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Health officials urge covid tests for Lollapalooza crowd
CHICAGO — Alison Goodwin was eager to attend Lollapalooza, excited for both the live music lineup and the strict pandemic protocols that she had assumed would keep the event safe for her and her wife, who traveled here from Tulsa, Oklahoma. Yet she became increasingly worried during the four-day festival,...
Republican issues subpoenas for Wisconsin election info
MADISON, Wis.— The leader of the state Assembly’s elections committee issued subpoenas Friday demanding extensive election materials, including all ballots and voting machines, from two Wisconsin counties in what she called a “top-to-bottom” investigation of the state’s 2020 presidential results. Republican Rep. Janel Brandtjen said she has sent subpoenas to...
Cuomo accuser files criminal complaint with Albany Sheriff’s Office
ALBANY, N.Y. — A staffer who accused New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo of groping her has filed a criminal complaint against him, the Albany County Sheriff’s Office confirmed Friday. The unnamed assistant, whose claims were detailed and corroborated in a bombshell report from Attorney General Letitia James, alleges that the...
Thousands flee fires in Greece, Turkey; some rescued by sea
DROSOPIGI, Greece — Thousands of people fled wildfires burning out of control in Greece and Turkey on Friday, including a major blaze just north of the Greek capital of Athens that left one person dead, as a protracted heat wave turned forests into tinderboxes and flames threatened populated areas, electricity...
Tropical depression likely to form this weekend or early next week
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — A tropical depression appears likely to form in the next few days off Africa and drift west across the Atlantic, the National Hurricane Center said Friday morning. The patch of stormy weather has been given a 60% chance of forming a tropical cyclone, a rotating storm...
Arkansas judge blocks state from enforcing mask mandate ban
LITTLE ROCK, Ark.— An Arkansas judge on Friday temporarily blocked the state from enforcing its ban on mask mandates after lawmakers left the prohibition in place despite a rising number of covid-19 cases and hospitalizations. Pulaski County Circuit Judge Tim Fox issued a preliminary injunction against the law that Gov....
At least 10 passengers stabbed on underground train in Tokyo
TOKYO — A man with a knife stabbed at least 10 passengers on a commuter train in Tokyo on Friday and was arrested by police after fleeing, fire department officials and news reports said. NHK public television said one passenger was seriously injured. It said the suspect left his knife...
Italy: Covid Green Pass needed for museums, indoor dining
ROME — Pompeii’s archaeological park is offering free swab tests, the Vatican Museums posted refund instructions and tourists whipped out smartphones to show QR codes along with admission tickets Friday as a new covid-19 certification rule took effect in Italy as part of the government’s plan to rein in a...
At river where Tigrayan bodies floated, fears of ‘many more’
WAD EL HILU, Sudan — From time to time, a body floating down the river separating Ethiopia’s troubled Tigray region from Sudan was a silent reminder of a war conducted in the shadows. But in recent days, the corpses became a flow. Bloated, drained of color from their journey, the...
Appeals court upholds murder conviction of ex-Dallas officer Amber Guyger
DALLAS — A Texas appeals court on Thursday upheld the murder conviction of a former Dallas police officer who was sentenced to prison for fatally shooting her neighbor in his home. A panel of three state judges ruled that a Dallas County jury had sufficient evidence to convict Amber Guyger...
Police: Oregon school custodian who planned ‘mass casualty event’ arrested
MEDFORD, Ore. — A custodian at a high school in Medford, Oregon, faces felony charges after police say he took “significant steps” toward planning a “mass casualty event” — including one at South Medford High School, where he worked. The Mail Tribune reports Kristopher Wayne Clay, 24, is in the...
Watchdog: No evidence Rudy Giuliani had Clinton probe inside info
WASHINGTON — The Justice Department’s inspector general said Thursday that it did not find evidence that FBI agents shared inside information about the Hillary Clinton email investigation with Rudy Giuliani. The question of whether anyone had leaked information to Giuliani arose after the former New York mayor said in an...
‘We lost Greenville’: Wildfire decimates California townVideo
GREENVILLE, Calif. — A 3-week-old wildfire engulfed a tiny Northern California mountain town, leveling most of its historic downtown and leaving blocks of homes in ashes, while a new wind-whipped blaze destroyed homes as crews braced for another explosive run of flames Thursday amid dangerous weather. The Dixie Fire, swollen...
FAA head seeks more prosecution of unruly airline passengers
The nation’s top aviation regulator is suggesting that local police around the country should file charges more often against unruly airline passengers and that airports should clamp down on alcohol sales. Federal Aviation Administration chief Stephen Dickson said that every week, police are asked to be there when a flight...
Off-duty Kentucky deputy working security for car lot fatally shotVideo
LOUISVILLE — An off-duty sheriff’s deputy working security at a car lot in Kentucky was fatally shot early Thursday while sitting in his unmarked vehicle, police said. Someone came up to the vehicle’s window and shot the Jefferson County sheriff’s deputy around 2:30 a.m., according to Louisville Metro Police Department...
U.S. to investigate Phoenix police over excessive force allegationsVideo
WASHINGTON — The Justice Department on Thursday said it was launching a widespread probe into the police force in Phoenix to examine whether officers have been using excessive force and abusing people experiencing homelessness. The investigation into the City of Phoenix and the Phoenix Police Department is the third sweeping...
1966 death of heiress’ employee under renewed scrutiny
When Doris Duke, a fabulously wealthy tobacco and power company heiress, ran over and killed a longtime employee and confidant at her Newport, Rhode Island, mansion in 1966, police took her at her word that it was an accident. But the story of the killing at Duke’s Rough Point estate,...
Fire rages anew near Athens, evacuations in southern Greece
ATHENS, Greece — Wildfires rekindled outside Athens and forced more evacuations around southern Greece on Thursday as weather conditions worsened and firefighters in a round-the-clock battle stopped the flames just outside the birthplace of the ancient Olympics. As additional support arrived from Greece’s military and European Union countries, water-dropping planes...
Pakistan sends troops after Muslim mob attacked Hindu temple
MULTAN, Pakistan — Pakistan on Thursday deployed paramilitary troops in a conservative town in the country’s eastern Punjab province, a day after a Muslim mob attacked and badly damaged a Hindu temple there. In New Delhi, India’s foreign ministry summoned a Pakistani diplomat to protest the attack and demand protection...
Pennsylvania girl injured in suspected shark attack in Ocean City, Md.Video
OCEAN CITY, Md. — A 12-year-old Pennsylvania girl suffered injuries after a suspected shark attack in Maryland that left her with 42 stitches for 20 cuts, family members said. Jordan Prushinski and her family, of Luzerne County, told WBRE-TV that they were on vacation Monday at the beach in Ocean...
At least 10 dead as van carrying migrants crashes in Texas
An overloaded van carrying 29 migrants crashed Wednesday on a remote South Texas highway, killing at least 10 people, including the driver, and injuring 20 others, authorities said. The crash happened shortly after 4 p.m. Wednesday on U.S. 281 in Encino, Texas, about 50 miles north of McAllen. Sgt. Nathan...
Federal judge rebukes Jan. 6 defendant, sentences him to time served
A federal judge on Wednesday assailed the false claims of election fraud pushed by former President Donald Trump and his supporters as she sentenced a member of the mob that stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6 to time served, saying the Michigan man “placed his trust in someone who...
Marist poll finds 59% New Yorkers say Cuomo should resign in wake of sexual harassment reportVideo
ALBANY, N.Y. — A majority of New Yorkers think it’s time for Gov. Andrew Cuomo to go, according to a new Marist poll. The survey, conducted overnight and released Wednesday, found that 59% of Empire State voters, including 52% of Democrats, believe Cuomo should resign following the bombshell attorney general’s...
Passenger charged with groping, punching flight attendants
MIAMI — An Ohio man was arrested in Florida during the weekend after being accused of groping two female flight attendants and punching a male flight attendant during a flight from Philadelphia to Miami, officials said. Maxwell Berry, 22, of Norwalk, Ohio, was arrested Saturday at Miami International Airport and...
Gulf of Mexico’s ‘dead zone’ larger than average this year
This year’s Gulf of Mexico “dead zone” — an area where there’s too little oxygen to support marine life — is larger than average, according to researchers. Scientists supported by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration determined that the area off Louisiana and Texas’ coasts covers about 6,334 square miles,...
