NASA spacecraft rockets toward Jupiter’s moon Europa in search of the right conditions for life
By MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A NASA spacecraft rocketed away Monday on a quest to explore Jupiter’s tantalizing moon Europa and reveal whether its vast hidden ocean might hold the keys to life….
Social Security’s scheduled cost of living increase ‘won’t make a dent’ for some retirees
By FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Sherri Myers, an 82-year-old resident of Pensacola City, Florida, says the Social Security cost-of-living increase she’ll receive in January “won’t make a dent” in helping her meet her day-to-day expenses. “Inflation has…
Pioneers in artificial intelligence win the Nobel Prize in physics
By DANIEL NIEMANN, SETH BORENSTEIN and MATT O’BRIEN Associated Press STOCKHOLM (AP) — Two pioneers of artificial intelligence — John Hopfield and Geoffrey Hinton — won the Nobel Prize in physics Tuesday for helping create the building blocks of machine…
States sue TikTok, claiming its platform is addictive and harms the mental health of children
By HALELUYA HADERO 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….
Jets stunningly fire coach Robert Saleh after a 2-3 start and tab Jeff Ulbrich as interim
By DENNIS WASZAK Jr. AP Pro Football Writer Robert Saleh insisted no one was panicked about the New York Jets’ slow start. A day later, he was out of a job. Owner Woody Johnson made the stunning decision Tuesday to…
NCAA’s $2.78 billion settlement with colleges to allow athlete payments gets preliminary approval
By EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer A judge granted preliminary approval Monday to the $2.78 billion legal settlement that would transform college sports by allowing schools to pay players. U.S. District Judge Claudia Wilken released an order setting a timeline for a deal that…
Hurricane Milton is a Category 5. Florida orders evacuations and scrambles to clear Helene’s debris
By HAVEN DALEY and MIKE SCHNEIDER Associated Press BELLEAIR BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Florida’s storm-battered Gulf Coast raced against a Category 5 hurricane Monday as workers sprinted to pick up debris left over from Helene two weeks ago and highways were clogged…
Vigils, protests around the world commemorate the anniversary of Hamas attack on Israel
By DAVID R. MARTIN, TASSANEE VEJPONGSA and JUSTIN SPIKE Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Commemorations and protests unfolded across the world on Monday to mark the anniversary of the Oct. 7 Hamas attack on Israel, an assault that sparked a war…
Trump urges his supporters to deliver victory in his return to scene of first assassination attempt
By JULIE CARR SMYTH, JILL COLVIN and ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON Associated Press BUTLER, Pa. (AP) — Donald Trump returned on Saturday to the Pennsylvania fairgrounds where he was nearly assassinated in July, urging a large crowd to deliver an Election Day victory that he…
A Tennessee nurse and his dog died trying to save a man from floods driven by Hurricane Helene
By MARTHA BELLISLE Associated Press As the Hurricane Helene-driven waters rose around the Nolichucky River in Tennessee, Boone McCrary, his girlfriend and his chocolate lab headed out on his fishing boat to search for a man who was stranded by floodwaters that…