US Domestic News Roundup:Hurricane Michael, New Jersey viral outbreak, U.S elections

The death toll in New Jersey rose to seven children on Wednesday and 11 others are still sick from a viral outbreak of adenovirus at a rehabilitation centre in Haskell, New Jersey, the state's Health Department said on Wednesday.

Following is a summary of current US domestic news briefs.

Winning lottery ticket sold in South Carolina for $1.5 billion jackpot

Only one ticket matched all six numbers in the U.S. Mega Millions lottery for a jackpot of $1.537 billion, just short of a world record, an official said on Wednesday. The ticket was sold in Simpsonville, South Carolina, at KC Mart convenience store, the city's Mayor Janice Curtis said in a telephone interview on Wednesday.

Two dead in Kentucky supermarket shooting: police

A gunman walked into a Kentucky supermarket on Wednesday and shot a man dead then left the store and killed a woman in the parking lot, police said. An armed bystander exchanged gunfire with the suspect in a lot of the Jeffersontown store before the shooter fled in a car. He was taken into custody soon afterwards, Jeffersontown Police Chief Sam Rogers said at a news briefing outside the store. There were no further injuries, he said.

Ex-Adidas executive found guilty in U.S. college basketball bribery scheme

A former Adidas AG executive was found guilty on Wednesday of taking part in a scheme to bribe high school basketball players to attend Adidas-sponsored universities, defrauding universities and U.S. college basketball's governing body. James Gatto, former head of global sports marketing for basketball at the athletic wear company, was convicted of wire fraud by a jury in Manhattan federal court, following the first trial to emerge from federal prosecutors' wide-ranging probe into corruption surrounding the National Collegiate Athletic Association that has ensnared prominent coaches.

U.S. white nationalist leader, three others charged with inciting riots

The leader of a California-based white nationalist group and three others have been charged with attacking demonstrators and conspiring to incite riots at political rallies across the state, federal prosecutors said on Wednesday, Robert Rundo, the 28-year-old founder of the Rise Above Movement, was taken into custody on Sunday at Los Angeles International Airport.

Volunteers rush to aid survivors after Hurricane Michael

After a fitful night of throbbing abdominal pain, curled up in a ball inside her hurricane-battered home trying to wish away the agony, 21-year-old Angelena Sawyer could barely function, let alone tend to her infant daughter. Writhing in misery, Sawyer had no idea she was suffering from acute appendicitis. Neither did her parents nor her husband, Jacob Sibilia, fully realize the gravity of the situation as they coped with the larger crisis of surviving the aftermath of a natural disaster.

Pope sacks bishop of Memphis over management issues

Pope Francis has removed from office Bishop Martin Holley of Memphis, Tennessee, the Vatican said on Wednesday. A Vatican spokesman said the decision had been taken over "an issue of management and had nothing to do with sexual abuse".

Facebook, Twitter do not find Chinese meddling in 2018 U.S. elections: Bloomberg

Social media companies Facebook Inc and Twitter Inc have not detected Chinese meddling in the 2018 U.S. elections, Bloomberg reported https://bloom.bg/2AqGNku on Wednesday, citing unnamed press representatives for both companies. U.S. President Donald Trump last month accused China of seeking to meddle in Nov. 6 congressional elections, a charge almost immediately rejected by Beijing.

Obama, Clinton among targets of suspected bombs ahead of U.S. election

Former U.S. President Barack Obama and two members of his cabinet were among the targets of suspected package bombs delivered to high-profile Democrats and CNN in what New York officials on Wednesday branded an act of terrorism. The suspicious parcels, at least five in all, were intercepted before any reached their intended recipients, who included former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, former Attorney General Eric Holder and former CIA director John Brennan, the FBI said.

Ex-N.Y. state Senate leader gets prison in federal corruption case

Former New York State Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos was sentenced on Wednesday to four years and three months in prison on federal corruption charges, including soliciting bribes and defrauding the public. The 70-year-old Republican was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Kimba Wood in federal court in Manhattan. A jury found him guilty in July.

Death toll in New Jersey viral outbreak rises to 7 children

The death toll in New Jersey rose to seven children on Wednesday and 11 others are still sick from a viral outbreak of adenovirus at a rehabilitation centre in Haskell, New Jersey, the state's Health Department said on Wednesday.

(With inputs from Reuters)