Colorado teen fights kidney failure after eating McDonald’s Quarter Pounders
AP Health Writer A 15-year-old high school freshman is hospitalized with severe complications of food poisoning after eating McDonald’s Quarter…
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DuPont plant in Louisiana fined $480,000 for releasing a cancer-causing chemical
RESERVE, La. (AP) — A chemical manufacturing plant west of New Orleans has agreed to pay a $480,000 federal fine and install equipment to stop the…
Continue ReadingNTSB preliminary report details fiery but safe emergency landing of a Frontier Airlines plane
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Federal investigators say an electrical system malfunctioned, the autopilot quit and some radio communications were disrupted…
Continue ReadingTuberculosis infected 8 million people last year, the most WHO has ever tracked
LONDON (AP) — The World Health Organization says more than 8 million people were diagnosed with tuberculosis last year. That’s the highest…
Continue ReadingA former principal at a Missouri Christian boarding school is accused of abusing a student
Associated Press A former principal at a Christian boarding school in Missouri that closed in March amid abuse allegations has been charged with sex…
Continue ReadingWhere has all the rain gone? Bone-dry October strikes much of US
AP Science Writer It’s as if Mother Nature shut off the rain faucet in the United States in October. More than 100 cities across the nation are…
Continue ReadingPro Women’s Hockey League says it could add as many as two teams for 2025-26 season
AP Hockey Writer Expansion is on the table for the six-team Professional Women’s Hockey League, and executives aren’t placing limitations on…
Continue ReadingFire destroys 1 home and forces the evacuation of 700 others in a Colorado subdivision
DIVIDE, Colo. (AP) — A human-caused fire has destroyed the house where it started, leading to the evacuation of about 700 other homes as flames…
Continue ReadingTeri Garr, the offbeat comic actor of ‘Young Frankenstein’ and ‘Tootsie,’ has died
Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Teri Garr, the quirky comedy actor who rose from background dancer in Elvis Presley movies to co-star of such…
Continue ReadingOpposition party says it wants to topple Trudeau’s government in Canada’s Parliament
Associated Press MONT-TREMBLANT, Quebec (AP) — A Quebec nationalist party says it will work with other opposition parties in Canada’s Parliament…
Continue ReadingAlbania’s opposition blocks roads in a protest to demand a caretaker Cabinet
Associated Press TIRANA, Albania (AP) — Albanian opposition activists have blocked major roads around the country for several hours, demanding that…
Continue ReadingRapper Tekashi 6ix9ine is detained in New York on parole violation claims
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine tried unsuccessfully Tuesday to persuade a federal judge not to send him to jail, calling…
Continue ReadingJudge tosses GOP congressmen’s lawsuit over Pennsylvania’s overseas and military votes
Associated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — A federal judge in Pennsylvania is throwing out a lawsuit by six Republican congressmen over how to count…
Continue ReadingAt 7 feet, 9 inches, Olivier Rioux is the world’s tallest teen and an intriguing basketball project
AP Sports Writer GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Walking from his apartment to classes and then to the University of Florida’s basketball facility,…
Continue ReadingTrump says his New York rally marked by crude and racist insults was ‘an absolute lovefest’
Associated Press ALLENTOWN, Pa. (AP) — Urged by some allies to apologize for racist comments made by speakers at his weekend rally, Donald Trump…
Continue ReadingUFC champ Jon Jones agrees to anger management classes to resolve assault charge
Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — UFC heavyweight champion Jon “Bones” Jones has agreed to attend four hours of anger management…
Continue ReadingThe EU is imposing duties on electric vehicles from China after trade talks fail
Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union says it will impose duties on imports of electric vehicles from China on Wednesday after talks…
Continue ReadingKurdish leader in Syria calls for diplomatic solutions to conflict with Turkey
Associated Press QAMISHLI, Syria (AP) — The leader of the U.S.-backed Kurdish forces in northeast Syria has called for international mediators to…
Continue ReadingCNN bans conservative writer after ‘beeper’ comment to Muslim commentator
AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — CNN has banned conservative writer Ryan Girdusky from the network following a contentious on-air exchange in which…
Continue Reading‘Halloween comet’ breaks apart after flying close to the sun
A recently discovered comet that some stargazers had hoped to see during Halloween week has disintegrated before the day of ghosts and ghouls. NASA…
Continue ReadingCalifornia judge accused of killing his wife is released on $2 million bail
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A California judge charged with killing his wife has been released from jail on $2 million bail. Orange County Superior Court…
Continue ReadingMissouri governor rescinds purchasing goals order for businesses owned by women and minorities
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri Gov. Mike Parson has rescinded an executive order that set modest goals for state agencies to make purchases…
Continue ReadingAn electric hydrofoil ferry offers cleaner journeys among Stockholm’s 14 islands
STOCKHOLM (AP) — A high-tech electric ferry service has began operating in Stockholm, offering commuters a low-carbon way to zip through the…
Continue ReadingPolice say British teen accused of fatally stabbing 3 girls also made poison and had a terror manual
Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The teenager accused in a stabbing rampage that killed three girls at a Taylor Swift-themed dance class in England…
Continue ReadingMusk’s pro-Trump super PAC uses vulgarity demeaning women to describe Harris
Associated Press Elon Musk’s political action committee has created an ad attacking Vice President Kamala Harris that includes multiple references…
Continue ReadingFinland’s president calls North Korea’s dispatch of troops to Russia an escalation
BEIJING (AP) — Finland’s president says that North Korea’s dispatch of troops to Russia represents an escalation of the Russia-Ukraine war that…
Continue ReadingSpats over Russia and Ukraine show cracks in South Africa’s unity government
Associated Press JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South Africa’s unity government has been rocked by a spat between its main political parties, the African…
Continue ReadingJudge continues to block Florida officials from threatening TV stations over abortion ads
Associated Press/Report for America TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — A federal judge on Tuesday continued to block the head of Florida’s health…
Continue ReadingThe ‘Juror #2’ cast still can’t believe they got to work with Clint Eastwood
AP Film Writer Nicholas Hoult was certain someone had made a mistake. Clint Eastwood wanted to talk to him about starring his new film, a slow burn…
Continue ReadingAmerican consumers feeling much more confident as Election Day nears
AP Business Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — American consumers are feeling quite a bit more confident this month as Election Day approaches, a business…
Continue ReadingUS job openings fell in September to a 3 1/2-year low
AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. job openings tumbled last month to their lowest level since January 2021, a sign that the labor market…
Continue ReadingGermany’s president visits the site of a Holocaust museum being built in Greece
Associated Press THESSALONIKI, Greece (AP) — German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier has visited the site of a Holocaust museum being built in…
Continue ReadingPutin launches drills of Russia’s nuclear forces simulating retaliatory strikes
MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday launched a massive exercise of the country’s nuclear forces featuring missile…
Continue ReadingShohei Ohtani’s rural hometown honors its superstar son — from city hall to the hair salons
AP Sports Writer OSHU CITY, Japan (AP) — Shohei Ohtani’s hometown in northern Japan is a rural place, famous for its high-quality Maesawa…
Continue Reading‘All I can think about is hotter days.’ Voter campaigns target Latinas worried about climate change
Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — A few months ago, Mary Wagner woke up to the smell of smoke from wildfires in California and northern Nevada.…
Continue ReadingJapanese nuclear reactor which survived earthquake that badly damaged Fukushima power plant restarts
Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — A Japanese nuclear reactor which survived a massive 2011 earthquake and tsunami that badly damaged the nearby…
Continue ReadingVoters drowning in ads from ‘obscene’ amounts of cash flooding Montana U.S. Senate race
Associated Press BOZEMAN, Mont. (AP) — Republicans have struggled for 18 years to topple Montana Democratic U.S. Sen. Jon Tester. This year they…
Continue ReadingTina Knowles to tell her story in ‘Matriarch,’ a memoir scheduled for next year
AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Tina Knowles will have a memoir out next spring with a title that will not surprise her many admirers. The…
Continue Reading50 years after Ali fought Foreman in Congo, the ‘jungle’ hasn’t stopped rumbling
Associated Press KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — Fifty years after Muhammad Ali fought George Foreman in Zaire, the fight still has lasting legacy in the…
Continue ReadingHezbollah cleric Naim Kassem picked to lead the Lebanese militant group
Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Hezbollah says it has chosen cleric Naim Kassem to lead the Lebanese militant group after the killing of its…
Continue ReadingSatellite photos show Israeli strike likely hit important Iran Revolutionary Guard missile base
Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Israel’s attack on Iran likely damaged a base run by the paramilitary Revolutionary Guard…
Continue ReadingColorado congressional candidates in up-for-grabs district walk the line on border security
Associated Press/Report for America DENVER (AP) — The U.S. House race in Colorado’s 8th Congressional District is one of the closest in the…
Continue ReadingCare for a sweet treat during Mexico’s Day of the Dead? Have a bite of ‘pan de muerto’
Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — The first bite is an assault to the senses. A sugary, citric, fluffy delight. “Pan de muerto” or “bread…
Continue ReadingCandidates’ supporters seek Pennsylvania’s Catholic voters, whose votes may be crucial
Associated Press PITTSBURGH (AP) — Nationally, Catholic voters have been closely divided in recent presidential elections. This year, in the vital…
Continue ReadingThe owners of a New Zealand volcano that erupted in 2019, killing 22 people, appeal their conviction
Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — The owners of an island volcano in New Zealand that erupted in 2019, killing 22 people, are…
Continue ReadingWar in Sudan has displaced over 14 million, or about 30% of the population, UN says
CAIRO (AP) — The International Organization for Migration says the war in Sudan has displaced more than 14 million people, or about 30% of the…
Continue ReadingA tram derails and plows into a shop in the Norwegian capital but only 4 are lightly injured
OSLO, Norway (AP) — A tram derailed in downtown Oslo and plowed into a phone and computer shop on Tuesday, Norwegian police said, but the accident…
Continue ReadingMcDonald’s US sales rebound on value meals, but E. coli outbreak could slow that momentum
AP Business Writer Value meals helped turn around McDonald’s U.S. sales in the third quarter. But that recovery could be dented by an E. coli…
Continue ReadingPope’s child protection board urges transparency from Vatican sex abuse office and compensation
Associated Press Pope Francis’ child protection board called Tuesday for victims of clergy sexual abuse to have greater access to information…
Continue ReadingCzech power company CEZ signs deal with Britain’s Rolls-Royce SMR to build modular nuclear reactors
PRAGUE (AP) — The Czech power company CEZ has signed a deal with Britain’s Rolls-Royce SMR to form a strategic partnership to develop and deploy…
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