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Mississippi police have arrested a man in the death of Tasia Fortune, a Black woman found hanging from a tree last month. Jackson Police Chief RaShall Brackney said at a news conference Friday that police had secured search and arrest warrants for 51-year-old Jarques Ratliff and arrested him when they encountered him walking on the street. Brackney said the man had an “association” with Fortune but would not elaborate on their relationship. The state medical examiner’s office determined Thursday evening that the death was a homicide, Brackney s

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Brief interaction between NYC Mayor Mamdani and AOC captured on video at 9/11 ceremony stirs up debate

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House Democrats urge Speaker Johnson to cancel recess to pass AI safeguards, citing ‘catastrophic’ risk

A group of House Democratic lawmakers is pressuring Speaker Mike Johnson to reconvene the chamber immediately and cancel an upcoming break to address what they describe as the “catastrophic risk posed by advanced artificial intelligence.”In a letter to the speaker, the Democrats cite potential threats, including “mass cybersecurity breaches and development of biological or chemical weapons,” and point to recent examples of the possible misuse of artificial intelligence by foreign actors.“Reasonable minds may disagree about precisely how Congress should regulate this rapidly evolving

Ford to invest $1 billion in Kentucky truck plant, building new paint shop

Diesel prices are hitting record highs at a bad time for many US farmers

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House tees up vote on Russia sanctions bill, but prospects for passage are uncertain

The House is expected to take up a punishing Russian sanctions package next week, though prospects of passage are uncertain despite the overwhelming support the bill received in the Senate. The House Rules Committee has scheduled a meeting on the bill Monday, with a procedural vote likely later in the week that could determine the bill's fate. Several top Democratic lawmakers have voiced concerns that the measure dramatically expands President Donald Trump's tariff authority, and he would use that new power to go after U.S. allies. The bill is named after the late

UN extends partial Sudan arms embargo for a month while talks continue on US demand for a total ban

CIA declassifies intel warnings to White House prior to 9/11 attack

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9/11 overshadows other major events of the past 25 years for many Americans, new poll finds

Twenty-five years later, the attacks on Sept. 11, 2001, are still remembered as among the most important historic events in many Americans’ lives, according to a new poll. A new Ipsos poll finds that about half of U.S. adults name the 9/11 attacks in an open-ended question about the most important historic occurrences in their lifetimes. That's despite other momentous events that have happened since then, including the COVID-19 pandemic and the elections of Presidents Barack Obama and Donald Trump. The polling points to the enduring legacy of 9/11, even as many A

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Police investigate death of Tasia Fortune, found hanging from tree, as a homicide

Jackson, Mississippi, police are investigating the death of Tasia Fortune as a homicide after the 29-year-old Black woman was found hanging from a tree outside an abandoned house last month, the city’s police chief said Tuesday.“Jackson Police Department has been investigating this case from day one as a homicide, until we hear otherwise from the medical examiner’s office,” Chief RaShall Brackney said at a city council meeting.Police had previously categorized the case as a “death pending investigation.”With the autopsy results pending, Fortune’s family is demanding answers and l

Iranian allies captured a strategic Red Sea island in a vital waterway. Here’s what to know

Supreme Court deals another blow to GOP hopes of capturing extra congressional seat

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Fight over Republican-drawn congressional map in Missouri returns to US Supreme Court

Challengers to a redrawn congressional map in Missouri aimed at favoring Republicans asked the U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday to suspend a federal judge's order that allowed only those reconfigured boundaries to be used in November's midterm elections. The map's challengers, including a group opposed to the Republican-drawn map called People Not Politicians, made the request in an emergency filing, moving swiftly after St. Louis, Missouri-based Chief U.S. District Judge Stephen Clark issued his decision on Tuesday. The request brings the fight over Missouri's U.S. House of Representatives

Five killed in vehicles hit by Amazon cargo plane

A pilot in the cockpit of the Amazon Air Boeing 767 that overran a runway at Miami International Airport on Sunday and struck two vehicles, killing five, expressed concern about the aircraft’s excessive speed — as alarms sounded in the plane — before it touched down, newly revealed information from the cockpit voice recorder shows.The National Transportation Safety Board released the account of what was heard in the cockpit of the Amazon cargo jet in an “investigative update” Wednesday evening that it cautioned was preliminary and subject to change.About two minutes after they were c

A fire on a passenger ferry in the Philippines leaves at least 5 dead and dozens missing

Kremlin says Ukraine talks with US envoys were useful; no sign of breakthrough

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UK man pleads guilty to using online forum to encourage sexual assault of unconscious women

A man from North London pleaded guilty to charges related to encouraging other members of an online forum to sexually assault drugged victims, London’s Metropolitan Police announced on Friday.Police discovered the forum in October 2025 and established a national coordination group, led by the UK’s National Crime Agency (NCA), to investigate the matter.The investigation led authorities to 52-year-old Darren Conway of Enfield, whom officers had identified as one of the group chat members.On July 30, police executed a search warrant on Conway’s home, where they seized his digital devices an

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US wholesale prices rise in latest sign of stubborn inflation as oil prices continue to climb

Wholesale inflation picked up last month after cooling earlier this summer as higher oil and gas prices stemming from the Iran war keep costs elevated. The Labor Department’s producer price index — which captures inflation before it reaches consumers — rose 5.4% in August from a year ago, up from 4.8% in July, the government said Thursday. Annual wholesale inflation peaked this year at 5.9% in May after the Iran conflict raised energy costs. On a monthly basis, wholesale prices increased 0.4% from July to August, after a 0.1% increase the previous month. In

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Rich nations are handing Nepal a climate crisis bill it can’t afford

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6 Nigerians being extradited to US for swindling women out of $6M in romance scams

Six Nigerian nationals linked to an organized criminal network that allegedly swindled American women out of over $6 million through online romance scams will be extradited to the United States on Friday, South African police said. The men, who were arrested in the South African city of Cape Town in 2021, are set to be handed over to officials from the FBI on Friday and transported to the U.S. to face wire fraud and money laundering charges. They are accused of belonging to a criminal network known as the Black Axe, which Interpol describes as being part of crimin

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Global oil hits $108 per barrel while bond yields surge

Oil prices surged Thursday, with Brent crude hitting $108 per barrel for the first time since May, as traders brace for a more prolonged supply shock caused by the Iran war.Oil prices have climbed back above the $100 per barrel mark this week as fighting in the Straight of Hormuz and Red Sea has intensified. The US and Iran have traded strikes, while the Iran-backed Houthis have attacked Saudi Arabia and ignited tensions in the Bab al-Mandab Strait.Brent crude, the global oil benchmark, rose as much as 7.1% and hit $108 per barrel before settling at $107.63, up 6.34% on the day. It was Brent�

They were on duty the day airplanes were used to attack America. This is how they remember it 25 years later

Associated Press journalists who witnessed Sept. 11 remember what they saw, 25 years later

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Former crypto billionaire Sam Bankman-Fried appeals conviction to Supreme Court

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Diesel costs more than $6 a gallon for the first time. Here’s how that affects you

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Inflation heated up last month, boosting the case for a Fed rate hike

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The AI boom and tariff uncertainty are pushing copper prices to record highs

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Fact check: Trump, RFK Jr. and others make false claims on night 2 of GOP convention

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Shouts of ‘he should be shot’ heard during GOP midterm convention speech criticizing Democratic candidates

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James Talarico blasts Trump FCC’s ‘dangerous’ cancel culture over Kimmel interview ordeal

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Trump officials scramble to manage fallout after his $5K check pledge to all Americans

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Trump admin pick to oversee a conspiracy investigation into president’s foes resigns after DOJ clashes

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Ryanair CEO disputes report that an injured passenger was partly sucked out a shattered window

Ryanair's CEO disputes claims that a passenger was partly sucked out of a window during a July flight

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From LA to Scottsdale: The Founder Behind AdDynamix Is Building the Bridge Between AI and Business Tools

An LA digital advertising veteran of 28 years has moved to Scottsdale and is building what he calls the missing piece between business software and the AI assistants people now use every day. SCOTTSDALE, AZ. When Benoit Pecqueur talks about his latest company, he sounds less like a founder pitching a product and more like an operator who got tired of watching the same problem repeat itself. “Most small business owners are watching the AI revolution from the sidelines,” he says. “Not because they don’t want it. Because their tools don’t talk to ChatGPT or Claude. Their accountant still pulls