diesel tanker lost control of its breaks and went off-road, landing on top of another semi-truck. 6,000 gallons of diesel…
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