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As the world discovers the Faroe Islands, there's a push for local food 10/17/2025 02:24am • TORSHAVN, Faroe Islands (AP) — The farmers’ market looked — let’s be honest — sad. Conditions aren’t friendly in the Faroe Islands for growing food. Raked by north Atlantic winds and nibbled by thousands of sheep, the nearly treeless islands have poor soil and little room for planting. P Evacuees detail harrowing scenes of flooding in coastal Alaska villages as airlift continues 10/17/2025 01:37am • ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — The house rocked as if an earthquake had struck, and suddenly it was floating. Water seeped in through the front door, and waves smacked the big glass window. From the lone dry room where Alexie Stone and his brothers and children gathered, he could look outside and see u Peru's president refuses to resign after Gen Z protests leave at least 1 dead, 100 injured 10/17/2025 12:21am • LIMA, Peru (AP) — Peru's new President José Jerí refused to resign on Thursday following the death of a protester during a massive demonstration led by Gen Z activists demanding he step down. About 100 people were also injured, including 80 police officers and 10 journalists, according to autho 'Gen Z' protesters lead global wave of generational discontent 10/16/2025 11:05pm • NEW DELHI (AP) — From the Andes to the Himalayas, a new wave of protests is unfolding across the world, driven by generational discontent against governments and anger among young people. This week, Madagascar's President Andry Rajoelina was forced out of power and out of the country after a mili Russian barrage causes blackouts in Ukraine as Zelenskyy seeks Trump's help 10/16/2025 08:52pm • KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia battered Ukraine’s energy facilities with hundreds of drones and dozens of missiles in its latest heavy bombardment of the country’s power grid, authorities said Thursday, as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy prepared to ask President Donald Trump at a White H Virginia AG candidates Jay Jones and Jason Miyares clash over violent rhetoric in feisty debate 10/16/2025 08:18pm • RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia Republican Attorney General Jason Miyares and Democratic challenger Jay Jones squabbled over a host of lawyerly issues on Thursday in their first and only debate: criminal prosecutions, consumer protection and unlawful discrimination. But one matter overshadowed it al 7 Best Natural Gas Stocks and Funds to Buy 10/16/2025 08:00pm • Because solar and wind power are intermittent and nuclear reactors take a long time to permit and build, natural gas is expected to be a bridge fuel for some time amid the global push to reduce carbon emissions from coal-fired power plants. Although still a fossil fuel, natural gas burns cleaner tha Credit Card Time Machine: Americans Are Cutting Back Like 15 Years Ago 10/16/2025 08:00pm • Credit card spending has dipped for the third time this year, according to recent data from the Federal Reserve. Credit card balances have also dropped 2.5% in the past 12 months, the largest decline we've seen since the height of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. Even as the Fed attempts to curb infla Afghanistan’s Taliban government blames Pakistan for twin drone strikes on Kabul 10/16/2025 07:53pm • KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Afghanistan’s Taliban government said Thursday that Pakistan had carried out two drone strikes on Kabul the previous day, just before the two neighbors announced a ceasefire following days of fighting that killed dozens in both countries and injured hundreds more. The t California mpox cases raise concerns. But health officials say the risk remains low 10/16/2025 07:08pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Two Californians diagnosed with mpox may be the first U.S. cases resulting from the local spread of a different version of the virus, health officials said. The Long Beach Department of Health and Human Services this week confirmed the first case through testing at a state lab. Lo Giants' spark plug rookies Jaxson Dart and Cam Skattebo to test Broncos' top defense 10/16/2025 05:59pm • DENVER (AP) — The New York Giants have replaced their stagger with a swagger and on Sunday they'll get to see how rookie spark plugs Jaxson Dart and Cam Skattebo stack up against the Denver Broncos' miserly defense. The Giants (2-4) have scored touchdowns on their opening drives in all three games Takeaways: Trump's conditional loyalty, new warning for left 10/16/2025 05:54pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — A Republican who was backed by Donald Trump at the last minute prevailed on Tuesday in an Alabama Senate runoff. But in neighboring Georgia, the former president's losing streak deepened. Meanwhile, moderate Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser won her Democratic primary, offeri Officials airlift evacuees to safety after the remnants of Typhoon Halong devastate Alaska villages 10/16/2025 05:14pm • JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Officials in Alaska rushed Tuesday to evacuate and find housing for people from tiny coastal villages devastated by the remnants of Typhoon Halong. But the remote location and severe damage are limiting their options as they race against other impending storms and the onset o The Latest: Israel identifies remains of 2 more hostages 10/16/2025 04:57pm • Israel’s National Institute of Forensic Medicine on Thursday identified the remains of two more hostages returned from Gaza, as officials and families warned Hamas to hand over the bodies of those still held. Amid a fragile truce that paused the two-year war, Palestinians were awaiting a long-prom California to begin selling affordable state-branded insulin beginning next year 10/16/2025 04:46pm • LOS ANGELES (AP) — Gov. Gavin Newsom said Thursday that California will begin selling affordable insulin under its own label on Jan. 1, nearly three years after he first announced a partnership to sell state-branded generic drugs at lower prices. But California won’t be the only state making low