Chesterfield Police fatally shot man who hit him with car

(AP) — Police in suburban St. Louis have shot and killed someone who authorities say drove a stolen vehicle into an officer. The Chesterfield officer is hospitalized with what authorities are calling non-life-threatening injuries after Tuesday’s altercation outside an outlet mall. Chesterfield, Missouri, police were called to Chesterfield Outlets around 1 p.m. Tuesday for a…

Raging Wildfires Trap 4,000 at Australian Town’s Waterfront

Mallacoota, Australia (AP) Wildfires burning across Australia’s two most-populous states have trapped residents of a seaside town in apocalyptic conditions, destroyed many properties and caused at least two fatalities. About 4,000 people fled to the waterfront of a southeastern town as winds pushed an emergency-level wildfire towards their homes. The town of Mallacoota was shrouded…

Officials: Hanukkah attack suspect researched Hitler online

New Your, NY (AP)  Authorities say a man charged with federal hate crimes in a bloody attack on a Hanukkah celebration had handwritten journals containing anti-Semitic references and had used his phone to look up information on Hitler. Federal criminal charges were filed Monday against 37-year-old Grafton E. Thomas. He was being held without bail…