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Saudi airport attacks prompt US security alert as Iran war tensions continue
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- Saudi airport attacks prompt US security alert as Iran war tensions continue
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- The U.S. Embassy in Saudi Arabia has issued a security alert warning Americans of potential threats to civilian airports as the war with Iran continues.
In an alert dated Thursday, Oct. 8, the embassy said its mission was aware of attacks on King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh and warned that hostilities against Saudi Arabia could lead to further disruptions.
"The Houthis have engaged in hostilities against Saudi Arabia, including against civilian airports, and the military conflict has the potential to escalate," the embassy said.
Americans were advised to remain vigilant, check their flight status directly with airlines and avoid nonessential travel to Yemen's border.
The warning comes amid continued uncertainty surrounding the war with Iran.
President Donald Trump said he has no plans to launch strikes before the midterm elections, according to The National News Desk.
Meanwhile, the USS Abraham Lin...
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- Michigan, Georgia Senate candidates face tough questions in heated midterm debates
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- 1:57
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- 16 days ago
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- Candidates in closely watched U.S. Senate races are facing questions about their positions as the midterm elections approach, with debates and campaign exchanges drawing attention in Michigan and Georgia.
In Michigan, Democrat Abdul El-Sayed and Republican Mike Rogers faced off in a Senate debate, offering voters a chance to compare the candidates as they compete for a seat in Washington.
The debate drew national attention as both candidates made their cases to voters ahead of the election.
Meanwhile, Georgia's Senate race between Democratic Sen. Jon Ossoff and Republican Mike Collins is also drawing scrutiny as the candidates face questions about issues shaping the midterm campaign.
The contests come as both parties seek to strengthen their positions in the Senate, where the outcome of competitive races could affect the balance of power.
With Election Day approaching, debates and other campaign appearances are giving vot...
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- 'Stop Sexual Assault' rally demands accountability amid Cornell rape allegations
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- 3:03
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- 16 days ago
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- Protesters gathered Thursday evening for a rally against sexual violence, standing in solidarity with survivors amid renewed scrutiny of Cornell University's handling of gang rape allegations.
The Stop Sexual Violence Rally at Washington Square Park highlighted calls for accountability, meaningful action and an end to rape culture.
"We're here to stand in solidarity with Jane Doe from Cornell," said Barbara Moore, treasurer of the Greater Rochester chapter of the National Organization for Women.
Moore said standing with survivors also means listening to their experiences and demanding change.
"We need to hear their voices," Moore said. "We need to lift up, and we just can't push it underneath the carpet or the rug anymore, and we got to say enough is enough."
Other demonstrators called for changes to how universities address sexual assault allegations.
"It's time that we change the rape culture in America and...
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- ICE agents shoot man in NYC with 5-year-old child inside car
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- 1:58
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- 16 days ago
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- A federal immigration officer shot and wounded a Dominican man while arresting him in New York City on Thursday, during what the Department of Homeland Security called a “targeted enforcement operation.” Protesters decried it as an example of the dangers of the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown.
The man survived and is being treated at a hospital, the agency said. It did not describe exactly what led to the shooting, saying only that “during the incident, an ICE officer discharged his weapon” and that the man was injured.
Mayor Zohran Mamdani and Gov. Kathy Hochul said they had received reports the agents fired at the man while he was inside a vehicle with a 5-year-old child, who was apparently unhurt. Mamdani called the shooting “unconscionable and incredibly serious” and said he aimed to tell President Donald Trump to end all federal immigration enforcement actions in the city.
The gunfire erupted around 4 p.m. in Marble...
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- Isaias strengthens into Category 2 hurricane as Gulf Coast braces for landfall
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- 1:36
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- 16 days ago
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- Isaias strengthened into a Category 2 hurricane as it barreled toward the U.S. Gulf Coast on Thursday, prompting orders for tourists to abandon beaches for safer spots inland, sending locals scurrying for gas and groceries and leading fishing crews to secure their boats before the potentially destructive storm’s arrival.
The first hurricane of the Atlantic season was forecast to intensify rapidly and cause dangerous conditions in the Florida Panhandle, southern Alabama and southern Mississippi when it makes landfall late Friday or early Saturday. Heavy rain and flooding were possible into the weekend as far north as Tennessee and North Carolina.
“We are expecting Isaias to be a dangerous hurricane when it makes landfall,” said Michael Brennan, director of the National Hurricane Center in Miami.
He added: “Today is the day to prepare and get ready and be in your safe place by tomorrow as conditions will rapidly deteriorate along the norther...
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- RocHaha Clown Festival, Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Come From Away Rochester debut
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- 1:33:27
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- 16 days ago
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- ARC Rochester: Thursday, October 8, 2026 (Part 2 of 2)
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- Abandoned for 30 years: Neighbors want towering former psych center demolished
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- 2:46
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- 17 days ago
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- Neighbors of the abandoned Terrence Building on Elmwood Avenue in Rochester are ready to see it go, but the timeline for its demolition remains uncertain.
Built in the 1950s, and abandoned in 1995, the building used to house the Rochester Psychiatric Center. It's now riddled with asbestos, with broken windows and graffiti visible from the street.
Grace Carswell has lived across from the building for about 40 years, since before it was abandoned. She said she's watched the building deteriorate and become a hot spot for vandals.
"It's been a terrible eyesore all these years," she said. "There hasn't been news about what's going to be done, just that it might be coming down, and so it's been a long, hard siege."
In 2019, two people were trapped on the roof during a fire. It took about 60 firefighters to search the vacant, 17-story, 500,000-square-foot building.
"There's no utilities in this building, so there's no light on ...
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- Democrats divided over trans athletes in girls' sports ahead of midterms
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- 2:18
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- 17 days ago
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- A debate over transgender athletes competing in girls' sports is exposing divisions within the Democratic Party as candidates in competitive congressional races take a tougher stance on the issue ahead of November's midterm elections.
Republicans are reviving a campaign strategy used during the 2024 presidential election, running ads accusing Democrats of prioritizing transgender athletes over fairness in girls' sports.
But some Democrats are responding with ads of their own, emphasizing parental rights and concerns about fairness and safety.
In Ohio, Democratic Rep. Marcy Kaptur is directly confronting Republican attacks in a new campaign ad.
"I voted with Republicans to keep transgender ideology out of our schools," Kaptur says. "Because parents know what's best for their kids."
North Carolina Democratic Rep. Don Davis is also addressing the issue in his reelection campaign, arguing that states should determine their ow...
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- BODYCAM: Trooper breaks sunroof to rescue man from sinking car
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- 3:00
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- 17 days ago
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- New York State Police released body-worn camera footage showing a trooper rescuing a man trapped inside a sinking vehicle at a boat launch in Cayuga County.
Trooper Christopher Cady responded to Cross Lake Marina in the town of Cato around 2:35 p.m. Sunday for a report of a car in the water with a man trapped inside, according to state police.
Cady immediately entered the water and used a window punch to break the vehicle's sunroof.
With help from a nearby good Samaritan, Cady was able to free the man from the sinking vehicle.
Police did not provide additional details about the circumstances that caused the vehicle to enter the water or the rescued man's condition.
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- Micron's massive chip plant could fuel growth for Rochester businesses
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- 2:27
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- 17 days ago
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- As construction of Micron's massive semiconductor plant gets underway near Syracuse, companies in the Rochester area are now recruiting and training to be a part of the semiconductor supply chain.
Many of the opportunities radiating from Micron will be available locally. About 150 people came to a tech "matchmaking" session Thursday in Rochester, highlighting the opportunities Micron will present. The meeting connected local manufactures, tech firms and workers with money, contracts, training and expertise.
"We're going to need talent and companies and suppliers from Upstate New York and beyond," said Shannon Ealy, vice president of innovation at OneROC.
Ealy said the Rochester area is a hub of talent and capabilities in advanced manufacturing, optics, imaging and lasers.
"All of those things go into making semiconductor chips, which power so much of the technology of modern life," she said.
Ealy said her team has reached...
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- Attorneys dispute consent in Cornell gang rape lawsuit
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- 2:27
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- 17 days ago
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- Attorneys on both sides of a lawsuit alleging a gang rape at a Cornell University fraternity house are speaking out as one of the accused students seeks to remove New York Attorney General Letitia James from the criminal investigation.
Gillio Lopes is among seven men named in a civil lawsuit filed in September by a woman identified as Jane Doe, who alleges she was sexually assaulted at the Chi Phi fraternity house in October 2024.
In a video circulating on social media, Lopes is confronted by a woman on campus about the allegations and a group chat referenced in the lawsuit.
"I had nothing to do with that," Lopes responds.
The lawsuit includes a Snapchat conversation allegedly inviting nearly 60 fraternity members to a bedroom at the house.
Lopes' attorney, Andrew Miltenberg, told ABC News his client maintains that his sexual encounter with Doe was consensual.
"Her affect was such that she was coherent and ca...
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- USS Lincoln returns home after grueling Iran war deployment
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- 1:55
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- 17 days ago
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- Thousands of sailors returned home Thursday aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln after a nearly 11-month deployment to the Middle East that included a record-breaking stretch at sea, combat operations against Iran and concerns about conditions aboard the aircraft carrier.
The Lincoln returned to Naval Air Station North Island in San Diego after a 321-day deployment, including 265 consecutive days without a port call — a record for a U.S. aircraft carrier.
The carrier strike group played a major role in the war with Iran, carrying out thousands of combat missions.
But the extended deployment also raised concerns about sailors' mental health and reports of dwindling food and hygiene supplies.
Acting Navy Secretary Hung Cao told lawmakers eight sailors assigned to the Lincoln strike group attempted suicide during the deployment. One sailor reportedly jumped overboard and was rescued.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth visited the ca...
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- Gulf Coast braces for Hurricane Isaias; Florida orders evacuations
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- 3:59
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- 17 days ago
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- Communities along the Gulf Coast are preparing for Hurricane Isaias, which is expected to bring damaging winds, life-threatening storm surge and heavy rainfall to parts of Florida, Alabama and Mississippi.
The storm strengthened Thursday, with maximum sustained winds of 85 mph, according to the National Hurricane Center.
Isaias was located about 380 miles south of the mouth of the Mississippi River as of 10 a.m. CDT Thursday and was moving east-northeast at 10 mph.
Forecasters expect the hurricane to strengthen further before making landfall along the northern Gulf Coast late Friday or early Saturday, potentially as a Category 2 storm.
Parts of Mississippi, Alabama and the Florida Panhandle could receive 3 to 7 inches of rain, with isolated areas potentially seeing up to 15 inches, raising concerns about dangerous flash flooding.
Officials are also warning of life-threatening storm surge that could reach 7 feet in some co...
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- Trump admin. targets Microsoft over foreign worker visas
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- 2:04
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- 17 days ago
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- The Trump administration announced Thursday it is suspending Microsoft from a federal program that allows companies to sponsor foreign workers for permanent residency, accusing the tech giant of abusing the nation's H-1B visa system.
Vice President JD Vance said the administration is targeting companies it believes are using foreign labor to fill jobs that could otherwise go to American workers.
"The H-1B visa program is meant to allow companies to bring in really the best of the best from outside the United States of America for positions that are completely impossible to fill with American workers," Vance said.
"Unfortunately, the program has become rife with fraud."
Vance said Microsoft laid off 6,000 American workers last year while obtaining 6,300 H-1B visas and nearly 3,000 green cards.
He accused corporations of exploiting the system by advertising positions that attract few applicants before using that lack of int...
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- Trump rules out Iran strikes before midterms, reveals timeline for possible action
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- 2:26
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- 17 days ago
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- President Donald Trump said Thursday that the United States will not launch new strikes against Iran before the Nov. 3 midterm elections, even as his administration weighs further military action and continues diplomatic discussions with Tehran.
"I want to make it clear to everybody that, while Iran is in very bad condition ... we will not be attacking Iran at any time prior to the midterm elections," Trump said.
His announcement comes after The Atlantic reported that the White House had asked the Pentagon to develop options for strikes against Iranian targets that could take place before the elections, citing two administration officials.
Renewed military action could drive up oil and gas prices, potentially creating political challenges for Republican candidates in closely contested races.
Despite ruling out strikes before the election, Trump maintained that additional military action remains a possibility.
"We have to ...
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- Rochester Jewish community marks 3 years since Oct. 7 attack
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- 1:53
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- 17 days ago
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- The Jewish Federation of Greater Rochester brought hundreds together to honor the victims and survivors of the Oct. 7 attack three years later.
"We're still in shock."
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- Trump again suggests Iran could attack California, campaigns for Texas AG who decried his policies
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- 2:06
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- 17 days ago
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- President Donald Trump was in Texas on Wednesday night, for the second time this week, trying to help Republicans hold on to a Senate seat they have held for more than three decades.
Trump was campaigning for state Attorney General Ken Paxton, a candidate who has privately admitted that Trump's own policies are dragging him down.
A recent poll shows Paxton trailing Democrat James Talarico 51%-45% in a state Trump won easily in 2024.
In leaked audio, Paxton is heard explaining to donors that's he trailing because of Trump's Iran war, gas and diesel prices.
Trump defended the war to the crowd Wednesday, once again suggesting that Iran, if left alone, could attack California.
"I said it the other day: Let them hit a missile into San Diego or Los Angeles on the way. Let them hit-- you want to see a horror show? You want to see problems? Let them hit San Diego. Let them hit Los Angeles," Trump said. "We're not going to let th...
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- Hurricane Isaias continues to gain strength as it heads toward Gulf Coast
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- 1:26
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- 17 days ago
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- Isaias surged toward the U.S. Gulf Coast on Thursday as the first hurricane of the Atlantic season, prompting mandatory evacuations, school closures and local government shutdowns in parts of Florida.
Isaias was forecast to intensify rapidly and bring strong winds and a life-threatening storm surge to the Florida Panhandle, southern Alabama and southern Mississippi when it makes landfall on the northern Gulf Coast late Friday or early Saturday. Heavy rain with the risk of flooding was possible into the weekend as far inland as the Tennessee Valley.
The hurricane had maximum sustained winds around 85 mph and was moving east-northeast at 10 mph as of late Thursday morning, the hurricane center said. It was centered about 380 miles south of the mouth of the Mississippi River.
Coastal communities moved quickly to prepare. Some Gulf oil wells paused production, and at least four Florida school districts canceled classes for later in the week. Okaloosa ...
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- Cornell gang rape accuser's lawyer says frat party should have never been allowed
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- 2:32
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- 17 days ago
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- Thomas Giuffra, the lawyer for the woman who says she was gang raped at a Cornell University fraternity party in October 2024, said the party should never have been allowed because campus police made a drug arrest at the Chi Phi frat house one night prior.
"Under their own rules and regulations, there shouldn't have been a party that night," Giuffra said. "That frat should have been shut down."
A Cornell document shows a ketamine overdose happened at the frat house, but the school did not suspend the fraternity, which its policy would have permitted.
Giuffra said his client has been subjected to the "most incredible sequence of failures" he's ever seen in his law career.
Protesters held a seven-hour sit-in at Cornell on Wednesday, one hour for each hour Jane Doe endured in the frat house.
All seven men named in the allegations deny wrongdoing.
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- 6-year-old boy admits to taking gun after shooting teacher in Virginia, body camera footage shows
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- 1:59
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- 17 days ago
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- Newly released police body camera footage is providing the public’s first look inside Richneck Elementary School in Newport News, Virginia, moments after first-grade teacher Abby Zwerner was shot by her 6-year-old student in January 2023.
The video, previously used as evidence but not publicly available, shows officers entering Zwerner’s classroom as a reading specialist restrains the boy near a desk. The child’s face is blurred in the footage.
An officer quickly recovers a handgun from the classroom. The reading specialist tells officers the boy said he had a weapon and emphasizes his age: “He is six years old.”
The nearly three-minute recording captures a chaotic and deeply unsettling scene. The boy curses at adults and officers, appears combative and tells police he does not care whether they call for backup or take him to jail. When an officer asks whether he was hurt when the gun fired, the boy says no and holds out his hands. An of...
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- RocHaha Clown Festival, Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Come From Away Rochester debut
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- 14:36
- Date posted
- 17 days ago
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- ARC Rochester: Thursday, October 8, 2026 (Part 1 of 2)
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- USS Lincoln sailors return home after more than ten months of supporting 'Operation Epic Fury'
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- 1:07
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- 17 days ago
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- 18-year-old accused of planning a shooting at Mall of America, and USS Lincoln sailors come home after over ten months of deployment.
@cloreports has Thursday's Morning Minute.
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- Man accused of killing mother, concealing body in bathtub pleads not guilty
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- 1:44
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- 17 days ago
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- A man accused of stabbing his mother to death last month at a mobile home community in Penfield pleaded not guilty Wednesday to murder, burglary, and petit larceny.
According to a felony complaint, Joseph Petrella, 39, stabbed and cut Amy Hogan, 60, multiple times during a confrontation inside their trailer on Ewald Drive, causing her death.
"I don't know if we'll ever know the full story of how it unfolded, how Amy Hogan died that night, fully what led up to it, why he did what he did," Assistant District Attorney Ellie Laloudakis said. "But we do believe between the nights of the night Sept. 12 into Sept. 13 of 2026, he did stab Amy Hogan to death and left her in the home during that time up until deputies found her on Sept. 13."
Deputies initially responded to a neighboring trailer Sept. 13 for a report of a burglary. According to a supporting deposition, a neighbor told deputies the inside of their car was ransacked and items were missing. Aft...
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- 'We're still in shock': Jewish community remembers Oct. 7 victims on somber anniversary
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- 2:46
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- 17 days ago
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- Members of the local Jewish community gathered Wednesday night to mark three years since the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas attack on Israel.
The Jewish Federation of Greater Rochester is holding a two-day commemoration at the Louis S. Wolk Jewish Community Center in Brighton to remember the roughly 1,200 people killed in the attack and honor survivors.
Among those attending was Rotem Hadas, who was in Rochester when she learned two of her second cousins, siblings Maya and Itai, were among the 251 people taken hostage.
Maya was released after 49 days and Itai after 51 days.
"We were so happy and breathing again when they came back, but now they need to recover and rehab," Hadas said.
The last hostage was returned in October 2025, completing the accounting of all 251 people abducted. Of those, 168 returned alive and 87 were recovered deceased.
Wednesday's commemoration used music, art and film to remember those killed an...
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- Hurricane Isaias threatens Gulf Coast, emergency declared
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- 1:34
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- 17 days ago
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- Communities along the Gulf Coast are preparing for Hurricane Isaias as the storm approaches the United States with the potential to strengthen before making landfall Friday.
An emergency has been declared as officials prepare for impacts from the hurricane, which forecasters say could bring damaging winds, flooding and storm surge to portions of the Gulf Coast.
The storm could strengthen into a Category 2 hurricane while over the Gulf of Mexico, according to the report.
Forecasters are warning of several hazards associated with Isaias, including flash flooding, winds topping 80 mph, storm surge and the possibility of tornadoes.
Mobile County Emergency Management Agency Director Mike Evans said officials are preparing for the storm and urging residents to take the threat seriously ahead of its arrival.
Heavy rainfall is expected to pose a significant concern. Areas along portions of the central Gulf Coast face an elevated ...
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- Court orders evidence preserved from Christa Pike execution
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- 1:33
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- 17 days ago
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- A Tennessee court has ordered the state to preserve evidence connected to the execution of Christa Pike as her attorneys continue raising questions about how the lethal injection was carried out.
Pike was executed in September for the 1995 torture and murder of 19-year-old Colleen Slemmer.
The court order requires the state to preserve several types of evidence from the execution, including recordings, 911 calls, medical supplies and restraints.
Pike's attorneys have raised concerns about the execution process and are seeking information about what happened inside the execution chamber.
Attorney Randy Spivey said the evidence could provide more information about the state's execution procedures and what Pike experienced before her death.
The legal challenge comes amid broader scrutiny of lethal injection protocols and questions surrounding executions that do not proceed as planned.
Pike was sentenced to death...
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- Artists Unlimited 25 years of Broadway shows, Penfield man on "The Floor," apple tasting
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- 2:00:01
- Date posted
- 17 days ago
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- ARC Rochester: Wednesday, October 7, 2026
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- Teen's alleged Mall of America mass shooting plot thwarted by FBI
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- 1:00
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- 17 days ago
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- A 19-year-old has been arrested after federal authorities said he planned an ISIS-inspired mass shooting at the Mall of America in Minnesota.
The Justice Department announced the arrest Wednesday, saying investigators uncovered an alleged plot to carry out an attack at the massive shopping complex.
According to federal authorities, the suspect allegedly researched the mall and discussed plans to target people there. Authorities said he also shared a video in which he pledged allegiance to ISIS and indicated he intended to carry out an attack.
Investigators said the suspect allegedly communicated online about his plans and attempted to obtain weapons for the attack.
The FBI was able to intervene before the alleged plot was carried out, according to the report.
Authorities said no attack occurred and there is no indication the suspect successfully obtained the weapons needed to carry out the alleged plan.
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- Iowa Senate candidates clash in debate as race tightens
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- 1:53
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- 17 days ago
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- Republican Rep. Ashley Hinson and Democratic state Rep. Josh Turek faced off in an Iowa U.S. Senate debate as polling shows an extremely tight race with control of the Senate at stake.
The candidates clashed over several of the major issues driving the midterm elections as they compete for the seat being vacated by retiring Republican Sen. Chuck Grassley.
Hinson, who currently represents Iowa in the U.S. House, is looking to keep the seat in Republican hands. Turek, a Democratic state lawmaker, is trying to become the first Democrat elected to the U.S. Senate from Iowa in more than a decade.
The debate comes with little separating the candidates in polling.
A RealClearPolitics polling average highlighted in the report showed Turek at 46.2% and Hinson at 45.2% — a difference of just 1 percentage point.
The close contest has made Iowa one of the races drawing national attention as Republicans and Democrats battle for control of ...
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- Protesters interrupt Trump's Texas campaign rally for Paxton
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- 3:09
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- 17 days ago
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- President Donald Trump traveled to Texas on Wednesday to campaign for Republican Senate candidate Ken Paxton as the GOP works to hold a seat Democrats are targeting in the midterm elections.
Trump appeared at a rally in support of Paxton, the former Texas attorney general, who is facing Democratic Rep. James Talarico in the race.
The contest has become a closely watched midterm battle as polling suggests a potentially competitive race in a state Republicans have dominated for decades.
The National Desk reported that a RealClearPolitics polling average showed Talarico with 48% support compared with 45% for Paxton.
The race is also drawing attention to Latino voters, a group that has shifted toward Republicans in recent elections but could prove critical to the outcome in Texas.
A Fox News poll highlighted in the report showed a particularly close split among Latino voters, with Talarico receiving 51% support and Paxton rec...
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- RAW: Trump renews $5,000 payment promise ahead of midterms
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- 1:43
- Date posted
- 17 days ago
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- President Donald Trump renewed his promise Wednesday night to give adult Americans $5,000 if Republicans maintain control of Congress in next month's midterm elections.
Trump reiterated the proposal during a campaign event as he ramps up his push for Republican candidates ahead of the Nov. 3 election.
The president has dubbed the proposed payments the "Trump Dividend" and has said they would be funded by money generated through tariffs. Trump first unveiled the $5,000 proposal during the Republican midterm convention in Dallas in September.
Under Trump's proposal, adult U.S. citizens would receive $5,000 if Republicans retain control of both the House and Senate. Trump has also said the money would have to be spent in the United States.
The payments, however, have not been approved by Congress, and there is currently no legislation guaranteeing Americans will receive the money if Republicans win.
The proposal could cost m...
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- Measles concerns grow: NY declares emergency, 3 cases treated at children's hospital
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- 0:58
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- 18 days ago
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- Gov. Kathy Hochul declared a state disaster emergency Tuesday amid a rise in measles cases.
Dr. Marielena Velez de Brown, Monroe County's public health director, said her department has investigated three potential measles exposures. On top of that, three cases are being treated at Golisano Children's Hospital.
"Thankfully, this does not indicate that measles is spreading in Monroe County, but they are an important reminder of how quickly measles can reach our community," she said.
Dr. Leslie Wong, chief clinical officer at Rochester Regional Health, said there are no currently no measles patients in that hospital system.
"But when and if any contacts occur, we're very closely (working) with the system and importantly with the health department," Wong said.
Yet, a concern for Dr. Michael Apostolakos, chief medical officer at Strong Memorial and Highland hospitals, is the downward trend of people getting vaccinated.
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- What happens after death row inmate survived botched execution in Tennessee?
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- 2:12
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- 18 days ago
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- A Tennessee death row inmate is conscious and alert after surviving a lethal injection execution last week, prompting a judge to order the state to preserve evidence as attorneys seek answers about what went wrong.
Christa Pike, the only woman on Tennessee's death row, was taken to a hospital following the failed execution. Her attorneys said she remains handcuffed and shackled to her hospital bed and has experienced cognitive confusion.
During a court hearing, a judge ordered Tennessee to preserve drugs, syringes, IV lines, tubing, needles, catheters, medical supplies, restraints, gurneys and other materials connected to the execution.
Pike's attorneys also provided new details about the execution in court filings, alleging she could be heard crying, whimpering and breathing loudly as two doses of pentobarbital were administered.
At one point, Pike allegedly said her arm felt like it was "about to burst open."
Her attorn...
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- Measles concerns grow: NY declares emergency, 3 cases treated at children's hospital
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- 2:35
- Date posted
- 18 days ago
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- Gov. Kathy Hochul declared a state disaster emergency Tuesday amid a rise in measles cases.
Dr. Marielena Velez de Brown, Monroe County's public health director, said her department has investigated three potential measles exposures. On top of that, three cases are being treated at Golisano Children's Hospital.
"Thankfully, this does not indicate that measles is spreading in Monroe County, but they are an important reminder of how quickly measles can reach our community," she said.
Dr. Leslie Wong, chief clinical officer at Rochester Regional Health, said there are no currently no measles patients in that hospital system.
"But when and if any contacts occur, we're very closely (working) with the system and importantly with the health department," Wong said.
Yet, a concern for Dr. Michael Apostolakos, chief medical officer at Strong Memorial and Highland hospitals, is the downward trend of people getting vaccinated.
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- Man jumps to death from apartment after falsely reporting fumes, police say
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- 0:42
- Date posted
- 18 days ago
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- A 67-year-old man jumped to his death Monday after he called 911 to report his apartment in Clifton Springs was filling with flumes, Ontario County David Cirencione said Tuesday.
Cirencione said the county's 911 center received a call at 8:49 a.m. Monday from a resident of the Foster Block Apartments who said his fourth-floor apartment was filling with fumes and causing him to suffer a headache.
The man did not answer the door when first responders arrived, Cirencione said, prompting them to force their way in. Upon their entry, the man jumped out his window, falling 28 feet before landing on a second-story porch roof.
Cirencione said the man was unresponsive when first responders got to him, but they were able to help him regain a pulse. He was flown to Strong Memorial Hospital, where he died shortly after arrival.
An inspection of the apartment found no gas leaks or other hazardous conditions, Cirencione said. The man's body was tak...
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- Man accused of killing mother, concealing body in bathtub pleads not guilty
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- 2:12
- Date posted
- 18 days ago
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- A man accused of stabbing his mother to death last month at a mobile home community in Penfield pleaded not guilty Wednesday to murder, burglary, and petit larceny.
According to a felony complaint, Joseph Petrella, 39, stabbed and cut Amy Hogan, 60, multiple times during a confrontation inside their trailer on Ewald Drive, causing her death.
"I don't know if we'll ever know the full story of how it unfolded, how Amy Hogan died that night, fully what led up to it, why he did what he did," Assistant District Attorney Ellie Laloudakis said. "But we do believe between the nights of the night Sept. 12 into Sept. 13 of 2026, he did stab Amy Hogan to death and left her in the home during that time up until deputies found her on Sept. 13."
Deputies initially responded to a neighboring trailer Sept. 13 for a report of a burglary. According to a supporting deposition, a neighbor told deputies the inside of their car was ransacked and items were missing. Aft...
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- ChatGPT poses ‘unacceptable risk’ to teens, watchdog warns
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- 2:06
- Date posted
- 18 days ago
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- A new report is raising questions about whether ChatGPT's safeguards are doing enough to protect teenage users.
Common Sense Media, a nonprofit research group focused on children's digital safety, says its testing found ChatGPT for Teens poses an "unacceptable risk" to teenagers, less than two months after the platform launched.
ChatGPT for Teens was introduced by OpenAI as a learning-focused experience with additional protections and safeguards for younger users.
Those features were promoted as being able to predict a user's age, discourage cheating through a study mode, remind teenagers to take breaks, enhance privacy and avoid language that could foster unhealthy attachment.
The platform is also designed to alert parents about potential self-harm.
Common Sense Media said its testing found a teen account could discuss suicide, self-harm or disordered eating for an extended period without triggering a parental notificati...
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- Trump blames immigration as France protests turn violent
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- 2:09
- Date posted
- 18 days ago
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- Hundreds of thousands of people have taken to the streets across France in protests that began over concerns about school conditions and education spending but have grown into wider demonstrations, some of which have turned violent.
The protests began with students demonstrating over poor conditions at schools and teacher shortages.
"To them, we are young enough to be kicked, to be gassed, but we are not old enough to be listened to," French high school student Octave Marty said. "We should be listened to."
President Donald Trump weighed in on the unrest Wednesday, disputing that education is the driving force behind the demonstrations and instead blaming immigration.
"What's happening in France is nothing less than out of control mass migration," Trump wrote on Truth Social, adding that he believed the unrest was about Islam rather than schools.
Peter Schweizer, president of the Government Accountability Institute, said ...
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- US presses Russia for answers over possible plague case
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- 1:27
- Date posted
- 18 days ago
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- The State Department has sent Russia a formal diplomatic complaint seeking additional information about the death of 28-year-old lab researcher Darya Shipilova.
"We have officially requested additional information from the Russian government," a State Department spokesperson said.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio also called on Russia to provide more information about the circumstances surrounding Shipilova's death.
"I think it's incumbent upon Russia to obviously share more information with the world. That's what they should do," Rubio said.
Russian authorities have not confirmed that Shipilova died from pneumonic plague, instead saying her pneumonia was caused by an "unknown cause."
The World Health Organization said Wednesday it has also requested more information about her death.
"We don't yet have the full picture of this event," a WHO official said.
At least three hospitals in the area remain...
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- Israel marks 3 years since deadly Oct. 7 attack
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- 1:55
- Date posted
- 18 days ago
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- On a field where music festival revelers were gunned down by Hamas-led militants three years ago, Israelis on Wednesday embraced and wept for those lost in an attack that plunged the Middle East into war.
Israelis mourned at the site of the Nova Music Festival, as well as at bomb shelters, intersections and in communities targeted on Oct. 7, 2023. On that day — the deadliest in the country’s history — militants killed 1,200 people and took 251 hostage. Israel’s retaliatory offensive killed tens of thousands of Palestinians, destroyed much of Gaza and drove most of its 2 million residents from their homes.
This is the first anniversary since all the hostages, living and dead, were returned. Signs calling for their return are mostly gone, but reminders of those who were killed are ubiquitous in a country still reckoning with the trauma of that day.
For Palestinians, the anniversary brings another day of fear and misery. Most Gaza residents l...
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- Former Obama administration official to lead review of Cornell's handling of sex assault claims
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- 2:31
- Date posted
- 18 days ago
- Description
- A former high-ranking Department of Justice official will look at how Cornell handles sexual misconduct complaints, university trustees announced Tuesday as they tried to address an outpouring of anger over allegations of a 2024 gang rape at a fraternity house.
Sally Yates, who was a deputy attorney general in the Obama administration, will spearhead the review, the trustees said. The assessment is to include how the Ivy League university investigates reports of sexual assault and sexual harassment, how the disciplinary process works, campus police responses and more.
“It is imperative that Cornell be willing to examine itself with the same rigor we expect of others," trustee Chair Anne Meinig Smalling said in a statement.
The announcement comes after days of outrage and a large protest over Cornell’s response to a complaint from a woman known publicly only as Jane Doe. She told campus police in November 2024 that, a few weeks earlier, she had...
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- Fatal crash, 100+ incidents prompt change at intersection; neighbor says it's 'not enough'
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- 1:45
- Date posted
- 18 days ago
- Description
- Raymond Wolfgram has lived along Freshour Road in Hopewell for six years, and says he's watched the intersection with State Route 488 become a trouble spot in that time.
"Usually, it's like a rear-end accident or they’re trying to turn the corner," Wolfgram said of crashes at the intersection.
Ontario County records show more than 100 incidents reported at the intersection since 2014.
One of them recently had a devastating outcome. A dump truck collided with a medical transport bus Aug. 19, killing Tiffany Stewart, 33, and injuring six others.
Now, the state is changing the way drivers move through the intersection. Freshour Road and Route 488 will become a four-way stop. New stop signs and stop-ahead signs are being installed to give drivers more warning.
The New York State Department of Transportation said work will begin at 9 a.m. Wednesday and will be done by the end of the day.
Wolfgram said more still...
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- Redman Construction closes after former employee allegedly steals thousands of dollars
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- 1:26
- Date posted
- 18 days ago
- Description
- Redman Construction closes after former employee allegedly steals money, and Cornell hires former US deputy Attorney General following gang rape allegations.
@cloreports has Wednesday's Morning Minute.
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- Bank scammers, stopping Kia car thefts, RHSC '80s party, WTG 90th Sisters Act
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- 2:13:15
- Date posted
- 18 days ago
- Description
- ARC Rochester: Tuesday, October 6, 2026
- Title
- 4 Senate races to watch: Texas, Georgia battles heat up as midterms approach
- Runtime
- 2:14
- Date posted
- 18 days ago
- Description
- With the November 3 midterm elections less than a month away, control of the U.S. Senate could hinge on a handful of closely watched contests.
Republicans currently hold a 53-47 Senate majority. Democrats need a net gain of four seats to reach 51 and take control of the chamber, making both Republican-held seats they hope to flip and Democratic-held seats they must defend important to the overall balance of power.
Four races stand out: Texas, Georgia, Iowa and Michigan.
Republican Ken Paxton is facing Democrat James Talarico in one of the most closely watched races of the cycle.
Texas has been a Republican stronghold in recent presidential elections, but polling shows a competitive Senate contest. The latest Siena College poll, conducted October 3, has Talarico leading Paxton 51% to 45%. A Fox News poll conducted just before that had Talarico ahead 51% to 49%. Across five recent polls, Talarico leads Paxton by about four points.
...
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- California woman accused of acting as illegal spy for China
- Runtime
- 2:56
- Date posted
- 18 days ago
- Description
- A California woman is facing federal charges after authorities accused her of acting as an illegal agent of China and surveilling the family of Taiwan's president.
Federal authorities arrested Wanying Zhang at Los Angeles International Airport as she allegedly attempted to board a flight to Shanghai.
Investigators allege the Chinese government sent Zhang to surveil the family of Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te, including taking photos and videos of their license plates.
Zhang is charged with acting as an unregistered agent of a foreign government.
FBI Director Kash Patel said the arrest is part of the bureau's efforts to target national security threats involving foreign governments operating inside the United States.
"The Chinese government allegedly sent an operative to surveil the family of Taiwan's President on AMERICAN SOIL — photos, video, license plates — then she tried to hop a flight back to Shanghai," Patel...
- Title
- France struggles to contain biggest student protests in decades
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- 0:43
- Date posted
- 18 days ago
- Description
- France is struggling to contain its largest student protests in decades as demonstrations that began over conditions at a suburban high school expand into a nationwide crisis.
The protests began in September in support of striking teachers at a high school north of Paris who were raising concerns about systemic failures within the country's education system.
The demonstrations have since spread, with students taking to the streets and, in some cases, clashing with police as they demand their concerns be heard.
"We, to them, we are young enough to be kicked, to be gassed, but we are not old enough to be listened [to]," high school student Octave Marty said. "That's pretty crazy. I mean, we should be listened [to]."
Hundreds of schools have been forced to close amid the unrest.
More than 5,000 people have also been taken into police custody, most of them minors with no previous criminal records.
The demonstrations hav...
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- Christa Pike conscious, speaking after surviving failed execution attempt
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- 0:51
- Date posted
- 18 days ago
- Description
- Death row inmate Christa Pike is conscious and speaking as she remains hospitalized after surviving Tennessee's attempt to execute her by lethal injection.
Pike, 50, was scheduled to be executed Sept. 30 for the 1995 murder of Colleen Slemmer but survived after receiving two doses of the execution drug pentobarbital.
Her attorneys said she remains in critical care and faces what could be a lengthy recovery. Her prognosis remains unclear.
The failed execution is also raising questions about what happens next and whether Tennessee could attempt to execute Pike a second time.
Attorney David Raybin said the circumstances could lead to arguments that another attempt would violate the Eighth Amendment's prohibition against cruel and unusual punishment.
Pike's attorneys have also raised concerns about injuries they say she suffered during the execution attempt and have sought to preserve evidence related to the procedure.
...
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- Maine Senate candidates clash in heated first debate
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- 3:24
- Date posted
- 18 days ago
- Description
- The battle for control of Congress is intensifying as candidates hit the debate stage and both parties pour resources into competitive races ahead of the midterm elections.
In Maine, Republican Sen. Susan Collins and Democratic challenger Troy Jackson faced off in their first debate, trading attacks over their records and experience as they compete in a closely watched Senate race.
Collins, a longtime senator seeking another term, pointed to her experience and record in Washington as she made the case to voters.
Jackson, meanwhile, sought to portray Collins as out of step with Maine voters and argued it is time for new representation in Washington.
The debate comes as campaigns across the country ramp up their efforts to reach voters ahead of Election Day.
Republicans are also sending additional resources into competitive races as the party works to maintain its position in Congress. A Republican-aligned super PAC is putt...
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- Employee allegedly gave herself raises in $233K theft from construction company that later closed
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- 1:57
- Date posted
- 18 days ago
- Description
- A 69-year-old woman is accused of stealing more than $230,000 from a local construction company that later closed amid financial difficulties.
Kathleen Merriam, who worked for Redman Construction in the town of Sweden, was arrested Thursday on charges of grand larceny, identity theft and falsifying business records, according to the Monroe County Sheriff's Office.
Merriam was hired as the company's controller in September 2018, giving her access to its financial accounts.
Court paperwork alleges Merriam stole $233,350.34 between June 2020 and February 2026. Investigators allege that included more than $105,000 in unauthorized raises, about $60,000 in personal purchases on company credit cards, nearly $52,000 in unauthorized paid time off and more than $16,000 charged to a credit card opened in the owner's name.
Patricia Murphy, the fiancée of company owner Scott Arend, said she began examining the company's finances in February after...
