MARYVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Smith & Wesson has opened its new Tennessee headquarters. The gun manufacturer celebrated its grand opening Saturday after it moved from its longtime home in Massachusetts to a more gun-friendly state. The company has built a new 650,000-square feet headquarters in Maryville, Tennessee, as part of a $125-million relocation plan announced
Continue ReadingBy PAUL NEWBERRY AP Sports Writer ATLANTA (AP) — Jim Poole, who pitched in the big leagues for 11 seasons and gave up the deciding homer to Atlanta’s David Justice in the 1995 World Series, died of complications from ALS. He was 57. Georgia Tech, his alma mater, announced that Poole died Friday in the
Continue ReadingBy GABE STERN Associated Press/Report for America RENO, Nev. (AP) — The Nevada secretary of state’s office will hold a presidential primary for Republican voters, despite the Nevada GOP saying they’ll only honor the results of their party-run caucus to choose the Republican presidential nominee. A second longshot Republican presidential candidate cast their name on
Continue ReadingBy STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Sports Writer DALLAS (AP) — Dillon Gabriel knew he couldn’t take a sack as the pocket collapsed around him in the closing seconds of his Red River rivalry debut, the kind of big game he went to Oklahoma to play. Then he saw Nic Anderson in the back of the end
Continue ReadingQUITO, Ecuador (AP) — A seventh man accused in the August assassination of an Ecuadorian presidential candidate was killed inside a prison in Ecuador’s capital, authorities said Saturday, a day after six others allegedly linked to the crime were slain in a different lockup. The killing of the seven suspects happened a little more than
Continue ReadingSACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom has taken action on a slew of bills. He has until Oct. 14 to act on legislation that lawmakers have sent to his desk. Newsom vetoed some Saturday, including a measure that would have made California the first state in the nation to outlaw discrimination based on
Continue ReadingSACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom has taken action on a slew of bills. He has until Oct. 14 to act on legislation that lawmakers have sent to his desk. Newsom vetoed some Saturday, including a measure that would have made California the first state in the nation to outlaw discrimination based on
Continue ReadingBy BOBBY CAINA CALVAN and AMY TAXIN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The Jewish diaspora awoke to horror Saturday in what was supposed to be among the most festive times on the Jewish holiday calendar. The attacks by the militant group Hamas came after the end of Sukkot, a weeklong celebration to commemorate the
Continue ReadingBy BOBBY CAINA CALVAN and AMY TAXIN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The Jewish diaspora awoke to horror Saturday in what was supposed to be among the most festive times on the Jewish holiday calendar. The attacks by the militant group Hamas came after the end of Sukkot, a weeklong celebration to commemorate the
Continue ReadingBy RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer Washington has announced it’s hiring Tulane athletic director Troy Dannen to fill its vacant AD position. He will replace Jen Cohen, who left Washington for Southern California in August. Both schools are leaving the Pac-12 for the Big Ten next year. The Iowa native has been with
Continue ReadingBy JILL COLVIN, SEUNG MIN KIM and THOMAS BEAUMONT Associated Press WATERLOO, Iowa (AP) — Former President Donald Trump and other GOP contenders tried to lay blame on the Biden administration after Hamas militants launched the deadliest attack on Israel in decades, prompting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to declare the country at war. Trump
Continue ReadingBy Sara Smart, CNN (CNN) — Authorities in South Florida say they arrested a 19-year-old this week after they say they found written threats for a shooting spree and other attacks in his vehicle during a routine traffic stop. A Jupiter, Florida, police officer pulled over Henry Horton IV on September 18 for a headlight
Continue ReadingBy Hadas Gold, Richard Allen Greene, Amir Tal, Ibrahim Dahman, Abeer Salman, Kareem Khaddar and Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN Gaza and Jerusalem (CNN) — The large-scale surprise attack by Gaza militants on Israel on Saturday has left hundreds of Israelis dead, prompting a lethal volley of retaliatory Israeli airstrikes and a formal declaration of war on
Continue ReadingVIENNA, Austria (AP) — Austrian police say four people have been wounded in a shooting in the capital, Vienna. The shooting happened Saturday evening in the Floridsdorf district. Police say that four people were shot in the street and that the gunmen fled in cars. The conditions of those injured weren’t immediately clear. Austria’s public
Continue ReadingBy Andi Babineau and Emma Tucker, CNN (CNN) — Defense attorneys for two police officers in Aurora, Colorado, facing charges in the death of Elijah McClain during a 2019 arrest opted to rest their case in court Friday without calling any witnesses. Randy Roedema and Jason Rosenblatt have pleaded not guilty to charges of reckless
Continue ReadingBy Annie Grayer and Melanie Zanona, CNN (CNN) — House lawmakers are scrambling to determine whether acting Speaker Patrick McHenry can participate in a so-called Gang of Eight intelligence briefing on the unfolding crisis in Israel, a source familiar with the active discussions told CNN. The source said the understanding is that it is ultimately
Continue ReadingBy TRÂN NGUYỄN Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom has vetoed a bill aimed at decriminalizing the possession and personal use of several hallucinogens, including psychedelic mushrooms. The legislation vetoed Saturday would have allowed those 21 and older to possess psilocybin, the hallucinogenic component in what’s known as psychedelic mushrooms. It
Continue ReadingBy TRÂN NGUYỄN Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom has vetoed a bill aimed at decriminalizing the possession and personal use of several hallucinogens, including psychedelic mushrooms. The legislation vetoed Saturday would have allowed those 21 and older to possess psilocybin, the hallucinogenic component in what’s known as psychedelic mushrooms. It
Continue ReadingBy ASTRID SUAREZ and MANUEL RUEDA Associated Press NECOCLI, Colombia (AP) — New York City Mayor Eric Adams has capped off a four-day trip to Latin America by calling for a “right to work” for migrants in the United States. He spoke Saturday during a visit to Necocli, the northern Colombia city where thousands of
Continue ReadingSACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoes bill that would have decriminalized psychedelic mushrooms and other hallucinogens.
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