Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — It’s no surprise that workers feel burned-out. We’ve been through a lot the past few years. A global pandemic took loved ones’ lives and left parents working without childcare. College graduates began first jobs without lunch buddies or in-person mentors. Elections and wars divided families and places of work.
Continue ReadingAP Pro Football Writer Two-time Super Bowl-winning coaches Tom Coughlin, Mike Shanahan and George Seifert are among the nine semifinalists in the coaching category for the 2025 Pro Football Hall of Fame class. One other Super Bowl winner, Mike Holmgren, also made the cut Thursday after voting by the Hall’s nine-member Blue Ribbon committee. The
Continue ReadingAssociated Press BARRIO DE LA TORRE, Spain (AP) — Moments after rushing waters burst through the door to her home, Mari Carmen Pérez received a text message alert from regional Spanish authorities warning her of the possibility of flash floods. But by the time Pérez’s phone buzzed, the water had already gushed into her kitchen,
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Americans can start signing up Friday for health care coverage offered through the Affordable Care Act marketplace for 2025. The future of ‘Obamacare’ has emerged as a key issue in the closing days of the presidential campaign, with a top GOP leader promising this week to overhaul the program should
Continue ReadingAssociated Press LANSING, Mich. (AP) — A student from the University of Michigan faces criminal charges after authorities say an illegal ballot was cast in a rare case of a non-U.S. citizen voting. The student faces charges of perjury and attempting to vote as an unauthorized elector. Noncitizen voting is extremely rare in the U.S.
Continue ReadingAssociated Press BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — In a matter of minutes, flash floods caused by heavy downpours in eastern Spain swept away everything in their path. With no time to react, people were trapped for hours in vehicles, homes and businesses. A week after the Oct. 29 deluge, authorities have recovered 219 bodies and continue
Continue ReadingAssociated Press SCHENECTADY, N.Y. (AP) — Trick-or-treaters in the Northeast who in past years would bundle up under their Bluey or Beetlejuice costumes comfortably roamed neighborhoods in unseasonably mild temperatures Thursday. New York City hit 81 degrees (27.2 Celsius) on Halloween, with Boston topping out at 78 degrees (25.5 C). Caribou, Maine, hit a high
Continue ReadingAssociated Press ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — A former worker hacked servers at Walt Disney World after being fired in order to manipulate computer menus by changing prices, adding profanities and altering notifications to wrongly declare some items as safe for people with allergies, according to a federal criminal complaint. The former employee was arrested last
Continue ReadingAssociated Press ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — A former worker hacked servers at Walt Disney World after being fired in order to manipulate computer menus by changing prices, adding profanities and altering notifications to wrongly declare some items as safe for people with allergies, according to a federal criminal complaint. The former employee was arrested last
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Palm Springs International’s Regional Jet Concourse will no longer go by that name. The airport and Agua Caliente Casinos announced late 2023 a new naming rights sponsorship. The RJ Concourse will now be renamed as Agua Caliente Concourse. The airport is holding an unveiling ceremony Thursday, Oct. 31 at 11:30 AM. Agua Caliente Casinos is
Continue ReadingAssociated Press LONDON (AP) — Voting has closed in contest to lead Britain’s Conservative Party after its crushing election defeat. The result is due to be announced on Saturday. Tens of thousands of members of the right-of-center party were eligible to vote in the runoff between lawmakers Kemi Badenoch and Robert Jenrick. Jenrick is a
Continue ReadingAssociated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — In the scenic hills overlooking Los Angeles, nine immigrants from countries spanning from Lebanon and Germany to Taiwan and Mexico took oaths to become new American citizens at an outdoor naturalization ceremony with the Hollywood sign in the background. With the U.S. presidential election fast approaching, several said voting
Continue ReadingAssociated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — In the scenic hills overlooking Los Angeles, nine immigrants from countries spanning from Lebanon and Germany to Taiwan and Mexico took oaths to become new American citizens at an outdoor naturalization ceremony with the Hollywood sign in the background. With the U.S. presidential election fast approaching, several said voting
Continue ReadingAP Sports Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — Athletics owner John Fisher and his family will invest $1 billion into the construction of a stadium in Las Vegas and U.S. Bank and Goldman Sachs will offer a $300 million loan, club executive Sandy Dean said Thursday. Dean made his remarks to a special meeting of the
Continue ReadingAP Sports Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — Athletics owner John Fisher and his family will invest $1 billion into the construction of a stadium in Las Vegas and U.S. Bank and Goldman Sachs will offer a $300 million loan, club executive Sandy Dean said Thursday. Dean made his remarks to a special meeting of the
Continue ReadingAssociated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Kamala Harris said Thursday that Donald Trump’s comment that he would protect women whether they “like it or not” shows that the Republican presidential nominee does not understand women’s rights “to make decisions about their own lives, including their own bodies.” “I think it’s offensive to everybody, by the way,”
Continue ReadingBy Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN (CNN) — Missouri voters this election will decide whether to effectively undo their state’s near-total abortion ban – one of the nation’s strictest – with a ballot measure that aims to write reproductive freedoms into the state’s constitution. It is one of 10 states voting on constitutional amendments to protect reproductive rights
Continue ReadingAssociated Press LONDON (AP) — The British government has apologized for the death of a 9-year-old girl who is believed to be the first person in the U.K. to have air pollution listed on her death certificate, after a decade-long battle that highlighted the risks vehicle emissions pose to children in low-income communities. The apology
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Halloween celebrations are just hours away! Trick-or-treating can be fun for families, but it can also be a dangerous time. One threat to families is trick-or-treating in an unfamiliar neighborhood. Local law enforcement urges families to know their surroundings tonight. “Know your location,” said Ben Guitron from the Indio Police Department. “It’s always best to
Continue ReadingISTANBUL (AP) — Hundreds of people have gathered in Istanbul to protest against the arrest and removal from office of a mayor from Turkey’s main opposition party for alleged links to a banned Kurdish militant group. Ahmet Ozer, mayor of Istanbul’s Esenyurt district, was detained on Wednesday by anti-terrorist police over his alleged connection to
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