Trump says he ordered a Justice Department lawsuit seeking to delay certification of Alaska’s Senate race to allow time to investigate whether two candidates named Sullivan could confuse voters. The close race could affect control of the Senate.
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Hunter Foster has resigned from the Senatobia police department after shooting into a vehicle outside a Walmart, killing 1-year-old Kohen Wiley. Mississippi’s attorney general called the shooting justified; the child’s family is seeking a federal investigation.
A gunman killed one person and wounded five in suburbs west of Paris on a Friday. Antiterrorism prosecutors are investigating whether the victims were targeted because of their race or religion.
The Justice Department wants a court to halt certification of Alaska’s Senate race only if incumbent Dan Sullivan loses but would have won with votes cast for another Republican named Sullivan. Its lawsuit alleges the similar names could confuse voters.
Former FBI officials Nikki Floris and Bradley Benavides face charges of lying to Congress about their roles in FBI work related to Hunter Biden. Floris’s lawyers deny the accusation and challenge the timing of the case.
The White House says a temporary ceasefire in Russian-occupied Oleshky will begin Oct. 29 to permit aid and evacuations. Russia and Ukraine have not confirmed the agreement.
Serbia votes Sunday in a snap parliamentary election that pits Aleksandar Vucic’s ruling party against a student-backed movement born after a deadly train station collapse. Concerns about campaign fairness shadow the vote.
At least seven people were killed and 10 wounded when two gunmen opened fire at a church funeral in Jordan’s Karak governorate. Security forces were deployed, and no one had claimed responsibility.