CRAWFORDVILLE, Florida (AP) — Hurricane Helene made landfall Thursday night in northwestern Florida as a Category 4 storm as forecasters warned that the enormous system could create a “nightmare” storm
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Top Haitian official denounces false claim, repeated by Trump, that immigrants are eating pets
NEW YORK (AP) — A strange moment in American politics paid a visit to the U.N. General Assembly on Thursday, brought there by a top
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NYC Mayor Eric Adams charged with bribery and wire fraud in scheme spanning nearly 10 years
NEW YORK — New York City Mayor Eric Adams received more than $100,000 worth of free plane tickets and luxury hotel stays from wealthy Turkish nationals and
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Jury finds Ramon Alberto Ledesma German guilty of 2023 assault
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — After a three-day trial, a Superior Court jury found a St. Thomas man guilty of felony assault today, authorities said. Ramon Alberto
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Ja’haile Clendinen fatally shot in Sugar Estate
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A St. Thomas man was fatally shot in Sugar Estate late Wednesday afternoon, authorities said. Ja’haile Clendinen, 21, was positively identified by
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Collapsed sewer line causes manhole to overflow near Norre Gade-Moravian School
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A collapsed sewer line caused a manhole to overflow in the Norre Gade/Moravian School area of St. Thomas, the Virgin Islands Waste
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Hey, where’s your card? Another Detroit-area library deals with bugs
OAK PARK, Michigan (AP) — Bugs in a library — again. The Oak Park Public Library in suburban Detroit was closed Wednesday for a scrubbing
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Harris makes scandal-plagued Republican the star of her campaign to win North Carolina
CHARLOTTE (AP) — There’s an unlikely star in Kamala Harris ‘ push to win North Carolina: Mark Robinson. The state’s embattled Republican candidate for governor, Robinson is featured in
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Dominican president warns of ‘drastic measures’ if anti-gang mission in Haiti fails
NEW YORK (AP) — The president of the Dominican Republic warned Wednesday that his administration would take “drastic measures” to protect the country if a
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‘Gargantuan’ Hurricane Helene could bring ‘catastrophic and deadly storm surge’ to Florida Gulf Coast
MIAMI — Hurricane Helene is strengthening as it moves across the eastern Gulf of Mexico towards a forecast Thursday evening or early Friday morning landfall over Florida’s
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