By Rebekah Riess and Emma Tucker, CNN A rollover accident of a bus carrying a high school cheerleading team injured students, sponsors and the driver of the bus on Friday, according to the school district. The Elkhart Independent School District said the cheerleaders were heading to a game in Clifton when the bus flipped in
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LANSING, Mich. (AP) — A judge has dismissed part of a lawsuit filed by eight women alleging sexual harassment and assault by a former University of Michigan lecturer. Judge Thomas Cameron of the Michigan Court of Claims ruled Friday that the plaintiffs failed to file timely notices of intent to sue the University of Michigan,
Continue Reading By ANDREW MELDRUM Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia announced Saturday that it will immediately suspend its implementation of a U.N.-brokered grain deal that has seen more than 9 million tons of grain exported from Ukraine during the war and has brought down soaring global food prices. Ukraine accused Russia of creating a world
Continue Reading By Hannah Sarisohn, CNN Two teenagers were charged with attempted homicide Saturday in Pittsburgh, a day after allegedly opening fire in front of a church where a funeral was taking place, injuring six people, according to a release from Pittsburgh Public Safety. The shooting erupted Friday outside Pittsburgh’s Destiny of Faith Church, CNN previously reported.
Continue Reading By KIM TONG-HYUNG and HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — At least 120 people were killed and 100 more were injured as they were crushed by a large crowd pushing forward on a narrow street during Halloween festivities in the capital of Seoul, South Korean officials said. Choi Seong-beom, chief of Seoul’s
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Sofía Benavides (CNN) — Al menos 156 personas murieron en un incidente durante los festejos de Halloween en el barrio Itaewon de Seúl el sábado por la noche, informó el jefe del Departamento de Bomberos de Yongsan el domingo. Señaló además que 82 personas se encuentran heridas. Según Choi Seong-bum, jefe del Departamento de Bomberos
Continue ReadingBy Andrew Kaczynski, CNN The Republican Senate nominee in New Hampshire shared at a Thursday event the hoax claim that children are being told they can identify as anthropomorphic cats and use litter boxes in schools. Don Bolduc, a retired Army brigadier general who is challenging Democratic Sen. Maggie Hassan, made the comments while speaking
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By HANK KURZ Jr. AP Sports Writer Bubba Wallace returned to NASCAR competition Saturday and said last week’s one-race suspension was difficult, but he recognizes that the penalty was warranted. Going forward, though, Wallace wants NASCAR to be consistent in officiating. Wallace was suspended one week under NASCAR’s behavioral policy for intentionally wrecking Kyle Larson,
Continue Reading By MARINA VILLENEUVE Associated Press ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Republican election officials around New York refused to process absentee ballots amid a court challenge earlier this week. But they began opening and scanning the ballots Friday after a warning from the state attorney general. The back-and-forth revolves around a pandemic-era rule that allows absentee ballots
Continue ReadingCNN By Vasco Cotovio, Paula Newton, David von Blohn and Marcia Reverdosa, CNN The thundering sound of gunfire reverberates through a room during a seemingly endless barrage. It’s just after seven in the evening and the G-16 gun range in São Paulo is busy, as patrons file in to unwind after a busy day at
Continue Reading By WAYNE PARRY Associated Press MIDDLETOWN, N.J. (AP) — Survivors of storms that pounded several U.S. states say the nation’s disaster aid system is broken and that they want reforms to get money into victims’ hands faster, with less red tape. On the 10th anniversary of Superstorm Sandy’s landfall at the Jersey Shore, devastating communities
Continue Reading RICHMOND, Ind. (AP) — A prosecutor wants the death penalty for a man charged with killing an Indiana police officer. Wayne County Prosecutor Mike Shipman made the request Friday in the case of Phillip Matthew Lee, now charged with murder in the death of Richmond police Officer Seara Burton. The 28-year-old Burton died Sept. 18
Continue ReadingCNN By Gawon Bae, Claire Colbert and Ralph Ellis, CNN South Korea’s first big Halloween celebration since the end of Covid restrictions turned to tragedy on Saturday night, when at least 151 people, mostly teenagers and young adults, died as partygoers surged through a narrow alley in a popular nightlife district in Seoul, officials said.
Continue ReadingBy KPTV Staff Click here for updates on this story PORTLAND, Oregon (KPTV) — A driver in a stolen Jeep ran over an occupied homeless tent in Portland, injuring two people and almost hitting other people on Friday afternoon. According to the Spokesman for the Portland Police Bureau Sergeant Kevin Allen, officers spotted the stolen
Continue Reading By OMAR FARUK Associated Press MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — Two car bombs exploded Saturday at a busy junction in Somalia’s capital near key government offices, causing “scores of civilian casualties” including children, national police said. One hospital worker counted at least 30 bodies amid fears of possibly many more. The attack in Mogadishu occurred on
Continue ReadingBy Greg Payne Click here for updates on this story JOHNSON COUNTY, Kansas (KCTV) — A Johnson County elementary school remained closed today after more than 150 students and staff became ill at Clearwater Creek Elementary School earlier in the week. On Wednesday Clearwater Creek Elementary School in Olathe had more than 25% of their
Continue Reading Sofía Benavides (CNN) — El jefe de la Guardia Revolucionaria de Irán dijo a los iraníes que pongan fin a las manifestaciones que durante semanas se han apoderado del país, advirtiendo que el sábado sería el “último día” de protesta. Hablando desde el funeral de las víctimas del ataque llevado a cabo por el Estado
Continue ReadingBy Emily Rittman Click here for updates on this story KANSAS CITY, Missouri (KCTV) — Unanswered questions remain after prosecutors announced a man who was responsible for a double homicide was found dead 15 days after the homicides during an apparent murder-suicide. Prosecutors say evidence revealed 42-year-old Kevin Ray Moore killed two Stowers Institute researchers
Continue Reading By KIM TONG-HYUNG and HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — At least nine people were killed and dozens more were injured after being crushed by a large crowd pushing forward on a narrow street during Halloween festivities in the capital Seoul, South Korean officials said. Choi Cheon-sik, an official from the National
Continue ReadingBy Brendan Kirby Click here for updates on this story BREWTON, Alabama (WALA) — A judge has denied an Escambia County capital murder defendant’s request that he throw out the charges based on the false testimony of a law enforcement investigators. Circuit Judge Jack Weaver last summer declared a mistrial after Alabama Law Enforcement Agency
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