Migrant deaths in New Mexico have increased tenfold
Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Ten times as many migrants died in New Mexico near the U.S.-Mexico border in each of the last two years…
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Trump’s economic plans would worsen inflation, experts say
AP Economics Writers WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump has vowed that if voters return him to the White House, “inflation will vanish completely.”…
Continue ReadingTrump’s economic plans would worsen inflation, experts say
AP Economics Writers WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump has vowed that if voters return him to the White House, “inflation will vanish completely.”…
Continue ReadingCampaigning begins for Japan’s parliamentary election
Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Official campaigning has begun for Japan’s Oct. 27 parliamentary election. More than 1,300 candidates are…
Continue ReadingNorth Korea blows up parts of inter-Korean road and rail links in a symbolic display of anger
Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea says North Korea blew up the northern parts of inter-Korean road and rail links no longer in…
Continue ReadingTrump’s Pennsylvania town hall turns into impromptu concert after medical incidents
Associated Press OAKS, Pa. (AP) — Donald Trump ‘s town hall in the Philadelphia suburbs turned into an impromptu concert Monday after the…
Continue ReadingRebecca Kimmel’s search for her roots had an unlikely ending: Tips for other Korean adoptees
Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Rebecca Kimmel sat in a small room, stunned and speechless, staring at the baby photo she had just…
Continue ReadingA South Korean adoptee needed answers about the past. She got them — just not the ones she wanted
Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Rebecca Kimmel sat in a small room, stunned and speechless, staring at the baby photo she had just…
Continue ReadingTaylor Swift and Travis Kelce attend Game 1 of ALCS at Yankee Stadium
NEW YORK (AP) — Turns out, Taylor and Travis like to watch a little baseball, too. Pop superstar Taylor Swift and her boyfriend, Kansas City Chiefs…
Continue ReadingTrial begins for Georgia woman accused of killing her toddler
SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — Testimony is underway in the trial of a Georgia woman accused of killing her 20-month-old son and dumping his body in a trash…
Continue ReadingArkansas Supreme Court rejects challenge to ballot measure that would revoke casino license
Associated Press LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — The Arkansas Supreme Court has rejected part of a lawsuit challenging a ballot measure that would revoke…
Continue ReadingUN Security Council voices ‘strong concern’ for UN peacekeepers after Israeli attacks
Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. Security Council expressed “strong concern” Monday as Israel has fired on and wounded U.N.…
Continue ReadingCalifornia Gov. Gavin Newsom signs a law aimed at preventing gas prices from spiking
Associated Press/Report for America SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a law Monday aimed at preventing gas prices from…
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Indigenous Peoples Day celebrated with an eye on the election
Associated Press As Native Americans across the U.S. come together on Monday for Indigenous Peoples Day to celebrate their history and culture and…
Continue ReadingMinnesota city says Trump campaign still owes more than $200,000 for July rally
ST. CLOUD, Minn. (AP) — Local officials say former President Donald Trump’s campaign still owes a central Minnesota city nearly $209,000 for…
Continue ReadingRicky Pearsall returns to the 49ers practice for the first time since shooting
AP Pro Football Writer SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — San Francisco 49ers rookie receiver Ricky Pearsall returned to the field for practice on Monday…
Continue ReadingPumpkin weighing 2,471 pounds wins California contest
HALF MOON BAY, Calif. (AP) — A Minnesota horticulture teacher remained the reigning champion Monday of an annual pumpkin-weighing contest in…
Continue ReadingA Southern California school plants a ‘Moon Tree’ grown with seeds flown in space
Associated Press LAKE FOREST, Calif. (AP) — To cheers and applause from kids wearing spacesuits and star-studded T-shirts, a tree was planted in…
Continue ReadingPermits put on hold for planned pipeline to fuel a new Tennessee natural gas power plant
Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A federal appeals panel has temporarily halted two permits needed to begin construction on a pipeline that…
Continue ReadingSending a THAAD air defense system to Israel adds to strain on US Army forces
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The deployment of a U.S. Terminal High Altitude Area Defense battery to Israel and roughly 100 soldiers to…
Continue ReadingThe UN says over 400,000 children in Lebanon have been displaced in 3 weeks by war
BEIRUT (AP) — A top official with the U.N. children’s agency says more than 400,000 children in Lebanon have been displaced in the past three…
Continue ReadingCavaliers break ground on new state-of-the-art training facility scheduled to open in 2027
CLEVELAND (AP) — Cleveland guard Donovan Mitchell grabbed a shovel and was one of the dignitaries who took part in a groundbreaking ceremony for…
Continue ReadingTown fines resident who projected Trump sign onto municipal water tower
A town in Massachusetts has sent a cease-and-desist letter to a property owner who projected a Trump sign onto the side of a town water tower.…
Continue ReadingSt. Louis schools, struggling to get kids to classes, suspend bus vendor
Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — A statement from St. Louis Public Schools says the district has suspended routes operated by one vendor after…
Continue ReadingFEMA workers change some hurricane-recovery efforts in North Carolina after receiving threats
Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Federal disaster workers paused and then changed some of their hurricane-recovery efforts in North Carolina,…
Continue ReadingGrand jury charges daughter with killing Kentucky woman whose body was dismembered
MOUNT OLIVET, Ky. (AP) — A Kentucky woman who was arrested after police found her mother’s dismembered body has been indicted on a murder charge.…
Continue ReadingDonald Trump uses ‘Full Metal Jacket’ clips to portray his ideal military
WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump is embracing perhaps Hollywood’s most memorable drill sergeant to portray his vision of a hardened military and…
Continue ReadingBorder city residents blame Mexican army and National Guard for the deaths of a nurse and 8-year-old
Associated Press CIUDAD VICTORIA, Mexico (AP) — Human rights activists in the violent Mexican border city of Nuevo Laredo, across from Laredo,…
Continue ReadingPandas arrive at National Zoo, but won’t be ready for public debut until January
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The National Zoo’s long dark panda drought has come to an end, Eleven months after the zoo sent its three…
Continue ReadingRepublicans pour money into Wisconsin Senate race Democrats say will be close
Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Republicans are sensing an opportunity in Wisconsin’s closely watched Senate race. They are pouring money…
Continue ReadingA bus carrying university students crashes, killing 12 and injuring 33 in Egypt’s northeast
CAIRO (AP) — The Egyptian health ministry says a bus crashed and overturned on a highway in northeastern Egypt, killing 12 people and injuring 33…
Continue ReadingMiriam Adelson’s $1 million donation to Gov. Kemp’s PAC could help Trump in Georgia
Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Republican megadonor Miriam Adelson has contributed $1 million to Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp’s political…
Continue ReadingDozens of pro-Palestinian protesters arrested outside New York Stock Exchange
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Dozens of people protesting Israel’s war in Gaza have been arrested in a sit-in outside the New York Stock…
Continue ReadingFlorida government finds fault with abortion ballot measure over ads and petitions
Associated Press Florida’s government has threatened TV stations over an ad promoting an abortion-rights ballot measure and is now alleging…
Continue Reading6 people accuse Diddy of sexual assault in new lawsuits, including man who was 16 at the time
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Sean “Diddy” Combs was hit Monday with a new wave of lawsuits accusing him of raping women, sexually…
Continue ReadingMarjorie Taylor Greene’s fans cheer her on as her opponent fights for recognition
Associated Press/Report for America DALLAS, Ga. (AP) — U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene is facing a little-known Democratic challenger who thinks…
Continue ReadingFlorida returning to something like normal after Hurricane Milton
Associated Press ELLENTON, Fla. (AP) — Florida counties hard hit by Hurricane Milton are returning to a semblance of normalcy with power being…
Continue ReadingMLB playoffs averaging 3.33 million viewers through Division Series, an 18% increase over last year
NEW YORK (AP) — Major League Baseball’s postseason is averaging 3.33 million viewers going into the League Championship Series, an 18%…
Continue ReadingDolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa expected to play again this season
AP Sports Writer MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa is expected to play football again in 2024 after being diagnosed…
Continue ReadingLilly Ledbetter, an icon of the fight for equal pay, has died at 86
AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Lilly Ledbetter, a former Alabama factory manager whose lawsuit against her employer made her an icon of the…
Continue ReadingWhat to know about shaken baby syndrome as a Texas man could be first in US executed over it
Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — A Texas man this week could become the first person executed in the U.S. under a murder conviction tied to the…
Continue ReadingParis Motor Show opens during a brewing EV trade war between the EU and China
Associated Press PARIS (AP) — Auto manufacturers competing to persuade drivers to go electric are rolling out cheaper, more tech-rich models at the…
Continue ReadingWNBA and players’ union closing in on opt out date for current collective bargaining agreement
AP Basketball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The WNBA had a record year in terms of growth in viewership and attendance, and with that the players now want…
Continue ReadingKamala Harris will sit down with Bret Baier for her first Fox News interview
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris has agreed to an interview with Fox News anchor Bret Baier. The interview will be…
Continue ReadingBath & Body Works pulls candle packaging that some said evoked Ku Klux Klan
Bath & Body Works is apologizing for selling a candle with packaging that some people said looked like Ku Klux Klan hoods. The 3-wick candle was…
Continue ReadingMembers of the Kennedy family gather for funeral of Ethel Kennedy
CENTERVILLE, Mass. (AP) — Members of the Kennedy family gathered Monday for the funeral of Ethel Kennedy, the wife of the late Sen. Robert F.…
Continue ReadingCancer survivor helps inspire college basketball doubleheader exhibition to benefit St. Jude
AP Sports Writer MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Memphis will play the Hoops for St. Jude Tip Off Classic in a unique doubleheader exhibition on Tuesday…
Continue ReadingICC prosecutor announces renewed probe into alleged crimes in conflict-torn eastern Congo
Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The International Criminal Court prosecutor is renewing an investigation in Congo and focusing on…
Continue ReadingNASA spacecraft rockets toward Jupiter’s moon Europa in search of the right conditions for life
AP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A NASA spacecraft rocketed away Monday on a quest to explore Jupiter’s tantalizing moon Europa…
Continue ReadingHezbollah’s drones are a fierce and evasive threat to Israel
Associated Press TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — A single drone, which evaded Israel’s vaunted aerial defense system, slammed into a mess hall at a…
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