Hezbollah hits northern Israel; Shohei Ohtani makes history

JERUSALEM (AP) — Hezbollah pounded northern Israel with 140 rockets. The strikes came a day after the militant group’s leader Hassan Nasrallah vowed to retaliate against Israel for a mass bombing attack. Israel’s military said the rockets came in three waves Friday afternoon targeting sites along the ravaged border. 

FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Authorities say a judge in a rural Kentucky county was fatally shot at the local courthouse. The local sheriff has been charged with murder in the killing. The governor says the judge was fatally shot Thursday in his chambers. Police say the sheriff opened fire following an argument.

Former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris made campaign stops on Thursday with time before November's election winding down.

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina Republican gubernatorial nominee Mark Robinson has vowed to remain in his race despite a CNN media report about inflammatory comments it says he made online. Robinson is the sitting lieutenant governor. He decisively won his GOP gubernatorial primary in March.

NEW YORK (AP) — Nearly 138,000 platform beds sold at major retailers including Amazon and Walmart are being recalled across the U.S. and Canada. That's because they can collapse, posing fall and injury risks. 

In other news:

• In-person voting for the US presidential contest is about to start as Election Day closes in.
• Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is being investigated for collecting dead whale.
• Hunter Biden's sentencing on federal firearms charges delayed until December.
• Justice Department opens civil rights probe into sheriff's office after torture of 2 Black men.
• Titan submersible's scientific director says the sub malfunctioned just prior to the Titanic dive.
• Average rate on a 30-year mortgage falls to 6.09%, lowest level since early February 2023.
• US home sales fell in August despite easing mortgage rates, more homes on the market.
• Weekly applications for US jobless benefits fall to the lowest level in 4 months.
• A couple found the Kentucky highway shooter's remains by being bounty hunters for a week, they say.
• Human remains are found inside an SUV that officials say caused pipeline fire in suburban Houston.
• Families of Oxford shooting victims lose appeal over school's liability for tragedy.
• Herb Alpert releases his 50th album, '50.'
• Shohei Ohtani has an incredible performance leading the Dodgers into the post season, the Guardians punch their ticket into the playoffs, the Mets keep winning and Aaron Rodgers leads the Jets. 
• LIV golfers still set to play in Ryder Cup if they're eligible or picked.
• Mexican president blames the US for bloodshed in Sinaloa as cartel violence surges.
• Zelenskyy to meet Biden, Harris as Ukraine pushes US to loosen restrictions on long-range weapons.
• The EU's chief is trying to help Ukraine prepare for winter. Half its energy network is destroyed.
• Malaysian police detain CEO and other leaders of Islamic group as probe into child sex abuse widens.

—The Associated Press

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Host Terry Lipshetz is managing editor of the national newsroom for Lee Enterprises. Besides producing the daily Hot off the Wire news podcast, Terry conducts periodic interviews for this Behind the Headlines program, co-hosts the Streamed & Screened movies and television program and is the former producer of Across the Sky, a podcast dedicated to weather and climate.

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