SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea on Saturday fired two short-range ballistic missiles toward its eastern waters, South Korean and Japanese officials said, making it the North’s fourth round of weapons launches this week that are seen as a response to military drills among its rivals. South Korea’s military said […]
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Missouri man convicted of killing 2 women, 2 children
ST. CHARLES, Mo. — Jurors convicted a St. Louis man of murder Friday in the 2018 shooting of his girlfriend, her two children and her mother. A St. Charles County jury deliberated less than two hours before finding Richard Darren Emery, 50, guilty of four counts of first-degree murder. Sentencing […]
Some officials now say monkeypox elimination unlikely in US
NEW YORK — Some U.S. health officials are conceding that monkeypox is probably not going away anytime soon. The disease’s spread is slowing but the virus is so widespread that elimination is unlikely, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said. That conclusion was in a recent CDC report, and […]
New law aims to make California haven for transgender youth
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A new law aims to stop other states from punishing children who come to California for transgender surgeries and other gender-affirming care, a move that will intensify conflicts between Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom and other Republican governors amid the country’s escalating culture war. Newsom signed the law […]
Slain New York City medic was stabbed more than a dozen times: Officials
The veteran emergency medical worker who was killed in Queens, New York was stabbed approximately 19 times in the chest in an apparently random attack, officials said. The news came as Lt. Alison Russo-Elling’s colleagues grieved for her. Russo “was the mother hen of the station,” colleagues said after bunting […]
Stocks end September down 9.3%, worst month since March 2020
NEW YORK — Wall Street closed out a miserable September on Friday with the S&P 500’s worst monthly skid since March 2020, when the coronavirus pandemic crashed global markets. The benchmark index ended the month with a 9.3% loss and posted its third straight losing quarter. It’s now at its […]
Louisiana man admits kidnapping and plan to dismember gays
LAFAYETTE, La. — A 21-year-old Louisiana man has pleaded guilty to the grisly kidnapping of a teen he met through a dating app for gay and bisexual men, and his sworn statement says he planned to kill and dismember gays until he was caught or killed. Federal prosecutors agreed to […]
988 Suicide Lifeline sees 45% increase in contacts, but funding concerns remain
Since the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline launched on July 16, call centers have seen a 45% increase in contacts — primarily in people texting or sending messages seeking help — compared to last year, according to new data from the federal government’s Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration […]
Government shutdown averted after House, Senate pass funding bill
A bill to avert a federal government shutdown passed the House on Friday, just hours before the midnight deadline. The House voted 230-201 to pass the stopgap legislation, which will keep the government funded through mid-December — past the midterm elections. The bill now heads to President Joe Biden’s desk. […]
Hurricane Ian could cause $65 billion in damage
Hurricane Ian flooded major cities and devastated homes after it made landfall in Florida — but the damage isn’t done. After temporarily becoming a tropical storm, Hurricane Ian accelerated to Category 1 strength on Thursday night as it barreled toward South Carolina, with landfall expected on Friday. A home burns […]