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Hail of gunfire interrupts key meeting of Haiti's leaders trying to fend off gangs 10/09/2025 06:33pm • PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Heavy gunfire erupted in downtown Port-au-Prince on Thursday after Haiti’s leaders made the rare and defiant decision to meet at the National Palace to symbolize the retaking of an area long controlled by powerful gangs. There were no immediate reports of injuries or Republicans vote to roll back Biden-era restrictions on mining and drilling in 3 Western states 10/09/2025 06:15pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — Congressional Republicans have voted to roll back restrictions on mining, drilling and other development in three Western states, advancing President Donald Trump's ambitions to expand energy production from public lands. Senators voted 50-46 Thursday to repeal a land management Troops will miss paychecks next week without action on the government shutdown 10/09/2025 04:21pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — Heather Campbell lost her job working for a food bank over the summer because of federal funding cuts. Her husband serves as an officer in the Air Force, but now he’s facing the prospect of missing his next paycheck because of the government shutdown. If lawmakers in Washington After a police pursuit of a huge inflatable pumpkin, body cam video shows officer struggling with it 10/09/2025 02:38pm • PARMA HEIGHTS, Ohio (AP) — The subject of an Ohio police pursuit took off down the road, a flash of orange in the darkness, but officers eventually caught up and grabbed the escapee: a runaway inflatable pumpkin as tall as them. Body camera footage from the Parma Heights Police Department in north Losing a family pet gives parents a chance to teach children about death and grieving 10/09/2025 02:36pm • Losing a pet is the first time many children encounter death. The experience can become an opportunity for profound emotional learning and influence how young people understand and process grief when they are adults, according to psychologists and pet bereavement specialists. Parents and guardians t What to know about the capture of the last of 10 escapees from a New Orleans jail 10/09/2025 02:08pm • NEW ORLEANS (AP) — All 10 fugitives who made a brazen escape from a New Orleans jail in May are back in custody after the last inmate who was still on the run was captured hiding in the basement crawl space of an Atlanta home. Derrick Groves, 28, was found Wednesday holed up beneath the home by a New Jersey businessman who testified against ex-Sen. Bob Menendez won't go to prison 10/09/2025 01:46pm • NEW YORK (AP) — A New Jersey businessman who testified against former Democratic Sen. Bob Menendez and his wife at separate bribery trials won’t go to prison, after a judge credited him at his sentencing Thursday for showing honesty on the witness stand and sincere remorse. Jose Uribe was senten Ferrari reveals features of first fully electric vehicle, but its financial outlook mars the debut 10/09/2025 12:35pm • MILAN (AP) — Italian luxury sports carmaker Ferrari raised its 2025 guidance on Thursday in the face of global 15% tariffs on foreign car imports to the United States as the company unveiled the new powertrain and chassis of its first fully electric production vehicle. Yet the debut of its electr Tony Stewart jokes about sleeping on the couch if he wins drag race against wife Leah Pruett 10/09/2025 11:55am • EULESS, Texas (AP) — Tony Stewart has been joking that he made sure the new couch he and his wife bought was one he could sleep on comfortably if he wins a drag race against her. Well, his team does still win if Leah Pruett beats him in an NHRA race when they begin competing against each other ne Kiss rocker Gene Simmons recovering after crashing SUV 10/09/2025 10:42am • MALIBU, Calif. (AP) — Kiss rock star Gene Simmons is recovering after he fainted while driving along the Pacific Coast Highway in Malibu and crashed his SUV into a parked car, authorities said. Simmons, a co-founder and bassist for the legendary band, was evaluated at a hospital Tuesday before bei Today in Sports - Week Ahead, October 10 - 16 10/09/2025 10:00am • Oct. 14 1945 — The Chicago Cardinals snap the longest losing streak in NFL history at 29 games with a 16-7 victory over the Chicago Bears. 1949 — Ezzard Charles TKOs Pat Valentino in 8 for heavyweight boxing title. 1951 — Detroit’s Jack Christiansen returns two punts for touchdowns, but the How bumper stickers could make you a worse driver 10/09/2025 09:30am • Any commuter in the D.C. region encounters countless bumper stickers — most probably never even register with other drivers. However, a new study shows that political bumper stickers could be making traffic more dangerous, and turning normally-safe drivers into aggressive ones. The study, "H Experts lead tours uncovering Mexico’s hidden ancient sites 10/09/2025 07:08am • MEXICO CITY (AP) — Amid the constant blare of car horns in southern Mexico City, it's hard to imagine that Cuicuilco was once the heart of a thriving ancient civilization. Yet atop its circular pyramid, now surrounded by buildings and a shopping center, a pre-Hispanic fire god was revered. “This Today in History: October 9, Barack Obama wins Nobel Peace Prize 10/09/2025 04:10am • Today is Thursday, Oct. 9, the 282nd day of 2025. There are 83 days left in the year. Today in history: On Oct. 9, 2009, President Barack Obama won the Nobel Peace Prize for what the Norwegian Nobel Committee called “his extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and cooperation Hair museum filled with century-old mementos closes its doors, scattering contents around the nation 10/09/2025 01:47am • INDEPENDENCE, Mo. (AP) — Century-old wreaths made from human hair fill the walls of Leila’s Hair Museum, and glass cases overflow with necklaces and watch bands woven from the locks of the dead. There also are tresses purported to come from past presidents, Hollywood legend Marilyn Monroe and ev