By TAMARA LUSH and JAY REEVES, Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Irma’s leading edge brought hurricane-force winds to the Florida Keys late Saturday, bending palm trees and spitting rain as the storm swirled north with 120 mph (190 kph) winds on a projected new track that could expose St. Petersburg — not Miami or …
By CURT ANDERSON and CLAIRE GALOFARO, Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — Irma weakened slightly Friday but remained a dangerous and deadly hurricane taking direct aim at Florida, threatening to march along the peninsula’s spine and deliver a blow the state hasn’t seen in more than a decade. Irma was a Category 4 storm with maximum sustained …
By KELLI KENNEDY, Associated Press Police shot a man who wielded a knife and tried to get into a Miami airport terminal from a runway, prompting the closure of a busy concourse as travelers tried to leave Florida ahead of Hurricane Irma, authorities said. Miami-Dade Police Director Juan Perez said late Thursday that the unidentified suspect …
“There was no gas and it’s gridlock.”
By TOM HAYS and LARRY NEUMEISTER, Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Sports radio personality Craig Carton was arrested Wednesday on fraud charges alleging he and others used a Ponzi scheme and a concert ticket-selling scam for acts including Katy Perry to try to raise millions of dollars to pay off gambling debts. Conspiracy, securities and …
Pregnant Kate misses due to struggles with “acute morning sickness”
Hurricane Irma toll hits 10, increasing threat for Florida
By JOHN ROGERS, Associated Press CHINO, Calif. (AP) — Leslie Van Houten, the youngest of Charles Manson’s murderous followers, was granted parole by a California board Wednesday. Van Houten, who was 19 when she killed for Manson during a series of murders that terrorized Los Angeles over the summer of 1969, appeared before a parole panel …
By EMERY P. DALESIO, Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A jilted husband’s lawsuit against a doctor accused of stealing his wife’s love can proceed after a North Carolina appeals court ruled Tuesday that the husband can continue suing the spouse’s lover, seeking damages. The state Court of Appeals decision resurrects a lawsuit that a …
Kim Wall’s head, arms and legs had been deliberately cut off and have not been found, according to police
By MARK SCOLFORO, Associated Press BELLEFONTE, Pa. (AP) — A judge threw out involuntary manslaughter and aggravated assault charges Friday against members of a Penn State fraternity in the alcohol-related hazing death of a pledge, ordering 12 of the young men to stand trial on less serious counts. The ruling, issued without explanation by District Justice …
By DANICA KIRKA, Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Prince William and his wife, the Duchess of Cambridge, will soon welcome a third child to the royal nursery. Kensington Palace officials announced Monday that the former Kate Middleton is pregnant, but was not feeling well enough to attend an engagement later in the day. As with her …
