Hurricane Polo brushed Mexico's coast and other top photos from Latin America and the Caribbean

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Hurricane Polo brushed Mexico's coast and other top photos from Latin America and the Caribbean

2026-10-02 04:19 Last Updated At：04:31

People evacuated as Hurricane Polo approached Mexico’s Baja California Sur state, Brazil prepared for a general election, and flowers bloomed across Chile’s Atacama Desert. This photo gallery was curated by AP photojournalist Ramón Espinosa in Havana.

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Seen from above, a man sits the black sand of Chame beach on an overcast day in Chame, Panama, Sunday, Sept. 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)

Residents gather in a communal area as they wait to fed at the Pequeño Cottolengo Don Orione, a home for people with disabilities that will be visited by Pope Leo XIV in November, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Thursday, Sept. 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)

Students clash with police as they protest possible spending cuts and government austerity measures in Santiago, Chile, Thursday, Oct. 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix)

A reveler takes part in a Pride parade in Montevideo, Uruguay, Friday, Sept. 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Matilde Campodonico)

Visitors tour the international art fair ARTBO in Bogota, Colombia, Thursday, Sept. 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Ivan Valencia)

Competitors race guinea pigs during celebrations marking the 107th anniversary of the canton of Salcedo, Ecuador, Saturday, Sept. 26, 2026. (AP Photo/Dolores Ochoa)

Opposition presidential candidate Sen. Flavio Bolsonaro, center, wearing a green shirt and looking up, campaigns in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Monday, Sept. 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Allison Sales)

A carpet of flowers covers the Atacama Desert after rains near Copiapo, Chile, Thursday, Sept. 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix)

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, who is running for reelection, greets supporters during a campaign rally in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Saturday, Sept. 26, 2026. (AP Photo/Allison Sales)

Seabirds perch on the carcass of a southern right whale off El Doradillo Beach near Puerto Madryn, Argentina, Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2026. (AP Photo/Maxi Jonas)

People evacuate their homes as Hurricane Polo approaches Puerto San Carlos, Baja California Sur state, Mexico, Monday, Sept. 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo)

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Seen from above, a man sits the black sand of Chame beach on an overcast day in Chame, Panama, Sunday, Sept. 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)

Residents gather in a communal area as they wait to fed at the Pequeño Cottolengo Don Orione, a home for people with disabilities that will be visited by Pope Leo XIV in November, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Thursday, Sept. 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)

Students clash with police as they protest possible spending cuts and government austerity measures in Santiago, Chile, Thursday, Oct. 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix)

A reveler takes part in a Pride parade in Montevideo, Uruguay, Friday, Sept. 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Matilde Campodonico)

Visitors tour the international art fair ARTBO in Bogota, Colombia, Thursday, Sept. 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Ivan Valencia)

Competitors race guinea pigs during celebrations marking the 107th anniversary of the canton of Salcedo, Ecuador, Saturday, Sept. 26, 2026. (AP Photo/Dolores Ochoa)

Opposition presidential candidate Sen. Flavio Bolsonaro, center, wearing a green shirt and looking up, campaigns in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Monday, Sept. 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Allison Sales)

A carpet of flowers covers the Atacama Desert after rains near Copiapo, Chile, Thursday, Sept. 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix)

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, who is running for reelection, greets supporters during a campaign rally in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Saturday, Sept. 26, 2026. (AP Photo/Allison Sales)

Seabirds perch on the carcass of a southern right whale off El Doradillo Beach near Puerto Madryn, Argentina, Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2026. (AP Photo/Maxi Jonas)

People evacuate their homes as Hurricane Polo approaches Puerto San Carlos, Baja California Sur state, Mexico, Monday, Sept. 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo)

Judge denies defense motion asking Lindsay Clancy be found not guilty due to a lack of evidence

BOSTON (AP) — The judge in the Lindsay Clancy murder case on Thursday refused to declare her not guilty, turning down a defense motion that had argued there wasn't enough evidence to prove she was responsible for killing her three children.

On Tuesday, Clancy’s attorney Kevin Reddington tried to persuade Judge William Sullivan that prosecutors had not offered any proof that Clancy had killed her three children. Prosecutors argued there was plenty of evidence, calling Reddington’s claim “laughable.”

In his ruling, Sullivan said prosecutors had provided adequate evidence for a jury to decide whether Clancy was the person responsible for the killings.

“There was evidence introduced, both physical and circumstantial, that would permit a rational trier of fact to find beyond a reasonable doubt the elements of the charge of murder," Sullivan wrote.

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During that trial, Reddington didn’t dispute that Clancy killed the children at the family’s home in 2023. Instead, the defense sought to persuade the jury that the 36-year-old former labor and delivery nurse was not criminally responsible because of mental disease, a rare condition called postpartum psychosis.

Spokespeople for both Reddington and Plymouth County District Attorney Timothy Cruz said they had no comment on the ruling.

Prosecutors acknowledged that Clancy had mental health problems that included months of treatment and a stay in a psychiatric hospital, but argued that she knew what she was doing when she strangled the children then tried to kill herself.

Clancy's first trial ended Sept. 4 with a deadlocked jury. A judge declared a mistrial with the jury split 11 to 1 in favor of acquitting Clancy of murder charges.

Hurricane Polo brushed Mexico's coast and other top photos from Latin America and the Caribbean

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Hurricane Polo brushed Mexico's coast and other top photos from Latin America and the Caribbean

Seen from above, a man sits the black sand of Chame beach on an overcast day in Chame, Panama, Sunday, Sept. 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)

Residents gather in a communal area as they wait to fed at the Pequeño Cottolengo Don Orione, a home for people with disabilities that will be visited by Pope Leo XIV in November, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Thursday, Sept. 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)

Students clash with police as they protest possible spending cuts and government austerity measures in Santiago, Chile, Thursday, Oct. 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix)

A reveler takes part in a Pride parade in Montevideo, Uruguay, Friday, Sept. 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Matilde Campodonico)

Visitors tour the international art fair ARTBO in Bogota, Colombia, Thursday, Sept. 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Ivan Valencia)

Competitors race guinea pigs during celebrations marking the 107th anniversary of the canton of Salcedo, Ecuador, Saturday, Sept. 26, 2026. (AP Photo/Dolores Ochoa)

Opposition presidential candidate Sen. Flavio Bolsonaro, center, wearing a green shirt and looking up, campaigns in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Monday, Sept. 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Allison Sales)

A carpet of flowers covers the Atacama Desert after rains near Copiapo, Chile, Thursday, Sept. 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix)

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, who is running for reelection, greets supporters during a campaign rally in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Saturday, Sept. 26, 2026. (AP Photo/Allison Sales)

Seabirds perch on the carcass of a southern right whale off El Doradillo Beach near Puerto Madryn, Argentina, Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2026. (AP Photo/Maxi Jonas)

People evacuate their homes as Hurricane Polo approaches Puerto San Carlos, Baja California Sur state, Mexico, Monday, Sept. 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo)

Seen from above, a man sits the black sand of Chame beach on an overcast day in Chame, Panama, Sunday, Sept. 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)

Residents gather in a communal area as they wait to fed at the Pequeño Cottolengo Don Orione, a home for people with disabilities that will be visited by Pope Leo XIV in November, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Thursday, Sept. 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)

Students clash with police as they protest possible spending cuts and government austerity measures in Santiago, Chile, Thursday, Oct. 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix)

A reveler takes part in a Pride parade in Montevideo, Uruguay, Friday, Sept. 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Matilde Campodonico)

Visitors tour the international art fair ARTBO in Bogota, Colombia, Thursday, Sept. 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Ivan Valencia)

Competitors race guinea pigs during celebrations marking the 107th anniversary of the canton of Salcedo, Ecuador, Saturday, Sept. 26, 2026. (AP Photo/Dolores Ochoa)

Opposition presidential candidate Sen. Flavio Bolsonaro, center, wearing a green shirt and looking up, campaigns in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Monday, Sept. 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Allison Sales)

A carpet of flowers covers the Atacama Desert after rains near Copiapo, Chile, Thursday, Sept. 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix)

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, who is running for reelection, greets supporters during a campaign rally in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Saturday, Sept. 26, 2026. (AP Photo/Allison Sales)

Seabirds perch on the carcass of a southern right whale off El Doradillo Beach near Puerto Madryn, Argentina, Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2026. (AP Photo/Maxi Jonas)

People evacuate their homes as Hurricane Polo approaches Puerto San Carlos, Baja California Sur state, Mexico, Monday, Sept. 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo)

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