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What presidential campaign? The Electoral College puts most American voters on the sidelines
WAUKEGAN, Ill. — On a table at the office of the Waukegan Township Democrats sits a box of postcards with Wisconsin addresses that were collected during a postcard-writing pizza party to help turn out voters there. Leaning against the table are homemade Harris-Walz signs. “We know they’re handing these out...
Nobel Prize in chemistry awarded to David Baker, Demis Hassabis and John Jumper for work on proteins
STOCKHOLM — The Nobel Prize in chemistry was awarded Wednesday to three scientists for their breakthrough work predicting and even designing the structure of proteins, the building blocks of life. The prize was awarded to David Baker, who works at the University of Washington in Seattle, and to Demis Hassabis...
More than 1.5 million without power as Hurricane Milton slams FloridaVideo
TAMPA, Fla. — Hurricane Milton crashed into Florida as a Category 3 storm Wednesday, pounding the coast with ferocious wind of over 100 mph, heavy rain and producing a series of tornadoes around the state. Tampa avoided a direct hit. The cyclone had maximum sustained winds of 120 mph as...
Israeli offensive in hard-hit northern Gaza kills dozens and threatens hospitals
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip — A large-scale Israeli operation in northern Gaza has killed dozens of people and threatens to shut down three hospitals over a year into the war with Hamas, Palestinian officials and residents said Wednesday. Heavy fighting was underway in Jabaliya, where Israeli forces have carried out...
Biden sets 10-year deadline for cities to replace lead pipes nationwide
WASHINGTON — A decade after the Flint, Michigan, water crisis raised alarms about the continuing dangers of lead in tap water, President Joe Biden on Tuesday set a 10-year deadline for cities across the nation to replace their lead pipes, finalizing an aggressive approach aimed at ensuring that drinking water...
Las Vegas blows a kiss goodbye — literally — to the Tropicana with a flashy casino implosionVideo
LAS VEGAS — Sin City blew a kiss goodbye to the Tropicana before first light Wednesday in an elaborate implosion that reduced to rubble the last true mob building on the Las Vegas Strip. The Tropicana’s hotel towers tumbled in a celebration that included a fireworks display. It was the...
Analysis: Imperfect Chiefs head into bye week with perfect recordVideo
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Kansas City Chiefs have plenty of issues to address during their bye week. Those issues are a lot more pleasant to handle when you’re 5-0. Despite continued turnover problems, penalties at inopportune times and their inability to consistently turn red-zone trips into touchdowns — to...
NCAA weighs eligibility change that would allow CHL players to compete on U.S. college teamsVideo
The NCAA Division I Council is considering making a landmark change in eligibility rules this week that would allow Canadian Hockey League players to compete at U.S. colleges, as long as they are not paid more than actual and necessary expenses as part of that participation. The council on Tuesday...
Vikings RB Aaron Jones week-to-week with hip injury, avoids long-term absenceVideo
MINNEAPOLIS — The Minnesota Vikings are treating running back Aaron Jones’ right hip injury as a week-to-week condition, coach Kevin O’Connell said Tuesday. Jones was hurt in the first quarter of the game Sunday in London against the New York Jets and did not return. The Vikings (5-0), who are...
Mets beat Phillies behind Pete Alonso, Sean Manaea to take 2-1 lead in NLDSVideo
NEW YORK — Pete Alonso launched another homer off Aaron Nola, and Sean Manaea took a two-hit shutout into the eighth inning as the New York Mets beat the Philadelphia Phillies, 7-2, on Tuesday in Game 3 of their NL Division Series. Jesse Winker also went deep, and former Pirates...
Raiders DT Christian Wilkins heading to IR after foot surgery, will miss Steelers gameVideo
HENDERSON, Nev. — Las Vegas Raiders defensive tackle Christian Wilkins is heading to injured reserve after undergoing surgery for a broken foot and will be out indefinitely, according to multiple reports. Wilkins was hurt in Sunday’s 34-18 loss at Denver. He suffered a Jones fracture — a break of the...
Georgia WR Colbie Young arrested on charges of battery and assault on unborn childVideo
Georgia wide receiver Colbie Young was arrested Tuesday on charges of battery and assault on an unborn child. Athens-Clarke County jail records show Young was booked at 4:18 a.m. on the misdemeanor charges. A police report obtained by the Associated Press said his arrest followed an altercation with a 20-year-old...
FBI arrests Afghan man who officials say planned Election Day attack in the U.S.
WASHINGTON — The FBI has arrested an Afghan man who officials say was inspired by the Islamic State militant organization and was plotting an Election Day attack targeting large crowds in the U.S., the Justice Department said Tuesday. Nasir Ahmad Tawhedi, 27, of Oklahoma City told investigators after his arrest...
Luis Tiant, the charismatic Cuban who pitched the Red Sox to the brink of a championship, dies at 83Video
BOSTON — Luis Tiant, the charismatic Cuban with a horseshoe mustache and mesmerizing windup who pitched the Red Sox to the brink of a World Series championship and pitched himself to the doorstep of the baseball Hall of Fame, has died. He was 83. Major League Baseball announced his death...
Bob Woodward book reveals Trump’s calls with Putin and Biden’s private remarks on Obama, Netanyahu
WASHINGTON — Donald Trump has had as many as seven private phone calls with Vladimir Putin since leaving office and secretly sent the Russian president covid-19 test machines during the height of the pandemic, Bob Woodward reported in his new book, “War.” The revelations were made in the famed Watergate...
Texas Tech, Iowa State and West Virginia carrying the banner for holdovers in new-look Big 12Video
STILLWATER, Okla. — Texas Tech leads several holdover programs standing tall in the new-look Big 12. The conference has added eight schools the past two years, and several are affecting the race to reach the title game. But longtime members Tech, Iowa State and West Virginia are carrying the banner...
Patriots will go with first-round draft pick Drake Maye and bench QB Jacoby Brissett, report saysVideo
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — The New England Patriots are planning to give first-round draft pick Drake Maye his first pro start in the hopes of ending a four-game losing streak under veteran journeyman quarterback Jacoby Brissett, NFL Network reported Tuesday. A source later confirmed the move to the Associated Press. Maye...
EPA reaches $4.2M settlement over 2019 explosion and fire at a Philadelphia refinery
PHILADELPHIA — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has reached a tentative $4.2 settlement with a firm that owned and operated a major East Coast refinery that was shuttered after an explosion and fire in 2019. The deal with Philadelphia Energy Solutions was announced Tuesday. There will now be a 30-day...
The hunt for gasoline is adding to Floridians’ anxiety as Milton nears
TAMPA, Fla. — Florida gas stations struggled to keep up with demand Tuesday as long lines and empty pumps compounded the stress for residents planning to hunker down or flee as Hurricane Milton approached the state’s western coast. Gov. Ron DeSantis said during a news conference that state officials were...
Some East Palestine derailment settlement payments should go out even during appeal of the deal
People who lived near the disastrous East Palestine derailment last year should still be able to receive personal injury payments even while the bulk of their $600 million class action settlement with Norfolk Southern railroad remains on hold during an appeal. A spokesperson for the attorneys who represented residents said...
What makes a storm a hurricane? The dangers across 5 categories
Severe weather can target any part of the globe, but each year the Atlantic hurricane season brings heavy rain, strong wind, storm surge and sometimes catastrophic devastation to locations from the Caribbean islands and Central America all the way up through the United States and into Canada. Forecasters at the...
Harris can’t point to anything she would have done differently than Biden in ‘The View’ appearance
NEW YORK — Vice President Kamala Harris, in a Tuesday appearance on ABC’s “The View,” was unable to name a decision she would have made differently than President Joe Biden. Her answer encapsulated Harris’ challenge in portraying herself as a candidate who can deliver the change voters want after serving...
Hurricane Milton forces NHL’s Lightning, other sports teams to alter game plans
The NHL’s Tampa Bay Lightning have left Florida ahead of Hurricane Milton to practice the rest of the week in the Raleigh area for their season opener at the Carolina Hurricanes on Friday night. Milton, currently a Category 4 hurricane, is projected to make landfall in the Tampa Bay area...
Oklahoma amends request for Bibles that initially appeared to match only version backed by Trump
OKLAHOMA CITY — Oklahoma has amended its request for 55,000 Bibles to be placed in public schools that initially matched a version of the holy book endorsed by former President Donald Trump. The request was amended Monday and no longer requires the Bibles to include U.S. historical documents such as...
States sue TikTok, claiming its platform is addictive and harms the mental health of children
NEW YORK — More than a dozen states and the District of Columbia have filed lawsuits against TikTok on Tuesday, alleging the popular short-form video app is harming youth mental health by designing its platform to be addictive to kids. The lawsuits stem from a national investigation into TikTok, which...
