Dow closes up more than 510 points to kick off a busy week for the US economy
Stocks surged Monday as investors looked to the Federal Reserve’s next meeting and a slate of economic and corporate news due this…
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FDA warns 26 eye drop products, including from large store brands, could lead to eye infections and vision loss
Twenty-six over-the-counter eye drop products including those sold under store brands such as CVS, Target and Rite Aid, could lead to a serious eye…
Continue Reading Colombia veers to the right as President Petro’s allies lose by wide margins in regional elections
By MANUEL RUEDA Associated Press BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Allies of Colombian President Gustavo Petro have been defeated by wide margins in…
Continue Reading Climate scientist Saleemul Huq, who emphasized helping poor nations adapt to warming, dies at 71
By SETH BORENSTEIN AP Science Writer Saleemul Huq, a pioneering climate scientist from Bangladesh who pushed to get the world to understand, pay for…
Continue Reading Two hours of terror and now years of devastation for Acapulco’s poor in Hurricane Otis aftermath
By MEGAN JANETSKY Associated Press ACAPULCO, Mexico (AP) — Hurricane Otis shredded Acapulco, Mexico, last week and tore apart the lives of hundreds…
Continue Reading Drivers in Argentina wait in long lines to fill up the tanks as presidential election looms
By DANIEL POLITI and ALMUDENA CALATRAVA Associated Press BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Long lines have formed at gas stations throughout Argentina…
Continue Reading Two hours of terror and now years of devastation for Acapulco’s poor in Hurricane Otis aftermath
By MEGAN JANETSKY Associated Press ACAPULCO, Mexico (AP) — Estela Sandoval Díaz was huddled in her tiny concrete bathroom, sure these were the…
Continue Reading Autoworkers are the latest to spotlight the power of US labor. What is the state of unions today?
By WYATTE GRANTHAM-PHILIPS AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — From auto production lines to Hollywood, the power of labor unions is back in the…
Continue Reading Doctors could revive bid to block Arizona ban on abortions performed due to genetic abnormality
By JACQUES BILLEAUD Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — A federal appeals court is giving abortion rights advocates a chance to revive their bid to…
Continue Reading Biden administration is moving toward a narrower student loan relief targeting groups of borrowers
By SEUNG MIN KIM WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is moving toward a narrower student loan relief plan that would target specific groups…
Continue Reading Judge orders federal agents to stop cutting Texas razor wire for now at busy Mexico border crossing
By VALERIE GONZALEZ Associated Press McALLEN, Texas (AP) — A federal judge has ordered Border Patrol agents not to interfere with razor wire…
Continue Reading On Halloween, some states take extra safety measures to keep sex offenders away from kids
By Faith Karimi, CNN (CNN) — In some cities and states, children and families can trick or treat on Halloween knowing that authorities have…
Continue Reading Heavily armed man with explosives found dead at Colorado amusement park prompting weekend search
DENVER (AP) — Authorities in Colorado say the body of a heavily armed man wearing body armor and tactical clothing was found with homemade…
Continue Reading Judge wants to know why men tied to Gov. Whitmer kidnap plot were moved to federal prisons
By ED WHITE Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — A judge wants to know why two men convicted of secondary roles in a plot to kidnap Michigan Gov.…
Continue Reading An Israeli ministry, in a ‘concept paper,’ proposes transferring Gaza civilians to Egypt’s Sinai
By AMY TEIBEL Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — An Israeli government ministry has drafted a wartime proposal to transfer the Gaza Strip’s…
Continue Reading Montenegro, an EU hopeful, to vote on a new government backed by anti-Western and pro-Russian groups
By PREDRAG MILIC Associated Press PODGORICA, Montenegro (AP) — After months of political bickering, the parliament in NATO member and EU candidate…
Continue Reading Democratic Gov. Beshear downplays party labels in campaigning for 2nd term in GOP-leaning Kentucky
By BRUCE SCHREINER Associated Press RICHMOND, Ky. (AP) — Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear is downplaying party labels in seeking a second term in…
Continue Reading 3 foreigners confirmed among 45 dead from Hurricane Otis in Mexico, as search for bodies continues
By MARK STEVENSON Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Officials in Mexico say three foreign residents were among at least 45 people who perished…
Continue Reading Venezuela’s high court has suspended the opposition’s primary election process, including its result
By REGINA GARCIA CANO Associated Press CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuela’s high court has suspended of the opposition’s entire primary…
Continue Reading Pasadena police investigate report of missing items from Colorado locker room following UCLA game
By PAT GRAHAM AP Sports Writer The police in Pasadena, California, have confirmed an investigation is underway after a report that several items went…
Continue Reading Ex-North Dakota lawmaker charged with flying to Prague with intent to rape a minor
By JACK DURA Associated Press BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A former longtime North Dakota lawmaker has been indicted on a federal charge alleging he…
Continue Reading Canadian Solar to build $800 million solar panel factory in southeastern Indiana, employ about 1,200
JEFFERSONVILLE, Ind. (AP) — Ontario-based Canadian Solar Inc. has announced plans to build an $800 million solar panel factory in southeastern…
Continue Reading Google CEO defends paying Apple and others to make Google the default search engine on devices
By PAUL WISEMAN AP Business Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Google CEO Sundar Pichai has finally taken the stand in the biggest U.S. antitrust case in a…
Continue Reading Prosecutor takes aim at Sam Bankman-Fried’s credibility at trial of FTX founder
By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A prosecutor has attacked the credibility of Sam Bankman-Fried’s testimony at his fraud…
Continue Reading Asteroid that doomed the dinosaurs halted a key process for life on Earth, scientists say
By Katie Hunt, CNN (CNN) — The age of the dinosaurs ended 66 million years ago when a city-size asteroid struck a shallow sea off the coast of…
Continue Reading They went hunting for fossil fuels. What they found could help save the world
When two scientists went looking for fossil fuels beneath the ground of northeastern France, they did not expect to discover something which could…
Continue Reading Halloween weekend shootings across US leave at least 11 dead, scores injured
By CURT ANDERSON Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Shootings across the U.S. over the weekend before Halloween have left at least 11…
Continue Reading Tropical Storm Pilar heads toward El Salvador and is expected to bring heavy rain to Central America
SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AP) — Tropical Storm Pilar threatened to bring heavy rain and flash flooding to El Salvador and other parts of Central…
Continue Reading Cyprus prepares for a potential migrant influx due to the ongoing Israel-Hamas war
NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Authorities say Cyprus is doubling the existing 1,153-person capacity of its main migrant reception camp as the island…
Continue Reading Death toll lowered to 7 in Louisiana super fog highway crashes involving 160 vehicles
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Louisiana authorities have lowered the death toll from last week’s series of highway crashes blamed on a “super fog”…
Continue Reading New Slovakia’s government announces a massive deployment at the Hungarian border to curb migration
BRATISLAVA, Slovakia (AP) — The new Slovak government has announced a “massive” deployment of police and armed forces along the border with…
Continue Reading Nikki Haley formally enters her home-state primary as a new poll suggests she has momentum in Iowa
By JAMES POLLARD Associated Press/Report for America COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Nikki Haley has formally filed paperwork to enter the Republican primary…
Continue Reading St. Louis County prosecutor drops U.S. Senate bid, will instead oppose Cori Bush in House race
By JIM SALTER Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney Wesley Bell is dropping his bid to unseat Republican U.S.…
Continue Reading Turkey is celebrating 100 years as a republic. But today’s nation is a long way from 1923’s secular state
By Zara Khan, CNN (CNN) — Turks on Sunday marked 100 years since the birth of the modern republic, with vibrant fireworks and a drone show over…
Continue Reading A 5.4 magnitude earthquake has shaken Jamaica with no immediate reports of casualties or damage
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — A 5.4 magnitude earthquake has hit Jamaica and prompted people to flee buildings amid heavy shaking. The earthquake on…
Continue Reading In early 2029, Earth will likely lock into breaching key warming threshold, scientists calculate
By SETH BORENSTEIN AP Science Writer A new study says that in a little more than five years the world will likely be unable to stay below the…
Continue Reading EU chief says investment plan for Western Balkan candidate members will require reforms
SKOPJE, North Macedonia (AP) — The European Commission’s top official says a decade-long investment package for Western Balkan countries that are…
Continue Reading A former British cyberespionage agency employee gets life in prison for stabbing an American spy
By BRIAN MELLEY Associated Press LONDON (AP) — A former British cyberespionage agency employee who viciously stabbed an American intelligence…
Continue Reading Authorities say Puerto Rico policeman suspected in slaying of elderly couple has killed himself
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Authorities say a Puerto Rican police officer identified as the suspect in the gruesome slaying of an elderly couple…
Continue Reading Landlord accused of killing 6-year-old Palestinian American boy pleads not guilty to murder and hate crime charges
By Eric Levenson, Whitney Wild and Bill Kirkos, CNN (CNN) — The landlord accused of fatally stabbing a 6-year-old Palestinian American boy near…
Continue Reading Eyedrops from CVS, Rite Aid and others carry possible infection risk, FDA says
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. health regulators are warning consumers not to use more than two dozen varieties of over-the-counter eyedrops because of the…
Continue Reading Bangladesh’s ruling party holds rally to denounce ‘violent opposition protests’ ahead of elections
By JULHAS ALAM Associated Press DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Thousands of supporters of Bangladesh’s ruling Awami League party held a rally in the…
Continue Reading A ferry that ran aground repeatedly off the Swedish coast is leaking oil and is extensively damaged
STOCKHOLM (AP) — The Swedish Coast Guard says a ferry boat that ran aground twice off the southeastern coast of Sweden is leaking oil and has…
Continue Reading Outraised and embattled, Lauren Boebert heads back to Colorado with a revamped campaign strategy
By JESSE BEDAYN Associated Press/Report for America PAGOSA SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — The Republican firebrand Rep. Lauren Boebert faces a tough…
Continue Reading Willie Nelson looks back on 7 decades of songwriting in new book ‘Energy Follows Thought’
By ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — At age 90, Willie Nelson is looking back on the songs he’s written across seven…
Continue Reading Ohio woman accused of killing 4 men with fatal fentanyl doses to rob them pleads not guilty
By SAMANTHA HENDRICKSON Associated Press/Report For America COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — An Ohio woman who prosecutors say killed four men with lethal…
Continue Reading A British man is extradited to Germany and indicted over a brutal killing nearly 45 years ago
BERLIN (AP) — German officials say a British man has been extradited to Germany and charged with murder over the brutal killing of a retiree at his…
Continue Reading FDA says WanaBana fruit puree pouches may contain dangerous levels of lead
By JONEL ALECCIA AP Health Writer Health officials are warning that WanaBana apple cinnamon fruit puree pouches may contain dangerous levels of lead.…
Continue Reading China’s declining aid to Pacific islands increasingly goes to allies, think tank reports
By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — An Australian think tank says Beijing has increasingly targeted its South Pacific…
Continue Reading US consumers keep spending despite high prices and their own gloomy outlook. Can it last?
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER and ANNE D’INNOCENZIO AP Business Writers WASHINGTON (AP) — A flow of recent data from the U.S. government has made…
Continue Reading Navajo sheep herding at risk from climate change. Some young people push to maintain the tradition
By MELINA WALLING and JOHN LOCHER Associated Press WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. (AP) — Whenever Amy Begaye’s extended family butchered a sheep, she was…
Continue Reading Biden pressed Netanyahu to get more humanitarian aid into Gaza as fears grow over conflict escalating
CNN By Kevin Liptak and Betsy Klein, CNN Washington (CNN) — President Joe Biden’s administration this weekend pressured Israel to allow…
Continue Reading This Palestinian girl went from wearing a sparkly tiara to bandages. Even in her hospital bed, she may not be safe
By Ivana Kottasová, Kareem Khadder, Mohammad Al Sawalhi, Abeer Salman and Sarah Diab, CNN Gaza (CNN) — Three-year-old Joudi hasn’t uttered a…
Continue Reading Ex-cop who fired into Breonna Taylor’s apartment in flawed, fatal raid goes on trial again
By DYLAN LOVAN Associated Press LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A former Louisville police officer who fired into Breonna Taylor’s apartment the night she…
Continue Reading Cops were sent to Maine gunman’s home weeks before massacres amid concern he ‘is going to snap and commit a mass shooting’
CNN, WMTW, WGME By Shimon Prokupecz, Mark Morales, Linh Tran and Rachel Clarke, CNN Sagadahoc County, Maine (CNN) — The US Army asked local…
Continue Reading More than 70 people are missing after the latest deadly boat accident in Nigeria’s north
By CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Nigerian authorities say more than 70 people were missing on Monday after their boat…
Continue Reading Former White House press secretary Jen Psaki writes about her years in government in ‘Say More’
By HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Former White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki has 2-book deal with Scribner, starting with a…
Continue Reading A Japan court says North Korea is responsible for the abuses of people lured there by false promises
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — A Japanese high court on Monday said the North Korean government was responsible for the human…
Continue Reading General Motors, the lone holdout among Detroit Three, faces rising pressure and risks from strike
By TOM KRISHER and FRANK BAJAK Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — Pressure in rising on General Motors as the lone holdout in a strike targeting all…
Continue Reading Two bodies found aboard migrant boat intercepted off Canary Island of Tenerife
MADRID (AP) — Spain’s Marine Rescue Service says the bodies of two people were found aboard a boat carrying more than 200 migrants that was…
Continue Reading Will Palestinian refugees come to the US?
By Catherine E. Shoichet, CNN (CNN) — World events in recent years have brought large numbers of civilians seeking safety to America’s…
Continue Reading Activists urge Paris Olympics organizers to respect the rights of migrants and homeless people
PARIS (AP) — Aid groups and social justice activists have appealed to French authorities to protect the rights of thousands of migrants and others…
Continue Reading Shani Louk, 23-year-old kidnapped by Hamas from music festival, declared dead, Israel says
By Rob Picheta, CNN (CNN) — A 23-year-old German-Israeli woman who was kidnapped from the Nova music festival by Hamas militants on October 7…
Continue Reading FIFA bans Luis Rubiales of Spain for 3 years for kiss and misconduct at Women’s World Cup final
ZURICH (AP) — FIFA has banned ousted former Spanish soccer federation president Luis Rubiales from the sport for three years. He was judged for…
Continue Reading Ukrainian officials say Russian shelling killed a 91-year-old woman in a ‘terrifying night’
By HANNA ARHIROVA Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian shells have struck residential areas of Ukraine’s southern Kherson region,…
Continue Reading Oil prices could reach ‘uncharted waters’ if the Israel-Hamas war escalates, the World Bank says
By FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The World Bank says oil prices could be pushed into “uncharted waters” if the violence…
Continue Reading Liz Weston: Does a 401(k) employer match tempt you to cash out?
By LIZ WESTON of NerdWallet Too many people cash out their 401(k)s when leaving a job — and part of the problem may be generous employer matches,…
Continue Reading China fetes American veterans of World War II known as ‘Flying Tigers’ in a bid to improve ties
By KEN MORITSUGU Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — China has feted two American veterans of World War II as Beijing and Washington look to past…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for Oct. 30: Israel, Presidential race, Mass shootings, Hurricane Otis, Matthew Perry
By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — Trick-or-treaters may be in for a surprise this Halloween as a cold front is expected to sweep across the US…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for Oct. 30: Israel, Presidential race, Mass shootings, Hurricane Otis, Matthew Perry
CNN By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — Trick-or-treaters may be in for a surprise this Halloween as a cold front is expected to sweep across the…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for Oct. 30: Israel, Presidential race, Mass shootings, Hurricane Otis, Matthew Perry
CNN By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — Trick-or-treaters may be in for a surprise this Halloween as a cold front is expected to sweep across the…
Continue Reading Bangladesh top court commutes death sentences of 7 militants to life in prison for 2016 cafe attack
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Bangladesh’s High Court has commuted the death sentences of seven Islamic militants to life in prison for their role in…
Continue Reading French government says 9 people detained after violent attack on Lyon soccer team buses
PARIS (AP) — French police have detained nine people and are searching for other suspects after a violent attack on buses carrying the Lyon soccer…
Continue Reading US consumers keep spending despite high prices and their own gloomy outlook. Can it last?
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER and ANNE D’INNOCENZIO AP Business Writers WASHINGTON (AP) — A flow of recent data from the U.S. government has made…
Continue Reading Three generations of women under one roof raised an outgoing, curious boy. They’ll never see him graduate from high school
By Emma Tucker, CNN (CNN) — “Hi Grandson, I started grief counseling today, I need to do this to help me with why you are not here, I yearn…
Continue Reading Newly elected regional lawmaker for a far-right party arrested in Germany
BERLIN (AP) — Prosecutors say a lawmaker with the far-right Alternative for Germany party who was recently elected to the state legislature in…
Continue Reading China touts global security vision at a defense forum in Beijing – with Russia by its side
By Simone McCarthy, Steven Jiang and Wayne Chang, CNN (CNN) — China is hosting defense officials from across the world for its flagship…
Continue Reading Biden wants to move fast on AI safeguards and will sign an executive order to address his concerns
By JOSH BOAK and MATT O’BRIEN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is signing a sweeping executive order to guide the…
Continue Reading 5 dead as construction workers fall from scaffolding at a building site in Hamburg
BERLIN (AP) — Authorities say several construction workers have fallen from scaffolding at a building site in Hamburg and five have died. The fire…
Continue Reading Abandoned golf courses are being reclaimed by nature
CNN By Nell Lewis, CNN (CNN) — Golf courses, despite occupying large green spaces, are not necessarily good for the environment. Land is often…
Continue Reading China holds major financial conference as leaders maneuver to get slowing economy back on track
By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer BANGKOK (AP) — China’s leaders are expected to search for ways to mend the country’s fractured…
Continue Reading 4 former Hong Kong student leaders jailed over their praise of a knife attack on a police officer
By KANIS LEUNG Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — Four former student leaders from the University of Hong Kong have been sentenced to two years in…
Continue Reading Days after a mass shooting rocked Maine, weekend shootings in multiple cities left at least 12 people dead and dozens wounded
By Nouran Salahieh and Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN (CNN) — Days after the nation’s deadliest mass shooting of the year left 18 dead and the…
Continue Reading Blast kills dozens of coal miners in Kazakhstan
By Akanksha Sharma and Heather Chen, CNN (CNN) — At least 45 coal miners were killed in a fire sparked by a methane gas explosion at a mine in…
Continue Reading Israel expands ground assault into Gaza as fears rise over airstrikes near crowded hospitals
By NAJIB JOBAIN, SAMY MAGDY and LEE KEATH Associated Press KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli troops and armor pushed deeper into the northern…
Continue Reading 15 people shot at Halloween party in Chicago
WLS, NETWORK VIDEO PRODUCTIONS, INC(CLEARED), UNSOURCED SURVEILLANCE VO, CRIMEISDOWN.COM 911 CALL, CNN By Raja Razek, CNN (CNN) — At least 15…
Continue Reading Israeli troops advance in Gaza, hostage freed and ‘impossible’ hospital evacuation: What to know Monday
CNN By Abeer Salman, Ivana Kottasová, Amir Tal, Pierre Meilhan, Paul P. Murphy and Simone McCarthy, CNN (CNN) — Israel said Monday its ground…
Continue Reading Israeli troops advance in Gaza, hostage freed and ‘impossible’ hospital evacuation: What to know Monday
By Abeer Salman, Ivana Kottasová, Amir Tal, Pierre Meilhan, Paul P. Murphy and Simone McCarthy, CNN (CNN) — Israel said Monday its ground…
Continue Reading Suspect detained in an explosion that killed 3 people at a Jehovah’s Witness gathering in India
NEW DELHI (AP) — Authorities say a former Jehovah’s Witness has been detained on suspicion of setting off an explosive device that killed three…
Continue Reading Cornell University sends officers to Jewish center after violent, antisemitic messages posted online
By BRIAN P. D. HANNON Associated Press Cornell University administrators have dispatched campus police to a Jewish center after threatening…
Continue Reading ‘I reached for gum and felt my gun’: Hong Kong court acquits US politician over airport firearms charge
By Jadyn Beverley Sham and Kathleen Magramo, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — A Hong Kong court has dropped charges against an American politician who…
Continue Reading Coach hired, team still required: Soccer’s status in the Marshall Islands is a work in progress
By DENNIS PASSA AP Sports Writer BRISBANE, Australia (AP) — Lloyd Owers has been given a coaching job in the Marshall Islands on football’s…
Continue Reading Stock market today: Asian shares slip after S&P 500 slips ahead of Fed interest rate decision
By ZIMO ZHONG Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — Asian shares were mostly lower on Monday ahead of a Federal Reserve decision this week on interest…
Continue Reading More than 1,000 pay tribute to Maine’s mass shooting victims on day of prayer, reflection and hope
DAVID SHARP LEWISTON, Maine (AP) — Residents of Lewiston return to work and school Monday, the morning after coming together to mourn those lost in…
Continue Reading Traumatized Thai farmers recount horror of Hamas massacre as families wait for news of loved ones held hostage
By Ivan Watson, Kocha Olarn and Heather Chen, CNN Udon Thani, Thailand (CNN) — Touching the side of his neck gingerly, 30-year-old Withawat…
Continue Reading At China military forum, Russian defense minister accuses the US of fueling geopolitical tensions
By SIMINA MISTREANU Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu says the United States is fueling geopolitical tensions…
Continue Reading As economy falters, more Chinese migrants take a perilous journey to the US border to seek asylum
By ELLIOT SPAGAT and DIDI TANG Associated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) — A major influx of Chinese migration to the United States on a relatively new and…
Continue Reading Takeaways from AP’s reporting on Chinese migrants who traverse the Darién Gap to reach the US
By ELLIOT SPAGAT and DIDI TANG Associated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) — The monthly number of Chinese migrants crossing through Panama’s Darién Gap…
Continue Reading Illinois man to appear in court on hate crime and murder charges in attack on Muslim mother and son
JOLIET, Ill. (AP) — A man accused of murder, attempted murder and a hate crime in an attack on a Palestinian American woman and her son is…
Continue Reading Idaho left early education up to families. One town set out to get universal preschool anyway
By EMILY TATE SULLIVAN of EdSurge AMERICAN FALLS, Idaho (AP) — After reading a book about the five senses to a semicircle of rapt 4-year-olds, Abi…
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