NATO equips peacekeeping force in Kosovo with heavier armament to have “combat power”
By ZENEL ZHINIPOTOKU and LLAZAR SEMINI Associated Press PRISTINA, Kosovo (AP) — Adm. Stuart B. Munsch of NATO’s Allied Joint Force Command…
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Treat party guests to Halloween-themed cocktails
This year, treat your party guests to these Halloween-themed…
Continue Reading Pennsylvania universities are still waiting for state subsidies. It won’t make them more affordable
By BROOKE SCHULTZ Associated Press/Report for America HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Four of Pennsylvania’s universities are plugging budget gaps while…
Continue Reading X promises ‘highest level’ response on posts about Israel-Hamas war. Misinformation still flourishes
By MATT O’BRIEN and FRANK BAJAK Associated Press The social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter, says it is struggling with a flood of…
Continue Reading Funeral pays tribute to North Dakota lawmaker and family lost in Utah plane crash
By JACK DURA Associated Press BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Loved ones are remembering a late North Dakota lawmaker and his wife and two children who died…
Continue Reading The Amazon antitrust lawsuit is likely to be a long and arduous journey for the FTC
By HALELUYA HADERO AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Amazon is heading into one of its biggest sales events of the year — Prime Day — with a…
Continue Reading NHL issues updated theme night guidance, which includes a ban on players using Pride tape on the ice
By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writer The NHL sent a memo to teams last week clarifying what players can and cannot do as part of theme celebrations this…
Continue Reading 4 Britons who were detained in Afghanistan are released by the Taliban
LONDON (AP) — The U.K. government says four Britons who were detained in Afghanistan on allegations that they broke the laws of the country have…
Continue Reading Voters in Iowa community to decide whether to give City Council more control over library books
PELLA, Iowa (AP) — Voters in a small central Iowa city will decide in November whether to give their City Council more say over what books the…
Continue Reading Rena Sofer returns to ‘General Hospital’ as fan favorite Lois after more than 25 years
By ALICIA RANCILIO Associated Press It’s been nearly 30 years but Rena Sofer still remembers her line from a classic scene on ABC’s…
Continue Reading US senators see a glimmer of hope for breaking a logjam with China over the fentanyl crisis
BEIJING (AP) — A group of U.S. senators visiting Beijing are expressing hope that they had opened the door ever so slightly to government talks…
Continue Reading Finnish president says undersea gas and telecom cables damaged by ‘external activity’
By JARI TANNER Associated Press HELSINKI (AP) — Damage to an undersea gas pipeline and telecommunications cable connecting Finland and Estonia…
Continue Reading The Supreme Court rejects an appeal from former coal company CEO Don Blankenship
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court has rejected an appeal from former coal company executive Don Blankenship, who argued that major news outlets…
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Kaiser Permanente workers warn of potential second strike
(CNN) — A coalition of unions representing thousands of Kaiser Permanente health care workers warned they will walk off the job again next month…
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2023 Halloween Photo Contest – Pets
Submit your best Pet Halloween Costume from 10.16.22 through 11.02.22 for the opportunity to win a $50 gift…
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Multiple airlines cancel flights across Israel after government declares war
Originally Published: 09 OCT 23 14:15 ET Updated: 09 OCT 23 17:21 ET By Eva Rothenberg, CNN (CNN) — Multiple airlines have canceled flights in and…
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2023 Halloween Photo Contest – Male
Submit your best Male Halloween Costume from 10.16.22 through 11.02.22 for the opportunity to win a $50 gift…
Continue Reading Powerball jackpot leaps to $1.73 billion as the prize becomes the second largest in the lottery’s history
Originally Published: 10 OCT 23 01:07 ET Updated: 10 OCT 23 02:13 ET By Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN (CNN) — The Powerball jackpot has soared to a whopping…
Continue Reading Lidia dissipates after killing 1 person, injuring 2 near Mexico’s Puerto Vallarta resort
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Lidia dissipated Wednesday after hitting land as a Category 4 hurricane near the resort of Puerta Vallarta, where one person was…
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Gov. Abbott announces over $4M in funding to secure Jewish schools and synagogues across Texas amid Israel-Hamas war
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA)— Texas Governor Greg Abbott took two actions Monday related to the ongoing Israel-Hamas War. This included spending…
Continue Reading New California law aims to force people with mental illness or addiction to get help
By TRÂN NGUYỄN Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed a bill that makes it easier for authorities to…
Continue Reading Chris Colfer’s new book series for young people will launch in 2024
NEW YORK (AP) — The hero of Chris Colfer’s next book series is no ordinary boy. Little, Brown Books for Young Readers announced Tuesday that the…
Continue Reading Geraldine Brooks’ ‘Horse’ and biography of George Floyd win Dayton literary awards
NEW YORK (AP) — Geraldine Brooks’ “Horse,” a novel about race and forgotten history, and Robert Samuels’ and Toluse Olorunnipa’s “His…
Continue Reading Former Wisconsin Supreme Court justice advises Republican leader against impeachment
By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — There should be no effort to impeach a liberal Wisconsin Supreme Court justice based on what…
Continue Reading Former baseball MVP Steve Garvey joins California US Senate race, gives GOP ballot dash of celebrity
By MICHAEL R. BLOOD AP Political Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Former baseball MVP Steve Garvey joined the race Tuesday to succeed the late California…
Continue Reading The future of electric vehicles looms over negotiations in the US autoworkers strike
By TOM KRISHER and MIKE HOUSEHOLDER Associated Press WAYNE, Mich. (AP) — On the picket lines at a Ford factory west of Detroit, many striking…
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Customs and Border Protection resumes cargo processing at Bridge of the Americas
EL PASO, TX (KVIA) — Customs and Border Protection will resume cargo processing at Bridge of the Americas. This is after a three week suspension…
Continue Reading Several more people arrested over a far-right German plot to launch a coup and kidnap a minister
BERLIN (AP) — Authorities say several more people suspected of being involved in planning a far-right coup and plotting to kidnap the German health…
Continue Reading Russia will only resume nuclear tests if the US does it first, a top Russian diplomat says
MOSCOW (AP) — A senior Russian diplomat says that Moscow will move to revoke the ratification of a global nuclear test ban to put itself on par…
Continue Reading Ukraine’s Zelenskyy visits neighboring Romania to discuss security and boost ties
By STEPHEN McGRATH and ANDREEA ALEXANDRU Associated press BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has traveled to…
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