SpaceX capsule docks at International Space Station
The SpaceX capsule that is scheduled to bring home two stuck astronauts arrived at the International Space Station…
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San Diego search and rescue task force members involved in serious accident
Members of a San Diego search and rescue task force were involved in a serious accident over the weekend while heading to North Carolina to help with…
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Former Arizona senator endorses Kamala Harris
Former Arizona Senator Jeff Flake (R) says he wants to support a candidate who respects the will of the voters. Flake is a longtime critic of former…
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Extreme heat in Arizona impacting pumpkin patches
The extreme heat isn’t just impacting people, it is also having an impact on crops, but one pumpkin patch owner has been fighting this battle for…
Continue ReadingNo arrests in South Africa mass shootings as death toll rises to 18
Associated Press JOHANNESBURG (AP) — One more person has died from mass shootings at two houses in a South African village over the weekend,…
Continue ReadingIt’s a ‘very difficult time’ for U.S. Jews as High Holy Days and Oct. 7 anniversary coincide
Associated Press Known as “The Days of Awe,” Judaism’s High Holy Days — which begin on Wednesday — annually provide an emotional mix of…
Continue ReadingWhen do the Jewish High Holidays start? The 10-day season begins this week with Rosh Hashana
Rosh Hashana, the Jewish new year, starts at sundown on Wednesday, Oct. 2, and continues through the evening of Friday, Oct. 4. It marks the start of…
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3 police officers sentenced to prison over the Halloween crush in South Korea that killed nearly 160
Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A South Korean court has given three police officers prison sentences over their botched handling of a…
Continue ReadingA man gets life in prison in Russia for a car bomb that wounded a writer
MOSCOW (AP) — A Russian court has sentenced a man convicted over a car bombing that seriously wounded nationalist writer Zakhar Prilepin to life in…
Continue Reading Shelter-in-place order for more than 90,000 Georgia residents is lifted after chemical fire
Associated Press A weekend chemical plant fire that sent a massive plume of dark smoke into the Georgia sky has led to complaints about a strong…
Continue ReadingSatellite service DirecTV buys rival Dish as it fights the onslaught of streaming services
AP Business Writer DirecTV is buying Dish and Sling as the company, a deal it has sought to complete for years as seeks to better compete against…
Continue ReadingRwanda reports 8 deaths linked to Ebola-like Marburg virus days after it declared an outbreak
Associated Press Kigali, RWANDA (AP) — Rwanda says that eight people have died so far from the highly contagious Marburg virus. The announcement…
Continue ReadingRussia targets 11 Ukrainian regions as it steps up its drone attacks
Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The Ukrainian air force says Russia fired missiles and drones at 11 regions of Ukraine. It was the 33rd…
Continue Reading The US could see shortages and higher retail prices if a dockworkers strike drags on
AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. ports from Maine to Texas are closed due to a strike by the union representing about 45,000 dockworkers.…
Continue ReadingNHL coaching carousel takes Berube to Toronto, Keefe to New Jersey and Ruff back to Buffalo
AP Hockey Writer So many changes have happened behind the bench around the NHL in recent years that only four of the league’s 32 teams have the…
Continue ReadingCrew of Vietnamese fishing boat injured in an attack in the South China Sea, state media say
Associated Press HANOI (AP) — Vietnam’s state media say a Vietnamese fishing boat was attacked in the South China Sea near the Paracel…
Continue ReadingCarmaker Stellantis slashes forecasts as it faces industry slump and Chinese competition
MILAN (AP) — Carmaker Stellantis has slashed its earnings forecast, citing investments to turn around its U.S. operations as the wider automobile…
Continue ReadingYemen’s Houthi rebels claim shooting down another US-made drone
Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Yemen’s Houthi rebels have claimed they shot down another American-made MQ-9 Reaper drone…
Continue Reading Israel begins ground offensive against Hezbollah in southern Lebanon
Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli ground forces crossed into southern Lebanon early Tuesday, marking a significant escalation of an…
Continue ReadingBritain’s last coal-fired electricity plant is closing. It ends 142 years of coal power in the UK
Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Britain’s last coal-fired power plant is closing on Monday, ending 142 years of coal-generated electricity in the…
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