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US confirms North Korean troops in Russia amid fears they'll be sent to fight in Ukraine
The United States on Wednesday said North Korean troops have been deployed to Russia, raising the possibility they will be sent to fight in Russia's war on Ukraine — an assertion made by South Korea and the Ukrainian government in Kyiv.
The move may show that Moscow's shortage of manpower amid exorbitant casualties is worse "than most people ...Read more
Civil suit against Roman Polanski alleging 1973 child rape won't go to trial; settlement reached
LOS ANGELES — A civil lawsuit brought against Roman Polanski that alleged the filmmaker sexually assaulted a child in the 1970s — a separate case from his conviction for assaulting a 13-year-old girl — is set to be dismissed.
This suit, which accused Polanski of giving a child alcohol and raping her at his Benedict Canyon home in 1973, ...Read more
'Trump 2024' logo controversy continues in Massachusetts town after resident stops display
BOSTON — A Hanson resident has not projected a ‘Trump 2024’ logo on a water tower in nearly two weeks, but town officials are continuing to shine spotlights, finding themselves in a “stalemate.”
The resident received a cease-and-desist letter from the town’s zoning enforcement officer on Oct. 12 and has not displayed the image since...Read more
Flavored tobacco ban returns to Kansas City's city council agenda after amendments
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A flavored tobacco ban is back on Kansas City’s city council agenda this week.
The ordinance was first considered four years ago, but failed to pass.
The ordinance returned in early October, was approved in committee and placed on the city council’s Oct. 10 docket, where it got pushed back to the committee’s agenda. ...Read more
US district judge rules that Joe Carollo can protect Coconut Grove home from seizure
MIAMI — U.S. District Court Judge Rodney Smith has ruled that Miami City Commissioner Joe Carollo can protect his Coconut Grove home from seizure, blocking an effort by Little Havana businessmen Bill Fuller and Martin Pinilla to collect on a $63.5 million judgment they were awarded last year after a jury found that they were victims of a ...Read more
Anonymous donor backing fight to remove Florida abortion amendment from ballot
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — The legal effort to force Florida’s abortion amendment off the ballot is being bankrolled by an unnamed donor.
The lawsuits, filed last week by a group of anti-abortion advocates, argue that a report from Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration alleging “widespread” fraud in the petition gathering process for Amendment 4...Read more
US confirms North Korean troops in Russia amid fears they'll be sent to fight in Ukraine
The United States on Wednesday said North Korean troops have been deployed to Russia, raising the possibility they will be sent to fight in Ukraine — an assertion made by South Korea and the Ukrainian government in Kyiv.
The move may show that Moscow's shortage of manpower amid exorbitant casualties is worse "than most people realize," ...Read more
Sacramento fast food workers allege civil rights violations. Here's what they say
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Five Latino workers have alleged civil rights violations against a Sacramento region Habit Burger & Grill, saying they faced racial discrimination, threats and verbal abuse from managers.
The workers filed the complaints Monday with the California Civil Rights Department. The allegations center around how managers ...Read more
Maryland police detective, of Woodbine, arrested for child sex abuse in Carroll County
BALTIMORE — A senior deputy and detective who has worked for 27 years for the Harford County Sheriff’s Office was arrested Tuesday for child sexual abuse in Carroll County, where he lives.
Ryan Christopher Hall, 50, of Woodbine, was arrested by members of the Carroll County Advocacy and Investigation Center and the Carroll County Sheriff’...Read more
Putin says BRICS summit shows a 'multipolar world' emerging
Russian President Vladimir Putin said the newly expanded BRICS group showed that a “multipolar world” is being created, in a challenge to the U.S.-dominated global order.
BRICS “meets the aspirations of the main part of the international community, the so-called world majority,” Putin said Wednesday at the formal opening of the leaders�...Read more
What we know about the McDonald's Quarter Pounder E. coli outbreak
About 50 people have been reported infected in an E. coli outbreak involving McDonald's Quarter Pounder sandwiches.
Here is what you need to know:
Where have the outbreaks occurred?
The outbreak began around Sept. 27 and no infections have been reported in California as of yet. But in addition to Nebraska and Colorado, infections have been ...Read more
Passenger aboard Royal Caribbean cruise full of Taylor Swift fans falls overboard
The US Coast Guard is assisting in the search of a 66-year-old woman who fell overboard from a Royal Caribbean cruise ship late Tuesday night, officials said.
The incident occurred around 9:40 pm approximately 17 miles north of the Bahamas’ capital Nassau, an agency spokesperson told the Daily News.
The Coast Guard has since entertained an ...Read more
Young Thug case: State seeks to revoke another defendant's probation
ATLANTA — Authorities are seeking to imprison another defendant who took a plea deal in Young Thug’s sprawling gang case after he was arrested on a misdemeanor shoplifting charge over the summer.
Records show Antonio Sumlin, also known by the nickname Obama, was arrested Aug. 8 in DeKalb County. Sumlin was one of several defendants who ...Read more
Is it safe to mail in your ballot in California? What to know ahead of Election Day
SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Have you filled your ballot yet?
In California, eligible registered voters can participate in the 2024 general election by using vote-by-mail ballots instead of going to the polls in person.
Is it safe to send in your ballot by mail? And how can you check if your vote has been counted?
Here’s what you need to know ...Read more
US diplomat Blinken heads to Saudi Arabia after urging Israel to ease Iran-linked conflicts
U.S. President Joe Biden’s top diplomat held talks with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman about efforts to reach a cease-fire in Gaza and Lebanon, a bid to garner regional support for a push toward peace.
Antony Blinken met with Saudi Arabia’s de-facto leader in Riyadh on Wednesday, having earlier traveled to Israel to discuss how to ...Read more
California prison official not fired for 'egregious harassment.' Report says department erred
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — In a rare rebuke of the state’s corrections department, an independent prison oversight office said the department erred in not dismissing a high-ranking administrator who tried to silence a subordinate after making repeated sexual and racist comments to her.
After a hiring authority dismissed the corrections ...Read more
Putin says BRICS Summit shows a 'multipolar world' is emerging
Russian President Vladimir Putin said the newly expanded BRICS group showed that a “multipolar world” is being created, in a challenge to the U.S.-dominated global order.
BRICS “meets the aspirations of the main part of the international community, the so-called world majority,” Putin said Wednesday at the formal opening of the leaders�...Read more
California: Thieves are snatching ATMs and knocking over taco trucks. Police ask for help
LOS ANGELES — Thieves in the San Fernando Valley have been yanking ATMs out of liquor stores and emptying the pockets of taco truck workers over the last three months, and police believe there may be additional victims or suspects. They are calling on the public for assistance.
In an afternoon news conference at the LAPD's North Hollywood ...Read more
UCLA students and faculty raise alarm on antisemitic and anti-Palestinian hate amid ongoing protests
LOS ANGELES — To one group, UCLA has become a hotbed of antisemitism and anti-Israeli bias, a campus led by an administration that has not taken enough action to address pro-Palestinian demonstrations that violate university rules and veer into anti-Jewish tropes and slogans.
To another, the university has become a site of repression against ...Read more
Feds expected to call ex-state Rep. Lou Lang, play first recordings in Madigan corruption trial
Federal prosecutors on Wednesday are expected to play a first wave of nearly 200 secretly recorded conversations in the landmark corruption trial of former House Speaker Michael Madigan, including series of calls between the powerful speaker and his associates allegedly plotting the ouster of then-state Rep. Lou Lang in 2019.
Lang, a Skokie ...Read more
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