October 2024

Halloween Fast Facts

October 9, 2024 9:06 AM CNN Newsource

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is some spooky background information about Halloween, celebrated annually in the United States on October…

One American physician’s long journey to becoming a family doctor in Canada

October 9, 2024 9:02 AM CNN Newsource

By Avis Favaro Click here for updates on this story TORONTO (CTV Network) — An American family doctor is frustrated…

Extienden los horarios de los apagones por hasta 10 horas en Ecuador ante la crítica situación energética

October 9, 2024 8:55 AM CNN Newsource

Sofía Benavides (CNN Español) — El ministro de Energía de Ecuador, Antonio Goncalves, admitió este miércoles en cadena nacional que la…

A view of the the Pitt Rivers Museum in Oxford

Auction house withdraws shrunken heads and other human remains from sale following outcry

October 9, 2024 8:55 AM CNN Newsource

By Jack Guy, CNN London (CNN) — An auction house in England has withdrawn human remains, including shrunken heads and ancestral skulls, from…

Chicago Bears stay focused on city’s lakefront for new stadium, team president says

October 9, 2024 8:51 AM Associated Press

AP Sports Writer WARE, England (AP) — The Chicago Bears remain focused on the city’s lakefront as the location for a nearly $5 billion stadium…

Sanewashing? The banality of crazy? A decade into the Trump era, media hasn’t figure him out

October 9, 2024 8:44 AM Associated Press

AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Nearly a decade into the Trump Era of politics, less than a month from his third Election Day as the Republican…

A Georgia county official dies after giving testimony about a hazardous chemical plant fire

October 9, 2024 8:38 AM Associated Press

ATLANTA (AP) — A Georgia county official has collapsed and died at the state Capitol after a hearing about the BioLab fire. Hazardous plumes spread…

Tu empleador podría empezar a cubrir los medicamentos para la pérdida de peso

October 9, 2024 8:35 AM CNN Newsource

Sofía Benavides (CNN) — ¿Esperas que tu empresa comience a pagar por medicamentos contra la obesidad como Wegovy? Podrías tener suerte. Un…

Czech Republic and Poland call on EU to do more to tackle irregular migration

October 9, 2024 8:32 AM Associated Press

Associated Press PRAGUE (AP) — The prime ministers of Czech Republic and Poland say the European Union has to do more to tackle unauthorized…

Neighbors and strangers unite to restore Bat Cave following Helene

October 9, 2024 8:28 AM CNN Newsource

By Karen Zatkulak Click here for updates on this story BAT CAVE, North Carolina (WLOS) — In Bat Cave, Hurricane Helene…

Ethel Kennedy, widow of Robert F. Kennedy, suffers stroke

October 9, 2024 8:23 AM Associated Press

Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — The family of Ethel Kennedy, the widow of Robert F. Kennedy, says she’s been hospitalized after suffering a…

The death toll in a gang attack on a Haitian town rises to at least 115

October 9, 2024 8:15 AM Associated Press

Associated Press PONT-SONDÉ, Haiti (AP) — The death toll in a horrific gang attack last week on a small town in central Haiti has risen to 115.…

Keanu Reeves and Sandra Bullock reunited to celebrate the 30th anniversary of one of their most famous films together on October 8.

Sandra Bullock and Keanu Reeves reunite for ‘Speed’ anniversary screening

October 9, 2024 8:12 AM CNN Newsource

By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Keanu Reeves and Sandra Bullock reunited to celebrate the 30th anniversary of one of their most famous…

Bakery that makes Sara Lee and Entenmann’s pushes back on FDA sesame warning

October 9, 2024 8:07 AM Associated Press

AP Health Writer A top U.S. commercial bakery is pushing back on a Food and Drug Administration warning to stop using labels that say its products…

Efforts underway to find new location after massive fire destroys historic Catholic school building

October 9, 2024 8:07 AM CNN Newsource

By Katherine Scott Click here for updates on this story SPRINGFIELD TWP., Pennsylvania (WPVI) — A Delaware County…

Italy’s hard-right government set to send sea migrants to Albania in bid to curb arrivals

October 9, 2024 7:58 AM CNN Newsource

By Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN Rome (CNN) — The Italian government is facing a new set of challenges as it prepares to open two migrant…

France’s Macron views Ukrainian troops being trained in France for combat against Russia

October 9, 2024 7:54 AM Associated Press

A FRENCH MILITARY BASE, France (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron is inspecting the training of Ukrainian troops at a military camp in eastern…

Disney World y otras grandes atracciones turísticas de Florida cierran ante la llegada inminente de Milton

October 9, 2024 7:48 AM CNN Newsource

Sofía Benavides (CNN) — El huracán Milton está provocando el cierre de algunas de las atracciones turísticas más grandes y queridas de…

American Water cyberattack renews focus on protecting critical infrastructure

October 9, 2024 7:46 AM Associated Press

Associated Press CAMDEN, N.J. (AP) — A cyberattack continues to affect the nation’s largest regulated water and wastewater utility company,…

Helene was supercharged by ultra-warm water made up to 500 times more likely by global warming, study finds

October 9, 2024 7:40 AM CNN Newsource

By Rachel Ramirez, CNN (CNN) — The exceptionally warm water of the Gulf of Mexico that supercharged deadly Helene last month was made up to 500…

Biden and Netanyahu hold their first conversation in weeks. Trump recently called the Israeli leader

October 9, 2024 7:33 AM Associated Press

Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday held their first call in seven…

Large French ski resort to close as snow shortage leaves it struggling to build a future

October 9, 2024 7:31 AM CNN Newsource

By Joseph Ataman and Caroline Baum, CNN Paris (CNN) — A large French alpine ski resort faced with declining snowfalls is to close after it…

A rare comet brightens the night skies in October

October 9, 2024 7:13 AM Associated Press

AP Science Writer NEW YORK (AP) — A rare, bright comet will be visible in October, clear skies permitting. The comet will make its closest approach…

Lake blames Gallego for border woes, he vows to protect abortion rights in Arizona Senate debate

October 9, 2024 7:00 AM Associated Press

Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Republican Senate candidate Kari Lake repeatedly reminded debate viewers of her three-decade career on Arizona…

Trump lashes out at Harris and ‘The View’ co-hosts, as Hurricane Milton makes landfall

October 9, 2024 6:53 AM Associated Press

Associated Press SCRANTON, Pa. (AP) — Former President Donald Trump hurled insults at his rival, Vice President Kamala Harris, and other women…

Alfonso Cuarón and Cate Blanchett made a television series. ‘Disclaimer’ is already a triumph

October 9, 2024 6:50 AM Associated Press

AP Film Writer VENICE, Italy (AP) — “Disclaimer” pulls the rug out from the audience before they’ve had the chance to get settled. There’s…

Hot days and methamphetamine are now a deadlier mix

October 9, 2024 6:49 AM Associated Press

Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Increasingly hot summers and methamphetamine are a deadly mix. The stimulant is playing an outsize role in…

Germany’s economy is on track to shrink for a second straight year

October 9, 2024 6:34 AM Associated Press

BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s government says its economy is on track to shrink for a second consecutive year. The German economy is Europe’s…

Islamic New Year Fast Facts

October 9, 2024 6:32 AM CNN Newsource

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the Islamic New Year. For followers of Islam in the Western Hemisphere, the next New Year…

Jon Batiste’s ‘Beethoven Blues’ transforms classical works into unique blues and gospel renditions

October 9, 2024 6:30 AM Associated Press

AP Music Writer NEW YORK (AP) — When Grammy-award winner Jon Batiste was a kid, say, 9 or 10 years old, he moved between musical worlds. He’d…

Melinda French Gates launches a $250 million women’s health fund

October 9, 2024 6:24 AM CNN Newsource

By Jordan Valinsky, CNN New York (CNN) — Melinda French Gates is shedding more light on her $1 billion plan to promote women’s rights,…

Pilot dies aboard Turkish Airlines flight, forcing emergency landing in New York

October 9, 2024 6:20 AM Associated Press

NEW YORK (AP) — A Turkish Airlines jetliner headed from Seattle to Istanbul made an emergency landing in New York after the captain died on board.…

Warm before the front today

October 9, 2024 6:18 AM Jeff Roper

Cold front (not really) but a slight dip in temps with some clouds busting through and highs reach 20+ above normal for some in the region today.…

Austria’s president seeks a solution after other parties say they won’t work with the far right

October 9, 2024 6:12 AM Associated Press

Associated Press VIENNA (AP) — Austria’s president has asked the country’s three strongest political parties to hold talks on possible…

Norway bans local chapter of motorcycle club Satudarah and calls it a criminal association

October 9, 2024 6:12 AM Associated Press

OSLO, Norway (AP) — Norway’s highest court has called the Norwegian arm of Dutch motorcycle club Satudarah a criminal association and banned the…

Pakistan records spike in new polio cases, hampering efforts to make the country polio-free

October 9, 2024 6:09 AM Associated Press

ISLAMABAD (AP) — Officials say Pakistan has witnessed a spike in new polio cases since March, in a troubling sign as the government seeks to…

Feeling stressed about the election? Here’s what some are doing and what they say you can do too

October 9, 2024 6:03 AM Associated Press

Associated Press If the high stakes presidential election is causing troublesome thoughts, existential dread or rifts with loved ones, there’s no…

Mountain Dew is getting a new look that will hit shelves next year.

Mountain Dew is putting the mountain back in its logo

October 9, 2024 6:00 AM CNN Newsource

By Jordan Valinsky, CNN New York (CNN) — “Mtn Dew” is getting a makeover, with the word “mountain” reappearing on cans and bottles…

The money you forfeit when you cash out of your 401(k) can be staggering

October 9, 2024 6:00 AM CNN Newsource

By Jeanne Sahadi, CNN (CNN) — When you quit your job, one of the biggest decisions you’ll have to make is what to do about the money in your…

Zelenskyy to seek more war support from a dozen countries in southeast Europe

October 9, 2024 5:50 AM Associated Press

DUBROVNIK, Croatia (AP) — Ukraine’s president is again seeking political and other support from a dozen countries in southeast Europe at a summit…

Boeing withdraws contract offer after talks with striking workers break down

October 9, 2024 5:47 AM Associated Press

SEATTLE (AP) — Boeing has withdrawn a contract offer that would have given striking workers 30% raises over four years after talks broke down. The…

Edmunds electric truck face-off: Ford F-150 Lightning vs. Tesla Cybertruck

October 9, 2024 5:24 AM Associated Press

Edmunds The electric truck battle is getting hot. Almost every major pickup truck maker offers an electric model, and one of the latest competitors…

US government considers a breakup of Google

October 9, 2024 5:18 AM CNN Newsource

By Clare Duffy and Brian Fung, CNN (CNN) — For the first time since AT&T was dismantled into Baby Bells four decades ago, the US…

Jailed leader of a prominent election watchdog is on trial in Russia

October 9, 2024 5:06 AM Associated Press

MOSCOW (AP) — A jailed leader of a prominent independent election monitoring group in Russia appeared in court on Wednesday as his trial continued…

STORY REMOVED: EU–Europe-Google

October 9, 2024 5:06 AM Associated Press

LONDON (AP) — Please disregard EU–Europe-Google, published on Oct. 9, 2024, and datelined in LONDON. The story was originally published on…

5 things to know for Oct. 9: Hurricane Milton, Gaza evacuations, National debt, Boeing strike, North Korea

October 9, 2024 4:50 AM CNN

CNN By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — More than 1,600 gas stations in Florida have run out of fuel as residents in Hurricane Milton’s path try…

5 things to know for Oct. 9: Hurricane Milton, Gaza evacuations, National debt, Boeing strike, North Korea

October 9, 2024 4:50 AM CNN

CNN By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — More than 1,600 gas stations in Florida have run out of fuel as residents in Hurricane Milton’s path try…

5 things to know for Oct. 9: Hurricane Milton, Gaza evacuations, National debt, Boeing strike, North Korea

October 9, 2024 4:50 AM CNN

CNN By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — More than 1,600 gas stations in Florida have run out of fuel as residents in Hurricane Milton’s path try…

5 things to know for Oct. 9: Hurricane Milton, Gaza evacuations, National debt, Boeing strike, North Korea

October 9, 2024 4:50 AM CNN Newsource

By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — More than 1,600 gas stations in Florida have run out of fuel as residents in Hurricane Milton’s path try to…

Declassified army photos from the ’70s and ’80s look like they’ve been pulled from a magazine

October 9, 2024 4:29 AM CNN Newsource

By Zoe Whitfield, CNN (CNN) — Despite the ugly realities of war, military-adjacent aesthetics have enjoyed a long affiliation with the fashion…

Ukrainian drone strikes another arms depot inside Russia, officials say

October 9, 2024 4:28 AM Associated Press

Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The Ukrainian military says one of its drones struck an important arms depot inside Russia three weeks after…

Major League Soccer sets all-time attendance record in Lionel Messi’s first full season

October 9, 2024 4:14 AM CNN Newsource

By Jamie Barton, CNN (CNN) — More than 11 million fans have attended Major League Soccer matches this year, breaking the regular season…

An American once imprisoned in Russia is sentenced in absentia as Ukraine mercenary

October 9, 2024 4:05 AM Associated Press

MOSCOW (AP) — An American who spent three years behind bars in Russia before being released in a prisoner exchange has been convicted in absentia…

Melinda French Gates will give $250M to women’s health groups globally through a new open call

October 9, 2024 4:02 AM Associated Press

Associated Press Melinda French Gates will grant $250 million to support women’s health around the world through an open call for nonprofits to…

Scientists who used AI to ‘crack the code’ of almost all proteins win Nobel Prize in chemistry

October 9, 2024 4:01 AM CNN Newsource

By Christian Edwards and Katie Hunt, CNN (CNN) — The 2024 Nobel Prize in chemistry has been awarded to a trio of scientists who used artificial…

Are the Ravens Super Bowl favorites? Time to bench Deshaun Watson? Trouble for the Jets? Here are the NFL Week 5 takeaways

October 9, 2024 4:00 AM CNN Newsource

By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — There are two undefeated teams and no winless teams left in the NFL this season after Week 5. The Kansas City Chiefs…

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese apologizes for ‘hurtful’ Tourette’s syndrome jibe

October 9, 2024 3:48 AM CNN Newsource

By Jack Guy, CNN (CNN) — Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has apologized after using an ableist slur to taunt political opponents in…

Jürgen Klopp to become Red Bull’s global head of soccer in first job since leaving Liverpool

October 9, 2024 3:37 AM CNN Newsource

By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — Jürgen Klopp was announced as the global head of soccer for the Red Bull group on Wednesday in what will be his…

Rights groups ask Filipinos to reject ex-Pres Duterte and detained preacher in upcoming elections

October 9, 2024 3:27 AM Associated Press

Associated Press Writer MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Human rights activists called on Filipino voters to reject former President Rodrigo Duterte and…

Israeli defense minister warns an attack on Iran would be ‘lethal’ and ‘surprising’

October 9, 2024 3:20 AM Associated Press

Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s defense minister warned on Wednesday that his country’s retaliation for a recent Iranian…

3 protesters are killed in clashes with police after Pakistan banned an ethnic rights group

October 9, 2024 3:12 AM Associated Press

Associated Press PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistani police have clashed with supporters of a rights group for the Pashtun ethnic minority in the…

El láser podría llevar la banda ancha donde la fibra óptica no llega

October 9, 2024 3:06 AM CNN Newsource

Julia Hernández (CNN) — En el sector de internet se conoce como el problema de la “última milla”: millones de personas y empresas…

Your employer may start covering weight-loss drugs soon

October 9, 2024 3:00 AM CNN Newsource

By Tami Luhby, CNN (CNN) — Hoping your company will begin paying for anti-obesity medications like Wegovy? You may be in luck. A growing number…

Covid-19 may increase the risk of heart attacks, strokes and deaths for three years after an infection, study suggests

October 9, 2024 3:00 AM CNN Newsource

By Brenda Goodman, CNN (CNN) — Covid-19 could be a powerful risk factor for heart attacks and strokes for as long as three years after an…

Democrats grow anxious as Election Day nears

October 9, 2024 3:00 AM CNN Newsource

By Gregory Krieg, Priscilla Alvarez, Eva McKend, MJ Lee and Camila DeChalus, CNN (CNN) — In the two-and-a-half months since Joe Biden ended his…

Trial opens of Serb gunmen accused of attacking Kosovo police

October 9, 2024 3:00 AM Associated Press

Associated Press PRISTINA, Kosovo (AP) — A Kosovo court has opened a trial of 45 people charged over a gunfight following an incursion by heavily…

Frances Tiafoe apologizes for profanity-laden outburst at umpire in Shanghai Masters defeat

October 9, 2024 2:40 AM CNN Newsource

By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — US tennis player Frances Tiafoe has apologized for his profanity-laden outburst directed at an umpire after a defeat…

US sanctions a leader of Sudan’s paramilitary group for fueling a brutal war

October 9, 2024 2:38 AM Associated Press

CAIRO (AP) — The United States has sanctioned a senior leader of Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces for supplying weapons for the…

Disney prices just went up again. Here’s how to get a discount

October 9, 2024 2:30 AM CNN Newsource

By Natasha Chen, CNN (CNN) — Disneyland fans woke up Wednesday morning to find about a 6% price increase on most park tickets and a price…

Macron inspects Ukraine troops at a French military camp ahead of a meeting with Zelenskyy

October 9, 2024 2:24 AM Associated Press

Associated Press A FRENCH MILITARY BASE, FRANCE (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron has inspected the training of Ukrainian troops at a…

Nobel Prize in chemistry honors 3 scientists who used AI to design proteins — life’s building blocks

October 9, 2024 2:05 AM Associated Press

Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Three scientists who discovered powerful techniques to decode and even design novel proteins — the building blocks…

Senate candidate Dave McCormick led hedge fund that bet against some of Pennsylvania’s most iconic companies

October 9, 2024 2:00 AM CNN Newsource

By Isabelle Chapman, Majlie de Puy Kamp and Casey Tolan, CNN Pittsburgh (CNN) — In the years that Pennsylvania Senate candidate Dave McCormick…

Dreamlike image of tadpoles in a lake wins Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2024

October 9, 2024 1:41 AM CNN Newsource

By Jack Guy, CNN London (CNN) — A magical underwater image of western toad tadpoles has won the 2024 Wildlife Photographer of the Year…

North Korea to cut off road and rail links to South Korea

October 9, 2024 1:36 AM CNN Newsource

By Gawon Bae, Brad Lendon, Yoonjung Seo and Mike Valerio, CNN Seoul, South Korea (CNN) — North Korea’s army said it will take the…

5 dead after a small plane crashes on Santa Catalina Island off the Southern California coast

October 9, 2024 1:32 AM Associated Press

AVALON, Calif. (AP) — Authorities say five people are dead after a small plane crashed on Santa Catalina Island off the Southern California coast.…

ANÁLISIS | La gran batalla política sobre el huracán Milton no esperó a que la tormenta tocara tierra

October 9, 2024 1:29 AM CNN Newsource

Julia Hernández (CNN) — Mucho antes de que las bandas exteriores del huracán Milton azotaran la costa de Florida, ya se libraba una batalla…

Minnesota Lynx defeat Connecticut Sun to book record seventh WNBA Finals appearance

October 9, 2024 1:19 AM CNN Newsource

By Kevin Dotson, CNN (CNN) — The Minnesota Lynx prevailed in a winner-takes-all Game 5 of the WNBA semifinals against the Connecticut Sun on…

Japan’s new PM dissolves the lower house of parliament to set up a snap election

October 9, 2024 1:15 AM Associated Press

Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — New Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has dissolved the lower house of parliament to set up an Oct. 27 snap…

A trainee doctor’s rape and murder sparked mass protests in India. A man has now been charged

October 9, 2024 12:55 AM CNN Newsource

By Aishwarya S Iyer, Esha Mitra and Alex Stambaugh, CNN New Delhi (CNN) — A man has been charged for the rape and murder of a resident doctor…

Japan prosecutors will not appeal acquittal of world’s longest death-row inmate in retrial

October 9, 2024 12:31 AM Associated Press

Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japanese prosecutors say they will not appeal the acquittal of the world’s longest-serving death-row inmate in a…

US considers asking court to break up Google as it weighs remedies in the antitrust case

October 9, 2024 12:22 AM Associated Press

AP Technology Writer The U.S. Department of Justice is considering asking a federal judge to force Google to sell parts of its business in order to…