Who does Trump see as ‘enemies from within’?
Associated Press TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — Donald Trump’s allies have tried in vain to persuade him to stop venting his rage against “enemies…
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Researchers say an AI-powered transcription tool used in hospitals invents things no one ever said
Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Tech behemoth OpenAI has touted its artificial intelligence-powered transcription tool Whisper as having near…
Continue ReadingIt’s almost Halloween. That means it’s time for a bat beauty contest
Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A special kind of beauty contest featuring bats kicked off in the lead-up to Halloween. The Bureau of Land…
Continue ReadingTrump rally at Madison Square Garden follows a long tradition in politics
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The rally Republican Donald Trump is planning for Madison Square Garden on Sunday follows a long line of political…
Continue ReadingNick Harkaway steps into his father John le Carré’s footsteps with spy thriller ‘Karla’s Choice’
Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Fictional spymaster George Smiley is back. And so, somewhat surprisingly, is his creator, John le Carré. Four years…
Continue ReadingGeorgia’s opposition disputes result of crucial vote which could decide the country’s role in Europe
Associated Press TBILISI, Georgia (AP) — Georgia’s opposition disputed the results of its crucial election vote Saturday which could decide…
Continue ReadingFreeman hits 1st walk-off slam in World Series history as Dodgers top Yankees 6-3 in classic opener
AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — A nail-biter all night with a Hollywood ending. Game 1 of Yankees-Dodgers certainly delivered. Freddie Freeman…
Continue ReadingUS Navy apologizes for the 1882 obliteration of a Tlingit village in Alaska
Associated Press ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — In 1882 the U.S. Navy shelled a southwest Alaska Tlingit village and then burned what was left of the…
Continue ReadingIn Ecuador, power-dependent patients wait in anguish as the government imposes hours-long blackouts
Associated Press QUITO, Ecuador (AP) — The first time electricity went off at night, Linda Vidal went into panic mode. The 52-year-old Ecuadorian…
Continue ReadingMicrosoft fires employees who organized vigil for Palestinians killed in Gaza
AP Technology Writer Microsoft has fired two employees who organized an unauthorized vigil at the company’s headquarters for Palestinians killed in…
Continue ReadingBeyoncé endorses Kamala Harris in joyful speech at Houston rally: ‘I’m here as a mother’
AP Music Writer Beyoncé has spoken at a Houston rally for Kamala Harris’ presidential campaign, telling the crowd: “I’m not here as a…
Continue ReadingHavasupai Tribe set to receive federal aid for severe flood damage
SUPAI, Ariz. (AP) — The Havasupai Tribe is set to receive federal emergency aid to help repair damage caused by severe and deadly flooding this…
Continue ReadingWar affects over 600 million women and girls, UN says
Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Top U.N. officials say more than 600 million women and girls are now affected by war. That’s a 50%…
Continue ReadingNative Americans laud Biden for historic apology over boarding schools. They want action to follow
Associated Press LAVEEN VILLAGE, Ariz. (AP) — President Joe Biden did something Friday that no other sitting U.S. president has: He apologized for…
Continue ReadingPotential jurors in subway chokehold death trial are asked about their own transit use
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Potential jurors’ own subway-riding experiences have come into focus in the case against a white U.S. Marine…
Continue ReadingDelta sues cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike over tech outage that canceled flights
ATLANTA (AP) — Delta Air Lines is suing the cybersecurity firm that has been blamed for causing a global technology outage this summer. Delta filed…
Continue ReadingAP Decision Notes: What to expect in South Carolina on Election Day
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — South Carolina voters will cast ballots for president in the Nov. 5 general election, but with less fanfare than…
Continue ReadingNuns push back after GOP political activist casts doubt on their Pennsylvania voting registration
ERIE, Pa. (AP) — A group of Pennsylvania nuns says a conservative political organizer posted “false and misleading information” about them by…
Continue ReadingGuest lineups for the Sunday news shows
WASHINGTON (AP) — ABC’s “This Week” — Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C.; independent Dan Osborn, a Nebraska Senate candidate; entrepreneur Mark…
Continue ReadingWhat to know about the Menendez brothers’ bid for freedom
Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — The district attorney of Los Angeles County has recommended resentencing for Erik and Lyle Menendez who were…
Continue ReadingTexas man punched an election worker who told him to remove Trump hat at voting site, police say
Associated Press Authorities say an election worker was assaulted by a man over a cap worn by supporters of former President Donald Trump at an early…
Continue ReadingFreedom Caucus chair says he was taken out of context on legislature deciding presidential electors
Associated Press The chairman of the House Freedom Caucus says news reports that quoted him saying the North Carolina Legislature should consider…
Continue ReadingWisconsin elections officials report 40% increase in early voting
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin elections officials are reporting a nearly 40% increase in early in-person absentee voting over 2020. Early…
Continue ReadingAP Decision Notes: What to expect in Louisiana on Election Day
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Louisiana voters will decide which presidential candidates will receive their eight electoral votes in the Nov.…
Continue ReadingAP Decision Note: What to expect in Oklahoma on Election Day
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Former President Donald Trump is looking to continue his winning streak in Oklahoma as he competes with…
Continue ReadingAn abrupt goodbye to a guerrilla goldfish aquarium beneath a leaky Brooklyn fire hydrant
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A makeshift aquarium that popped up this summer in a puddle beneath a leaky New York City fire hydrant is no more.…
Continue ReadingAppeals court in crucial Georgia won’t expedite case on election certification
Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — An appeals court in the battleground state of Georgia has declined a request for expedited review of an appeal of a…
Continue ReadingA former US border official who took bribes to admit drug-laden vehicles gets a 23-year sentence
SAN DIEGO (AP) — A former U.S. border inspector was sentenced Friday to 23 years in prison for taking bribes to allow people and drug-laden…
Continue ReadingCourt says Mississippi can’t count late ballots but the ruling doesn’t affect Nov. 5 vote
Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A conservative federal court says Mississippi cannot count mail-in ballots that arrive shortly after…
Continue ReadingRussian actors made fake video depicting mail-in ballots for Trump being destroyed, FBI says
Associated Press YARDLEY, Pa. (AP) — Russian actors were behind a widely circulated video falsely depicting mail-in ballots for Donald Trump being…
Continue ReadingPremature baby taken from Paris region hospital found in Amsterdam and his parents were detained
AMSTERDAM (AP) — Amsterdam police say they have found a prematurely born baby who was abducted from the maternity ward of a Paris-region hospital…
Continue ReadingThe AVP beach volleyball tour now has team play. But will it be a (Dallas) Dream or (Miami) Mayhem?
AP Sports Writer When Chase Budinger was playing in the NBA, he had a locker room full of teammates who were working together to win and support each…
Continue ReadingAP Decision Notes: What to expect in Minnesota on Election Day
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Minnesota voters will decide on Election Day how to award the state’s 10 presidential electoral votes,…
Continue ReadingAP sources: Chinese hackers targeted phones of Trump, Vance, people associated with Harris campaign
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Chinese hackers engaged in a broader espionage operation targeted cellphones used by Republican presidential…
Continue ReadingUS airline temporarily suspends flights to Haiti’s capital after UN helicopter hit by gunfire
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — At least one U.S. airline has temporarily canceled flights to Haiti’s capital after gang members opened fire and hit…
Continue ReadingUN official calls for more attention to Sudan’s ‘forgotten’ war amid fresh atrocities
Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — A senior United Nations official has called for more international attention to “the forgotten crisis” in Sudan,…
Continue ReadingMan who kidnapped Michigan store manager to steal guns gets 15 years in prison
BENTON HARBOR, Mich. (AP) — A man who kidnapped the manager of a Michigan sporting goods store and then stole 123 handguns has been sentenced to 15…
Continue ReadingAn AI chatbot pushed a teen to kill himself, a lawsuit against its creator alleges
Associated Press/Report for America TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — A Florida mother is suing a tech company over an AI chatbot that she says pushed her…
Continue ReadingHallmark exec sought to replace ‘old talent,’ lawsuit alleges, naming actors like Lacey Chabert
Associated Press Hallmark Media executive vice president of programming Lisa Hamilton Daly instructed a former employee not to cast “old people”…
Continue ReadingPhil Lesh, founding member of Grateful Dead and influential bassist, dies at 84
Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Phil Lesh, a classically trained violinist and jazz trumpeter who found his true calling reinventing the role…
Continue ReadingPizza inadvertently infused with THC sickens dozens in Wisconsin
STOUGHTON, Wis. (AP) — Pizza inadvertently laced with THC has apparently sickened dozens of people in Wisconsin. Health officials say Famous…
Continue ReadingAP Decision Notes: What to expect in Wyoming on Election Day
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Wyoming voters will decide races for president, Congress, the state Legislature and a statewide ballot measure…
Continue ReadingOhio’s first female House speaker, Republican Jo Ann Davidson, champion of GOP women, has died at 97
Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Jo Ann Davidson, Ohio’s first woman House speaker and a trusted adviser to many of the state’s…
Continue ReadingAn engineering firm will investigate Georgia’s deadly dock collapse
ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia’s attorney general has tapped an engineering firm to conduct an independent investigation into a dock collapse that…
Continue ReadingMom and child jumped from a window to escape a Las Vegas fire that killed 2 children and 2 adults
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Two adults and two children were found dead in the charred rubble of a house fire after a mother and another child jumped from a…
Continue ReadingPittsburgh’s police chief puts down his badge for a referee’s whistle
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Pittsburgh’s police chief has retired just a week after making the controversial announcement that he would add refereeing…
Continue ReadingGeorgia woman accused of killing her toddler found guilty of murder
SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — A Georgia woman accused of killing her 20-month-old son and dumping his body in a trash bin two years ago has been found…
Continue ReadingAP Decision Notes: What to expect in Iowa on Election Day
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Iowa has a long history as a presidential battleground state, but when voters cast their ballots in the general…
Continue ReadingAP Decision Notes: What to expect in Massachusetts on Election Day
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Massachusetts voters will cast ballots for president, Congress and the state Legislature in the Nov. 5 general…
Continue ReadingWashington Post becomes second major US newspaper this week to not endorse a presidential candidate
AP National Writer Less than two weeks before Election Day, The Washington Post said Friday it would not endorse a candidate for president in this…
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