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Spanish far-right politician shot in the face suspects a link to his work with Iranian opposition 11/09/2023 11:05pm • MADRID (AP) — Spanish right-wing politician Alejandro Vidal-Quadras was recovering in a hospital Thursday after being shot in the face in broad daylight on a central Madrid street. Police were ruling out no hypotheses, including a possible link to the former European lawmaker’s ties with the Ira Mexico City prosecutors accused of asking for phone records of prominent politicians 11/09/2023 09:20pm • MEXICO CITY (AP) — An opposition candidate for the mayorship of Mexico City accused the city prosecutor’s office of having filed a request for his phone records and those of other prominent politicians Thursday. The allegation is the latest suggestion that city prosecutors have abused their pow Dobbs' Vikings debut was a winner. What can the 'passtronaut' do for an encore vs. the Saints? 11/09/2023 08:23pm • MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Joshua Dobbs has bounced around the NFL like the quintessential backup quarterback, lending an attractive combination of athleticism, experience and intelligence to seven teams in seven years even if none of them have committed to him as a long-term starter. Perhaps his career i Man charged after he fired 2 shots trying to prevent purse snatching on NYC subway 11/09/2023 08:16pm • NEW YORK (AP) — A man who pulled out a pistol and fired it on a New York City subway platform in an apparent attempt to stop someone from stealing a woman's purse was charged Thursday with criminal possession of a weapon and menacing. No one was struck by the gunshots Tuesday inside the station, l A volcanic eruption has created a new island off Japan, but it may not last 11/09/2023 07:59pm • TOKYO (AP) — An undersea volcano erupted off Japan three weeks ago, providing a rare view of the birth of a tiny new island, but experts say it may not last very long. The unnamed undersea volcano, located about 1 kilometer (half a mile) off the southern coast of Iwo Jima, which Japan calls Ioto, California man who's spent 25 years in prison for murder he didn't commit has conviction overturned 11/09/2023 07:20pm • LOS ANGELES (AP) — A California man who has spent 25 years in prison for a murder he didn't commit was exonerated and ordered released by a judge on Thursday after prosecutors agreed he had been wrongly convicted. Miguel Solorio, 44, was arrested in 1998 for a fatal drive-by shooting in Whittier, Police investigate vandalism at US Rep. Monica De La Cruz's Texas office over Israel-Hamas war 11/09/2023 07:16pm • McALLEN, Texas (AP) — Texas police said Thursday they are investigating messages spray-painted on U.S. Rep. Monica De La Cruz's office that condemn the Republican's support for Israel in the war with Hamas. De La Cruz is a first-term congresswoman whose district is on the U.S.-Mexico border. Spoke Illinois lawmakers OK new nuclear technology but fail to extend private-school scholarships 11/09/2023 06:37pm • SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — The Illinois House on Thursday approved development of new nuclear reactors, reversing a 1987 moratorium and sending to Gov. J.B. Pritzker a plan that addresses the Democrat's safety concerns over the proposal. The 98-8 vote to allow construction of so-called small modula NC State coach Dave Doeren says he didn't expect QB MJ Morris' redshirt decision 11/09/2023 06:15pm • RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina State coach Dave Doeren says he didn't expect MJ Morris to choose to sit out the rest of the season as a redshirt once he became the starting quarterback. Doeren said Thursday that the change means Brennan Armstrong will return to the starting role for Saturday' Manny Machado digs in at groundbreaking for San Diego FC's training complex and academy 11/09/2023 06:06pm • EL CAJON, Calif. (AP) — With his mustard-yellow suit practically matching the color of a bulldozer right behind him, Padres slugger Manny Machado put on a hard hat, grabbed a shovel and joined in the ceremonial groundbreaking Thursday for the MLS expansion San Diego FC's $150 million training comp Colorado legislature will convene to address skyrocketing property costs 11/09/2023 05:22pm • DENVER (AP) — Colorado Gov. Jared Polis hoisted a red baseball bat and smashed emergency glass Thursday in a silly demonstration for a very real crisis — Colorado homeowners are looking down the barrel of a potential 40% jump in property tax bills. After a ballot measure meant to quell soaring p No. 20 Tulane seeks its 8th straight win when it hosts desperate Tulsa 11/09/2023 05:21pm • NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Living dangerously has become a habit lately for No. 20 Tulane. The Green Wave's last three victories have come by 12 points combined despite being double-digit favorites in each game. Those results aren't necessarily ideal for a team trying to defend its American Athletic Conf US childhood vaccination exemptions reach their highest level ever 11/09/2023 05:16pm • NEW YORK (AP) — The proportion of U.S. kindergartners exempted from school vaccination requirements has hit its highest level ever, 3%, U.S. health officials said Thursday. More parents are questioning routine childhood vaccinations that they used to automatically accept, an effect of the politica Massachusetts is running out of shelter beds for families, including migrants from other states 11/09/2023 05:11pm • BOSTON (AP) — Massachusetts shelters are being pushed past their capacity, running out of beds for families, including migrants arriving from other states and residents weathering a housing crunch right before winter, said Democratic Gov. Maura Healey. On Thursday the state crossed a threshold set Ballot shortages in Mississippi created a problem for democracy on the day of a governor's election 11/09/2023 05:08pm • JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — People in Mississippi's largest county are demanding answers about why some polling places ran out of ballots and voters had to wait for them to be replenished on the day the state was deciding its most competitive governor's race in a generation. It's unclear how many people