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Migrants hoping to reach US continue north through Mexico by train amid historic migration levels 09/24/2023 06:10pm • IRAPUATO, Mexico (AP) — As a train roared in the distance, some 5,000 mostly Venezuelan migrants hoping to make it to the U.S. snapped into action. Families with young children sleeping on top of cardboard boxes and young men and women tucked away in tents under a nearby bridge scrambled to pack t Weakening Ophelia still poses a risk of coastal flooding and heavy rain in some parts of the US 09/24/2023 05:29pm • Nearly a day after being downgraded from a tropical storm, Ophelia still threatened parts of the Northeast on Sunday with coastal flooding, life-threatening waves and heavy rain from Washington to New York City, the National Hurricane Center said. As Ophelia weakened, a new tropical storm named Phil Hazing lawsuit filed against University of Alabama fraternity 09/24/2023 12:33pm • TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — A student and his parents have filed a lawsuit against a University of Alabama fraternity, saying he suffered a traumatic brain injury while being hazed as a fraternity pledge earlier this year. The lawsuit filed last week accuses Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity and others Usher to headline the 2024 Super Bowl halftime show in Las Vegas 09/24/2023 10:25am • LOS ANGELES (AP) — Usher has a new confession: The Grammy winner will headline the Apple Music Super Bowl Halftime Show in Las Vegas. The NFL, Apple Music and Roc Nation announced Sunday that Usher would lead the halftime festivities from Allegiant Stadium on Feb. 11. The music megastar, who has w Not even the fall colours can escape climate change's impacts: scientists 09/24/2023 10:06am • Click here for updates on this story Toronto (CTV Network) -- Anyone who lives in a part of the country with trees that shed their leaves in the fall – like beeches, birches, oaks, ashes and the ever popular maple tree – knows to expect a brilliant display of yellow, orange and red foliage ea AP Top 25 Takeaways: On Statement Saturday, CU wilts, FSU soars, Alabama bows up. Ryan Day goes off 09/24/2023 09:33am • The bill came due for Coach Prime and Colorado in Oregon. Florida State stared down Death Valley. Alabama embraced winning ugly. And Ohio State coach Ryan Day had enough of critics questioning the Buckeyes' toughness. A Statement Saturday in September that featured six games matching ranked teams wa India had been riding a geopolitical high. But it comes to the UN with a mess on its hands 09/24/2023 09:28am • NEW DELHI (AP) — The Group of 20 Summit, hosted by India earlier this month, couldn’t have gone better for Prime Minister Narendra Modi. His pledge to make the African Union a permanent member became reality. And under his leadership, the fractured grouping signed off on a final statement. It wa The threat of wildfires is rising. So are new artificial intelligence solutions to fight them 09/24/2023 07:58am • LONDON (AP) — Wildfires fueled by climate change have ravaged communities from Maui to the Mediterranean this summer, killing many people, exhausting firefighters and fueling demand for new solutions. Enter artificial intelligence. Firefighters and startups are using AI-enabled cameras to scan the Bryant throws TD to Mangieri in OT as Northwestern beats Minnesota 37-34 09/24/2023 12:57am • EVANSTON, Ill. (AP) — Trailing by 21 through three quarters, Northwestern appeared headed toward yet another loss. The Wildcats had other ideas. Ben Bryant threw a 25-yard touchdown to Charlie Mangieri in overtime, Bryce Kirtz set a career high with 215 yards receiving and caught two TDs, and Nort Arizona holds off Stanford 21-20 to snap 6-game losing streak against Cardinal 09/24/2023 12:14am • STANFORD, Calif. (AP) — DJ Williams scored a go-ahead touchdown from two-yards out midway through the fourth quarter to finish off a nine-play drive as Arizona beat Stanford 21-20 on Saturday to open Pac-12 Conference play with a road win. The Wildcats closed out the win with backup quarterback No Ophelia downgraded to tropical depression, heavy rain still rolls through DC region 09/23/2023 10:20pm • Listen live for the latest weather updates on the 8s on WTOP.  Tropical depression Ophelia is expected to pelt D.C.-area residents with heavy rain and strong winds through Saturday night, but should let up by Sunday afternoon. Here's what you need to know. Watches and warnings The National We Southern East Coast hit by flooding as Ophelia weakens to tropical depression and moves north 09/23/2023 09:52pm • ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Residents in parts of coastal North Carolina and Virginia experienced flooding Saturday after Tropical Storm Ophelia made landfall near a North Carolina barrier island, bringing rain, damaging winds and dangerous surges. The storm came ashore near Emerald Isle with near-hurri Lahaina residents brace for what they'll find as they return to devastated properties in burn zone 09/23/2023 09:44pm • HONOLULU (AP) — Soon after one of Maui's Japanese Buddhist temples, the Lahaina Hongwanji Mission, burned in the deadliest U.S. wildfire in more than a century, its resident minister was desperate to go back and see what remained. Six weeks later, he's more hesitant. “Now I feel like I have to h Speaker McCarthy is giving hard-right Republicans what they want. But it never seems to be enough. 09/23/2023 08:58pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — Staring down a fast-approaching government shutdown that threatens to disrupt life for millions of Americans, Speaker Kevin McCarthy has turned to a strategy that so far has preserved his tenuous hold on House leadership but also marked it by chaos: giving hard-right lawmakers wh Auto workers still have room to expand their strike against car makers. But they also face risks 09/23/2023 08:30pm • Even after escalating its strike against Detroit automakers on Friday, the United Auto Workers union still has plenty of leverage in its effort to force the companies to agree to significant increases in pay and benefits. Only about 12% of the union’s membership is so far taking part in the wal