An NYC laundromat stabbing suspect is fatally shot by state troopers
HIGHLAND MILLS, N.Y. (AP) — Police say a suspect in a stabbing at a Brooklyn laundromat was fatally shot by state troopers after he crashed a…
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Report finds a faulty component could have caused ‘extensive damage’ to Cathay Pacific jet
AP Business Writer HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong’s air safety authority has found that a defect in an engine component of a Cathay Pacific…
Continue Reading Harris hopes to turn Ukraine war into winning issue in battle with Trump for Polish American votes
Associated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris is pushing a new initiative to connect with Polish American voters. It’s…
Continue Reading State asks judge to pause ruling that struck down North Dakota’s abortion ban
Associated Press BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — The state of North Dakota is asking a judge to pause his ruling from last week that struck down North…
Continue Reading South Dakota court suspends law license of former attorney general after fatal accident
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — The South Dakota Supreme Court has ordered a six-month suspension of former state Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg’s law…
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‘A star is born’: Actor Maisy Stella breaks through in ‘My Old Ass’
AP Film Writer PARK CITY, Utah (AP) — “Who’s that girl?” was a common refrain from Sundance Film Festival goers walking out of “My Old…
Continue Reading An iconic Churchill photo stolen in Canada and found in Italy is ready to return
Associated Press ROME (AP) — Canadian and Italian dignitaries on Thursday marked the successful recovery of a photo portrait of Winston Churchill…
Continue Reading Senate panel OKs action against Steward Health Care CEO for defying subpoena
Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Members of a U.S. Senate committee looking into the bankruptcy of Steward Health Care adopted two resolutions…
Continue Reading Happy 50th ‘SNL!’ Here’s a look back at the show’s very first cast
AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Live from New York! It’s 50 seasons later for “SNL.” The landmark NBC sketch comedy show…
Continue Reading Doctors and first responders are among those who still use pagers
Associated Press Electronic pagers that were status symbols in the 1990s are used for communication precisely because they are old school. The…
Continue Reading Zachary Quinto steps into some giant-sized doctor’s shoes in NBC’s ‘Brilliant Minds’
AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Zachry Quinto is back on TV on Monday in a medical drama. But he’s not portraying any dour, by-the-rules…
Continue Reading America’s political system is under stress as voters and their leaders navigate unfamiliar terrain
AP National Political Writer FLINT, Mich. (AP) — A series of unnerving developments has crystalized the volatility coursing through the country in…
Continue Reading Detroit Lions coach Dan Campbell is selling his house to seek more privacy
BLOOMFIELD HILLS, Mich. (AP) — Lions coach Dan Campbell is selling his suburban Detroit home to get more privacy. “There’s plenty of space,…
Continue Reading JetBlue will imitate bigger and more successful rivals by opening airport lounges at JFK, Boston
JetBlue Airways plans to open its first airport lounges as part of a plan to get more business from premium travelers. The airline said Thursday it…
Continue Reading Ohio officials approve language saying anti-gerrymandering measure calls for the opposite
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio election officials have approved ballot language that will describe this fall’s Issue 1 as requiring gerrymandering…
Continue Reading Pennsylvania state senator sues critics of his book about WWI hero Sgt. York
Associated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — A Pennsylvania state senator and former Republican gubernatorial candidate whose support for Donald Trump…
Continue Reading US home sales fell in August despite easing mortgage rates, more homes on the market
AP Business Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Sales of previously occupied U.S. homes fell in August to the slowest annual pace in nearly a year even as…
Continue Reading Keith Urban says ‘High’ is about order and chaos, with songs about love, life and his late father
AP Music Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Decades into one of the most consistent careers in contemporary country music, and you’d think Keith Urban has…
Continue Reading A Tunisian presidential candidate sentenced to 20 months vows to campaign from prison
Associated Press TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — A candidate for president in Tunisia has been sentenced to 20 months in prison on election fraud charges…
Continue Reading Inmates stab correctional officers at a Massachusetts prison
LANCASTER, Mass. (AP) — A spokesperson says two correctional officers were stabbed by inmates and three others were injured at a Massachusetts…
Continue Reading Kamala Harris steps up outreach to Mormon voters in battleground Arizona
Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris is stepping up her efforts to win over voters who belong to the Church of Jesus Christ…
Continue Reading Leaders of Democratic protest of Israel-Hamas war won’t endorse Harris but warn against Trump
Associated Press LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Leaders of an “Uncommitted” movement, who helped garner hundreds of thousands of votes in Democratic…
Continue Reading Former Arsenal soccer player arrested for alleged $800,000 drug smuggling from Thailand
LONDON (AP) — A soccer player who once appeared for Arsenal in the Champions League has been charged in connection with trying to smuggle cannabis…
Continue Reading Weekly applications for US jobless benefits fall to the lowest level in 4 months
AP Business Writer The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits fell to their lowest level in four months last week. Jobless claims…
Continue Reading Takeaways from AP’s report on the evangelicals backing Kamala Harris
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Former President Donald Trump has heavily courted conservative evangelicals since his arrival on the political…
Continue Reading These evangelicals are voting their values — by backing Kamala Harris
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump has received strong support from white evangelical Protestants in his presidential bids. About 8 in…
Continue Reading Sweden charges a woman with war crimes for allegedly torturing Yazidi women and children in Syria
Associated Press COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Swedish authorities have charged a 52-year-old woman associated with the Islamic State group with…
Continue Reading Denmark’s Queen Margrethe who abdicated earlier this year has been hospitalized
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Denmark’s Queen Margrethe II who stunningly abdicated earlier this year, has been admitted to a hospital after falling…
Continue Reading Trump vows to be ‘best friend’ to Jewish Americans, as allegations of ally’s antisemitism surface
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Former President Donald Trump on Thursday decried antisemitism hours after an explosive CNN report detailed how…
Continue Reading EU chief travels to Kyiv with promise of fresh energy funds to get Ukraine through winter
Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union chief Ursula von der Leyen is traveling to war-ravaged Ukraine with the promise of 160 million…
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