At least 95 people die in devastating flash floods in Spain
Associated Press UTIEL, Spain (AP) — Flash floods in Spain turned village streets into rivers, ruined homes, disrupted transportation and killed at…
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What to know about Europe’s tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles
AP Business Writers FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — The European Union has finalized its sharply higher customs duties on electric vehicles imported from…
Continue Reading 400 years later, accounts of Hungarian ‘Blood Countess’ remain shrouded in mystery and controversy
Associated Press ČACHTICE, Slovakia (AP) — More than 400 years after her death, the truth about “the Blood Countess,” a Hungarian noblewoman…
Continue Reading North Korean troops sent to Russia may be pleased to be there, even as they face ferocious fighting
Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The thousands of young soldiers North Korea has sent to Russia, reportedly to help fight against…
Continue Reading Jobs report on eve of election will be among the most muddled in years
AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Four days before Election Day, the government will issue its final snapshot of hiring and unemployment in the…
Continue Reading A powerful typhoon nears the Philippines, with many shelters still crammed after a recent storm
Associated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Northern Philippine provinces are forcibly evacuating villagers from high-risk areas as a powerful…
Continue Reading Australian police recover 40,000 stolen ‘Bluey’ coins
SYDNEY (AP) — Australian police say they have recovered more than 40,000 stolen limited-edition coins based on the hit children’s animated series…
Continue Reading Man faces charges after officials say he shot a man walking to synagogue in Chicago. Here’s what we know
By Michelle Watson, CNN (CNN) — A man is facing 14 felony charges after officials say he shot a man walking to a synagogue and then fired at…
Continue Reading A second high court rules that Japan’s ban on same-sex marriage is unconstitutional
Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — A second Japanese high court ruled Wednesday that the government’s policy against same-sex marriage is…
Continue Reading In Lebanon, a family’s memories are detonated along with their village
Associated Press ARAMOUN, Lebanon (AP) — Ayman Jaber’s memories are rooted in every corner of Mhaibib, the village in southern Lebanon he refers…
Continue Reading Germany’s economy is stagnant. But its quarrelsome government can’t agree on a way forward
Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s economy is struggling and the governing coalition has a lot of ideas on how to fix it. But it can’t…
Continue Reading Botswana holds an election where the diamond trade has become a central issue
Associated Press GABORONE, Botswana (AP) — Botswana is holding a national election and voters are deciding if one of Africa’s longest-ruling…
Continue Reading Police say ‘no nuclear risk’ after huge fire breaks out in vicinity of UK submarine shipyard
By Alex Stambaugh, CNN (CNN) — A large fire has broken out at the site of one of Britain’s biggest defense companies. Emergency officials…
Continue Reading Police say there is no nuclear risk after a fire at Britain’s nuclear submarine shipyard
LONDON (AP) — Police say two people have been hospitalized after a fire broke out at the shipyard that builds Britain’s nuclear-powered…
Continue Reading UN envoy warns Myanmar is in crisis, with conflict escalating and criminal networks ‘out of control’
Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. special envoy for Myanmar has warned that the Southeast Asian nation is in crisis, with conflict…
Continue Reading Stock market today: Nasdaq edges back from its record as chip companies and Eli Lilly slump
AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stock indexes edged lower Wednesday after drops for Eli Lilly and chip companies overshadowed a jump for…
Continue Reading Malaysian court orders Najib to enter defense in his 2nd graft trial linked to 1MDB scandal
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysia’s High Court has ordered imprisoned former Prime Minister Najib Razak to enter a defense in his second…
Continue Reading One candidate for West Va. governor defends abortion bans. The other wanted abortion on the ballot
Associated Press CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — The closest West Virginia voters could come to having their say at the ballot box on whether abortion…
Continue Reading A man is arrested on suspicion of killing a woman in a Hong Kong park
Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — A foreign man living in Hong Kong has been arrested on suspicion of killing a Southeast Asian woman at a…
Continue Reading Maryland voters embrace rare chance to help determine US Senate control
Associated Press CHESTER, Md. (AP) — Republican and Democratic voters in Maryland largely agree on one thing: the state’s U.S. Senate race…
Continue Reading How Putin views the choice between Harris and Trump, and what the election means for Russia
The question posed to Vladimir Putin in September about the U.S. election drew a wry smile and an arched eyebrow from the Russian president. Asked…
Continue Reading Democrats are leaning on celebrity star power. Will it matter?
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Kamala Harris has Bruce Springsteen, Taylor Swift and Beyoncé. Donald Trump has Kid Rock, Waka Flocka Flame and…
Continue Reading How Mexican cartels manage the flow of migrants on their way to the US border
Associated Press CIUDAD HIDALGO, Mexico (AP) — The first place where many migrants sleep after entering Mexico from Guatemala is inside a large…
Continue Reading Inside ‘the weave’: How Donald Trump’s rhetoric has grown darker and windier
Associated Press DULUTH, Ga. (AP) — No scene has dominated U.S. politics since 2015 quite like Donald Trump on stage, waxing on for an hour-plus in…
Continue Reading What to know about the Arizona swing county that could decide who wins the White House
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Maricopa County, Arizona, has become the nation’s ultimate swing county. It could determine whether Democrat…
Continue Reading We may not know the next president on Election Day. This Arizona swing county could be why
Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Inside a squat building ringed with a chainlink fence and concrete barriers in downtown Phoenix, election workers…
Continue Reading Michigan House races will test Democrats’ grasp on the state government trifecta
Associated Press TRENTON, Mich. (AP) — The same Michigan voters Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris needs in the critical swing state…
Continue Reading AP-NORC poll finds Democrats and Republicans split on Israel’s responsibility for war’s escalation
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Many American voters are concerned that the ongoing Middle East conflict will escalate into an all-out regional…
Continue Reading Poachers are exploiting the high demand for eagle feathers that are sacred among Native Americans
Associated Press BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — America’s golden eagles face a rising threat from a black market for their feathers used in Native…
Continue Reading US economy grew at a solid 2.8% pace last quarter on strength of consumer spending
AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. economy grew at a healthy 2.8% annual rate from July through September, with consumers helping drive…
Continue Reading Volpe slam sparks comeback after Freeman homer, Yanks beat Dodgers 11-4 to force World Series Game 5
AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Fifteen years after little Anthony Volpe watched the Yankees parade with the World Series trophy, he saved their…
Continue Reading Super Typhoon Kong-rey edges towards Taiwan, could sweep ‘almost the whole’ island
By Kathleen Magramo and Eric Cheung, CNN (CNN) — Authorities in Taiwan are warning residents along its eastern coast to brace for the impacts…
Continue Reading An electric hydrofoil ferry offers cleaner journeys among Stockholm’s 14 islands
STOCKHOLM (AP) — A high-tech electric ferry service has began operating in Stockholm, offering commuters a low-carbon way to zip through the…
Continue Reading About 475 damaged ballots retrieved from burned drop box in Washington state, auditor says
VANCOUVER, Wash. (AP) — The Clark County auditor in southwest Washington state says about 475 damaged ballots were retrieved from a ballot box that…
Continue Reading A to-do list, size matters and a ‘petty tyrant’: Key moments from Kamala Harris’ speech
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Kamala Harris on Tuesday sought to remind Americans what life was like under Donald Trump and then offered…
Continue Reading Biden suggests Trump supporters are ‘garbage’ after comic’s insult of Puerto Rico
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden took a swipe against Donald Trump’s supporters as he reacted to the Republican…
Continue Reading Belarus commission approves Lukashenko’s 7th term bid but rejects opposition candidates
TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — The national elections commission in Belarus has registered an initiative group for authoritarian President Alexander…
Continue Reading Two closing arguments show the stark choice between Trump and Harris
AP National Political Writer NEW YORK (AP) — In the shadow of the White House, seven days before the final votes of the 2024 election are cast,…
Continue Reading Freddie Freeman homers again for Dodgers early in Game 4 to set a pair of World Series records
AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Freddie Freeman broke a pair of World Series records Tuesday night when he homered yet again for the Los Angeles…
Continue Reading Elon Musk wins court victory in a dispute over a 2018 post during a labor dispute
Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A federal agency was wrong to order that Tesla CEO Elon Musk delete a 2018 social media post that union leaders…
Continue Reading Abortion access is dwindling in Milei’s Argentina, three years after legalization
By Betiana Fernández Martino, CNN en Español (CNN) — Montecarlo is a small city in the province of Misiones, Argentina, with just under…
Continue Reading Bodies found as severe flash flooding hits southern and eastern Spain
By Taylor Ward, CNN and Mauricio Torres, CNN en Español (CNN) — Several bodies have been found after parts of southern and eastern Spain were…
Continue Reading A New York City law used to padlock suspected illegal pot shops is ruled unconstitutional
Associated Press A New York City judge has ruled that a law the city has relied on to padlock suspected unlicensed marijuana shops is…
Continue Reading US forest managers finalize land exchange with Native American tribe in Arizona
CAMP VERDE, Ariz. (AP) — U.S. forest managers have finalized a land exchange with the Yavapai-Apache Nation that has been decades in the making and…
Continue Reading Phoenix man suffered burns when held down by officers during triple-degree heat
A man suffered third-degree burns this summer when Phoenix police officers held him down on the pavement for four minutes on a day of triple-degree…
Continue Reading Colorado accidentally put voting system passwords online, but officials say election is secure
Associated Press/Report for America DENVER (AP) — The Colorado Secretary of State’s office says voting system passwords were mistakenly put…
Continue Reading World Series Game 3 averages 13.64 million, beats ‘Monday Night Football’
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The World Series beat “Monday Night Football” in the battle for television viewers. The Los Angeles Dodgers’ 4-2…
Continue Reading A clumsy early voting option has backed up election offices in Pennsylvania and frustrated voters
Associated Press DOYLESTOWN, Pa. (AP) — A clumsy and time-consuming early voting option in the nation’s biggest presidential battleground state…
Continue Reading Court approves Tupperware’s sale to lenders, paving way for brand’s exit from bankruptcy
AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — A U.S. bankruptcy judge has approved a sale of Tupperware Brands. The move paves the way for the iconic food…
Continue Reading Ex-convict found guilty of killing 2 from Vietnam in Vegas Strip hotel room in 2018
LAS VEGAS (AP) — A jury in Nevada found a previously convicted felon guilty of breaking into a room at a Las Vegas Strip hotel-casino and robbing…
Continue Reading As New York’s Democratic mayor deflects questions about Trump, some see act of self-preservation
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — New York City Mayor Eric Adams has declined to say whether he opposes Donald Trump’s plan to launch the largest…
Continue Reading Prosecutor tells jury of a 9/11-style attack planned by Kenyan who trained as a pilot
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Federal prosecutors say a Kenyan man plotted a 9/11-style attack on a U.S. building before his plans were…
Continue Reading Canada alleges Indian Home Minister Amit Shah ordered campaign targeting Sikh separatists
OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — A Canadian official alleged Tuesday that Indian Home Minister Amit Shah ordered a campaign of violence, intimidation and…
Continue Reading Judge in case of Trump assassination attempt in Florida declines to recuse herself
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The federal judge presiding over the criminal case of a man charged with trying to assassinate former President…
Continue Reading Michigan woman charged in grandson’s accidental gun death makes plea deal
WHITE CLOUD, Mich. (AP) — A 65-year-old woman charged with violating Michigan’s new gun storage law in the death of her grandson has pleaded no…
Continue Reading Israel must step in if it bans the UN agency that is a lifeline for Gaza, UN says
Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United Nations stressed Tuesday that if Israel puts in place new laws cutting ties with the U.N. agency…
Continue Reading Investigation finds Rhode Island governor played a role in awarding contract
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — A long-running investigation found that Rhode Island’s governor “personally and directly intervened” in the…
Continue Reading Influencers and the election, math whizzes, ‘rooms with a boo’: Catch up on the day’s stories
By Daniel Wine, CNN Editor’s Note: CNN’s 5 Things newsletter is your one-stop shop for the latest headlines and fascinating stories to start and…
Continue Reading Manager of a key Nevada swing county goes on medical leave ahead of election
RENO, Nev. (AP) — The manager of a key swing county in northern Nevada is out on medical leave, a departure announced just days before the…
Continue Reading US chooses winning bids in first commercial sale for floating offshore Atlantic wind
Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — The U.S. government has chosen winning bids to develop wind power off New England in the first commercial…
Continue Reading Active shooter at Atlanta hotel is taken into custody after multiple shots fired
ATLANTA (AP) — Police say a man fired at least 15 gunshots at a Four Seasons Hotel in Atlanta during a standoff and has been taken into custody.…
Continue Reading ‘Not an act of God.’ How the Rev. Richard Joyner became a farmer, then a climate activist
Religion News Service CONETOE, N.C. (RNS) — Congregants at Conetoe Chapel Missionary Baptist Church thought their pastor was crazy when he…
Continue Reading Supreme Court rejects push to remove Robert F. Kennedy Jr. from ballot in two swing states
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court has rejected an emergency appeal to remove Robert F. Kennedy Jr. from the presidential ballot…
Continue Reading China’s new crew has arrived at space station in sign of growing influence in space field
Associated Press JIUQUAN, China (AP) — A Chinese space ship carrying a three-person crew docked with its orbiting space station Tuesday as the…
Continue Reading Man who threatened Fani Willis and sheriff over Trump investigation gets nearly 2 years in prison
Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — An Alabama man who left threatening phone messages for Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis and the county…
Continue Reading Israeli soldiers forced Palestinian men to take off their clothes as they evacuated war-torn Jabalya
By Abeer Salman and Ivana Kottasová, CNN (CNN) — The photo shows a large crowd of more than 200 people, crouching low amid the rubble of…
Continue Reading Crossing against the light? You won’t get ticketed now that jaywalking is legal in NYC
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Jaywalking is now legal in New York City. Legislation passed by the City Council officially became law over the…
Continue Reading Family releases video showing final moments before Black man’s death in Missouri prison
Associated Press COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — A Missouri man who died after he was placed in a spit hood and restrained in a Missouri prison was motionless…
Continue Reading Francis Ford Coppola to receive AFI Life Achievement Award
NEW YORK (AP) — Francis Ford Coppola will receive the 50th AFI Life Achievement Award, the American Film Institute announced Tuesday. Coppola, who…
Continue Reading Owner of NYC day care where toddler fatally ingested fentanyl pleads guilty to federal charges
NEW YORK (AP) — A woman who owned a New York City day care center where a toddler died after ingesting fentanyl has pleaded guilty to federal drug…
Continue Reading Au pair charged in double homicide pleads guilty to manslaughter
Associated Press/Report for America FAIRFAX, Va. (AP) — A judge in Virginia has accepted a guilty plea in what prosecutors say was an elaborate…
Continue Reading Funeral home owner jailed after 18 bodies found in various stages of decomposition, authorities say
DOUGLAS, Ga. (AP) — Authorities say a funeral home owner in south Georgia has been arrested and accused of neglecting human corpses after 18 bodies…
Continue Reading In a first since 1938, Des Moines, Iowa, kids will trick-or-treat on Halloween
Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — For the first time since 1938, children in Des Moines, Iowa, will go trick-or-treating on Halloween. Going…
Continue Reading The Associated Press’ role in calling races and polling voters
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Hundreds of news organizations, readers, listeners and viewers will look to the The Associated Press Decision…
Continue Reading UN chief calls for more pledges, private sector input to save global biodiversity at Colombia summit
Associated Press CALI, Colombia (AP) — U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres urged delegates at a major biodiversity summit to follow through on…
Continue Reading Hundreds of Pennsylvania voters are challenged based on postal service’s change-of-address database
Associated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Counties in Philadelphia’s suburbs are being asked to reject the mail-in ballot applications of hundreds…
Continue Reading Israel’s move to ban a UN agency raises alarm about aid to Gaza even as the implications are unclear
Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli legislation cutting ties with the U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees has raised fears that the largest…
Continue Reading Residents of landslide-stricken city in California offered $42M in buyout program
RANCHO PALOS VERDES, Calif. (AP) — Homeowners on a Southern California peninsula where worsening landslides have damaged homes and led to utility…
Continue Reading Andrea Mitchell says she’s ending her daytime MSNBC show after 16 years
NEW YORK (AP) — One of NBC News’ longest-tenured correspondents, Andrea Mitchell, is switching gears. She said she’ll end her weekday…
Continue Reading Philadelphia didn’t violate rights of cops fired over offensive Facebook posts, court rules
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The Philadelphia police department did not violate the First Amendment rights of several officers who were fired or suspended…
Continue Reading Man standing trial alongside rapper Young Thug accepts plea deal
ATLANTA (AP) — One of the co-defendants standing trial alongside the rapper Young Thug accepted a plea deal with prosecutors Tuesday. Quamarvious…
Continue Reading A Massachusetts pizza shop owner is sentenced to more than 8 years for forced labor and threats of deportation
By Hanna Park, CNN (CNN) — The owner of two Boston-area pizza shops has been sentenced to more than eight years in prison for subjecting…
Continue Reading Robert Downey Jr. says he ‘intends to sue’ all future executives who use his AI replica
AP Technology Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Robert Downey Jr. doesn’t think Marvel executives would ever recreate his portrayal of Tony Stark…
Continue Reading Lawsuit claims ICE withheld $300M in bond payments from immigrants
Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — A lawsuit alleges U.S. immigration authorities illegally kept more than $300 million in bond payments made by tens of…
Continue Reading Man serving 30 years for attacking Nancy Pelosi’s husband gets a life term on state charges
Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The man who was sentenced to 30 years in federal prison for attacking the husband of former House Speaker…
Continue Reading Colorado teen fights kidney failure after eating McDonald’s Quarter Pounders
AP Health Writer A 15-year-old high school freshman is hospitalized with severe complications of food poisoning after eating McDonald’s Quarter…
Continue Reading DuPont plant in Louisiana fined $480,000 for releasing a cancer-causing chemical
RESERVE, La. (AP) — A chemical manufacturing plant west of New Orleans has agreed to pay a $480,000 federal fine and install equipment to stop the…
Continue Reading NTSB preliminary report details fiery but safe emergency landing of a Frontier Airlines plane
LAS VEGAS (AP) — An electrical system malfunctioned, the autopilot quit and some radio communications were disrupted aboard a Frontier Airlines…
Continue Reading Tuberculosis infected 8 million people last year, the most WHO has ever tracked
LONDON (AP) — The World Health Organization says more than 8 million people were diagnosed with tuberculosis last year. That’s the highest…
Continue Reading A former principal at a Missouri Christian boarding school is accused of abusing a student
Associated Press A former principal at a Christian boarding school in Missouri that closed in March amid abuse allegations has been charged with sex…
Continue Reading Where has all the rain gone? Bone-dry October strikes much of US
AP Science Writer It’s as if Mother Nature shut off the rain faucet in the United States in October. More than 100 cities across the nation are…
Continue Reading Fire destroys 1 home and forces the evacuation of 700 others in a Colorado subdivision
DIVIDE, Colo. (AP) — A human-caused fire has destroyed the house where it started, leading to the evacuation of about 700 other homes as flames…
Continue Reading Pro Women’s Hockey League says it could add as many as two teams for 2025-26 season
AP Hockey Writer Expansion is on the table for the six-team Professional Women’s Hockey League, and executives aren’t placing limitations on…
Continue Reading Canadian opposition party says it wants to topple Trudeau’s government in Parliament
Associated Press MONT-TREMBLANT, Quebec (AP) — A Quebec nationalist party says it will work with other opposition parties in Canada’s Parliament…
Continue Reading Albania’s opposition blocks roads in a protest to demand a caretaker Cabinet
Associated Press TIRANA, Albania (AP) — Albanian opposition activists have blocked major roads around the country for several hours, demanding that…
Continue Reading Rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine is detained in New York on parole violation claims
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine tried unsuccessfully Tuesday to persuade a federal judge not to send him to jail, calling…
Continue Reading Teri Garr, the offbeat comic actor of ‘Young Frankenstein’ and ‘Tootsie,’ has died
Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Teri Garr, the quirky comedy actor who rose from background dancer in Elvis Presley movies to co-star of such…
Continue Reading Judge tosses GOP congressmen’s lawsuit over Pennsylvania’s overseas and military votes
Associated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — A federal judge in Pennsylvania is throwing out a lawsuit by six Republican congressmen over how to count…
Continue Reading At 7 feet, 9 inches, Olivier Rioux is the world’s tallest teen and an intriguing basketball project
AP Sports Writer GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Walking from his apartment to classes and then to the University of Florida’s basketball facility,…
Continue Reading Trump says his New York rally marked by crude and racist insults was ‘an absolute lovefest’
Associated Press ALLENTOWN, Pa. (AP) — Urged by some allies to apologize for racist comments made by speakers at his weekend rally, Donald Trump…
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