Pieper Lewis, the Iowa teen who killed a man she said raped her and was sentenced to probation and restitution to her family, escaped from a correctional facility, according to the Iowa Fifth Judicial District Department of Corrections. Lewis "ran away from the Fresh Start Women's Center on Friday at...
The deadline to apply for the US visa lottery expires
The end of the period for registration for the 2024 visa lottery program is approaching. This November 8 at noon registration will close to access the Diversity Visa Program for Immigrants. The program seeks to benefit about 55,000 people from countries with low levels of migration to the United States...
Nicole could become a hurricane before reaching Florida; there are alerts for various parts of the state
Subtropical Storm Nicole is forecast to continue to strengthen and could become a Category 1 hurricane as it approaches Florida's east coast Wednesday through Thursday morning, according to the National Hurricane Center's Monday morning update. A hurricane watch is in effect along Florida's east coast, from the Volusia/Brevard county line...
Two Palestinians wounded by Israeli troops in West Bank raid
Two Palestinian men were critically injured by Israeli forces in the occupied West Bank on Monday, the Palestinian Health Ministry said, the latest incident in a wave of Israeli-Palestinian violence during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. The Israeli military were conducting an arrest raid in the village of Yamun,...