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Metropolis residents claim Greenland owes $6.8 million in HOA dues
Metropolis homeowners say Greenland USA owes $6.8 million in unpaid HOA assessments. California still bars sales in Tower I, while a December 2025 report cleared Tower II for sales; lawsuits over the assessments and HOA control continue. -
Four radiologic technologists begin MUSC-Siemens CT training
Four already-registered radiologic technologists make up the first cohort in a paid, roughly six-month CT training program from MUSC and Siemens. The classroom-and-clinic course is designed to help fill vacancies as demand for CT technologists grows. -
Oct. 1 meeting to gather input on $57M Argent Boulevard plan
Jasper County and the South Carolina Department of Transportation will hold an Oct. 1 meeting on a proposed $57 million, 3.8-mile Argent Boulevard upgrade between U.S. 278 and SC 170, including widening to a divided four-lane road; online comments are accepted through Oct. 16. -
Former Cornell student sues Cornell and seven students over alleged assault at Chi Phi
Jane Doe, a former Cornell student, sued Cornell University and seven current and former students, alleging she was drugged and sexually assaulted at the Chi Phi house in October 2024. Prosecutors declined criminal charges; her civil suit remains pending. -
Lindsay Clancy mistrial: lawyer says holdout Michael Desronvil had no doubt
Michael Desronvil, the lone holdout in Lindsay Clancy’s murder trial, had “zero doubt,” his lawyer said, rejecting reports that he expressed reasonable doubt. The jury deadlocked after seven days of deliberations, and the judge declared a mistrial. -
Madrid protesters begin third day of camp over Maricarmen Abascal’s eviction
Protesters began a third day camped outside Madrid’s regional administration on Monday, opposing the eviction of 87-year-old Maricarmen Abascal and demanding stronger tenant protections amid soaring rents and a housing shortage; about 30,000 marched Saturday. -
India's top court directs filing of accountability petition after Delhi-area rape cases
India’s Supreme Court said recent rape cases in Delhi and nearby districts reflected a “failure of law enforcement,” local media reported, and directed its administration to file a public-interest petition for the court to pursue accountability. -
Atebrioz gains US approval for FOP patients aged 12 and older
The FDA approved Mirum and Incyte’s Atebrioz (zilurgisertib) for fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva (FOP) in patients aged 12 and older. In a 24-week trial, treated patients’ bone-lesion volume fell by a mean of 3.2 cm³, versus a 24.6 cm³ increase with placebo. -
St. Petersburg's FY2027 budget includes $180,000 for home-repair aid
St. Petersburg approved its FY2027 South St. Petersburg redevelopment budget, with $15.1 million for housing, $11.6 million for affordable-housing loans and $180,000 for repair aid; residents say repairs to older homes are harder to afford. -
South Korea to screen two North Korean soldiers transferred from Ukraine
Two North Korean soldiers captured while fighting for Russia against Ukraine are now in South Korea. Officials are expected to question and screen them before deciding whether to grant protection; those approved usually receive resettlement training. -
One more victim dies as Wedela tavern shooting toll reaches 18
After another victim died in hospital, the toll from Saturday's tavern shooting in Wedela, west of Johannesburg, reached 18, South African police said Monday. Suspects armed with AK-47 rifles opened fire, and police are still searching for them. -
UNT changes faculty incentives as it moves to consolidate about 60 departments
University of North Texas President Harrison Keller is changing faculty incentives and consolidating about 60 departments into interdisciplinary schools, while aligning courses and credentials with student economic returns and North Texas workforce needs. -
Bakersfield initiative logs 25 housing placements in its first 18 months
Bakersfield’s nearly $2 million Proposition 47 program worked with 144 people in its first 18 months, covering behavioral-health treatment for 76 people and substance-use treatment for 47 others, plus nine short-term and 16 permanent housing placements. -
Desert Hot Springs adopts rental rules with five-year inspections
Desert Hot Springs adopted a rental ordinance requiring registration of about 6,500 rental units and generally one inspection every five years. Landlords object to possible costs and privacy concerns; interior entry requires tenant consent under state law. -
King Charles’s effort to check on Ranulph Fiennes was rebuffed, report says
After adventurer Anton Bowring warned of Sir Ranulph Fiennes’s poor health, King Charles tried to reach his longtime friend, but Fiennes’s wife and legal guardian, Louise Millington-Cotes, declined to put them in contact, The Telegraph reported. -
Atlanta's new pandas arrive, but visitors must wait about a month to see them
Six-year-old male Ping Ping and five-year-old female Fu Shuang arrived at Zoo Atlanta on Sunday. They are meant to breed as part of conservation efforts, but will undergo about a month of routine quarantine before visitors can see them. -
California law reduces English learner exit requirements to one test
Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a California law Sunday allowing nearly 1 million English learners to exit language programs after one state-approved English test, eliminating three other requirements. Students who leave will be monitored for four years. -
66 dead, 69 missing as search for Indonesia ferry victims reaches day 16
The death toll from Indonesia’s Virgo Transport 8 ferry, which capsized on September 13, rose to 66 on Monday, the 16th day of the search. Another 108 people survived and 69 remain missing as divers face leaking fuel and unstable wreckage. -
Christian Emmanuel Sanon set for Miami trial in Moïse assassination case
Christian Emmanuel Sanon is due to stand trial in Miami Monday over the 2021 assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse. He faces eight charges, including conspiracy to kidnap or kill a person outside the U.S., and has pleaded not guilty. -
Opinion: At Rumpke landfill, wildlife controls killed nearly 170,000 animals since 2008
The Enquirer reports nearly 170,000 animals were killed since 2008 at Rumpke’s Colerain Township landfill in a wildlife-control program conducted with the USDA. Rumpke says about 29 million were instead dispersed; columnist Dennis Doyle argues control serves public health. -
Jonathan Robles arrested after 63-year-old woman found fatally stabbed in Central Park
Jonathan Robles, 36, was arrested and faces charges of murder and criminal possession of a weapon after a 63-year-old woman was found with multiple stab wounds and pronounced dead in Central Park on Sunday. Police withheld her identity and circumstances pending an autopsy. -
Districts turn to four-day school weeks to recruit teachers amid parent concerns
Whitney ISD in Texas decided to adopt a four-day school week for the 2025 school year, joining a trend districts use to recruit teachers. The article says parents worry about childcare on the extra day and the still-unclear effect on student achievement. -
Florida mother charged after 4-year-old son dies in accidental purse-gun shooting
Diamond Phillips, 29, was charged with culpable negligence involving a firearm accessible to a minor after investigators say her 4-year-old son died after accidentally shooting himself with a loaded, unsecured gun he found in her purse at their Sarasota home on June 21. -
12 teens injured as two groups open fire at Macon park birthday gathering
Twelve teenagers were injured when two groups exchanged words, displayed firearms and shot at one another during a birthday gathering at Carolyn Crayton Park in Macon, Ga., early Sept. 27, authorities said. Two victims were in critical but stable condition. -
Raiders rally past Saints 35-27 to reach 3-0, their best start since 2021
Las Vegas rallied to beat New Orleans 35-27 on Sunday, reaching 3-0 for its best opening run since 2021. Kirk Cousins threw three touchdown passes, and the Raiders capitalized on four fourth-quarter turnovers; the Saints fell to 1-2. -
Sheriff says gunfire between groups injured 11 teens at Macon skatepark
A shooting at Carolyn Crayton Park in Macon injured 11 teenagers early Sunday, Sheriff David Davis said. Two victims, ages 17 and 18, were in critical but stable condition; the other nine were hospitalized in stable condition. No arrests had been made. -
Tichina Marshall gets 12 years after guilty plea in Wendy’s stabbing
Tichina Marshall pleaded guilty to attempted first-degree murder in the 2025 stabbing of a former co-worker at a Danville, Ill., Wendy’s and was sentenced to 12 years in prison. She must serve 85% of the term, then three years of mandatory supervised release. -
Travis Etienne exits Saints-Raiders game with apparent hamstring injury
New Orleans running back Travis Etienne left Sunday's game against Las Vegas after grabbing his left hamstring on a third-quarter run. The Saints listed him as questionable to return; he had 57 yards on 13 carries and 13 receiving yards on two catches.
