Man indicted for 1996 fatal shooting of rapper Tupac Shakur.
Duane “Keffe D” Davis, 60, was arrested yesterday and charged with murder with use of a deadly weapon. Davis has long been linked to Shakur's death; Davis previously said he was in a white Cadillac that pulled up next to the BMW that the then-25-year-old Shakur was in when the rapper was shot and killed. The indictment comes after police seized a number of items from Davis' wife's home in July.
House rejects temporary funding bill ahead of government shutdown.
The short-term funding measure, which would have kept the government open until Oct. 31, was rejected by a vote of 232 to 198. The federal government is set to shut down at midnight tonight if a funding bill is not approved by Congress and President Joe Biden. The Senate, which passed its own measure Thursday, is expected to vote on another amended measure today.
State of emergency declared as flash flooding hits New York City.
New York City and the tri-state area were under flash flood warnings yesterday as heavy rainfall from a coastal storm that developed off the northeast coast disrupted subway service and flooded roads. Meteorologists say the rainfall could be the area's heaviest since Hurricane Ida in 2021, as it reached a rate of 1 to 2 inches per hour as of this writing. See photos here.
First codefendant in Georgia 2020 election interference case pleads guilty.
Scott Hall, a Georgia bail bondsman who is among the 19 defendants charged in the Fulton County, Georgia, case, pleaded guilty Friday to five misdemeanor charges as part of a plea deal. Hall is the first defendant in the case to plead guilty. He was sentenced to five years probation, with a $5,000 fine and 200 hours of community service. He also agreed to testify in upcoming trials.
At least 57 killed after suicide bombings near two mosques in Pakistan.
At least 70 others were injured in the attacks Friday as worshippers gathered at mosques in Pakistan's southwest Baluchistan province and in the neighboring Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. No group immediately claimed responsibility for the bombings.
United Auto Workers union expands strike against Ford and General Motors.
An additional 7,000 workers began striking at a Ford facility in Chicago and a General Motors facility in Lansing, Michigan, bringing the total number of striking members to 25,000. The union spared Stellantis (formerly Fiat Chrysler), citing progress in negotiations.
Judge ends Michael Oher's conservatorship with Tuohy family.
The former NFL player had filed a petition last month to terminate a 2004 agreement with Sean and Leigh Anne Tuohy, which allowed the Tennessee couple to control Oher's finances while he lived with them. Their story inspired the 2009 Oscar-winning film “The Blind Side." The parties' dispute over financial issues is ongoing.
Scientists identify Europe's oldest shoes from bat cave in Spain.
The 22 sandals—made from different types of woven grass, leather, and lime—are estimated to be up to 6,200 years old and were found among a haul of other ancient items, including baskets. The objects were found in the Cueva de los Murciélagos, or the Cave of the Bats, in Andalusia in southwest Spain.
