Alcohol-free beer is gaining popularity, even at Oktoberfest
Associated Press MUNICH (AP) — The head brewmaster for Weihenstephan, the world’s oldest brewery, has a secret: He really likes alcohol-free…
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Stock market today: Wall Street drifts higher to set more records
AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stock indexes reached new heights Monday after drifting higher in a quiet day of trading. The S&P 500…
Continue ReadingCase of Mexico’s 43 missing students persists among tens of thousands of disappearances
Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — All countries have crimes that resonate. In Mexico, one of the modern day ones is the disappearance of 43…
Continue ReadingLebanese doctor races to save the eyes of those hurt by exploding tech devices
Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — A Lebanese ophthalmologist has been working around the clock trying to keep up with the flood of patients with eye…
Continue ReadingBirmingham, Alabama, leaders plead for information on mass shooting and announce reward money
Associated Press BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Officials in Birmingham, Alabama, pleaded Monday with members of the public for information leading to…
Continue ReadingHarris owns a gun? Trump wants to cap credit card rates? Party lines blur in campaign’s last stretch
AP National Political Writer NEW YORK (AP) — One presidential candidate is talking up gun ownership and promising tough border security measures.…
Continue ReadingOceanGate co-founder says he hopes submersible tragedy yields renewed interest in exploration
Associated Press The co-founder of the company that owned the experimental submersible that imploded en route to the wreckage of the Titanic told a…
Continue ReadingAt the UN, world leaders try to lay out a vision for the future — and actually make it happen
Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. General Assembly adopted a “Pact for the Future” to meet the challenges of the 21st century.…
Continue ReadingAs fast as it comes down, graffiti returns to DC streets. Not all of it unwelcome
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — This eye-of-the-beholder dynamic between vandalism and urban art form has been a reality since the earliest days…
Continue ReadingWhat to stream this weekend: ‘Inside Out 2,’ Clooney and Pitt, Princess Zelda and ‘Grotesquerie’
What Ellen DeGeneres says is her last comedy special hitting Netflix and George Clooney and Brad Pitt in a sleek, New York City caper are some of…
Continue ReadingSan Francisco wide receiver Jauan Jennings has career game with top playmakers sidelined
AP Sports Writer INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — Jauan Jennings saves his biggest games for when he faces the Los Angeles Rams. With three of the San…
Continue ReadingPierce calls out Raiders for lack of effort after loss to Panthers
Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — One week after his team overcame a 10-point, fourth-quarter deficit to win at Baltimore, Las Vegas coach Antonio…
Continue ReadingWhite Sox left to ponder the magnitude of their record-tying 120 losses
AP Sports Writer SAN DIEGO (AP) — The Chicago White Sox had a 2-1 lead going into the bottom of the eighth inning on Sunday, and then history…
Continue ReadingRival protesters clash in Bolivia as ex-President Evo Morales leads a march to the capital
Associated Press EL ALTO, Bolivia (AP) — Bolivia’s pro-government supporters and security forces have confronted protesters loyal to former…
Continue ReadingHarris raises $27 million in New York fundraiser, promises economic speech this week
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris raised $27 million at a packed New York City fundraiser on Sunday, her largest…
Continue ReadingPilot killed in midair collision of two small planes in Southern California
LANCASTER, Calif. (AP) — One pilot was killed and another pilot escaped without injuries when two single-engine airplanes collided in midair on…
Continue ReadingThe Rams rally from a double-digit deficit to stun the 49ers 27-24 on a late field goal
AP Sports Writer INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — The winless Los Angeles Rams were fresh off a 31-point loss and missing their top two receivers when they…
Continue ReadingJudge hits 55th homer of season, Yankees beat Athletics 7-4 and draw closer to clinching AL East
Associated Press OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Aaron Judge hit his major league-leading 55th homer of the season, Gleyber Torres and Jasson Domínguez…
Continue ReadingOhtani, Betts go back-to-back in ninth as Dodgers rally past Rockies 6-5
Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Shohei Ohtani hit a tying home run in the ninth inning and Mookie Betts followed with a game-ending drive as…
Continue ReadingDick Moss, the lawyer who won free agency for baseball players, dies at age 93
AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Dick Moss, the lawyer who won the arbitration case that created free agency for baseball players and…
Continue ReadingWhite Sox lose 120th game to tie post-1900 record by the 1962 expansion New York Mets
AP Sports Writer SAN DIEGO (AP) — The Chicago White Sox tied the post-1900 MLB record of 120 losses by the 1962 expansion New York Mets on Sunday…
Continue ReadingWhite Sox lose 120th game to tie post-1900 record by the 1962 expansion New York Mets
AP Sports Writer SAN DIEGO (AP) — The Chicago White Sox tied the post-1900 MLB record of 120 losses by the 1962 expansion New York Mets on Sunday…
Continue ReadingSeveral Mark Robinson campaign staffers quit as fallout over online posts continues
Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Several top staffers in North Carolina Republican Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson’s campaign for governor have…
Continue ReadingAs UN meets, Haitians express hopelessness at finding an international solution to gang crisis
Associated Press PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — As world leaders meeting in the United Nations this week discuss the future of efforts to rein in the…
Continue ReadingZach Neto has 2 homers, 6 RBIs to lead Angels to 9-8 win over Astros
Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — Zach Neto hit two home runs and drove in six, and the Los Angeles Angels came from behind twice to beat the Houston…
Continue ReadingRound ’em up: Eight bulls escape a Massachusetts rodeo and charge through a mall parking lot
NORTH ATTLEBORO, Mass. (AP) — This is no bull: First responders in a Massachusetts city had to exercise some impromptu roundup skills when eight…
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California governor signs law banning all plastic shopping bags at grocery stores
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — “Paper or plastic” will no longer be a choice at grocery store checkout lines in California under a new law signed…
Continue ReadingTrump allies make another push to change Nebraska’s Electoral College law
Associated Press A top Donald Trump ally is pressuring Nebraska Republicans to award all of their state’s Electoral College votes to the statewide…
Continue ReadingSpending deal averts a possible federal shutdown and funds the government into December
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Congressional leaders announced an agreement Sunday on a short-term spending bill that will fund federal…
Continue ReadingAn AP photographer captures an artist working on an idol of Hindu god Ganesha ahead of festival
Associated Press MUMBAI, India (AP) — Rafiq Maqbool has been with The Associated Press for more than 20 years, covering conflict, politics, fashion…
Continue ReadingPremier says Albania will grant sovereignty to Bektashi Muslims in Tirana, similar to the Vatican
Associated Press TIRANA, Albania (AP) — Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama has announced plans to transform the Tirana-based Bektashi Muslims into a…
Continue ReadingTrump says, if he loses, 2024 run will be his last
Former President Donald Trump said on Sunday that he doesn’t “think” he’d run again for president in 2028 if he falls short in his…
Continue ReadingSnell strikes out 9 as the Giants beat the Royals 2-0 to complete a 3-game series sweep
Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Blake Snell struck out nine in six strong innings and the San Francisco Giants completed a three-game…
Continue ReadingUkraine’s Zelenskyy visits Pennsylvania ammunition plant to thank workers and ask for more
Associated Press SCRANTON, Pa. (AP) — Under tight security, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Sunday visited a Pennsylvania ammunition…
Continue ReadingUp to $100,000 in rewards offered for tips to solve Birmingham shooting that left 4 people dead
WBRC, CNN By Michelle Watson, Paradise Afshar and Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN (CNN) — Authorities in Birmingham, Alabama, are offering a combined…
Continue ReadingBoy abducted from California in 1951 at age 6 found alive on East Coast more than 70 years later
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Luis Armando Albino was 6 years old in 1951 when he was abducted while playing at an Oakland, California park. Now, more…
Continue ReadingBoy abducted from California in 1951 at age 6 found alive on East Coast more than 70 years later
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Luis Armando Albino was 6 years old in 1951 when he was abducted while playing at an Oakland, California park. Now, more…
Continue ReadingCalifornia governor signs law banning all plastic shopping bags at grocery stores
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — “Paper or plastic” will no longer be a choice at grocery store checkout lines in California under a new law signed…
Continue ReadingAstros slugger Yordan Alvarez exits game with right knee contusion
Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — Houston Astros outfielder Yordan Alvarez exited Sunday’s game against the Los Angeles Angels with a right knee…
Continue ReadingDick Moss, the lawyer who won free agency for baseball players, dies at age 93
AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Dick Moss, the lawyer who won the arbitration case that created free agency for baseball players and…
Continue ReadingCalifornia governor signs law banning all plastic shopping bags at grocery stores
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California governor signs law banning all plastic shopping bags at grocery…
Continue ReadingJustin Fields shines as the Steelers move to 3-0 with a 20-10 win over the Chargers
AP Sports Writer PITTSBURGH (AP) — Justin Fields keeps avoiding mistakes. Mike Tomlin keeps avoiding the subject. If Tomlin’s backup…
Continue ReadingJohn Mulaney and Olivia Munn have a second child, a daughter named Méi
Comedian John Mulaney and actor Olivia Munn now have a second child, a daughter named Méi June Mulaney. Munn said in an Instagram post Sunday that…
Continue ReadingJohn Mulaney and Olivia Munn have a second child, a daughter named Méi
Comedian John Mulaney and actor Olivia Munn now have a second child, a daughter named Méi June Mulaney. Munn said in an Instagram post Sunday that…
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A key ingredient has been missing from California’s wildfires this year. Experts worry things will get worse if it arrives
By Mary Gilbert, CNN Meteorologist (CNN) — Large, explosive and destructive fires have torn through parts of California this year, well before…
Continue ReadingIndia Prime Minister’s US visit brings him to New York and celebration of cultural ties
UNIONDALE, N.Y. (AP) — Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to the United States has brought him to New York. On Sunday, Modi…
Continue ReadingYankees place reliever Jake Cousins on IL, call up rookie Clayton Beeter
Associated Press OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — The New York Yankees shut down reliever Jake Cousins for the rest of the regular season, placing him on the…
Continue ReadingUS not responsible for surge of violence in Sinaloa, American ambassador tells Mexico
Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — U.S. Ambassador Ken Salazar has rejected accusations by Mexico’s president that the U.S. shares some…
Continue ReadingAn estimated 180,000 motorcyclists have their helmets blessed at a Portuguese shrine
FATIMA, Portugal (AP) — An estimated 180,000 motorcyclists gathered Sunday at the Our Lady of Fatima shrine in central Portugal for the ninth…
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Americans can order free COVID-19 tests beginning this month
WASHINGTON (AP) — Americans will be able to order up to four COVID-19 nasal swab tests delivered to their home free of charge starting later this…
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