Shark bites off part of surfer’s leg in attack near Maui beach, authorities say
By Ashley R. Williams, CNN (CNN) — A 61-year-old surfer in Hawaii managed to begin swimming toward shore after a shark bit off a portion of his…
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NYC declares a drought watch and asks residents to conserve water
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — New York’s mayor is urging residents to take shorter showers, fix leaky faucets and otherwise conserve water.…
Continue Reading Remains of naval aviators killed in Washington state training flight to return home
SEATTLE (AP) — The remains of two aviators who died when their jet crashed during a training flight in Washington state last month will return home…
Continue Reading A 22-year-old political prisoner has died in Belarus, rights campaigners say
Associated Press Human rights activists say a 22-year-old political prisoner has died behind bars in Belarus. Viasna, the country’s oldest human…
Continue Reading Florida’s convicted killer clown released from prison for the murder of her husband’s then-wife
Associated Press FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — A woman who pleaded guilty to dressing as a clown and in 1990 murdering the wife of a man she later…
Continue Reading National Guard troops on standby in Washington state, Oregon and Nevada as a precaution for ‘potential’ election unrest
By Amanda Musa, CNN (CNN) — Ahead of potential civil unrest due to Tuesday’s presidential election, the National Guard is on standby as a…
Continue Reading Colombian authorities arrest active and retired military personnel over weapons trafficking
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Authorities in Colombia have arrested a group of nine active and retired military personnel over weapons trafficking…
Continue Reading 6 people in New York City have died this year after ‘subway surfing,’ a renewed social media challenge
By Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN (CNN) — A 13-year-old girl is the latest person to lose her life in New York City while “subway surfing,” a…
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Daniel Penny’s lawyers argue he protected others, prosecutors say he ‘went too far’ as NYC subway manslaughter trial begins
CNN By Eric Levenson, Gloria Pazmino and Mark Morales, CNN (CNN) — During the first day of Daniel Penny’s manslaughter trial in the death of…
Continue Reading Oklahoma small town police chief and entire police department resign with little explanation
Associated Press The police chief and all three officers of the police department of the town of Geary, Oklahoma, and two of the town’s city…
Continue Reading With Ohtani and Yamamoto playing, the World Series averaged a record 12.9 million viewers in Japan
LOS ANGELES (AP) — With Shohei Ohtani and Yoshinobu Yamamoto making their first appearance, the World Series averaged 12.9 million viewers in…
Continue Reading The man who took in orphaned Peanut the squirrel says it’s ‘surreal’ officials euthanized his pet
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A man who took in an orphaned squirrel and made it a social media star vowed Saturday that New York state’s…
Continue Reading TGI Fridays files for bankruptcy protection as sit-down restaurant struggles continue
AP Business Writer Restaurant chain TGI Fridays filed for bankruptcy protection Saturday, saying it is looking for ways to “ensure the long-term…
Continue Reading Rohit Bal, one of India’s best-known fashion designers, dies at 63
NEW DELHI (AP) — Rohit Bal, one of India’s best-known fashion designers, died late Friday after a prolonged illness, the fashion designers…
Continue Reading Man who fled prison after being charged with 4 murders pleads guilty to slayings, other crimes
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A man who escaped from prison last year after being charged with four murders and then spent a week and a half on the run…
Continue Reading Listen to business owners and voters in Erie, Pennsylvania. They could help decide the White House.
Associated Press ERIE, Pa. (AP) — It wasn’t much when he bought it, but Michael Hooks has made the old garage his own haven. And the city of Erie…
Continue Reading Man suspected of fatally shooting 2 people in Austria is found dead
VIENNA (AP) — The man who allegedly fatally shot two people in a rural area of northern Austria earlier this week was found dead. Police say the…
Continue Reading As Mexicans celebrate Day of the Dead, they grapple with what it means to hold on to tradition
Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — It’s midnight on the fringes of Mexico City, and the San Gregorio Pantheon is not just alive, it’s booming.…
Continue Reading Harris and Trump focus on Sunbelt states during final weekend push for votes
Associated Press CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Democrat Kamala Harris and Republican Donald Trump zeroed in on the Sun Belt on Saturday as they embarked…
Continue Reading Nvidia replaces Intel on the Dow index in AI-driven shift for semiconductor industry
NEW YORK (AP) — Nvidia is replacing Intel on the Dow Jones Industrial Average, ending a 25-year-run for a pioneering semiconductor company that has…
Continue Reading Who is Kemi Badenoch, the first Black woman to lead Britain’s Conservative Party?
Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The first Black woman to lead a major U.K. political party, Kemi Badenoch is an upbeat and outspoken libertarian who…
Continue Reading Trump will rally backers every day until the election in North Carolina, a swing state he won twice
Associated Press GASTONIA, N.C. (AP) — Donald Trump will rally supporters in North Carolina every day until Tuesday’s election, a flurry of…
Continue Reading Israeli forces capture senior Hezbollah operative in north Lebanon, Israeli military official says
Associated Press BATROUN, Lebanon (AP) — Israeli naval forces captured a senior Hezbollah operative in north Lebanon, an Israeli military official…
Continue Reading How to choose the best personal trainer for your fitness goals — and budget
AP Sports Writer Irv Rubenstein holds a doctorate in exercise science and has run a personal fitness training studio for 35 years in Nashville,…
Continue Reading A robot retrieves the first melted fuel from Fukushima nuclear reactor
Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — A remote-controlled robot has safely returned with a tiny piece of melted fuel it collected from inside one of three…
Continue Reading It’s a fight to the finish in races that will determine control of Congress
AP Congressional Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — The final doors are being knocked, ads are blaring and candidates are making a last pitch to…
Continue Reading Warren Buffett is sitting on over $325 billion cash as Berkshire Hathaway keeps selling Apple stock
AP Business Writer OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Warren Buffett is now sitting on more than $325 billion cash after continuing to unload billions of dollars…
Continue Reading A White man allegedly shot his Black neighbor in Minneapolis. Why police waited days before making an arrest
By Chelsea Bailey, CNN (CNN) — The White man accused of shooting his Black neighbor in the neck last week has an “extensive history of…
Continue Reading India protests Ottawa’s allegation its home minister ordered targeting of Sikh activists in Canada
NEW DELHI (AP) — India has officially protested the Canadian government’s allegation that the country’s powerful home minister Amit Shah had…
Continue Reading Indian troops kill 3 suspected rebels in disputed Kashmir
SRINAGAR, India (AP) — Three suspected militants have been killed in gunfights with government forces in Indian-controlled Kashmir. India’s…
Continue Reading Pope Francis prays in front of graves of unborn children ahead of All Souls’ Day Mass
ROME (AP) — Pope Francis has paid his respects on Saturday to the “Garden of Angels,” an area in Rome’s third largest cemetery which houses…
Continue Reading Patty to bring heavy rain to the Azores; Tropical Storm Lane to dissipate without threatening land
MIAMI (AP) — A storm system is expected to bring heavy rain to parts of the Azores islands over the weekend. That is according to the National…
Continue Reading Ukraine’s Zelenskyy urges allies to act before North Korean troops reach the front
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy urged its allies to stop “watching” and take steps before North Korean…
Continue Reading UK Conservatives pick Kemi Badenoch as new leader, first Black woman to head a big British party
Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Britain’s Conservative Party has elected Kemi Badenoch as its new leader as it tries to rebound from a crushing…
Continue Reading Iran’s supreme leader vows ‘teeth-breaking’ response to Israel and US after strikes on military sites
By Vasco Cotovio and Sophie Tanno, CNN (CNN) — Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has promised a “teeth-breaking” response to…
Continue Reading Attack on central Israel injures 11 as Iran’s leader promises a punishing response
Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — An attack on a central Israeli town early Saturday injured 11 people as Iran’s supreme leader vowed a…
Continue Reading ‘It is all in ruins.’ The shattered lives of Paiporta at the epicenter of Spain’s floods
Associated Press PAIPORTA, Spain (AP) — The pictures of the smiling toddlers on the wall somehow survived. Most everything else in the daycare —…
Continue Reading Archaeologists unearth an ancient Middle Kingdom Egyptian tomb in Luxor
CAIRO (AP) — Egyptian authorities say archeologists from Egypt and the United States unearthed an ancient tomb with 11 sealed burials near the…
Continue Reading Hundreds hold vigil for victims of roof collapse in northern Serbian city
Associated Press NOVI SAD, Serbia (AP) — Hundreds of people lit candles and left flowers on Saturday to commemorate 14 people who were killed when…
Continue Reading Iran’s supreme leader threatens Israel and US with ‘a crushing response’ over Israeli attack
Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran’s supreme leader on Saturday threatened Israel and the U.S. with “a crushing…
Continue Reading Moldova heads for presidential runoff that could derail path to Europe
By Christian Edwards, CNN (CNN) — Moldovans are voting in the second round of a crucial presidential election, which could determine whether…
Continue Reading Teen suspect in deadly Orlando Halloween shootings charged as adult. Here’s what we know
By Paradise Afshar, Andy Rose, Ashley R. Williams, Dalia Faheid and Taylor Galgano, CNN (CNN) — The 17-year-old suspect in deadly shootings at…
Continue Reading Israel’s path of destruction in southern Lebanon raises fears of an attempt to create a buffer zone
Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Perched on a hilltop a short walk from the Israeli border, the tiny southern Lebanese village of Ramyah has almost…
Continue Reading ‘The pictures, they look at you.’ A stroll with novelist John Banville through Spain’s Prado Museum
Associated Press MADRID (AP) — Irish novelist John Banville has enjoyed unlimited access to Spain’s Prado Museum for the past month as its…
Continue Reading Moldovans are voting in a pivotal presidential runoff. But voter fraud threatens its democracy
Associated Press CHISINAU, Moldova (AP) — Moldovans vote this weekend in a presidential runoff race between a pro-Western incumbent and a…
Continue Reading Japan plans automated cargo transport system to relieve shortage of drivers and cut emissions
AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Japan is planning an automated cargo transport corridor between Tokyo and Osaka to make up for a shortage of truck…
Continue Reading At U.N. summit, historic agreement to give Indigenous groups voice on nature conservation decisions
Associated Press CALI, Colombia (AP) — After two weeks of negotiations, delegates on Saturday agreed at the United Nations conference on…
Continue Reading Crowds flock to tiny Massachusetts town to send off New York’s Rockefeller Christmas tree
Associated Press WEST STOCKBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) — This year’s Rockefeller Center Christmas tree comes with a strong New England accent, and…
Continue Reading Arkansas’ 4 Republican US House members face challenges from Democratic rivals
Associated Press LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas’ four Republican U.S. House members are trying to fend off challenges from Democrats…
Continue Reading Barrier-breaking Alaska congresswoman copes with personal tragedy as she faces tough reelection bid
Associated Press JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Alaska Democratic Rep. Mary Peltola is in a tough reelection fight against Republican Nick Begich in a…
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Associated Press LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Abortion and reproductive rights have been central to the races for president and governor in North…
Continue Reading Local sheriff asks FBI to investigate death of Black man found hanging in Alabama
Associated Press/Report for America MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — The FBI is investigating the death of a Black man in Alabama, who was found hanging in…
Continue Reading Trump is using election lies to lay the groundwork for challenging 2024 results if he loses
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump has spent months laying the groundwork to challenge the results of the 2024 election if he loses —…
Continue Reading What to watch over the final weekend of the 2024 presidential campaign
AP National Political Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The 2024 presidential contest speeds into its final weekend with Democrat Kamala Harris and Republican…
Continue Reading Vigil held for Grizzly No. 399, the beloved Grand Teton bear who was killed by a vehicle
Associated Press During her nearly three decades roaming the snowy wilderness of the Teton Range, Grizzly No. 399 became a beloved mama bear with…
Continue Reading As data center industry booms, an English village becomes a battleground
AP Business Writer ABBOTS LANGLEY, England (AP) — The English village of Abbots Langley has become a flashpoint in a British battle over data…
Continue Reading Court denies request to force count of votes for Green Party’s Jill Stein in Ohio
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Votes for Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein in Ohio will not be counted despite her name appearing on the ballot…
Continue Reading House Speaker Johnson says GOP may try to repeal CHIPS Act, then walks it back
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker Mike Johnson is trying to clarify remarks he made at a New York campaign rally where he suggested…
Continue Reading Shark bites 61-year-old Maui surfer, completely severing his leg below the knee
WAILUKU, Hawaii (AP) — A shark bit a Maui surfer and severed his leg. Authorities say the 61-year-old man was surfing off Waiehu Beach Park Friday…
Continue Reading Montana man charged with murder in brutal campground killing
BOZEMAN, Mont. (AP) — A suspect was charged with murder in the brutal slaying of a Montana man that was initially reported as a possible bear…
Continue Reading Figures, Dobson make closing pitches to voters in Alabama congressional race
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Continue Reading Top House Republicans seeking documents regarding Biden’s ‘garbage’ comment
WASHINGTON (AP) — Top House Republicans called on the White House to produce all documents and internal communications regarding President Joe…
Continue Reading Negotiations stall over some crucial issues on final day of UN biodiversity summit in Colombia
Associated Press CALI, Colombia (AP) — At the United Nations biodiversity summit in Colombia, negotiators struggle to find common ground on key…
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PINE CITY, N.Y. (AP) — An orphaned squirrel that became a social media star called Peanut was euthanized after state authorities seized the beloved…
Continue Reading Jury convicts former Kentucky officer of using excessive force on Breonna Taylor during deadly raid
Associated Press LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A federal jury has convicted a former Kentucky detective of using excessive force on Breonna Taylor the…
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Too little, too late: How Valencia’s residents were trapped with no warning in Spain’s deadly floods
CNN By Atika Shubert, CNN Valencia, Spain (CNN) — Adan Ortell Mor had a 7:30 p.m. appointment to cut a client’s hair at his salon in La…
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WASHINGTON (AP) — ABC’s “This Week” — Election preview with ABC correspondents and contributors. ___ NBC’s “Meet the Press” —…
Continue Reading Brazil’s federal police indict 20 in connection with salt mine catastrophe in country’s northeast
Associated Press SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazil’s federal police have indicted 20 people for rock salt mining in the northeastern coastal city of Maceio…
Continue Reading A man is accused of punching and bloodying another passenger who was sleeping on a US flight
ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — An airline passenger is sitting in jail in Virginia after being accused of an unprovoked attack on a fellow passenger who…
Continue Reading Bolivia’s president accuses supporters of former leader Morales of seizing 3 military barracks
Associated Press LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) — Bolivian President Luis Arce has condemned the seizure of three military units by supporters of former…
Continue Reading Brazilian state law overturns soy moratorium that helped curb Amazon deforestation
Associated Press AGUA CLARA, Brazil (AP) — In 2006, environmental nonprofits and some of the world’s largest soybean traders came together in a…
Continue Reading Early in-person voting in North Carolina exceeds 2020 total
Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Early in-person voting in North Carolina ends Saturday, but the number of people who have cast ballots by…
Continue Reading Pentagon bolsters the US presence in the Middle East with bombers, fighter aircraft and warships
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon says Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin is sending additional bomber aircraft and Navy warships to the…
Continue Reading Georgia officials agree to spend $100 million on Hurricane Helene aid for farms and forestry
Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia’s state government is diverting $100 million to spend on loans to farmers and cleanup after Hurricane…
Continue Reading In cartel-plagued Mexican cities authorities warn adults not to wear masks on Halloween
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Halloween is gaining ground in Mexico, but in a country so wracked by drug cartel violence, there have been real fears about…
Continue Reading Secret Service report offers new details on failures during Trump assassination attempt
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A new Secret Service report into the July assassination attempt against former President Donald Trump says…
Continue Reading Prisoners plead for air conditioning in lawsuit against Florida corrections department
Associated Press/Report for America TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — A lawsuit filed this week by the prison reform advocacy group Florida Justice…
Continue Reading Armed group kidnaps more than 200 military personnel and seizes base in central Bolivia
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Continue Reading Satellite imagery shows mystery ship built in China amid breakneck naval expansion
By Edward Szekeres and Brad Lendon, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — China appears to have built a new and unusual aircraft carrier, intriguing experts…
Continue Reading Brazil criticizes Venezuela for escalating tensions and personal attacks
Associated Press SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazil’s government has broken its silence over growing tensions with neighboring Venezuela, with the Foreign…
Continue Reading 29 Nigerian children may be sentenced to death for protesting against cost-of-living crisis
Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Twenty-nine minors in Nigeria could be facing the death penalty. The children were among 76 protesters…
Continue Reading 9 arrested in federal investigation into drug trafficking at New Mexico prison
MILAN, N.M. (AP) — Authorities have arrested eight people in connection with a suspected drug trafficking operation at a federal prison in the…
Continue Reading Pennsylvania challenge of Elon Musk’s $1M-a-day voter sweepstakes moves back to state court
Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A legal fight over Elon Musk’s $1 million-a-day voter sweepstakes will move back to state court in…
Continue Reading Wendy’s closing 140 more restaurants as part of push to update its locations
AP Business Writer Wendy’s plans to close 140 U.S. restaurants before the end of this year on top of the 100 it said it would close in May. But in…
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AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Basel Adra, a Palestinian, and Yuval Abraham, an Israeli, spent five years making a movie that depicts daily life in…
Continue Reading Rescuers find body of worker swept away from Tennessee factory by Hurricane Helene flood
ERWIN, Tenn. (AP) — Rescue workers in Tennessee have recovered the body of the final person still missing after massive flooding from Hurricane…
Continue Reading Slovak populist premier is in a spat with the UK ambassador to Bratislava over the war in Ukraine
BRATISLAVA, Slovakia (AP) — Slovakia’s populist Prime Minister Robert Fico has reacted angrily after the British ambassador to Bratislava…
Continue Reading A makeshift goldfish pond beneath a leaky Brooklyn fire hydrant is reborn in a tree bed
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — An urban pond where goldfish used to swim beneath a leaky New York City fire hydrant has been replaced by a new…
Continue Reading Maryland is the first state to sign into new federal health care program
Associated Press ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Maryland is the first state to sign an agreement with the federal government designed to improve health care…
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Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — As Los Angeles Dodgers fans thronged to the World Series victory parade in Los Angeles on Friday, many had their…
Continue Reading Army looking into shoving allegations involving the general who heads US Central Command
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Army’s Criminal Investigation Division is looking into allegations that the four-star general who…
Continue Reading Court confirms federal takeover of a Mississippi jail but limits power over budget
Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — An appeals court says a federal receiver can proceed with a takeover of a Mississippi jail where a judge…
Continue Reading Drugs, weapons and electronics seized during sweep at Brooklyn federal jail where ‘Diddy’ is held
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Investigators seized drugs, homemade weapons and electronic devices this week during an “interagency…
Continue Reading Early voting reaches such heights that some Georgia polls may be Election Day ‘ghost town’
Associated Pressda STONE MOUNTAIN, Ga. (AP) — Flags telling people to “Vote Here” fluttered in not only English, but Spanish, Korean,…
Continue Reading Man sentenced to life in Young Dolph killing gets 35 more years in prison
Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — A judge has given a Tennessee man sentenced to life in prison in the daytime ambush killing of rapper Young…
Continue Reading US is sending $425 million in military assistance to Ukraine
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon says it is sending an additional $425 million in military assistance to Ukraine as Kyiv prepares to…
Continue Reading Rapper Young Thug is a free man. Here are things to know about his plea.
Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Rapper Young Thug is a free man after pleading guilty to gang, drug and gun charges. About 2 ½ years after he was…
Continue Reading FBI links video falsely depicting voter fraud in Georgia to ‘Russian influence actors’
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A video purporting to depict voter fraud in Georgia is fake and the work of “Russian influence actors,”…
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Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Worries about this week’s tax-raising U.K. budget within financial markets appear to have eased with the interest…
Continue Reading Shooting leaves 3 dead and 3 wounded at a Colorado house party on Halloween
Associated Press/Report for America DENVER (AP) — Colorado police said a shooting at a house party on Halloween left three people dead and three…
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