Trump delivers a pointed and at times bitter speech at Al Smith charity dinner
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Former President Donald Trump laced into Vice President Kamala Harris and other Democrats on Thursday in a pointed…
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Greek man convicted of causing disturbance by entering neighbors’ properties to smell their shoes
THESSALONIKI, Greece (AP) — A judge in northern Greece has imposed a suspended one-month prison sentence on a man convicted of disturbing his…
Continue Reading North Dakota woman to serve 25 years in prison for fatally poisoning boyfriend
MINOT, N.D. (AP) — A North Dakota woman will serve 25 years in prison in connection with the antifreeze poisoning death of her boyfriend last year.…
Continue Reading Average rate on a 30-year mortgage in the US rises to the highest level in 8 weeks
AP Business Writer The average rate on a 30-year mortgage in the U.S. moved higher for the third week in a row and reached the highest level since…
Continue Reading Ex-funeral home owner pleads guilty to assaulting police and journalists during Capitol riot
Associated Presss WASHINGTON (AP) — A former Long Island funeral home owner has pleaded guilty to spraying wasp killer at police officers and…
Continue Reading Drug kingpin Demetrius ‘Big Meech’ Flenory leaves federal prison for a residential program in Miami
MIAMI (AP) — Demetrius “Big Meech” Flenory, who co-founded the notorious drug trafficking organization Black Mafia Family, will serve the…
Continue Reading Former United Way worker convicted of taking $6.7M from nonprofit through secret company
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A man who worked for United Way in Massachusetts was convicted in federal court of taking $6.7 million from the nonprofit…
Continue Reading Ex-New Hampshire state senator Andy Sanborn charged with theft in connection to state pandemic aid
Associated Press CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A former New Hampshire state senator accused last year of fraudulently obtaining federal COVID-19 loans and…
Continue Reading Liam Payne and his bandmates all sought solo success after One Direction fame
Associated Press LONDON (AP) — One Direction was one of the last boy bands from the age of mass-audience linear television and one of the first of…
Continue Reading Jane Fonda to receive lifetime achievement award from actors’ guild
AP Film Writer Actor and humanitarian Jane Fonda is adding the SAG life achievement award to her many accolades. The 86-year-old will be given the…
Continue Reading 7 killed in suicide bomber attack at a cafe in Somalia’s capital
Associated Press MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — Police said seven people died and six others were injured after a suicide bomber detonated an…
Continue Reading US imposes sanctions on Chinese companies accused of helping make Russian attack drones
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Treasury has announced sanctions against two Chinese makers of drone engines and parts that the Biden…
Continue Reading India denies Canadian allegation that it uses mobsters to target Sikh separatists in Canada
Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — India’s government is denying that it works with mobsters to target Sikh separatists in Canada as alleged…
Continue Reading Africa’s mpox deaths surpass 1,000 as health officials urge international support
Associated Press KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Africa’s top public health agency says the number of mpox-related deaths in the continent has…
Continue Reading Dodgers win over Padres in NLDS decider averages 12.9 million viewers in Japan
NEW YORK (AP) — Last Friday’s decisive fifth game of the National League Division Series between the Los Angeles Dodgers and San Diego Padres was…
Continue Reading La Nina could soon arrive. Here’s what that means for winter weather
Associated Press NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center reports there is a 60% chance that a weak La Nina will develop this autumn and could last until…
Continue Reading Flooding in central France submerges rail and road links
PARIS (AP) — Torrential rains and flooding have submerged roads and railways in central France, disrupting transportation in the region. National…
Continue Reading Prosecutors ask Massachusetts’ highest court to allow murder retrial for Karen Read
Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Prosecutors have called on the state’s highest court to allow them to retry Karen Read for murder in the death…
Continue Reading Who was Yahya Sinwar, the Hamas leader Israel says it killed?
Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Yahya Sinwar masterminded an attack on Israel that shocked the world, unleashing a still-widening catastrophe with…
Continue Reading Kenya’s Parliament removes the deputy president from office in an impeachment trial
Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Kenya’s Senate has voted to remove Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua from office in an impeachment trial…
Continue Reading Hyundai recalls hydrogen fuel cell vehicles due to fire risk and tells owners to park them outdoors
DETROIT (AP) — Hyundai is telling the owners of nearly 1,600 Nexo hydrogen fuel cell vehicles in the U.S. and Canada to park them outdoors and away…
Continue Reading Ukraine’s former armed forces chief endorses ‘victory plan’ in first speech since his dismissal
Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Ukraine’s former commander-in-chief, Valerii Zaluzhnyi, has expressed his support for President Volodymyr…
Continue Reading Kate McKinnon to host National Book Awards next month. Jon Batiste will perform live
AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — This year’s National Book Awards 75th anniversary ceremony won’t only be a celebration of literature. Expect…
Continue Reading Adult day centers offer multicultural hubs for older people of color
AP Health Writers BERGENFIELD, N.J. (AP) — At Sunshine Adult Day Center, every morning starts with a parade around the room. Today, the theme is…
Continue Reading Moonlight may hamper views of the Orionid meteor shower, debris of Halley’s comet
AP Science Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The Orionids — one of two annual meteor showers from Halley’s comet — peak early Monday. A bright…
Continue Reading Meta lays off staff at WhatsApp and Instagram to align with ‘strategic goals’
AP Business Writer Meta says it has laid off some employees, including staff at WhatsApp And Instagram, to realign its resources with its…
Continue Reading After hurricane, with no running water, residents organize to meet a basic need
Associated Press ASHEVILLE, N.C. (AP) — It takes water to flush a toilet yet tens of thousands of North Carolinians have been without it since…
Continue Reading Kansas City Chiefs owner backs kicker Harrison Butker forming PAC supporting ‘traditional values’
AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Kansas City Chiefs owner Clark Hunt says he has no issue with kicker Harrison Butker forming a political…
Continue Reading 2 German pilots killed when WWII-era airplane crashes after takeoff in southern Finland
HELSINKI (AP) — Two German men have died when their World War II-era airplane crashed and caught fire in southern Finland minutes after takeoff.…
Continue Reading UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy to visit China in an attempt to reset frosty relations
Associated Press LONDON (AP) — British Foreign Secretary David Lammy is making his first trip to China in office this week in an attempt to reset…
Continue Reading Liam Payne’s 1D bandmates, James Corden and more friends and musicians mourn singer
LONDON (AP) — Friends and collaborators have expressed shock and sadness over the death of former One Direction singer Liam Payne, who has died in…
Continue Reading Russian lawmakers give initial approval to a bill targeting those who advocate not having children
MOSCOW (AP) — Russia’s lower house of parliament on Thursday gave quick initial approval to a bill outlawing “propaganda” that…
Continue Reading How did as many as 140 people die in one of Nigeria’s deadliest tanker explosions?
Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Nigerian authorities have announced measures to correct lapses that resulted in the death of more than 140…
Continue Reading Hunger experts say the risk of famine in Gaza remains high
Associated Press The international authority on hunger crises says the Gaza Strip is still at risk of famine more than a year into the Israel-Hamas…
Continue Reading US shoppers spent more at retailers last month in latest sign consumers are driving growth
AP Business Writers WASHINGTON (AP) — Americans stepped up their purchases at retailers last month as low unemployment, steady pay gains and rising…
Continue Reading Asian American evangelicals’ theology is conservative. But that doesn’t mean they vote that way
Associated Press The Rev. Wayne Lee leads an English-speaking church of second- and third-generation Chinese Americans in the heart of…
Continue Reading Panel looking into Trump assassination attempt says Secret Service needs ‘fundamental reform’
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — An independent panel investigating the attempted assassination of Donald Trump at a Pennsylvania campaign rally…
Continue Reading Israel says it has killed Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar in Gaza
Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli forces in Gaza killed Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar, a chief architect of last year’s attack on Israel that…
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Execution of inmate Robert Roberson in ‘shaken baby’ death is halted after last-minute Texas Supreme Court decision
By Dakin Andone, Ed Lavandera, Ashley Killough and John Fritze, CNN (CNN) — The scheduled execution of Texas death row inmate Robert Roberson…
Continue Reading 2 still missing from migrant boat that sank south of Greece
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece’s Coast Guard says that rescuers are still searching the Mediterranean Sea near Greece’s southernmost island…
Continue Reading Bus carrying Japanese tourists crashes in Turkey, injuring 22
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — A bus carrying Japanese tourists has crashed into a ditch in Turkey, injuring 22 people on board. The state-run Anadolu news…
Continue Reading Trump is consistently inconsistent on abortion and reproductive rights
Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Donald Trump has had a tough time finding a consistent message to questions about abortion and reproductive rights.…
Continue Reading A rare copy of the US Constitution sells for $9 million at auction
Associated Press ASHEVILLE, N.C. (AP) — A rare copy of the U.S. Constitution printed 237 years ago and sent to the states to be ratified was sold…
Continue Reading Iranian foreign minister discusses regional tensions with Egyptian officials in Cairo
CAIRO (AP) — Iran’s foreign minister Abbas Araghchi has discussed rising tensions in the region with Egyptian officials in Cairo during the first…
Continue Reading Big Tech’s energy needs mean nuclear power is getting a fresh look from electricity providers
AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Nuclear power is garnering renewed attention amid growing demand for power and cleaner energy. The power source…
Continue Reading Pakistani police fire tear gas at protesting students as anger spreads over alleged on-campus rape
Associated Press LAHORE, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistani police fired tear gas and charged at student protesters who ransacked a college building…
Continue Reading Coldplay teaming with Barcelona for next clasico against Real Madrid
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Barcelona soccer team will wear special edition shirts with a logo of pop rock band Coldplay on their fronts for the…
Continue Reading The Taliban say they are investigating reports of Afghan casualties on the Iran border
ISLAMABAD (AP) — The Taliban say they are investigating reports of Afghan casualties on the Iran border. It’s their first acknowledgement of the…
Continue Reading The youngest woman to climb all of the world’s 14 tallest peaks calls for novices to be regulated
Associated Press KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — A British mountaineer who at age 23 became the youngest female to climb the 14 tallest mountains in the…
Continue Reading Nokia sees improved Q3 profit but reports 8% sales dip mainly due to weaker India market
HELSINKI (AP) — Wireless and fixed-network equipment maker Nokia has reported better-than-expected third quarter earnings, mainly on the back of…
Continue Reading Argentine authorities probe what happened before Liam Payne’s fatal fall from his hotel balcony
Associated Press BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — The circumstances surrounding the death of ex-One Direction singer Liam Payne were suspicious and…
Continue Reading Takeaways from The Associated Press’ reporting on extremism in the military
Associated Press An Associated Press investigation examined extremism among members of the U.S. military and veterans. Here are highlights from the…
Continue Reading His country trained him to fight. Then he turned against it. More like him are doing the same
Associated Press MOUNT OLIVE, N.C. (AP) — The U.S. military trained him in explosives and battlefield tactics. Now the Iraq War veteran and…
Continue Reading Biden is making quick trip to Berlin before US election to discuss Ukraine and democracy with allies
Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — President Joe Biden has long believed diplomacy is about personal relationships — and he’ll spend Friday in…
Continue Reading The Biden administration has now canceled loans for more than 1 million public workers
AP Education Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — A student loan cancellation program for public workers has granted relief to more than 1 million Americans…
Continue Reading McConnell called Trump ‘stupid” and ‘despicable’ in private after the 2020 election, a new book says
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Mitch McConnell said after the 2020 election that then-President Donald Trump was “stupid as well as being…
Continue Reading Bangladesh court issues arrest warrant for ex-Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina over deaths of protesters
Associated Press DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — A special court in Bangladesh has issued arrest warrants for former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and 45…
Continue Reading Suspect arrested in Birmingham mass shooting that left 4 dead and 17 injured is also charged in two other killings
By Melissa Alonso and Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN (CNN) — A 22-year-old man has been arrested and charged with murder in connection with three cases…
Continue Reading Vietnamese real estate tycoon sentenced to life for billions in fraud in government graft crackdown
Associated Press HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — A Vietnamese real estate tycoon has been convicted of fraudulently obtaining property worth billions of…
Continue Reading Zelenskyy says 10,000 North Koreans could join Russian forces in Ukraine as he pushes ‘victory plan’
Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says his government has intelligence information that 10,000 troops from…
Continue Reading Australia gives 49 aging Abrams tanks to Ukraine
Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Australia will give 49 of its aging M1A1 Abrams tanks to Ukraine. Australian Defense Minister Richard…
Continue Reading European Central Bank, seeing no signs of recession, cuts interest rates again
Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The European Central Bank, which sets interest rates for the 20 countries that use the euro currency, is not…
Continue Reading EU leaders look at ways to tighten their borders in the wake of a far-right surge
Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union leaders have lauded a groundswell of support for tightening their borders and making the bloc a…
Continue Reading South Korean court acquits former police chief over deadly crowd crush
Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A South Korean court found the former police chief of the country’s capital, Seoul, not guilty over a…
Continue Reading A German in charge of England? Nationality matters less than it used to in international soccer
AP Sports Writer The question was inevitable. At his first news conference as England’s newly appointed head coach, Thomas Tuchel – a German –…
Continue Reading Alabama executes man who killed 5 and asked to be put to death
Associated Press ATMORE, Ala. (AP) — A man who admitted to killing five people in 2016 has been executed by lethal injection in Alabama. Derrick…
Continue Reading Georgia measure would cap increases in homes’ taxable value to curb higher property taxes
Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia voters unhappy about rising property tax bills could limit how much of a home’s increasing value can be…
Continue Reading Stock market today: Wall Street ends mixed even as the Dow ekes out another record
AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks ended on a mixed note following the latest signals that the U.S. economy continues to hum. The…
Continue Reading Texas Supreme Court halts execution of man in shaken baby case after lawmakers’ last-minute appeal
Associated Press HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) — The Texas Supreme Court halted Thursday night’s scheduled execution of a man who would have become the…
Continue Reading This country’s internet freedom is now as bad as China’s, report finds
By Helen Regan, CNN (CNN) — For the past decade, China has consistently ranked last in the world for internet freedom due to its all-pervading…
Continue Reading As women seek open congressional seats in Maryland, reproductive rights are front and center
Associated Press FREDERICK, Md. (AP) — In an election where the future of reproductive rights is on the ballot in Maryland and elsewhere across the…
Continue Reading In the campaign’s final weeks, Harris is keeping a focus on ‘blue wall’ states
Associated Press MILWAUKEE (AP) — With three weeks left in the presidential campaign, Democrat Kamala Harris is spending most of her days trying to…
Continue Reading China to boost financing for approved housing projects to $560 billion to counter property slump
AP Business Writer HONG KONG (AP) — China has announced it will expand the amount of financing available for housing projects on a “white list”…
Continue Reading Uphill battles that put abortion rights on ballots are unlikely to end even if the measures pass
Associated Press Voters in nine states are deciding next month whether to add the right to abortion to their constitutions. But passage probably…
Continue Reading How a broke Argentine province is countering Milei’s deep austerity cuts
Associated Press LA RIOJA, Argentina (AP) — They look like cash, fit into wallets like cash and the governor promises they’ll be treated like…
Continue Reading Battleground North Carolina sees strong early voting, despite obstacles created by Helene
Associated Press ASHEVILLE, N.C. (AP) — Early in-person voting has started in the presidential battleground state of North Carolina. That includes…
Continue Reading Harris and Trump say America tanks if they lose. So why the exuberance at their rallies?
Associated Press Shortly after taking the stage 91 minutes late for his Atlanta rally this week, Donald Trump did what he can’t help doing —…
Continue Reading Japan records trade deficit on weak yen, slowing exports
AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Japan has reported its exports to key destinations like China fell in September, leading it to rack up a trade…
Continue Reading US long-range B-2 stealth bombers target underground bunkers of Yemen’s Houthi rebels
Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — U.S. long-range B-2 stealth bombers launched airstrikes targeting underground bunkers used by…
Continue Reading Aging farmers face extreme temperatures as they struggle to maintain Japan’s rice crop
Associated Press KAMIMOMI, Japan (AP) — In the remote village of Kamimomi in Japan’s western Okayama prefecture, a small group of rice farmers…
Continue Reading A glance at Ukraine’s plan aimed at nudging Russia into talks to end the war
Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has partially revealed his five-point plan aimed at prompting…
Continue Reading Vance says ‘no’ when asked whether Trump lost 2020 election
Associated Press In the months since he became Donald Trump’s running mate, Ohio Sen. JD Vance has repeatedly deflected questions about whether the…
Continue Reading Archdiocese of Los Angeles agrees to pay $880 million to victims of clergy sexual abuse
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Archdiocese of Los Angeles has agreed to pay $880 million to victims of clergy sexual abuse dating back decades, in what an…
Continue Reading New Mexico governor rescinds emergency health order that suspended gun rights in playgrounds
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico’s governor is ending an emergency public health order that suspended the right to carry guns at public parks and…
Continue Reading Percival Everett’s ‘James’ wins $50,000 Kirkus Prize for fiction
AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Percival Everett’s novel “James” has won a $50,000 prize that continues Everett’s recent wave of…
Continue Reading California man accused of using drone to deliver fentanyl and other drugs
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A California man has been arrested after federal prosecutors say he used a drone to deliver fentanyl and other drugs to…
Continue Reading Judge in Trump election case orders prosecutors to look for, produce info from Pence documents probe
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The federal judge overseeing the election interference case against Donald Trump has directed prosecutors to…
Continue Reading Harris campaign calls plagiarism claims a partisan attack. Expert says it was ‘sloppy writing’
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris’ campaign is dismissing accusations that she and a…
Continue Reading 2 election officials in a rural Virginia city sue the state over ballot-counting machines
Associated Press/Report for America RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Two Republican election officials say in a lawsuit that they will not certify the results…
Continue Reading Father of Georgia school shooter knew of son’s deteriorating state, say investigators, who found notebook with disturbing drawings
By Cindy Von Quednow and Phil Gast, CNN (CNN) — Colin Gray, the father of the teenager accused of killing four people at a Georgia high school,…
Continue Reading A man has been charged with murder in connection with an Alabama shooting that left 4 dead
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Authorities say a man has been charged in a mass shooting that left four people dead and more than a dozen wounded in the…
Continue Reading Oil company Phillips 66 says it will shut down Los Angeles-area refinery
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Oil company Phillips 66 has announced that it plans to shut down a Los Angeles-area refinery that accounts for about 8% of…
Continue Reading A man arrested with guns outside a Trump rally in California is suing the sheriff
LAS VEGAS (AP) — A Las Vegas man who was arrested over the weekend with guns at a security checkpoint outside a Donald Trump rally in California is…
Continue Reading 5 big airlines will share new long-haul flights to Reagan National Airport near Washington
WASHINGTON (AP) — Five airlines are poised to win permission for new new long-haul flights to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport. The…
Continue Reading Harris’ interview with Fox News is marked by testy exchanges over immigration and more
AP White House Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris engaged in a combative interview with Fox News on Wednesday, sparring…
Continue Reading Zeta drug lord continued to control cartel from inside a Mexican prison, says US indictment
MEXICO CITY (AP) — A U.S. indictment unsealed in the District of Columbia claims that the leader of one of Mexico’s most violent gangs…
Continue Reading Judge invalidates election rules passed by Trump-backed board in Georgia
Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — A Georgia judge has declared that seven new election rules recently passed by the State Election Board are…
Continue Reading 3 dead and 4 injured in collapse of Mississippi bridge being prepped for demolition
MENDENHALL, Miss. (AP) — Three people were killed and four were seriously injured Wednesday when a bridge in Mississippi that was closed nearly a…
Continue Reading Israel pressured by UN and US to step up action to tackle Gaza’s escalating humanitarian crisis
Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The top U.N. humanitarian official accused Israel on Wednesday of blocking the delivery of desperately…
Continue Reading Phoenix officers punched and shocked a deaf Black man, body camera footage shows
PHOENIX (AP) — Body camera footage shows Phoenix police officers repeatedly punched and shocked a deaf Black man with a Taser nearly two months…
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