Good Friday afternoon. Kamala Harris and Donald Trump are taking the battle for the White House to a key swing state today, Hamas issued a defiant message after Israel killed its top leader in Gaza, and the FAA is investigating a dangerous midair close call over Texas. Here is what's in our Nightly Rundown. |
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Harris and Trump both campaigning in critical battleground Michigan |
Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump are both making their pitch to voters in the key swing state of Michigan, with just 18 days to go until Election Day. Harris has events scheduled in Grand Rapids, Lansing, and Oakland County northwest of Detroit, on the heels of her blitz through Wisconsin Thursday, as she looks to shore up support in the so-called "blue wall" states. Trump will hold a roundtable in Auburn Hills and a rally Detroit, a city he insulted during a campaign visit there last week, comparing it to a developing nation. The former president also leveled insults at Harris and other Democrats at the annual Al Smith charity dinner last night in New York. Harris skipped the event, appearing instead in a prerecorded video. Trump said today that "a couple of people from Fox" helped write his jokes for the dinner, during an appearance on Fox & Friends. "For the most part I didn't like any of them," he said. Fox News, however, disputed the president's claim. A spokesperson said in a statement, "Fox News confirmed that no employee or freelancer wrote the jokes." |
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Hamas defiant after Israel killed top leader Yahya Sinwar in Gaza |
Hamas has confirmed the death of its top leader Yahya Sinwar, and the militant group said it would not release its hostages until "the aggression against our people in Gaza stops." Sinwar, the accused mastermind behind the Oct. 7 terror attack, was killed in Gaza during a chance encounter with Israeli forces on a routine patrol, Israeli officials said. Israel released drone video that it says captured Sinwar's final moments (caution: graphic), showing one of his arms severely injured, and the militant leader throwing a piece of wood at the drone before he was killed. The killing of Sinwar, Israel's prime target in Gaza, has renewed the Biden administration's push for a cease-fire, though Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said late Thursday that the fighting would continue until the hostages are released. |
FAA investigating American Airlines 737 midair close call over Texas |
The FAA said it is investigating a dangerous midair close call this week, when an American Airlines 737 and a smaller Cessna 182 came within 400 feet of each other over Austin, Texas. The Cessna unexpectedly entered the flight path of the American Airlines plane, which was approaching Austin-Bergstrom International Airport on Wednesday, the FAA said. The crew of the American plane received an alert in the cockpit and took evasive action, according to the FAA. American Airlines said the plane initiated a go-around, "a safe and standard maneuver that our pilots are trained to execute when needed." Both planes landed safely. |
Delphi murders trial gets underway with opening statements |
Opening statements began today in the trial of a man accused of killing two teenage girls more than seven years ago in Delphi, Indiana. Richard Allen, 52, is charged in the murders of Abby Williams, 13, and Libby German, 14, in February 2017. The girls had disappeared on a hike, and their bodies were discovered in the woods near a trail a day later. Police released evidence from Libby's cell phone that they believe showed the killer, and captured his voice saying "down the hill," but there was no arrest in the case for more than five years. Prosecutors told the jury they would see graphic images from the crime scene, and that the evidence includes incriminating statements from Allen, including his alleged confessions to his wife and mother. Allen's defense attorney, in his opening statement, said there is reasonable doubt in the case, and called into question some of the DNA evidence. |
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The Texas Supreme Court late Thursday halted the execution of Robert Roberson, who was set to become the first person in the U.S. to be put to death on the basis of a now controversial diagnosis of shaken baby syndrome. |
One person was transported to a trauma center after a rockslide crushed a van in California's San Bernardino County, fire officials said. |
The death of a man in Montana that was initially reported as the result of a bear attack is now being investigated as a homicide, authorities said. |
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