TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — A judge has ordered Florida’s surgeon general from making further threats against TV stations over an abortion-rights ad they’ve been running. A group campaigning for a ballot measure to add abortion rights to the state constitution sued earlier this week over letters officials in the state’s health department sent to TV
Continue ReadingAssociated Press GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) — Donald Trump’s energy level emerged as a flashpoint as the Republican nominee and Democrat Kamala Harris scrambled across battleground Michigan on Friday. Harris told reporters that Trump was “unfit,” “unstable” and “a danger to our democracy” ahead of an afternoon rally. But she appeared to touch a nerve
Continue ReadingAssociated Press HELEN ISLAND, Palau (AP) — Helen Reef, a 40-square-mile atoll at the southern edge of Palau, is one of Earth’s most remote and biologically diverse reefs. It’s home to more than 500 fish species, hundreds of hard and soft corals, sea turtles and much more. But that rich aquatic life also makes it
Continue ReadingAssociated Press BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — The father of former One Direction star Liam Payne has arrived in Buenos Aires to arrange for the return of his son’s body to England days after the famous boy band singer fell to his death from a hotel balcony. After landing at the Buenos Aires International Airport
Continue ReadingAssociated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Phoenix wrapped up its annual six-month warm season this week after the Southwest broiled through an unprecedented autumn heat wave that saw daily highs in the United States’ hottest city topping 110 degrees Fahrenheit (43.3 Celsius) in October for the first time on record — four times during the month
Continue ReadingCARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro has appointed to his Cabinet a close ally who was pardoned by U.S. President Joe Biden last year as part of a prisoner swap and assurances from the South American country to hold a free and fair presidential election in 2024. Maduro on Friday named Alex Saab
Continue ReadingAssociated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Former U.S. Rep. Rick Nolan, a Democrat who represented two different Minnesota districts during two separate stints in office three decades apart, has died. He was 80. His wife, Mary, said he died early Friday at their home in Nisswa. She said husband had heart issues, but that he had
Continue ReadingAssociated Press Oregon election officials are screening phone and email messages after receiving a barrage of out-of-town calls from people responding to a false claim that the state’s voter pamphlet doesn’t include Republican nominee Donald Trump. The pamphlet does list Trump as a candidate, and he will be on the ballot. The pamphlet doesn’t have
Continue ReadingAssociated Press BAGHDAD (AP) — Hundreds of protesters have gathered in the Iraqi city of Nasiriyah demanding the release of activists arrested over earlier demonstrations, with clashes breaking out between protesters and security forces. The city in the southern province of Dhi Qar has frequently been a flashpoint of anti-government discontent. The renewed protests come
Continue ReadingDONALDSONVILLE, La. (AP) — Seventeen cars of a train have derailed in south Louisiana. Officials say several cars have leaked a chemical used to sanitize swimming pools. Authorities say the leak is not a threat to the public. Union Pacific Railroad said the accident happened Friday around 7:30 a.m. about 60 miles southwest of New
Continue ReadingLOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Federal prosecutors have accused four Kentucky men of plotting to smuggle dozens of handguns to Iraq inside the panels of two cars. Federal agencies say the Louisville men were arrested earlier this month after a multiagency investigation. The Justice Department says three of them allegedly bought the firearms at gun shops
Continue ReadingSOUTHPORT, Conn. (AP) — Diamond Sports Group’s channels will soon bear the name of FanDuel Sports Network. The two organizations announced the deal Friday. The changeover will take place Oct. 21. Diamond Sports Group has 16 regional sports networks that broadcast games from eight MLB teams, eight NHL teams and 13 NBA teams. Diamond has
Continue ReadingAssociated Press BEIRUT (AP) — The killing of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar by Israeli forces in Gaza this week leaves the Palestinian militant group considering new leadership for the second time in less than three months. Will Hamas now turn away from its hard-line wing or will it double down, and what will it mean
Continue ReadingAssociated Press RIVERSIDE, Calif. (AP) — A California man was sentenced Friday to seven years in prison for abusing foster children he had assigned to care for in his home, including some who had been previously tortured by their parents. Marcelino Olguin, 65, was handcuffed and led away by sheriff’s deputies in a courtroom in
Continue ReadingAP Technology Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A federal judge has delayed an order requiring Google to open up its Android app store to more competition. That’s until an appeals court decides whether to block the shake-up because of legal questions surrounding a jury’s verdict that branded Google as a monopolist. The delay comes less
Continue ReadingAssociated Press HAVANA (AP) — Cuba’s electrical grid went down Friday after one of the island’s major power plants failed, a day after a massive blackout swept across the Caribbean island and with no official estimate for when service will be restored. The Cuban energy ministry announced that the grid had gone down hours after
Continue ReadingROCHESTER, N.Y. (AP) — An appellate court has denied a request to move the trial of a New Jersey man charged with attacking author Salman Rushdie with a knife in 2022. The decision Friday clears the way for Hadi Matar’s trial to move forward in the western New York county where the stabbing occurred. Jury
Continue ReadingTAMPA, Fla. (AP) — A former Florida college student is facing several charges in the death of her newborn infant, whose body was found wrapped in a towel in a trash can. Investigators said Friday that 19-year-old Brianna Moore is charged with aggravated manslaughter of a child, child neglect with great bodily harm and two
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A group of Republican lawmakers is demanding a federal investigation into the U.S. consulting firm McKinsey over its work with the Chinese government and state-owned enterprises. The letter dated Thursday asks the Justice Department to investigate if McKinsey’s $480 million contracts with the Defense Department comply with federal law when
Continue ReadingAssociated Press One of the largest solar projects in the U.S. opened in Texas on Friday backed by what Google said is the largest solar electricity purchase it has ever made. Google executive Ben Sloss says the corporation has a responsibility to bring renewable, carbon-free electricity online at the same time it opens operations that
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