Wisconsin sees high turnout on the first day of in-person absentee voting
Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — More than 97,000 people cast absentee ballots in person in Wisconsin on the first day they could. The high…
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Quarter Pounders are off the menu at 20% of McDonald’s in US as E. coli cases are investigated
AP Business Writer McDonald’s worked Wednesday to reassure customers that its U.S. restaurants are safe as federal investigators tried to pinpoint…
Continue Reading Mexican soldiers kill 19 drug cartel suspects and suffer no casualties in Sinaloa state
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican army troops have killed 19 suspected drug cartel gunmen in a shootout but suffered no casualties themselves. The Defense…
Continue Reading Top Hezbollah official Hashem Safieddine is dead
Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Hashem Safieddine, a strongman who rose through the ranks of the Iran-backed Lebanese militant group Hezbollah over…
Continue Reading Three are detained in Lisbon’s second night of unrest after police shot dead a man during an arrest
Associated Press Police in Portugal say three people were detained in a second night of violent protests in greater Lisbon after police shot dead a…
Continue Reading No arrests after teens rampaged at a haunted hayride in New Jersey
COLLINGSWOOD, N.J. (AP) — Police said they made no arrests after hundreds of teenagers went on a rampage last weekend, disrupting a haunted hayride…
Continue Reading Orange and black… and pink and purple. Some twists for creative Halloween parties
Associated Press Throwing a Halloween party is a great outlet for getting creative with the season. And it doesn’t have to be all monsters and…
Continue Reading ‘Georgie & Mandy’s First Marriage’ expands the ‘Big Bang Theory’ universe
Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Chuck Lorre is responsible for some of the most successful sitcoms of all time. He says he has the recipe for…
Continue Reading Harris ad shows a Texas woman who lost baby and nearly died from sepsis amid strict abortion ban
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A striking new Kamala Harris campaign ad campaign that seeks to highlight increasingly perilous medical care for…
Continue Reading US home sales slowed again in September, falling to weakest annual pace in nearly 14 years
AP Business Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Sales of previously occupied U.S. homes slowed in September to the weakest annual pace in nearly 14 years…
Continue Reading Japan prepares to cheer on Ohtani and the Dodgers, and the country is dressing for the occasion
AP Sports Writer TOKYO (AP) — Jiro Nishi wore a New York Mets cap as he browsed a Tokyo sporting goods store this week that boasts the largest…
Continue Reading Talk show host and former Navy man Montel Williams co-writes history of USS Intrepid
NEW YORK (AP) — A new history of the USS Intrepid will be co-written by Montel Williams, a former Navy man otherwise known for his long career as a…
Continue Reading Harris says Trump ‘is a fascist’ after his ex-chief of staff says he wanted generals like Hitler’s
Associated Press ASTON, Pa. (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris says she believes Donald Trump “is a fascist.” Her comment comes after…
Continue Reading G7 allies are moving ahead with a $50 billion loan for Ukraine backed by frozen Russian funds
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Ukraine will receive $50 billion in loans, backed by frozen Russian assets, from Group of Seven allies. That…
Continue Reading As coal plants shut in Romania, some miners transition to green energy while others are reluctant
PETRILA, Romania (AP) — For many years, Sebastian Tirinticǎ worked in a coal mine, just like his father and grandfather before him. These days,…
Continue Reading Turkey strikes Kurdish militant targets in Iraq and Syria following deadly attack on defense company
Associated Press ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey’s air force struck Kurdish militant targets in Iraq and Syria on Wednesday in an apparent…
Continue Reading India’s Modi and Chinese President Xi meet days after a border accord between the countries
Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping have met on the sidelines of the BRICS…
Continue Reading Britain’s prime minister rejects a claim by the Trump campaign about election interference
LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has rejected a claim by Donald Trump’s campaign that his Labour Party is illegally interfering…
Continue Reading A 60-year-old woman is arrested on suspicion of manslaughter after 3 found dead in British care home
LONDON (AP) — Police say a 60-year-old woman has been arrested on suspicion of manslaughter after three people were found dead in a care home in…
Continue Reading Strikes by Greek teachers and island ferry crews trigger broader labor disputes
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Striking Greek public school teachers have marched in protest through central Athens as tensions grow between labor…
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