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New Zealanders vote in general election, with polls indicating they favor a conservative change 10/13/2023 04:35pm • AUCKLAND, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealanders began voting Saturday in a general election, with opinion polls indicating they favor a conservative change after six years of a liberal government led for most of that time by Jacinda Ardern. Ardern unexpectedly stepped down in January, saying she no lo Teen suspect in Morgan State homecoming mass shooting arrested in DC 10/13/2023 02:51pm • A 17-year-old boy has been arrested in D.C. in connection with a shooting at Morgan State University that wounded five people Oct. 3, the Baltimore Police Department announced Friday. He's been charged with multiple counts of attempted murder and appeared in a D.C. courtroom Friday, where he waiv No credible threats, but stepped-up security in DC area amid tensions from Israel-Hamas war 10/13/2023 12:25pm • As the Israel-Hamas War intensifies, authorities in the D.C. area are ramping up some security measures — although they stress there are no credible threats at this time. D.C. police said they are increasing their visibility around the city and at places of worship. "The Metropolitan Pol 2nd grand jury indicts officer for involuntary manslaughter in Virginia mall shooting 10/12/2023 03:14pm • McLEAN, Va. (AP) — A special grand jury in Virginia indicted a former police officer on Thursday for involuntary manslaughter in the fatal shooting of an unarmed shoplifting suspect outside a suburban shopping mall. Wesley Shifflett, a Fairfax County police officer assigned to patrol the busy Tyso 25 years after Matthew Shepard's death, LGBTQ+ activists say equal-rights progress is at risk 10/12/2023 10:58am • It's been 25 years since Matthew Shepard, a gay 21-year-old University of Wyoming student, died six days after he was savagely beaten by two young men and tied to a remote fence to meet his fate. His death has been memorialized as an egregious hate crime that helped fuel the LGBTQ+ rights movement o UN envoy: Colombian president's commitments to rural reforms and peace efforts highlight first year 10/12/2023 02:16am • UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Colombian President Gustavo Petro’s commitment to transform long-marginalized rural and conflict areas and new peace efforts were the highlights of his first year in office, the U.N. special envoy for the South American country said. But Carlos Ruiz Massieu condemned the ki Shadowy snitch takes starring role in bribery trial of veteran DEA agents 10/11/2023 05:00pm • NEW YORK (AP) — In his two decades as a professional drug snitch, Jorge Hernández was a master of the double cross. He lied to his handlers, threatened to unmask fellow informants and even admitted killing three people during his days as a cocaine runner. But time and again, he leveraged his ext Internal conflicts and power struggles have become hallmarks of the modern GOP 10/11/2023 04:22pm • COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — After Ohio Republicans bolstered their statehouse majority last year due to their dominating showing in the midterm elections, they split into rival camps over who should lead the lower chamber. The division between younger, more impatient conservatives and more traditional o 2nd former Wisconsin Supreme Court justice advises Republican leader against impeachment 10/11/2023 02:23pm • MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A second conservative former Wisconsin Supreme Court justice asked to investigate taking the unprecedented step of impeaching a liberal justice on Wednesday came out against it. Former Justice Jon Wilcox told The Associated Press that there was nothing to justify impeaching Ju Texas executes man who questioned evidence presented at trial in deadly carjacking of elderly woman 10/10/2023 11:58pm • HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) — A Texas man who unsuccessfully challenged the safety of the state’s lethal injection drugs and raised questions about evidence used to persuade a jury to sentence him to death for killing an elderly woman decades ago was executed late Tuesday. Jedidiah Murphy, 48, was pr California-based Navy sailor pleads guilty to providing sensitive military information to China 10/10/2023 09:59pm • LOS ANGELES (AP) — A U.S. Navy sailor charged with providing sensitive military information to China pleaded guilty in Los Angeles on Tuesday to conspiring with a foreign intelligence officer and receiving a bribe, federal prosecutors said. Petty Officer Wenheng Zhao, 26, originally pleaded not g Biden interview in special counsel documents investigation suggests sprawling probe near conclusion 10/10/2023 05:48pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden's interview with prosecutors over his handling of classified documents signals that a sprawling investigation that has included questioning of some of his closest aides and at least one cabinet member is nearing a conclusion. The White House revealed Monday ni Oklahoma judge dismisses case of man who spent 30 years in prison for Ada rape 10/10/2023 02:27pm • OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — An Oklahoma judge on Tuesday exonerated a man who spent 30 years in prison for a 1987 rape and burglary, after post-conviction DNA testing from a rape kit showed he did not commit the crime. Pontotoc County District Judge Steven Kessinger issued a final order that vacates Perr Former Wisconsin Supreme Court justice advises Republican leader against impeachment 10/10/2023 11:32am • MADISON, Wis. (AP) — There should be no effort to impeach a liberal Wisconsin Supreme Court justice based on what is known now, a former justice advised the Republican legislative leader who asked him to review the issue. Some Republicans had raised the prospect of impeaching newly elected Justice Appeals court upholds order delaying this week's execution of Texas inmate for deadly carjacking 10/09/2023 07:57pm • HOUSTON (AP) — A federal appeals court on Monday upheld a ruling delaying this week's scheduled execution of a Texas inmate for fatally shooting an 80-year-old woman more than two decades ago. Jedidiah Murphy, 48, had been set to receive a lethal injection Tuesday evening at the state penitentiary