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ohio
'Idol' singer gets life in prison
COLUMBUS -- A former music pastor in Ohio who appeared briefly on "American Idol" has been sentenced to life in prison without parole for murdering his wife while he was having an affair. Forty-year-old Caleb Flynn was convicted by a jury last week, and maintained his innocence Monday.
Prosecutors say he staged a home invasion and claimed a burglar shot his wife, Ashley Flynn, a 37-year-old school teacher and volleyball coach.
florida
Two killed in school bus crash
WINTER HAVEN -- Authorities say a school bus flipped over onto its roof during a multivehicle crash in central Florida on Monday morning.
Two people were killed, including a 10th grade girl, and
several others were injured. The Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd says 39 people -- nearly all high school students -- were on the school bus that was headed to Winter Haven High School.
ILLINOIS
US citizen shot by agent files lawsuit
CHICAGO -- An American citizen shot by a federal agent one year ago during an immigration crackdown in Chicago has filed suit against the federal government, alleging the agent lied about the shooting and had fired into her vehicle from behind.
Federal prosecutors initially accused Marimar Martinez of using her vehicle to strike and box in the agent's SUV in October 2025 but later dropped the charges. Martinez suffered seven gunshot wounds.
World
colombia
Task force for drugs, rebels launched
BOGOTA -- Colombian President Abelardo de la Espriella has launched a joint task force that will fight rebel groups and drug gangs in the country's northeast.
The move comes as the Colombian government changes its strategy towards criminal groups, replacing peace talks with various military offensives.
spain
Prime minister calls snap election
MADRID -- Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez announced a general election will be held on Nov. 29, after his government suffered a bruising legislative defeat last week over emergency measures to address the country's housing crisis.
Protesters have demanded government action on housing affordability amid outrage over the televised eviction of an 87-year-old woman in Madrid last month. Right-wing opposition parties joined forces to block two emergency decrees in Parliament that included measures to curb evictions and real estate speculation.
sweden
Nobel prize awarded to 3 scientists
STOCKHOLM -- The Nobel Prize in medicine has been awarded to three scientists whose work led to a tool that uses light to help unravel how the brain works.
Karl Deisseroth, Peter Hegemann, and Georg Nagel have researched light-gated ion channels and optogenetics. They are based in Germany and the United States.