ATLANTA (AP) — A homeowner is mulling the next step after a company mistakenly demolished a home she owned in southwest Atlanta. Susan Hodgson told WAGA-TV on Friday that when she returned from vacation she found a pile of rubble where her longtime family property used to be. After a neighbor confirmed she hadn’t hired
Continue ReadingBy NAJIB JOBAIN, SAMY MAGDY and JOSEPH KRAUSS Associated Press RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israel’s military spokesman said Israel plans to step up its attacks on the Gaza Strip starting Saturday as preparation for the next stage of its war on Hamas. Asked about a possible ground invasion into Gaza, Rear Adm. Daniel Hagari
Continue ReadingBy NEBI QENA Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — At least three civilians were killed and others wounded in Ukraine on Friday and Saturday, as Russian forces continued to shell areas across the country and pushed forward near an embattled eastern city, local Ukrainian officials reported Saturday. A man died as Russian forces shelled the
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Veterans who served in the Vietnam War or during the Vietnam era are gathering to mark the 50th anniversary of the withdrawal of U.S. combat troops. The theme is “Stand Down,” The phrase signifies the end of a period of military activities when servicemembers are temporarily relieved from active duty. The event runs Saturday and
Continue ReadingBy BASSEM MROUE Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — A top official with Hezbollah vowed that Israel will pay a high price whenever it starts a ground offensive in the Gaza Strip and said Saturday that his militant group based in Lebanon already is “in the heart of the battle.” The comments by Hezbollah’s deputy leader,
Continue ReadingMURFREESBORO, Tenn. (AP) — A federal judge has temporarily blocked city officials in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, from enforcing an ordinance designed to ban drag performances on public property. The order issued Friday bars the city from enforcing the ordinance during the BoroPride Festival scheduled for Oct. 28. It came in a lawsuit filed earlier this month
Continue ReadingMANCHESTER, England (AP) — Manchester United and England soccer great Bobby Charlton has died at the age of 86. He was an English soccer icon who survived a plane crash that decimated a United team destined for greatness to become the heartbeat of his country’s 1966 World Cup triumph. A statement from Charlton’s family released
Continue ReadingHAGERSTOWN, Md. (AP) — Federal authorities are asking for the public’s help in the search for a man suspected of fatally shooting a Maryland judge. The U.S. Marshals Service is offering a reward of up to $10,000 to find 49-year-old Pedro Argote. Circuit Court Judge Andrew Wilkinson was shot Thursday in his driveway hours after
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — About 3,000 asylum-seekers have been told their time was up in New York City shelters, but about half have reapplied to stay. That’s according to a Daily News report Friday. New York Mayor Eric Adams announced in July that the city would start giving adult migrants 60 days’ notice to move
Continue ReadingBy SAMY MAGDY Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — Egypt and Jordan harshly criticized Israel over its actions in Gaza at a summit on Saturday, a sign that the two Western allies that made peace with Israel decades ago are losing patience with its two-week-old war against Hamas. Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi, who hosted the
Continue ReadingLONDON (AP) — The sports world reacts to the announcement that Bobby Charlton, the World Cup-winning soccer great for Manchester United and England, has died at the age of 86.
Continue ReadingMOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — Police in Somalia say a suicide car bomb exploded at a military facility on the outskirts of the capital and killed at least six people. A police spokesperson said the victims included four soldiers and that nine other people were wounded at the facility in the Elasha Biyaha area of the
Continue ReadingMANCHESTER, England (AP) — Man United and England soccer great Bobby Charlton has died at the age of 86. He was an English soccer icon who survived a plane crash that decimated a United team destined for greatness to become the heartbeat of his country’s 1966 World Cup-winning team. A statement from Charlton’s family released
Continue ReadingDiontae Johnson is back for the Pittsburgh Steelers. The team activated the former Pro Bowl wide receiver off injured reserve on Saturday, clearing the way for him to play on Sunday when the Steelers (3-2) visit the Los Angeles Rams (3-3). Johnson hasn’t played since injuring his right hamstring early in the third quarter of
Continue ReadingPHILADELPHIA (AP) — A former Philadelphia police officer has been sentenced to 15 to 40 years in state prison after pleading guilty to sexually assaulting women and girls. The Philadelphia Inquirer reports that 54-year-old Patrick Heron entered the pleas Friday after reaching an agreement with prosecutors in advance of a trial on more than 200
Continue ReadingBy Katie Hunt, CNN (CNN) — Too often seaweed is portrayed as a slimy, smelly nuisance that disrupts beach trips and ocean swims. In fact, seaweed, officially a type of marine algae, is an untapped resource that could transform the planet and our health. Seaweed grows fast and is nutrient-rich, can be made into an
Continue ReadingBy MUNIR AHMED Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has returned home on a chartered plane from Dubai, ending four years of self-imposed exile in London as he seeks to win the support of voters in parliamentary elections due in January. Sharif, who was elected prime minister three times, is
Continue ReadingBy Jay Croft and Sara Smart, CNN (CNN) — A former Major League Baseball pitcher was arrested Friday in the 2021 shooting that left his father-in-law dead and his mother-in-law hospitalized in northern California, authorities said. Danny Serafini, 49, who played for the Minnesota Twins and five other teams for seven seasons before retiring in
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The California Highway Patrol was investigating an early morning car crash that happened in Palm Desert on Saturday. An official with the CHP said a BMW was headed eastbound on Varner Road around 3:30 a.m. when it crashed into a traffic signal near Berkey Drive. The driver was reportedly the only person inside during the incident.
Continue ReadingBy JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Tens of thousands of pro-Palestinian demonstrators marched through a rainy London on Saturday to demand Israel stop its bombardment of Gaza, and similar calls were heard in cities around the world as the Israel-Hamas war entered its third week. On the day a trickle of aid entered
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