Mark Goddard, an actor best known for playing Major Don West in the 1960s television show “Lost in Space,” has died. He was 87. He died Tuesday in Hingham, Massachusetts, of pulmonary fibrosis, his son told John The New York Times. Bill Mumy, who played Will Robinson on “Lost In Space,” wrote a tribute to
Continue ReadingMark Goddard, an actor best known for playing Major Don West in the 1960s television show “Lost in Space,” has died. He was 87. He died Tuesday in Hingham, Massachusetts, of pulmonary fibrosis, his son told John The New York Times. Bill Mumy, who played Will Robinson on “Lost In Space,” wrote a tribute to
Continue ReadingBy CHRISTOPHER BODEEN Associated Press TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin is expected to meet this week with Chinese leaders in Beijing on a visit that underscores China’s support for Moscow during its war in Ukraine. The two countries have forged an informal alliance against the United States and other democratic nations that
Continue ReadingBy REGINA GARCIA CANO and GONZALO SOLANO Associated Press QUITO, Ecuador (AP) — Daniel Noboa, an inexperienced politician and an heir to a fortune built on the banana trade, seemed headed to victory in Ecuador’s presidential runoff election Sunday. With 93% of the votes counted, electoral officials said Noboa held a 4 1/2-point lead over
Continue ReadingBy W.G. RAMIREZ Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — The New England Patriots finally found some offense. Unfortunately for them, they also ran into the same self-inflicted mistakes that have haunted them most of the season during Sunday’s 21-17 loss to the Las Vegas Raiders. The Patriots are 1-5 for the first time with Bill
Continue ReadingBy Kyle Feldscher, CNN (CNN) — President Joe Biden warned Israel against occupying Gaza in one of his most notable public calls for restraint as the Israelis respond to this month’s terror attacks by Hamas. In an interview with CBS’ “60 Minutes” that aired Sunday, Biden said it would be a “big mistake” for Israel
Continue ReadingBy JULIA FRANKEL Associated Press SITRIYA, Israel (AP) — Rarely do rabbis spend the Sabbath counting bodies. But on Saturday, a week after Hamas militants blew easily past Israel’s fortified security fence and gunned down hundreds of Israelis — at music festivals, in their homes, in cars while trying to flee — Israel’s military rabbinate
Continue ReadingAssociated Press PUEBLO, Colo. (AP) — Colorado State Patrol said a train derailed near Pueblo, Colorado, about 114 miles (183 km) south of Denver, spilling coal and mangled train cars across a highway. Photos and videos posted by the state and the Pueblo County Sheriff’s office appear to show a partially collapsed bridge that runs
Continue ReadingBy REGINA GARCIA CANO and GONZALO SOLANO Associated Press QUITO, Ecuador (AP) — A young heir to a banana empire held the lead in early returns from Sunday’s presidential runoff election in Ecuador. Results from the National Electoral Council gave Daniel Noboa had 52.4% of of the vote with about 61% of the ballots counted.
Continue ReadingBy AAMER MADHANI, MATTHEW LEE and COLLEEN LONG Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is considering a trip to Israel in the coming days, but nothing has been finalized. That’s according to a senior administration official who spoke Sunday to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity. A trip would send the strongest
Continue ReadingBy Simone McCarthy, CNN Beijing (CNN) — Chinese leader Xi Jinping is gathering world leaders in Beijing this week for a high profile forum with a clear set of goals: laud China’s role backing economic development over the past decade and project its expanding ambitions as an alternative global leader to the United States. That
Continue ReadingBy GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — Although the Los Angeles Rams have played plenty of stellar offensive football over the past seven seasons, Sean McVay’s team hasn’t usually done it by simply squaring its shoulders and running the ball straight through opposing defenses. The Rams ran it relentlessly in the second
Continue ReadingCNN By Joshua Berlinger, CNN (CNN) — The myriad tunnels under Gaza are best known as passageways used to smuggle goods from Egypt and launch attacks into Israel. But there exists a second underground network that the Israel Defense Forces colloquially refer to as the “Gaza metro.” It’s a vast labyrinth of tunnels, by some
Continue ReadingBy TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — On the way to their first loss, the San Francisco 49ers lost two of their biggest stars. Running back Christian McCaffrey and wide receiver Deebo Samuel were both injured Sunday during a 19-17 setback to the Cleveland Browns, who ended the Niners’ regular-season winning streak at
Continue ReadingALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Windy conditions delayed and then cancelled the closing mass ascension at the 51st annual Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta. Sunday was the final day of this year’s event and the mass ascension was scheduled to begin at 7 a.m. Organizers say balloon pilots were on standby for more than two hours due
Continue ReadingSAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — The mother-and-daughter owners of a California home day care were arrested after two children drowned in the backyard pool earlier this month, authorities said. The two 1-year-olds died Oct. 2 while at Happy Happy Daycare in the Almaden neighborhood of San Jose, police said. A third child who was rescued
Continue ReadingBy Kevin Liptak, CNN Washington (CNN) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has invited President Joe Biden to visit Israel soon, and both countries are discussing the possibility, a source familiar with the matter told CNN. It wasn’t clear how advanced the discussions were, or when a possible trip might occur. The White House said
Continue ReadingBy MONIKA SCISLOWSKA and VANESSA GERA Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Polish opposition leader Donald Tusk declared the beginning of a new era for his country after opposition parties appeared to have won enough votes in Sunday’s parliamentary election to oust the governing nationalist conservative party. That party, Law and Justice, has bickered with
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — The yearslong transformation of a massive New York City landfill into a public park has hit a milestone with the opening of the first section open to the public. The 21-acre North Park section of what has become Freshkills Park opened Sunday with pedestrian and cycling paths. It also features a
Continue ReadingPACIFICA, Calif. (AP) — A surfer suffered a leg injury in a possible shark attack off the California coast just south of San Francisco, authorities said. Emergency responders were called Friday afternoon following reports that someone had been bitten by a shark, the Pacifica Police Department said. They found a 52-year-old man who said he
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