Zelenskyy appeals to allies to keep up aid as Germany pledges new weapons package
Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says it’s important that allies’ aid to Ukraine doesn’t decrease next year. He…
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JPMorgan sets aside more money for potential bad loans but says consumers are on ‘solid footing’
AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — JPMorgan’s net income fell 2% in the third quarter as the bank had to set aside more money to cover bad…
Continue Reading Boeing’s lawyers argue for settlement opposed by relatives of those killed in 737 Max crashes
AP Airlines Writer FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Relatives of passengers who died in two crashes of Boeing 737 Max planes came to a federal court in…
Continue Reading Israeli forces kill 2 Lebanese soldiers and injure 2 UN peacekeepers in separate strikes
Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — An Israeli airstrike killed two Lebanese soldiers and wounded three on Friday, Lebanon’s military said, just…
Continue Reading Italy formally opens centers in Albania to process male migrants intercepted in international waters
Associated Press SHENGJIN, Albania (AP) — Italian government has formally opened two centers in Albania where it plans to process male migrants…
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Kenya and Haiti urge partners to boost support for peacekeeping mission amid a funding shortfall
Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — The leaders of Kenya and Haiti are urging international partners to honor their commitment to the…
Continue Reading AI is having its Nobel moment. Do scientists need the tech industry to sustain it?
AP Technology Writer Hours after the artificial intelligence pioneer Geoffrey Hinton won a Nobel Prize in physics, he drove a rented car to…
Continue Reading George Baldock’s family confirm soccer player drowned while swimming
AP Soccer Writer George Baldock, the Greece international soccer player who was found dead at his home in Athens on Wednesday, drowned while swimming…
Continue Reading Southern European leaders want Lebanon’s army to reassert itself in the country’s south
Associated Press PAPHOS, Cyprus (AP) — The leaders of nine southern European Union countries on Friday pledged support for Lebanon’s armed forces…
Continue Reading Fire breaks out on an oil tanker off Germany’s Baltic Sea coast. All 7 crew members are rescued
BERLIN (AP) — German authorities say a fire broke out in the engine room of an oil tanker off Germany’s Baltic Sea coast and all seven crew…
Continue Reading Russia launches 4th aerial attack in a week against Ukraine’s grain-exporting Odesa region
Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Authorities say a nighttime Russian missile strike on Odesa has killed at least four people, including a…
Continue Reading 75 migrants are rescued from a crippled boat crossing from North Africa to Europe
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greek authorities say a group of 75 migrants crossing to Europe from North Africa has been rescued from a crippled boat south…
Continue Reading Nobuyo Oyama, voice actor for beloved Japanese cartoon robotic cat Doraemon, dies at age 90
Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Nobuyo Oyama, the raspy voice of Doraemon, the beloved cartoon robotic cat from the future, has died. She was 90. Her…
Continue Reading One Tech Tip: Here’s what you need to do before and after your phone is stolen or lost
AP Business Writer LONDON (AP) — Phones hold so much of our digital lives — emails, social media and bank accounts, photos, chat messages and…
Continue Reading Nobel Peace Prize given to Japanese organization Nihon Hidankyo for its work against nuclear weapons
Associated Press The Nobel Peace Prize was awarded Friday to Nihon Hidankyo, a Japanese organization of survivors of the U.S. atomic bombings of…
Continue Reading Russian and Iranian presidents meet as concerns grow over escalating Middle East attacks
ASHGABAT, Turkmenistan (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin has met Iran’s president at a time when Tehran is supplying weapons for Moscow’s…
Continue Reading Somalia says it welcomes Egypt’s offer to deploy peacekeepers there
Associated Press MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — Somalia says Egypt has offered to deploy peacekeeping troops to the Horn of Africa nation in a security…
Continue Reading Alaska US Rep. Peltola and Republican opponent Begich face off in wide-ranging debate
Associated Press JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Democratic U.S. Rep. Mary Peltola of Alaska and Republican Nick Begich have faced off in a wide-ranging…
Continue Reading Israel’s airstrike warnings terrify and confuse Lebanese civilians
Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — As the war between Israel and Hezbollah intensifies, Lebanese civilians are increasingly paying the price – and…
Continue Reading Stock market today: Wall Street rises to close its latest record-setting week as banks jump
AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks rose to records Friday as big banks rallied following a run of reassuring profit reports. The…
Continue Reading Migration through Darien Gap increased in September, led by Venezuelans after the election
Associated Press PANAMA CITY, Panama (AP) — The number of migrants crossing the Darien Gap, a rugged jungle passage between Colombia and Panama,…
Continue Reading Back-to-back hurricanes reshape 2024 campaign’s final stretch
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A pair of unwelcome and destructive guests named Helene and Milton have stormed their way into this year’s…
Continue Reading The drownings of 2 Navy SEALs were preventable, military investigation finds
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Two U.S. Navy SEALs drowned as they tried to climb aboard a ship carrying illicit Iranian-made weapons to Yemen…
Continue Reading Avian enthusiasts try to counter the deadly risk of Chicago high-rises for migrating birds
Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — With a neon-green net in hand, Annette Prince briskly walks a downtown Chicago plaza at dawn, looking left and…
Continue Reading Harris viewed more positively by Hispanic women than by Hispanic men: AP-NORC poll
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A solid majority of Hispanic women have a positive opinion of Vice President Kamala Harris and a negative view…
Continue Reading Residents slog through flooded streets, clear debris after Hurricane Milton tore through Florida
Associated Press LITHIA, Fla. (AP) — Florida residents slogged through flooded streets, gathered up scattered debris and assessed damage to their…
Continue Reading A man charged in the killing of a Georgia nursing student faces hearing as trial looms
ATHENS, Ga. (AP) — The man accused of killing a nursing student whose body was found on the University of Georgia campus appeared Friday at a court…
Continue Reading In Pacific Northwest, 2 toss-up US House races could determine control of narrowly divided Congress
Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — National Republicans and Democrats are keenly eyeing the Pacific Northwest, where two of the most…
Continue Reading Blinken tells ASEAN the US is worried about China’s ‘dangerous’ actions in disputed sea.
Associated Press VIENTIANE, Laos (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken told Southeast Asian leaders Friday that the U.S. is concerned about…
Continue Reading Gerrit Cole tosses playoff gem, shutting down Royals and sending Yankees back to ALCS with 3-1 win
AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Gerrit Cole held the Kansas City Royals to a single run over seven innings Thursday night, sending the New…
Continue Reading Gunmen kill 21 miners in southwest Pakistan ahead of an Asian security summit
Associated Press QUETTA, Pakistan (AP) — Police say gunmen killed 21 miners and wounded six others in Pakistan’s southwest. It’s the latest…
Continue Reading South Korea’s central bank cuts rates in a bid to boost the economy
Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s central bank cut its policy rate for the first time in more than four years as pressure…
Continue Reading An ex-judge from mainland China is set to take Macao’s top job. What’s at stake for the casino hub?
Associated Press MACAO (AP) — Some 400 pro-establishment electors are set to approve the sole candidate for Macao’s chief executive job on…
Continue Reading British YouTuber and rapper Yung Filly is charged with raping and choking a woman in Australia
PERTH, Australia (AP) — A British YouTuber and rapper known as Yung Filly has been charged with raping and choking a woman in a hotel room…
Continue Reading Knoxville neighborhood urged to evacuate after dynamite found at recycler; foul play not suspected
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Authorities have urged evacuations in a neighborhood of a Tennessee city after employees at a recycling business discovered…
Continue Reading Trump’s complaints about ’60 Minutes’ put a spotlight on editing at the nation’s top newsmagazine
AP Media Writer Donald Trump’s complaints on how “60 Minutes” edited Kamala Harris’ answers have put a spotlight on the…
Continue Reading Utah candidates for Mitt Romney’s open US Senate seat debate approaches to climate change
Associated Press OGDEN, Utah (AP) — The Republican and Democratic candidates vying for Mitt Romney’s open U.S. Senate seat sought to convince…
Continue Reading Obama urges Black men to show up for Harris as he campaigns in critical Pennsylvania
Associated Press PITTSBURGH (AP) — Former President Barack Obama has given a blistering critique of his White House successor Donald Trump and…
Continue Reading Harris was asked to name a few of Trump’s virtues. Here’s her response
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris was asked to name three virtues that her opponent in next month’s election, Donald Trump,…
Continue Reading A second ex-Arkansas deputy was sentenced for a 2022 violent arrest
Associated Press LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — A former Arkansas deputy has been sentenced to a year in prison for a civil rights violation related to a…
Continue Reading Condemned inmate Richard Moore wants someone other than South Carolina’s governor to decide clemency
Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A South Carolina inmate scheduled to be executed in just over three weeks is asking a federal judge to take…
Continue Reading New Zealand ship didn’t sink because its captain was a woman, the ‘appalled’ defense minister says
Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand’s Defense Minister Judith Collins has decried what she called misogynistic online…
Continue Reading NCAA pilot study finds widespread social media harassment of athletes, coaches and officials
AP Sports Writer COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — An NCAA study on social media abuse of athletes, coaches and other officials during championship events…
Continue Reading A Mississippi officer used excessive force against a man he arrested, prosecutors say
Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A new federal indictment accuses a Mississippi law enforcement officer of using excessive force against a…
Continue Reading A new mayor takes office in southern Mexico after his predecessor was beheaded
Associated Press CHILPANCINGO, Mexico (AP) — A new mayor has been sworn in a city in southern Mexico where his predecessor was killed and beheaded…
Continue Reading 1 person dies and 12 are rescued after elevator malfunctions at Colorado gold mine tourist site
Associated Press DENVER (AP) — One person was killed and 12 people were rescued after being trapped for about six hours at the bottom of a former…
Continue Reading Mexico sends 660 soldiers, National Guard to protect lime growers suffering extortion by cartels
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico has sent 660 soldiers and militarized National Guard officers to the western state of Michoacan to protect lime growers…
Continue Reading Bestselling author Brendan DuBois indicted for possession of child sexual abuse materials
BRENTWOOD, N.H. (AP) — A best-selling mystery writer who was arrested this summer in New Hampshire for alleged possession of child sexual abuse…
Continue Reading Trump insults Detroit while campaigning in the city
Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — Donald Trump has criticized Detroit while delivering remarks to an economic group in the very same city. In remarks…
Continue Reading Why Milton’s ‘reverse surge’ sucked water away from flood-fearing Tampa
Associated Press In the days before Hurricane Milton hit Florida, forecasters worried it could send as much as 15 feet of water rushing onto the…
Continue Reading One killed as protests over high cost of living in Martinique turn violent
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Protests over the high cost of living in the French Caribbean island of Martinique have turned violent, with…
Continue Reading A hurricane scientist logged a final flight as NOAA released his ashes into Milton’s eye
Associated Press As an award-winning scientist, Peter Dodge had made hundreds of flights into the eyes of hurricanes — almost 400. On Tuesday, a…
Continue Reading HISA, Jockeys’ Guild partner with mental-health company to offer jockeys access to care and support
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Horse racing’s federal oversight agency and the Jockeys’ Guild are collaborating on an initiative to support jockeys’…
Continue Reading A federal judge rejects a call to reopen voter registration in Georgia after Hurricane Helene
Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — A federal judge won’t order the state of Georgia to reopen voter registration for November’s elections in the…
Continue Reading North Dakota’s abortion ban will remain on hold during court appeal
Associated Press BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A North Dakota judge won’t let the state’s near total ban on abortions stand while the state appeals a…
Continue Reading Teen held in fatal 2023 crash into Las Vegas bicyclist captured on video found unfit for trial
LAS VEGAS (AP) — One of two teenagers charged with murder in the fatal video-recorded crash of an allegedly stolen car into a bicyclist in Las…
Continue Reading North Carolina maker of high-purity quartz back operating post-Helene
SPRUCE PINE, N.C. (AP) — One of the two companies that manufacture high-purity quartz used for making semiconductors from mines in a western North…
Continue Reading A former DEA agent is convicted of protecting drug traffickers
Associated Press BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — A former U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration agent in Buffalo, New York, has been convicted of corruption.…
Continue Reading Missing Mexican human rights activist and lawyer regularly received threats
Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — A human rights lawyer and activist missing for nearly a week in southern Mexico regularly received threats…
Continue Reading Independent in key House race suspends campaign, saying he was ‘pawn’ in election fraud scheme
Associated Press A congressional candidate who says he was tricked by Democrats into running as a spoiler in a competitive House race in Minnesota is…
Continue Reading After a 2-year investigation, South African president won’t be charged over $580K hidden in a couch
Associated Press CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — Prosecutors say South African President Cyril Ramaphosa won’t face criminal charges over a hidden…
Continue Reading Disney World and other Orlando parks to reopen Friday after Hurricane Milton shutdown
Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Florida theme parks including Disney World, Universal Orlando and SeaWorld say they’ll open their gates on…
Continue Reading Trump seizes on one block of a Colorado city to warn of a migrant crime threat, even as crime dips
Associated Press AURORA, Colo. (AP) — The city of Aurora is roughly the size of pre-evacuation Tampa, Florida. With 400,000 people spread over 164…
Continue Reading Biden tells Trump to ‘get a life, man’ and stop storm misinformation
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden says his predecessor Donald Trump should “get a life” and try to help people impacted by…
Continue Reading A chilling nonfiction thriller about nuclear war is up for the UK’s Baillie Gifford book prize
LONDON (AP) — A chilling, thriller-like account of how a nuclear war might unfold and books by two award-winning novelists are among finalists for…
Continue Reading Maryland candidates debate abortion rights in widely watched US Senate race
Associated Press OWINGS MILLS, Md. (AP) — Democrat Angela Alsobrooks is highlighting former Gov. Larry Hogan’s actions in office as evidence he…
Continue Reading TD Bank to pay $3 billion in historic money-laundering settlement with the Justice Department
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — TD Bank will pay approximately $3 billion in a historic settlement with U.S. authorities who said Thursday that…
Continue Reading Trump seizes on one block of a Colorado city to warn of migrant crime threat, even as crime dips
Associated Press AURORA, Colo. (AP) — The city of Aurora is roughly the size of pre-evacuation Tampa, Florida. With 400,000 people spread over 164…
Continue Reading A $20K reward is offered after a sea lion was found with a fatal gunshot wound on a California beach
HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. (AP) — Federal officials have offered a $20,000 reward for information about the fatal shooting of a sea lion in Southern…
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AP Tennis Writer Rafael Nadal’s tennis career will be remembered because of the numbers, yes — the 14 French Open trophies, the 22 Grand Slam…
Continue Reading What to know about this year’s Social Security cost-of-living adjustment
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Tens of millions of older Americans will see a 2.5% increase in benefits this January when a new cost-of-living…
Continue Reading Taylor Swift donates $5 million toward hurricane relief efforts
Associated Press Taylor Swift has donated $5 million to Feeding America to support relief efforts in the aftermath of Hurricanes Helene and Milton.…
Continue Reading Company recalls nearly 10 million pounds of meat and poultry dishes for listeria contamination
AP Health Writer A company is recalling nearly 10 million pounds of meat and poultry products made at an Oklahoma plant because they may be…
Continue Reading Hurricane Milton has caused thousands of flight cancellations, is yours one of them? What to know
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Thousands of flights in and out of the U.S. have been canceled this week as Hurricane Milton barreled into the…
Continue Reading Hurricane Milton’s winds topple crane that was building west Florida’s tallest residential tower
Associated Press A construction crane came crashing down on the building that houses the Tampa Bay Times during the height of Hurricane Milton’s…
Continue Reading Donald Trump offers tax breaks to US citizens overseas but no specifics
Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Donald Trump is proposing to grant a key tax break to U.S. citizens living overseas. The Republican nominee is…
Continue Reading Wisconsin dams are failing more frequently, a new report finds
A new report shows Wisconsin is seeing dam failures more frequently, in another sign that the state is seeing stronger storms. The Wisconsin Policy…
Continue Reading ‘The View’ co-hosts come out swinging at Donald Trump a day after he insulted them
AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The hosts of ABC’s “The View” are responding to Donald Trump a day after he insulted co-hosts Sunny…
Continue Reading Tropicana Field shredded by Hurricane Milton is the latest sports venue damaged by weather
Roof panels atop the home of the Tampa Bay Rays were ripped to shreds by Hurricane Milton. Debris scattered across the field and throughout the…
Continue Reading Minnesota Twins owners considering selling the team after 40 years in the Pohlad family
AP Sports Writer MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — After 40 years and three generations of owning the Minnesota Twins, the Pohlad family announced Thursday…
Continue Reading Mozambique awaits election results as the ruling party looks to extend its reign past 50 years
Associated Press MAPUTO, Mozambique (AP) — Mozambicans are waiting for early election results a day after a vote for a new president passed off…
Continue Reading Jeremy Strong and Sebastian Stan on ‘The Apprentice’: ‘We’re way out on a limb’
AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Even in an election year, most seem to agree on one aspect about Ali Abbasi’s much-debated Donald Trump film…
Continue Reading North Carolina governor signs Hurricane Helene relief bill
Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper has signed the state’s first relief package to address Hurricane Helene’s…
Continue Reading South Koreans are joyful after Han Kang wins Nobel Prize for literature
Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Koreans reacted with joy and astonishment on Thursday after learning that homegrown writer Han…
Continue Reading Prince and Princess of Wales meet with families of dance class stabbing attack
Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Prince William and the Princess of Wales have carried out their first joint public engagement since the end of…
Continue Reading Ethel Kennedy, social activist and wife of Robert F. Kennedy, has died
Associated Press BOSTON, Mass. (AP) — Ethel Kennedy, who lost her husband Robert F. Kennedy to assassination, has died. She was 96. She was by her…
Continue Reading How to help people affected by Hurricane Milton
Communities in Florida still reeling from the impact of Hurricane Helene are now also grappling with the still-unfolding damage from Hurricane…
Continue Reading Atlantic City mayor and his wife plead not guilty to beating their daughter
Associated Press MAYS LANDING, N.J. (AP) — The first couple of New Jersey’s Atlantic City have pleaded not guilty to beatings and other abuse…
Continue Reading Rwanda’s Marburg outbreak is under control, Africa’s health chief says
Associated Press KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — The head of Africa’s top public health agency says that an outbreak of the Ebola-like Marburg fever in…
Continue Reading A train is evacuated in Strasbourg due to ‘light smoke’. No injuries were reported
PARIS (AP) — Passengers including European Parliament officials were evacuated from a train departing from the eastern French city of Strasbourg…
Continue Reading Hurricane Milton disrupts Yom Kippur plans for Jews in Florida
Associated Press WINTER PARK, Florida (AP) — Many Jews worldwide will mark Yom Kippur in fasting and prayer at their synagogues this weekend. But…
Continue Reading Africans recruited to work in Russia say they were duped into building drones for use in Ukraine
Associated Press The social media ads promised the young African women a free plane ticket, money and a faraway adventure in Europe. Just complete a…
Continue Reading Turkey’s Erdogan inaugurates a Turkish-funded mosque in Albania’s capital
Associated Press TIRANA, Albania (AP) — Turkey’s president has traveled to Albania’s capital to inaugurate a Turkish-funded mosque as part of a…
Continue Reading Milton spares Daytona Beach, Florida, factory that’s a critical supplier of IV fluids
AP Health Writer A Florida factory that makes IV fluids critical to hospitals nationwide will restart Friday morning after shutting down while…
Continue Reading UN-backed experts say Israel is destroying Gaza’s health sector and both sides have tortured people
Associated Press A U.N. commission has accused Israel of destroying Gaza’s health care system through “relentless and deliberate attacks” in…
Continue Reading Another town in Haiti comes under attack a week after gangs killed at least 115 people
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Gunmen have invaded another town north of Haiti’s capital, just a week after a massacre killed at least 115 people…
Continue Reading A pack of dogs killed a man behind a house in New York
Associated Press ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Police say a 59-year-old man was killed in a “horrific” attack by a pack of dogs in a back yard in Albany.…
Continue Reading Poland tightens visa rules as probe confirms previous government’s cash-for-visas scandal
Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s foreign minister says the European Union nation is tightening its visa regulations as probes…
Continue Reading Harris rips Trump for his criticism of federal storm response and calls for ‘dignity’
Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris and the White House criticized Donald Trump for his attacks on the federal response…
Continue Reading Colombia’s river guardians battle to protect the Atrato amid threats and abandonment
Associated Press PAIMADO, Colombia (AP) — Illegal gold mining along the banks of northwestern Colombia’s Atrato river is causing severe…
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