Associated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Torrential rain set off by an approaching tropical storm swamped the eastern Philippines with widespread flooding that killed at least nine people, trapped others on their roofs and sparked frantic appeals for help, officials said Wednesday. The government shut down public schools and government offices — except those urgently
Continue ReadingAssociated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A federal appeals court has upheld a conviction against a former New Mexico county commissioner for illegally entering the U.S. Capitol grounds during the Jan. 6, 2021, riot. The Circuit Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia upheld the 2022 conviction against Couy Griffin in a 2-1
Continue ReadingSTERLING, Va. (AP) — Officials say a former employee of a propane supplier has been charged in the death of a volunteer firefighter who died while responding to a house explosion in Virginia. Loudoun County Fire and Rescue says Roger Bentley was indicted Monday on charges of involuntary manslaughter and unlawful release of hazardous materials.
Continue ReadingBERLIN, Conn. (AP) — A Connecticut firefighter has died and two others were injured when a vehicle rolled over as they were battling a 90-acre brush fire. The Wethersfield firefighter was among crews from several towns trying to extinguish the blaze on Lamentation Mountain in Berlin, about 15 miles south of Hartford. Their name was
Continue ReadingAssociated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The top U.N. official in Haiti says gangs have escalated their violence and expanded operations outside the capital, even attacking small boats and kidnapping personnel from cargo shipping companies. Special representative Maria Isabel Salvador told the U.N. Security Council on Tuesday that the situation has worsened in the last
Continue ReadingSEATTLE (AP) — Authorities say a 15-year-old boy will be held pending charges in the deaths of five people at a home east of Seattle. The King County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office said the teen waived his right to appear in court on Tuesday. He was ordered held on five counts of murder and one count
Continue ReadingAssociated Press LANSING, Mich. (AP) — A federal judge in Michigan has dismissed a lawsuit brought by the Republican National Committee that accused the Secretary of State of failing to maintain accurate voter registration records. U.S. District Judge Jane Beckering says Tuesday that Republicans did not supply evidence and lacked legal standing in their challenge.
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — An Air New Zealand flight bound for Auckland, New Zealand, from Perth, Australia, has been forced to divert after a passenger became disruptive. The airline says the flight landed instead in the Australian city of Melbourne on Wednesday morning, where police officers awaited the aircraft. The flight continued
Continue ReadingAssociated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) — Arrests for illegally crossing the border from Mexico fell 7% in September to a more than four-year low, authorities said Tuesday. It was likely the last monthly gauge during a presidential campaign in which Republican nominee Donald Trump has made immigration a signature issue. The Border Patrol made 53,858
Continue ReadingAssociated Press An appellate court in Missouri has ruled that a lower court was right when it decided to overturn the murder conviction of a woman who spent 43 years behind bars for a killing that her attorneys argue was committed by a discredited police officer. Sandra Hemme was freed in July while the decision
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris said Tuesday that her team is prepared to challenge Donald Trump if he tries to prematurely declare victory in the 2024 election — but she’s first focused on beating the Republican nominee. Harris spoke to NBC News just two weeks before Election Day, as part of
Continue ReadingAP Business Writer It’s been a disappointing start to Pumpkin Spice Latte season for Starbucks. The Seattle coffee giant on Tuesday reported weaker-than-expected sales in its fiscal fourth quarter, which ended Sept. 29. It also said it would suspend financial guidance for its 2025 fiscal year to give its new Chairman and CEO, Brian Niccol,
Continue ReadingAssociated Press CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — President Joe Biden has torn into his predecessor, suggesting that international leaders are terrified of what Donald Trump’s return to the White House could do to democratic rule around the world. Biden said Tuesday during a trip to New Hampshire: “Every international meeting I attend, they pull me aside.
Continue ReadingAssociated Press TORONTO (AP) — Canada’s deputy prime minister said she believes Justin Trudeau has the support of a majority of Liberals in Parliament as some prepare to confront him Wednesday in the hopes of convincing him to step down. Chrystia Freeland and other Cabinet members voiced support for the prime minister on Tuesday ahead
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Russia and Iran may try to encourage violent protests in the U.S. after next month’s election, senior intelligence officials warned Tuesday in a declassified memo, citing two recent examples of foreign intelligence agencies seeking to sow discord ahead of the vote. The memo, released Tuesday by the Office of the
Continue ReadingSAN ANDRES LARRAINZAR, Mexico (AP) — Hundreds of people have turned out for the burial of Catholic priest Marcelo Pérez, an activist for Indigenous peoples and farm laborers who was killed in the southern Mexico state of Chiapas. State prosecutors announced Tuesday they have detained a man suspected of carrying out the killing, but they
Continue ReadingBOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado is urging Colombia’s president to be decisive and recognize her faction’s victory during her country’s contested July presidential election. Machado’s message to President Gustavo Petro, an ally of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, came Tuesday during a virtual address she gave to Colombia’s Senate. The speech
Continue ReadingAssociated Press Former President Donald Trump will conduct an interview with Joe Rogan for his popular podcast on Friday. That’s according to a person familiar with the plans who spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity to confirm the interview. Trump, the Republican presidential nominee, and Rogan have a complicated history. While the
Continue ReadingMEXICO CITY (AP) — Forecasters say Kristy has strengthened into a hurricane in the eastern Pacific Ocean and is expected to remain away from land as the storm grows more powerful. The Miami-based National Hurricane Center says Tuesday that the storm was 590 miles west-southwest of Acapulco, Mexico, and was moving west at 18 mph.
Continue ReadingLONDON (AP) — Officials say German submarine-hunting planes will patrol the North Atlantic from a base in Scotland under a new Britain-Germany defense pact in response to the growing threat from Russia. Defense ministers from Britain and Germany will sign the agreement in London on Wednesday. Officials say it’s the first such defence pact between
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