Francis Ford Coppola to receive AFI Life Achievement Award
NEW YORK (AP) — Francis Ford Coppola will receive the 50th AFI Life Achievement Award, the American Film Institute announced Tuesday. Coppola, who…
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Owner of NYC day care where toddler fatally ingested fentanyl pleads guilty to federal charges
NEW YORK (AP) — A woman who owned a New York City day care center where a toddler died after ingesting fentanyl has pleaded guilty to federal drug…
Continue Reading Au pair charged in double homicide pleads guilty to manslaughter
Associated Press/Report for America FAIRFAX, Va. (AP) — A judge in Virginia has accepted a guilty plea in what prosecutors say was an elaborate…
Continue Reading Funeral home owner jailed after 18 bodies found in various stages of decomposition, authorities say
DOUGLAS, Ga. (AP) — Authorities say a funeral home owner in south Georgia has been arrested and accused of neglecting human corpses after 18 bodies…
Continue Reading In a first since 1938, Des Moines, Iowa, kids will trick-or-treat on Halloween
Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — For the first time since 1938, children in Des Moines, Iowa, will go trick-or-treating on Halloween. Going…
Continue Reading The Associated Press’ role in calling races and polling voters
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Hundreds of news organizations, readers, listeners and viewers will look to the The Associated Press Decision…
Continue Reading UN chief calls for more pledges, private sector input to save global biodiversity at Colombia summit
Associated Press CALI, Colombia (AP) — U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres urged delegates at a major biodiversity summit to follow through on…
Continue Reading Hundreds of Pennsylvania voters are challenged based on postal service’s change-of-address database
Associated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Counties in Philadelphia’s suburbs are being asked to reject the mail-in ballot applications of hundreds…
Continue Reading Israel’s move to ban a UN agency raises alarm about aid to Gaza even as the implications are unclear
Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli legislation cutting ties with the U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees has raised fears that the largest…
Continue Reading Residents of landslide-stricken city in California offered $42M in buyout program
RANCHO PALOS VERDES, Calif. (AP) — Homeowners on a Southern California peninsula where worsening landslides have damaged homes and led to utility…
Continue Reading Andrea Mitchell says she’s ending her daytime MSNBC show after 16 years
NEW YORK (AP) — One of NBC News’ longest-tenured correspondents, Andrea Mitchell, is switching gears. She said she’ll end her weekday…
Continue Reading Philadelphia didn’t violate rights of cops fired over offensive Facebook posts, court rules
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The Philadelphia police department did not violate the First Amendment rights of several officers who were fired or suspended…
Continue Reading Man standing trial alongside rapper Young Thug accepts plea deal
ATLANTA (AP) — One of the co-defendants standing trial alongside the rapper Young Thug accepted a plea deal with prosecutors Tuesday. Quamarvious…
Continue Reading A Massachusetts pizza shop owner is sentenced to more than 8 years for forced labor and threats of deportation
By Hanna Park, CNN (CNN) — The owner of two Boston-area pizza shops has been sentenced to more than eight years in prison for subjecting…
Continue Reading Robert Downey Jr. says he ‘intends to sue’ all future executives who use his AI replica
AP Technology Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Robert Downey Jr. doesn’t think Marvel executives would ever recreate his portrayal of Tony Stark…
Continue Reading Lawsuit claims ICE withheld $300M in bond payments from immigrants
Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — A lawsuit alleges U.S. immigration authorities illegally kept more than $300 million in bond payments made by tens of…
Continue Reading Man serving 30 years for attacking Nancy Pelosi’s husband gets a life term on state charges
Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The man who was sentenced to 30 years in federal prison for attacking the husband of former House Speaker…
Continue Reading Colorado teen fights kidney failure after eating McDonald’s Quarter Pounders
AP Health Writer A 15-year-old high school freshman is hospitalized with severe complications of food poisoning after eating McDonald’s Quarter…
Continue Reading DuPont plant in Louisiana fined $480,000 for releasing a cancer-causing chemical
RESERVE, La. (AP) — A chemical manufacturing plant west of New Orleans has agreed to pay a $480,000 federal fine and install equipment to stop the…
Continue Reading NTSB preliminary report details fiery but safe emergency landing of a Frontier Airlines plane
LAS VEGAS (AP) — An electrical system malfunctioned, the autopilot quit and some radio communications were disrupted aboard a Frontier Airlines…
Continue Reading Tuberculosis infected 8 million people last year, the most WHO has ever tracked
LONDON (AP) — The World Health Organization says more than 8 million people were diagnosed with tuberculosis last year. That’s the highest…
Continue Reading A former principal at a Missouri Christian boarding school is accused of abusing a student
Associated Press A former principal at a Christian boarding school in Missouri that closed in March amid abuse allegations has been charged with sex…
Continue Reading Where has all the rain gone? Bone-dry October strikes much of US
AP Science Writer It’s as if Mother Nature shut off the rain faucet in the United States in October. More than 100 cities across the nation are…
Continue Reading Fire destroys 1 home and forces the evacuation of 700 others in a Colorado subdivision
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…
Continue Reading Pro Women’s Hockey League says it could add as many as two teams for 2025-26 season
AP Hockey Writer Expansion is on the table for the six-team Professional Women’s Hockey League, and executives aren’t placing limitations on…
Continue Reading Canadian opposition party says it wants to topple Trudeau’s government in Parliament
Associated Press MONT-TREMBLANT, Quebec (AP) — A Quebec nationalist party says it will work with other opposition parties in Canada’s Parliament…
Continue Reading Albania’s opposition blocks roads in a protest to demand a caretaker Cabinet
Associated Press TIRANA, Albania (AP) — Albanian opposition activists have blocked major roads around the country for several hours, demanding that…
Continue Reading Rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine is detained in New York on parole violation claims
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine tried unsuccessfully Tuesday to persuade a federal judge not to send him to jail, calling…
Continue Reading Teri Garr, the offbeat comic actor of ‘Young Frankenstein’ and ‘Tootsie,’ has died
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…
Continue Reading Judge tosses GOP congressmen’s lawsuit over Pennsylvania’s overseas and military votes
Associated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — A federal judge in Pennsylvania is throwing out a lawsuit by six Republican congressmen over how to count…
Continue Reading At 7 feet, 9 inches, Olivier Rioux is the world’s tallest teen and an intriguing basketball project
AP Sports Writer GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Walking from his apartment to classes and then to the University of Florida’s basketball facility,…
Continue Reading Trump says his New York rally marked by crude and racist insults was ‘an absolute lovefest’
Associated Press ALLENTOWN, Pa. (AP) — Urged by some allies to apologize for racist comments made by speakers at his weekend rally, Donald Trump…
Continue Reading UFC champ Jon Jones agrees to anger management classes to resolve assault charge
Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — UFC heavyweight champion Jon “Bones” Jones has agreed to attend four hours of anger management…
Continue Reading CNN bans conservative writer after ‘beeper’ comment to Muslim commentator
AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — CNN has banned conservative writer Ryan Gidursky from the network following a contentious on-air exchange where he…
Continue Reading ‘Halloween comet’ breaks apart after flying close to the sun
A recently discovered comet that some stargazers had hoped to see during Halloween week has disintegrated before the day of ghosts and ghouls. NASA…
Continue Reading The EU is imposing duties on electric vehicles from China after trade talks fail
Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union says it will impose duties on imports of electric vehicles from China on Wednesday after talks…
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Teen accused of girls’ murder at UK dance class faces terrorism charge
By Lauren Kent and Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN London (CNN) — The teenager charged with the murder of three young girls in a July stabbing…
Continue Reading California judge accused of killing his wife is released on $2 million bail
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A California judge charged with killing his wife has been released from jail on $2 million bail. Online jail records show Orange…
Continue Reading Police say British teen accused of fatally stabbing 3 girls also made poison and had a terror manual
Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The teenager accused in a stabbing rampage that killed three girls at a Taylor Swift-themed dance class in England…
Continue Reading Musk’s pro-Trump super PAC uses vulgarity demeaning women to describe Harris
Associated Press Elon Musk’s political action committee has created an ad attacking Vice President Kamala Harris that includes multiple references…
Continue Reading Finland’s president calls North Korea’s dispatch of troops to Russia an escalation
BEIJING (AP) — Finland’s president says that North Korea’s dispatch of troops to Russia represents an escalation of the Russia-Ukraine war that…
Continue Reading Judge continues to block Florida officials from threatening TV stations over abortion ads
Associated Press/Report for America TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — A federal judge who recently chastised Florida officials for “trampling” on free…
Continue Reading Hezbollah names a new leader to replace Nasrallah. Here’s what we know about him
By Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN (CNN) — Hezbollah has named Shiite cleric Naim Qassem as leader, over a month after his predecessor Hassan Nasrallah was…
Continue Reading Spats over Russia and Ukraine show cracks in South Africa’s unity government
Associated Press JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South Africa’s unity government has been rocked by a spat between its main political parties, the African…
Continue Reading The ‘Juror #2’ cast still can’t believe they got to work with Clint Eastwood
AP Film Writer Clint Eastwood may be 94 but he’s not ready to retire just yet. In fact, during the actors strike hiatus from his latest film…
Continue Reading Police are searching for the person who set ballot boxes on fire in Washington and Oregon. Here’s what we know
By Chris Boyette, CNN (CNN) — Hundreds of ballots were destroyed or damaged in fires set Monday at two ballot drop boxes in the Pacific…
Continue Reading One dead and others trapped beneath rubble of collapsed hotel in Argentina
By Joaquin Caballero, CNN en Español (CNN) — A man has died and up to nine other people are missing after a 10-story hotel collapsed in…
Continue Reading US job openings fell in September to a 3 1/2-year low
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…
Continue Reading Google ad change could affect millions of small businesses
AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Google is changing the way its Google Local Services ads work, which could affect millions of small businesses.…
Continue Reading American consumers feeling much more confident as Election Day nears
AP Business Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — American consumers are feeling quite a bit more confident this month as Election Day approaches, a business…
Continue Reading Germany’s president visits the site of a Holocaust museum being built in Greece
Associated Press THESSALONIKI, Greece (AP) — German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier has visited the site of a Holocaust museum being built in…
Continue Reading Putin launches drills of Russia’s nuclear forces simulating retaliatory strikes
MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday launched a massive exercise of the country’s nuclear forces featuring missile…
Continue Reading Shohei Ohtani’s rural hometown honors its superstar son — from city hall to the hair salons
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,…
Continue Reading ‘All I can think about is hotter days.’ Voter campaigns target Latinas worried about climate change
Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — As the November election approaches, large get-out-the-vote efforts are targeting Latinos, and particularly…
Continue Reading Kurdish leader in Syria calls for diplomatic solutions to conflict with Turkey
Associated Press QAMISHLI, Syria (AP) — The leader of the U.S.-backed Kurdish forces in northeast Syria has called for international mediators to…
Continue Reading Voters drowning in ads from ‘obscene’ amounts of cash flooding Montana U.S. Senate race
Associated Press BOZEMAN, Mont. (AP) — Republicans have struggled for 18 years to topple Montana Democratic U.S. Sen. Jon Tester. This year they…
Continue Reading Tina Knowles to tell her story in ‘Matriarch,’ a memoir scheduled for next year
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…
Continue Reading 50 years after Ali fought Foreman in Congo, the ‘jungle’ hasn’t stopped rumbling
Associated Press KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — Fifty years after Muhammad Ali fought George Foreman in Zaire, the fight still has lasting legacy in the…
Continue Reading Hezbollah cleric Naim Kassem picked to lead the Lebanese militant group
Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Hezbollah says it has chosen cleric Naim Kassem to lead the Lebanese militant group after the killing of its…
Continue Reading Russia claims control of key town of Selydove in Ukraine’s Donetsk region
By Daria Tarasova-Markina, Kosta Gak and Lauren Kent, CNN Kyiv, Ukraine (CNN) — The Russian Defense Ministry claimed Tuesday it had taken the…
Continue Reading Satellite photos show Israeli strike likely hit important Iran Revolutionary Guard missile base
Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Israel’s attack on Iran likely damaged a base run by the paramilitary Revolutionary Guard…
Continue Reading Colorado congressional candidates in up-for-grabs district walk the line on border security
Associated Press/Report for America DENVER (AP) — The U.S. House race in Colorado’s 8th Congressional District is one of the closest in the…
Continue Reading Care for a sweet treat during Mexico’s Day of the Dead? Have a bite of ‘pan de muerto’
Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — The first bite is an assault to the senses. A sugary, citric, fluffy delight. “Pan de muerto” or “bread…
Continue Reading Pennsylvania’s Catholics are divided over an election where their votes may be decisive
Associated Press PITTSBURGH (AP) — Nationally, Catholic voters have been a crucial swing constituency in recent presidential elections. This year,…
Continue Reading The owners of a New Zealand volcano that erupted in 2019, killing 22 people, appeal their conviction
Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — The owners of an island volcano in New Zealand that erupted in 2019, killing 22 people, are…
Continue Reading War in Sudan has displaced over 14 million, or about 30% of the population, UN says
CAIRO (AP) — The International Organization for Migration says the war in Sudan has displaced more than 14 million people, or about 30% of the…
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Catholic Church still failing to ensure clerical abuse is reported, Pope Francis’ commission says
By Christopher Lamb and Antonia Mortensen, CNN (CNN) — Parts of the Roman Catholic Church are still failing to ensure clerical sexual abuse is…
Continue Reading A tram derails and plows into a shop in the Norwegian capital but only 4 are lightly injured
OSLO, Norway (AP) — Four people were injured when a tram derailed and plowed into a computer shop in downtown Oslo. Police said that none of the…
Continue Reading McDonald’s US sales rebound on value meals, but E. coli outbreak could slow that momentum
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…
Continue Reading Pope’s child protection board urges transparency from Vatican sex abuse office and compensation
Associated Press Pope Francis’ child protection board called Tuesday for victims of clergy sexual abuse to have greater access to information…
Continue Reading Czech power company CEZ signs deal with Britain’s Rolls-Royce SMR to build modular nuclear reactors
PRAGUE (AP) — The Czech power company CEZ has signed a deal with Britain’s Rolls-Royce SMR to form a strategic partnership to develop and deploy…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for Oct. 29: Election countdown, Burned ballots, Flight refunds, Middle East, Tropical Storm Trami
By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — Does it seem like your phone has been blowing up with political text messages? It’s not just you — these…
Continue Reading Duterte’s jarring testimony into drug killings in Philippines relives a nightmare for many
Associated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The cockiness, expletives and threats unleashed by former President Rodrigo Duterte in a Senate inquiry…
Continue Reading Germany recalls ambassador from Iran as it protests the execution of an Iranian German prisoner
Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Germany has protested to Iran over the execution of Iranian German prisoner Jamshid Sharmahd, who was kidnapped in…
Continue Reading ByteDance founder Zhang Yiming tops China’s rich list
Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — ByteDance founder Zhang Yiming tops the list of China’s richest people, according to the Hurun Research…
Continue Reading Russia’s embassy in Pakistan says it is verifying reports that one of its citizens was abducted
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…
Continue Reading Ukraine’s Zelenskyy says war with Russia is being pushed ‘beyond borders’ as North Korea joins in
Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says the thousands of North Korean soldiers expected to reinforce…
Continue Reading 3 men indicted in a case involving an alleged plan to attack a Jewish target in Germany
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…
Continue Reading Biden announces $3B to reduce carbon emissions at US ports, ‘the linchpin to America’s supply chain’
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is awarding nearly $3 billion to boost climate-friendly equipment and infrastructure at…
Continue Reading Harris urges voters to reject Trump’s efforts to sow division and fear
AP White House Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — Kamala Harris stood before an overflowing crowd near the White House on Tuesday and promised…
Continue Reading Hungary’s Orbán boosts Georgia’s ruling party over election despite an outcry the vote was rigged
Associated Press TBILISI, Georgia (AP) — Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has given a boost to Georgia’s ruling party. He says Georgian…
Continue Reading Boat carrying Egyptian migrants to Europe capsizes off Libyan coast, killing 12
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…
Continue Reading North Korean soldiers learning Russian commands and may be sent to Ukraine front lines, South Korean lawmakers say
By Jessie Yeung and Gawon Bae, CNN Seoul, South Korea (CNN) — North Korean soldiers may be being readied for a move to the front lines of…
Continue Reading Attack on a health center used in an anti-polio campaign in Pakistan kills 2 police officers
Associated Press PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistani officials say militants attacked a health center used in an ongoing anti-polio campaign in the…
Continue Reading Israeli strikes in northern Gaza kill at least 88, officials say
Associated Press DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Two Israeli airstrikes in the northern Gaza Strip on Tuesday killed at least 88 people, including…
Continue Reading Renowned French actor says Depardieu’s sex assault case underlines a need for change
Associated Press PARIS (AP) — Renowned French actor Anouk Grinberg says the sexual assault trial against fellow actor Gérard Depardieu reflects…
Continue Reading Trump and Batman led away by police? Why Chinese authorities are rattled by Halloween this year
By Chris Lau, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — A year after Shanghai’s boisterous Halloween celebrations made global headlines, revelers dressed as…
Continue Reading Mother crashes car through Australian school fence, killing a child and injuring 4 others
Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Australian police say a mother collecting a child crashed a car through a Melbourne school fence on…
Continue Reading Australian prime minister defends himself from an accusation that he asked for free flight upgrades
Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says he has always “acted in a transparent and…
Continue Reading Newspaper non-endorsements at Washington Post, LA Times fit a trend, but their readers aren’t happy
AP Media Writer Newspaper owners across the country have been ditching presidential endorsements, figuring they shouldn’t alienate readers with…
Continue Reading As Halloween approaches, tourists visit a home with a gruesome past and tunnels said to be haunted
Associated Press FALL RIVER, Mass. (AP) — “Lizzie Borden took an axe, and gave her mother 40 whacks. When she saw what she had done, she gave her…
Continue Reading Burkina Faso put civilians at ‘unnecessary risk’ during militant attack, rights group says
Associated Press DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Human Rights Watch says in a new report that Burkina Faso’s government unnecessarily exposed civilians to…
Continue Reading Nebraska uses a unique method to find election workers: It drafts them
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…
Continue Reading Guatemalan journalist released from prison fears for the future and being targeted for his work
Associated Press GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — When Guatemalan journalist José Rubén Zamora returned to his home last week after more than two years in…
Continue Reading Congo wants UN peacekeepers gone. But endless war around minerals is complicating that
Associated Press GOMA, Congo (AP) — The end of one of the world’s deadliest and yet most shadowy wars is as difficult to predict as the end…
Continue Reading The ability to cast a ballot isn’t always guaranteed in Alaska’s far-flung Native villages
Associated Press KAKTOVIK, Alaska (AP) — Early last summer, George Kaleak, a whaling captain in the tiny Alaska Native village of Kaktovik, on an…
Continue Reading Ballot drop box fires highlight concerns that election conspiracy theories are making them a target
Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Two ballot drop boxes in the Pacific Northwest were damaged in a suspected arson attack just over a week before…
Continue Reading Arab American voters make their choice — Harris, Trump or neither — in the election’s final days
Associated Press DEARBORN, Mich. (AP) — Bowls of labneh and platters of za’atar bread covered the tables in a Lebanese restaurant near Detroit,…
Continue Reading As Israel strikes deeper into Lebanon, fear rises in communities where the displaced took refuge
Associated Press AITO, Lebanon (AP) — Dany Alwan stood shaking as rescue workers pulled remains from piles of rubble where his brother’s building…
Continue Reading The first presidential election since the Jan. 6 attack will test new guardrails from Congress
AP Congressional Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — This presidential election, the first since the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection at the Capitol, will be…
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