Kentucky highway shooting manhunt ends after suspect’s body is found
A body was found Wednesday that was believed to be that of the suspect in a Kentucky highway shooting that left five people seriously injured this month, authorities said. The discovery ended a search that had stretched into a second week and set the local community on edge.
Mark Robinson called himself a ‘black nazi’ on a porn site, CNN reports
Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson of North Carolina, the Republican nominee for governor of the battleground state, on Thursday vowed to stay in the race as CNN reported that he had once called himself a “black NAZI!” and defended slavery on a pornographic messaging board.
Israel unleashes heavy strikes on Lebanon as US urges urgent diplomatic solution
Israeli warplanes carried out late on Thursday their most intense strikes on south Lebanon in nearly a year of war, Lebanese security sources said, heightening the conflict between Israel and Lebanese armed group Hezbollah amid calls for restraint.
US says no change to its military posture in Middle East amid attacks in Lebanon
WASHINGTON, Sept 19 (Reuters) — There are no changes to U.S. military posture in the Middle East, the Pentagon told reporters on Thursday when asked about recent deadly Israeli attacks in Lebanon that blew up Hezbollah radios and pagers.
FTC study finds ‘vast surveillance’ of social media users
WASHINGTON — The Federal Trade Commission said Thursday it found that several social media and streaming services engaged in a “vast surveillance” of consumers, including minors, collecting and sharing more personal information than most users realized.
Pete Buttigieg plays Vance in Walz’s debate prep
Gov. Tim Walz of Minnesota is intensifying his preparations for the vice presidential debate Oct. 1, with Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg serving as a stand-in for his opponent, Sen. JD Vance of Ohio, according to five people with direct knowledge of the preparations, who insisted on anonymity to discuss the private efforts.
Halloween shoppers hunt for early deals while total spending eases, survey shows
(Reuters) — Consumers started shopping for Halloween decor and costumes well before October this year, taking advantage of special events, even though overall spending has decreased from last year’s record high, data from the National Retail Federation (NRF) showed on Thursday.
Harris had stronger debate, polls find, but the race remains deadlocked
Vice President Kamala Harris overwhelmingly impressed voters in her debate with former President Donald Trump, a new set of polls from The New York Times, The Philadelphia Inquirer and Siena College found, but she has failed so far to seize a decisive advantage in the presidential campaign.
America’s inflation fight is ending, but it’s leaving a legacy
People with jobs have started showing up at homeless shelters in Atlanta. Families who can’t cover their grocery bills are pushing up demand at a Boston food bank. A dearth of available houses is plaguing Sacramento, California. Yet reports of recent raises abound, and a partly retired homeowner near Pittsburgh is happy about his savings.
Body is found in Kentucky near site of highway shooting
A body was found near the site of a Kentucky highway shooting that left five people seriously injured this month, authorities said Wednesday, the latest development in a search for the suspect that has stretched into a second week and set the local community on edge.
Harris warns of mass deportations and detention camps if Trump is elected
WASHINGTON — Vice President Kamala Harris warned of mass deportations and “massive detention camps” if former President Donald Trump returned to office, telling an audience of Hispanic leaders in Washington that his immigration agenda was a danger to the country.
US says Iran tried to influence election with messages to Biden camp
(Reuters) — Iranian cyber actors sent emails during the summer to people involved in President Joe Biden’s then re-election campaign containing stolen material from Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump’s campaign as part of efforts to influence the Nov. 5 election, U.S. agencies said on Wednesday.
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Justice department files $100 million claim in fatal Baltimore bridge collapse
Once ‘hidden figures,’ now Congressional Gold Medal recipients
WASHINGTON — Congressional Gold Medals were bestowed on a group of Black women who dared to boldly go where no woman had gone before: the labs and offices of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration where pioneering mathematicians and engineers figured out how to slip the surly bonds of Earth.
Frenchwoman in mass rape case denounces husband, other suspects as ‘degenerates’
AVIGNON, France — Gisele Pelicot, who was drugged and raped by dozens of men recruited by her husband, on Wednesday called the men standing trial “degenerates” while attempts from some defence lawyers to question her credibility caused outrage in the courtroom.
Hezbollah devices explode again in Lebanon, raising fears of wider Israel conflict
BEIRUT — Hand-held radios used by Lebanese armed group Hezbollah detonated on Wednesday across Lebanon’s south, further stoking tensions with Israel a day after similar explosions hit the group’s pagers.
Ukraine’s Zelenskyy says his ‘victory plan’ is ready
(Reuters) — President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Wednesday that his “Victory Plan”, intended to bring peace to Ukraine while keeping the country strong and avoiding all “frozen conflicts”, was now complete after much consultation.
Teamsters won’t endorse a candidate for President in 2024
The leadership of the 1.3-million-member International Brotherhood of Teamsters said in a statement Wednesday it would not back a presidential candidate, a blow to Vice President Kamala Harris, who has the endorsement of the country’s other powerful labor unions.
Fed unveils oversized rate cut as it gains ‘greater confidence’ about inflation
The U.S. central bank on Wednesday kicked off an anticipated series of interest rate cuts with a larger-than-usual half-percentage-point reduction that Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said was meant to show policymakers’ commitment to sustaining a low unemployment rate now that inflation has eased.
Trump tries to close off a chief line of attack: That he’s a danger to democracy
For months, former President Donald Trump and his allies have described a nation facing almost unthinkable darkness.
