Month: October 2024

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The World Series is averaging 15.15 million viewers in Japan through two games. The Los Angeles Dodgers’ 4-2 victory over the New York Yankees in Game 2 averaged 15.9 million, making it the most-watched MLB postseason game in the nation’s history. Besides the allure of superstar and presumptive NL MVP Shohei

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Tourism officials on Florida’s Gulf Coast say one of the ways concerned people can help the area recover is to visit as tourists, even though some beaches are still closed to the public and debris is still piled next to streets from recent hurricanes Helene and Milton. The tourism promotion

AP Diplomatic Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — With the U.S. presidential election just a week away, the Biden administration is not giving up hope for short-term deals for cease-fires between Israel and Hamas in Gaza and Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon. But U.S. officials are mindful that political uncertainty in the United States has made the

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — A Connecticut firefighter killed in a vehicle accident while battling a brush fire is being remembered as a beloved family man and friend who made other’s lives better. The funeral for Robert Sharkevich Sr. was held Monday at the Cathedral of Saint Joseph in Hartford. Hundreds of firefighters from across the

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — South Africa has delivered a nearly 5,000-page document to the United Nations’ top court. It is the latest step in a case the country brought accusing Israel of committing genocide against Palestinians in Gaza. The document puts forth the “main case” that Israel has a “special intent to commit genocide,”

FRESNO, Calif. (AP) — Authorities say a man who shot and wounded a police sergeant during what officials called an ambush was killed by officers over the weekend in Fresno, California. The police chief says the sergeant was seated in his parked vehicle working on a homicide case nearby when a car pulled up alongside

Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. chief says Sudan’s warring military and paramilitary forces are escalating attacks with outside powers “fueling the fire,” which is intensifying hunger and disease for millions. Antonio Guterres warned the U.N. Security Council on Monday of the serious possibility the 18-month war could ignite regional instability “from the

Global oil prices are falling sharply after a retaliatory strike by Israel over the weekend targeted Iranian military sites rather than its energy infrastructure as had been feared. Prices for crude spiked globally on Oct. 2 after Iran fired nearly 200 missiles into Israel, part of a series of rapidly escalating attacks between Israel and

Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The International Criminal Court’s top prosecutor has called for an internal investigation into allegations he tried to coerce a female aide into a sexual relationship. Karim Khan’s request Monday follows an investigation last week by The Associated Press detailing allegations made in May by two co-workers in whom

Associated Press FARMERVILLE, La. (AP) — A Louisiana trooper has pleaded no contest to significantly reduced charges for his role in the deadly 2019 arrest of Ronald Greene. Kory York’s conviction Monday marked the first in a police brutality case that prompted national outrage and ongoing federal investigations. He avoided jail time after pleading no

Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Israel’s parliament has passed bills banning the U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees from operating in Israel and the Palestinian territories. The agency, known as UNRWA, is the main provider of aid in the Gaza Strip and provides education, health and other basic services to millions of Palestinian

AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Mark Bittman has taught us how to cook everything, how to do it fast, how to bake and grill, how to prepare fish and vegetarian meals. This fall he’s targeting a different kind of home chef — the little ones. “How to Cook Everything Kids” is written for

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana legislators will meet for a special session beginning Nov. 6 to consider Republican Gov. Jeff Landry’s ambitious attempt to overhaul the state’s tax structure. That’s according to a formal proclamation Landry issued Monday. He has been talking up his ideas for tax changes for months. His proposals have included

Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Yemen’s Houthi rebels targeted a ship traveling through the narrow Bab el-Mandeb Strait off the Red Sea on Monday, though it escaped undamaged. The ship’s captain reported two explosions near the vessel, though “the vessel and all crew are reported as safe.” That’s according to the British

Associated Press CALI, Colombia (AP) — Two reports on protecting biodiversity were released at a major UN summit on global biodiversity underway in Cali, Colombia. The United Nations Environment Programme reported Monday on global progress on a goal to protect and conserve 30% of the planet by 2030. The report found some progress has been

PARIS (AP) — France’s Prime Minister Michel Barnier has resumed work following surgery this weekend for a cervical lesion, according to a rare health update from his doctor. Seventy-three-year-old Barnier, the oldest prime minister in the history of modern France, returned to the Hôtel de Matignon, the official residence, and is scheduled to lead the

NEW YORK (AP) — Jon Stewart isn’t done skewering the news — he’s signed on to continue hosting “The Daily Show” on Mondays through the end of next year. Paramount announced Monday that Stewart would continue hosting the Comedy Central series once a week, as he’s done through much of 2024 in the runup to

Associated Press ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris worked to fire up college-age supporters at a rally and concert in battleground Michigan on Monday featuring singer-songwriter Maggie Rogers, who told the crowd that doing something like voting is “greater than fear” at a time when “the future feels so uncertain.” Michigan had

MILAN (AP) — Politicians in Italy have called for better protection of citizens’ online data following a probe into a hacking scheme that allegedly breached law enforcement, tax authority and other sensitive public data. According to prosecutors in Milan, the data of at least 800,000 Italians was compromised in breaches dating from 2022 by a

Associated Press TIRANA, Albania (AP) — Albanian officials say they prevented a ship suspected of transferring a huge amount of hazardous waste from docking at Tirana’s main port. The Seattle-based Basel Action Network nongovernmental organization, or BAN, which focuses on environmental issues, said it flagged the ship to authorities in August following a whistleblower’s note

Associated Press LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Keir Starmer says fixing Britain’s troubled economy will be a long haul in a “harsh” fiscal environment. He’s setting the stage for his government’s high-stakes first budget later this week. Starmer hopes voters will accept his argument that higher taxes and limited public spending increases are needed

AP Technology Writer Apple has released a free software update that will inject its first dose of artificial intelligence into its iPhone 16 line-up as the trendsetting company tries to catch up with technology’s latest craze. The upgrade to the iOS 18 operating system came out Monday, more than a month after four iPhone 16

AP Business Writer Smucker’s Uncrustables could soon hit $1 billion in annual sales. To keep up with demand for the frozen peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, J.M. Smucker Co. is opening a third Uncrustables plant in the U.S. next year. It almost didn’t happen. CEO Mark Smucker says Uncrustables lost money for more than a

NICHOLASVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Authorities say two people died when a powered parachute aircraft flipped while landing in Kentucky. The Jessamine County Sheriff’s office says the small aircraft crashed Sunday in Nicholasville. That’s south of Lexington. Sheriff Kevin Grimes says the man and woman aboard were both killed. The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court is allowing national medication and anti-doping rules for horse racing to remain in effect while a court fight likely to wind up with the justices continues. The court on Monday kept on hold a ruling by the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals that found Congress gave too much

DOVER, N.H. (AP) — A New Hampshire man has been indicted in a hit-and-run crash that killed the commander of the New Hampshire Air National Guard. Eighty-one-year-old Paul Clement of Rochester was indicted Oct. 17 on charges including negligent homicide. He is free on personal recognizance and faces arraignment Nov. 5.  A phone message seeking

Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban is again highlighting what a dysfunctional family the 27 nations of the European Union can be on the global stage. Orban, considered Russia’s closest partner within the EU, just happens to hold the bloc’s rotating presidency, and he has used the position in ways that

Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Investigators from multiple federal agencies launched an “interagency operation” on Monday at the troubled New York City jail where Sean “Diddy” Combs is being held. The investigators from the Bureau of Prisons, the Justice Department’s inspector general’s office and other law enforcement agencies descended on the Metropolitan Detention Center

Associated Press LANCASTER, Pa. (AP) — On a recent weekday afternoon, an Amish man in a horse-drawn buggy navigated through a busy intersection of auto traffic in Pennsylvania’s Lancaster County, past a billboard proclaiming: “Pray for God’s Mercy for Our Nation.” The billboard featured a large image of a wide-brimmed straw hat often worn by