Kamala Harris denounces Trump for abortion bans after 'preventable' deaths
Vice President Kamala Harris Friday denounced former President Donald Trump for pushing extreme abortion bans after a bombshell new published report called the deaths of two Georgia moms “preventable.”
The Democratic...Read more
ACLU calls for federal investigation into Massachusetts State Police recruit's death
BOSTON — The ACLU is calling for a federal investigation into the death of Massachusetts State Police recruit Enrique Delgado-Garcia.
Delgado-Garcia, 25, died after suffering a “medical crisis” following a boxing �...Read more
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USS Harry S. Truman to deploy to Red Sea next week
NORFOLK, Va. — The USS Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group and its 6,500 sailors will deploy early next week, according to an announcement from the U.S. Navy.
The ...Read more
Jet smashes through window of Teterboro Airport terminal during maneuvering
NEW YORK — A business jet hit a terminal building at New Jersey’s Teterboro Airport Thursday night after rolling off the ramp while maneuvering, according to the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey.
The incident...Read more
Federal investigators subpoena NYC Mayor Adams' asylum seeker ops director for information on top adviser
NEW YORK — Federal authorities slapped Mayor Eric Adams’ asylum seeker operations director, Molly Schaeffer, with a subpoena Friday requiring her to turn over records, including communications with Tim Pearson, a top ...Read more
4th and final Apalachee High School shooting victim laid to rest
ATLANTA — As Georgia students walked out of their classrooms on Friday to demand safety from gun violence, one of their own was laid to rest.
At St. Matthew Catholic Church in Winder, a funeral mass was held in honor of...Read more
Ex-Atlanta police officer found not guilty in 2019 fatal shooting of teen
ATLANTA — A former Atlanta police officer was acquitted Friday afternoon in the death of an 18-year-old who allegedly tried to steal his unmarked patrol car.
The Fulton County jury found Oliver Simmonds not guilty of ...Read more
Diocese holds vigil, protesters gather as Freddie Owens heads to South Carolina death chamber
COLUMBIA, S.C. — Death penalty opponents began rallying outside the Broad River Correctional Institution Friday afternoon as South Carolina prepares to execute its first death row inmate in more than 13 years.
Freddie ...Read more
Florida tells doctors abortions to save a woman's life do not violate new state ban
ORLANDO, Fla. — Florida health officials reiterated Thursday that state law allows abortions at any point in pregnancy to save the life of the mother, responding to concerns that Florida’s new six-week abortion ban is ...Read more
House unanimously votes to look at Secret Service protection for presidential candidates
WASHINGTON — A unanimous U.S. House voted Friday to require the same level of Secret Service protection for presidential candidates as for the president and vice president following the attempted assassination of former ...Read more
On National POW/MIA Recognition Day, some veterans say too few POW/MIA flags are flying
PHILADELPHIA — When Michael Reid moved to Wynnefield about 25 years ago, he came upon a small, unkempt plot of weeds and trash at 54th Street and Wynnefield Avenue during a stroll around his new neighborhood.
Curious, ...Read more
Ex-Bad Boy Records rapper Shyne says Sean 'Diddy' Combs 'destroyed my life' as mogul awaits trial
Former Bad Boy Records rapper Shyne has a stern message about Sean "Diddy" Combs amid the mogul's legal fallout: "This is someone who destroyed my life."
The Belizean hip-hop artist-turned-politician broke his silence on ...Read more
Stevie Wonder's 10-city, politically-charged Sing Your Song! Tour to hit MSG
NEW YORK — Ahead of the presidential election, Stevie Wonder is hitting the road for a 10-city tour next month to promote his new politically charged song “Can We Fix Our Nation’s Broken Heart.”
Kicking off Oct. ...Read more
review: Kathy Bates stars as ;Matlock,' but this is not your grandparents' legal drama
The original “Matlock,” which aired from 1986 to 1995, was a reimagining of the long-running “Perry Mason” legal drama. But instead of a hardnosed attorney at the center of its case-of-the-week format, “Matlock�...Read more
California: Parents of 4 Pepperdine students killed on Pacific Coast Highway sue state and local agencies
LOS ANGELES — The families of the four Pepperdine University students who were struck and killed on Pacific Coast Highway last year and a fifth student who was injured in the incident have sued the local and state ...Read more
Jury to start deliberations in Boulder King Soopers mass shooting trial
BOULDER, Colo. — Prosecutor Ken Kupfner loaded dummy bullets into a 30-round magazine in a hushed courtroom Friday morning.
He slowly pushed each bullet into the magazine — the same type of magazine used by the man ...Read more
Fire engineer arrested on suspicion of setting blazes in Northern California
While fellow firefighters were battling voracious blazes throughout Northern California, Cal Fire engineer Robert Hernandez is accused of igniting his own fires, according to authorities.
Hernandez, 38, was arrested ...Read more
Georgia Election Board passes election night hand-counting rule
ATLANTA — The Georgia Election Board’s Republican majority voted Friday to require a hand count of all ballots after polls close on election night, a new requirement that could delay results of the presidential race.
...Read more
Israel strikes Beirut suburb as conflict with Hezbollah in Lebanon intensifies
BEIRUT — With the danger of a wider Middle East war looming, Israel on Friday bombarded part of the Lebanese capital, killing at least 14 people and wounding 66 others, Lebanese authorities said.
The strike came just ...Read more
Hurricane center keeps track of 1 Gulf-bound, 2 Atlantic systems
ORLANDO, Fla. — The National Hurricane Center on Friday continued to keep tabs on three systems with a chance to form into the season’s next tropical depression or storm.
As of the NHC’s 2 p.m. Eastern time tropical...Read more
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