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1 dead, 3 hurt in stabbing in downtown Austin
AUSTIN, Texas — One person was killed and three others hurt in a reported “stabbing incident” Friday morning in downtown Austin and a suspect was in custody, police and emergency officials said. Austin-Travis County EMS said a man in his 20s was pronounced dead and a man in his 50s...
2 workers die, 17 hurt in Cambodian building collapse
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia — A building under construction in southern Cambodia collapsed Friday, killing at least two workers and trapping others inside, police said. The seven-story building in the coastal province of Kep collapsed while about 20 workers were inside. By nightfall, 17 injured workers had been rescued, said Nguon...
Fallout, reactions mixed to U.S. killing of Iranian generalVideo
Global powers are warning that the world has become a more dangerous place after President Donald Trump ordered the targeted killing of Iran’s top general and are urging restraint on all sides. China, Russia and France, all permanent members of the U.N. Security Council, took a dim view of the...
Soleimani: A general who became Iran icon by targeting U.S.Video
TEHRAN, Iran — For Iranians whose icons since the Islamic Revolution have been stern-faced clergy, Gen. Qassem Soleimani widely represented a figure of national resilience in the face of four decades of U.S. pressure. For the U.S. and Israel, he was a shadowy figure in command of Iran’s proxy forces,...
Iran vows ‘harsh’ response to U.S. killing of top generalVideo
BAGHDAD — Iran vowed “harsh retaliation” for a U.S. airstrike near Baghdad’s airport that killed a top Iranian general who had been the architect of its interventions across the Middle East, and the United States announced Friday it was sending more troops to the region as tensions soared in the...
Indonesia capital floods leave 43 dead, 397,000 displaced
JAKARTA, Indonesia — The death toll from floods in Indonesia’s capital rose to 43 on Friday as rescuers found more bodies amid receding floodwaters, disaster officials said. Monsoon rains and rising rivers submerged at least 182 neighborhoods in greater Jakarta and caused landslides in the Bogor and Depok districts on...
Women win $13M in lawsuit against porn site in California
SAN DIEGO — The owners and operators of a San Diego-based porn website must pay $12.7 million after a judge found them liable for fraud and breach of contract for lying to women about how their explicit videos would be distributed, according to a court ruling Thursday. The site, GirlsDoPorn,...
Pentagon: U.S. airstrike killed powerful Iranian generalVideo
BAGHDAD — The United States killed Iran’s top general and the architect of Tehran’s proxy wars in the Middle East in an airstrike at Baghdad’s international airport early on Friday, an attack that threatens to dramatically ratchet up tensions in the region. The targeted killing of Gen. Qassem Soleimani, the...
‘Affluenza teen’ jailed in Texas for probation violation
FORT WORTH, Texas — A Texas man who used “affluenza” as a defense at his trial for killing four people while driving drunk was arrested Thursday when authorities say he violated the terms of his probation. Ethan Couch, 22, was booked into a jail in Fort Worth after he tested...
West Virginia bar closed after 7 shot during New Year’s Day meleeVideo
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — A West Virginia bar where seven people were shot on New Year’s Day was shut down Thursday as authorities work to identify who carried out the shooting. Huntington Mayor Steve Williams said officials have issued a cease and desist order to close Kulture Hookah Bar, citing licencing...
3 mountain lions killed after feeding on human remains
TUCSON, Ariz. — Three mountain lions found feeding on human remains near a popular Tucson hiking trail have been killed, Arizona authorities said Wednesday. They were not suspected of killing the person, but were determined to be a danger to the public because they showed no fear of officers trying...
Officials: West Virginia sheriff damaged car, lied to have county pay
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A West Virginia sheriff was fined Thursday for hitting a car with a shopping cart then lying about what happened so his county would have to pay for repairs, officials said. Brooke County Sheriff Larry C. Palmer has agreed to pay the state $5,000 and undergo ethics...
Police: Man and goat taken on terrifying 3-state drive during carjacking
SAND SPRINGS, Okla. — A man stole a pickup truck with a sleeping passenger and a goat inside it and drove it all the way from Missouri to Oklahoma before releasing the terrified victim and animal and eventually being arrested, authorities say. According to an arrest report, two men in...
Crews search Lake Michigan for teen swept from pier by waveVideo
HOLLAND, Mich. — A 16-year-old girl visiting Lake Michigan for the first time was missing and presumed drowned as a result of apparently being swept into the water by a large wave, authorities said. Eliza Trainer, of Flint, and an 18-year-old friend were knocked into the lake off Holland State...
Father, daughter killed in South Carolina hunting accident
WALTERBORO, S.C. — A South Carolina man and his 9-year-old daughter were mistaken for deer during a New Year’s Day hunting trip and accidentally shot to death by another hunter, authorities said. Kim Drawdy, 30, and daughter Lauren were fatally shot about 2:30 p.m. Wednesday in Colleton County near Walterboro...
Australian prime minister is jeered in wildfire-ravaged zone
PERTH, Australia — Prime Minister Scott Morrison was confronted by angry residents who cursed and insulted him Thursday as he visited a wildfire-ravaged corner of the country. Locals in Cobargo, in New South Wales, yelled at him, made obscene gestures and called him an “idiot” and worse, criticizing him for...
Trump’s plan to curb teen vaping exempts some flavors
WASHINGTON — U.S. health officials will begin cracking down on most flavored e-cigarettes that are popular with underage teenagers, but their plan includes major exceptions that benefit vaping manufacturers, retailers and adults who use the nicotine-delivery devices. The Trump administration announced Thursday that it will prohibit fruit, candy, mint and...
Flying signpost impales Corvette in multi-vehicle crash
A rogue traffic sign damaged several cars before landing in the back of a sports car along Interstate 95 in Florida. The yellow road sign somehow left its position Tuesday afternoon alongside an onramp at Hallandale Beach and became road debris that some drivers could not avoid, reports 7 News...
Family of Hanukkah attack victim calls for end of hatred
NEW YORK — The daughter of a man gravely wounded in an attack on a Hanukkah celebration north of New York City made an emotional plea Thursday to end hatred and anti-Semitism, saying she hopes her father regains consciousness “to a changed world.” “We want our kids to go to...
Politician who warned about driving drunk is charged with it
VICTOR, N.Y. — The top Republican in the New York State Assembly was charged New Year’s Eve with driving while intoxicated in his state-issued vehicle, just a week after he wrote a newspaper column warning citizens against getting behind the wheel drunk. Brian M. Kolb, a Republican from Canandaigua who...
U.S. Defense Secretary says Iran may be planning more attacks on U.S. interests
WASHINGTON — Iran or its proxy forces may be planning further strikes on American interests in the Middle East, and the United States is prepared to take preemptive military action if it gets sufficient warning, Defense Secretary Mark Esper said Thursday. “The game has changed,” Esper said, citing a series...
2-year-old among 3 dead after residential explosion and fire
COLUMBUS, Ohio — A 2-year-old girl and two adults were found dead after an explosion ignited a fire at an Ohio home, police said Thursday. The cause of Wednesday evening’s blast in a neighborhood several miles southeast of downtown Columbus remains unclear, so homicide detectives are investigating, authorities said. “They’ll...
Mississippi inmate killed during prison fight amid lockdown
PARCHMAN, Miss. — A Mississippi inmate died and several others were injured in a fight Tuesday among prisoners at the State Penitentiary at Parchman, just days after a separate inmate’s killing led to an ongoing lockdown of dozens of correctional facilities statewide. The fight broke out around 9 p.m. in...
Hunter 1, rattlesnake 0 after scary encounter in deer stand
LEXINGTON, Miss. — A Mississippi hunter says he was trapped in his deer stand when a rattlesnake joined him there last month, but the snake ended up the loser. Mack Ginn of Lexington said he was about two hours into his Dec. 28 stakeout for a deer when he heard...
Julián Castro drops out of 2020 presidential raceVideo
AUSTIN, Texas — Former Obama housing secretary Julián Castro on Thursday ended his run for president that pushed the 2020 field on immigration and swung hard at rivals on the debate stage but never found a foothold to climb from the back of the pack. “I’m so proud of the...
