US House control teeters on the unlikely battleground of heavily Democratic California
AP Political Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — California’s reputation as a hothouse of progressive politics is being tested in a string of U.S. House…
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Boeing’s lawyers argue for settlement opposed by relatives of those killed in 737 Max crashes
AP Airlines Writer FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Relatives of passengers who died in two crashes of Boeing 737 Max planes came to a federal court in…
Continue ReadingBlinken tells ASEAN the US is worried about China’s ‘dangerous’ actions in disputed sea.
Associated Press VIENTIANE, Laos (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken told Southeast Asian leaders Friday that the U.S. is concerned about…
Continue ReadingGunmen kill 21 miners in southwest Pakistan ahead of an Asian security summit
Associated Press QUETTA, Pakistan (AP) — Police say gunmen killed 21 miners and wounded six others in Pakistan’s southwest. It’s the latest…
Continue ReadingGerrit Cole tosses playoff gem, shutting down Royals and sending Yankees back to ALCS with 3-1 win
AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Gerrit Cole held the Kansas City Royals to a single run over seven innings Thursday night, sending the New…
Continue ReadingSouth Korea’s central bank cuts rates in a bid to boost the economy
Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s central bank cut its policy rate for the first time in more than four years as pressure…
Continue ReadingAn ex-judge from mainland China is set to take Macao’s top job. What’s at stake for the casino hub?
Associated Press MACAO (AP) — Some 400 pro-establishment electors are set to approve the sole candidate for Macao’s chief executive job on…
Continue ReadingAt least 2 killed and dozens injured after leak at a Texas oil refinery
DEER PARK, Texas (AP) — At least two workers at a Houston-area oil refinery were killed Thursday after hydrogen sulfide leaked at the plant,…
Continue ReadingA chilling nonfiction thriller about nuclear war is up for the UK’s Baillie Gifford book prize
LONDON (AP) — A chilling, thriller-like account of how a nuclear war might unfold and books by two award-winning novelists are among finalists for…
Continue ReadingBritish YouTuber and rapper Yung Filly is charged with raping and choking a woman in Australia
PERTH, Australia (AP) — A British YouTuber and rapper known as Yung Filly has been charged with raping and choking a woman in a hotel room…
Continue ReadingKnoxville neighborhood urged to evacuate after dynamite found at recycler; foul play not suspected
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Authorities have urged evacuations in a neighborhood of a Tennessee city after employees at a recycling business discovered…
Continue ReadingUtah candidates for Mitt Romney’s open US Senate seat debate approaches to climate change
Associated Press OGDEN, Utah (AP) — The Republican and Democratic candidates vying for Mitt Romney’s open U.S. Senate seat are aiming to convince…
Continue ReadingObama urges Black men to show up for Harris as he campaigns in critical Pennsylvania
Associated Press PITTSBURGH (AP) — Former President Barack Obama has given a blistering critique of his White House successor Donald Trump and…
Continue ReadingHarris was asked to name a few of Trump’s virtues. Here’s her response
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris was asked to name three virtues that her opponent in next month’s election, Donald Trump,…
Continue ReadingA second ex-Arkansas deputy was sentenced for a 2022 violent arrest
Associated Press LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — A former Arkansas deputy has been sentenced to a year in prison for a civil rights violation related to a…
Continue ReadingCondemned inmate Richard Moore wants someone other than South Carolina’s governor to decide clemency
Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A South Carolina inmate scheduled to be executed in just over three weeks is asking a federal judge to take…
Continue ReadingNew Zealand ship didn’t sink because its captain was a woman, the ‘appalled’ defense minister says
Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand’s Defense Minister Judith Collins has decried what she called misogynistic online…
Continue ReadingNCAA pilot study finds widespread social media harassment of athletes, coaches and officials
AP Sports Writer COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — An NCAA study on social media abuse of athletes, coaches and other officials during championship events…
Continue ReadingA Mississippi officer used excessive force against a man he arrested, prosecutors say
Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A new federal indictment accuses a Mississippi law enforcement officer of using excessive force against a…
Continue ReadingA new mayor takes office in southern Mexico after his predecessor was beheaded
Associated Press CHILPANCINGO, Mexico (AP) — A new mayor has been sworn in a city in southern Mexico where his predecessor was killed and beheaded…
Continue ReadingWhy Milton’s ‘reverse surge’ sucked water away from flood-fearing Tampa
Associated Press In the days before Hurricane Milton hit Florida, forecasters worried it could send as much as 15 feet of water rushing onto the…
Continue Reading1 person dies and 12 are rescued after elevator malfunctions at Colorado gold mine tourist site
Associated Press DENVER (AP) — One person was killed and 12 people were rescued after being trapped for about six hours at the bottom of a former…
Continue ReadingTrump insults Detroit while campaigning in the city
Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — Donald Trump has criticized Detroit while delivering remarks to an economic group in the very same city. In remarks…
Continue ReadingMexico sends 660 soldiers, National Guard to protect lime growers suffering extortion by cartels
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico has sent 660 soldiers and militarized National Guard officers to the western state of Michoacan to protect lime growers…
Continue ReadingTrump’s complaints about ’60 Minutes’ put a spotlight on editing at the nation’s top newsmagazine
AP Media Writer Donald Trump’s complaints on how “60 Minutes” edited Kamala Harris’ answers have put a spotlight on the…
Continue ReadingBestselling author Brendan DuBois indicted for possession of child sexual abuse materials
BRENTWOOD, N.H. (AP) — A best-selling mystery writer who was arrested this summer in New Hampshire for alleged possession of child sexual abuse…
Continue ReadingPolice rescue 170 animals from a home in Puerto Rico including turtles, donkeys and dogs
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Police in Puerto Rico say they have rescued 170 animals from a home in a mountain town and arrested their owner. Among…
Continue ReadingA hurricane scientist logged a final flight as NOAA released his ashes into Milton’s eye
Associated Press As an award-winning scientist, Peter Dodge had made hundreds of flights into the eyes of hurricanes — almost 400. On Tuesday, a…
Continue ReadingChicago man charged with assaulting two officers during protests of Netanyahu address to Congress
WASHINGTON (AP) — An Illinois man has been arrested on charges that he attacked two police officers during protests in Washington, D.C., against…
Continue ReadingA federal judge rejects a call to reopen voter registration in Georgia after Hurricane Helene
Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — A federal judge won’t order the state of Georgia to reopen voter registration for November’s elections in the…
Continue ReadingTeen held in fatal 2023 crash into Las Vegas bicyclist captured on video found unfit for trial
LAS VEGAS (AP) — One of two teenagers charged with murder in the fatal video-recorded crash of an allegedly stolen car into a bicyclist in Las…
Continue ReadingNorth Carolina maker of high-purity quartz back operating post-Helene
SPRUCE PINE, N.C. (AP) — One of the two companies that manufacture high-purity quartz used for making semiconductors from mines in a western North…
Continue ReadingDisney World and other Orlando parks to reopen Friday after Hurricane Milton shutdown
Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Florida theme parks including Disney World, Universal Orlando and SeaWorld say they’ll open their gates on…
Continue ReadingMissing Mexican human rights activist and lawyer regularly received threats
Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — A human rights lawyer and activist missing for nearly a week in southern Mexico regularly received threats…
Continue ReadingHISA, Jockeys’ Guild partner with mental-health company to offer jockeys access to care and support
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Horse racing’s federal oversight agency and the Jockeys’ Guild are collaborating on an initiative to support jockeys’…
Continue ReadingMilton by the numbers: At least 5 dead, at least 12 tornadoes, 3.4M without power
Associated Press Hurricane Milton’s explosive formation stirred high anxiety for Florida less than two weeks after Helene raked the state and much…
Continue ReadingIndependent in key House race suspends campaign, saying he was ‘pawn’ in election fraud scheme
Associated Press A congressional candidate who says he was tricked by Democrats into running as a spoiler in a competitive House race in Minnesota is…
Continue ReadingJeremy Strong and Sebastian Stan know the risks with ‘The Apprentice’
AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Even in an election year, most seem to agree on one aspect about Ali Abbasi’s much-debated Donald Trump film…
Continue ReadingTrump seizes on one block of a Colorado city to warn of a migrant crime threat, even as crime dips
Associated Press AURORA, Colo. (AP) — The city of Aurora is roughly the size of pre-evacuation Tampa, Florida. With 400,000 people spread over 164…
Continue Reading‘The View’ co-hosts come out swinging at Donald Trump a day after he insulted them
AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The hosts of ABC’s “The View” are responding to Donald Trump a day after he insulted co-hosts Sunny…
Continue ReadingBiden tells Trump to ‘get a life, man’ and stop storm misinformation
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden says his predecessor Donald Trump should “get a life” and try to help people impacted by…
Continue ReadingHurricane Milton’s winds topple crane that was building west Florida’s tallest residential tower
Associated Press A construction crane came crashing down on the building that houses the Tampa Bay Times during the height of Hurricane Milton’s…
Continue ReadingTrump seizes on one block of a Colorado city to warn of migrant crime threat, even as crime dips
Associated Press AURORA, Colo. (AP) — The city of Aurora is roughly the size of pre-evacuation Tampa, Florida. With 400,000 people spread over 164…
Continue ReadingA $20K reward is offered after a sea lion was found with a fatal gunshot wound on a California beach
HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. (AP) — Federal officials this week offered a $20,000 reward for information about the fatal shooting of a sea lion in…
Continue ReadingMan is charged with hate crime for vandalizing Islamic center at Rutgers University
Associated Press A man accused of vandalizing an Islamic center at New Jersey’s flagship university on the Muslim holiday of Eid-al-Fitr has…
Continue ReadingMaryland candidates debate abortion rights in widely watched US Senate race
Associated Press OWINGS MILLS, Md. (AP) — Democrat Angela Alsobrooks is highlighting former Gov. Larry Hogan’s actions in office as evidence he…
Continue ReadingSecurity guard gets no additional jail time in man’s Detroit-area mall death
Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — A judge has ordered no additional jail time for a security guard for his role in the death of a man at a…
Continue ReadingTD Bank to pay $3 billion in historic money-laundering settlement with the Justice Department
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — TD Bank will pay approximately $3 billion in a historic settlement with U.S. authorities who said Thursday that…
Continue ReadingRafael Nadal gave his all until he simply couldn’t anymore and had to retire: Analysis
AP Tennis Writer Rafael Nadal’s tennis career will be remembered because of the numbers, yes — the 14 French Open trophies, the 22 Grand Slam…
Continue ReadingWhat to know about this year’s Social Security cost-of-living adjustment
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Tens of millions of older Americans will see a 2.5% increase in benefits this January when a new cost-of-living…
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