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Pilot accused of destroying parking barrier at Denver airport with an ax says he hit breaking point 08/18/2023 09:49pm • DENVER (AP) — A United Airlines pilot has been charged with criminal mischief for allegedly using an ax to destroy a barrier gate at an employee parking lot at Denver's airport, telling authorities he was trying to help several drivers exit and "he just hit his breaking point.” Kenneth Henderson Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals Qualifying 08/18/2023 09:40pm • Friday At Brainerd International Speedway Brainerd, Minn. Qualifying Results Top Fuel 1. Doug Kalitta, 3.757 seconds, 330.31 mph; 2. Steve Torrence, 3.758, 328.54; 3. Brittany Force, 3.762, 331.45; 4. Leah Pruett, 3.777, 327.35; 5. Antron Brown, 3.780, 327.27; 6. Justin Ashley, 3.780, 324.05; 7. Mi Fired founder of right-wing org Project Veritas is under investigation in New York 08/18/2023 08:54pm • NEW YORK (AP) — The founder of Project Veritas, a conservative nonprofit known for its hidden camera stings, is under investigation by a suburban New York prosecutor’s office in the latest fallout after his ouster from the group over allegations that he mistreated workers and misspent organizati 11 nations of West Africa commit to a military deployment to restore the ousted president of Niger 08/18/2023 08:34pm • NIAMEY, Niger (AP) — Eleven West African nations have agreed to commit troops to a military deployment aimed at restoring Niger’s democratically elected president following last month’s coup, an official for the regional bloc said Friday after a defense ministers meeting. The ECOWAS bloc previ Connecticut man convicted of killing roommate with samurai-like sword after rent quarrel 08/18/2023 08:27pm • HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — A Connecticut man was convicted Friday of killing his roommate with a samurai-style sword after a rent dispute, prosecutors said. A jury found Jerry David Thompson, 45, guilty of murder in the 2020 stabbing death of Victor King. Thompson owed rent on his room in King's down A family, a beloved sister, 2 senior housing residents. These are some of the lives lost in Maui 08/18/2023 07:02pm • Wildfires devastated parts of Maui in Hawaii last week, leaving a trail of destruction and devastation, decimating a historic town. While many still wait in agony for news on whether their friends and family are safe, more than 100 people have been pronounced dead — making it the deadliest U.S. wi Estate of late NFL QB Haskins reaches partial settlement in lawsuit over death on Florida highway 08/18/2023 06:08pm • FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — The estate of late NFL quarterback Dwayne Haskins has reached a “partial settlement” in its lawsuit against the driver, the owner and the broker of the dump truck that struck and killed Haskins, the family's lawyer said Friday. Haskins, 24, was killed April 9, 2022 Impeachment case alleges Texas AG Ken Paxton used multiple phones and an alias to conceal an affair 08/18/2023 05:28pm • AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton used multiple cellphones and an alias on a ride-sharing app to conceal an affair, and pressured top aides to help a donor now facing criminal charges, according to new documents made public by investigators leading the impeachment of the embat Canada wildfire evacuees can't get news media on Facebook and Instagram. Some find workarounds 08/18/2023 05:27pm • Before fleeing about 900 miles (1,500 kilometers) south of Yellowknife by car, Agnes Grandejambe looked to social media to find out almost everything she needed to know about escaping the encroaching wildfires. Some from official government accounts. Mostly from friends and family, including an offe Suburban Detroit police fatally shoot motorist awakened from sleep inside car 08/18/2023 05:18pm • PONTIAC, Mich. (AP) — Suburban Detroit police fatally shot a motorist they awoke from sleep in a running car when he accelerated with an officer beside him in the vehicle and crashed into a patrol car Friday. The Oakland County Sheriff's Office said deputies were dispatched shortly before 6 a.m. t 7 people injured in Georgia Avenue multicar collision 08/18/2023 03:08pm • Seven people were injured in a multivehicle crash on Georgia Avenue in Wheaton-Glenmont area of Maryland on Thursday night. Around 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, Montgomery County police reported to the scene of a crash involving several cars and a pedestrian in the area of Georgia Avenue and Kayson Stre DNA links killing of Maryland hiker to Los Angeles home invasion 08/18/2023 01:31pm • BEL AIR, Md. (AP) — DNA evidence has linked the recent killing of a Maryland woman whose body was found near a hiking trail to a Los Angeles home invasion and assault of a girl earlier this year, authorities said. Both cases remain unsolved. Detectives matched DNA collected from the crime scenes, 3 of 5 former Memphis officers charged in Tyre Nichols' death want separate trials 08/18/2023 12:39pm • MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — A Tennessee judge on Friday set a September court hearing to discuss requests by three of five former Memphis police officers charged in the death of Tyre Nichols to face separate trials. Lawyers for Tadarrius Bean, Desmond Mills and Justin Smith have filed motions asking Jud Ford reveals 800 horsepower Mustang with $300,000 price tag 08/18/2023 12:30pm • (CNN) — Ford has just unveiled the 800-horsepower Ford Mustang GTD which will be available in late 2024 or early 2025 at a starting price around $300,000. There’s much more in this Mustang, according to Ford (F), besides its powerful engine to account for its Lamborghini-level price. It’s m NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn't happen this week 08/18/2023 12:06pm • A roundup of some of the most popular but completely untrue stories and visuals of the week. None of these are legit, even though they were shared widely on social media. The Associated Press checked them out. Here are the facts: ___ No, Georgia officials didn’t err in releasing T