INTERNATIONAL FALLS, Minn. (AP) — Flags are flying at half-staff in Minnesota and at national parks across the country for a Voyageurs National Park ranger who died trying to rescue a family of three. Fifty-five-year-old Kevin Grossheim died Sunday while aiding a father and two sons who were trapped on an island in a lake
Continue ReadingAssociated Press DOVER, Del. (AP) — A Delaware judge has refused to dismiss a defamation lawsuit against sports website Deadspin over an article accusing a 9-year-old NFL fan and his family of racism because of his game-day attire. The lawsuit was filed by California residents Raul Armenta Jr. and his wife, Shannon, on behalf of
Continue ReadingAssociated Press ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Orlando’s tourism machine began grinding to a halt with at least two major theme parks and the main airport announcing closures ahead of Hurricane Milton’s expected hit as a major storm in Florida. Universal says it will close its theme parks and entertainment district Wednesday afternoon and remain closed
Continue ReadingCNN Analysis by Zachary B. Wolf, CNN (CNN) — We know that Joe Biden has used bad words. Among the most famous moments in the president’s long career in public life was that time at the signing ceremony for the Affordable Care Act in 2010 when, captured by the hot mic, the then-vice president told
Continue ReadingBy Devan Cole, CNN (CNN) — Civil rights groups sued Georgia on Monday in an effort to extend the state’s voter registration deadline by a week to account for residents who may not have been able to register in the wake of Hurricane Helene, which wreaked havoc in the state leading up to the deadline.
Continue ReadingAP Auto Writer ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — At a time of growing concern about the safety of self-driving vehicles, a leading expert is calling on the federal government to develop a national driver’s test that such vehicles would have to pass before they could travel on public roads. Such a regulation would set minimum
Continue ReadingMajor retailers are already kick starting Holiday shopping deals, bringing shoppers in earlier. Amazon, Kohl’s and Target are a few retailers slashing prices during deal days. Amazon is hosting October Big Deal Days today and tomorrow. Kohl’s has 3 Days of Deals with Triple Kohl’s Rewards and New Daily Deals. And Target is hosting Circle
Continue ReadingNASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Vanderbilt forward Kijani Wright, among the transfers brought in by first-year coach Mark Byington, is out indefinitely with a health issue that isn’t related to basketball. “Due to the personal nature of medical information, no further details will be shared at this time,” Vanderbilt said in a statement Tuesday. The 6-foot-9
Continue ReadingAssociated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Sin City blew a kiss goodbye to the Tropicana before first light Wednesday in an elaborate implosion that reduced to rubble the last true mob building on the Las Vegas Strip. The Tropicana’s hotel towers tumbled in a celebration that included a fireworks display. It was the first implosion
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump has had as many as seven private phone calls with Vladimir Putin since leaving office and secretly sent the Russian president COVID-19 test machines during the height of the pandemic, Bob Woodward reported in his new book, “War.” The famed Watergate reporter also details President Joe Biden’s frustrations
Continue ReadingBy John Fritze, CNN (CNN) — The Supreme Court on Tuesday signaled a willingness to uphold a Biden administration regulation on “ghost guns,” mail-order kits that allow people to build untraceable weapons at home and that are turning up at crime scenes with greater frequency. In one of the most closely watched cases of the
Continue ReadingBy Abeer Salman, Kareem Khadder and Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN (CNN) — Palestinians fleeing sites of Israel’s renewed military operation in northern Gaza are being shot at as they evacuate, according to residents there and footage shared with CNN documenting their journey. Mohammad Sultan, 28, said he and his family fled their house in Jabalya in
Continue ReadingThe NFL’s Tampa Bay Buccaneers and NHL’s Tampa Bay Lightning have left Florida ahead of Hurricane Milton to practice the rest of the week. The Bucs departed Tuesday morning, relocating to New Orleans, where they’ll face the Saints on Sunday. The Lightning left Monday night for Raleigh, North Carolina, to continue preparations for their season
Continue ReadingLONDON (AP) — Conservative lawmakers in Britain have ejected former Security Minister Tom Tugendhat from the party leadership contest. The elimination vote leaves three contenders still running to lead the party after its catastrophic election defeat. Tugendhat garnered 20 votes in a ballot of 120 members of Parliament, finishing last. Former Foreign Secretary James Cleverly topped
Continue ReadingOKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — In an Oct. 8 story about Oklahoma’s efforts to purchase Bibles for public schools, The Associated Press misspelled the name of an Oklahoma State Department of Education spokesman. His name is Dan Isett, not Issett. The story also misattributed details about changes to the purchasing proposal and a quote beginning, “Unfortunately,
Continue ReadingAssociated Press BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — An activist and municipal councilor for a Hungarian opposition party has disrupted a news conference in the French city of Strasbourg, France as Prime Minister Viktor Orbán laid out plans for Hungary’s presidency of the European Union. The activist interrupted Orbán as he spoke about his opposition to immigration
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — Qantas Airways has drawn up a stir after broadcasting a slightly-racy movie across an entire flight. And the Australian carrier now is apologizing to customers. There were technical issues with the in-flight entertainment for a trip from Sydney to Haneda last week, Qantas confirmed to The Associated Press — making individual
Continue ReadingBy Daniel Dale, CNN Washington (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump did a Monday interview focused on foreign policy. And he repeated a bunch of his regular false claims on that subject and others – while sprinkling in some new inaccuracy for good measure – making at least 11 false claims in all. In the interview with
Continue ReadingAssociated Press BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Montana Republican Tim Sheehy took a shot at incumbent U.S. Sen. Jon Tester during a recent debate for “eating lobbyist steak” while Sheehy was fighting in Afghanistan. Emails show Sheehy himself has a taste for red meat and lobbying: He met with a Montana official at a steakhouse while
Continue ReadingDRISCOLL, N.D. (AP) — A large herd of cattle escaped from a North Dakota pasture, wandered onto an interstate highway, caused a semi to overturn and resulted in the deaths of 25 of the animals. The North Dakota Highway Patrol says the cattle walked out of a pasture adjacent to Interstate 94 near Driscoll around
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