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LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — The University of Kentucky says one its students was among more than 150 people killed when a huge Halloween party crowd surged into a narrow alley in a nightlife district in Seoul, South Korea. University of Kentucky President Eli Capilouto said in a statement Sunday that Anne Gieske, a nursing student

By DIANE JEANTET and CARLA BRIDI Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Far-right incumbent Jair Bolsonaro and Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva were very close in Brazil’s runoff presidential election with 90.7% of the votes tallied. Da Silva has 50.5% compared to 49.5% for Bolsonaro, according to the country’s election authority. Polls closed at

MOBILE, Ala. (AP) — At least five tornadoes have been confirmed after a severe weather outbreak Saturday along the Mississippi and Alabama Gulf Coast. No injuries or deaths were reported as damage surveys continued. The National Weather Service said Sunday that three tornadoes touched down in Jackson County, Mississippi, each with top winds estimated between

By DIANE JEANTET and CARLA BRIDI Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Polls in Brazil closed on Sunday afternoon in a polarizing presidential runoff election that pits an incumbent vowing to safeguard conservative Christian values against a former president promising to return the country to a more prosperous past. The runoff shaped up as

By OMAR FARUK Associated Press MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — Somalia’s president says at least 100 people were killed in two car bombings at a busy junction in the capital and the toll could rise. President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud told journalists that nearly 300 other people were wounded in Saturday’s attacks, the deadliest in Somalia since

NEW YORK (AP) — The city of New York is settling lawsuits filed on behalf of two men who were exonerated last year for the 1965 assassination of Malcolm X, agreeing to pay $26 million for the wrongful convictions which led to both men spending decades behind bars. The state of New York will pay

By MAURICIO SAVARESE Associated Press SAO PAULO (AP) — Soon after casting his vote in Brazil’s presidential election in Rio de Janeiro on Sunday, incumbent Jair Bolsonaro was hoisting a silver trophy into the air alongside newly crowned soccer champions. The far-right leader posed for cameras and snapped selfies with players from the local Flamengo

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iranian students clashed with security forces at universities across Iran on Sunday, Iranian media reported, as videos showed security forces firing tear gas and live ammunition at students. Sunday’s violence came as nationwide protests gripped the country despite threats from the country’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard. The Guard’s chief had

WESTMINSTER, Calif. (AP) — Two suspects are in custody after they allegedly kidnapped four people, including a teenage girl and a 6-month-old baby, last week in Southern California, authorities said. Officers found the 14-year-old girl and the baby uninjured inside a hotel room in Costa Mesa early Thursday morning after the two adults who also

By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Elon Musk on Sunday tweeted a link to an unfounded rumor about the attack on House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s husband, just days after Musk’s purchase of Twitter fueled concerns that the social media platform would no longer seek to limit misinformation and hate speech. Musk’s tweet,

PRAGUE (AP) — Populist billionaire Andrej Babis has announced his intention to run for the largely ceremonial post of the Czech Republic’s president. Babis, the controversial former prime minister, made his announcement on Sunday evening in a television broadcast. Babis says his only goal is “for people to have a better life.” Babis spoke after

PARIS (AP) — France’s foreign ministry has announced the release of a French citizen working in wildlife conservation who had been abducted two days before in northeastern Chad. The ministry said “France thanks Chadian authorities who worked towards the release.” It added that French diplomats remain “mobilized” to help Jerome Hugonnot and his family. The

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli forces have shot and killed a Palestinian motorist who slammed his car into bus stop in the occupied West Bank. It was the latest in a monthslong wave of violence that shows no signs of slowing. The Israeli military says the motorist targeted a pair of bus stops and wounded five

PRAGUE (AP) — Tens of thousands of Czechs have gathered in the capital to demonstrate their solidarity with Ukraine and support for democratic values. Sunday’s rally took place in reaction to three recent anti-government demonstrations where other protesters demanded the resignation of the pro-Western coalition government of conservative Prime Minister Petr Fiala for its support

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran’s semi-official news agency says students have clashed during a memorial ceremony for victimes of a deadly attack at a major Shiite holy site in southern Iran. Sunday’s report by Tasnim said some groups attacked a gathering in a branch of Azad University in Tehran and injured several students.

By DENNIS WASZAK Jr. AP Sports Writer New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft and other members of the sports world are condemning recent incidents of hate speech toward Jewish people — not just the antisemitic comments by the music mogul formerly known as Kanye West, but also outside of a college football game in Florida

By JUSTIN KABUMBA Associated Press GOMA, Congo (AP) — Rwanda’s government is accusing neighboring Congo of escalating tensions between the two countries. A government statement on Sunday came after the Rwandan ambassador to Congo was given 48 hours to leave the country. Congolese authorities maintain that Rwanda is providing support to the M23 rebel group

By KRUTIKA PATHI and SHEIKH SAALIQ Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — At least 60 people died and many are feared injured after a century-old cable suspension bridge collapsed into a river Sunday evening in the western Indian state of Gujarat, sending hundreds plunging in the water, officials said. Authorities said the 19th-century, colonial-era bridge

MARYVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The family of former Tennessee governor and U.S. Sen. Lamar Alexander says his wife of 53 years has died at age 77. Known as “Honey,” Leslee Kathryn Buhler Alexander died surrounded by her family on Saturday at her home outside of the Tennessee city of Maryville. Lamar Alexander is a Republican