By MATTHEW BARAKAT Associated Press LEESBURG, Va. (AP) — A Virginia jury says it can’t agree on whether to convict a DoorDash driver charged with shooting a YouTube prankster who followed him around a mall food court earlier this year. Alan Colie of Leesburg is charged with aggravated malicious wounding in the shooting of Tanner
Continue ReadingBy GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated Press RALEIGH. N.C. (AP) — The NASCAR Cup Series All-Star Race is returning to North Wilkesboro Speedway in North Carolina for a second straight year. State legislators joined NASCAR and track executives on Thursday for the announcement that the speedway will host it again next May. NASCAR’s top series held
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macamilarincon (CNN Español) –– El Gobierno de República Dominicana condicionó el jueves un diálogo con Haití a que se detenga la construcción del canal en el río Dajabón-Masacre, según un comunicado del Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores. Así responde al llamado al diálogo que hizo este miércoles el secretario general de la Organización de los Estados
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By Bob Hazen Click here for updates on this story ORLOVISTA, Florida (WESH) — From the street, you might think Marisel Jacobo’s house on Ronnie Circle in Orlo Vista is in good shape a year after Hurricane Ian. But in reality, it’s not where she lives right now. She lives in a shed in the
Continue ReadingBy Web staff Click here for updates on this story DES MOINES, Iowa (KCCI) — Typically, Zuli Garcia is someone people turn to when they need help, but after her sister’s sudden death on Monday, she is the one in need. Garcia is known for starting up Knock & Drop, a local non-profit that feeds
Continue ReadingBy Randi Rousseau Click here for updates on this story ST. TAMMANY, Louisiana (WDSU) — A former St. Tammany deputy who was severely injured during a funeral procession in 2007 will be laid to rest Thursday and the community is being asked to show their support by lining the processional route. In June of 2007,
Continue ReadingWASHINGTON (AP) — The National Security Agency is starting an artificial intelligence security center — a crucial mission as AI capabilities are increasingly acquired, developed and integrated into U.S. defense and intelligence systems. The agency’s outgoing director, Army Gen. Paul Nakasone, made the announcement Thursday at the National Press Club. He said the center would
Continue ReadingAssociated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Police say a man has been arrested in a shooting that wounded one person at a Memphis concert headlined by rapper Lil Baby. Police say 22-year-old Kevin Young was arrested Wednesday on charges including reckless endangerment at a home in Memphis. Police responded to the Sept. 7 shooting at
Continue ReadingBENTON HARBOR, Mich. (AP) — A judge has dismissed state officials from a lawsuit related to past lead contamination in a small southwestern Michigan city’s drinking water. But the case will proceed against Benton Harbor city officials, including the mayor. Lawyers for residents compared Benton Harbor to Flint where lead contaminated the city’s water system
Continue ReadingBy MATTHEW LEE AP Diplomatic Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State Antony Blinken has met with India’s foreign minister amid a simmering row between New Delhi and Ottawa over allegations of Indian government involvement in the killing of a Sikh activist in Canada. Blinken and Subrahmanyam Jaishankar met Thursday at the State Department as
Continue ReadingBy LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A Senate hearing on the nomination of the official to be the Pentagon’s top policy adviser was dominated by Republicans expressing their frustrations with the Biden administration’s foreign policies. Among the issues raised by senators were the chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan, additional aid for Ukraine, security
Continue ReadingBy GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper has vetoed Republican legislation that would take away his powers to choose State Board of Elections members and give them to legislative leaders. Cooper already had signaled that Thursday’s veto was coming. It sets up override votes likely next
Continue ReadingBy ADAM BEAM Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A new law in California will raise the minimum wage for fast food workers to $20 per hour next year, an acknowledgment from the state’s Democratic leaders that most of the often overlooked workforce are the primary earners for their low-income households. When it takes effect
Continue ReadingBy Torstein Rehn Click here for updates on this story MORGAN HILL, California (KSBW) — A scam COVID-19 testing site was taken down by Morgan Hill Police on Saturday. The department said the site offered $5 for taking COVID-19 tests. It was made up of a canopy and handwritten signs. The person running the test
Continue ReadingBy MEGAN JANETSKY Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Countries in the Americas are reeling as the flow of migrants reaches historic levels, but international “funds simply aren’t there” for humanitarian needs, a United Nations official said. Ugochi Daniels, deputy director of operations for the International Organization for Migration, said a larger and coordinated regional
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By Hilda Flores Click here for updates on this story SACRAMENTO, California (KCRA) — The Sacramento Zoo welcomed a 28-year-old southern white rhinoceros on Tuesday. Zoo officials said the rhino, named J Gregory, is the first in the zoo’s 96-year history. J Gregory comes from the San Diego Zoo Safari Park. Officials said the Zoo’s
Continue ReadingBy OMAR FARUK Associated Press MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — Local officials say that a car bombing hit a meat market in central Somalia, killing six people and wounding 14. Thursday’s bombing was the third attack of the day in the volatile East African country. No group immediately claimed responsibility for the attack in the town
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — An appeals court has rejected Donald Trump’s bid to delay a civil trial in a lawsuit brought by New York’s attorney general. Thursday’s decision by the state’s intermediate appellate court allows the case to proceed days after a judge ruled the former president committed years
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