Black ‘lynching’ ad illustrates race overtones, anger in U.S. campaign ads
Many political ads in this year’s U.S. elections pack an unusually harsh and personal punch – some with racial overtones.
Texas toddler left at stranger’s house, instead of with dad
A woman who intended to drop off a 2-year-old boy with his father instead left the toddler at the wrong address in suburban Houston and ran off after ringing the bell, police said late Thursday.
Factbox: Over 124,000 homes without power in Florida, Georgia after Hurricane Michael
More than 124,000 homes and businesses in Florida and Georgia were still without power on Friday in the aftermath of Hurricane Michael, power companies said.
Pennsylvania law to make hazing punishable as felony
Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf is expected to sign legislation on Friday raising the maximum penalty for fraternity hazing to a felony, carrying up to seven years in prison.
U.S. Mega Millions jackpot nears $1 billion hours before drawing
The U.S. Mega Millions lottery reached nearly $1 billion on Friday, the day of the drawing of what is now the second-largest lottery in U.S. history.
Texas police hunt woman who left toddler at stranger’s door
A woman is suspected of child abandonment for hoisting a two-year-old boy by the arm to the house of a stranger in a northern Houston suburb, ringing the doorbell and running away, authorities said on Thursday.
After ad gaffe, North Dakota’s Heitkamp apologizes in Senate debate
North Dakota Democratic U.S. Senator Heidi Heitkamp, facing a tough re-election fight, opened her debate on Thursday with Republican challenger Kevin Cramer by apologizing for a recent ad that named sex assault survivors without their consent.
Trump praises U.S. congressman from Montana who body-slammed reporter
President Donald Trump on Thursday heaped praise on a U.S. congressman from Montana who body-slammed a reporter during a campaign for a special election in 2017.
Judge orders U.S. to review asylum for separated migrant families
A federal judge ordered the U.S. government on Thursday to begin processing asylum claims for dozens of migrant parents and children that had been separated at the southern border under the Trump Administration’s zero tolerance immigration policy.
Justice Department probes Catholic Church sex abuse in Pennsylvania
The U.S. Justice Department has opened an investigation into child sex abuse by priests in Pennsylvania, six Roman Catholic Church dioceses said on Thursday.
