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Zelenskiy says two North Korean POWs have been transferred to South Korea from Ukraine
Ukraine transferred two North Korean prisoners of war to South Korea, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said at the U.N. General Assembly. Ukrainian forces captured them in Russia’s Kursk region in January 2025; Zelenskiy gave no further details about the transfer. -
Habitat LA starts four-day Palisades wildfire rebuild; Karen Pittman volunteers
Habitat for Humanity of Greater Los Angeles began a four-day Pacific Palisades rebuild on Sept. 23, bringing more than 500 volunteers to help wildfire survivors with repairs and landscaping; actress Karen Pittman volunteered on opening day. -
Five Indianapolis officers face charges over alleged personal use of plate readers
Michael Rogers, Jonathan Schultz, Cassandra Crawley, Matthew Binford and Abigail Cramer, Indianapolis police officers, face felony and misdemeanor charges over alleged personal use of the department’s license-plate readers, including tracking women, court records say. -
Two men charged after alleged anti-gay attack on San Jose State student
Josue Medina Flores and Christian Gabriel Nunez Petty were arrested and charged with felony assault with hate-crime allegations after prosecutors said they punched a San Jose State student more than two dozen times and struck his friend in an alleged anti-gay attack Sept. 19. -
Police Say ICE Mistook Evanston U.S. Citizen for Its Target; Man Hospitalized
Police say ICE mistakenly detained a U.S. citizen in Evanston on Sept. 20, mistaking him for its target. Agents released him after learning he was not the person sought; he was hospitalized with head, neck and teeth injuries. Police are investigating; no charges have been filed. -
Bessent says trade truce extended to Jan. 10 as Xi begins Washington visit
President Donald Trump welcomed Chinese President Xi Jinping to Washington for a three-day visit as Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said he and Vice Premier He Lifeng agreed to extend the trade truce through January 10, two months after its November 10 expiry. -
Seoul reports Lee-Trump talks on warship construction cooperation
South Korean President Lee Jae Myung and US President Donald Trump discussed cooperation on warship building at a New York meeting Wednesday, South Korea's presidential office said. Lee said he expects tangible results from bilateral cooperation; the office gave no details. -
Harris Poll finds one-third of Gen Z adults identify as religious
An online Harris Poll found that 33% of U.S. adults ages 18 to 29 identified as religious, above Millennials (19%), Gen X (22%) and Baby Boomers (18%). It also found 88% of Gen Z respondents regularly practiced at least one religious or spiritual activity. -
Judge considers limits on Memphis task force’s use of Halo Law
At a Sept. 23 hearing, U.S. District Judge Mark S. Norris questioned how narrowly to tailor an injunction limiting the Memphis Safe Task Force’s use of Tennessee’s Halo Law, but cautioned that his remarks did not indicate how he would rule. He said he would rule later. -
Pier 15 dredging plan for Battleship Texas wins Galveston approval
Galveston’s Wharves Board approved Pier 15 dredging for the Battleship Texas’ move; the foundation agreed to repay slightly over $434,000. The foundation plans to start in November, pending contract approval, before Pelican Island’s spoil site closes for December maintenance. -
Kenneth Kenji Shrine held on warrant as UC Berkeley student recounts pursuit
Kenneth Kenji Shrine is held at Santa Rita Jail on a warrant alleging a post-release supervision violation, pending likely transfer to Contra Costa County. A UC Berkeley student says he followed her into her apartment complex on Sept. 15 after climbing its locked gate. -
South Carolina girl, 12, rescued from Arkansas home; couple charged
Brandon Lee Britten and Sierra Dawn Britten were arrested Sept. 9 and face felony charges tied to the abduction and alleged sexual assault of a 12-year-old South Carolina girl. Officers found her at their Arkansas home; she told them she wanted her mother. -
Eight sailors assigned to USS Abraham Lincoln carrier strike group attempted suicide, Navy says
Acting Navy Secretary Hung Cao said eight sailors assigned to the USS Abraham Lincoln carrier strike group attempted suicide during its Middle East deployment, now more than 300 days long; none died by suicide. The carrier is likely to return to San Diego in about two weeks. -
Sudan urges US engagement after rejecting remarks on its legitimacy
Sudan rejected a US statement that neither side in the war nor its leaders represent legitimate constitutional governance, urging Washington to engage with its government. It said peace must respect Sudan’s sovereignty and address foreign interference. -
St. Louis leads WalletHub’s ranking of U.S. cities for disability accommodations
WalletHub’s analysis of more than 180 large U.S. cities ranked St. Louis first for people with disabilities, ahead of Minneapolis and Columbus. It said cities near the bottom often have higher living costs and fewer accessible services. -
ABC tally for Trump’s second term: at least 21 shot by federal immigration agents
ABC News counts at least 21 people shot by federal immigration agents under Trump’s second term; eight shootings were fatal, including three U.S. citizens among the dead. On Sunday, an ICE officer shot Venezuelan DoorDash courier Wilber Rafael Garces Perez in Austin. -
Black Health Matters shifts pharma proposals from “health equity” to “population health”
Black Health Matters now uses “population health,” not “health equity,” in pharma sponsorship proposals, CEO Roslyn Young-Daniels says. She says pharma support is waning amid the Trump administration’s anti-DEI policies; BHM’s mission is unchanged. -
Seattle weighs potential first U.S. city ban on personalized grocery pricing
Seattle weighs a proposal that could make it the first U.S. city to bar large grocers and delivery services from using personal data to set grocery prices. Safeway says the ban could end its loyalty discounts, which it says save shoppers $30 weekly on average. -
Wilkerson's death raises Iran war's public tally of U.S. service-member deaths to 19
The Army identified Capt. Bianca C. Wilkerson, 37, as the 19th U.S. service member in the public death tally since the Iran war began. It said she died Sept. 18 in a non-combat-related incident while deployed to Doha, Qatar, supporting overseas operations. -
Authorities say Thomas Robinson used a hand test to recruit pledges for Penn State cocaine ring
Thomas Robinson, described by authorities as a main supplier in an alleged Penn State cocaine ring, recruited fraternity pledges using a “steady hand test” and had them help cut cocaine with creatine and package it for campus distribution, court filings say. -
FAA switched to backup fiber Sunday after circuit errors, before flight outage
FAA Administrator Bryan Bedford said errors in a telecom circuit prompted a Sunday switch to backup fiber for troubleshooting. A New Jersey Transit contractor accidentally cut the line Monday; the outage delayed or canceled about 9,500 U.S. flights. -
Florida family sues Publix, Quirch Foods over alleged fatal blueberry contamination
A Florida family is suing Publix and distributor Quirch Foods, alleging contaminated GreenWise Organic frozen blueberries caused Karla Mullins’ death and sickened her son, who was hospitalized. The suit says Mullins became ill after eating the berries and died June 20. -
New Mexico jury weighs Facebook's liability in Cambridge Analytica case
A New Mexico jury is weighing whether Facebook violated the state's Unfair Practices Act over its handling of the Cambridge Analytica data breach. The state seeks up to $5,000 per violation and an order to halt future user-data breaches. -
STV-WSP gets $19.7M contract to design Hudson Line flood defenses
The MTA awarded an STV-WSP joint venture a $19.7 million design contract for flood-resilience work on about 9 miles of Metro-North’s Hudson Line, from Spuyten Duyvil to Hastings-on-Hudson. The line carries 25,000 weekday commuters and Amtrak passengers on the Empire Corridor. -
Six-year Arizona study finds fivefold rise in Native patients’ severe birth complications
At two Arizona hospitals, a six-year study found Native patients had the highest rate of life-threatening birth complications. Their rate rose fivefold, the only statistically significant increase among groups; 64 of 1,554 births to Native patients involved severe cases. -
Ukraine’s digital ministry gains access to OpenAI’s Daybreak system
OpenAI is giving Ukraine’s Ministry of Digital Transformation access to Daybreak, an AI tool that finds software flaws, tests whether they can be exploited and checks whether fixes work. The offer was announced Wednesday alongside the UN General Assembly. -
Lee County indefinitely postpones growth-plan rewrite after public backlash
Lee County indefinitely postponed changes to its Lee Plan growth guide after residents objected to a proposal that could let developers alter parts of it without public hearings. Commissioners told staff to slow revisions and broaden outreach before bringing the proposal back.
