A peek inside human brain shows a way it cleans out waste
AP Medical Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — A unique peek inside the human brain may help explain how it clears away waste like the kind that leads to…
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American Water, the largest water utility in US, is targeted by a cyberattack
Associated Press The largest regulated water and wastewater utility company in the United States announced Monday that it was the victim of a…
Continue ReadingControl the path and power of hurricanes like Milton? Forget it, scientists say
Associated Press In the wake of hurricanes that have disrupted lives for millions in the U.S., some people may wonder if extreme weather events could…
Continue Reading2 ex-officers convicted in fatal beating of Tyre Nichols get home detention while 1 stays in jail
Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — A federal judge has ruled that two former Memphis police officers convicted of obstruction of justice in the…
Continue ReadingPolice say 10 people are dead and an unknown number are missing after a mine collapse in Zambia
LUSAKA, Zambia (AP) — Police in Zambia say at least 10 people have died and an unknown number are missing in a mine collapse. Authorities say…
Continue ReadingFEMA administrator continues pushback against false claims as Helene death toll hits 230
Associated Press LAKE LURE, N.C. (AP) — The head of the U.S. disaster response agency continued to forcefully push back Monday against false claims…
Continue ReadingHyundai has begun producing electric SUVs at its $7.6 billion plant in Georgia
Associated Press SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — Hyundai has begun producing electric SUVs in Georgia less than two years after breaking ground on its…
Continue ReadingHome insurers argue for a 42% average rate hike in North Carolina
Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A hearing has started in North Carolina over the insurance industry’s request to raise homeowner…
Continue ReadingThe mayor of a state capital in Mexico is killed less than 1 week after he took office
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Relatives have buried the mayor of a state capital in southern Mexico who was killed less than one week after he took office.…
Continue ReadingFederal judge orders Google to open its Android app store to competition
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A federal judge on Monday ordered Google to tear down the digital walls shielding its Android app store from competition as…
Continue ReadingKentucky’s lieutenant governor leans on her teaching roots in fighting a school choice measure
Associated Press LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Democratic Lt. Gov. Jacqueline Coleman is in campaign mode in opposing a ballot measure that would allow…
Continue ReadingHurricane Milton forces NFL, NHL and other sporting events to adjust game plans
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are planning to relocate to the New Orleans area to prepare for Sunday’s game against the Saints with Hurricane Milton…
Continue ReadingAs Milton takes aim at Florida, why is Tampa Bay so vulnerable to hurricanes?
Associated Press The last time the eye of a major storm like Hurricane Milton directly struck Tampa Bay was 1921 when the city was a sleepy…
Continue ReadingDon’t expect human life expectancy to grow much more, researcher says
AP Medical Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Humanity is hitting the upper limit of life expectancy, according to a new study. Advances in medical technology…
Continue ReadingTrump says migrants who have committed murder have introduced ‘a lot of bad genes in our country’
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump on Monday suggested that migrants who are in the U.S. and have…
Continue ReadingAhead of hurricane strike, Floridians should have a plan, a supply kit and heed evacuation advice
Associated Press Emergency managers say having a plan and an emergency kit before Hurricane Milton strikes is paramount. And for many Floridians,…
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A spacecraft is on its way to a harmless asteroid slammed by NASA in a previous save-the-Earth test
AP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A spacecraft blasted off Monday to investigate the scene of a cosmic crash. The European Space…
Continue ReadingNational grantmakers bet this rural education program can scale
Chronicle of Philanthropy The Ballmer Group, Blue Meridian Partners, and others are helping Partners for Rural Impact take a model from Harlem and…
Continue ReadingMega Millions tickets will climb to $5, but officials promise bigger prizes and better odds
Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The cost of buying a Mega Millions jackpot dream will soon more than double, but lottery officials said…
Continue ReadingSalmon swim freely in the Klamath River for 1st time in a century after dams removed
HORNBROOK, Calif. (AP) — For the first time in more than a century, salmon are swimming freely along the Klamath River and its tributaries — a…
Continue ReadingMichigan gun owner gets more than 3 years in prison for accidental death of grandson
Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — A Michigan man has been sentenced to more than three years in prison for failing to lock up a shotgun that was used…
Continue ReadingKenya’s deputy president defends himself before impeachment
Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Kenya’s deputy president has defended himself while facing an impeachment motion in which he’s…
Continue ReadingCissy Houston, a Grammy-winning gospel singer and Whitney Houston’s mother, dies at 91
AP Entertainment Writers LOS ANGELES (AP) — Cissy Houston, a two-time Grammy-winning soul and gospel artist who sang with Aretha Franklin, Elvis…
Continue ReadingA man and a woman are arrested in an attack on a former New York governor
NEW YORK (AP) — Police say a man and a woman have been arrested in an assault on former New York Gov. David Paterson and his stepson. The…
Continue ReadingA Michigan Senate candidate aims to achieve what no Republican has done in three decades
Associated Press ROCHESTER, Mich. (AP) — Former Representative Mike Rogers is attempting to become the first Republican to win a U.S. Senate race…
Continue ReadingMistrial declared again for sheriff accused of kicking shackled man in the groin
Associated Press A judge has declared a second mistrial in the case of a Vermont sheriff charged with assault for kicking a shackled detainee twice…
Continue ReadingNCAA’s $2.78 billion settlement with colleges to allow athlete payments gets preliminary approval
AP National Writer A judge granted preliminary approval Monday to the $2.78 billion legal settlement that would transform college sports by allowing…
Continue ReadingTunisia’s Kais Saied wins landslide reelection, entrenching his power in Arab Spring’s birthplace
Associated Press TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — Tunisia’s President Kais Saied has won reelection in a landslide victory after a campaign that saw…
Continue ReadingHot-air balloon bumps line, causing brief power outage during Albuquerque balloon fiesta
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Authorities say nearly 13,000 utility customers were without electricity for an hour after a hot-air balloon bumped a…
Continue ReadingBillie Jean King named grand marshal for the 136th Rose Parade on Jan. 1
AP Sports Writer PASADENA, Calif. (AP) — Tennis great Billie Jean King will preside over the 136th Rose Parade as grand marshal next year. King,…
Continue ReadingFlorence Pugh and Andrew Garfield on living through ‘We Live in Time’
AP Film Writer TORONTO (AP) — As two of the most in-demand actors of their generation, Florence Pugh and Andrew Garfield have transformed…
Continue ReadingJudge rules the FTC can proceed with antitrust lawsuit against Amazon, tosses out few state claims
A federal judge said the Federal Trade Commission can proceed with its landmark antitrust lawsuit against Amazon. But Judge John H. Chun also gave…
Continue Reading3 suspects accused of stealing cash from South African president’s farm appear in court
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — Three people accused of breaking into South African President Cyril Ramaphosa’s game farm and stealing $580,000 in…
Continue ReadingBelarusian-American has his prison sentence extended amid continuous crackdown on dissent in Belarus
Associated Press TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — A Belarusian-American has had his prison term extended to a total of 13 1/2 years in the latest move in a…
Continue ReadingNorth Carolina residents impacted by Helene likely to see some voting changes
Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The North Carolina State Board of Elections has unanimously passed an emergency resolution to make several…
Continue ReadingThousands survived a brutal gang attack in Haiti that killed 70. Now they face an uncertain future
Associated Press PONT-SONDÉ, Haiti (AP) — Thousands of Haitians are facing an uncertain future after surviving a brutal gang attack last week in a…
Continue ReadingGeorgia Supreme Court restores near-ban on abortions while state appeals
Associated Press SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — The Georgia Supreme Court on Monday halted a ruling striking down the state’s near-ban on abortions…
Continue ReadingGeorgia elections chief doesn’t expect Helene damage to have big effect on voting in the state
Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia’s top elections official said he doesn’t expect damage from Hurricane Helene to cause major disruptions…
Continue ReadingAlbania’s opposition protests and demands a caretaker Cabinet
Associated Press TIRANA, Albania (AP) — Opposition supporters in Albania have protested again and demanded that the government be replaced by a…
Continue ReadingChicago mayor names new school board after entire panel resigns amid a fight over district control
Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson has appointed a new school board, days after all seven members resigned amid an…
Continue ReadingChagos islanders displaced for a US military base protest a deal on their future made without them
Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Islanders who were forced to leave their remote Indian Ocean home to make way for a U.S. military base half a…
Continue ReadingJurors weigh how to punish a former Houston officer whose lies led to murder during a drug raid
Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — Prosecutors have asked a jury to sentence a former Houston police officer to life in prison for the murders of a…
Continue ReadingPro-Palestinian protesters pitch encampment outside Jewish Democrat’s Ohio home
Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A Jewish congressman said masked pro-Palestinian demonstrators arrived outside his Ohio home on the eve of…
Continue ReadingSupreme Court rejects appeal from ‘Pharma Bro’ Martin Shkreli
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Monday rejected an appeal from Martin Shkreli, who was once dubbed “Pharma Bro” after…
Continue ReadingWeekend wildfires lead to 1 death, large areas burned in western North Dakota
Associated Press BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — One person has died and more than 100 others evacuated from their homes as wildfires raged through parts of…
Continue ReadingDefaced mural of Oct. 7 survivor another example of rising antisemitism in Italy
MILAN (AP) — The Antisemitism Observatory in Milan says the vandalism of a mural depicting a survivor of last year’s Oct. 7 Hamas attack is an…
Continue ReadingWill global soccer be reshaped after EU’s top court issued a major ruling in Lassana Diarra case?
AP Sports Writers The global soccer transfer market is worth more than $10 billion each season but is facing a revolutionary overhaul or a nuanced…
Continue ReadingSupreme Court declines Biden’s appeal in Texas emergency abortion case
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A court order that says hospitals cannot federally be required to provide pregnancy terminations when they…
Continue ReadingHow AP Top 25 voters ranked the latest poll with Alabama’s loss and other upsets
AP College Football Writer Longtime Associated Press Top 25 voter Kirk Bohls of the Houston Chronicle said this week’s ballot was the most…
Continue ReadingGuster, Avett Brothers and Florence Welch are helping bring alt-rock to the musical theater stage
AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Ryan Miller, lead singer of alternative rock band Guster, has a new gig that even he’s a little surprised…
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