32+ min ago (64+ words) The San Joaquin County Sheriff's Office said deputies were investigating and several victims were taken to hospitals. The San Joaquin County Sheriff's Office said deputies were investigating and several victims were taken to hospitals. Authorities provided no further details or information about the condition of the victims. Officials said the area remained an active scene, and investigators were working to gather additional information....

2+ hour, 20+ min ago (904+ words) Reza Hussaini thought the hardest part was behind him. He said he had escaped Taliban detention in Afghanistan as a teenager, fled to the United States, and was rebuilding his life in Everett while waiting for an asylum interview. But on Saturday morning, the 23-year-old woke to see that the ground had shifted underneath him once again. The Trump administration announced on Friday night that it was halting all asylum decisions, throwing Hussaini's future in doubt. "I feel like I have done everything right, but my future can still change because of one headline," he said. Both Afghans as well as general asylum seekers were left reeling over the weekend after the Trump administration announced further measures to severely restrict immigration in response to the shooting on Wednesday of two National Guard troops in Washington D.C. by a gunman officials identified…...

3+ hour, 33+ min ago (345+ words) Tom Stoppard never insulted his audience's intelligence. He counted on it. He set the bar very high, and trusted in our ability to clear it. Or at least to try. Stoppard, whose death at 88 in his home in Dorset, England, was announced by United Agents, furrowed many a brow over the years. The density of the ideas in his plays could be daunting. But always there was a spirit of playfulness, a certain sparkle, keeping pace with Stoppard's displays of erudition. Seldom has a state of confusion been a more pleasurable place to be. Stoppard often wrote for TV, radio, and film. His screenplay for "Shakespeare in Love" (1998), cowritten with Marc Norman, won an Oscar. But he was above all a man of the theater. Indeed, Stoppard had spent years as a theater critic before switching to playwriting, not-incorrectly reasoning…...

7+ hour, 14+ min ago (713+ words) GIESSEN, Germany " A confident far-right Alternative for Germany set up its new youth organization on Saturday even as thousands of protesters converged on the western city of Giessen, where the party held its meeting, some of them clashing with police. A convention of the anti-immigration party, known by its German acronym AfD, started more than two hours late after groups of protesters blocked or tried to block roads in and around the city of around 93,000, delaying many delegates" arrival. Officers used pepper spray after stones were thrown at them at one location, police said. They also used water cannons to clear a blockade by about 2,000 protesters after they ignored calls to leave. They did so again Saturday afternoon as a group tried to break through barriers toward the city"s convention center. Police said up to 5,000 officers were deployed. They…...

8+ hour, 46+ min ago (945+ words) WASHINGTON " The Pentagon's investigation of Sen. Mark Kelly over a video that urges American troops to defy "illegal orders" has raised a slew of questions, and some criticism, from legal experts. Some say the Pentagon is misreading military law to go after Kelly as a retired Navy fighter pilot. Others say the Arizona Democrat cannot be prosecuted as a member of Congress. A group of former military prosecutors insists he did nothing wrong. The Pentagon announced the investigation last week after President Trump's social media post accusing Kelly " and the five other Democratic lawmakers in the video " of sedition "punishable by DEATH." Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Kelly was facing investigation because he is the only one in that group who formally retired from the military and is still under the Pentagon's jurisdiction. Kelly dismissed the inquiry as the work…...

9+ hour, 7+ min ago (349+ words) BATON ROUGE, La. " Leslie Harris has missed most milestones in his daughter's life while serving a decades-long sentence in Louisiana for armed robbery and is unlikely to get out before her prom, her graduation and maybe even her wedding. But for one night at Louisiana's largest maximum-security prison, Harris made his own moment with his 17-year-old daughter while donning a custom tux and clutching a bouquet of roses: reuniting at the prison's first father-daughter dance, where they embraced to Stevie Wonder's "Isn't She Lovely" at a pink-heavy party this month that was widely shared on social media. "Seeing her in a dress, crying and running to me just broke me down," said Harris, who has nine years left on his sentence, in a phone interview from the Louisiana State Penitentiary. "It made me think of all the years I missed…...

13+ hour, 4+ min ago (629+ words) The Mt. Blue Regional School District has largely avoided sharing information about the incident, citing a legal obligation to maintain the confidentiality of employees. On Nov. 7, Superintendent Christian Elkington acknowledged a "challenging week" for the community, and reaffirmed the district's commitment to providing students and their families with a "safe and inclusive learning environment." Elkington also shared a letter from Black addressed to the RSU 9 community. A Nov. 14 post on RSU 9's Facebook page said the district had received more than 1,000 emails and telephone calls about the issue over the previous two weeks. Board Chair Gwen Doak repeatedly reminded speakers to avoid referencing specific individuals " a requirement of the board's public comment policy. The remarks largely fell into two categories: Seven speakers emphasized the need for leadership from those in positions of trust, the importance of accountability and the impact…...

13+ hour, 52+ min ago (156+ words) A man died after he was shot in Norwood Saturday afternoon, the Norfolk district attorney's office said. Norwood police responded to a 911 call requesting assistance at 9 Hoyle St. shortly before 2 ... Male fatally shot in Norwood A male died after he was shot in Norwood Saturday afternoon, the Norfolk district attorney's office said. Norwood police responded to a 911 call requesting assistance at 9 Hoyle St. shortly before 2 p.m., the Norfolk district attorney's office said in a statement. When they arrived they found the male suffering from a gunshot wound. Police did not specify the victim's age. He was taken to Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital in Needham where he was pronounced dead, the statement said. The shooting is under investigation. "Based on preliminary information, Norwood Police Chief Christopher Padden advises that there is no cause for the public to be alarmed for their own…...

16+ hour, 54+ min ago (554+ words) Bloomberg " Protesters thwarted a planned immigration operation in Lower Manhattan, forcing federal agents into retreat after blocking the ramp of a Department of Homeland Security parking garage near Chinatown. The New York City Police Department said the first 911 call came at 11:46 a.m. Saturday. When officers arrived, they found more than 100 people in the street, blocking exits and throwing garbage. Protesters ignored repeated orders to disperse, and several individuals were taken into custody, according to a police spokeswoman. Protesters began gathering after spotting unmarked federal vehicles entering the garage at Centre and Howard Streets. As agents attempted to leave, demonstrators linked arms across the ramp and refused to move. After police placed metal barricades between the groups, the standoff grew as agents maneuvered their SUVs and the crowd surged toward the exit. The NYPD said officers made multiple arrests after observing individuals…...

19+ hour ago (118+ words) A fire erupted on the third floor of Webster Park Rehabilitation & Healthcare Center at 56 Webster St., according to the Rockland firefighter's union. Firefighters respond to blaze at Rockland nursing home Rockland firefighters said they were responding to a fire at a nursing home on Saturday evening. A fire erupted on the third floor of Webster Park Rehabilitation & Healthcare Center at 56 Webster St., according to a social media post by the firefighters union local at 4:10 p.m. It was not immediately clear if there were any injuries. A Rockland fire department dispatcher declined to comment around 4:30 p.m., saying that all the individuals authorized to speak were responding to the scene....