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Donald Trump tells supporters to ‘just vote’ at Georgia rally organized by Charlie Kirk
DULUTH, Ga. — Donald Trump implored supporters at a Georgia rally to vote for him — with an early ballot or in-person on Election Day — in a state that will be crucial in the presidential election. “Just vote — whichever way you want to do it,” Trump said at...
4 memorable moments from Kamala Harris’ CNN town hall
WASHINGTON — Kamala Harris went to a Philadelphia suburb on Wednesday night for a CNN town hall, where she faced questions from undecided voters. The event was arranged after Donald Trump declined to participate in a second debate with her. With less than two weeks to go until the election,...
Israeli strike on Gaza shelter kills 17 as Blinken says cease-fire talks will resume
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip — An Israeli strike on a school where displaced people were sheltering in the central Gaza Strip killed at least 17 people on Thursday, nearly all women and children, Palestinian medical officials said. The strike came as U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Israel had...
An Afghan province bans all media from showing images of living things to comply with Taliban laws
ISLAMABAD — An Afghan province has banned all media from showing images of living things to ensure compliance with the Taliban’s morality laws. Thursday’s decision was announced by Information Ministry officials in Helmand, the latest province to crack down on broadcasting and photography of humans and animals. In August, the...
Big 12 enters season with 5 teams in top 10 after expanding by 4 teamsVideo
The Big 12 has arguably been the best conference in college basketball recently, winning two of the past four national championships while getting at least seven teams into the NCAA Tournament seven times in the last 10 years. The addition of four schools, three of which have recent NCAA Tournament...
World Series analysis: Despite star power, Yankees-Dodgers could be decided by role playersVideo
NEW YORK — Aaron Judge, Juan Soto and Gerrit Cole. Shohei Ohtani, Mookie Betts and Yoshinobu Yamamoto. No doubt, many of baseball’s biggest names will be center stage when the New York Yankees and Los Angeles Dodgers square off in a dream World Series matchup between two of the sport’s...
Los Angeles mourns former Dodgers star pitcher Fernando ValenzuelaVideo
LOS ANGELES — Julia Mendez carefully positioned three candles in a row under a sign welcoming fans to Dodger Stadium. Then she pulled out a foil-wrapped burrito and rested it against the post. “I know he ate a burrito all his life,” said the 70-year-old fan from North Hollywood, who...
Panthers QB Bryce Young will start against Broncos after Andy Dalton sprains thumbVideo
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Bryce Young is back in as Carolina’s starting quarterback. Panthers coach Dave Canales said Young would start Sunday against the Denver Broncos after Andy Dalton was diagnosed with a sprained thumb on his right throwing hand suffered during a car crash Tuesday in Charlotte. Dalton did not...
Boeing factory workers vote to reject contract and continue 6-week strike
SEATTLE — Boeing factory workers voted Wednesday to reject the company’s latest contract offer and to continue a six-week strike that has halted production of the aerospace giant’s bestselling jetliners. Local union leaders in Seattle said the proposal fell short of the majority of support needed from members of the...
Suspect in shootings of Democratic office in Arizona had over 200 guns in his home, officials find
TEMPE, Ariz. — An Arizona prosecutor said the man arrested in the shooting of a Democratic National Committee office in suburban Phoenix had more than 200 guns and over 250,000 rounds of ammunition in his home, leading law enforcement to believe he may have been planning a mass casualty event....
At Aaron Judge’s urging, Yankees feature new vibe heading into World Series vs. DodgersVideo
NEW YORK — These Yankees have minted a new vibe going into their first World Series since 2009. Baseball’s most tradition-bound team, with a grandiose granite-and-limestone stadium and pinstriped home uniforms that have hardly changed since 1936, has added a flamboyant flash to its accessories: Statue of Liberty green. “Been...
Jameis Winston to take over as Browns starting QB; Kevin Stefanski hands off play-calling dutiesVideo
BEREA, Ohio — A new signal caller. A new play caller. The Browns are making changes they hope change their trajectory. Days after quarterback Deshaun Watson suffered a season-ending Achilles tendon injury, coach Kevin Stefanski announced Wednesday that Jameis Winston will start Sunday against Baltimore and that he is handing...
Ron Ely, TV’s ‘Tarzan’ in the 1960s, dies at 86
LOS ANGELES — Ron Ely, the tall, musclebound actor who played the title character in the 1960s NBC series “Tarzan,” has died at age 86. Ely’s daughter, Kirsten Casale Ely, told The Associated Press on Wednesday that her father died Sept. 29 at his home in Los Alamos, California, an...
Pennsylvania high court gives voters provisional option if their mail ballots get rejected
HARRISBURG — Pennsylvania’s highest court on Wednesday said people whose mail ballots are rejected for not following technical procedures in state law can cast provisional ballots, a decision sure to affect some of the thousands of mail-in votes likely to be rejected this fall. The Supreme Court ruled 4-3 that...
Kamala Harris to give her campaign’s closing argument at the Ellipse, where Trump helped spark Capitol riotVideo
PHILADELPHIA — Vice President Kamala Harris plans to lay out her campaign’s closing argument by returning to the site near the White House where Donald Trump helped incite a mob that attacked the U.S. Capitol in January 2021 — hoping it will crystalize for voters the fight between defending democracy...
Suspected drunken driver arrested after passing Harris’ motorcade the wrong way in WisconsinVideo
MADISON, Wis. — A suspected drunken driver heading the wrong way passed within feet of Vice President Kamala Harris’ motorcade following a campaign stop this week in Wisconsin. Harris had just wrapped up a rally in the Milwaukee suburb of Brookfield on Monday evening when her motorcade passed a car...
What to know about E. coli and the McDonald’s outbreak
A food poisoning outbreak tied to McDonald’s Quarter Pounders was caused by a common type of E. coli bacteria that can cause serious illness and death. Particularly vulnerable are young children, older people or those with weakened immune systems. About 50 people have fallen ill in the McDonald’s outbreak, and...
U.S. fines American Airlines $50 million over mishandling of disabled passengers, wheelchairsVideo
DALLAS — The U.S. government fined American Airlines $50 million for failing to provide wheelchair assistance to passengers with disabilities and damaging thousands of wheelchairs over a five-year period, The Transportation Department said Wednesday that “in some cases,” wheelchair users were injured, but it did not give a number. American...
U.S. confirms North Korea has sent 3,000 troops to Russia for training, possible Ukraine combatVideo
WASHINGTON — The U.S. said Wednesday that 3,000 North Korean troops have deployed to Russia and are training at several locations, calling the move very serious and warning that those forces will be “fair game” if they go into combat in Ukraine. The deployment raises the potential for the North...
Harris says Trump ‘is a fascist’ after John Kelly says he wanted generals like Hitler’sVideo
ASTON, Pa. — Vice President Kamala Harris said Wednesday that she believes that Donald Trump “is a fascist” after his longest-serving chief of staff said the former president praised Adolf Hitler while in office and put personal loyalty above the Constitution. Harris seized on comments by former chief of staff...
Lawsuits claim dozens of children were sexually abused inside Pennsylvania juvenile facilities
HARRISBURG — A set of lawsuits was filed Wednesday by people who claim they were sexually abused inside Pennsylvania juvenile detention and treatment facilities, making more than 200 people to have launched such cases since May. The New York-based Levy Konigsberg firm said it filed on behalf of more than...
Orange and black… and pink and purple. Some twists for creative Halloween parties
“I’m so glad I live in a world where there are Octobers,” says the heroine in L.M. Montgomery’s book “Anne of Green Gables.” All we autumn aficionados feel the same, right? The season usually takes its star turn in October, with peak leaves, sweater-worthy days, and the heady aromas of...
Tim Walz, wife and son vote early in Minnesota
ST. PAUL, Minn. — The Democratic vice presidential candidate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, his wife, Gwen, and their son, Gus, went to a polling place in St. Paul on a crip fall Wednesday morning to cast their ballots early. It was the first time voting for Gus, who just turned...
Molotov cocktail explodes in a Chilean high school, injuring at least 35 students
SANTIAGO, Chile — A homemade firebomb exploded inside a public high school in Chile on Wednesday, igniting a blaze that injured at least 35 students, several critically, firefighters said. A group of students at the school in central Santiago, the capital, were making Molotov cocktails in the bathroom to be...
Fallout from 2023 Hamas attack lingers as Jews worldwide prepare for a holiday meant for joy
NEW YORK — Customarily, Simchat Torah is one of the most joyous days of the Jewish calendar, highlighted by exuberant dancing around a Torah. Jewish leaders say the joy will return during this week’s celebrations, even as Jews recall that last year’s Simchat Torah overlapped with Oct. 7, the day...
