US new home sales surged in September
New home sales in the United States surged higher in September from the month before, even as mortgage rates remained over 7%, making financing a…
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Murder and other charges reinstated against Philadelphia officer who shot Eddie Irizarry
By Danny Freeman and Dakin Andone, CNN Philadelphia (CNN) — All charges, including murder, have been reinstated against the Philadelphia…
Continue Reading Deal that ensured Black representation on Louisiana’s highest court upheld by federal appeals panel
By KEVIN McGILL Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A federal appeals court has upheld a deal that ensured Black representation on…
Continue Reading Beer belly wrestling, ‘evading arrest’ obstacle course on tap for inaugural Florida Man Games
ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. (AP) — It ain’t the Olympics, but a group of Floridians plan to host competitions themed according to the collective antics…
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1st major storm of the season drops up to a foot of snow in Montana
The first major snowstorm of the season dropped up to a foot of snow in the Helena, Montana, area by Wednesday morning, canceling some school bus…
Continue Reading Krystal Joy Brown shines on Broadway in Stephen Sondheim revival of ‘Merrily We Roll Along’
By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Krystal Joy Brown has planted her flag on Broadway, first professionally and now…
Continue Reading New Jersey school district cancels Halloween-themed events
By Web Staff Click here for updates on this story MAPLEWOOD, New Jersey (WCBS) — There will be no Halloween events at…
Continue Reading Man in trapped jewelry vault overnight is freed when timer opens the chamber as scheduled
NEW YORK (AP) — A man was trapped inside a steel-reinforced concrete jewelry vault in New York City overnight after firefighters had to abandon an…
Continue Reading Multistate salmonella outbreak linked to recalled diced onion products
A multistate salmonella outbreak has caused at least 73 illnesses across 22 states, including 15 hospitalizations, according to the US Centers for…
Continue Reading Bulgaria is launching the construction of 2 US-designed nuclear reactors
SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) — Bulgaria has decided to expand the country’s nuclear power generation as an alternative of fossil fuels by launching the…
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CWD detected in new Wyoming elk hunt area
The disease was detected in a hunter-harvested bull elk in early…
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Help Fish and Game detect license fraud
License fraud is an abuse of the system, and it impacts Idaho’s residents and fish and wildlife…
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Risch, Crapo lead effort to prohibit ESA sage-grouse listing
U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho) and Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), members of the Senate Western Caucus, led their colleagues in a letter to Senate…
Continue Reading Sam Bankman-Fried plans to testify at his New York fraud trial, his lawyer says
By LARRY NEUMEISTER and KEN SWEET Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A lawyer for Sam Bankman-Fried says the FTX founder plans to testify at his…
Continue Reading Fears of another Palestinian exodus reverberate across the Middle East
By Nada Bashir, Celine Alkhaldi and Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN Amman, Jordan (CNN) — Through the narrow streets of the Jabal Al-Hussein refugee camp…
Continue Reading 2 London police officers have been dismissed over a stop and search of a Black athlete couple
By SYLVIA HUI Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Two Metropolitan Police officers have been dismissed from the force after a disciplinary panel…
Continue Reading Driver in Malibu crash that killed 4 college students is held on $8 million bail, authorities say
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Authorities say the 22-year-old driver of a car that struck and killed four college students on a coastal highway in Malibu is…
Continue Reading USPS touts crackdown on postal crime, carrier robberies, with hundreds of arrests
By DAVID SHARP Associated Press The U.S. Postal Service says law enforcement officials have charged more than 600 people with postal crimes since…
Continue Reading NBA gets help from ‘Sopranos’ actor to promote in-season tournament
LAS VEGAS (AP) — The NBA enlisted an actor from “The Sopranos” and borrowed the central theme of the film “Ocean’s Eleven,” that…
Continue Reading Michael Cohen’s testimony will resume in the Donald Trump business fraud lawsuit in New York
By JENNIFER PELTZ and JAKE OFFENHARTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Michael Cohen will be back on the witness stand to testify against his…
Continue Reading In the Amazon, communities next to the world’s most voluminous river are queuing for water
By EDMAR BARROS Associated Press CAREIRO DA VARZEA, Brazil (AP) — As the Amazon drought rages on, public authorities in Brazil are scrambling to…
Continue Reading Missing evidence has turned up in the James Brown case. A lawyer is asking the FBI to investigate
By Thomas Lake, CNN (CNN) — James Brown died in 2006, but he has yet to rest in peace. His children and advisors spent years fighting over his…
Continue Reading Slovakia swears in a new Cabinet led by a populist ex-premier who opposes support for Ukraine
BRATISLAVA, Slovakia (AP) — Slovakia’s president has sworn in a new government led by a former populist prime minister poised to end the…
Continue Reading Off-duty pilot accused of trying to shut off airliner’s engines mid-flight said he took ‘magic mushrooms’ 48 hours before the incident, court documents say
By Pete Muntean, Cheri Mossburg, Josh Campbell and Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN (CNN) — The off-duty Alaska Airlines pilot accused of attempting to…
Continue Reading Houston’s Hobby airport resumes flights after two planes clip wings on an airport runway
Flights have resumed at Houston’s William P. Hobby Airport after after two private jets clipped wings when they were moving on the airfield. The…
Continue Reading A century after her birth, opera great Maria Callas is honored with a new museum in Greece
By DEREK GATOPOULOS Associated Press ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Soprano legend Maria Callas has been honored in Greece a century after her birth to…
Continue Reading Israel accuses UN chief of justifying terrorism for saying Hamas attack ‘didn’t happen in a vacuum’
by AMY TEIBEL Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli officials are outraged over U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres’ comment that the…
Continue Reading Israel-UN spat intensifies after Secretary General says Hamas attacks ‘did not happen in a vacuum’
By Rob Picheta, Richard Roth and Lauren Kent, CNN (CNN) — A furious diplomatic spat between Israel and the United Nations has broken out, with…
Continue Reading Sri Lanka is allowing a Chinese research ship to dock as neighboring India’s security concerns grow
By BHARATHA MALLAWARACHI Associated Press COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — A Chinese research ship will be allowed to dock at a Sri Lankan port this week.…
Continue Reading City of Orlando buys Pulse nightclub property to build memorial to massacre victims
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — The city of Orlando is moving forward with plans to create a memorial on the property of the Pulse nightclub, where 49 people…
Continue Reading Who is Rep. Mike Johnson, the new House speaker?
By Piper Hudspeth Blackburn and Shania Shelton, CNN Washington (CNN) — Rep. Mike Johnson, the new speaker of the House, has been a vocal…
Continue Reading Russian drone debris downed power lines near a Ukraine nuclear plant. A new winter barrage is likely
By HANNA ARHIROVA Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Officials say Russia fired 11 Shahed drones against Ukrainian targets, reaching deep into…
Continue Reading New report from PEN America documents vast book bannings in U.S. prisons
By HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Tens of thousands of books are being banned or restricted by U.S. prisons, according to a new…
Continue Reading New report from PEN America documents vast book bannings in U.S. prisons
By HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Tens of thousands of books are being banned or restricted by U.S. prisons, according to a new…
Continue Reading Loyalty above all: Removal of top Chinese officials seen as enforcing Xi’s demand for obedience
By CHRISTOPHER BODEEN Associated Press TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Analysts say the removal of China’s foreign and defense ministers appears to enforce…
Continue Reading Jews, Palestinians and Muslims in the US say they’re experiencing growing fear about rising bigotry and hatred
By Mark Morales and Jeff Winter, CNN New York (CNN) — There is a palpable fear and tension in communities across the United States already…
Continue Reading Former British police officer jailed for abusing over 200 girls on Snapchat
LONDON (AP) — A former British police officer has been sentenced to life in prison with a minimum term of 12 years after he pleaded guilty to over…
Continue Reading German Cabinet approves legislation meant to ease deportations of rejected asylum-seekers
BERLIN (AP) — The German Cabinet has approved legislation that is intended to ease deportations of unsuccessful asylum-seekers. The draft…
Continue Reading 109 miners escape from gold mine in South Africa but others continue union standoff, official says
By GERALD IMRAY and NQOBILE NTSHANGASE Associated Press SPRINGS, South Africa (AP) — A company official says more than 100 miners have escaped from…
Continue Reading International terror defendants face longer prison terms than domestic counterparts, new study finds
By JASON DEAREN and MICHELLE R. SMITH Associated Press People convicted of crimes related to domestic extremism face far shorter prison terms than…
Continue Reading Watch for these 3 Medigap shopping surprises to avoid overpaying
By ALEX ROSENBERG of NerdWallet Medicare Supplement Insurance, or Medigap, can help pay for Medicare Part A and/or Part B copays, coinsurance and…
Continue Reading Police chief’s son who was wanted in shooting of 2 officers is found dead, Tennessee officials say
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Authorities say the estranged son of Nashville’s police chief, who was wanted in the shooting of two police officers, has…
Continue Reading Poland’s Tusk visits Brussels, seeking initiative in repairing ties with EU and unlocking funds
BRUSSELS (AP) — Polish politician Donald Tusk is in Brussels seeking to repair his country’s ties with the European Union. Tusk arrived in…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for Oct. 25: Israel, Speaker saga, Hurricane Otis, Immigration, Social media
CNN By Alexandra Meeks, CNN (CNN) — Bitcoin is surging again, topping $35,000 for the first time since May 2022. Many investors are growing…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for Oct. 25: Israel, Speaker saga, Hurricane Otis, Immigration, Social media
By Alexandra Meeks, CNN (CNN) — Bitcoin is surging again, topping $35,000 for the first time since May 2022. Many investors are growing excited…
Continue Reading Stock market today: World shares mixed after China pledges more support for slowing economy
By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer BANGKOK (AP) — World shares were mixed Wednesday after China pledged more spending to energize its economy.…
Continue Reading British leader Rishi Sunak marks a year in office with little to celebrate
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is marking a year in office but he has little reason to celebrate.…
Continue Reading ‘She was robbed of her life’: 16-year-old Claudia Quaatey dreamed of becoming a nurse before she was fatally shot in New York City
By Aya Elamroussi, CNN (CNN) — At just 14 years old, Claudia Quaatey decided to run her own hair braiding business from her New York home as…
Continue Reading After the Pittsburgh shooting 5 years ago, my community was shattered. Then something unexpected happened
Opinion by Michael Bernstein (CNN) — Editor’s note: Michael Bernstein is the chair of the interim governance committee of the reimagined…
Continue Reading China announces plan for a new space telescope as it readies to launch its next space station crew
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — China has announced plans to send a new telescope to probe deep into the universe as it prepared to launch the…
Continue Reading Belgian police are looking for a Palestinian man following media report he could plan an attack
BRUSSELS (AP) — Belgian authorities say they are “actively” searching for an asylum-seeker of Palestinian origin after media reported that he…
Continue Reading Man with previous conviction for IS membership detained in Germany, suspected of murder plan
BERLIN (AP) — Prosecutors say a man with a previous conviction for membership in the Islamic State group has been detained in Germany and is being…
Continue Reading Relatives of victims of alleged war crimes in Myanmar seek justice against generals in Philippines
By JIM GOMEZ Associated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Relatives of victims of alleged war crimes committed by Myanmar’s military have filed a…
Continue Reading Crisis in Middle East clouds Biden’s agenda as White House hosts Australian PM for lavish state dinner
By Kayla Tausche, Kevin Liptak and MJ Lee, CNN (CNN) — President Joe Biden’s attempts at deepening ties in the Pacific are again competing…
Continue Reading U.N. warns Gaza blockade could force it to sharply cut relief operations as bombings rise
By NAJIB JOBAIN, SAMY MAGDY and RAVI NESSMAN Associated Press RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — The U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees warned Wednesday…
Continue Reading Australia state visit to feature talk of submarines and tech partnerships — and a lavish dinner
By CHRIS MEGERIAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is hosting Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese for a state visit…
Continue Reading Russian parliament’s upper house rescinds ratification of global nuclear test ban
MOSCOW (AP) — The upper house of the Russian parliament has revoked the country’s ratification of a global nuclear test ban. Moscow has…
Continue Reading The Nashville police chief’s son, who was wanted in the shooting of 2 officers, was found dead after a car chase, officials say
By Chris Boyette and Christine Sever, CNN (CNN) — The Nashville police chief’s son, who was wanted in the shooting of two officers, was found…
Continue Reading Serbia and Kosovo leaders set for talks on the sidelines of this week’s EU summit as tensions simmer
BRUSSELS (AP) — The leaders of Serbia and Kosovo have been invited to meet with top European Union officials to try to breathe life into talks…
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Visit Idaho releases new Idaho resident tourism survey
The state of Idaho’s tourism office, Visit Idaho, is launching its first resident sentiment…
Continue Reading Leader of Lebanon’s Hezbollah holds talks with senior Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad figures
By KAREEM CHEHAYEB Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — The leader of Lebanon’s Hezbollah group has met with top Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad…
Continue Reading Hong Kong cuts taxes for foreign home buyers and stock traders as it seeks to maintain global status
By KANIS LEUNG Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong’s leader has cut taxes for some homebuyers and stock traders to boost markets as the…
Continue Reading Activists demand transparency over Malaysia’s move to extend Lynas Rare Earth’s operations
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Environmentalists have slammed Malaysia’s move to let Australian miner Lynas import and process rare earths…
Continue Reading Bird flu detected in Antarctic for the first time, British Antarctic Survey says
By Akanksha Sharma, CNN (CNN) — The first cases of bird flu have been detected in seabirds in the Antarctic, according to the British Antarctic…
Continue Reading ‘I wanted to scream’: Growing conflict in Congo drives sexual assault against displaced women
By JUSTIN KABUMBA and ZANE IRWIN Associated Press BULENGO, Congo (AP) — Hundreds of thousands of women and girls have been displaced over the past…
Continue Reading German authorities halt a search for 4 sailors missing after 2 ships collided in the North Sea
BERLIN (AP) — German authorities have broken off their search for four crew members missing since their British-flagged cargo ship sank a day…
Continue Reading Eye of Hurricane Otis makes landfall near Mexico’s Acapulco resort as catastrophic Category 5 storm
By JOSÉ ANTONIO RIVERA and MARÍA VERZA Associated Press ACAPULCO, Mexico (AP) — Hurricane Otis slammed into Mexico’s southern Pacific coast as…
Continue Reading Carnival ruled negligent over cruise where 662 passengers got COVID-19 early in pandemic
By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — A cruise operator that failed to cancel a voyage from Sydney that led to a COVID-19…
Continue Reading 82-year-old Korean man has heart attack after choking on ‘live octopus’ dish
By Jessie Yeung and Gawon Bae, CNN Seoul, South Korea (CNN) — An 82-year-old man in South Korea had a heart attack after choking on a piece of…
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3 things to know this morning – October 25, 2023
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Continue Reading Japan’s top court to rule on law that requires reproductive organ removal for official gender change
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s Supreme Court will rule Wednesday whether a law forcing transgender people to have their…
Continue Reading Snow hits northern Cascades and Rockies in the first major storm of the season after a warm fall
By AMY BETH HANSON Associated Press HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Snow has started falling in the northern Cascades and Rockies in the first major snowstorm…
Continue Reading Snow hits northern Cascades and Rockies in the first major storm of the season after a warm fall
By AMY BETH HANSON Associated Press HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Snow has started falling in the northern Cascades and Rockies in the first major snowstorm…
Continue Reading LA police commission says officers violated lethal force policy in struggle with man who later died
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles Board of Police Commissioners says two officers involved in a struggle that ended with the death of teacher…
Continue Reading Recovering from attack that killed Illinois boy, Palestinian American mother urges prayers for peace
By SOPHIA TAREEN Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — A Palestinian American woman whose 6-year-old son was killed in what police are calling a hate…
Continue Reading UN agency warns its fuel will run dry on Wednesday as Palestinian officials say 700 Gazans killed in a single day
CNN By Helen Regan, CNN (CNN) — The main United Nations agency working in Gaza said it will be forced to halt its operations by Wednesday…
Continue Reading UN says fuel shortages will halt Gaza aid operations within a day
By Helen Regan, Rob Picheta, Christian Edwards and Niamh Kennedy, CNN (CNN) — The main United Nations agency in Gaza says it will have to halt…
Continue Reading ‘Shaft’ star Richard Roundtree, considered the ‘first Black action’ movie hero, has died at 81
By JONATHAN LANDRUM Jr. Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Richard Roundtree, the trailblazing actor for Black filmmakers who starred as the…
Continue Reading Vermont ski town says it’s ‘waiting with open arms’ for the winter season after severe flooding
By LISA RATHKE Associated Press LUDLOW, Vt. (AP) — As winter approaches, a Vermont ski town that was hit by severe flooding this summer wants to…
Continue Reading Support for Israel becomes a top issue for Iowa evangelicals key to the first Republican caucuses
By THOMAS BEAUMONT Associated Press NEWTON, Iowa (AP) — Supporting Israel has leapt to a top priority for evangelicals in the leadoff Republican…
Continue Reading Born after Superstorm Sandy’s destruction, 2 big flood control projects get underway in New Jersey
By WAYNE PARRY Associated Press HOBOKEN, N.J. (AP) — A decade after they were envisioned in the aftermath of Superstorm Sandy’s destruction, two…
Continue Reading Parents like private school vouchers so much that demand is exceeding budgets in some states
By GEOFF MULVIHILL Associated Press In some states, higher-income families can now use taxpayer money to cover private school tuition — and…
Continue Reading Mike Johnson is the latest GOP nominee for House speaker as Republican infighting shows no end
By LISA MASCARO, STEPHEN GROVES, FARNOUSH AMIRI and KEVIN FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans chose Rep. Mike Johnson as their…
Continue Reading Russia maneuvers carefully over the Israel-Hamas war as it seeks to expand its global clout
By The Associated Press Russia has issued carefully calibrated criticism of both sides in the war between Israel and Hamas. But the conflict also is…
Continue Reading Honolulu tells story of healers with dual male and female spirit through new plaque in Waikiki
By AUDREY McAVOY Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — Honolulu officials have installed a new interpretive plaque for four large boulders in the center…
Continue Reading California Gov. Newsom has rare friendly exchange with China’s senior diplomat Wang Yi
By HUIZHONG WU Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom met with China’s seniormost diplomat Wang Yi Wednesday and displayed…
Continue Reading Japan’s automakers unveil EVs galore at Tokyo show to catch up with Tesla, other electric rivals
By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Toyota, Honda, Nissan and other Japanese automakers are serious about rolling out battery electric…
Continue Reading Vietnam’s Vinfast committed to selling EVs to US despite challenges, intense competition
By ANIRUDDHA GHOSAL Associated Press HAIPHONG, Vietnam (AP) — Vietnamese automaker Vinfast has plunged right into the crowded and hypercompetitive…
Continue Reading Diamondbacks stun Phillies 4-2 in Game 7 of NLCS to reach first World Series in 22 years
By DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Corbin Carroll went 3 for 4 with two RBIs and two runs scored, and the Arizona Diamondbacks…
Continue Reading Hurricane Otis’ Category 5 ‘nightmare scenario’ knocks out all communications in Acapulco, Mexico
By Elizabeth Wolfe, Aya Elamroussi, Robert Shackelford and Mary Gilbert, CNN (CNN) — Hurricane Otis knocked out all communications and…
Continue Reading Rantanen has goal, 3 assists as Avalanche beat Islanders 7-4 for record 15th straight road win
By VIN A. CHERWOO AP Sports Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Mikko Rantanen scored the tiebreaking goal in the third period and had three assists as the…
Continue Reading Health workers face mental health crisis, CDC says
By Giri Viswanathan, CNN (CNN) — Researchers from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are sounding the alarm on a mental health…
Continue Reading China said the US is a disruptor of peace in response to Pentagon report on China’s military buildup
By HUIZHONG WU Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — China said the United States is the “biggest disruptor of regional peace and stability” in the…
Continue Reading Queen Rania of Jordan accuses West of ‘glaring double standard’ as the death toll rises in besieged Gaza
By Sana Noor Haq and Claire Calzonetti, CNN (CNN) — Queen Rania of Jordan has accused Western leaders of a “glaring double standard” for…
Continue Reading Queen Rania of Jordan accuses West of ‘glaring double standard’ as the death toll rises in besieged Gaza
CNN By Sana Noor Haq and Claire Calzonetti, CNN (CNN) — Queen Rania of Jordan has accused Western leaders of a “glaring double standard”…
Continue Reading Jury finds Baylor University negligent in Title IX lawsuit brought by former student
WACO, Texas (AP) — A federal jury has found Baylor University negligent in a Title IX lawsuit and awarded $270,000 to a former student who alleged…
Continue Reading Hostilities in Syria are the worst in 4 years, with disregard for civilian lives, UN official says
BEIRUT (AP) — The head of the U.N. Commission of Inquiry on Syria says that fighting there has reached its worst point in years, with devastating…
Continue Reading Experts reconstruct the face of Peru’s most famous mummy, a teenage Inca sacrificed in Andean snow
By FRANKLIN BRICEÑO Associated Press LIMA, Peru (AP) — A team of scientists has unveiled the possible living face of Peru’s most famous mummy, a…
Continue Reading 1,000 cats rescued in China from being slaughtered and sold as pork, mutton
By Chris Lau, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — Police in China have rescued some 1,000 cats from a truck en route to a slaughterhouse, state-affiliated…
Continue Reading Senate votes 98-0 to confirm Biden’s nominee to run the Federal Aviation Administration
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Aviation Administration finally has a Senate-confirmed leader. The Senate voted 98-0 on Tuesday to approve President…
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