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US economic growth accelerated to strong 4.9% rate last quarter as consumers shrugged off Fed hikes 10/26/2023 02:03pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — The nation’s economy expanded at a robust 4.9% annual rate from July through September as Americans defied higher prices, rising interest rates and widespread forecasts of a recession to spend at a brisk pace. The Commerce Department said the economy expanded last quarter at th Judge finds former Ohio lawmaker guilty of domestic violence in incident involving his wife 10/26/2023 12:55pm • COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — An Ohio judge found former Republican state Rep. Bob Young guilty on domestic violence charges Thursday over an incident involving his wife in the summer. Judge Edward O'Farrell found Young, who waived his right to a jury trial and instead left his fate in the hands of the ju Prosecutors drop charges against woman who accused Jonathan Majors the day after her arrest 10/26/2023 12:30pm • New York (AP) — Manhattan prosecutors on Thursday dropped all charges against a woman who accused the movie star Jonathan Majors of assault, less than a day after she was arrested by New York City police following his allegation that she initiated the physical confrontation. Grace Jabbari was brie 1 dead, 1 arrested after 2 carjacked vehicles crash in Northeast DC, police say 10/26/2023 08:52am • Police find a car flipped over on Brentwood Road in Northeast D.C. (WTOP/Kyle Cooper) One person is dead and a juvenile has been arrested following two crashes involving carjacked vehicles in Northeast D.C. early Thursday morning. D.C. police told WTOP they got a call around 3 a.m. for crashe First ever Florida Man games will feature beer belly wrestling and 'evading arrest' obstacle course 10/26/2023 04:07am • ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. (AP) — It ain’t the Olympics, but a group of Floridians plan to host competitions themed according to the collective antics of the beer-loving, gator-possessing, rap-sheet heavy, mullet-wearing social media phenomenon known as “Florida Man.” Organizers of the “Florid Business owners in a Ukrainian front-line city adapt even as 'a missile can come at any moment' 10/26/2023 12:09am • KRAMATORSK, Ukraine (AP) — In a city where damaged buildings are everywhere, a destroyed pizzeria stands out as a painful reminder of lives and livelihoods dashed in an instant. A Russian ballistic missile struck the popular eatery in eastern Ukraine in June, killing 13 people including an award-w Biden condemns retaliatory attacks by Israeli settlers against Palestinians in the West Bank 10/25/2023 11:33pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Wednesday spoke out against retaliatory attacks by Israeli settlers against Palestinians in the West Bank in the aftermath of the Oct. 7 Hamas attacks on Israel. He also said he was redoubling his commitment to working on a two-state solution to end the dec Hurricane Otis unleashes massive flooding in Acapulco, triggers landslides before dissipating 10/25/2023 11:31pm • ACAPULCO, Mexico (AP) — Hurricane Otis tore across Mexico’s southern Pacific coast as a powerful and dangerous Category 5 hurricane Wednesday, unleashing massive flooding in the resort city of Acapulco and setting off looting as desperate relatives tired of waiting for help to arrive. While litt Dozens of union workers arrested on Las Vegas Strip for blocking traffic as thousands rally 10/25/2023 11:11pm • LAS VEGAS (AP) — Thousands of hotel workers fighting for new union contracts rallied on the Las Vegas Strip on Wednesday evening, halting rush-hour traffic before dozens were arrested for sitting in the street. The stepped-up labor unrest aimed to draw attention to negotiations with three major ca Driver in Malibu crash that killed 4 college students pleads not guilty to murder, held on $4M bail 10/25/2023 07:52pm • LOS ANGELES (AP) — The 22-year-old driver of a BMW that struck and killed four Pepperdine University students in Malibu, California, last week pleaded not guilty Wednesday to four counts of murder, and prosecutors said he was speeding at more than 100 mph moments before the crash. Fraser Michael Escaped inmate suspected in Md. carjacking now back in custody 10/25/2023 06:47pm • An escaped inmate was taken into custody Wednesday at a Fairfax County hotel after escaping a Virginia hospital in August and allegedly carjacking a woman at gunpoint in Maryland while on the loose. Naseem Roulack, 21, was arrested at a hotel in the 6700 block of Commerce Street in Springfield, V 1st major storm of the season drops up to a foot of snow in Montana 10/25/2023 05:18pm • HELENA, Mont. (AP) — The first major snowstorm of the season dropped up to a foot (30 centimeters) of snow in the Helena, Montana, area by Wednesday, sending an army of snowplows and sand trucks out onto the roads. Residents woke up to swirling snow and the sound of shovels on sidewalks just days Judge reinstates murder charge against Philadelphia police officer in fatal shooting of motorist 10/25/2023 04:54pm • PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A judge on Wednesday reinstated all charges, including a murder count, against a former police officer who shot and killed a driver through a rolled-up car window — a confrontation police initially described as the officer shooting the driver after he lunged at him with a kni Fantasy plays: Players to start and sit for NFL Week 8 10/25/2023 04:14pm • Everyone, take a moment. Regardless of last week’s result, you made it through the first of two huge bye weeks. That in itself deserves some praise. Things get more fun in Week 8 with all 32 teams back in action. While that gives you a lot more flexibility with your lineup decisions, it also makes Toll rises to 8 dead, 63 hurt from Louisiana interstate pileup blamed on dense fog, marsh fire smoke 10/25/2023 04:12pm • NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The toll from a series of crashes on a Louisiana interstate rose to eight dead and 63 injured Tuesday evening, a day after a “super fog” of marsh fire smoke and dense fog snared more than 160 vehicles in the fiery pileup, authorities said. Lance Scott was among the many dri