Helene and other storms dumped a whopping 40 trillion gallons of rain on the South
AP Science Writer Meteorologists calculate that more than 40 trillion gallons of rain drenched the Southeast United States in the last week from…
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Kris Kristofferson was ‘a walking contradiction,’ a renegade and pilgrim surrounded by friends
AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Kris Kristofferson led a remarkable life that might sound implausible if it appeared in fiction. He was…
Continue Reading Major League Baseball scraps criticized All-Star Game uniforms and goes back to team jerseys
NEW YORK (AP) — Major League Baseball is going back to using primary team uniforms for the All-Star Game, scrapping criticized special jerseys used…
Continue Reading Arkansas sues YouTube over claims that the site is fueling a mental health crisis
Associated Press LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas has sued YouTube and its parent company Alphabet, saying the video-sharing platform is…
Continue Reading Criminals set up fake online pharmacies to sell deadly counterfeit pills, prosecutors say
Associated Press Federal prosecutors say a network of illegal drug sellers packaged potentially deadly synthetic opioids into pills disguised as…
Continue Reading Aid group says Congo had 25,000 victims of sexual violence last year
Associated Press KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — Doctors Without Borders says that it treated more than 25,000 victims of sexual violence in the Congo last…
Continue Reading Many Verizon customers across the US hit by service outage
NEW YORK (AP) — Some Verizon customers have been hit by a service outage. The issue Monday appeared to knock out cellphone service for tens of…
Continue Reading Judge strikes down Georgia ban on abortions, allowing them to resume beyond 6 weeks into pregnancy
Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — A Georgia judge on Monday struck down the state’s abortion law, which took effect in 2022 and effectively…
Continue Reading On a day when isolated nations get their say at the UN, North Korea reups condemnation of US
Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — North Korea is condemning the United States and its allies for “stirring up military confrontations still…
Continue Reading Water samples tested after Maine firefighting foam spill, below guidelines for dangerous chemicals
Associated Press BRUNSWICK, Maine (AP) — Maine environmental officials say all water samples analyzed so far after the state’s largest recorded…
Continue Reading Steward Health Care CEO files a lawsuit against a US Senate panel over contempt resolution
Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Steward Health Care CEO Ralph de la Torre has filed a lawsuit against a U.S. Senate committee that pursued contempt…
Continue Reading A man is convicted in the killing of noted Rio de Janeiro councilwoman Marielle Franco
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — A judge has convicted a man of obstructing the investigation into the assassination of Rio de Janeiro councilwoman Marielle…
Continue Reading ACLU lawsuit challenges New Hampshire’s voter proof-of-citizenship law
Associated Press CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A lawsuit is challenging a New Hampshire law that would require proof of U.S. citizenship when registering to…
Continue Reading Israel has killed multiple Hezbollah leaders. Here’s who they were – and the key players that remain
By Kara Fox, CNN Beirut (CNN) — Israeli airstrikes in Lebanon have killed at least seven high-ranking Hezbollah commanders and officials in…
Continue Reading UN extends Kenya-led force to tackle gangs in Haiti, but sidelines call for UN peacekeepers
Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. Security Council has voted unanimously to extend the mandate of the Kenya-led multinational force…
Continue Reading Queer women rule pop, at All Things Go and in the current cultural zeitgeist
AP Music Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The All Things Go music festival made its way to New York City this weekend for the first time, featuring a lineup…
Continue Reading Wisconsin city replaces ballot drop box after mayor carted it away
Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — An absentee ballot drop box that the mayor of a central Wisconsin city removed a week ago is back in place.…
Continue Reading Hunger in Haiti reaches famine levels as gangs squeeze life out of the capital and beyond
Associated Press PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Nearly 6,000 people in Haiti are starving, with nearly half the country’s population of more…
Continue Reading Man is sentenced to 35 years for shooting 2 Jewish men as they left Los Angeles synagogues
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A California man has been sentenced to 35 years in prison for shooting and wounding two Jewish men outside Los Angeles…
Continue Reading Cincinnati Opera postpones Afrofuturist-themed `Lalovavi’ by a year to the summer of 2026
CINCINNATI (AP) — The Cincinnati Opera has postponed the premiere of the Afrofuturist-themed “Lalovavi” by one year to the summer of 2026. The…
Continue Reading Michigan voter who was registered but denied a ballot settles lawsuit for $20,000
Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — A community in western Michigan has agreed to a $20,000 settlement in a lawsuit by a woman who was turned away from…
Continue Reading Drake Hogestyn, ‘Days of Our Lives’ star, dies at 70
Drake Hogestyn, the “Days of Our Lives” star who appeared on the show for 38 years, died Saturday, his family confirmed. He was 70. The actor was…
Continue Reading Fed Chair Powell says the US economy is in ‘solid shape’ with gradual rate cuts coming
AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell has signaled that more rate cuts are in the pipeline, though their size…
Continue Reading A Black man says a trucking company fired him because he wouldn’t cut off his dreadlocks
Associated Press A Black man alleges in a lawsuit that an Iowa trucking company fired him as a driver because he wouldn’t cut off his dreadlocks.…
Continue Reading Biden administration doubles down on tough asylum restrictions at border
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration said Monday it is making asylum restrictions at the southern border even tougher, as…
Continue Reading How to help those affected by Hurricane Helene
The full impact of Hurricane Helene won’t be known for weeks, but groups from both the public and private sector are mobilizing efforts to help…
Continue Reading Giants hire former catcher Buster Posey as president of baseball operations, replacing Farhan Zaidi
AP Baseball Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The San Francisco Giants have hired former All-Star catcher Buster Posey as their president of baseball…
Continue Reading Reaction to the death of Basketball Hall of Famer Dikembe Mutombo
Reaction to the death of Basketball Hall of Famer Dikembe Mutombo, who died Monday from brain cancer. He was 58. ___ “I am deeply saddened to hear…
Continue Reading Dockworkers at ports from Maine to Texas go on strike, a standoff risking new shortages
Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Dockworkers at ports from Maine to Texas began walking picket lines early Tuesday in a strike over wages and…
Continue Reading Braves salvage playoff berth with 3-0 win over the Mets, who win thrilling opener 8-7 to clinch
AP Sports Writer ATLANTA (AP) — A final day that wasn’t on the schedule and won’t soon be forgotten. An improbable comeback by the New…
Continue Reading Gavin Creel, Tony Award winner and musical Broadway veteran, dies at 48
AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Gavin Creel, a Broadway veteran who won a Tony Award for “Hello, Dolly!” and nominations for “Hair”…
Continue Reading ‘Sing Sing’ actor exonerated of murder after nearly 24 years in prison
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A criminal justice reform advocate featured in the movie “Sing Sing” has been exonerated in the 1998 killing…
Continue Reading Belarusian authorities pressure pardoned political prisoners, rights groups say
Associated Press TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Belarusian human rights activists have accused the authorities of pressuring political prisoners pardoned…
Continue Reading Biden says Olympians represented ‘the very best of America’
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Declaring the U.S. the “greatest sports nation in the history of the world,” President Joe Biden welcomed…
Continue Reading Appeal delays $600 million class action settlement payments in fiery Ohio derailment
Associated Press Settlement checks related to Norfolk Southern’s disastrous 2023 derailment could be delayed up to two years now because an appeal…
Continue Reading Ancestral land returned to Onondaga Nation in upstate New York
ONONDAGA NATION TERRITORY (AP) — The Onondaga Nation has regained 1,000 acres of its ancestral land in upstate New York. The heavily forested land…
Continue Reading Cutting food waste would lower emissions, but so far only one state has done it
Associated Press A study out in Science this month finds that states’ attempts to cut the amount of food waste going into landfills are rarely…
Continue Reading Trump makes false claims about federal response as he campaigns in area ravaged by Hurricane Helene
Associated Press VALDOSTA, Ga. (AP) — Donald Trump repeatedly spread falsehoods Monday about the federal response to Hurricane Helene despite…
Continue Reading Man accused of attempting to assassinate Trump pleads not guilty to federal charges
Associated Press WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — A man who authorities say spent 12 hours camped outside Donald Trump’s golf course before Secret…
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Verizon confirms service is back online after a major outage
By Jordan Valinsky, CNN New York (CNN) — Verizon has confirmed that its cell service is back online following a massive outage affecting some…
Continue Reading Movie armorer’s conviction upheld in fatal ‘Rust’ set shooting by Alec Baldwin
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A judge has rejected a request to throw out the conviction of a movie armorer in the fatal shooting of a cinematographer by…
Continue Reading European far right celebrates Austrian election win. But Austria’s political future is uncertain
Associated Press VIENNA (AP) — European far-right and nationalist parties are celebrating the far-right Freedom Party’s win in Austria’s…
Continue Reading The US is sending a few thousand more troops to the Middle East to boost security
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. is sending an additional “few thousand” troops to the Middle East to bolster security and to be…
Continue Reading Balenciaga upturns luxury in Paris as McCartney puts on high-octane fashion with playful, eco twist
AP Fashion Writer PARIS (AP) — Stella McCartney’s high-octane Paris show transformed an ordinary rainy market street into a dazzling runway…
Continue Reading Barbra Streisand, Dolly Parton, Martin Scorsese and more stars pay tribute to Kris Kristofferson
NEW YORK (AP) — Reaction to the death of Kris Kristofferson. The singer-songwriter and actor died Saturday at his home in Hawaii surrounded by…
Continue Reading Dikembe Mutombo, a Hall of Fame player and tireless advocate, dies at 58 from brain cancer
AP Basketball Writer Dikembe Mutombo, a Basketball Hall of Famer who was one of the best defensive players in NBA history and a longtime global…
Continue Reading Italian police arrest 19 people in massive probe targeting mafia links to Milan soccer ‘ultra’ fans
ROME (AP) — Italian police have arrested 19 people accused of criminal ties with the powerful ’Ndrangheta mafia group. The move decimated the fan…
Continue Reading 81-year-old South Korean falls short in a bid to become oldest Miss Universe contestant
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — An 81-year-old South Korean fashion model fell short in her bid to become the oldest Miss Universe contestant. She…
Continue Reading FBI to pay $22M to settle claims of sexual discrimination at training academy
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The FBI has agreed to pay more than $22 million to settle a class-action lawsuit alleging female recruits were…
Continue Reading Lithuania refers Belarus to the ICC, alleging crimes against humanity over opposition crackdown
BRUSSELS (AP) — Lithuania has referred hard-line Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko and members of his regime to the International Criminal…
Continue Reading A concert and 30 new homes mark Jimmy Carter’s 100th birthday and long legacy of giving
Associated Press A benefit concert and the construction of 30 new homes are among the many celebrations marking President Jimmy Carter’s…
Continue Reading Oasis adds US, Canada and Mexico stops to 2025 tour
AP Music Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Oasis shocked fans by announcing a reunion tour last month, ending a 15-year hiatus and, presumably, the long-held…
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CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of Emmy-winning actor and writer, Chevy Chase. Personal Birth date: October 8, 1943…
Continue Reading Another top aide to New York City mayor quits in wake of corruption indictment
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Another top aide to New York City Mayor Eric Adams has resigned. Timothy Pearson, one of the mayor’s closest…
Continue Reading No arrests in South Africa mass shootings as death toll rises to 18
Associated Press JOHANNESBURG (AP) — One more person has died from mass shootings at two houses in a South African village over the weekend,…
Continue Reading It’s a ‘very difficult time’ for U.S. Jews as High Holy Days and Oct. 7 anniversary coincide
Associated Press Known as “The Days of Awe,” Judaism’s High Holy Days — which begin on Wednesday — annually provide an emotional mix of…
Continue Reading When do the Jewish High Holidays start? The 10-day season begins this week with Rosh Hashana
Rosh Hashana, the Jewish new year, starts at sundown on Wednesday, Oct. 2, and continues through the evening of Friday, Oct. 4. It marks the start of…
Continue Reading CNN aboard Israeli tanker for strike on Houthi-controlled port in Yemen
CNN By Nic Robertson, CNN Above the Red Sea (CNN) — Aboard an aging Boeing 707, thousands of feet above the Red Sea, I don a set of high-tech…
Continue Reading CNN aboard Israeli tanker for strike on Houthi-controlled port in Yemen
By Nic Robertson, CNN Above the Red Sea (CNN) — Aboard an aging Boeing 707, thousands of feet above the Red Sea, I don a set of high-tech 3D…
Continue Reading 3 police officers sentenced to prison over the Halloween crush in South Korea that killed nearly 160
Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A South Korean court has given three police officers prison sentences over their botched handling of a…
Continue Reading A man gets life in prison in Russia for a car bomb that wounded a writer
MOSCOW (AP) — A Russian court has sentenced a man convicted over a car bombing that seriously wounded nationalist writer Zakhar Prilepin to life in…
Continue Reading Shelter-in-place order for more than 90,000 Georgia residents is lifted after chemical fire
Associated Press A weekend chemical plant fire that sent a massive plume of dark smoke into the Georgia sky has led to complaints about a strong…
Continue Reading DirecTV buys rival Dish as satellite mainstays hunker down against onslaught of streaming services
AP Business Writer DirecTV is buying Dish and Sling as the company, a deal it has sought to complete for years as seeks to better compete against…
Continue Reading Rwanda reports 8 deaths linked to Ebola-like Marburg virus days after it declared an outbreak
Associated Press Kigali, RWANDA (AP) — Rwanda says that eight people have died so far from the highly contagious Marburg virus. The announcement…
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Man hikes 11 miles and 2,200 feet high to reach his parents in North Carolina
CNN By Dianne Gallagher and Michelle Watson, CNN (CNN) — It had been 48 hours since the winds and rains from Hurricane Helene ripped through…
Continue Reading Russia targets 11 Ukrainian regions as it steps up its drone attacks
Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The Ukrainian air force says Russia fired missiles and drones at 11 regions of Ukraine. It was the 33rd…
Continue Reading The US could see shortages and higher retail prices if a dockworkers strike drags on
AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. ports from Maine to Texas are closed due to a strike by the union representing about 45,000 dockworkers.…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for Sept. 30: Helene’s damage, Middle East, VP debate, Chemical plant fire, SpaceX
By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — Port workers from Maine to Texas are threatening a major strike this week that could disrupt the flow of…
Continue Reading Crew of Vietnamese fishing boat injured in an attack in the South China Sea, state media say
Associated Press HANOI (AP) — Vietnam’s state media say a Vietnamese fishing boat was attacked in the South China Sea near the Paracel…
Continue Reading Carmaker Stellantis slashes forecasts as it faces industry slump and Chinese competition
MILAN (AP) — Carmaker Stellantis has slashed its earnings forecast, citing investments to turn around its U.S. operations as the wider automobile…
Continue Reading South Korea court sentences highest-ranking police officer yet to jail over Halloween crush
By Gawon Bae and Chris Lau, CNN Seoul (CNN) — The former head of a local police station in Seoul has been sentenced to three years in jail over…
Continue Reading Yemen’s Houthi rebels claim shooting down another US-made drone
Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Yemen’s Houthi rebels have claimed they shot down another American-made MQ-9 Reaper drone…
Continue Reading Israel begins ground offensive against Hezbollah in southern Lebanon
Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli ground forces crossed into southern Lebanon early Tuesday, marking a significant escalation of an…
Continue Reading Britain’s last coal-fired electricity plant is closing. It ends 142 years of coal power in the UK
Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Britain’s last coal-fired power plant is closing on Monday, ending 142 years of coal-generated electricity in the…
Continue Reading Thai court orders extradition of Vietnam activist who rights groups say will be at risk if returned
Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — A Thai court has ordered the extradition of a Vietnamese activist detained in Bangkok, despite fears among rights…
Continue Reading Japan’s likely next leader says he will call an election for Oct. 27 once he takes office
Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Shigeru Ishiba, the head of Japan’s governing party, plans to call a parliamentary election to be held on Oct.…
Continue Reading Kishida’s legacy: Scandals and compromise at home, global respect for security and diplomacy
Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will resign Tuesday, handing over leadership to his successor Shigeru Ishiba,…
Continue Reading Wildfire flareup prompts new evacuations in Southern California mountain communities
SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. (AP) — California residents near a wildfire that is largely contained have been ordered to evacuate after the blaze in San…
Continue Reading Rescuers use zip lines and boats to reach survivors as Nepal flooding and landslides kill nearly 200 people
By Helen Regan, Nishant Khanal and Isaac Yee, photo curation by Noemi Cassanelli, CNN (CNN) — Days of heavy monsoon rains in Nepal have…
Continue Reading Israel-Hamas war latest: Netanyahu warns Iran as Israel continues strikes in Lebanon
Israel’s prime minister has issued a warning to Iran, just days after an airstrike south of Beirut killed the leader of the Lebanese Hezbollah…
Continue Reading Wildfire burning through forest in southern Greece kills 2 people
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greek authorities say two people have died overnight in a large wildfire burning through forestland above a seaside resort in…
Continue Reading China’s astronauts are aiming to land on the moon by 2030. They now have a new spacesuit to do it
By Simone McCarthy, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — China has taken a step forward in its ambitious plan to land astronauts on the moon by 2030 –…
Continue Reading Stock market today: Wall Street edges up to more all-time highs
AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street closed its latest winning month and quarter with more records on Monday. The drift higher for U.S.…
Continue Reading France’s Le Pen denies wrongdoing as she and her party go on trial accused of embezzling EU funds
Associated Press PARIS (AP) — French far-right leader Marine Le Pen has denied violating any rules as she and her National Rally party and two…
Continue Reading Top Kashmir leader says India has silenced dissenting voices as region votes in final phase of polls
Associated Press SRINAGAR, India (AP) — A key resistance leader in Indian-controlled Kashmir says the regional polls to choose a local government…
Continue Reading China factory surveys show economy weakening, as Beijing steps up support
AP Business Writer The latest surveys of Chinese factory managers show the economy weakening in recent weeks, as the government ratchets up stimulus.…
Continue Reading Flooding deaths in Nepal reach 193 as recovery work is stepped up
Associated Press KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — The number of people killed by flooding and landslides triggered by heavy rainfall over the weekend in…
Continue Reading Supplies arrive by plane and by mule in North Carolina as Helene’s death toll tops 130
Associated Press ASHEVILLE, N.C. (AP) — Widespread devastation left behind by Hurricane Helene came to light Monday across the South, revealing a…
Continue Reading ‘Take his pulse, he’s blue’: Bodycam footage shows fatal encounter between epileptic Indiana man and first responders
By Chelsea Bailey, CNN (CNN) — Rhyker Earl’s family says he had been living with seizures for more than seven years. They happened so often…
Continue Reading Key Senate race in Arizona could hinge on voters who back Trump and the Democratic candidate
Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — If Ruben Gallego is going to give Democrats their fourth straight U.S. Senate victory in Arizona, he’s probably…
Continue Reading Takeaways from AP’s report on how shrimp farmers are exploited as supermarkets push for low prices
Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — An investigation focused on three of the world’s largest shrimp producers claims that as big Western supermarkets…
Continue Reading Montana man gets 6 months in prison for cloning giant sheep and breeding it
Associated Press GREAT FALLS, Mont. (AP) — An 81-year-old Montana man was sentenced Monday to six months in federal prison for illegally using…
Continue Reading Trump is pointing to new numbers on migrants with criminal pasts. Here’s what they show
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans are pointing to newly released immigration enforcement data to bolster their argument that the Biden…
Continue Reading Montana US Senate candidate says derogatory comments about Native Americans were ‘insensitive’
Associated Press BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Montana Republican U.S. Senate candidate Tim Sheehy says derogatory remarks he made last year about Native…
Continue Reading As big supermarkets pursue profits, new research shows growing exploitation of shrimp farmers
Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — An investigation focused on three of the world’s largest shrimp producers claims that as big Western supermarkets…
Continue Reading With New York City aqueduct in repair, mayor promises water will remain safe and tasty
Associated Press New York City officials are assuring residents that water flowing from their faucets will continue to be perfectly safe even if it…
Continue Reading Vance criticized an infrastructure law as a candidate then embraced it as a senator
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — As he campaigned for the Senate two years ago, JD Vance harshly criticized a bipartisan 2021 law to invest more…
Continue Reading Wyoming moves ahead with slight change to law allowing wolves to be killed with vehicles
Associated Press CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — People outraged by how a man ran down a wolf with a snowmobile, taped the injured animal’s mouth shut and…
Continue Reading New rules regarding election certification in Georgia to get test in court
Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Two controversial new rules passed by Georgia’s State Election Board concerning the certification of vote tallies…
Continue Reading What to watch as JD Vance and Tim Walz meet for a vice presidential debate
Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — The vice presidential debate between Republican JD Vance and Democrat Tim Walz will bring together undercards who…
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