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LONDON (AP) — The World Health Organization says more than 8 million people were diagnosed with tuberculosis last year. That’s the highest number recorded since the U.N. health agency began keeping track. The agency’s new report was released Tuesday. It also says that TB has likely returned to being the world’s leading infectious disease killer

DIVIDE, Colo. (AP) — A human-caused fire has destroyed the house where it started, leading to the evacuation of about 700 other homes as flames burned in a wooded subdivision in the central Colorado mountains. Teller County Sheriff Jason Marksell says some rain fell early Tuesday, helping to slow the blaze in the Highland Lakes

AP Hockey Writer Expansion is on the table for the six-team Professional Women’s Hockey League, and executives aren’t placing limitations on which North American markets they’ll consider in a bid to add as many as two franchises for the 2025-26 season. The only certainty is a vision of the timing being right to build on

Associated Press MONT-TREMBLANT, Quebec (AP) — A Quebec nationalist party says it will work with other opposition parties in Canada’s Parliament to topple Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s minority government. Trudeau’s Liberals have only 153 seats in the 338-seat House of Commons and must rely on an opposition party to pass legislation. With the parliamentary election

Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine tried unsuccessfully Tuesday to persuade a federal judge not to send him to jail, calling him “bro” and insisting he never meant to violate the terms of his probation from a felony conviction. Judge Paul A. Engelmayer in Manhattan ordered him detained for at least two

Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Teri Garr, the quirky comedy actor who rose from background dancer in Elvis Presley movies to co-star of such favorites as “Young Frankenstein” and “Tootsie,” has died. She was 79. Garr died Tuesday of multiple sclerosis “surrounded by family and friends,” said publicist Heidi Schaeffer. Garr battled other health

Associated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — A federal judge in Pennsylvania is throwing out a lawsuit by six Republican congressmen over how to count votes from members of the military and others who cast ballots from overseas. U.S. District Judge Christopher Conner on Tuesday ruled against their request that elections officials be ordered to take

AP Sports Writer GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Walking from his apartment to classes and then to the University of Florida’s basketball facility, Olivier Rioux poses for dozens — sometimes hundreds — of pictures a day. Vertical shots, of course. Rioux won’t fit in the frame any other way. At 7 feet, 9 inches (2.4 meters),

Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — UFC heavyweight champion Jon “Bones” Jones has agreed to attend four hours of anger management classes to resolve a pair of misdemeanor charges stemming from a drug test at his New Mexico home in which he was accused of being hostile. A bench trial was set to begin Tuesday

A recently discovered comet that some stargazers had hoped to see during Halloween week has disintegrated before the day of ghosts and ghouls. NASA confirmed Tuesday its sun-observing spacecraft captured the moment when the comet Atlas broke into chunks this week as it passed close to the sun. Astronomers have been tracking the so-called Halloween

Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union says it will impose duties on imports of electric vehicles from China on Wednesday after talks between Brussels and Beijing failed to find an amicable solution to their trade dispute. Electric vehicles have become a major flash point in a broader trade dispute over the influence of

BEIJING (AP) — Finland’s president says that North Korea’s dispatch of troops to Russia represents an escalation of the Russia-Ukraine war that goes against China’s own stated position on the conflict. Finnish President Alexander Stubb made his comments after meeting for more than three hours with China’s President Xi Jinping in Beijing in a visit

Associated Press/Report for America TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — A federal judge who recently chastised Florida officials for “trampling” on free speech rights continued to block the head of the state’s health department from taking any more steps to threaten TV stations that air commercials for an abortion rights measure on next week’s ballot. U.S. District

AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. job openings tumbled last month to their lowest level since January 2021, a sign that the labor market is losing some momentum. Still, openings remain well above pre-pandemic levels. The Labor Department reported that the number of job openings dropped to 7.4 million in September from 7.9 million

AP Business Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — American consumers are feeling quite a bit more confident this month as Election Day approaches, a business research group says. The Conference Board said Tuesday that its consumer confidence index jumped to 108.7 in October from 99.2 in September. It was the biggest monthly gain since March of 2021.

Associated Press THESSALONIKI, Greece (AP) — German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier has visited the site of a Holocaust museum being built in Greece as he began a three-day state visit. Steinmeier visited the site near an old railway station in Thessaloniki, from where tens of thousands of Jews were transported to Nazi concentration camps during the

MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday launched a massive exercise of the country’s nuclear forces featuring missile launches in a simulation of a retaliatory strike, as he continued to flex the country’s nuclear muscle amid spiraling tensions with the West over Ukraine. Speaking in a video call with military leaders, Putin said

AP Sports Writer OSHU CITY, Japan (AP) — Shohei Ohtani’s hometown in northern Japan is a rural place, famous for its high-quality Maesawa beef, its history of making traditional ironware and the intense green hills and mountains that surround it. Japanese call such places “inaka” — roughly translated as the “countryside.” No glitz, quiet streets

Associated Press BOZEMAN, Mont. (AP) — Republicans have struggled for 18 years to topple Montana Democratic U.S. Sen. Jon Tester. This year they finally see potential victory within their grasp in a race that could determine the balance of power in Congress. The contest between Tester and former U.S. Navy SEAL Tim Sheehy is shattering

AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Tina Knowles will have a memoir out next spring with a title that will not surprise her many admirers. The fashion designer and mother of Beyoncé, Solange Knowles and “bonus daughter” Kelly Rowland has a deal with Random House Publishing Group for “Matriarch.” The publisher is calling the

Associated Press KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — Fifty years after Muhammad Ali fought George Foreman in Zaire, the fight still has lasting legacy in the country now known as Congo. The bout created a new generation of fighters and fans that became inspired to keep the country on the global boxing stage. Ahead of the 50th

Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Israel’s attack on Iran likely damaged a base run by the paramilitary Revolutionary Guard that builds ballistic missiles and launches rockets as part of its own space program, satellite images analyzed by The Associated Press on Tuesday showed. The damage at the base in Shahroud raises new

CAIRO (AP) — The International Organization for Migration says the war in Sudan has displaced more than 14 million people, or about 30% of the population, since it broke out over a year ago. It’s the world’s largest displacement crisis this year. Of those, 11 million are internally displaced and 3.1 million have fled to

AP Business Writer Value meals helped turn around McDonald’s U.S. sales in the third quarter. But that recovery could be dented by an E. coli outbreak tied to the company’s Quarter Pounder hamburgers. McDonald’s said Tuesday that its U.S. same-store sales rose 0.3% in the July-September period. Revenue was also up 3% to $6.87 billion.

Associated Press Pope Francis’ child protection board called Tuesday for victims of clergy sexual abuse to have greater access to information about their cases and the right to compensation, in the first-ever global assessment of the Catholic Church’s efforts to address the crisis. The Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors issued a series of

Associated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The cockiness, expletives and threats unleashed by former President Rodrigo Duterte in a Senate inquiry brought back the nightmare of the bloody “war on drugs” for many families of the thousands of victims who were gunned down under his rule. Speaking under oath in Monday’s televised hearing into the

Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Germany has protested to Iran over the execution of Iranian German prisoner Jamshid Sharmahd, who was kidnapped in Dubai in 2020 by Iranian security forces. It recalled its ambassador to Berlin for consultations on Tuesday. The Foreign Ministry said Iran’s charge d’affaires in Berlin was summoned to hear “our sharp

Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — ByteDance founder Zhang Yiming tops the list of China’s richest people, according to the Hurun Research Institute, although many of them have seen their net worth plunge over the past year. The institute, which publishes the annual Hurun China Rich List, found that the total wealth of entrepreneurs on

ISLAMABAD (AP) — Russia’s embassy in Pakistan says it is attempting to verify reports that one of its citizens was abducted in the South Asian nation’s troubled northwest. The embassy provided no further details in a post on the social media platform X. The announcement by the embassy came days after a small militant group

Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says the thousands of North Korean soldiers expected to reinforce Russian troops on the front line in Ukraine are pushing the almost three-year war beyond the borders of the warring parties. Western leaders say North Korea has sent some 10,000 soldiers to help Russia’s military

BERLIN (AP) — Prosecutors say three men have been charged in a case that involves an alleged plan to attack a Jewish target in western Germany. Two of the suspects allegedly planned an Islamic extremist attack in either Heidelberg or Mannheim. Prosecutors said Tuesday the pair also discussed getting fatally shot by police after such

Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is awarding nearly $3 billion to boost climate-friendly equipment and infrastructure at ports across the country, including in Baltimore, where a deadly bridge collapse killed six construction workers and disrupted commercial shipping traffic for months. President Joe Biden announced the grants Tuesday during a visit to the

AP White House Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — Kamala Harris stood before an overflowing crowd near the White House on Tuesday and promised Americans she would fight for them every day as she urged voters to reject Donald Trump’s efforts to sow division and fear, declaring, “It doesn’t have to be this way.” One week out

Associated Press TBILISI, Georgia (AP) — Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has given a boost to Georgia’s ruling party. He says Georgian Dream’s victory in a parliamentary election in the South Caucasus nation was free and democratic despite a massive opposition protest that denounced the vote as rigged and illegitimate. Orbán, who is Russian President

CAIRO (AP) — Authorities say a boat carrying 13 Egyptian migrants to Europe has capsized off Libya’s coast, killing all on board except for one person. Al-Abreen, a group that provides humanitarian assistance to migrants in Libya, said on Facebook that the boat capsized Monday evening. It says one migrant survived and the bodies of

Associated Press DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Two Israeli airstrikes in the northern Gaza Strip on Tuesday killed at least 88 people, including dozens of women and children, health officials said, and the director of a hospital said life-threatening injuries were going untreated because a weekend raid by Israeli forces led to the detention

Associated Press PARIS (AP) — Renowned French actor Anouk Grinberg says the sexual assault trial against fellow actor Gérard Depardieu reflects the slow path toward awareness of sex abuse in France, especially in the film industry, after years of silence. Grinberg, 61, who has appeared in about 30 films, spoke Monday at what was supposed

Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Australian police say a mother collecting a child crashed a car through a Melbourne school fence on Tuesday, fatally injuring one child and leaving four others seriously hurt. The 40-year-old mother had collected a child from the Auburn South Primary School and was making a U-turn on the road

Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says he has always “acted in a transparent and appropriate way,” after a new book claimed that he repeatedly requested from Qantas Airways free upgrades on personal flights. Albanese was accused in a book released Monday of developing an inappropriately close relationship with Alan

Associated Press DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Human Rights Watch says in a new report that Burkina Faso’s government unnecessarily exposed civilians to danger during a militant attack earlier this year. That’s according to a new report released Tuesday. Last August, at least 100 villagers were killed by militants in central Burkina Faso, in one of

Associated Press OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Americans are encouraged to do their duty and vote on Election Day. But in Nebraska, some residents must go a step further: They are required to help run the elections. Nebraska is the only state in the nation that employs compulsory election duty. It threatens to fine citizens who

Associated Press DEARBORN, Mich. (AP) — Bowls of labneh and platters of za’atar bread covered the tables in a Lebanese restaurant near Detroit, yet no one seemed to have much of an appetite. On one side were Kamala Harris ’ top emissaries to the Arab American community. On the other were local leaders who were

AP Congressional Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — This presidential election, the first since the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection at the Capitol, will be a stress test of the new systems and guardrails that Congress put in place to ensure America’s long tradition of the peaceful transfer of presidential power. As Republican Donald Trump and Democrat Kamala

Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — After the 2020 presidential election, thousands of Donald Trump’s most fervent supporters heeded his call to join a “wild” protest of his defeat. Following Trump’s lies about a stolen election, hundreds of them stormed the U.S. Capitol under the banners of the Proud Boys, Oath Keepers and other extremist groups

Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Longtime Donald Trump ally Steve Bannon was released from federal prison early Tuesday and immediately resumed his full-throated support for the former president, urging Republicans to turn out in large numbers next week to defeat Democratic nominee Vice President Kamala Harris. Bannon served a four-month sentence for defying a

Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrat Kamala Harris will deliver her campaign’s “closing argument” Tuesday from the same spot in Washington where Republican Donald Trump helped incite a mob that attacked the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. She chose the spot to draw a contrast between her vision for the country and Trump’s continued

AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — After all that buildup, it’s been all Dodgers so far. Freddie Freeman homered for the third straight game and Walker Buehler pitched another World Series gem as Los Angeles beat the slumping New York Yankees 4-2 on Monday night for a 3-0 lead in the Fall Classic. With

NEW DELHI (AP) — An explosion of fireworks has injured more than 150 people during a religious festival in a temple in southern India. The Press Trust of India said on Tuesday the injured were treated at various hospitals in Kerala state. The report said it appeared to start with a fire at a firecracker

BLACKFOOT, Idaho (AP) — Police are investigating after the body of a baby girl was found at a southeastern Idaho hospital in a box meant for people to anonymously give up a newborn, officials said Monday. Police officers in Blackfoot, Idaho, about 250 miles (400 kilometers) east of Boise, responded Oct. 13 to a report

BRISTOL, Conn. (AP) — Ay, Caramba! Bart and Homer Simpson, meet “Monday Night Football.” The Dec. 9 Monday night game between the Cincinnati Bengals and Dallas Cowboys will also air from Atoms Stadium in Springfield as part of an alternate telecast. “The Simpsons Funday Football” telecast will be streamed on ESPN+ and Disney+ while the

NEW YORK (AP) — Sean “Diddy” Combs is accused in one of two lawsuits filed Monday of drugging and sexually assaulting a 10-year-old boy in a New York City hotel room in 2005. The second lawsuit accuses the jailed hip-hop mogul of similarly assaulting a 17-year-old would-be contestant on the reality television series “Making the

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Guinea authorities have dissolved dozens of political parties and placed two major opposition ones under observation, while the transitional government has yet to announce an election date. The West African country has been led by a military regime since soldiers ousted President Alpha Conde in 2021. The West African regional bloc

AP Sports Writer OSHU CITY, Japan (AP) — Hundreds of fans filed into a public viewing center in Shohei Ohtani’s hometown in northern Japan on Tuesday morning — the country is 13 hours ahead of Yankee Stadium — to cheer the country’s top celebrity in Game 3 of the World Series. Fans lined up outside

Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Democrats are spending about $500,000 for a last-minute push to persuade voters in battleground states to reject third-party candidates Jill Stein and Cornel West. The Democratic National Committee says the digital ads will run on Instagram and YouTube, targeting younger voters and college campuses. They use video of Trump from

AP Health Writer Health officials are investigating the death of an Iowa resident as a suspected case of Lassa fever, a frightening viral disease rarely seen in America. The individual died Monday after returning to the U.S. from West Africa early this month. The patient was not sick while traveling, so the U.S. Centers for

AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Billionaire Washington Post owner Jeff Bezos on Monday defended the newspaper’s decision not to endorse a presidential candidate as “right” and “principled” and pushed back against any notion that he ordered it up to protect his business interests. That decision, announced Friday, has reportedly led to tens of

VAN ALSTYNE, Texas (AP) — Investigators suspect a propane leak led to a home explosion that leveled the house and killed its two occupants in a community just north of Dallas. Residents of Van Alstyne, Texas, called first responders after hearing a loud “boom” about 1 a.m. Monday. The explosion sparked a fire that was

Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Mail-in ballots with smudged or missing postmarks can be counted for up to three days after polls close on Election Day in Nevada. That’s according to a state Supreme Court ruling on Monday rejecting a bid by state and national Republicans to block them from being counted. Among the

Associated Press LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Former Louisville police officer Brett Hankison has testified to a federal jury that he felt the percussion of a gunshot the night of the raid that killed Breonna Taylor. Hankison testified Monday at his retrial on civil rights charges that accuse him of endangering Taylor and her next-door neighbors.

Associated Press WEST BLOOMFIELD, Mich. (AP) — A Republican group is undertaking a new effort this year to do door-to-door outreach to those Jewish voters who have a history of backing GOP candidates. The Republican Jewish Coalition is focusing on five battleground states to boost Donald Trump over Kamala Harris in the Nov. 5 election.