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…
Milton strengthens into a major hurricane. Florida prepares for large-scale evacuations
By JEFF MARTIN and FREIDA FRISARO Associated Press FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Milton strengthened into a major hurricane Monday on a path toward Florida population centers including Tampa and Orlando, threatening a storm surge as high as 12 feet in Tampa…
Crews search for survivors in North Carolina’s mountains days after Helene’s deluge
By ERIK VERDUZCO and JEFFREY COLLINS Associated Press SWANNANOA, N.C. (AP) — Cadaver dogs and search crews trudged through knee-deep muck and debris on Tuesday looking in the mountains of western North Carolina for victims of Hurricane Helene, days after…
Dockworkers may have the negotiating advantage in their strike against US ports
By TOM KRISHER, WYATTE GRANTHAM-PHILIPS and TASSANEE VEJPONGSA Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — With 45,000 longshoremen at 36 U.S. ports from Maine to Texas on strike for the first time in decades, experts say the workers may wield the upper…
The US is sending a few thousand more troops to the Middle East to boost security
By TARA COPP Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. is sending an additional “few thousand” troops to the Middle East to bolster security and to be prepared to defend Israel if necessary, the Pentagon said Monday. The increased presence will come…
Supplies rushed to communities isolated by Helene as death toll passes 100
By JEFFREY COLLINS, KATE PAYNE and PATRICK WHITTLE Associated Press ASHEVILLE, N.C. (AP) — Desperate residents isolated by washed out roads and the lack of power and cellular service in western North Carolina lined up for fresh water Monday, days…
Maggie Smith, scene-stealing actor famed for Harry Potter and ‘Downton Abbey,’ dies at 89
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Maggie Smith, the masterful, scene-stealing actor who won an Oscar for the 1969 film “The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie” and gained new fans in the 21st century as the dowager Countess…
Rescuers race to free people trapped by Hurricane Helene after storm kills at least 35 in 4 states
By STEPHEN SMITH, KATE PAYNE and HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH Associated Press CRAWFORDVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Hurricane Helene left an enormous path of destruction across Florida and the entire southeastern U.S. on Friday, killing at least 35 people in four states, snapping…