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5 injured in shooting at Morgan State University: Live updates

The university and Baltimore police have urged people to shelter in place.
Police investigate the scene of a mutliple shooting near Morgan State University in Baltimore, on Oct. 3, 2023.
Police investigate the scene of a mutliple shooting near Morgan State University in Baltimore, on Oct. 3, 2023.
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5 wounded in shooting that sent Morgan State University into lockdown

No one was in custody early Wednesday morning in the shooting, Baltimore Police Commissioner Richard Worley said.
Police investigate the scene of a multiple shooting near Morgan State University in Baltimore, on Oct. 3, 2023.
Police investigate the scene of a multiple shooting near Morgan State University in Baltimore, on Oct. 3, 2023.
5h ago

Here’s who Sen. Bob Menendez contacted to allegedly interfere with criminal cases

According to sources familiar with the matter, two of the people were trying to become New Jersey's U.S. attorney, and the third was the state's attorney general at the time.
Sen. Bob Menendez (D-NJ) speaks during a press conference at Hudson County Community College’s North Hudson Campus on September 25, 2023 in Union City, New Jersey. Menendez spoke during a press conference where he stated that he would not resign as senator and would serve out his term.  The three-term senator and his wife are accused of taking bribes of gold bars, a luxury car, and cash in exchange for using his position to help the government of Egypt and other corrupt acts according to an indictment from SDNY unsealed on Friday. The indictment is the second in eight years against Menendez.
Sen. Bob Menendez (D-NJ) speaks during a press conference at Hudson County Community College’s North Hudson Campus on September 25, 2023 in Union City, New Jersey. Menendez spoke during a press conference where he stated that he would not resign as senator and would serve out his term.  The three-term senator and his wife are accused of taking bribes of gold bars, a luxury car, and cash in exchange for using his position to help the government of Egypt and other corrupt acts according to an indictment from SDNY unsealed on Friday. The indictment is the second in eight years against Menendez.
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Philadelphia police say they have a person of interest in journalist's fatal shooting

Philadelphia authorities did not release the person's name, and no arrests had been made. Josh Kruger, 39, was remembered for amplifying the voices of the underrepresented.
Josh Kruger.
Josh Kruger.
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'Boopac Shakur' was not fatally shot after accusing someone of pedophilia, Michigan officials say

Robert Wayne Lee, 40, who was also known as “Boopac Shakur,” was fatally shot Friday at a restaurant in Pontiac. Two people have been arrested in his death.
Robert Wayne Lee.
Robert Wayne Lee.

Trump advisers express skepticism he backed Matt Gaetz's push to oust Kevin McCarthy

Gaetz suggested the former president supported his effort to remove Rep. Kevin McCarthy as speaker, but that's not what Trump has said publicly or what his advisers say privately.
President Donald Trump stands with House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy of Calif., during an event on California water accessibility, Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2020, in Bakersfield, Calif.
President Donald Trump stands with House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy of Calif., during an event on California water accessibility, Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2020, in Bakersfield, Calif.
6h ago

Florida executes man who killed 2 women he met at bars in 1996

Michael Zack III was pronounced dead Tuesday evening following a lethal injection. The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday denied his appeal for a stay of execution without comment.
The scene near the gates of Florida State Prison before the execution of Juan Carlos Chavez in Starke, Florida February 12, 2014.  Chavez, a convicted child-sex offender, is scheduled to be executed Wednesday at 6pm for the 1995 rape and murder of 9-year-old Jimmy Ryce.
The scene near the gates of Florida State Prison before the execution of Juan Carlos Chavez in Starke, Florida February 12, 2014.  Chavez, a convicted child-sex offender, is scheduled to be executed Wednesday at 6pm for the 1995 rape and murder of 9-year-old Jimmy Ryce.
6h ago

The best items to buy on Prime Big Deal Days

Black Friday and Cyber Monday are around the corner, so consider holding off adding toys and TVs to your cart this Prime Day.
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Swiss LGBTQ groups praise jail sentence for commentator who called journalist a 'fat lesbian'

Writer and commentator Alain Soral lashed out at journalist Catherine Macherel in a Facebook video two years ago, calling her a “fat lesbian” who was "unhinged."
French-Swiss far-right writer Alain Soral, left, arrives at the courthouse for his appeal trial for homophobia against a journalist, in Lausanne, Switzerland, Wednesday, September 27, 2023. The court ruled that Swiss-French essayist Alain Soral must spend 60-day in prison over a case of discrimination, defamation and incitation to hatred for deriding a newspaper journalist as a “fat lesbian.”
French-Swiss far-right writer Alain Soral, left, arrives at the courthouse for his appeal trial for homophobia against a journalist, in Lausanne, Switzerland, Wednesday, September 27, 2023. The court ruled that Swiss-French essayist Alain Soral must spend 60-day in prison over a case of discrimination, defamation and incitation to hatred for deriding a newspaper journalist as a “fat lesbian.”
6h ago

Kevin McCarthy says he won't run again for House speaker

Earlier Tuesday, McCarthy was defiant and said he would fight efforts to strip him of the speaker's gavel. His efforts were ultimately unsuccessful.
Rep. Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., speaks to reporters after he was voted out of the job of Speaker of the House by a contingent of hard-right conservatives in an extraordinary showdown, a first in U.S. history, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2023.
Rep. Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., speaks to reporters after he was voted out of the job of Speaker of the House by a contingent of hard-right conservatives in an extraordinary showdown, a first in U.S. history, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2023.

Trump ally Kari Lake jumps into the Arizona Senate race

The prominent election denier and Trump ally, who is still appealing her loss in court, is trying to win the Senate seat held by Kyrsten Sinema.
Image: Kari Lake
Image: Kari Lake