Tropical Storm Oscar heads toward the Bahamas after dumping rains on eastern Cuba
HAVANA (AP) — Tropical Storm Oscar is heading toward the Bahamas after dumping heavy rain across eastern Cuba. Its maximum sustained winds were…
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Polio is rising in Pakistan ahead of a new vaccination campaign
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Polio cases are rising ahead of a new vaccination campaign in Pakistan, where violence targeting health workers and the police…
Continue ReadingTexas man whose execution was halted doesn’t appear at state Capitol after subpoena
Associated Press/Report for America AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A Texas man whose execution was halted because of a last-ditch subpoena won’t…
Continue ReadingStock market today: Wall Street pulls back from its records
AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks edged back from their all-time highs Monday as some of the steam came out of Wall Street’s long,…
Continue ReadingCuba fights to come back from a nationwide blackout, then a storm that killed six
Associated Press HAVANA (AP) — A small town in far eastern Cuba was recovering Tuesday from flooding that killed at least six people after…
Continue ReadingGunmen kill 7 people working on a strategic tunnel project in Indian-controlled Kashmir
SRINAGAR, India (AP) — Indian police say that gunmen killed at least seven people working on a strategic tunnel project in Indian-controlled…
Continue ReadingHelicopter crashes into radio tower in Houston, killing 4
HOUSTON (AP) — Officials say four people aboard a tour helicopter were killed when it crashed into a radio tower in Houston and burst into flames.…
Continue ReadingIsrael’s wars are expensive. Paying the bill could force tough choices
AP Business Writer On top of the grievous toll in human life and misery, Israel’s war against the Hamas and Hezbollah militant groups has been…
Continue ReadingHow does abortion translate? Ballot measures are a challenge for interpreters
Associated Press Reproductive rights measures are on the ballots in 10 states after heated debates over how to describe their impact on abortion —…
Continue ReadingShould the minimum wage be lower for workers who get tipped? Two states are set to decide
Associated Press Mel Nichols, a 37-year-old bartender in Phoenix, Arizona, takes home anywhere from $30 to $50 an hour with tips included. But the…
Continue ReadingSome Jewish voters in presidential swing states reconsider their longtime devotion to Democrats
Associated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania has the biggest Jewish population of any swing state, and any shift could have enormous…
Continue ReadingJury selection begins in the trial of a man charged in a New York City subway chokehold death
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Jury selection has begun in the trial of the U.S. Marine Corps veteran who placed a man in a deadly chokehold on a…
Continue ReadingJudge hears arguments to block Louisiana’s Ten Commandments displays in schools
Associated Press BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — A federal judge has heard arguments on whether he should temporarily block a new Louisiana law that…
Continue ReadingLiz Cheney helps Harris seek moderate votes as they paint Trump as a dangerous choice
Associated Press BROOKFIELD, Wisc. (AP) — Kamala Harris headed to the suburbs in three battleground states on Monday to court Republican voters…
Continue ReadingFormer Ohio officer to stand trial in 2020 shooting death of Andre Hill
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A white former Ohio police officer is set to go on trial in the killing of Andre Hill, a Black man who was shot as he emerged…
Continue ReadingTrump makes more debunked claims about FEMA as he surveys storm damage in North Carolina
Associated Press SWANNANOA, N.C. (AP) — Surveying storm damage in North Carolina, former President Donald Trump on Monday blasted federal emergency…
Continue ReadingFrom the desert to the Strip: How the election’s fight over immigration may upend Nevada’s economy
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — In the remote Nevada desert, the Baker Ranch couldn’t survive without immigrant guest workers who come…
Continue ReadingPutin hosts a summit to show the West it can’t keep Russia off the global stage
Associated Press Russian President Vladimir Putin will be shaking hands this week with multiple world leaders, including those from China, India,…
Continue ReadingA week after China’s war games, US and Canadian warships sail through Taiwan Strait
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — U.S. and Canadian warships sailed through the disputed Taiwan Strait on Sunday, almost a week after China held massive war…
Continue ReadingIn Nevada, immigration is a nuanced issue. But the politics of it is painted in black and white
Associated Press BAKER, Nev. (AP) — Few things say America like Janille and Tom Baker’s ranch, with its grazing cattle, scrub brush-dotted…
Continue ReadingEyewitness video captures frantic efforts to save lives after deadly collapse of dock walkway
Associated Press SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — The metal gangway where dozens of people waited to board a ferry boat made a loud, creaking noise before…
Continue ReadingMost voters think the economy is poor, but split on whether Trump or Harris can fix it: AP-NORC poll
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Voters remain largely divided over whether they prefer Republican Donald Trump or Democrat Kamala Harris to…
Continue ReadingWhat to stream: Bruce Springsteen doc, Halsey album, Billy Crystal on TV and ‘Trap’ thrills
M. Night Shyamalan’s thrilling “Trap” and albums from pop princess Halsey and country-pop star Kelsea Ballerini are some of this week’s…
Continue ReadingYankees and Dodgers meet in World Series for 12th time in matchup of Broadway and Hollywood
AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Broadway vs. Hollywood. Subway vs. Freeway. Judge vs. Ohtani. New York neighbors who became cross-country…
Continue ReadingDodgers finish off Mets with 10-5 win in NLCS and advance to face Yankees in World Series
AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Shohei Ohtani carried the injury-riddled Los Angeles Dodgers to baseball’s best record during the regular…
Continue ReadingNew York Liberty win first WNBA championship, beating Minnesota 67-62 in OT
AP Basketball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — As confetti fell and Frank Sinatra’s “New York, New York” blared through the arena, the New York Liberty…
Continue Reading‘You are not my king,’ Indigenous Australian senator yells at visiting King Charles
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — An Indigenous senator told King Charles III that Australia is not his land as the British royal visited Australia’s…
Continue ReadingEnvironmental delegates gather in Colombia for a conference on dwindling global biodiversity
Associated Press BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — As the world grapples with plummeting levels of biodiversity, Colombia is hosting two weeks of meetings…
Continue ReadingEverything is warmups for the New York Yankees until they get to the World Series
AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — For the New York Yankees, the real opening day is World Series Game 1. A little bubbly for a playoff berth, the…
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Patrick Mahomes and Chiefs stay undefeated, beat 49ers 28-18 in Super Bowl rematch
AP Pro Football Writer SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — The formula might look a bit different with the defense and running game carrying the Kansas City…
Continue ReadingDonald Trump stops by primetime NFL matchup between the Jets and Steelers to cap dizzying weekend
AP National Writer Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump attended the NFL game between the Pittsburgh Steelers and New York Jets as the guest…
Continue ReadingNew President Subianto swears in Indonesia’s largest Cabinet since 1966, with 109 members
Associated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Newly inaugurated President Prabowo Subianto has sworn in Indonesia’s largest Cabinet since 1966, with…
Continue ReadingThelma Mothershed Wair, a member of the Little Rock Nine who integrated an Arkansas school, has died
Associated Press Thelma Mothershed Wair, one of the nine Black students who integrated a high school in Arkansas’ capital city of Little Rock…
Continue ReadingPresident Biden and first lady toast a reimagined White House tour that she’s unveiling on Monday
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden on Sunday toasted the unveiling of a long-awaited reimagined…
Continue ReadingIn Mexico’s bloodied Sinaloa state, police and prosecutors conspired to cover up opponent’s killing
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Police, prosecutors and forensic examiners in the northern Mexico state of Sinaloa all conspired to cover up the killing of an…
Continue ReadingNew Mexico authorities: 2 dead, 309 people rescued after severe flooding in and near Roswell
ROSWELL, N.M. (AP) — The New Mexico National Guard is continuing search and rescue operations after record rainfall produced severe flooding in and…
Continue ReadingIn one portrait, an AP Photographer tells the story of how difficult the job of a miner is
Associated Press STONAVA, Czech Republic (AP) — AP photographer Petr David Josek started working with The Associated Press in 2002 and became a…
Continue ReadingExpelled Indian high commissioner denies involvement in murder of Sikh leader in Canada
Associated Press VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — India’s high commissioner to Canada has denied any involvement in the murder of a Canadian…
Continue ReadingCalmer weather helps contain Oakland, California, fire that forced evacuations
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Firefighting crews took advantage of calmer weather Sunday to increase containment of a small wildfire in Oakland,…
Continue Reading2 Navy aviators are declared dead after a fighter jet crashed in Washington state
Associated Press Two crew members who were missing following the crash of a fighter jet in mountainous terrain in Washington state during a routine…
Continue ReadingOne of the last Navajo Code Talkers from World War II dies at 107
WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. (AP) — John Kinsel Sr., one of the last remaining Navajo Code Talkers who transmitted messages during World War II based on the…
Continue ReadingArnold Palmer’s daughter reacts to Donald Trump’s references to her father
Associated Press One of the late golf legend Arnold Palmer’s daughters calls Donald Trump’s references to her father’s genitalia “a…
Continue ReadingCyprus thwarted a digital attack against the government’s main online portal
NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Cyprus says it has successfully thwarted a digital attack aimed at blocking access to the government’s central online…
Continue ReadingMusk offers voters $1 million a day to sign PAC petition backing the Constitution. Is that legal?
Associated Press Elon Musk, the billionaire founder of Tesla and Space X and owner of X who’s gone all-in on Republican Donald Trump’s…
Continue ReadingCatholic priest and Indigenous activist Pérez killed by 2 gunmen in southern Mexico
TAPACHULA, Mexico (AP) — Catholic priest Marcelo Pérez has been killed in Mexico. Pérez was an activist for Indigenous peoples and farm workers…
Continue ReadingPups on parade: Dogs dressed to the nines for annual New York City Halloween event
NEW YORK (AP) — Costumed pups were dressed up in bow ties, wigs and shades at the annual Tompkins Square Halloween Dog Parade in New York City. The…
Continue ReadingDirectioners mourning singer Liam Payne leave tributes in London and other cities
Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Hundreds gathered Sunday in London’s Kensington Gardens to mourn Liam Payne as fans around the world grieved for…
Continue ReadingSerbia’s president thanks Putin for gas supplies and vows he’ll never impose sanctions on Russia
BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Serbia’s president has said after his telephone conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin that his country…
Continue ReadingAP Top 25: Oregon is No. 1 for first time since 2012; Vanderbilt enters poll and Michigan drops out
AP College Football Writer Oregon became the fourth team this season to hold the No. 1 ranking in The Associated Press college football poll, moving…
Continue ReadingA group of 2,000 migrants in southern Mexico depart for the US weeks before election
TAPACHULA, Mexico (AP) — A group of about 2,000 migrants has left Mexico’s southern border hoping to reach the country’s north and ultimately…
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