St. Louis schools, struggling to get kids to classes, suspend bus vendor
Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — A statement from St. Louis Public Schools says the district has suspended routes operated by one vendor after…
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Grand jury charges daughter with killing Kentucky woman whose body was dismembered
MOUNT OLIVET, Ky. (AP) — A Kentucky woman who was arrested after police found her mother’s dismembered body has been indicted on a murder charge.…
Continue Reading Donald Trump uses ‘Full Metal Jacket’ clips to portray his ideal military
WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump is embracing perhaps Hollywood’s most memorable drill sergeant to portray his vision of a hardened military and…
Continue Reading Border city residents blame Mexican army and National Guard for the deaths of a nurse and 8-year-old
Associated Press CIUDAD VICTORIA, Mexico (AP) — Human rights activists in the violent Mexican border city of Nuevo Laredo, across from Laredo,…
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Pandas arrive at National Zoo, but won’t be ready for public debut until January
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The National Zoo’s long dark panda drought has come to an end. Eleven months after the zoo sent its three…
Continue Reading Florida government finds fault with abortion ballot measure over ads and petitions
Associated Press Florida’s government has threatened TV stations over an ad promoting an abortion-rights ballot measure and is now alleging…
Continue Reading A bus carrying university students crashes, killing 12 and injuring 33 in Egypt’s northeast
CAIRO (AP) — The Egyptian health ministry says a bus crashed and overturned on a highway in northeastern Egypt, killing 12 people and injuring 33…
Continue Reading Miriam Adelson’s $1 million donation to Gov. Kemp’s PAC could help Trump in Georgia
Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Republican megadonor Miriam Adelson has contributed $1 million to Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp’s political…
Continue Reading Italy sends the first ship with migrants to Albania as rights groups warn of a dangerous precedent
ROME (AP) — Italy is transferring the first group of migrants to Albania as part of a contentious plan to process thousands of asylum-seekers…
Continue Reading Dozens of pro-Palestinian protesters arrested outside New York Stock Exchange
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Dozens of people protesting Israel’s war in Gaza have been arrested in a sit-in outside the New York Stock…
Continue Reading Marjorie Taylor Greene’s fans cheer her on as her opponent fights for recognition
Associated Press/Report for America DALLAS, Ga. (AP) — U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene is facing a little-known Democratic challenger who thinks…
Continue Reading 6 people accuse Diddy of sexual assault in new lawsuits, including man who was 16 at the time
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Sean “Diddy” Combs was hit Monday with a new wave of lawsuits accusing him of raping women, sexually…
Continue Reading Florida returning to something like normal after Hurricane Milton
Associated Press ELLENTON, Fla. (AP) — Florida counties hard hit by Hurricane Milton are returning to a semblance of normalcy with power being…
Continue Reading FEMA workers change some hurricane-recovery efforts in North Carolina after receiving threats
Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Federal disaster workers paused and then changed some of their hurricane-recovery efforts in North Carolina,…
Continue Reading MLB playoffs averaging 3.33 million viewers through Division Series, an 18% increase over last year
NEW YORK (AP) — Major League Baseball’s postseason is averaging 3.33 million viewers going into the League Championship Series, an 18% increase…
Continue Reading Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa expected to play again this season
AP Sports Writer MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa is expected to play football again in 2024 after being diagnosed…
Continue Reading Lilly Ledbetter, an icon of the fight for equal pay, has died at 86
AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Lilly Ledbetter, a former Alabama factory manager whose lawsuit against her employer made her an icon of the…
Continue Reading What to know about shaken baby syndrome as a Texas man could be first in US executed over it
Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — A Texas man this week could become the first person executed in the U.S. for a murder conviction tied to the…
Continue Reading Paris Motor Show opens during a brewing EV trade war between the EU and China
Associated Press PARIS (AP) — Auto manufacturers competing to persuade drivers to go electric are rolling out cheaper, more tech-rich models at the…
Continue Reading WNBA and players’ union closing in on opt out date for current collective bargaining agreement
AP Basketball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The WNBA had a record year in terms of growth in viewership and attendance, and with that the players now want…
Continue Reading Kamala Harris will sit down with Bret Baier for her first Fox News interview
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris has agreed to an interview with Fox News anchor Bret Baier. The interview will be…
Continue Reading Members of the Kennedy family gather for funeral of Ethel Kennedy
CENTERVILLE, Mass. (AP) — Members of the Kennedy family gathered Monday for the funeral of Ethel Kennedy, the wife of Sen. Robert F. Kennedy. She…
Continue Reading Cancer survivor helps inspire college basketball doubleheader exhibition to benefit St. Jude
AP Sports Writer MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Memphis will play the Hoops for St. Jude Tip Off Classic in a unique doubleheader exhibition on Tuesday…
Continue Reading Death toll in Bosnia’s floods reaches 26, with at least 1 person still missing 10 days after storm
SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) — The death toll from this month’s devastating floods and landslides in Bosnia has reached 26 people while…
Continue Reading Bath & Body Works pulls candle packaging that some said evoked Ku Klux Klan
Bath & Body Works is apologizing for selling a candle with packaging that some people said looked like Ku Klux Klan hoods. The 3-wick candle was…
Continue Reading NASA spacecraft rockets toward Jupiter’s moon Europa in search of the right conditions for life
AP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A NASA spacecraft rocketed away Monday on a quest to explore Jupiter’s tantalizing moon Europa…
Continue Reading Hezbollah’s drones are a fierce and evasive threat to Israel
Associated Press TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — A single drone, which evaded Israel’s vaunted aerial defense system, slammed into a mess hall at a…
Continue Reading Kansas tops AP Top 25 preseason men’s basketball poll ahead of Alabama, defending champion UConn
AP Sports Writer Kansas was picked first in the AP Top 25 preseason men’s basketball poll Monday, getting the No. 1 nod on half of the 60 ballots…
Continue Reading Congo cancels an auction for 27 sites earmarked for oil exploration
Associated Press DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — The government of Congo has canceled an auction for 27 sites earmarked for oil exploration, citing late…
Continue Reading Texas driver is killed and two deputies are wounded during Missouri traffic stop shootout
FULTON, Mo. (AP) — A Texas man shot and wounded two deputies during a traffic stop before they returned fire and killed him, authorities said…
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