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5 terror suspects freed on bail as UK air base investigation deepens
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- 5 terror suspects freed on bail as UK air base investigation deepens
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- 2:16
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- 28 days ago
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- Five British men arrested on suspicion of terrorism offenses near a military base used by U.S. forces have been released on bail as authorities continue investigating what they initially feared could be a plot targeting the base.
The men, all in their 20s, were arrested Sunday near Royal Air Force Fairford in Gloucestershire after police received a report of three suspicious vehicles traveling toward the base. They were initially detained on suspicion of offenses under Britain's Explosives Act and later on suspicion of preparing a terrorist act.
British counterterrorism officials announced Monday that the men would be released on police bail following extensive interviews and inquiries.
Authorities stressed that their release does not end the investigation. The men remain under investigation and face restrictions on their movements and contact with others while the inquiry continues.
President Donald Trump, asked Monday about their re...
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- 4 Americans among 6 people killed in explosion in Athens, Greece
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- 1:01
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- 28 days ago
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- Rescuers searching through the rubble of a two-story house that collapsed after an explosion in Athens ’ historic Plaka district recovered six bodies on Saturday, authorities said.
Documents and belongings found with four of the victims — two men and two women — indicated they were U.S. citizens, according to Greek state broadcaster ERT and other local media reports.
The blast on Friday was believed to have been caused by a major gas leak, Athens Mayor Haris Doukas said. Neighboring buildings were damaged and evacuated, he added.
Plaka lies at the foot of the Acropolis, Greece’s most visited ancient monument.
Two women were injured in an adjacent building on Lysikratous Street, the fire department said. The search-and-rescue operation involved 30 firefighters and three dogs, and an investigation into the explosion was underway.
Video from the scene showed rubble strewn across the street and parked cars crushed by ...
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- Mediators working with U.S. and Iran on deal to end war, after Trump rejected latest proposal
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- 2:00
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- 28 days ago
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- Mediators are still working with Iran and the United States on brokering a deal to end the fighting and open the Strait of Hormuz — even after U.S. President Donald Trump publicly rejected Iran's latest proposal, three regional officials and a senior U.S. official told The Associated Press.
The indirect talks were expected to resume on Monday and come as the conflict that's caused global economic damage and badly battered Iran enters its eighth month. Multiple efforts to allow safe shipping on one of the world's most crucial waterways have failed.
The officials divulged that the behind-the-scenes efforts continue even after Trump spurned an Iranian proposal to reopen the strait in a week if the U.S. agreed to lift its blockade of Iranian ports, release frozen Iranian assets and waive sanctions on Iranian oil sales, among other conditions.
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, however, remained in New York after last week's gathering of world ...
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- SpaceX halts Starship's first flight early after successful Starlink delivery
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- 1:54
- Date posted
- 28 days ago
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- SpaceX launched its enormous Starship into orbit for the first time Monday and successfully delivered the most advanced Starlinks yet, but cut the flight short to ensure safety.
The spacecraft reentered over the Pacific and splashed down north of Hawaii three hours after blasting off from Texas. The company had been aiming for a 10-hour flight, spanning six full laps around Earth, to prove its readiness for NASA’s Artemis moon program.
Starship tipped over and erupted in flames upon splashdown, a dramatic end to the mission.
Founder Elon Musk's Starship almost didn't make it to orbit when one of its engines shut down too soon. But with everything else working well and the bad engine no longer needed, flight controllers decided after several tense minutes to proceed as planned.
Musk’s showpiece rocket — the biggest and most powerful ever built — carried 26 of the latest Starlink satellites to join the 11,000 older models alread...
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- Trump says we have the "best poverty numbers ever in the history of our country"
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- 0:32
- Date posted
- 28 days ago
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- President Donald Trump is returning to the Presidents Cup on Sunday for the second time as the honorary chairman. This visit marks the fourth visit to a golf tournament this year.
Trump attended the end of the 2017 Presidents Cup at Liberty National during his first presidential term; the American team won, and Trump posed with the US team during the trophy presentation.
This time Trump was going to be on the first tee for the start of the 12 matches taking place at Medinah Country Club, and he is expected to be there until the last match is teed off at 1:02 p.m. local time.
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- 5 British men arrested near U.S.-run air base in U.K. as police investigate potential link to Iran
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- 2:00
- Date posted
- 28 days ago
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- Five young British men arrested on explosives and terror charges near a U.S.-operated air force base in England were released on bail Monday, and counterterror detectives said they were investigating “multiple lines of inquiry,” including whether there is a link to Iran.
The men were detained early Sunday after three vans were spotted in the countryside near RAF Fairford, a U.K.-owned base that has been used by American bombers during decades of conflicts in the Middle East.
Investigators haven't concluded whether the incident was state-backed. They are investigating a possible link to Iran, Russia or non-state militant groups. RAF Fairford has also been the focus of protests by anti-war campaigners.
The five suspects, who haven't been named, were initially held over suspected explosives offenses, and later also arrested on suspicion of preparing an act of terrorism. Police said the men are all British nationals from London and in their 20s.
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- DA reopens investigation into Cornell frat brothers who allegedly drugged, gang-raped student
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- 2:03
- Date posted
- 28 days ago
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- A Central New York prosecutor has reopened an investigation into gang rape allegations at a Cornell University fraternity in response to a lawsuit filed by a woman who says she was sexually assaulted in 2024 by seven students after being plied with alcohol and drugs.
Tompkins County District Attorney Matthew Van Houten said Monday that his office will present evidence to a grand jury as he faces questions from the public about why there were no criminal prosecutions in the case.
The woman, identified only by a pseudonym in the lawsuit, filed the complaint Sept. 16, saying she was sexually assaulted at the Chi Phi fraternity house on Cornell's campus in October 2024 after being pressured into snorting ketamine, smoking marijuana and drinking alcohol. She’s suing seven men, the Chi Phi fraternity, the university, an Ithaca bar and others, seeking undisclosed damages.
The woman went to campus police at the time, but Van Houten said the accuser did ...
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- The Red Wings have an historic celebration tonight!
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- 1:07
- Date posted
- 28 days ago
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- 3 women and 1 teen hurt in Dewey Ave. incident, the Bills win again and the Red Wings will be celebrated tonight! @SJReports has the Monday Morning Minute.
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- Blessed Fulton Sheen, now one step away from sainthood, remembered as influential priest
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- 2:32
- Date posted
- 29 days ago
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- Rochester, N.Y. (WHAM) — Archbishop Fulton Sheen, a priest known for his frequent TV appearances, and who led the Roman Catholic Diocese of Rochester later in his life, was beatified Thursday at a ceremony in St. Louis.
Sheen was a pioneering radio priest who quickly adopted the new medium of television in the 1950s, when he began hosting the program "Life is Worth Living."
"He had this sort of mesmerizing way of speaking," said Very. Rev. Father Peter Van Lieshout from Sacred Heart Cathedral in Rochester. "He had this really gentle smile, and he was he was kind of like a professor."
"You see, actually, the intelligence of the discourse at the time," Van Lieshout added. "This was not watered down."
Van Lieshout said it wasn't until Sheen was in his 70s in 1966 that he was appointed — rather unexpectedly — as bishop of Rochester, a position he held until 1969.
"There is only one cathedral in the world that has ever b...
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- Friday Night Rivals: Churchville-Chili at Gates Chili (Sept. 25, 2026)
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- 3:05:19
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- 1 month ago
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- The Churchville-Chili Saints (3-0) are taking their unbeaten record down the road to face the Gates Chili Spartans (1-2) in this week’s edition of Friday Night Rivals.
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- Student hospitalized, community frustrated amid string of fights at Rush-Henrietta HS
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- 4:58
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
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- Henrietta, N.Y. (WHAM) — A student was hospitalized after a fight Thursday morning at Rush-Henrietta Senior High School, according to the Monroe County Sheriff's Office.
Sgt. Brendan Hurley said deputies responded to the school at 9:21 a.m. for a report of an altercation. Four students were involved in the fight. One was taken to a local hospital with a possible head injury.
There were no weapons involved or stabbings that occurred, according to deputies. Hurley said the school went on lockdown as a precaution.
Eloise Brajcki said she was in Earth science class when, all of a sudden, the principal announced the lockdown.
"I didn't have my phone on me," she said. "It was in my backpack. So when we when we went to hide for the lockdown, I didn't have my phone on me, so I couldn't text (my mom) until after it happened."
"You hear rumors like there's a shooting, and that's terrifying," she added.
Brajcki and he...
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- Fringe Street Beat, Weekend Buzz, and the Infrared Radiation Orchestra
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- 1:58:59
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
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- ARC Rochester: Friday, September 25, 2026
Fringe Street Beat, Weekend Buzz, and the Infrared Radiation Orchestra and Chris Lopez visits the Bricks ROC Lego shop
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- Trump's state visit from Chinese President Xi Jinping heavy on pageantry, light on substance
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- 1:45
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
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- Chinese President Xi Jinping wrapped up his state visit to Washington on Friday by announcing that he expects to meet President Donald Trump two more times before the end of the year, doubling the number of face-to-face discussions between the leaders of the world’s two largest economies in 2026.
Trump on Friday took Xi to visit the National Archives, showing off the sacred texts of U.S. democracy to the leader of the world’s most powerful communist country.
Trump, a Republican, has been seeking to demonize Democrats as communists during the run-up to the November midterm elections, a message that has been muddied by the red-carpet treatment he has given Xi this week.
Xi's day began at the White House, where Trump and the first lady hosted the Chinese leader and his wife, Peng Liyuan, for tea in the White House’s Red Room.
The promise of more meetings to come capped off a three-day state visit that has been criticized by some in...
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- Deleted texts, autopsy details revealed in Nolan Wells case after grand jury declines to indict
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- 1:43
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
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- Civil rights attorney Ben Crump released information from a forensic examination of Nolan Wells’ cellphone as well as details of the official autopsy Thursday, just days after a Mississippi grand jury said it found no evidence of criminal conduct in the teen's death.
Attorneys representing the 18-year-old Black college student's family have called for transparency, asking that the grand jury investigative materials and the official autopsy report be publicly released. Crump and his team discussed the contents of the cellphone analysis, but they did not release a full report of all the messages sent and received in the days leading up to and the day of Wells' death.
The grand jury had access to that information, including 282 pages of Snapchat conversations, when it convened last week, according to the panel's report and Crump. Crump said the forensic examiner was able to track messages received and sent and tie them to the location of Wells' phone from the d...
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- Defiant Netanyahu defends Israel's war efforts at U.N. as world leaders walk out
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- 2:15
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
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- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addressed world leaders Thursday at the United Nations General Assembly, delivering a defiant speech that came as several delegations walked out before he even began.
The address comes at a moment when Israel's standing on the world stage has grown increasingly fractured. Recent polling shows growing skepticism toward Netanyahu and Israel's conduct in its war with Hamas, as well as its role in the broader conflict with Iran. A Pew Research poll conducted over the summer found that 62% of Americans held an unfavorable view of the Israeli government. Crowds of protesters gathered outside the UN in the days leading up to Netanyahu's speech, underscoring the tension surrounding his visit.
Despite the friction, Netanyahu used his remarks to praise Israel's partnership with the United States and President Donald Trump, defend the ongoing war with Iran, and take direct aim at critics, including New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani. ...
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- Nor'easter impacting weekend plans for millions of people along East Coast
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- 1:45
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
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- A powerful nor'easter is closing in on the East Coast, with millions of people from New England to New York to the Carolinas on alert for heavy rain, flooding, rough surf and winds topping 60 mph.
On Rhode Island's Block Island, a couple had to move their wedding to a different venue inland out of fear of a washout.
The brunt of the storm is expected to hit the Northeast on Saturday, and the impacts could last for days.
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- The Rochester Red Wings are International League Champions!
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- 1:10
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
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- Parents/students raise concerts after a fight at Rush-Henrietta HS, the USDA recalling some red meat, and the Red Wings are champs this morning! @cloreports has the Friday Morning Minute:
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- Fairport Oktoberfest, upcoming Fringe shows, Kids Out and About, Chris Beard
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- 2:39:54
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
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- ARC Rochester: Thursday, September 24, 2026
Fairport Oktoberfest, upcoming Fringe shows, and Kids Out and About, and blues musician Chris Beard performs
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- FULL: Trump welcomes Chinese President Xi Jinping to White House
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- 26:20
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
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- President Donald Trump on Thursday hailed the “truly great friendship” he has forged with Xi Jinping as the Chinese leader began his highly anticipated state visit by pressing for the world's two biggest economies to work more closely together to avoid friction as they compete.
While Trump has many thorny issues to discuss with the president of America’s biggest economic rival, he focused on his long relationship with Xi as the two gathered with aides for opening remarks before formal talks.
“From the time of my first election in 2016, President Xi and I have forged a friendship, a truly great friendship, actually, built on mutual respect and the vital interests of our people,” Trump said.
China has resisted the Trump administration's urgings — and economic threats — to use its considerable leverage to prod Iran to agree to U.S. terms to end the nearly seven-month war. Xi wants to see Trump permanently halt arms sales to Taiwan and l...
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- FULL: Delegates walk out as Netanyahu defends Iran war, rejects Gaza genocide claims at U.N.
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- 39:21
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
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- Allegations of Israeli genocide in Gaza are not only false but “the biggest lie of the century,” Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told world leaders Thursday in a defiant speech that asserted his nation’s right to wage war against Iran — and was not heard by scores of delegates who trooped out before he started speaking.
Netanyahu, his voice rising in emphasis, said attacking Iran “was one of the easiest decisions I’ve ever had to make” and denounced as “moral cowards” a mass of delegates who walked out of the U.N. General Assembly when he took the podium to speak.
“In defending itself, Israel is also also defending many of the countries whose delegates just left this hall,” Netanyahu said. “In fact, I want you to know that many of their leaders even thank us privately for taking out Iran’s nukes.”
When Netanyahu walked to the rostrum, a mix of cheers, boos and mass walkouts erupted. Scores of delegates marched out and...
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- Higher interest rates put more pressure on Rochester consumers
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- 1:57
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- 1 month ago
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- From mortgages to car loans and credit cards, borrowing money is getting more expensive for consumers in the Rochester area and across the country after the Federal Reserve raised interest rates for the first time since 2023.
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- AI breach of Australian health database sparks worldwide concern
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- 1:44
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
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- Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said Thursday he was extremely concerned about OpenAI's breach of an Australian health department website and that the artificial intelligence company took too long to reveal the incident.
An OpenAI agent infiltrated the public-facing Medicare Statistics Reporting Service portal on June 18, he said. The portal hosted aggregate data about health spending and drug subsidies and is popular with researchers and academics. No personal information had been accessed, the government said.
Albanese made the breach public following a telephone conversation with OpenAI chief executive Sam Altman. Both are in New York to address the U.N. General Assembly.
Altman was among heads of major AI firms who in speeches Wednesday pleaded with the United Nations to save the world or at least its people by somehow regulating the fast-expanding technology that they have been designing.
"If managed poorly, I even believe that A...
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- Third person of interest was outside home during Irondequoit family murders, filing says
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- 0:41
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
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- Federal prosecutors allege Alberto Pomales stole cocaine from a drug-trafficking organization and later remained outside a home in Irondequoit as members of the group killed a family of four inside.
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- Trump brushes off concerns, including from fellow Republicans, about meeting with China's president
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- 1:49
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
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- President Donald Trump rolled out the red carpet for Chinese President Xi Jinping's state visit Thursday to the White House.
The meeting comes as Trump's war with Iran nears the seven-month mark. China is Iran's top trading partner and the largest buyer of Iranian oil.
Senators John Kennedy of Louisiana and Roger Wicker of Mississippi are among the Republicans warning Trump not to trust Xi, but Trump and his administration have brushed off the concerns.
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- FDA panel endorses first-of-a-kind cancer blood test
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- 1:43
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
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- Federal health advisers on Wednesday endorsed a blood test designed to spot signs of various cancers in apparently healthy people while warning that it's far from clear how well the technology works.
Grail Inc.’s Galleri test doesn't diagnose cancer but instead, with a single blood draw, looks for a signal that someone may have one of a long list of tumors. Those who receive a positive result need additional care to tell if they're really sick.
The Food and Drug Administration's advisory panel voted 7-2, with one abstention, that the DNA-based test offers more potential benefits than risks, such as causing false assurances or raising false alarms. The positive vote came even as the panel raised many questions about the technology that need more study.
The vote followed two earlier votes in which the experts affirmed that the test appears safe and effective for use by people age 50 and older.
Lots of companies are studying such blood...
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- Bishop Fulton Sheen closer to sainthood, Red Wings face winner-take-all scenario
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- 0:56
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
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- A major step toward sainthood for a former Rochester bishop, and what’s next for the Red Wings in the playoffs. Stephannie Joseph has the Morning Minute.
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- 3 tourists rescued after getting trapped during risky Oregon beach photo op
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- 1:01
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- 1 month ago
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- It was a high-risk rescue.
Three tourists engaged in a beach-side photo op on Lost Boy Beach just north of Oceanside had become trapped by a fast-rising ocean tide last week.
One of the tourists used a satellite device to call 911.
Netarts-Oceanside Fire District Chief Jeff McBrayer said his agency sent its drone skyward and in minutes the trapped tourists, all in their 20s, had been located.
The arriving rescue team found the tourists had spelled out SOS on the beach using some driftwood.
The isolated beach and pounding surf made for a dangerous rescue, as falling temperatures and gusting winds raised fears of hypothermia.
“That team made their way to a rock face, and we had to wait a little while, about 40 minutes, for the wave action to recede, because we were having large waves that afternoon,” McBrayer said. “Once our team was able to safely make it around the rock face, we tethered those folks wit...
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- Kratom found at scenes in Ole Miss student's death investigation
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- 0:57
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- 1 month ago
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- The investigation into the death of a University of Mississippi student is putting new attention on kratom after the substance was reportedly found at two scenes connected to the case.
Authorities are investigating the student's death after the student was found unresponsive in Oxford. Investigators said kratom was discovered at both locations being examined as part of the investigation.
The discovery does not establish that kratom caused the student's death. A cause of death has not been determined, and the investigation remains ongoing.
Kratom is an herbal substance derived from a tree native to Southeast Asia. Products containing it can be sold in forms including powders, capsules and drinks.
The substance has attracted growing scrutiny because of its effects and potential risks. Kratom products are not approved by the Food and Drug Administration to treat any medical condition, and several states have banned the substance.
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- Flock cameras face scrutiny from Senators after woman's wrongful arrest
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- 1:16
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
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- A nationwide network of automated license plate readers is facing bipartisan scrutiny on Capitol Hill over privacy concerns and cases in which the technology has allegedly been misused.
The Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime and Counterterrorism held a hearing Wednesday examining Flock Safety and other surveillance technology. Flock operates roughly 120,000 AI-powered cameras across the United States that capture vehicle information used by law enforcement agencies.
Among those testifying was Lindsey Isaacs, a Florida woman who was wrongfully arrested earlier this year in connection with a 2025 hit-and-run crash that killed three people.
Investigators had identified Isaacs' Dodge Durango after it was captured by a Flock camera near the area around the time of the crash. Isaacs spent 13 days in jail before a reinvestigation determined her SUV did not have damage indicating it had been involved in the collision. Investigators later identified an...
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- Trump & Xi to discuss trade, Iran, Taiwan and AI in high-stakes White House meeting
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- 2:00
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- 1 month ago
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- President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping are set to meet at the White House Thursday, Sept. 24, with trade, Taiwan, Iran and artificial intelligence among the major issues expected to shape their talks.
The meeting comes as the U.S.-China relationship remains strained over tariffs, technology restrictions and security issues, while the war with Iran has added another geopolitical complication.
Here is what The Fact Check Team found about the biggest issues on the agenda.
China has significant economic leverage with Iran because it is the country's dominant buyer of oil.
The U.S. Treasury Department said in April that China purchases approximately 90% of Iran's oil exports, with independent Chinese refineries accounting for most of those imports.
Reuters reports that Washington wants Beijing to use that economic relationship to pressure Tehran as the U.S. and Iran remain at odds. China has also been discussi...
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- Man shot by ICE agent in Austin needs surgery to remove bullet in his back
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- 1:23
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
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- Newly released surveillance video is providing another look at the events leading up to the shooting of a Venezuelan delivery driver by a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer in Austin.
Wilber Rafael Garces Perez, 28, was shot Sunday during an encounter with ICE agents in North Austin. Authorities said he was seriously injured but stable following the shooting.
Surveillance video obtained from a nearby business appears to show federal agents following Garces Perez's vehicle before the shooting. Additional video released by Austin police shows two ICE agents speaking with him shortly before he was shot.
The circumstances surrounding the shooting remain disputed.
Garces Perez's attorney says he was working as a DoorDash driver when agents began following him and contends he did not know they were federal officers. She has also disputed accounts that he attempted to flee from agents.
The Department of Homeland Se...
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- Pro-China network fuels nationwide US protests as Xi meets Trump
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- 1:45
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- 1 month ago
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- A series of protests across the country is drawing scrutiny from Republican lawmakers over the organizations and donors helping fund some of the groups involved.
Demonstrations have taken place this week from Austin, Texas, to New York City, addressing issues ranging from immigration enforcement to the military, artificial intelligence and U.S. foreign policy.
Some of the organizations involved are part of a broader activist network that has received financial support connected to Neville Roy Singham, an American businessman who lives in Shanghai and has funded progressive organizations including CodePink and the People's Forum.
The protests come as Chinese President Xi Jinping visits the United States for meetings with President Donald Trump. Xi's state visit runs from Sept. 23-25.
Republican lawmakers are raising questions about the network's funding and whether its activism could advance China's interests in the United States.
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- Trump rolls out red carpet for Xi as U.S.-China tensions loom
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- 1:57
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- Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in Washington Wednesday for a high-profile state visit as the United States and China navigate tensions over trade, technology, Taiwan and global security.
President Donald Trump took the unusual step of personally greeting Xi at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland, rather than waiting to receive the Chinese leader at the White House. Trump and first lady Melania Trump welcomed Xi and his wife, Peng Liyuan, as they stepped off their plane.
The visit marks Xi's first state visit to the U.S. capital in more than a decade and comes after Trump visited China earlier this year.
Trump and Xi are expected to discuss a wide range of issues, including trade, artificial intelligence, Taiwan and geopolitical tensions. The two countries have also been working to maintain a fragile trade truce.
Xi's arrival is being met with scrutiny on Capitol Hill, where lawmakers from both parties have raised concerns about China...
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- Higher interest rates squeeze consumers already facing rising costs
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- 2:43
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- 1 month ago
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- Americans already feeling the pinch from higher everyday costs could face another financial hurdle as borrowing becomes more expensive.
The Federal Reserve raised its benchmark interest rate last week for the first time since 2023, increasing its target range by a quarter percentage point to 3.75%-4%. The effects can filter through to borrowing costs for consumers, including mortgages, auto loans and credit cards.
Financial adviser Jesse Cramer of Rialto Wealth said consumers shouldn't count on rates quickly returning to the lows seen earlier this decade.
"The challenge is that someone could have easily sat here a year or two ago and said, 'Man, interest rates are kind of high,'" Cramer said. "I'm just gonna wait for the interest rates to return back to where they were in 2020, 2021. ... And yet where did we end up? Now we're even higher."
Cramer said trying to time major purchases around future interest rate moves can be difficult.
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- Third person of interest was outside home during family murders, filing says
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- 0:55
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- 1 month ago
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- A federal court filing is revealing new details about a third person of interest who surfaced during the trial of two brothers convicted of killing a couple and their two young children inside their Irondequoit home.
Federal prosecutors allege Alberto Pomales stole two kilograms of cocaine from a drug-trafficking organization, setting in motion the events that led to the family's killings. They claim Pomales later remained outside the Knapp Avenue home as the murders unfolded but never called 911.
Julio Cesar Pimentel-Soriano and Luis Francisco Soriano were convicted Tuesday in the August 2024 murders of Fraime Ubaldo, his girlfriend, Marangely Moreno-Santiago, and their children, 4-year-old Evangeline and 2-year-old Sebastian.
During their trial, an Irondequoit police sergeant testified that phone records from Ubaldo and Moreno-Santiago led investigators to a third person of interest. Defense attorneys alleged Moreno-Santiago was having an affair...
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- ARC Rochester: Wednesday, September 23, 2026
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- 1:57:00
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
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- Wealth Wednesday, Fringe Festival and top political headlines
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- Trump expands cartel crackdown with Latin American allies
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- 2:05
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- 1 month ago
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- President Donald Trump is pushing for expanded cooperation against drug cartels and other criminal organizations across the Western Hemisphere, calling on U.S. allies to impose sanctions and other restrictions on 24 groups.
Trump met Tuesday with leaders and foreign ministers from the Shield of the Americas, an anti-cartel coalition launched by his administration earlier this year. It was the group's second meeting and took place on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in New York.
Trump called on participating countries to formally recognize what he described as "narco-terrorists" as a common threat to regional stability and take action against 24 organizations already targeted by the United States.
"For years, cartels have waged war on the people of this hemisphere. Now we're waging war on them," Trump said during the meeting.
The participating governments later issued a joint statement outlining plans to pursue meas...
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- Judge weighs lawsuit over Trump's White House media ban
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- 1:56
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
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- A federal judge heard arguments Wednesday in a legal battle over President Donald Trump's decision to ban three major news organizations from White House grounds.
CNN, MS NOW and Politico sued the Trump administration Monday after their journalists' White House access was revoked. The outlets argue the decision violates their First Amendment rights and amounts to retaliation over their coverage.
The Trump administration has defended the move, arguing White House access is a privilege rather than a right and accusing the outlets of failing to meet standards of professionalism and decorum. Administration officials have also raised national security concerns about some of their reporting.
U.S. District Judge Timothy Kelly did not immediately rule Wednesday on the outlets' request to restore their access. During the hearing, Kelly questioned whether the administration followed legal precedent requiring notice and an opportunity to respond before White...
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- 50+ residents remain in troubled nursing home days before expected closure
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- 2:02
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- 1 month ago
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- Waterview Heights Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Charlotte is supposed to close by the end of the week, but more than 50 residents are still living there, according to Lifespan.
The troubled nursing home is supposed to shut its doors for good after the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services stripped the facility of its license following numerous failed inspections and allegations of resident abuse and neglect.
More than 160 residents once called the facility home but have been moving out since the closure process began more than a month ago.
Ann Marie Cook, president and CEO of Lifespan, which operates the region's ombudsman program, said plans are still being finalized for some residents.
"There's a plan for about 30, and I think 20 are still waiting for a plan," Cook said. "But I'm going to tell you, I think it would be very difficult in this short time frame for all of those individuals to be placed in appropriate housing...
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- Crisp and juicy: Apple crop thrives with cooler weather, rain
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- 1:31
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
- Description
- Evan Schutt is the fifth generation running Schutt's Apple Mill on Plank Road.
"We've been here for over 100 years farming this land," he said.
Schutt said the seasonable — but crispier — weather this summer and into the fall has been a blessing for his crop.
"Cooler weather is what you want," he said. "And that's why we think we grow the best apples is in this region because other parts of the country don't get cool like we do at nights. It helps bring color to the apples. It helps bring flavor to the apples."
The added rainfall has meant Schutt's 20-plus varieties are offering more for pickers.
"It does make things a little bit more juicy, a little bit more water is in the apples," Schutt said. "The size has increased, so I think you're going to be pleasantly surprised when you buy these apples locally. You're going to really enjoy the flavor."
Schutt said while the region has been fortunate this year, ...
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- Crisp and juicy: Apple crop thrives with cooler weather, rain
- Runtime
- 2:08
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
- Description
- Evan Schutt is the fifth generation running Schutt's Apple Mill on Plank Road.
"We've been here for over 100 years farming this land," he said.
Schutt said the seasonable — but crispier — weather this summer and into the fall has been a blessing for his crop.
"Cooler weather is what you want," he said. "And that's why we think we grow the best apples is in this region because other parts of the country don't get cool like we do at nights. It helps bring color to the apples. It helps bring flavor to the apples."
The added rainfall has meant Schutt's 20-plus varieties are offering more for pickers.
"It does make things a little bit more juicy, a little bit more water is in the apples," Schutt said. "The size has increased, so I think you're going to be pleasantly surprised when you buy these apples locally. You're going to really enjoy the flavor."
Schutt said while the region has been fortunate this year, ...
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- 50+ residents remain in troubled nursing home days before expected closure
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- 3:09
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
- Description
- Waterview Heights Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Charlotte is supposed to close by the end of the week, but more than 50 residents are still living there, according to Lifespan.
The troubled nursing home is supposed to shut its doors for good after the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services stripped the facility of its license following numerous failed inspections and allegations of resident abuse and neglect.
More than 160 residents once called the facility home but have been moving out since the closure process began more than a month ago.
Ann Marie Cook, president and CEO of Lifespan, which operates the region's ombudsman program, said plans are still being finalized for some residents.
"There's a plan for about 30, and I think 20 are still waiting for a plan," Cook said. "But I'm going to tell you, I think it would be very difficult in this short time frame for all of those individuals to be placed in appropriate housing...
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- Senators clash over transgender athletes in women’s sports
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- 2:14
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
- Description
- The debate over transgender athletes participating in women's sports returned to Capitol Hill Wednesday, highlighting continuing disagreements over fairness, safety and inclusion.
The Senate Judiciary Committee held a hearing titled "Standing Up for Women in Sports: Ensuring Opportunity, Fairness and Safety for Female Athletes," with Republicans arguing that current policies in some sports do not adequately protect opportunities for female athletes.
"Allowing biological men to compete in women's sports breaks the promise of Title IX," Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, said.
Republican witnesses argued that allowing transgender women and girls to compete in female categories can affect opportunities, awards and scholarships available to other female athletes.
Former professional soccer player Carly Smolak told senators she believes the effects extend beyond competition itself.
"We are showing them that e...
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- Trump admin's voter fraud crackdown expands ahead of midterms
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- 2:31
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
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- The Trump administration is expanding its effort to investigate and prosecute alleged voter fraud as early voting gets underway ahead of November's midterm elections.
Homeland Security Investigations said Tuesday that roughly 1,600 potential voter fraud cases are open nationwide and about 160 arrests have been made as part of the federal effort.
The Justice Department also announced charges last week against 16 people in several states for alleged illegal voting, voter registration and related election crimes. The cases include allegations of noncitizens voting in federal elections and falsely claiming U.S. citizenship to register or vote.
The administration's push comes as federal prosecutors pursue a separate case involving hundreds of mail-in ballots in Utah.
Former U.S. Postal Service letter carrier Damon Matai Seei was indicted after prosecutors alleged he discarded mail in a church parking lot in June, including approximately 30...
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- Trump, Xi set for high-stakes White House meeting as U.S.-China tensions loom
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- 2:26
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
- Description
- President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping are set to meet at the White House Thursday for talks that could have major implications for the global economy and U.S.-China relations.
Trade, Taiwan, Iran and the growing competition over artificial intelligence are among the issues expected to shape the meeting.
Economic ties between the world's two largest economies have been strained by tariffs during Trump's second term.
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the administration is considering a potential trade agreement with Beijing that could set most-favored-nation tariff levels for certain noncritical goods.
"On the U.S. side, it would mean selling more agriculture, selling more energy," Bessent said.
U.S. and Chinese officials have been holding talks ahead of the summit as the countries consider extending their current trade truce or pursuing a broader agreement.
Tensions over Taiwan are also e...
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- Questions remain after new video released in Austin ICE shooting
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- 2:07
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
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- A judge has ordered a Venezuelan man shot in Texas by a federal immigration officer to appear in court as his attorneys seek to stop his removal from the U.S. and criticize his medical care, saying he remains in pain from a bullet lodged in his back.
Wilber Rafael Garces Perez, 28, was back in a federal detention center Tuesday after being treated and released at a hospital for a second time since he was shot by a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent on Sunday in Austin, according to his attorney, Kate Lincoln-Goldfinch.
Austin police on Tuesday released body camera footage showing Garces Perez hunching over in the front seat of his car and grabbing his shoulder and rocking back and forth after the shooting. An officer later cut off Perez's shirt, and a wound can be seen in his upper back.
Garces Perez was making a DoorDash delivery Sunday afternoon when ICE officers in an unmarked truck sideswiped his car twice, Lincoln-Goldfinch has sa...
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- Trump facing pressure from fellow Republicans to end Iran war
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- 1:41
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
- Description
- President Donald Trump is facing growing calls from members of his own party to end his nearly seven-month-long war with Iran.
Sen. Jon Husted from Ohio and Senate candidate Mike Rogers from Michigan are among the Republicans, locked in tight races in key battleground states ahead of the midterm elections, calling for an end to the war, which has caused gas prices to skyrocket.
Trump took the stage at the U.N. General Assembly in New York City on Tuesday and told world leaders he has a choice to make a peace deal or "annihilate" Iran and said agreement likely wouldn't come until after the midterm elections.
Hours after those stunning threats, Trump told reporters that his chief envoys, Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, met for about three hours with the Iranian officials on the sidelines of the annual gathering. But he offered few details about how the discussions transpired or the substance of the exchange.
Iranian President Ma...
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- Red Wings fans celebrate playoff return after 13 years
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- 1:30
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
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- The Red Wings are one win away from their first International League championship in 29 years. Even though the series is being played in Memphis, fans gathered at the ballpark in Rochester to watch the team's first playoff game in 13 years.
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- Dolly Parton's estate accuses nephew of threatening violence and seeking to destroy her legacy
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- 1:43
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
- Description
- Dolly Parton 's estate accused the country music icon’s nephew of threatening to commit violence and destroy his aunt’s legacy and business empire in court filings that also asked a judge to keep him away from its employees and business dealings.
Court documents filed Tuesday in Nashville offer the first signs of discord in a carefully managed estate process for one of the most beloved personalities in music and beyond.
Bryan Seaver, who owns a company that provided Parton’s security detail and was handpicked by the star to announce her death from cancer last month, did not immediately respond to an email from The Associated Press requesting comment.
In the temporary restraining order request filed by She’s Alive, the entity that manages and protects Parton’s professional property and business, and other court documents, it claims Seaver sent increasingly threatening messages over the last several weeks. She’s Alive is run by Danny Noz...
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- Trump signs security pact with Greenland, prepares to host president of China
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- 2:16
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
- Description
- President Donald Trump returned to Washington overnight after spending Tuesday at the United Nations General Assembly in New York City, where he threatened to escalate his war with Iran.
Trump said U.S. and Iranian officials met Tuesday, an unexpected engagement that came even as he threatened in his address that he may “annihilate” the Islamic Republic if a deal isn’t reached soon to end the nearly seven-month war.
Trump told reporters that his chief envoys, Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, met for about three hours with the Iranian officials on the sidelines of the annual gathering of world leaders but he offered few details about how the discussions transpired or the substance of the exchange.
Trump also met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Tuesday, blaming Ukraine's attacks on Russian oil sites for driving up global energy costs — even though Russia supplies virtually no diesel to the U.S. Zelenskyy said he would stop a...
