Oscar brings winds, heavy rains to eastern Cuba after striking the Bahamas
HAVANA (AP) — Tropical Storm Oscar brought heavy rains and winds to Cuba, an island already beleaguered by a massive power outage, late Sunday…
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‘Thanksgiving Grandma’ and the teen she accidentally texted won’t let breast cancer keep them from their annual dinner
By Graham Hurley, CNN (CNN) — The “Thanksgiving grandma,” who accidentally texted a dinner invitation to a teen she’d never met, invited…
Continue ReadingMain zoo in North Macedonian capital shut down after avian flu case detected
SKOPJE, North Macedonia (AP) — The main zoo in North Macedonia’s capital Skopje has been closed after authorities confirmed the presence of a…
Continue ReadingHarlem neighborhood remembers 4-year-old boy who prosecutors say was starved to death by parents
NEW YORK (AP) — Residents in New York’s Harlem neighborhood are remembering a four-year-old boy who prosecutors say was starved to death by his…
Continue ReadingLawmakers face jam-packed agenda after elections with government funding and debt limit on the horizon
By Clare Foran and Tami Luhby, CNN Washington (CNN) — Lawmakers on Capitol Hill face major deadlines and key issues on their to-do list after…
Continue ReadingHaitians leave their homes in several neighborhoods to escape more gang violence in the capital
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Gangs have attacked in several neighborhoods of the Haitian capital of Port-au-Prince, forcing many people to leave…
Continue ReadingIsrael unearths Hezbollah’s web of tunnels in southern Lebanon
Associated Press TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israeli forces have spent much of the past year destroying Hamas’ vast underground network in Gaza. They…
Continue ReadingBoeing is making a new offer to the union in hopes of ending a strike now in its second month
AP Business Writer Boeing and the union representing striking machinists have negotiated a new contract proposal that would provide bigger pay raises…
Continue ReadingTakeaways from AP’s reporting on how Arizona voters view the economy with the election close at hand
Associated Press MESA, Ariz. (AP) — The Arizona economy is flourishing by many measures. It just doesn’t feel that way for many voters in the…
Continue Reading3 killed and 8 injured by gunfire following a Mississippi school’s football game
LEXINGTON, Miss. (AP) — Three people were killed and eight others were injured in central Mississippi when someone opened fire into a group of…
Continue ReadingVideo published by Ukraine allegedly shows North Korean soldiers in Russia
Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A video purporting to show dozens of North Korean recruits lining up to collect Russian military fatigues has…
Continue ReadingExperts explain how abortion ban exceptions for rape and incest are inaccessible in practice
By Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN (CNN) — “When I was 5, I began getting sexually abused by my stepfather, and he got me pregnant when I was 12,”…
Continue ReadingAmerican despair: In Arizona, high home prices and limited prospects shape voters’ presidential pick
Associated Press MESA, Ariz. (AP) — Karl Peterson has been living the cruel inverse of the American dream. His rent keeps getting higher, but his…
Continue ReadingTentative deal announced to end Boeing strike
By Chris Isidore, CNN New York (CNN) — A tentative deal has been reached to end the five-week-long strike at troubled aircraft maker Boeing,…
Continue ReadingCuba gets some electricity back after major power outage left millions in the dark
Associated Press HAVANA (AP) — Cuba’s government says some electricity has been restored on the island after one of the country’s major power…
Continue ReadingFamily of missing ‘Hamilton’ dancer expands their search area
By Rebekah Riess, CNN (CNN) — The family of a missing Broadway dancer whose credits include “Hamilton” and “MJ The Musical” is…
Continue ReadingFaith-based environmental groups take on fossil fuels as ‘a sacred duty’
Religion News Service (RNS) — In mid-September, Val Smith, chief sustainability officer at Citigroup, one of the United States’ Big Four of…
Continue ReadingMan who vowed to ride out Florida hurricanes on his boat is arrested in Tampa
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — The man who gained social media fame for riding out two hurricanes in his boat in Tampa has been arrested. Hillsborough County…
Continue ReadingIn Helene’s and Milton’s wake, faith-based disaster relief groups prepare for the long haul
Religion News Service (RNS) — This past Sunday, worshippers returned to Biltmore Church, a megachurch in Asheville, North Carolina, for the first…
Continue ReadingCalifornia man charged with murder is accused of drugging and sexually assaulting 9 women, authorities say
By Chris Boyette, CNN (CNN) — A California man has been charged with drugging and sexually assaulting nine women, including one woman who died…
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