Senegalese army spokesperson Abdou Ndiaye told Reuters the Mi17 helicopter was traveling from the southern Casamance region to the capital Dakar on Wednesday with 20 passengers aboard when it came down near the village of Missira.

The 28-year-old had parked his car in the suburb of Miller on Monday evening. As he walked to the Woodward Road unit block to visit a friend, he was set upon by a number of men armed with a metal pole, a knife and a crutch. The victim suffered injuries to his leg, chest and neck.

Strange is in a contentious runoff with Moore, the state's former chief justice who has a loyal following among the state's evangelical voters. Republican voters go to the polls Sept. 26. The winner will face Democrat Doug Jones in December.

Sievers' husband, Mark, was arrested Friday. On Saturday, a Lee County judge ordered him held on a $4.43 million bond. That's the same amount of money he took out in insurance policies on his wife before investigators say he orchestrated her killing.

BONITA SPRINGS, Fla. (AP) — Officials with the Florida Department of Children and Families are meeting to discuss a temporary custody solution for the daughters of slain Bonita Springs doctor Teresa Sievers after her husband was arrested in connection with her death.

"We're looking at warm-to-hot conditions in the southwest of Queensland from Friday, but for heatwave conditions we need to see minimum temperatures also rising above the usual February average," Mr Thompson said.

An invitation shows that McConnell is scheduled to appear Thursday at a high-dollar fundraiser in Washington D.C where prices begin at $500 per person. The appearance comes after a super PAC with ties to McConnell has spent heavily on behalf of Strange in the fiercely contested Alabama race to fill Attorney General Jeff Sessions' old Senate seat.

Strange has the backing of President Donald Trump and McConnell. Moore on Wednesday picked up the endorsement of House Freedom Caucus Chairman Mark Meadows. He was endorsed Tuesday by former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee.

The fundraiser is scheduled even prudential real estate connecticut though Strange this week broke ranks with McConnell and sided with President Donald Trump in calling for an end to the Senate rule that requires a 60-vote threshold on most legislation.