Cornel West loses Supreme Court bid to get on the Pennsylvania presidential ballot
WASHINGTON (AP) — Third-party presidential candidate Cornel West has lost a Supreme Court bid to be included on the presidential ballot in the key…
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Jury chooses life in prison for man who killed 2 from Vietnam in Las Vegas hotel room in 2018
LAS VEGAS (AP) — A Nevada jury decided Thursday that a man should serve life in state prison with no chance of parole for breaking into a room at a…
Continue ReadingSurvivors of deadly collapse at Georgia dock seek state’s help for funerals, counseling
Associated Press SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — Survivors of a deadly walkway collapse at a state-run ferry dock on a Georgia island said Thursday that the…
Continue ReadingLouisiana’s new law on abortion drugs establishes risky treatment delays, lawsuit claims
Associated Press BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana’s new law categorizing two widely used abortion drugs as controlled dangerous substances is…
Continue ReadingRapper Young Thug pleads guilty to gang, drug and gun charges
Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Rapper Young Thug has pleaded guilty to gang, drug and gun charges and will be released from jail. He could be put…
Continue ReadingPilot error blamed for crash of military jet missing for more than a day in South Carolina
Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A Marine investigation blamed the pilot of an advanced fighter jet for ejecting from the aircraft when he…
Continue ReadingMontreal summit ends with pledge to return Ukrainian children deported to Russia
MONTREAL (AP) — More than 45 nations signed a pledge in Montreal to repatriate to Ukraine the civilians, prisoners of war and children taken by…
Continue ReadingCity approves $6.5M to clean up and protect Rays stadium after Hurricane Milton
Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — The city of St. Petersburg will spend about $6.5 million to clean up and protect Tropicana Field, the…
Continue ReadingBrazil judge gives 2 former cops long sentences for the 2018 murder of leftist icon Marielle Franco
Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — A judge has handed down long sentences to two former police officers for the 2018 murder of Rio de Janeiro…
Continue ReadingUS calls on a silent China to use its sway over Russia and North Korea
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. and South Korea have called on China to use its influence over Russia and North Korea to prevent…
Continue ReadingChicago school board head ousted because of social media posts deemed antisemitic, misogynistic
CHICAGO (AP) — The president of the Chicago school board resigned Thursday just a week after he was appointed because of social media posts deemed…
Continue ReadingProsecutors say lawyers for Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs want to ‘hijack’ criminal case to fight civil claims
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Federal prosecutors say lawyers for Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs are trying to “hijack” the music mogul’s…
Continue ReadingRFK Jr. wants federal health data so he can show vaccines are unsafe, Trump transition co-chair says
Associated Press PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — A co-chair of Donald Trump’s transition team says Robert F. Kennedy Jr. wants access to federal health…
Continue ReadingLos Angeles County sues Pepsi and Coca-Cola over plastic bottles
Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles County is taking on Pepsi and Coke for their role in plastic pollution. In a lawsuit filed…
Continue ReadingDemocrat Ty Pinkins is outspent as he tries to unseat Republican Sen. Roger Wicker in Mississippi
Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Democrat Ty Pinkins has jogged along highways and past cotton fields to try to draw attention to his effort…
Continue ReadingSoldier charged with murder in death of sergeant at Fort Leonard Wood in Missouri
FORT LEONARD WOOD, Mo. (AP) — A soldier has been charged with murder in the death of a fellow service member at Fort Leonard Wood in Missouri. The…
Continue ReadingBob Costas retiring from baseball play-by-play after 42 years
NEW YORK (AP) — After 42 seasons, Bob Costas is retiring from baseball play-by-play. Costas had done games the past couple seasons for MLB Network…
Continue ReadingFrom the steppes with shamanism: The Hu makes hits with praises to the sky deity
Religion News Service (RNS) — An eight-man heavy metal band from Mongolia known as The Hu has done what few thought could happen in the 21st…
Continue ReadingMan sues Florida officers who severely beat him after foot chase
Associated Press A Florida man has filed a federal lawsuit against Jacksonville sheriff’s officers who severely beat him last year after he ran…
Continue ReadingMan pleads guilty to booking politicians and professors to brothels near Washington and Boston
Associated Press MEREDITH, N.H. (AP) — A second person has pleaded guilty to helping run a high-end brothel network whose clients around Boston and…
Continue ReadingRepublicans ask Pennsylvania court to put on hold decision on mail ballot envelope rules
Associated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — The national and state Republican parties are appealing a Pennsylvania court ruling that would relax the…
Continue ReadingChatGPT will now work as a search engine as OpenAI partners with some news outlets
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — OpenAI is launching a ChatGPT-powered search engine that could put the artificial intelligence company in direct competition…
Continue ReadingAmazon reports boost in quarterly profits, exceeds revenue estimates as it invests in AI
AP Technology Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Amazon reported a boost in its quarterly profits Thursday and exceeded revenue estimates, sending the…
Continue Reading‘Dances with Wolves’ actor is again indicted on sexual abuse charges in Nevada
Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — A grand jury in Nevada has again indicted Nathan Chasing Horse on charges that he sexually abused Indigenous…
Continue ReadingVirginia citizens make plans to vote after finding they’ve been wrongly purged from rolls
Associated Press FALLS CHURCH, Va. (AP) — Some voters in Virginia are making alternate plans to cast ballots after learning that their…
Continue ReadingA Florida school board candidate lost his race. DeSantis appointed him to the board anyway
Associated Press/Report for America TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — A school board candidate who lost his race in a county south of Jacksonville will get…
Continue ReadingTrump and Harris both support a bigger child tax credit. But which families should get it?
AP Education Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Never before in a presidential election cycle has there been so much discussion of the child tax credit — a…
Continue ReadingSouthern California county official pleads guilty to bribery charge in COVID funds scheme
Associated Press SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — A high-ranking elected official in Southern California’s Orange County has pleaded guilty to conspiracy…
Continue ReadingIn ‘Blitz,’ Steve McQueen shows wartime London through a child’s eyes
AP Film Writer It was a single photograph that started Oscar-winning filmmaker Steve McQueen on the journey to make “Blitz.” As a Londoner, the…
Continue ReadingGreek anti-terror squad investigates big blast that killed a man in an Athens apartment
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece’s anti-terrorist squad is investigating a strong explosion that wrecked an Athens apartment, killing one man and…
Continue ReadingJustices refuse to stop execution of South Carolina inmate who says the jury was racially biased
Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The U.S. Supreme Court has refused to stop the execution of South Carolina inmate Richard Moore. There were…
Continue ReadingIraq’s Parliament elects a new speaker to end a nearly yearlong vacuum
Associated Press BAGHDAD (AP) — After a nearly yearlong vacuum, Iraq’s Parliament has elected a new speaker, selecting a prominent Sunni lawmaker…
Continue ReadingInstagram-famous squirrel named Peanut seized by New York state authorities
Associated Press A New York man who turned a rescued squirrel into a social media star called Peanut is pleading with state authorities to return his…
Continue ReadingA promising schizophrenia drug showed mixed results. What does that mean for patients?
AP Medical Writer Some people who took a new schizophrenia drug for one year improved with only a few side effects, but many dropped out of the…
Continue ReadingEx-University Park mayor charged with possessing child sexual abuse material
UNIVERSITY PARK, Md. (AP) — A former mayor of University Park was charged with 28 counts related to child sexual abuse material after authorities…
Continue ReadingVoting closes in contest to lead UK Conservative Party as it seeks to rebound from defeat
Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Voting has closed in contest to lead Britain’s Conservative Party after its crushing election defeat. The result…
Continue ReadingBrazilian police raid criminal group suspected of smuggling migrants to the US
Associated Press SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazil’s Federal Police have conducted raids in six states targeting a criminal group suspected of smuggling…
Continue ReadingClimate change is making extreme downpours in Spain heavier and more likely, scientists say
Associated Press Human-caused climate change made Spain’s rainfall about 12% heavier and doubled the likelihood of a storm as intense as this…
Continue ReadingDetroit strengthens security at sites where ballots are counted
Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — There is increased security at a downtown Detroit convention center ahead of next week’s presidential…
Continue ReadingMissouri Republican election challenger says he should be allowed to watch early voting
Associated Press ST. CHARLES, Mo. (AP) — A Republican committeeman has asked a judge to stop early voting in Missouri’s third-largest county…
Continue ReadingLawyers are allowed into Giuliani’s NYC apartment after he misses a deadline for turning over assets
Associated Press A moving company representative and lawyers were expected to be given access to Rudy Giuliani’s Manhattan apartment on…
Continue ReadingEx-school district lawyer accepts plea deal following Parkland school shooting probe
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — A former South Florida school district attorney accused of illegally sharing information from a statewide grand jury…
Continue ReadingAn Alaska deer hunter has been found dead in an apparent brown bear mauling, officials say
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Authorities say a 50-year-old hunter has been found dead in an apparent brown bear mauling on an island in southeastern…
Continue ReadingArkansas purchases 815 acres of land for nearly $3 million to build new prison
Associated Press LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas has purchased 815 acres of land to build a new prison intended to ease a backlog of inmates…
Continue ReadingWorking Well: Seeking the elusive work-life balance, one step at a time
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — It’s no surprise that workers feel burned-out. We’ve been through a lot the past few years. A global pandemic…
Continue ReadingFlood survivors say regional Spanish officials waited too long to warn them of the danger
Associated Press BARRIO DE LA TORRE, Spain (AP) — Moments after rushing waters burst through the door to her home, Mari Carmen Pérez received a…
Continue Reading‘Obamacare’ enrollment opens, as Republicans threaten the health insurance program used by millions
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Americans can start signing up Friday for health care coverage offered through the Affordable Care Act…
Continue ReadingCollege student from China charged in Michigan illegal ballot case
Associated Press LANSING, Mich. (AP) — A student from the University of Michigan faces criminal charges after authorities say an illegal ballot was…
Continue ReadingWhat to know about the unprecedented floods that killed more than 200 in Spain
Associated Press BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — In a matter of minutes, flash floods caused by heavy downpours in eastern Spain swept away everything in…
Continue ReadingNo trick! Halloween temperatures soar above normal in Northeast
Associated Press SCHENECTADY, N.Y. (AP) — Trick-or-treaters in the Northeast who in past years would bundle up under their Bluey or Beetlejuice…
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