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Storm Ciarán whips western Europe, blowing record winds in France and leaving millions without power
11/02/2023 09:56pm • PARIS (AP) — Record-breaking winds in France and across much of western Europe left at least seven people dead and injured others as Storm Ciarán swept through the continent Thursday. The storm devastated homes, causing travel mayhem and cut power to a vast number of people. Winds of more than 19
3 passengers sue Alaska Airlines after off-duty pilot accused of trying to cut engines mid-flight
11/02/2023 09:51pm • SEATTLE (AP) — Three passengers sued Alaska Airlines on Thursday, saying they suffered emotional distress from an incident last month in which an off-duty pilot is accused of trying to shut down the engines of a plane while catching a ride in the cockpit from Washington state to San Francisco.
How Loudoun Co. is responding to rise in student overdoses
11/02/2023 08:48pm • Amid a controversy about whether Loudoun County Public School officials in Virginia notified parents about suspected student overdoses quickly enough, some parents say they were told about the incidents and praised the way school leaders handled them. In a news release earlier this week, Sheriff
Following an Israeli airstrike, crowded Gaza hospital struggles to treat wounded children
11/02/2023 08:31pm • BUREIJ REFUGEE CAMP, Gaza Strip (AP) — The gray film covering the faces of children rushed to Al-Aqsa Hospital in central Gaza Thursday made it hard to distinguish between the living and the dead. After two Israeli airstrikes flattened an entire block of apartment buildings in the Bureij refugee c
House GOP targets IRS in bill to provide
emergency
aid to Israel
11/02/2023 07:51pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans went after the IRS — long a GOP whipping child — when they decided that
emergency
aid for Israel should be coupled with cuts elsewhere in the budget. The aid bill that passed the House on Thursday — unlikely to be approved by the Democratic-controlled Sena
Volunteer medical students are trying to fill the health care gap for migrants in Chicago
11/02/2023 07:44pm • CHICAGO (AP) — ___Using sidewalks as exam rooms and heavy red duffle bags as medical supply closets, volunteer medics spend their Saturdays caring for the growing number of migrants arriving in Chicago without a place to live. Mostly students in training, they go to police stations where migrants
Democrats fear that Biden's Israel-Hamas war stance could cost him reelection in Michigan
11/02/2023 05:18pm • LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Democrats in Michigan have warned the White House that President Joe Biden’s handling of the Israel-Hamas conflict could cost him enough support within the Arab American community to sway the outcome of the 2024 election in a state he almost certainly can't afford to lose i
A Pennsylvania nurse is accused of killing 4 patients, injuring others with high doses of insulin
11/02/2023 05:13pm • A registered nurse in Pennsylvania faces charges she administered lethal or potentially lethal doses of insulin to numerous patients — including a 104-year-old — at health care facilities over the past three years, prosecutors announced Thursday. Heather Pressdee, 41, had been accused in May of
Crews removing debris amid ongoing search for worker trapped after Kentucky coal plant collapse
11/02/2023 04:02pm • Crews began the arduous process of removing layers of rubble and debris in the search for a missing worker Thursday at a collapsed coal mine preparation plant in eastern Kentucky where a second worker died. The 11-story abandoned building crashed down Tuesday night at the Martin Mine Prep Plant in M
Frankfurt finally sees a return of NFL after years of supporting American football
11/02/2023 03:14pm • FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Tears flowed among Frankfurt Galaxy fans when NFL Europa shut down after the 2007 season. The NFL was losing tens of millions on its European adventure. For the Frankfurt faithful, it was heartbreak. “We had a meeting with the owner in the stadium with some fans, and a
After weeks in besieged Gaza, some foreign nationals and wounded Palestinians are allowed to leave
11/02/2023 01:41pm • RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli ground troops have advanced to “the gates of Gaza City” in heavy fighting with militants, the military said Wednesday, as hundreds of foreign nationals and dozens of seriously injured Palestinians were allowed to leave Gaza after more than three weeks under sie
Republicans confront Tuberville over military holds in extraordinary showdown on Senate floor
11/02/2023 01:06pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican senators angrily challenged Sen. Tommy Tuberville on his blockade of almost 400 military officers Wednesday evening, taking over the Senate floor for more than four hours to call for individual confirmation votes after a monthslong stalemate. Tuberville, R-Ala., stood
Speaker Mike Johnson signals that Ukraine aid, coupled with border security, is next on GOP agenda
11/02/2023 01:02pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — New Speaker Mike Johnson told Republican senators Wednesday that a fresh Ukraine aid package linked to U.S. border security will come quickly in the House, as soon as lawmakers wrap up the $14.5 billion Israel aid package that is heading for passage later this week. Johnson, who
Top-ranked Georgia braces for SEC East challenge from No. 14 Missouri
11/02/2023 12:52pm • ATHENS, Ga. (AP) — No. 14 Missouri (7-1, 3-1 SEC, No. 12 College Football Playoff) at No. 1 Georgia (8-0, 5-0, No. 2 CFP), 3:30 p.m. ET (CBS). Line: Georgia by 15 1/2, according to FanDuel Sportsbook. Series record: Georgia leads 11-1. WHAT’S AT STAKE? The winner will have command of the SEC Eas
Jayden Daniels and high-flying LSU offense visits SEC West-leading Alabama and rugged Tide defense
11/02/2023 11:05am • Quarterback Jayden Daniels and LSU's offense have been rolling up huge numbers this season, even in defeat. The points and yards haven't come so easily for Jalen Milroe and Alabama, but the wins have been coming just the same. Daniels leads the nation's top offense into Bryant-Denny Stadium on Satu
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