By PATRICK WHITTLE Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Recent leaf-peeping seasons have been disrupted by weather conditions in New England, New York and elsewhere. Arborists and ecologists say the trend is likely to continue as the planet warms. The leaves have been subjected to droughts that cause leaves to turn brown and wither before
Continue ReadingBy PATRICK WHITTLE Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Recent leaf-peeping seasons have been disrupted by weather conditions in New England, New York and elsewhere. Arborists and ecologists say the trend is likely to continue as the planet warms. The leaves have been subjected to droughts that cause leaves to turn brown and wither before
Continue ReadingBy PATRICK WHITTLE Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Recent leaf-peeping seasons have been disrupted by weather conditions in New England, New York and elsewhere. Arborists and ecologists say the trend is likely to continue as the planet warms. The leaves have been subjected to droughts that cause leaves to turn brown and wither before
Continue ReadingBy Michelle Toh, CNN Business The world is still waiting to find out what will happen to troubled Chinese conglomerate Evergrande and its enormous mountain of debt. The property developer’s debt crisis is a major test for Beijing. Some analysts fear it could even turn into China’s Lehman Brothers moment, sending shockwaves across the world’s
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL KUNZELMAN Associated Press A conservative Roman Catholic media outlet is seeking a court order to stage a rally during a U.S. bishops’ meeting in Baltimore. U.S. District Judge Ellen Hollander presided over a hearing Thursday for the lawsuit that rally planners St. Michael’s Media filed against the city. The judge heard testimony from
Continue ReadingBy ALAN FRAM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Congressional Democrats are fighting over trillions of dollars, their paramount policy goals and perhaps their political fate. As they do, it’s not helping that the party’s progressives and centrists are saying they don’t trust each other. They’re also tossing around words like “stupid” and “insanity,” and they’re
Continue ReadingBy RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats are fretting about how they’d divide a shrinking pie amid signs that negotiations over President Joe Biden’s massive domestic policy bill could yield a smaller serving of health care spending. The debate pits the needs of older adults who can’t afford dentures against low-income Black people
Continue ReadingCNN By Stefano Pozzebon and Abel Alvarado, CNN A prison massacre that erupted Tuesday in Ecuador has killed 116 people and wounded about 80, Ecuador’s President Guillermo Lasso said Wednesday. The death toll represents a significant uptick from earlier estimates after Tuesday’s bloody clashes at the Litoral Penitentiary, located on the outskirts of the coastal
Continue ReadingBy CALEB JONES Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — One of the most active volcanos on Earth is erupting on Hawaii’s Big Island. Officials with the U.S. Geological Survey confirmed Wednesday that an eruption has begun in Kilauea volcano’s Halemaumau crater at the volcano’s summit. The eruption is not in an area with homes and is
Continue ReadingBy RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats are fretting about how they’d divide a shrinking pie amid signs that negotiations over President Joe Biden’s massive domestic policy bill could yield a smaller serving of health care spending. The debate pits the needs of older adults who can’t afford dentures against low-income Black people
Continue ReadingBy ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Britney Spears has successfully ousted her father from the conservatorship that has controlled her life and money for 13 years. Conservatorships are established when a court finds someone has a severely diminished mental capacity and needs someone to make financial decisions and major life choices
Continue ReadingLOS ANGELES (AP) — Dairon Asprilla broke a tie off a rebound in the 59th minute and the Portland Timbers held on to beat Los Angeles FC 2-1 on Wednesday night. Felipe Mora broke in alone on goal, but his shot banged off the right post. However, it went back to Asprilla on the other
Continue ReadingLOS ANGELES (AP) — Dairon Asprilla broke a tie off a rebound in the 59th minute and the Portland Timbers held on to beat Los Angeles FC 2-1 on Wednesday night. Felipe Mora broke in alone on goal, but his shot banged off the right post. However, it went back to Asprilla on the other
Continue ReadingBy JILL COLVIN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A White House press secretary and chief of staff to then-first lady Melania Trump paints a deeply unflattering picture of Donald Trump in a book out next week. Stephanie Grisham describes Trump as a man with a “terrifying” temper who ogled a young aide and tried
Continue ReadingBy JERRY BEACH Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Luis Rojas’ fate as Mets manager likely will be determined before the team hires a president of baseball operations. With a disappointing 2021 season coming to a close, New York holds an option on Rojas’ contract for next year. The club plans to bring in a
Continue ReadingBy DAVID SMALE Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Salvador Perez tied a Royals record with his 48th homer of the season before leaving with a sprained right ankle, and Kansas City went on to beat the Cleveland Indians 10-5. Perez leads the majors in home runs and RBIs with 121. He homered on
Continue ReadingBy ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australia’s Victoria state has reported a jump of more than 50% in daily COVID-19 cases, which authorities largely blame on Australian Rules Football parties that breached pandemic regulations. State capital Melbourne traditionally hosts the annual grand final which the football-obsessed city celebrates with a long weekend.
Continue ReadingBy ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australia’s Victoria state has reported a jump of more than 50% in daily COVID-19 cases, which authorities largely blame on Australian Rules Football parties that breached pandemic regulations. State capital Melbourne traditionally hosts the annual grand final which the football-obsessed city celebrates with a long weekend.
Continue ReadingBy ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australia’s Victoria state has reported a jump of more than 50% in daily COVID-19 cases, which authorities largely blame on Australian Rules Football parties that breached pandemic regulations. State capital Melbourne traditionally hosts the annual grand final which the football-obsessed city celebrates with a long weekend.
Continue ReadingBy JAMES LAPORTA, JUSTIN PRITCHARD and KRISTIN M. HALL Associated Press The Associated Press has found that a technology some units in the U.S. military are using to keep track of guns could let enemies detect troops on the battlefield. The rollout continues — even though the Pentagon itself called use of the tech in
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