By David Goldman, CNN (CNN) — Nearly six months after Columbia University banned Khymani James, a Pro-Palestinian student activist, who said “Zionists don’t deserve to live,” the coalition that had apologized on his behalf rescinded its statement of regret – and advocated for armed resistance against Israel. “Last spring, in the midst of the encampments,
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Associated Press WATERBURY, Conn. (AP) — U.S. Rep. Jahana Hayes is criticizing her Republican opponent in Connecticut’s hotly contested 5th Congressional District for not saying former President Donald Trump’s name. During Wednesday night’s debate, Republican George Logan would only say he supported the top of the ticket and was more focused on the needs of
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By Kara Scannell, CNN New York (CNN) — Attorneys for Sean “Diddy” Combs filed a motion late Wednesday accusing the government of leaking a video of the hip-hop mogul beating his former girlfriend and other evidence to the media, asking a judge to potentially bar the footage from a trial. The motion filed in the Southern
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — As Hurricane Milton makes landfall in Florida, ABC-7 spoke with Borderland residents currently in Florida to learn what the current situation is and how they are preparing. Meghan Arriola, an El Pasoan visiting Orlando, told ABC-7 that they have experienced rain throughout all of Wednesday, with strong winds picking up
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By Ubah Ali Click here for updates on this story CASTLE ROCK TOWNSHIP, Minnesota (WCCO) — After a decade of delays, legal woes and vandalism, Minnesota’s first Muslim-exclusive cemetery broke ground on Tuesday in the south metro. The 72 acres of land were purchased in 2014 by the Al-Maghfirah Cemetery Association in Castle Rock Township
Continue Reading WCCO, CAIR-MN, CNN By Ubah Ali Click here for updates on this story CASTLE ROCK TOWNSHIP, Minnesota (WCCO) — After a decade of delays, legal woes and vandalism, Minnesota’s first Muslim-exclusive cemetery broke ground on Tuesday in the south metro. The 72 acres of land were purchased in 2014 by the Al-Maghfirah Cemetery Association in
Continue Reading Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The head of the U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees is warning that if pending Israeli legislation is adopted, all humanitarian operations in Gaza and the West Bank may “disintegrate.” That would leave hundreds of thousands of Palestinians in dire need as war rages. The leader of the agency known
Continue Reading Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — The first of over 2,000 evacuees in Beirut are boarding a Turkish military ship sent to provide aid to Lebanon and evacuate Turkish citizens and some foreigners from the country being hit by Israeli airstrikes targeting Hezbollah. The ship is part of a convoy that brought in 300 tons of
Continue Reading By Meredith Bruckner Click here for updates on this story DETROIT (WWJ) — Disaster Relief at Work (DRAW) has been assembling emergency buckets for more than a decade. The buckets are tailored to contain exactly what residents need to clean up after a severe storm, and most of the items are donations. “We put the
Continue Reading Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Muni Long is out for revenge, but believes it won’t be accomplished through bitterness or malice, but through success. “Revenge,” the follow-up to her 2022 debut, picks up where the Grammy winner left off, fueled by the massive success of “Made for Me,” the viral, tenderhearted ballad which reached
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LAS CRUCES, N.M. (AP) — An Ohio man avoided prison time and was sentenced to three years of probation Wednesday for sending a threatening voicemail with racist overtones to a New Mexico district attorney last year, authorities said. Prosecutors said 47-year-old Donald Walter Fowler, of Lido, Ohio, didn’t like the way authorities and Gerald Byers
Continue Reading By Derek James Click here for updates on this story MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Move over Door Dash and Uber Eats, there’s a new food delivery service at the University of Minnesota, and this one doesn’t need a driver. A roving robot will now satisfy student’s cravings. Curiosity on the U of M campus grows as
Continue Reading MEXICO CITY (AP) — The government of El Salvador says two of its migrants, including a 17 year-old, died when Mexican soldiers opened fire on the truck they were riding in last week. Another under-age migrant, an 11-year-old Egyptian girl, also died in the shooting along with her 18-year-old sister. A total of six migrants
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By Caroline Vandergriff Click here for updates on this story ARLINGTON, Texas (KTVT) — Arlington police upgraded charges filed against a man accused of attacking a family after the Dallas Cowboys game. Rafael Ramirez, 32 years old, is now facing two counts of aggravated assault causing serious bodily injury, a second-degree felony. It’s a relief
Continue Reading By Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — Colorful auroras could be visible in areas of the United States such as Alabama and Northern California — much farther south than they typically appear — on Thursday evening due to a powerful solar flare and coronal mass ejection released from the sun, according to the National Weather Service’s
Continue Reading By Doug Myers Click here for updates on this story NORTH TEXAS (KTVT) — A man who provided a running commentary while recording the sexual assault of a 14-year-old intellectually disabled girl on video has been sentenced to 20 years in federal prison, prosecutors said Wednesday. U.S. District Judge Ed Kinkeade sentenced Vincent Jerome Thompson,
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EL PASO, TX (KVIA) — Nathan Casillas, the head coach for cross country at El Paso High School, died on Tuesday. Casillas was named the El Paso Times Boys Cross Country Coach of the Year after leading the Tigers to District 1-5A and Regional 1-5A titles in 2023, their first regional title since 1997. ABC-7
Continue Reading By Tara Molina Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO (WBBM) — Surveillance video shows two men being shot and killed in a fast-food restaurant on Chicago’s Southwest Side—and an employee is now charged with the murders. The accused gunman in the shooting at the JJ Fish & Chicken on Western Avenue, Mehdi Medellel,
Continue Reading By LARRY D. CURTIS Click here for updates on this story VERNAL, Utah (KSL) — A woman reported missing Monday was found dead inside her car Tuesday in the Vernal area. Roosevelt Police Department reported Kimberly Hyde missing on Monday, sharing a social media post from her husband. The post asked for help locating her
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso County Sheriff’s Office has arrested an El Paso county resident wanted for the charge of “Continuous Sexual Abuse of Young Child or Disabled Individual: Victim Under 14.” Rogelio Garcia Jr. was arrested Tuesday at his home on the 13400 block of Emerald Pass Ave. near Horizon City
Continue Reading AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Francisco Lindor hit a grand slam in the sixth inning, his latest clutch swing in a storybook season full of them, and the New York Mets reached the National League Championship Series with a 4-1 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies on Wednesday. Edwin Díaz struck out Kyle Schwarber
Continue Reading WASHINGTON (AP) — Investigators say that air traffic controllers cleared one plane to take off after telling pilots of another plane to cross the same runway in Nashville last month. Pilots of an Alaska Airlines jet aborted their takeoff, braking so hard that the tires on their plane deflated by design. The National Transportation Safety
Continue Reading By Jessie Yeung and Esha Mitra, CNN (CNN) — Fay Manners and Michelle Dvorak were perched high on the snowy face of a Himalayan mountain when disaster struck their quest to become the first to summit its peak. At more than 6,000 meters (about 20,000 feet) above sea level, a falling rock sliced through the
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El Paso, Texas (KVIA-TV)—White Sands Missile Range will open the Trinity Site Open House on October 19. The site is where the first atomic bomb was detonated (as seen in the film Oppenheimer). Visitors can exit the range at the Stallion Gate off NM Highway 308, about 12 miles east of San Antonio, New Mexico. Visitors can see
Continue Reading By Shelley Bortz Click here for updates on this story VALENCIA, Pennsylvania (KDKA) — People in Butler County say they’re concerned after they’ve been encountering a number of sick raccoons, and in one instance, the animal had to be put down. Sick and dying raccoons are creating concern among homeowners in the Weatherburn Heights community
Continue Reading By Madeleine Wright Click here for updates on this story DELAWARE COUTNY, Pennsylvania (KYW) — A retired bookkeeper is on a mission to clean up her community. Christina Koronkiewicz, 54, spends up to six hours a day picking up litter in Prospect Park, Ridley Park and Norwood. “I really like it,” Koronkiewicz said. “I enjoy
Continue Reading AP Business Writer Marriott International has agreed to pay $52 million and make changes to bolster its data security. The payment was made to resolve state and federal claims related to major data breaches that affected more than 300 million of its customers worldwide. The Federal Trade Commission and a group of attorneys general from
Continue Reading By Neal Riley Click here for updates on this story BOSTON (WBZ) — The family of Colleen Ritzer is speaking out as her convicted killer appeals his case to the highest court in Massachusetts. Philip Chism, who was found guilty of rape and first-degree murder in the killing of the 24-year-old Danvers High School math
Continue Reading By Mike Sullivan Click here for updates on this story NORWOOD, Massachusetts (WBZ) — Avoiding injuries at construction sites is a critical challenge and a company in Massachusetts hopes virtual reality might be the answer. At BOND Civil & Utility Construction in Norwood, they’re using a program called Pixaera. It uses virtual reality to put
Continue Reading TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — A Democratic National Committee campaign office in suburban Phoenix has been struck in a third shooting in recent weeks, police said Wednesday. No one was inside the building in Tempe, Arizona, and no injuries were reported in any of the shootings. The latest incident occurred Sunday, when someone fired shortly after
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