Richard Glossip pleaded guilty to being an accessory after the fact in the 1997 killing of Barry Van Treese, and his murder charge was dismissed. The former Oklahoma death row prisoner faces sentencing in December.
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Democrat Cindy Holscher narrowly defeats Trump-endorsed Republican Ty Masterson in Kansas, keeping the governor’s office in her party’s hands. The race was called after days of ballot counting and local recounts.
US existing-home sales fell 5.5% in October to an annual rate of 3.75 million, the lowest since August 2010. Mortgage rates above 7% continued to strain buyers.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth awarded a Joint Service Commendation Medal to Specialist Thomas Iglesias, who called for silence after members of Hegseth’s group were heard laughing and talking near the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.
One person was killed and four were injured in a shooting in Washington’s Logan Circle neighborhood. Police found the gunman with an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound in an apartment adjoining the gym where the first shooting was reported.
Five people were shot Thursday morning near 15th and P streets NW in Washington’s Logan Circle neighborhood. Police ordered nearby residents to shelter in place, while CBS News reported that a suspect was barricaded in an apartment above a gym.
Rescuers heard 11-month-old Koah Sharp crying beneath disturbed earth and dug him out of a buried dog crate. His father faces attempted murder and other charges; the boy is expected to recover fully.
At least eight people were killed and 17 injured when a three-story Brooklyn building collapsed beside an excavation site. Crews continued searching the rubble Thursday as investigators examined the cause.