California foster dad sentenced to 7 years for abusing child torture victims
Associated Press RIVERSIDE, Calif. (AP) — A California man has been sentenced to seven years in prison for abusing foster children he was assigned…
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Japan’s governing party headquarters is attacked with firebombs and suspect is arrested
Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Tokyo police say a man was arrested after he threw several firebombs into the headquarters of Japan’s governing…
Continue Reading Big tobacco companies reach tentative multibillion-dollar settlement with Canada
TORONTO (AP) — Three large tobacco companies would pay nearly $24 billion to settle a long-running legal battle in Canada. That’s according…
Continue Reading Montana GOP candidate who could flip control of Senate nagged by claims he lied about bullet wound
Associated Press BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — A former Park Service ranger says U.S. Senate hopeful Tim Sheehy of Montana has been lying about a bullet…
Continue Reading Spelman College president takes ‘personal leave of absence’
ATLANTA (AP) — Spelman College announces Dr. Helene D. Gayle is taking a personal leave of absence as president of the nation’s top-rated…
Continue Reading Walmart reaches settlement deal for shareholder lawsuits over its handling of opioids
AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Walmart says it has reached a proposed settlement pact related to three lawsuits filed by shareholders on behalf…
Continue Reading Guest lineups for the Sunday news shows
WASHINGTON (AP) — ABC’s “This Week” — Govs. Gretchen Whitmer, D-Mich., Josh Shapiro, D-Pa., Tony Evers, D-Wis., and Chris Sununu, R-N.H.…
Continue Reading UN expands arms embargo on Haiti to all types of arms and ammunition
Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. Security Council has voted unanimously to expand the arms embargo in Haiti to all types of weapons…
Continue Reading Jury paves the way for 2 Live Crew to retake control of records that changed hip-hop
ASSOCIATED PRESS/REPORT FOR AMERICA TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — A decision by a Florida jury is paving the way for the surviving members of 2 Live…
Continue Reading 49ers rookie Ricky Pearsall will make his debut 50 days after being shot in the chest
AP Pro Football Writer SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — San Francisco 49ers rookie receiver Ricky Pearsall will be activated and make his NFL debut…
Continue Reading Demonstrators beat effigy of India’s prime minister outside courthouse after hearing
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Demonstrators who blame the Indian government for a murder-for-hire scheme targeting a Sikh separatist leader…
Continue Reading Death of a man restrained in a Virginia jail is homicide, authorities say
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (AP) — Authorities in Virginia say the death of a man who was restrained by officers in a jail has been ruled a homicide. The…
Continue Reading The Temptations serenade Mets fans at NLCS as founder admits he roots for Dodgers
AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Sixty years after its debut, The Temptations’ “My Girl” has become a hit at Citi Field since New York Mets…
Continue Reading Fox’s Bret Baier acknowledges ‘mistake’ in Harris interview over airing of Trump clip
AP Media Writer Fox News anchor Bret Baier says he “made a mistake” during his interview with Kamala Harris in not airing video of a…
Continue Reading A man sentenced to 5 life terms is released after nearly 30 years
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A Brooklyn man who served 27 years in prison for robbery and drug charges has been granted early release by the…
Continue Reading Judge weighs GOP request to verify eligibility of Pennsylvania’s overseas and military voters
Associated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — A federal judge in Pennsylvania is considering a request to direct the state’s election officials to…
Continue Reading Online bidding for Ohtani’s historic 50-50 ball up to $1.8M as litigation for proceeds continues
AP Baseball Writer The online auction for Shohei Ohtani’s 50th home run ball has just four days remaining, with the highest bid now at $1.8…
Continue Reading El Salvador commits savings from creative debt refinancing to river conservation
Associated Press SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AP) — One of Central America’s longest rivers will be the primary beneficiary of El Salvador’s deal…
Continue Reading In an open Georgia congressional seat, a Republican nominee ties himself tightly to Trump
Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Both major parties are contesting all 14 of Georgia’s congressional districts, where Republicans currently hold a…
Continue Reading Judge tells Florida’s top doctor not to threaten TV stations over abortion-rights ads
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — A judge has ordered Florida’s surgeon general from making further threats against TV stations over an…
Continue Reading Trump fights back after Harris questions whether he is ‘exhausted’
Associated Press GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) — Donald Trump’s energy level emerged as a flashpoint as the Republican nominee and Democrat Kamala…
Continue Reading Palau’s vibrant Helen Reef is a magnet for poachers. These rangers keep it safe
Associated Press HELEN ISLAND, Palau (AP) — Helen Reef, a 40-square-mile atoll at the southern edge of Palau, is one of Earth’s most remote…
Continue Reading Maine man made homemade bombs and dropped some from drones, officials say
WOODLAND, Maine (AP) — Law enforcement officials say a Maine man dropped homemade explosives from drones near homes in a dispute rooted in local…
Continue Reading Phoenix hits record October highs during heat wave before wrapping up its warm season
Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Phoenix wrapped up its annual six-month warm season this week after the Southwest broiled through an unprecedented…
Continue Reading Venezuela’s Maduro appoints to his Cabinet a close ally pardoned by the US in a prisoner swap
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro has appointed to his Cabinet a close ally who was pardoned by U.S. President Joe…
Continue Reading Rick Nolan, who represented two Minnesota congressional districts three decades apart, dies at 80
Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Former U.S. Rep. Rick Nolan, a Democrat who represented two different Minnesota districts during two separate…
Continue Reading Callers responding to a false election claim overwhelm Oregon officials
Associated Press Oregon election officials are screening phone and email messages after receiving a barrage of out-of-town calls from people…
Continue Reading Clashes break out at protests over arrested activists in southern Iraq
Associated Press BAGHDAD (AP) — Hundreds of protesters have gathered in the Iraqi city of Nasiriyah demanding the release of activists arrested…
Continue Reading Train derails in south Louisiana and leaks a nonhazardous chemical, authorities say
DONALDSONVILLE, La. (AP) — Seventeen cars of a train have derailed in south Louisiana. Officials say several cars have leaked a chemical used to…
Continue Reading Kentucky men charged in conspiracy to smuggle handguns to Iraq by hiding them in cars
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Federal prosecutors have accused four Kentucky men of plotting to smuggle dozens of handguns to Iraq inside the panels of…
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