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Trump's $100,000 H-1B visa fee threatens rural schools and hospitals reliant on immigrant workers 10/08/2025 11:02am • SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — When Rob Coverdale started his job in 2023 as superintendent of the K-12 Crow Creek Tribal School in South Dakota, there were 15 unfilled teaching positions. Within nine months, he had filled those vacancies with Filipino teachers, the majority of whom arrived on the H-1B, Israeli military intercepts another flotilla heading to Gaza and detains scores of activists 10/08/2025 08:24am • TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — The Israeli military intercepted a nine-boat flotilla trying to break Israel’s naval blockade of Gaza early Wednesday in the Mediterranean Sea and detained scores of activists on board, the flotilla organizers and the Israeli Foreign Ministry said. The ministry said the The CDC's most recent updates on COVID-19 vaccinations 10/08/2025 04:22am • The most recent recommendations from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on COVID-19 vaccines call for "vaccination based on shared clinical decision-making," according to a news release published Tuesday. "Informed consent is back," Acting Director and Deputy Secretary of Health and H A divided Israel marks 2 years since Oct. 7 attack while war persists in Gaza and hostages languish 10/08/2025 02:30am • REIM, Israel (AP) — Thousands of people converged on southern Israel on Tuesday to mourn the dead as the nation marked two years since Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack plunged the region into a devastating war, while Israel and Hamas pressed on with indirect peace talks in Egypt. The main memorial event in Starving children screaming for food as US aid cuts unleash devastation and death across Myanmar 10/08/2025 12:07am • MAE SOT, Thailand (AP) — Across Myanmar and in the refugee camps along its borders, the suffering unleashed by the United States’ gutting of its foreign aid program has been severe and deadly, particularly for children, The Associated Press found. In interviews with 21 Myanmar refugees, five peo The Latest: Israelis and Palestinians mark 2 years of war 10/07/2025 10:56pm • It’s been two years since thousands of Hamas-led militants poured into southern Israel after a surprise barrage of rockets. They stormed army bases, farming communities and an outdoor music festival, killing some 1,200 people, mostly civilians, including women, children and older adults and abduct Malaysia soccer federation disputes cheating claims and will appeal FIFA sanctions 10/07/2025 08:48pm • The Football Association of Malaysia (FAM) said Tuesday that it would appeal FIFA sanctions after being accused by soccer's governing body of cheating. In September, FIFA suspended seven overseas-born players who all featured for Malaysia in June’s 4-0 win over Vietnam in a 2027 Asian Cup qualifie How Much Does Memory Care Cost? 10/07/2025 08:00pm • As we age, we all forget things from time to time. But when memory loss begins to interfere with everyday life, it may be a sign of cognitive decline or dementia for many older adults. When memory problems become serious, it might be time to consider memory care, a specialized form of long-term care Abortion providers say Missouri's attorney general is trying to get patient records 10/07/2025 05:16pm • Missouri's Republican attorney general is trying to get the medical records of Planned Parenthood patients who've had abortions, officials who oversee clinics in Kansas City and St. Louis said in legal filings. The fight over the subpoenas is playing out in a lawsuit filed last year by Planned Paren QB John Mateer could miss No. 6 Oklahoma's rivalry game vs. Texas with injury 10/07/2025 03:23pm • NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — Oklahoma quarterback John Mateer might not be healthy in time for Saturday's rivalry game against Texas in Dallas. Mateer suffered an injury to his right hand — his throwing hand — during Oklahoma's 24-17 win over Auburn on Sept. 20. He played three quarters with the inju Deion Sanders will undergo a procedure related to blood clots, plans to coach Colorado this weekend 10/07/2025 03:14pm • BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — Colorado coach Deion Sanders will undergo a procedure later Tuesday that's related to his blood clots, with the hope of being back at practice the next day and on the sideline this weekend against Iowa State. The surgery is called an aspiration thrombectomy, which involves th The Steelers are rested, healthy and in first place. Not that Mike Tomlin wants to talk about it 10/07/2025 02:13pm • PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Pittsburgh Steelers didn't play a down last weekend. Their early hold on the AFC North strengthened anyway. While the Steelers rested up following the first regular-season game in Dublin, Ireland — a milestone win over the Minnesota Vikings that boosted them to 3-1 — the Security a concern for Italy-Israel soccer match as protesters demand match be stopped 10/07/2025 01:09pm • ROME (AP) — Israel’s World Cup qualifying match at Italy next week is expected to attract more pro-Palestinian protesters outside the soccer stadium in Udine than ticket-holding spectators inside the arena. Protesters already approached the gates of Italy’s training center in Florence last wee Gold demand puts Peru's Amazon at greater risk from mercury poisoning, bishop warns 10/07/2025 10:20am • BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — As gold prices hover at record highs, a leading Catholic leader in Peru’s Amazon is urging countries that are destinations for the precious metal to help stem illegal mining that is poisoning rivers with mercury. Miguel Ángel Cadenas, an Augustinian from Spain who has li UNESCO nominates Egyptian as its new director following US withdrawal 10/06/2025 08:38pm • PARIS (AP) — UNESCO is slated to have its first director from the Arab world after an Egyptian former tourism and antiquities minister, Khaled el-Anani, was nominated by the agency's executive board Monday. If confirmed by UNESCO’s general assembly next month, el-Anani will inherit an agency ree