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INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Trump condemns Pittsburgh synagogue shooting, says 'there must be no tolerance for anti-Semitism in America'

SAN DIEGO (AP) — The Coast Guard has rescued 18 people from two vessels after a yacht collided with a fishing boat off the coast of San Diego. The San Diego Union-Tribune reports the collision happened shortly before 8 p.m. Friday off the coast of Imperial Beach. Authorities told the newspaper a Coast Guard helicopter and two Coast Guard boats responded to an emergency call from the yacht. Authorities say one critically injured person was flow to the University of California, San Diego, Medical Center. Читать дальше...

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — U.S. Rep. Chris Stewart, R-Utah, has authored several books that have made The New York Times best-seller list. The Salt Lake Tribune reports that is partly because his own campaign is buying them. Federal Election Commission filings show that the campaign committee Friends for Chris Stewart spent $3,956 on Stewart's books from July through September. The filings also show that the campaign, since its creation in 2011, has made more than $32,000 in purchases from his publisher, Deseret Book. Читать дальше...

(Warning: This post contains spoilers for Episode 106 of “The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina.”) When Netflix compared “The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina” to “The Exorcist” in the reboot’s logline, they were not messing around. Read the full article on The Wrap

Ben Stiller and Bette Midler were among the many Hollywood celebrities joining the nation in mourning the Pittsburgh synagogue shooting that left 8 people killed and 12 others injured on Saturday. Amy Schumer tweeted her “heart is broken” in response to the attack. Read the full article on The Wrap

Ben Stiller and Bette Midler were among the many Hollywood celebrities joining the nation in mourning the Pittsburgh synagogue shooting that left 8 people killed and 12 others injured on Saturday. Amy Schumer tweeted her “heart is broken” in response to the attack. Read the full article on The Wrap

“SNL” spent its 43rd season firing away at American politics and culture, with no shortage of ammunition coming from Donald Trump and the rest of the White House staff. After a summer of reruns from Season 43, “SNL” is finally back with Season 44. After three consecutive weeks of new shows to start the season, this week will see the second consecutive week without a new “SNL.” But instead of airing a rerun, for the night of Oct. 27 NBC will be airing a hour-long collection of Halloween-themed sketches in the usual “SNL” slot... Читать дальше...

DOVER, Del. (AP) — A former Delaware State College president credited with helping the historically-black school survive during the 1950s has been honored with a campus statue. The university unveiled the likeness of Jerome Holland during an outdoor ceremony Friday on homecoming weekend. The Delaware State News reports the statue shows him at a podium holding a proclamation from 1957, the year he helped get back the school's full accreditation lost three years earlier. Holland also... Читать дальше...

BOSTON (AP) — A new state law is designed to help public schools screen students for dyslexia and help them overcome the reading disorder. Republican Gov. Charlie Baker has signed into law the bill that requires state education officials to draw up guidelines for helping school districts develop screening protocols for students who show signs of dyslexia or another neurological learning disability. The measure was sponsored by Democratic Sen. Barbara L'Italien, of Andover, and Senate Republican leader Bruce Tarr, of Gloucester. Читать дальше...

ST. CHARLES, Ill. (AP) — Former Vice President Joe Biden is coming to Illinois to host a rally for Democrat Lauren Underwood in the final days of her campaign against Republican U.S. Rep. Randy Hultgren in the race to represent the state's 14th Congressional District. The rally is scheduled for the morning of Oct. 31 at the Kane County Fairgrounds in St. Charles. The district includes rural and suburban areas west and north of Chicago. Underwood is a registered nurse and in a news release Biden... Читать дальше...

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — The major candidates to be Connecticut's next governor have now all released their tax returns. Republican Bob Stefanowski released a portion of his tax returns on Saturday. Stefanowski's two chief rivals, Democrat Ned Lamont and petitioning independent candidate Oz Griebel, have repeatedly called on him to provide his tax information. Both previously released their returns. Stefanowski and his wife Amy earned $16.5 million in gross income over the past two years, according to the documents. Читать дальше...

SCRANTON, Pa. (AP) — A man accused of cutting the brake lines in his girlfriend's car in an effort to get a piece of pipe to use for smoking crack has been ordered to stand trial in her death in an ensuing crash. The (Scranton) Times-Tribune reports that defense attorneys argued Friday that 40-year-old John Jenkins should face a lesser charge in the Aug. 22 death of 38-year-old Tammy Fox. Defense attorney Jody Kalinowski argued that the Dunmore man should face "manslaughter at best" since "There's... Читать дальше...

ISTANBUL (AP) — The leaders of Turkey, Russia, France and Germany said at a summit on Saturday that Syrians must lead efforts to make peace in their war-torn country, a challenge that was highlighted by the absence of any Syrian groups from the Istanbul talks. Meeting in an Ottoman-era mansion, the leaders set aside divisions over Syrian President Bashar Assad to agree on broad goals, including the eventual, voluntary return of millions of refugees who fled a conflict that has lasted more than seven years and killed over 400,000 people. Читать дальше...

DENVER (AP) — Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper is expressing his sympathy for victims of Saturday's shooting at a Pittsburgh synagogue. Hickenlooper tweeted: "We must able to live in peace and to worship in total freedom, without fear of discrimination or violence. "Our hearts are with the people of Pittsburgh." Pittsburgh police say a suspect was taken into custody following the shooting at Tree of Life Congregation that caused what they described as "multiple casualties."

A federal judge has ordered the police department in Memphis, Tennessee, to bolster its policies to come into compliance with a court order prohibiting them from watching protesters and monitoring their social media accounts. U.S. District Judge Jon McCalla ruled the American Civil Liberties Union of Tennessee showed "clear and convincing" evidence the city had violated a 1978 federal consent decree barring the city from engaging in political surveillance. ACLU of Tennessee Executive Director Hedy... Читать дальше...

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Trump says 'a lot of people killed' in Pittsburgh synagogue shooting, 'looks definitely like it's an anti-Semitic crime'

FARMINGTON, N.M. (AP) — Farmington authorities say three teens suffered minor injuries in a shooting Friday evening at a park near a stadium where a high school football game was in progress and that police didn't make an immediate arrest. The Police Department said two teenage boys were taken to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries and that a third teenage boy with minor injuries was treated and released at the scene. The boys' names, ages and details on their injuries weren't released. Читать дальше...

LINCOLN PARK, N.J. (AP) — Where is the next generation of witches coming from? The Internet, mostly, according to Wiccan Niki Somers of Lincoln Park. "A lot of people have contacted us through meetup.com," Somers said in a recent interview. "People often ask, 'Where do you find new people?' But the reality is, we don't go looking for them. They come looking for us." (The site witchvox.com is another resource, although not all of its lists are up to date.) Somers and two members of her coven — Michelle... Читать дальше...

BRYANT, Ala. (AP) — Two people face animal cruelty charges after Alabama authorities found dogs starving on their property. WHNT-TV reports Jackson County Sheriff's Office Animal Enforcement Deputy Tony Wilbanks responded to an anonymous tip about a mistreated dog at a home near Bryant. Wilbanks says the caller believed the dog was a Doberman, but Wilbanks says when he saw the animal, it was so underfed and malnourished that it was basically skin over a skeleton. The dog should have weighed about 70 pounds, but weighed in at 37 pounds. Читать дальше...

SAN GABRIEL, Calif. (AP) — Police are looking for the driver of a pickup truck they say fled after fatally running down a woman and 1-year-old girl in a crosswalk in the Los Angeles suburb of San Gabriel. Police Sgt. Cruz Hernandez tells City News Service the pair were struck Friday night as they crossed a street in the city 10 miles east of Los Angeles. The 59-year-old woman was pushing the girl in a stroller at the time. They were taken to a hospital where both were pronounced dead. Witnesses told... Читать дальше...

MISSOULA, Mont. (AP) — Seth Bodnar has formally taken the oath of office as president of the University of Montana. The Missoulian reports Bodnar was sworn in Friday as the university's 19th president. He has been working in the office since January. Bodnar is a former General Electric executive and Green Beret who graduated first in his class from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point. He also is a Rhodes scholar with two master's degrees from the University of Oxford. Under his stewardship, the... Читать дальше...

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) _ The winning numbers in Saturday afternoon's drawing of the Texas Lottery's "All or Nothing Day" game were: 01-03-06-09-10-12-13-16-19-21-22-23 (one, three, six, nine, ten, twelve, thirteen, sixteen, nineteen, twenty-one, twenty-two, twenty-three)

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) _ The winning numbers in Saturday afternoon's drawing of the Texas Lottery's "Pick 3 Day" game were: 8-0-3, Sum It Up: 11 (eight, zero, three; Sum It Up: eleven)

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) _ The winning numbers in Saturday afternoon's drawing of the Texas Lottery's "Daily 4 Day" game were: 9-4-7-0, Sum It Up: 20 (nine, four, seven, zero; Sum It Up: twenty)

FAIRBANKS, Alaska (AP) — People wanting to fight wildfires in Alaska will have to submit to a medical examination before working for the federal government's Alaska Fire Service. The Fairbanks Daily News-Miner reports the new requirement applies to those jobs with the federal Bureau of Land Management. The rule doesn't apply to the state emergency firefighter program. Firefighters will be able to get free exams through a mobile medical team that plans to visit about 28 villages, beginning in November. Читать дальше...