Cissy Houston, a Grammy-winning gospel singer and Whitney Houston’s mother, dies at 91
AP Entertainment Writers LOS ANGELES (AP) — Cissy Houston, a two-time Grammy-winning soul and gospel artist who sang with Aretha Franklin, Elvis…
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Hyundai has begun producing electric SUVs at its $7.6 billion plant in Georgia
Associated Press SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — Hyundai has begun producing electric SUVs in Georgia less than two years after breaking ground on its…
Continue Reading More than 230 migrants reached the Greek island of Crete from North Africa over the weekend
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greek authorities say more than 230 migrants crossed the Mediterranean in small boats from North Africa to Greece’s…
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Home insurers argue for a 42% average rate hike in North Carolina
Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A hearing has started in North Carolina over the insurance industry’s request to raise homeowner…
Continue Reading Federal judge orders Google to open its Android app store to competition
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A federal judge on Monday ordered Google to tear down the digital walls shielding its Android app store from competition as…
Continue Reading Kentucky’s lieutenant governor leans on her teaching roots in fighting a school choice measure
Associated Press LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Democratic Lt. Gov. Jacqueline Coleman is in campaign mode in opposing a ballot measure that would allow…
Continue Reading As Milton takes aim at Florida, why is Tampa Bay so vulnerable to hurricanes?
Associated Press The last time the eye of a major storm like Hurricane Milton directly struck Tampa Bay was 1921 when the city was a sleepy…
Continue Reading Don’t expect human life expectancy to grow much more, researcher says
AP Medical Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Humanity is hitting the upper limit of life expectancy, according to a new study. Advances in medical technology…
Continue Reading Trump says migrants who have committed murder have introduced ‘a lot of bad genes in our country’
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump on Monday suggested that migrants who are in the U.S. and have…
Continue Reading Ahead of hurricane strike, Floridians should have a plan, a supply kit and heed evacuation advice
Associated Press Emergency managers say having a plan and an emergency kit before Hurricane Milton strikes is paramount. And for many Floridians,…
Continue Reading North Carolina residents impacted by Helene likely to see some voting changes
Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The North Carolina State Board of Elections has unanimously passed an emergency resolution to make several…
Continue Reading National grantmakers bet this rural education program can scale
Chronicle of Philanthropy The Ballmer Group, Blue Meridian Partners, and others are helping Partners for Rural Impact take a model from Harlem and…
Continue Reading Salmon swim freely in the Klamath River for 1st time in a century after dams removed
HORNBROOK, Calif. (AP) — For the first time in more than a century, salmon are swimming freely along the Klamath River and its tributaries near the…
Continue Reading Mega Millions tickets will climb to $5, but officials promise bigger prizes and better odds
Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The cost of buying a Mega Millions jackpot dream will soon more than double, but lottery officials said…
Continue Reading Tunisia’s Kais Saied wins landslide reelection, entrenching his power in Arab Spring’s birthplace
Associated Press TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — Tunisia’s President Kais Saied has won reelection in a landslide victory after a campaign that saw…
Continue Reading NCAA’s $2.78 billion settlement with colleges to allow athlete payments gets preliminary approval
AP National Writer A judge has given preliminary approval to the $2.78 billion legal settlement that figures to transform college sports. U.S…
Continue Reading Hot-air balloon bumps line, causing brief power outage during Albuquerque balloon fiesta
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Authorities say nearly 13,000 utility customers were without electricity for an hour after a hot-air balloon bumped a…
Continue Reading A Michigan Senate candidate aims to achieve what no Republican has done in three decades
Associated Press ROCHESTER, Mich. (AP) — Former Representative Mike Rogers is attempting to become the first Republican to win a U.S. Senate race…
Continue Reading Mistrial declared again for sheriff accused of kicking shackled man in the groin
Associated Press A judge has declared a second mistrial in the case of a Vermont sheriff charged with assault for kicking a shackled detainee twice…
Continue Reading Hurricane Milton forces NFL, NHL and other sporting events to adjust game plans
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are planning to relocate to the New Orleans area to prepare for Sunday’s game against the Saints with Hurricane Milton…
Continue Reading Judge rules the FTC can proceed with antitrust lawsuit against Amazon, tosses out few state claims
A federal judge said the Federal Trade Commission can proceed with its landmark antitrust lawsuit against Amazon. But Judge John H. Chun also gave…
Continue Reading 3 suspects accused of stealing cash from South African president’s farm appear in court
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — Three people accused of breaking into South African President Cyril Ramaphosa’s game farm and stealing $580,000 in…
Continue Reading Tilda Swinton explores assisted suicide in Pedro Almodovar’s ‘The Room Next Door’
Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — Although “The Room Next Door” is Pedro Almodóvar’s first English-language feature, Tilda Swinton notes that…
Continue Reading Thousands survived a brutal gang attack in Haiti that killed 70. Now they face an uncertain future
Associated Press PONT-SONDÉ, Haiti (AP) — Thousands of Haitians are facing an uncertain future after surviving a brutal gang attack last week in a…
Continue Reading Georgia Supreme Court restores near-ban on abortions while state appeals
Associated Press SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — The Georgia Supreme Court on Monday halted a ruling striking down the state’s near-ban on abortions…
Continue Reading Georgia elections chief doesn’t expect Helene damage to have big effect on voting in the state
Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia’s top elections official said he doesn’t expect damage from Hurricane Helene to cause major disruptions…
Continue Reading Albania’s opposition protests and demands a caretaker Cabinet
Associated Press TIRANA, Albania (AP) — Opposition supporters in Albania have protested again and demanded that the government be replaced by a…
Continue Reading Chagos islanders displaced for a US military base protest a deal on their future made without them
Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Islanders who were forced to leave their remote Indian Ocean home to make way for a U.S. military base half a…
Continue Reading Jurors weigh how to punish a former Houston officer whose lies led to murder during a drug raid
Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — Prosecutors have asked a jury to sentence a former Houston police officer to life in prison for the murders of a…
Continue Reading Supreme Court declines to hear appeal from singer R. Kelly, convicted of child sex crimes
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court has declined to hear an appeal from the singer R. Kelly, who is now serving 20 years in prison…
Continue Reading Pro-Palestinian protesters pitch encampment outside Jewish Democrat’s Ohio home
Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Masked pro-Palestinian demonstrators escalated their harassment of a Jewish congressman on the eve of…
Continue Reading Chicago mayor names new school board after entire panel resigns amid a fight over district control
Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson has named members of a new school board, days after all seven members resigned amid…
Continue Reading Weekend wildfires lead to 1 death, large areas burned in western North Dakota
Associated Press BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — One person has died and more than 100 others evacuated from their homes as wildfires raged through parts of…
Continue Reading Defaced mural of Oct. 7 survivor another example of rising antisemitism in Italy
MILAN (AP) — The Antisemitism Observatory in Milan says the vandalism of a mural depicting a survivor of last year’s Oct. 7 Hamas attack is an…
Continue Reading A black bear and her three cubs entered an elderly man’s Colorado home. He narrowly escaped with his life, officials say
By Paradise Afshar and Celina Tebor, CNN (CNN) — An elderly man narrowly escaped with his life after a harrowing attack by a bear and her three…
Continue Reading Will global soccer be reshaped after EU’s top court issued a major ruling in Lassana Diarra case?
AP Sports Writers The global soccer transfer market is worth more than $10 billion each season but is facing a revolutionary overhaul or a nuanced…
Continue Reading How AP Top 25 voters ranked the latest poll with Alabama’s loss and other upsets
AP College Football Writer Longtime Associated Press Top 25 voter Kirk Bohls of the Houston Chronicle said this week’s ballot was the most…
Continue Reading Guster, Avett Brothers and Florence Welch are helping bring alt-rock to the musical theater stage
AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Ryan Miller, lead singer of alternative rock band Guster, has a new gig that even he’s a little surprised…
Continue Reading Supreme Court won’t hear appeal from Elon Musk’s X platform over warrant in Trump case
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court says it won’t hear an appeal from the social media platform X over a search warrant…
Continue Reading Turning Point wants to revolutionize how Republicans turn out voters. Some are skeptical
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Turning Point ’s representatives have made two things clear in meetings with state and local Republican…
Continue Reading A spacecraft is on its way to a harmless asteroid slammed by NASA in a previous save-the-Earth test
AP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A spacecraft blasted off Monday to investigate the scene of a cosmic crash. The European Space…
Continue Reading Nicholas Alexander Chavez plays Lyle Menendez and a priest on TV. He’s hungry for what’s next.
Associated Press Nicholas Alexander Chavez has had an exciting few weeks with the debut of his first two roles in prime-time shows. The former…
Continue Reading Minnesota ranger dies during water rescue at Voyageurs National Park
INTERNATIONAL FALLS, Minn. (AP) — A park ranger died while trying to save three people during a water rescue at a national park in Minnesota. The…
Continue Reading Anti-Kremlin Russian activist killed while fighting for Ukraine
By Lauren Kent, Svitlana Vlasova and Darya Tarasova, CNN (CNN) — Anti-Kremlin Russian activist Ildar Dadin has been killed while fighting for…
Continue Reading Patriots captain Jabrill Peppers arrested on assault, strangulation, drug charges
Associated Press BRAINTREE, Mass. (AP) — Patriots captain Jabrill Peppers was arrested over the weekend on assault, strangulation and other…
Continue Reading Kosovo lifts ban on entry of products from Serbia at the border
Associated Press PRISTINA, Kosovo (AP) — Kosovo’s government says it is lifting restrictions on trade from Serbia at one border crossing, , 16…
Continue Reading A recipe for turmeric chicken soup is a window into a Southern Thai family
Associated Press When she was growing up in Southern Thailand, chef Nok Suntaranon spent most days after school helping her mother sell homemade…
Continue Reading Oklahoma death row inmate had three ‘last meals.’ He’s back at Supreme Court in new bid for freedom
Associated Press OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Nine times the state of Oklahoma has set a date to execute death row inmate Richard Glossip. And nine times…
Continue Reading Harris and Trump mark somber anniversary of Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack on Israel
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris have marked the first anniversary of the…
Continue Reading Supreme Court rejects appeal from Texas officer convicted in killing of woman through her window
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court won’t hear an appeal from a former Texas police officer convicted in the death of a woman…
Continue Reading Supreme Court rejects appeal from ‘Pharma Bro’ Martin Shkreli
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Monday rejected an appeal from Martin Shkreli, who was once dubbed “Pharma Bro” after…
Continue Reading Supreme Court declines Biden’s appeal in Texas emergency abortion case
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A court order that says hospitals cannot federally be required to provide pregnancy terminations when they…
Continue Reading More top aides to NYC mayor resign as federal investigations swirl
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Embattled New York City Mayor Eric Adams has accepted the resignation of his deputy mayor for public safety,…
Continue Reading UK doctor admits trying to kill his mother’s partner with poison disguised as a COVID-19 vaccine
LONDON (AP) — A British doctor has admitted trying to kill his mother’s long-term partner by injecting him with poison disguised as a COVID-19…
Continue Reading A top official with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s party quits, a year before the national election
BERLIN (AP) — A top official with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s party has announced his resignation, a year ahead of an election in which the…
Continue Reading Ex-Philippine President Duterte to run as mayor despite his drug killings legacy
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Officials in the Philippines say former President Rodrigo Duterte has registered to run for mayor of his southern home…
Continue Reading Vigils, protests around the world commemorate the anniversary of Hamas attack on Israel
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Commemorations and protests unfolded across the world on Monday to mark the anniversary of the Oct. 7 Hamas attack…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for Oct. 7: Middle East, Hurricane Milton, Presidential race, Frontier Airlines scare, Pope Francis
CNN By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — Look up tonight for a chance to see the Draconid meteor shower. It’s expected to peak at 11 p.m. ET and…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for Oct. 7: Middle East, Hurricane Milton, Presidential race, Frontier Airlines scare, Pope Francis
By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — Look up tonight for a chance to see the Draconid meteor shower. It’s expected to peak at 11 p.m. ET and will…
Continue Reading ‘Here we go again’: Hurricane Milton strengthens to Category 3 and aims at Helene-weary Florida
CNN By Dalia Faheid, Allison Chinchar and Dakin Andone, CNN (CNN) — Hurricane Milton has strengthened to Category 3 and continues to intensify…
Continue Reading Lawyers for McCann suspect seek acquittal in his German trial on unrelated sexual offense charges
BERLIN (AP) — Lawyers for a man who is also under investigation in the disappearance of British toddler Madeleine McCann have called for him to be…
Continue Reading Fighting in Sudan’s North Darfur kills at least 13 children, UNICEF says
Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — UNICEF says that recent fighting between the Sudanese military and its rival paramilitary in Sudan’s North Darfur…
Continue Reading Ukraine strikes a Russian oil hub as Zelenskyy says the war is in ‘a very important phase’
Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine’s military says it struck a major oil terminal in Crimea that provides fuel for Russia’s war…
Continue Reading IAEA team samples seawater near Fukushima plant to ensure safe release of wastewater
Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — A team of international scientists is in Fukushima to ensure safety of the discharge of treated radioactive…
Continue Reading A woman goes on trial in Sweden for war crimes over allegedly abusing Yazidis in Syria
Associated Press COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — A 52-year-old woman associated with the Islamic State group has gone on trial in Sweden on charges of…
Continue Reading Russian court sentences a 72-year-old American to nearly 7 years in prison for fighting in Ukraine
MOSCOW (AP) — A Russian court has sentenced a 72-year-old American to nearly seven years in prison for allegedly fighting as a mercenary in…
Continue Reading Russian court sentences US citizen to six years in prison for fighting for Ukraine, state media reports
By Lauren Kent and Darya Tarasova, CNN (CNN) — A Moscow court sentenced American citizen Stephen Hubbard, 72, to six years and 10 months in…
Continue Reading Private helicopter pilots band together to help hundreds of hurricane victims
By Ashley R. Williams and Brad Lendon, CNN (CNN) — A group of about 100 volunteer helicopter pilots is flying around 400 relief missions a day…
Continue Reading Intra-Africa trade could double in next five years, says Secretary General of African Continental Free Trade Area
By Nell Lewis, CNN (CNN) — Africa is home to the world’s largest free trade agreement, in terms of number of countries, territory, and…
Continue Reading The world’s rivers faced the driest year in three decades in 2023, the UN weather agency says
Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — The U.N. weather agency is reporting that 2023 was the driest year in more than three decades for the world’s…
Continue Reading Senior member of Myanmar’s former ruling party dies while serving prison sentence
Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Zaw Myint Maung, a senior member of Myanmar’s former ruling party arrested during the 2021 military takeover, has…
Continue Reading Chinese workers targeted in deadly Pakistan airport suicide blast
By Sophia Saifi and Simone McCarthy, CNN Karachi, Pakistan (CNN) — Two Chinese nationals were killed and one was injured in a suicide attack…
Continue Reading Philippines, South Korea deepen security cooperation, elevating ties to a strategic partnership
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — South Korea and the Philippines, each faced by increasingly hostile rival nations, have elevated their ties to a…
Continue Reading ‘Impossible’ for Communist China to become our motherland as we’re older, Taiwan’s president argues
By Nectar Gan and Eric Cheung, CNN (CNN) — It is “absolutely impossible” for Communist China to become Taiwan’s motherland because the…
Continue Reading Nobel Prize in medicine honors 2 scientists for their discovery of microRNA
Associated Press STOCKHOLM (AP) — Two scientists won the Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine on Monday for their discovery of microRNA, tiny bits…
Continue Reading Mozambique headed for crucial elections amid jihadist insurgency and drought-induced hunger
Associated Press MAPUTO, Mozambique (AP) — Mozambicans will vote this week for a new president who many hope will bring peace to an oil- and…
Continue Reading Former Singapore Cabinet minister starts 1-year sentence for receiving illegal gifts
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — A former Singaporean Cabinet minister has begun a one-year prison term for receiving illegal gifts. Former Transport…
Continue Reading American and British climbers who lost tent and gear on Indian Himalayan peak rescued after 3 days
Associated Press LUCKNOW, India (AP) — American and British climbers have been rescued after being stranded for three days on a mountain in…
Continue Reading A Pakistani separatist group claims bombing that killed 2 Chinese near Karachi airport
Associated Press KARACHI, Pakistan (AP) — A Pakistani separatist group has claimed responsibility for a late-night bombing that targeted a convoy…
Continue Reading South Korean woman sues government and adoption agency after her kidnapped daughter was sent abroad
Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A 70-year-old South Korean woman on Monday sued her government, an adoption agency, and an orphanage…
Continue Reading New Zealand loses first naval ship since WWII; vessel threatening oil spill off Samoan coast
By Isaac Yee, CNN (CNN) — New Zealand’s navy lost its first ship since World War II after the HMNZS Manawanui sank on a reef off the coast of…
Continue Reading LeBron and Bronny James become first father-son duo to play together on an NBA team
By Jacob Lev, CNN (CNN) — It might have been a preseason game, but it proved to be a historic one on Sunday night. During the Los Angeles…
Continue Reading India offers financial support to Maldives after talks to repair ties
Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — India has stepped up its development assistance to the Maldives after the two leaders held talks in New Delhi in…
Continue Reading Takeaways from AP’s report on the destruction in Gaza a year into the war
Israel’s yearlong offensive against Hamas, launched in response to the militant group’s Oct. 7 attack into Israel, has killed tens of thousands…
Continue Reading How farmers in Burundi banded together to get fair prices for avocados
Associated Press KAYANZA, Burundi (AP) — Farmers in a remote part of Burundi know to look for a truck parked by a highway when they want to sell…
Continue Reading Stock market today: Wall Street slides after Treasury yields climb back above 4% and oil rises
AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks slid Monday after Treasury yields hit their highest levels since the summer and oil prices continued…
Continue Reading The Israel-Hamas war’s devastating toll, by the numbers
Israel’s yearlong offensive in Gaza, launched in response to Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack, has killed tens of thousands of Palestinians and caused…
Continue Reading Supreme Court takes the bench with ghost guns, a capital case and transgender rights on the docket
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court took the bench again on Monday, ready to hear cases on ghost guns, a death sentence and…
Continue Reading Mideast violence is spiraling a year since the Gaza war began
Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — A year after Hamas’ fateful attack on southern Israel, the Middle East is embroiled in a war that shows no…
Continue Reading Gaza is in ruins after Israel’s yearlong offensive. Rebuilding may take decades
Associated Press The Gaza Strip is in ruins. There are hills of rubble where apartment blocks stood, and pools of sewage-tainted water spreading…
Continue Reading A year after the Hamas attack shattered their community, going home still feels impossible
Associated Press KFAR AZA, Israel (AP) — A year has passed since Hamas militants tore through the border fence separating Gaza from the small…
Continue Reading A year after the Hamas attack shattered this Israeli community, going home still feels impossible
Associated Press KFAR AZA, Israel (AP) — On a sun-dappled day in Kibbutz Kfar Aza, Liora Eilon stood at the spot where her son was killed. She…
Continue Reading Tips, overtime, Social Security: A look at Donald Trump’s no-tax pledges and what they might cost
Associated Press Donald Trump has pledged to end taxes on everything from tips to Social Security and overtime pay if he’s elected to the White…
Continue Reading Federal court reviews civil rights lawsuit alleging environmental racism in a Louisiana parish
Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The Fifth US Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans is reviewing a civil rights lawsuit alleging a south…
Continue Reading Hurricane Milton is a Category 5. Florida orders evacuations and scrambles to clear Helene’s debris
Associated Press BELLEAIR BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Florida’s storm-battered Gulf Coast raced against a Category 5 hurricane Monday as workers sprinted…
Continue Reading Turning Point wants to revolutionize how Republicans turn out voters. Some are skeptical
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Turning Point’s representatives have made two things clear in meetings with state and local Republican leaders…
Continue Reading The mayor of a state capital in Mexico is killed less than 1 week after he took office
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Relatives have buried the mayor of a state capital in southern Mexico who was killed less than one week after he took office.…
Continue Reading US spends a record $17.9 billion on military aid to Israel since last Oct. 7
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States has spent a record of at least $17.9 billion on military aid to Israel since the war in Gaza…
Continue Reading New analysis suggests national debt could increase under Harris, but it would surge under Trump
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — No one is likely to be happy with the projected higher deficits laid out in a new analysis of Kamala Harris’…
Continue Reading For US adversaries, Election Day won’t mean the end to efforts to influence Americans
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Soon, the ballots will be cast, the polls will close and a campaign marked by assassination attempts, animosity…
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