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LAS VEGAS — Two Las Vegans were killed and six other people were injured in a bizarre stabbing spree on the Strip late Thursday morning.
Yoni Barrios, 32, was booked into Clark County Detention Center on two counts of murder and six counts of attempted murder, police announced late Thursday.
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The Las Vegas Raiders defense has allowed 13 touchdowns this season, seven coming through the air. And five of them were thrown by AFC West rivals Justin Herbert of the Chargers and Denver’s Russell Wilson. Monday night the Raiders (1-3) face the division’s best quarterback in Kansas City’s Patrick Mahomes, who will provide their secondary its stiffest test of the season. With the Chiefs (3-1) and Mahomes, the Raiders are presented with numerous issues that are sure to challenge a secondary that has the slimmest margin for errors. Mahomes, who ranks seventh in the league with 1,106 yards passing, is tied for first with 11 passing touchdowns, alongside Detroit’s Jared Goff and Baltimore’s Lamar Jackson.
Police in Ohio say three people were wounded in a shooting outside a high school football game Friday night. WTOL-TV reports that a high school student and two adults were wounded and transported to area hospitals after being shot outside the Whitmer High School stadium in West Toledo around 9:30 p.m. WTOL reports police say two people are in custody following the shooting during a game between Whitmer and Central Catholic High School. Washington Local Schools spokesperson Katie Peters told the station that the three victims were the only people hurt during the shooting and that security measures were in place during the event.
LOS ANGELES — Breaking down how the Los Angeles Rams (2-2) and the Dallas Cowboys (3-1) match up heading into their game at 1:25 p.m. PDT on Sunday at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood. The game will be shown on Fox (Ch. 11) and streamed on NFL+ and the Fox Sports app.
The New York Mets find themselves on the verge of getting aced out. Max Scherzer gave up four home runs in a 7-1 opening loss to San Diego, and now Jacob deGrom starts against the San Diego Padres on Saturday night in Game 2, trying to extend a postseason run that could get extinguished less than 30 hours after it began. Owners of five Cy Young Awards, Scherzer and deGrom combine to earn $70 million, more than four entire big league teams. Mets fans, belief boosted by owner Steven Cohen’s billions, had visions of a first title in 36 years.
North Korea has warned the U.S. redeployment of an aircraft carrier near the Korean Peninsula is causing a “considerably huge negative splash” in regional security. The North Korean Defense Ministry statement on Saturday came a day after the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan began a new round of naval drills with South Korean warships off the peninsula’s east coast. The Reagan and its battle group returned to the area in response to the North's test of a powerful missile. A North Korean Defense Ministry spokesman says the North's military “is seriously approaching the extremely worrisome development of the present situation.”
Biden's 'Armageddon' talk edges beyond bounds of US intel
Padres hammer Scherzer, rout Mets 7-1 in playoff opener
Soldiers are leaving the Army National Guard at a faster rate than they are enlisting. That's fueling concerns that in the coming years units around the country may not meet military requirements for overseas and other deployments. Officials say the number of soldiers retiring or leaving the Guard each month in the past year has exceeded those coming in, for a total annual loss of about 7,500 service members. The problem is a combination of recruiting shortfalls and an increase in the number of soldiers who are opting not to reenlist when their tour is up.
LOS ANGELES — They’re getting noticed.
NEW YORK — On the mound for the Mets in the opening game of the NL wild-card series Friday at Citi Field stood Max Scherzer, the man who can cut down October lineups like a weed whacker.
Biden's 'Armageddon' talk edges beyond bounds of US intel
NEW YORK — Fans received orange towels Friday as they entered Citi Field.
Tropical Storm Julia is gaining strength heading westward in the southern Caribbean, and authorities are preparing for a possible hurricane on Colombian islands and in Nicaragua. The U.S. National Hurricane Center says Julia’s maximum sustained winds increased to 45 mph late Friday and the storm was centered about 360 miles east of Providencia Island. Julia is forecast to pass near or over Colombia’s San Andres and Providencia islands Saturday night. It is expected to make landfall in Nicaragua on Sunday morning. Forecasters are warning that Julia's rains could cause flash floods and mudslides.