Search

Families of Spain's flood victims voice sorrow and rage at one-year memorial ceremony 10/29/2025 04:27pm • VALENCIA, Spain (AP) — Spain commemorated Wednesday the anniversary of last year’s massive floods that killed over 230 people as citizens continue to express frustration over what they consider to be a botched government response. King Felipe VI led the national memorial ceremony, speaking along What a Federal Reserve rate cut means for your finances 10/29/2025 03:42pm • NEW YORK (AP) — The Federal Reserve cut its benchmark interest rate by a quarter point Wednesday for the second time since September. Before that, it had gone nine months without a cut. The federal funds rate is the rate at which banks borrow and lend to one another. While the rates consumers pay Better than gold? $100,000 for US athletes who make the Winter Olympics and Paralympics 10/29/2025 02:51pm • NEW YORK (AP) — The stakes for all these U.S. skiers, skaters, snowboarders and sliders over the next 100 days could not be more clear. A chance for Olympic glory. A chance to compete for a gold medal. And this year, for the first time, a chance to make $100,000. Thanks to a recent record $100 mil Study finds EVs quickly overcome their energy-intensive build to be cleaner than gas cars 10/29/2025 02:00pm • DETROIT (AP) — Making electric vehicles and their batteries is a dirty process that uses a lot of energy. But a new study says that EVs quickly make up for that with less overall emissions through two years of use than a gas-powered vehicle. The study also estimated that gas-powered vehicles cause Marco Andretti retires from racing, ending an era for the Andretti family at the Indy 500 10/29/2025 12:58pm • Marco Andretti said Wednesday he is retiring from racing, a decision that likely means the “Andretti Curse” at the Indianapolis 500 will never end. The 38-year-old grandson of Mario Andretti announced on social media he will not attempt to enter the Indianapolis 500 next season and will instead Former F1 driver Felipe Massa brings $85M claim over 2008 title loss to London court 10/29/2025 12:58pm • LONDON (AP) — Felipe Massa’s claim for $85 million in a legal case against Formula One was described in court Wednesday as a “misguided attempt” to reopen the 2008 drivers’ championship that he lost to Lewis Hamilton. Hamilton’s first F1 title is the subject of civil action in London bro Editorial Roundup: United States 10/29/2025 11:28am • Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad: ___ Oct. 26 The Washington Post on the slippery slope that is gerrymandering The gerrymandering doom spiral is gaining downward momentum, exactly as expected. Virginia is poised to become the second state, after California, where Democ Uber plans to offer autonomous taxi rides in San Francisco starting next year 10/29/2025 10:49am • Uber said Wednesday that the San Francisco Bay Area will be the first market for its specially built autonomous taxi, which is expected to launch in late 2026. The San Francisco ride-hailing company said in July it was developing a robotaxi with the electric car company Lucid and the self-driving te NASCAR's title-deciding race: Hendrick vs. Gibbs, Chevrolet vs. Toyota 10/29/2025 09:25am • AVONDALE, Ariz. (AP) — There are only two certainties heading into NASCAR’s title-deciding season finale race: Rick Hendrick or Joe Gibbs will be the winning car owner, while the driver will be in either a Chevrolet or a Toyota. Beyond that, the winner-take-all showdown Sunday at Phoenix Raceway Is the New Chime Credit Card Worth It? 10/28/2025 08:00pm • If you're working on building or rebuilding your credit, you may have stumbled upon Chime. Chime is a fintech company that offers banking services, which now includes a rewards credit card. What Is the Chime Card?The Chime Card is a secured credit card, but unlike traditional secured cards, Chime re ‘A financial apocalypse for us’: Va. woman describes struggles during federal shutdown 10/28/2025 07:24pm • Cynthia Brown had a plan. While on intermittent family medical leave for an illness, Brown fell behind on car payments. However, she had an arrangement to make them up, as soon as she returned to work and received her first paycheck in October. But just as she returned to work, the federal gov Ex-trooper on trial for murder is accused of using his car as a battering ram 10/28/2025 07:05pm • KINGSTON N.Y. (AP) — A former New York state trooper was accused in court Tuesday of using his patrol car as a battering ram in a high-speed pursuit that killed an 11-year-old girl, a case one prosecutor called a “fatal abuse of power.” Christopher Baldner faces multiple charges for his action A North Carolina man is charged with 4 murder counts after telling authorities he killed his kids 10/28/2025 06:19pm • ZEBULON, N.C. (AP) — A North Carolina man was charged Tuesday with four counts of murder after telling authorities that he had killed his children and after sheriff's deputies found human remains in the trunk of a vehicle in his home's garage. Wellington Delano Dickens III, 38, was being held with Judge dismisses NASCAR's counterclaim, sides with 23XI Racing and Front Row Motorsports 10/28/2025 05:38pm • A federal judge on Tuesday dismissed NASCAR's counterclaim against the two teams suing the racing series over antitrust allegations. U.S. District Judge Kenneth Bell issued the summary judgment in favor of 23XI Racing and Front Row Motorsports, dismissing NASCAR's claim that 23XI co-owner Curtis Po Police report omits a federal agent's shooting at a DC driver. The man's lawyers suspect a cover-up 10/28/2025 05:04pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal agent fired shots at an unarmed Black man during a recent traffic stop while patrolling the nation's capital for President Donald Trump's law-enforcement surge. But a police report on the encounter doesn't mention the shooting, an omission that the man's attorneys point