Bob Knight, Indiana’s combustible coaching giant, dies at age 83
By MICHAEL MAROT AP Sports Writer BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) — The turbulent and brilliant basketball coach Bob Knight has died. Knight’s family…
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Defendant in Tupac Shakur killing loses defense lawyer ahead of arraignment on murder charge
By KEN RITTER Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — The former street gang leader charged with killing Tupac Shakur in 1996 in Las Vegas has lost his…
Continue Reading Escalating violence threatens Day of the Dead celebrations in Mexico’s northern Sonora state
DANIEL SHAILER Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — A manhunt is ongoing in northern Mexico after state police were ambushed driving out of Santa…
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Drivers are 9 times more likely to be in a fatal accident during this time of the day
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Continue Reading Real estate industry facing pushback to longstanding rules setting agent commissions on home sales
By ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — A series of court challenges seek to upend longstanding real estate industry practices that…
Continue Reading Toyota recalls more than 1.8 million RAV4 vehicles
Toyota is recalling more than 1.8 million RAV4s, the company announced…
Continue Reading Britney Spears’ memoir a million seller after just one week since its release
By HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Britney Spears’ memoir “The Woman in Me” has sold 1.1 million copies through its first…
Continue Reading US Marshals releases its first report on shootings by officers
By LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Marshals have for the first time released data on how many people were shot by…
Continue Reading Biden and the first lady will travel to Maine to mourn with the community after the mass shooting
By DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House says President Joe Biden will visit Maine later this week to mourn with…
Continue Reading Brazil to militarize key airports, ports and international borders in crackdown on organized crime
By DIANE JEANTET Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazil President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva says armed forces will boost security at some…
Continue Reading Schumer and other Senate Democrats call for a federal probe of huge oil deals by Exxon and Chevron
By MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and other Democratic senators are urging federal regulators…
Continue Reading Jury selected after almost 10 months for rapper Young Thug’s trial on gang, racketeering charges
ATLANTA (AP) — A jury has been selected for the trial of Atlanta-based rapper Young Thug and several others accused of participating in a criminal…
Continue Reading ‘A curse to be a parent in Gaza’: More than 3,600 Palestinian children killed in just 3 weeks of war
By ISABEL DEBRE and WAFAA SHURAFA Associated Press DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — More than 3,600 Palestinian children were killed in the first…
Continue Reading Speaker Mike Johnson signals that Ukraine aid, coupled with border security, is next on GOP agenda
By LISA MASCARO and MARY CLARE JALONICK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — New Speaker Mike Johnson says the U.S. House will consider a fresh aid…
Continue Reading Pope Francis says he’ll spend 3 days in Dubai for COP28 climate conference
By FRANCES D’EMILIO Associated Press ROME (AP) — Pope Francis says he will go to Dubai for three days during the COP28 climate conference…
Continue Reading Judge indicates she may delay Trump trial on charges he hid classified documents at Mar-a-Lago
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Continue Reading Confusion, frustration and hope at Gaza’s border with Egypt as first foreign passport-holders depart
By NAJIB JOBAIN and ISABEL DEBRE Associated Press RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Hundreds of foreign passport-holders and dozens of other seriously…
Continue Reading Opposition mounts in Arab countries that normalized relations with Israel
By SAM METZ Associated Press RABAT, Morocco (AP) — Arab nations where monarchies typically quash dissent and that have normalized or are…
Continue Reading Maine’s governor will form a panel to probe how authorities handled previous concerns about the Lewiston gunman
By Christina Maxouris and Michelle Watson, CNN (CNN) — Maine Gov. Janet Mills announced Wednesday she plans to establish an independent…
Continue Reading Israel criticizes South American countries after they cut diplomatic ties and recall ambassadors
By DANIEL POLITI Associated Press BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Israel has criticized Bolivia, Chile and Colombia after the South American…
Continue Reading Chicago struggles to house asylum-seekers as winter weather hits the city
By SOPHIA TAREEN Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Volunteers, churches and advocacy groups are scrambling to find indoor shelter for migrants in…
Continue Reading Voters are skeptical of Biden’s age. But Trump’s notable flubs risk drawing unwelcome attention, too
By WILL WEISSERT and JILL COLVIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is 80 and Donald Trump is 77, and they are prone to making…
Continue Reading Georgia says it will appeal a judge’s redistricting decision but won’t seek to pause ruling for now
By JEFF AMY Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia says it will appeal a judge’s order to redraw some congressional and state legislative…
Continue Reading NASA’s Lucy spacecraft swoops past first of 10 asteroids on long journey to Jupiter
By MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — NASA’s Lucy spacecraft has encountered the first of 10 asteroids on its long…
Continue Reading DEA agent leaked secret information about Maduro ally targeted by US, prosecutor says
By JIM MUSTIAN and JOSHUA GOODMAN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Prosecutors played wiretaps in federal court in New York showing a federal…
Continue Reading Mother, son charged with kidnapping after police say they took a teenager to Oregon for an abortion
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Continue Reading Former Memphis officer charged in Tyre Nichols death to change plea in federal court
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Continue Reading Blinken heads to Israel, Jordan as Gaza war and criticism of it intensifies
By MATTHEW LEE AP Diplomatic Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State Antony Blinken will visit Israel and Jordan this week as Israel’s…
Continue Reading Republican US Rep. Ken Buck of Colorado won’t seek reelection, citing party’s ‘insidious narratives’
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Continue Reading A section of the Blue Ridge Parkway is closed after visitors allegedly try to hold a young bear
ASHEVILLE, N.C. (AP) — A section of the Blue Ridge Parkway in North Carolina has been closed temporarily after the National Park Service received…
Continue Reading Usher uses first Super Bowl performance as ‘cheat sheet’ for 2024 show and urges diabetes screening
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Continue Reading Andrés Manuel López Obrador Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the life of Andrés Manuel López Obrador, president of Mexico. Personal Birth date: November…
Continue Reading Princeton student who stormed Capitol is sentenced to 2 months behind bars
By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A New Jersey man who was a Princeton University student when he stormed the U.S. Capitol…
Continue Reading Connecticut judge orders new mayoral primary after surveillance videos show possible ballot stuffing
A state judge has taken the unusual step of ordering a new Democratic mayoral primary in Connecticut’s largest city to be held after the Nov. 7…
Continue Reading Hassan Rouhani Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of former Iranian President Hassan Rouhani. Personal Birth date: November 12, 1948…
Continue Reading Rep. George Santos is facing an effort by fellow New York Republicans to expel him from the House
By KEVIN FREKING and STEPHEN GROVES Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Rep. George Santos faces a vote Wednesday evening to expel him from the…
Continue Reading Movie Review: A serene debut from Raven Jackson in ‘All Dirt Roads Taste of Salt’
By LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer Nature provides much of the soundtrack to “All Dirt Roads Taste of Salt,” the debut feature from writer-director…
Continue Reading The US has strongly backed Israel’s war against Hamas. The allies don’t seem to know what comes next
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Continue Reading Trial to determine if Trump can be barred from offices reaches far back in history for answers
By NICHOLAS RICCARDI Associated Press DENVER (AP) — The effort to ban former President Donald Trump from the ballot under the Constitution’s…
Continue Reading Wind industry deals with blowback from Orsted scrapping 2 wind power projects in New Jersey
By WAYNE PARRY Associated Press ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Wind energy developer Orsted is writing off $4 billion, due largely to the cancellation…
Continue Reading Ozone hole is about average size, despite undersea volcano eruption that was expected to worsen it
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Continue Reading House weighs censure efforts against Rashida Tlaib and Marjorie Taylor Greene over their rhetoric
By FARNOUSH AMIRI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The House is expected on Wednesday to consider resolutions that would punish two of its most…
Continue Reading What is the Rafah crossing, Gazans’ last hope to escape the war, and how does it work?
By Abbas Al Lawati, Mohammed Abdelbary and Rob Picheta, CNN (CNN) — A small number of Palestinians and foreign nationals have finally been able…
Continue Reading ACLU and families of trans teens ask Supreme Court to block Tennessee ban on gender-affirming care
By KIMBERLEE KRUESI Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Attorneys representing Tennessee transgender children, teens and their families have…
Continue Reading Storied football rivalry in Maine takes on extra significance in wake of shooting
By MICHAEL CASEY Associated Press LEWISTON, Maine (AP) — Lewiston, Maine, takes another step in its recovery from the state’s worst mas…
Continue Reading US Virgin Islands declares state of emergency after lead and copper found in tap water in St. Croix
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — The governor of the U.S. Virgin Islands has declared a state of emergency after officials revealed last week that tap…
Continue Reading As vacancies grow, Senate Democrats work to circumvent Tuberville’s blockade on military nominees
By MARY CLARE JALONICK and LOLITA BALDOR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Democrats are trying a new workaround to confirm hundreds of…
Continue Reading Cooking spray burn victim awarded $7.1 million in damages after can ‘exploded into a fireball’
By CLAIRE SAVAGE Associated Press/Report for America CHICAGO (AP) — A jury in Illinois has ordered Chicago-based Conagra Brands to pay $7.1 million…
Continue Reading Cyprus plans to send humanitarian aid directly to Gaza by ship, where UN personnel would receive it
By MENELAOS HADJICOSTIS Associated Press NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Cyprus has offered more detail about its initiative to create a sea corridor for…
Continue Reading Turkey prices have dropped by a lot as Thanksgiving planning ramps up
Something wild has happened with turkey prices that’s going to make the cost of cooking the Thanksgiving meal more palatable to families on a tight…
Continue Reading Shadowy asteroid Dinkinesh is ‘about to be revealed to humanity’
By Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — The NASA Lucy mission had its first encounter with a space rock. The spacecraft, launched in October 2021,…
Continue Reading German President asks for forgiveness in Tanzania for colonial-era atrocities
By Nimi Princewill and Stephanie Busari, CNN (CNN) — German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier apologized Wednesday for colonial-era atrocities…
Continue Reading North Korea believed to have exported over 1 million shells to Russia
By Yoonjung Seo and Sophie Tanno, CNN Seoul (CNN) — North Korea has exported over 1 million shells to Russia since early August, according to…
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Continue Reading State is paying fired Tennessee vaccine chief $150K in lawsuit settlement
By JONATHAN MATTISE Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The state of Tennessee has agreed to pay $150,000 to settle a federal lawsuit by its…
Continue Reading Why was Maine shooter allowed to have guns? Questions swirl in wake of massacre
By HOLLY RAMER, LINDSAY WHITEHURST, KIMBERLEE KRUESI and BERNARD CONDON Associated Press LEWISTON, Maine (AP) — A history of mental illness. An…
Continue Reading The mayors of five big cities seek a meeting with Biden about how to better manage arriving migrants
By COLLEEN LONG Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The mayors of Chicago, Denver, Houston, Los Angeles and New York are pressing to meet with…
Continue Reading Henry Winkler rises above dyslexia to write children’s books and a memoir: ‘There is always a way’
By ALICIA RANCILIO Associated Press If Henry Winkler is not a morning person, it’s impossible to tell. He’s logged onto Zoom for an…
Continue Reading US infant mortality rate rises for first time in more than 20 years
For the first time in more than two decades, the United States saw an increase in infant mortality rates in…
Continue Reading Delta says pilot accused of threatening to shoot the captain no longer works for the airline
Associated Press Delta Air Lines says the pilot accused of threatening to shoot the plane’s captain during a flight no longer works for the…
Continue Reading Pennsylvania court permanently blocks effort to make power plants pay for greenhouse gas emissions
By MARC LEVY Associated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — A court says Pennsylvania can’t enforce a regulation to make power plant owners pay for…
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By Hafsa Khalil, CNN (CNN) — Ears flattened, constricted pupils, a lick of the lips. If you’ve ever wondered if your feline friends’ furry…
Continue Reading It’s time to buy health insurance through the marketplace. Experts suggest doing your research first
By TOM MURPHY AP Health Writer The time to shop for health insurance on the Affordable Care Act’s coverage marketplaces is back. Experts and…
Continue Reading How the tiny Arab state of Qatar became indispensable in talks with Hamas
By Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN Abu Dhabi, UAE (CNN) — The small Persian Gulf state of Qatar is once again front and center in global diplomacy, this…
Continue Reading Sidewalk plaques commemorating Romans deported by Nazis are vandalized in Italian capital
ROME (AP) — Italian politicians and Jewish leaders are condemning the antisemitic vandalizing of four memorial plaques. The tiny plaques are…
Continue Reading Teachers kick off strike in Portland, Oregon, over class sizes, pay and resources
By CLAIRE RUSH Associated Press/Report for America PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Teachers in Portland, Oregon, went on strike Wednesday, shuttering school…
Continue Reading 80-foot Norway spruce gets the nod as Rockefeller Center Christmas tree, will be cut down next week
NEW YORK (AP) — An 80-foot-tall (24-meter) Norway spruce from the Binghamton area has been selected as this year’s Rockefeller Center Christmas…
Continue Reading Kenya is raising passenger fares on a Chinese-built train as it struggles to repay record debts
By EMMANUEL IGUNZA Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Kenya has announced a sharp increase in passenger fares on the Chinese-built Standard…
Continue Reading AP news site hit by apparent denial-of-service attack
The Associated Press The Associated Press news website experienced an outage that appeared to be consistent with a denial-of-service attack, a…
Continue Reading Cleanup is done on a big Kansas oil spill on the Keystone system, the company and EPA say
By JOHN HANNA Associated Press TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — The operator of the Keystone pipeline system and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency say…
Continue Reading Energy company pulls the plug on two major offshore wind projects on East Coast
By Ella Nilsen, CNN (CNN) — Danish wind developer Orsted is halting the development of two massive New Jersey offshore wind projects due to…
Continue Reading Texas Rep. Kay Granger won’t seek reelection in 2024 after nearly 30 years in Congress
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — U.S. Rep. Kay Granger of Texas says she won’t seek reelection in 2024. The Republican chairwoman of the powerful…
Continue Reading Denmark drops cases against former defense minister and ex-spy chief charged with leaking secrets
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Danish prosecution dismissed two separate cases against former defense minister, Claus Hjort Frederiksen, and ex-head of…
Continue Reading Prosecutor cites ‘pyramid of deceit’ in urging jury to convict FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried
By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — In a closing argument, a prosecutor told a New York jury to follow overwhelming evidence and…
Continue Reading King Charles to attend COP28 climate talks in Dubai and deliver address
By Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN London (CNN) — King Charles III will attend the UN’s COP28 climate summit in Dubai this year and deliver an…
Continue Reading Libya’s eastern government holds conference on reconstruction of coastal city destroyed by floods
By JACK JEFFERY Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — Libyan authorities say an international conference seeking to reconstruct one of Libya’s coastal…
Continue Reading Bulgaria expels Russian journalist as an alleged threat to national security
SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) — Bulgaria has expelled a Russian journalist for allegedly engaging in activities that pose a threat to the country’s…
Continue Reading Pilot accused of threatening to shoot captain who tried to divert flight for a medical emergency, officials say
By Rashard Rose, CNN (CNN) — An armed pilot on a commercial airliner threatened to shoot the flight’s captain if they diverted the flight for…
Continue Reading Mormon church sued again over how it uses tithing contributions from members
By MEAD GRUVER Associated Press CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — A federal lawsuit filed Tuesday alleges The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints…
Continue Reading African countries to seek extension of duty-free access to US markets
By MOGOMOTSI MAGOME Associated Press JOHANNESBURG (AP) — The extension of the U.S. program allowing sub-Saharan African countries duty-free access…
Continue Reading Antisemitic vandalism rattles Jewish communities amid growing tension in the US
By Chris Boyette, CNN (CNN) — An antisemitic phrase scrawled on a Holocaust survivor’s home in California. A display supporting Israeli…
Continue Reading U.S. job openings rise slightly to 9.6 million, sign of continued strength in the job market
By PAUL WISEMAN AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Employers posted 9.6 million job openings in September, up from 9.5 million in August and a…
Continue Reading German government plans to allow asylum-seekers to work sooner and punish smugglers harder
By GEIR MOULSON Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — The German government has approved legislation that would allow asylum-seekers to start working…
Continue Reading With flowers, altars and candles, Mexicans are honoring deceased relatives on the Day of the Dead
By MARÍA TERESA HERNÁNDEZ Associated Press SANTA MARÍA ATZOMPA, México (AP) — Ana Martínez is eager to welcome her deceased loved ones back…
Continue Reading 2 men arrested in an investigation into a famous tree that was felled near Hadrian’s Wall in England
LONDON (AP) — Police in England say two more men have been arrested in the investigation into who cut down the world-famous Sycamore Gap tree.…
Continue Reading Approaching Storm Ciarán may bring highest winds in France and England for decades, forecasters warn
By ED DAVEY Associated Press LONDON (AP) — France, England and countries across western Europe are bracing for what meteorologists warn could be…
Continue Reading Huey Lewis’ rom-com musical ‘The Heart of Rock & Roll’ finds a stage on Broadway in spring
By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Huey Lewis, who with his band The News stormed radio in the 1980s with such rock-pop hits…
Continue Reading Israeli envoy to Russia says Tel Aviv passengers hid from weekend airport riot in terminal
By DASHA LITVINOVA Associated Press TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Israel’s ambassador to Moscow offered new details of the weekend riots at an airport…
Continue Reading Louisiana was open to Cancer Alley concessions. Then EPA dropped its investigation
By MICHAEL PHILLIS Associated Press The Environmental Protection Agency spent more than a year investigating whether Louisiana’s oversight of…
Continue Reading Pope presses theologians to be in tune with challenges of daily life and talk with non-believers
By FRANCES D’EMILIO Associated Press VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis is pressing Catholic theologians to be more in tune with the challenges…
Continue Reading Renowned glass artist and the making of a football field-sized church window featured in new film
By MARÍA TERESA HERNÁNDEZ Associated Press VALLE DE BRAVO, Mexico (AP) — It’s as if Narcissus Quagliata is painting with light. He sprinkles…
Continue Reading Foreign nationals and injured Palestinians allowed to flee Gaza for first time since Israel-Hamas war began
By Becky Anderson, Asmaa Khalil, Zeena Saifi, Helen Regan and Rob Picheta, CNN Egypt’s Rafah crossing, Doha and Jerusalem (CNN) — Injured…
Continue Reading European Commission’s chief tells Bosnia to unite in seeking EU membership
By ELDAR EMRIC Associated Press SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) — The European Commission chief urged Bosnia to “with one voice” if it wants…
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CNN By Meg Dunn, Laura Klairmont, Kathleen Toner and Allie Torgan, CNN (CNN) — The ideas can be simple: converting a vehicle into a wash…
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CNN By Meg Dunn, Laura Klairmont, Kathleen Toner and Allie Torgan, CNN (CNN) — The ideas can be simple: converting a vehicle into a wash…
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By Meg Dunn, Laura Klairmont, Kathleen Toner and Allie Torgan, CNN (CNN) — The ideas can be simple: converting a vehicle into a wash station…
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CNN By Meg Dunn, Laura Klairmont, Kathleen Toner and Allie Torgan, CNN (CNN) — The ideas can be simple: converting a vehicle into a wash…
Continue Reading Crews work to rescue 2 trapped after collapse of Kentucky plant being readied for demolition
INEZ, Ky. (AP) — Officials in Kentucky say crews are working to rescue two men trapped after the collapse of a more than 10-story coal preparation…
Continue Reading Do you believe? Cher set to star in Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade this year
By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Cher is obviously a superstar but even a superstar can be the opening act when it comes to…
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