Associated 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
Continue ReadingBy SOPHIA TAREEN Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — A 71-year-old Illinois man accused of fatally stabbing a 6-year-old boy and seriously wounding a 32-year-old woman was charged with a hate crime Sunday. Police allege he singled out the victims because of their Islamic faith and as a response to the war between Israel and Hamas.
Continue ReadingBy Chris Boyette and Keith Allen, CNN (CNN) — A Chicago-area landlord was arrested and charged with murder and hate crimes after authorities said he stabbed and killed a 6-year-old boy and seriously wounded his mother, allegedly because the tenants are Muslim. Joseph M. Czuba, 71, was charged with first-degree murder, attempted first-degree murder, two
Continue ReadingBy SAMY MAGDY Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — The United Nations humanitarian chief says Sudan’s war between the military and a powerful paramilitary group has killed up to 9,000 people and created “one of the worst humanitarian nightmares in recent history.” Martin Griffiths’ comments Sunday marked the six-month anniversary of the war, which has forced
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 election to oust the ruling populist party. That party, Law and Justice, has bickered with allies and
Continue ReadingBy DEMETRIS NELLAS Associated Press ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece’s ruling New Democracy party suffered a setback in runoff elections for regional governors and mayors, losing the country’s two largest cities and five of the six regional contests. Turnout, at 40.7% for the municipal contests and 35.1 % for the regionals Sunday, was lower than
Continue ReadingBy LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer Suzanne Somers, the effervescent blonde actor known for playing Chrissy Snow on the television show “Three’s Company” and who became an entrepreneur and New York Times best-selling author, has died. She was 76. Somers had breast cancer for over 23 years and died Sunday morning, her family said in
Continue ReadingBy Tara John and Abel Alvarado, CNN (CNN) — Center-right candidate Daniel Noboa, the 35-year-old son of a banana tycoon, will become Ecuador’s next president, following an election driven by concerns over rising violence and a worsening security situation in the Latin American nation. More than 10 million people have voted in the presidential election,
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