FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Massive Hurricane Helene crashed into Florida's sparsely populated Big Bend region, bringing storm surge and high winds across the state's Gulf Coast communities before ripping into southern Georgia.Where is the storm now?Hurricane Helene has...
NEW YORK (AP) — A Belarus book publisher forced to operate out of Poland because of persecution from its own government is being honored by the trade association representing U.S. publishers.The Association of American Publishers announced Friday that it...
NEW YORK (AP) — Prince Harry’s latest philanthropic move will gather world business leaders and philanthropists to work towards fostering prosperity in Southern African communities, specifically focused on young people.In early October, Harry’s charity organization Sentebale, which he co-founded...
BANGKOK (AP) — The main group coordinating opposition to military rule in Myanmar rejected on Friday a surprise offer from the ruling generals to hold talks on a political solution to the country’s nationwide armed conflict.Nay Phone Latt, a...
Arrests
Jackson County
Viviana Acuna-Herrera, 31, Columbus, driving while never having received a driver's license, no bond required, 10:23 p.m. Thursday. Released on her own recognizance, 10:35 p.m. Thursday.
Seymour
Pascual Tomas Sebastian, 32, Seymour, driving while never having received a driver's license,...
First Financial Bank plans to host a food drive in the Seymour area from Oct. 7-25, accepting canned food and nonperishable boxed food in specially marked bins at its financial center at 1130 E. Tipton St.
TOKYO (AP) — The person chosen Friday to lead Japan's governing party, and become prime minister next week, is a veteran politician with deep policy experience, a taste for curry and anime — and big challenges ahead of him...
PHOENIX (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris on Friday will make her first visit to the U.S.-Mexico border since becoming the Democratic presidential nominee to confront head-on one of her biggest vulnerabilities ahead of the November election.She is scheduled...
BRUSSELS (AP) — Belgium’s prime minister on Friday blasted Pope Francis for the Catholic Church’s horrific legacy of clerical sex abuse and cover-ups in his country, demanding “concrete steps” to come clean with the past and put victims’ interests...
Over 700 people have been killed in Lebanon this week, according to Lebanon’s health ministry. Israel has dramatically escalated strikes, saying it is targeting Hezbollah’s military capacities and senior Hezbollah commanders.Top Israeli officials have threatened to repeat the destruction...