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Category 5 Hurricane Melissa brings flooding and catastrophic winds to Jamaica 10/28/2025 11:19pm • KINGSTON, Jamaica (AP) — Heavy floodwaters swept across southwestern Jamaica, winds tore roofs off buildings and boulders tumbled onto roads Tuesday as Hurricane Melissa pummeled the Caribbean island as a catastrophic Category 5 storm, one of the strongest Atlantic hurricanes on record. Landslides China pitches itself as alternative to US protectionism after signing expanded ASEAN free trade pact 10/28/2025 10:52pm • KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — China signed an expanded version of a free trade agreement Tuesday with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, with Premier Li Qiang pitching expanded economic ties with Beijing as an alternative to the protectionist policies of U.S. President Donald Trump. Li Q The Latest: Category 5 Hurricane Melissa makes landfall in Jamaica with record strength 10/28/2025 10:31pm • KINGSTON, Jamaica (AP) — Hurricane Melissa has made landfall on Jamaica as the strongest storm to hit the Caribbean island since records were first kept 174 years ago. It is tied for the strongest Atlantic hurricane to ever hit land. Melissa is a Category 5 storm with sustained wind speeds of 185 What's known about the reclusive donor offering to help pay troops amid shutdown 10/28/2025 09:23pm • ▶ Watch Video: Military families face paycheck uncertainty amid shutdown Last week, President Trump announced an anonymous "patriot" had given a donation of $130 million  — money the president said was to be used to help pay troops during the go What to know as federal food help and preschool aid will run dry Saturday if shutdown persists 10/28/2025 08:54pm • A new lawsuit by Democratic state officials Tuesday seeks to uncork emergency money to help tens of millions of Americans keep buying food for their families after federal SNAP funding is expected to run dry Saturday due to the U.S. government shutdown. The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, Jury deliberations start in trial of Illinois deputy who killed Sonya Massey 10/28/2025 08:15pm • PEORIA, Ill. (AP) — An Illinois jury has begun deliberations in the first-degree murder trial of a sheriff's deputy who shot Sonya Massey, a Black woman who had called 911 for help and was later killed in her home because of the way she was handling a pan of hot water. The nine-woman, three-man j Huge Brazilian raid on Rio gang leaves at least 64 people dead and 81 under arrest 10/28/2025 08:03pm • RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — About 2,500 Brazilian police and soldiers launched a massive raid on a drug-trafficking gang in Rio de Janeiro on Tuesday, arresting 81 suspects and sparking shootouts that left at least 60 suspects and four police officers dead, officials said. The operation included office BNPL or a Personal Loan: Which Is the Smarter Choice in an Emergency? 10/28/2025 08:00pm • You never know when a surprise expense might arise. Tapping your emergency fund is generally your best option for dealing with an unexpected bill. But since 42% of Americans don't have an emergency fund, you may have to borrow money in some form to cover an unplanned expense you can't put off. At th Vice President Vance says troops will be paid as pressure builds on Congress to end the shutdown 10/28/2025 07:45pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President JD Vance said Tuesday he believes U.S. military members will be paid at the end of the week, though he did not specify how the Trump administration will reconfigure funding as pain from the second-longest shutdown spreads nationwide. The funding fight in Washington Senate votes to block tariffs on Brazil. It shows some pushback to Trump trade policy 10/28/2025 07:17pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate approved a resolution Tuesday evening that would nullify President Donald Trump's tariffs on Brazil, including oil, coffee and orange juice, as Democrats tested GOP senators' support for Trump's trade policy. The legislation from Virginia Sen. Tim Kaine, a Democrat, pa Man deported to Laos despite court order blocking his removal, attorneys say 10/28/2025 06:49pm • NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Immigration officials have deported a father living in Alabama to Laos despite a federal court order blocking his removal from the U.S. on the grounds he has a claim to citizenship, the man's attorneys said Tuesday. U.S. District Judge Shelly Dick last week ordered U.S. Immigra US appeals court overturns West Virginia landmark opioid lawsuit decision 10/28/2025 06:48pm • CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A federal appeals court on Tuesday overturned a landmark decision in West Virginia that had rejected attempts by an opioid-ravaged area to be compensated by U.S. drug distributors for a influx of prescription pain pills into the region. The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeal Opposition leaders in Cameroon contest official election results as protests continue 10/28/2025 06:40pm • YAOUNDE, Cameroon (AP) — Opposition leaders in Cameroon Tuesday contested the official results of the Oct. 12 presidential election after the country’s top court declared the world’s oldest leader Paul Biya winner as protests continued across the country. Citizens began protesting in mid-Octob The Latest: Judge orders senior Border Patrol official to meet her daily to discuss use of force 10/28/2025 06:33pm • U.S. District Judge Sara Ellis on Tuesday ordered a senior U.S. Border Patrol official to meet her daily “to hear about how the day went” after weeks of confrontations between immigration agents and the public in the Chicago area. The immigration sweeps from Operation Midway Blitz have produced MacKenzie Scott gives $60 million to the Center for Disaster Philanthropy 10/28/2025 05:52pm • MacKenzie Scott, one of the world's richest women and most influential philanthropists, has donated $60 million to the Center for Disaster Philanthropy, according to a Tuesday announcement from the nonprofit. The donation is among the largest single gifts Scott, the ex-wife of Amazon founder Jeff Be