2 Mississippi Officers DIe In Shooting; Suspect In Custody
By THOMAS GRANING , Associated Press BROOKHAVEN, Miss. (AP) — Two police officers were shot and killed following an early Saturday morning confrontation in Mississippi, authorities said. Warren Strain of the Mississippi Department of Public Safety said at a news conference that the officers were called to a house in the city of Brookhaven at…
Read MoreOver 380 Killed In Devastating Indonesia Tsunami, Quake
By NINIEK KARMINI , Associated Press PALU, Indonesia (AP) — An earthquake-spawned tsunami swept away buildings and killed at least several hundred people on the central Indonesian island of Sulawesi, dumping victims across a devastated landscape that rescuers were struggling to reach Saturday, hindered by damaged roads and broken communications. Disaster agency spokesman Sutopo Purwo…
Read MoreMore Than 20 Million People Watched Kavanaugh Hearing
By DAVID BAUDER , AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — More than 20 million people watched Thursday's gripping testimony by Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh and the woman who accused him of a sexual assault that allegedly occurred in the 1980s, Christine Blasey Ford, on six television networks. Meanwhile, the political standoff continued, with…
Read MoreFacebook Says 50M User Accounts Affected By Security Breach
By MATT O'BRIEN and MAE ANDERSON , AP Technology Writers NEW YORK (AP) — Facebook reported a major security breach in which 50 million user accounts were accessed by unknown attackers. The attackers gained the ability to "seize control" of those accounts, Facebook said, by stealing digital keys the company uses to keep people logged…
Read MoreGOP Agrees to FBI Probe of Kavanaugh, Delaying Senate Vote
WASHINGTON (AP) — After a dramatic flurry of last-minute negotiations, Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh cleared a key procedural hurdle Friday, but his confirmation prospects were still deeply uncertain as Republicans agreed to ask for a new FBI investigation into sexual assault allegations. Under pressure from moderate members, Republican leaders said they would allow the…
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