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…
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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…
Continue Reading Rafael Nadal gave his all until he simply couldn’t anymore and had to retire: Analysis
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 Florida residents over 100 miles from Milton’s landfall faced a different threat: 3 tornadoes in less than 25 minutes
By Alisha Ebrahimji, Paul P. Murphy and Mary Gilbert, CNN St. Lucie County, Florida (CNN) — As Hurricane Milton made landfall near Siesta Key,…
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Florida residents over 100 miles from Milton’s landfall faced a different threat: 3 tornadoes in less than 25 minutes
CNN By Alisha Ebrahimji, Paul P. Murphy and Mary Gilbert, CNN St. Lucie County, Florida (CNN) — As Hurricane Milton made landfall near Siesta…
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 How to help Hurricane Milton victims
By CNN Impact Your World (CNN) — Deadly tornadoes, severe flooding and high winds battered Florida as Hurricane Milton tore through the state…
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 Kate joins Prince William for her first public appearance since ending cancer treatment
CNN By Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN (CNN) — Britain’s Prince and Princess of Wales made a surprise visit to Southport, northwest England, on…
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 New York City Marathon Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the New York City Marathon. November 2, 2025 – Kenya’s Hellen Obiri sets a women’s…
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CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of Boris Johnson, former prime minister of the United Kingdom. Personal Birth date:…
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 Kate joins Prince William for her first public appearance since ending cancer treatment
By Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN (CNN) — Britain’s Prince and Princess of Wales made a surprise visit to Southport, northwest England, on…
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…
Continue Reading Bacon hogs the spotlight in election debates, but reasons for its sizzling inflation are complex
AP Business Writer She blames greedy companies for price-gouging. He blames the Biden administration’s economic policies. Kamala Harris and Donald…
Continue Reading Dozens more women come forward with abuse allegations against Mohamed Al Fayed, BBC says
By Lauren Kent, CNN London (CNN) — Sixty-five more women have come forward with abuse allegations against the late billionaire Mohamed Al…
Continue Reading Indonesia arrests a suspect wanted by China for running a $14 billion investment scam
Associated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Immigration officers in Indonesia’s tourist island of Bali have arrested a Chinese suspect sought by…
Continue Reading Reactions to 22-time Grand Slam champion Rafael Nadal announcing his impending retirement
MADRID (AP) — The sports world reacts to 22-time Grand Slam champion Rafael Nadal announcing he will retire from tennis after next month’s Davis…
Continue Reading World Trade Organization slightly raises 2024 goods trade forecast but wary of potential setbacks
GENEVA (AP) — The World Trade Organization has raised its outlook for global goods trade this year slightly, but cautions that increasing…
Continue Reading US jobless claims hit 258,000, the most in a year. Analysts point to Hurricane Helene, Boeing strike
AP Business Writer The number of Americans filing for unemployment benefits last week jumped to its highest level in a year, which analysts are…
Continue Reading US inflation reaches lowest point in 3 years, though some price pressures remain
AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Inflation in the United States dropped last month to its lowest point since it first began surging more than…
Continue Reading UK’s new Labour government unveils overhaul of workers’ rights
Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Britain’s new Labour government has unveiled a slew of new rights for workers, including more generous rules for…
Continue Reading Rafael Nadal’s career timeline is filled with titles, rivalries and injuries
Associated Press Rafael Nadal announced his retirement from tennis on Thursday, signaling the end to a career that spanned two decades and 22 Grand…
Continue Reading In Wrexham, the ‘Rob and Ryan effect’ goes beyond the soccer club as tourism and investments grow
AP Sports Writer WREXHAM, Wales (AP) — A former market and mining town in north Wales has become a new and unlikely tourist destination in Britain…
Continue Reading Jason Mott follows award-winning meta-novel with novel about award-winning author
AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Jason Mott’s first novel since “Hell of a Book” is a kind of meta-sequel to his award-winning…
Continue Reading Fire at noted huge Brutalist block in Moscow leaves 2 dead
MOSCOW (AP) — Two people died in a fire at one of the Russian capital’s most notable buildings, a gargantuan Brutalist apartment block that…
Continue Reading NATO will start an annual nuclear exercise as Russia threatens Ukraine’s Western backers
Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte says the alliance will hold its annual nuclear exercise next week. The Steadfast…
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Israeli strike kills at least 28 Palestinians at school in central Gaza, Red Crescent says
By Mohammad al-Sawalihi in Gaza, Abeer Salman, Nadeen Ebrahim and Sana Noor Haq, CNN (CNN) — An Israeli airstrike killed at least 28 people and…
Continue Reading Delta’s Q3 profit fell below $1 billion after global tech outage led to thousands of cancellations
AP Airlines Writer Delta Air Lines says third-quarter earnings fell 26% largely because of fallout from a technology outage that caused several…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for Oct. 10: Hurricane Milton, Solar storm, Middle East, Campaign cash, Google
By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — Hospitals are rationing IV fluids and postponing some surgeries as the national supply chain reels from severe…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for Oct. 10: Hurricane Milton, Solar storm, Middle East, Campaign cash, Google
CNN By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — Hospitals are rationing IV fluids and postponing some surgeries as the national supply chain reels from…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for Oct. 10: Hurricane Milton, Solar storm, Middle East, Campaign cash, Google
CNN By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — Hospitals are rationing IV fluids and postponing some surgeries as the national supply chain reels from…
Continue Reading Asylum-seeker to film star: Guinean’s unusual journey highlights France’s arguments over immigration
Associated Press PARIS (AP) — Landing in the midst of heated arguments in France about immigration comes an award-winning film about the issue with…
Continue Reading Home listings climb in nation’s priciest markets as locked-up inventory starts to shift
AP Business Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — The recent pullback in mortgage rates and expectations of further easing next year may be motivating more…
Continue Reading Elon Musk unveils Tesla’s ‘Cybercab,’ plans to bring autonomous driving tech to other models in 2025
AP Business Writers LOS ANGELES (AP) — Tesla unveiled its long-awaited robotaxi at a Hollywood studio Thursday night, though fans of the electric…
Continue Reading 22-time Grand Slam champion Rafael Nadal will retire from tennis after next month’s Davis Cup finals
Associated Press MADRID (AP) — Rafael Nadal is retiring from professional tennis at age 38, he announced Thursday, after winning 22 Grand Slam…
Continue Reading Hong Kong court rejects activist Jimmy Lai’s bid to have a jury trial for libel case
Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — A Hong Kong court has rejected jailed publisher Jimmy Lai’s request to have a jury trial for his libel case…
Continue Reading At least 22 killed in airstrikes in central Beirut, with Israel also firing on UN peacekeepers
Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Israeli airstrikes on central Beirut on Thursday left two neighborhoods smoldering, killed 22 people and wounded…
Continue Reading Ukraine’s Zelenskyy city-hops across Europe, promoting ‘victory plan’ to allies
ROME (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has been city-hopping across Europe to promote a “victory plan” that he said “aims to…
Continue Reading With roads often blocked by rebels in Congo, boats — the only alternative — have become death traps
Associated Press GOMA, Congo (AP) — The overcrowded boat that capsized in eastern Congo last week killed eight members of Serge Nzonga’s family…
Continue Reading Han Kang wins the Nobel Prize for literature. She’s the first South Korean to do so
Associated Press STOCKHOLM (AP) — South Korean poet and novelist Han Kang was awarded the Nobel Prize in literature Thursday for a poetic and…
Continue Reading China will lift 4-year ban on Australian lobster imports, Australia’s prime minister says
Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says China will resume importing Australian live lobsters…
Continue Reading 2 Pakistani police and 4 insurgents killed in the restive north west ahead of Asian security summit
Associated Press PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Militants riding on a motorcycle have opened fire on a vehicle carrying police officers in a former…
Continue Reading Yemen’s Houthi rebels attack a Liberian-flagged ship in the Red Sea
Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A series of attacks by Yemen’s Houthi rebels have targeted a Liberian-flagged chemical tanker…
Continue Reading Although Milton has moved on, at least 8 are dead and millions remain in the dark
Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Rescue teams are plucking Florida residents from the flotsam of Hurricane Milton after the storm…
Continue Reading Lithuania votes in a weekend general election with many looking for change despite good economy
Associated Press VILNIUS, Lithuania (AP) — Lithuania’s center-right coalition could be replaced by the opposition Social Democrats and smaller…
Continue Reading China defiant over South China Sea skirmishes in ASEAN talks and blames meddling by foreign forces
Associated Press VIENTIANE, Laos (AP) — Southeast Asian leaders have stepped up pressure on China to respect international law following clashes in…
Continue Reading Pilot of helicopter that crashed on Australian hotel roof was affected by alcohol, probe finds
Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — An investigation has found the pilot of the helicopter that crashed on top of an Australian hotel two…
Continue Reading Cambodian fishermen turn to raising eels as Tonle Sap lake runs out of fish
Associated Press KAMPONG PHLUK, Cambodia (AP) — Em Phat, 53, studies his eel tanks with the intensity of a man gambling with his livelihood. For…
Continue Reading Rays say it may take ‘weeks’ to fully assess damage at Tropicana Field, after Milton struck region
AP Sports Writer The Tampa Bay Rays say it may take weeks to fully assess how much damage was done to Tropicana Field, which saw its roof ripped to…
Continue Reading Mali’s traditional theater gives psychiatric patients the stage
Associated Press BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — In the courtyard of a psychiatric ward in Mali’s capital, a small group of patients acts out scenes of a…
Continue Reading Advocates in Georgia face barriers getting people who were formerly incarcerated to vote
Associated Press/Report for America ATLANTA (AP) — A new report from The Sentencing Project estimates that the number of people who cannot vote…
Continue Reading Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ sex trafficking trial set for May
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A May 5 trial date was set Thursday in Sean “Diddy” Combs’sex trafficking case, and a prosecutor argued…
Continue Reading Takeaways from an AP investigation of Russia recruiting Africans to make drones for use in Ukraine
Associated Press About 200 women ages 18-22 from across Africa have been recruited to work in a factory alongside Russian vocational students…
Continue Reading Social Security recipients will get a 2.5% cost-of-living boost in 2025, smaller than in recent past
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Millions of Social Security recipients will get a 2.5% cost-of-living increase to their monthly checks beginning…
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Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump’s contributions from small-dollar donors have plummeted since his last bid for the White House,…
Continue Reading A New York village known for its majestic mute swans faces a difficult choice after one is killed
Associated Press MANLIUS, N.Y. (AP) — The upstate New York village of Manlius is known for the majestic white swans that have inhabited a village…
Continue Reading Hurricane Milton spawned high number of destructive, deadly tornadoes
Associated Press FT. PIERCE, Fla. (AP) — Tornadoes spawned by Hurricane Milton caught many Floridians by surprise as they prepared for heavy wind,…
Continue Reading Former MLB star Garvey makes play for Latino votes in longshot bid for California US Senate seat
AP Political Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Republican former baseball star Steve Garvey is making a late-hour push for Latino support in his longshot…
Continue Reading Immigrants brought to the US as children ask judges to keep protections against deportation
Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Immigrants who were brought to the U.S. illegally as children were among more than 200 demonstrators who…
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Sarasota County, Florida spokeswoman discusses Hurricane Milton with Local News 8
Local News 8 spoke with Genevieve Judge a spokeswoman for Sarasota County,…
Continue Reading Helicopter pilot who crashed into a hotel had drunk a ‘significant amount of alcohol,’ report finds
By Hilary Whiteman, CNN Brisbane, Australia (CNN) — A pilot who died when he crashed a helicopter into a hotel in Australia had “significant…
Continue Reading Taiwan celebrates its National Day holiday against a background of Chinese threats
Associated Press TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwan celebrated its National Day holiday against the background of threats from China, which claims the…
Continue Reading Stock market today: Wall Street edges back from its records
AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks edged back from their records Thursday after reports showed inflation was a touch warmer last month…
Continue Reading ‘Zionists don’t deserve to live,’ suspended Columbia activist said. Now his group rescinds its apology and calls for violence
By David Goldman, CNN (CNN) — Nearly six months after Columbia University banned Khymani James, a Pro-Palestinian student activist, who said…
Continue Reading Whether to publicly say Trump’s name becomes issue in Connecticut congressional debate
Associated Press WATERBURY, Conn. (AP) — U.S. Rep. Jahana Hayes is criticizing her Republican opponent in Connecticut’s hotly contested 5th…
Continue Reading UN agency for Palestinians warns Gaza aid work may ‘disintegrate’ if Israeli legislation passes
Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The head of the U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees is warning that if pending Israeli legislation is…
Continue Reading Turkey’s navy starts to evacuate its citizens from Beirut as Israel battles Hezbollah
Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — The first of over 2,000 evacuees in Beirut are boarding a Turkish military ship sent to provide aid to Lebanon and…
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