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How to take in the fall foliage without the hidden dangers of 'leaf peeping' 09/15/2023 10:06pm • Jeffrey Weinstein has traveled the world rescuing people trapped in dangerous situations. He recounts one recent incident of a young college student in New Hampshire who found herself in trouble while "leaf peeping," a term used to describe people's travel to see the changing colors of fall foliage. Rep. Lauren Boebert apologizes after getting kicked out of show and falsely denying she vaped 09/15/2023 09:45pm • DENVER (AP) — Republican Rep. Lauren Boebert apologized Friday after getting kicked out of a musical play in Colorado last weekend for disruptive behavior and then falsely denying she had been vaping. The apology came a day after surveillance video emerged that showed Boebert vaping at her seat in The Texas Senate is deliberating at Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton’s impeachment trial 09/15/2023 09:32pm • AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The impeachment trial of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton moved Friday into the hands of a Senate jury that was deciding whether the embattled Republican should be removed from office over corruption allegations that have shadowed him for years. The jury of mostly GOP senator Two Vegas casinos fell victim to cyberattacks, shattering the image of impenetrable casino security 09/15/2023 09:07pm • LAS VEGAS (AP) — A persistent error message greeted Dulce Martinez on Monday as she tried to access her casino rewards account to book accommodations for an upcoming business trip. That's odd, she thought, then toggled over to Facebook to search for clues about the issue on a group for MGM Resorts New Mexico governor amends order suspending right to carry firearms to focus on parks, playgrounds 09/15/2023 08:04pm • SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham on Friday narrowed an order that broadly suspended the right to carry firearms in and around Albuquerque to apply only to public parks and playgrounds where children and their families gather. The governor’s announcement came days afte Baby dies at day care in New York City, 3 other children hospitalized 09/15/2023 07:58pm • NEW YORK (AP) — A 1-year-old boy died and 3 other children were hospitalized after emergency workers responded to a report of cardiac arrest at a day care center in New York City on Friday, authorities said. Police said the incident was reported around 2:40 p.m. at a day care facility in the Bron Big wins for organized labor and progressive causes as California lawmakers wrap for the year 09/15/2023 07:10pm • SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — When health care workers in California asked the state Legislature for a raise earlier this year, it seemed like the longest of long shots — especially after lawmakers in May had to loan hospitals in financial distress $150 million just to stay open. But on Thursday, ju As the nation fixates on a Pennsylvania manhunt, a DC murder suspect is on the run and off the radar 09/15/2023 05:47pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — While the nation has been transfixed by the two-week manhunt for escaped prisoner Danilo Souza Cavalcante in Pennsylvania, another fugitive drama has been playing out in the nation's capital with comparatively minimal attention. Christopher Haynes has been on the run for a week, What's at stake as 13,000 workers go on strike at major US auto makers 09/15/2023 05:46pm • DETROIT (AP) — About 13,000 auto workers have walked off the job at three targeted factories after their union leaders couldn't reach a deal with Detroit's automakers. The United Auto Workers union is seeking big raises and better benefits from General Motors, Ford and Stellantis. They want to get Colombian painter and sculptor Fernando Botero, known for his inflated forms, has died at age 91 09/15/2023 05:23pm • BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Renowned Colombian painter and sculptor Fernando Botero, whose depictions of people and objects in plump, exaggerated forms became emblems of Colombian art around the world, has died. He was 91. Lina Botero told the Colombian radio station Caracol that her father died Frida Jets kicker Greg Zuerlein questionable to play vs. Cowboys because of groin injury 09/15/2023 04:40pm • FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) — New York Jets kicker Greg Zuerlein has a groin injury that could keep him out of the game Sunday against the Dallas Cowboys. Coach Robert Saleh said Friday that Zuerlein was hurt late in practice Thursday. Zuerlein didn't participate in the team's final full session befor UN calls for more fairness for developing nations at a G77 summit in Cuba 09/15/2023 04:31pm • HAVANA (AP) — The U.N. secretary-general called Friday for nations to build a world that is more fair for developing countries, as he kicked off a summit in Cuba of the G77 group of emerging economies plus China. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said that while many of the countries of the G77 England heads into defense of Cricket World Cup on back of dominant ODI series win over New Zealand 09/15/2023 04:07pm • LONDON (AP) — England didn't leave it late this time at Lord's. In the teams' first ODI meeting at the home of cricket since that epic 2019 World Cup final, England beat New Zealand by 100 runs in the fourth match of the series to complete a 3-1 win on Friday. With Ben Stokes rested, Dawid Malan t Tucker Carlson erupts into Argentina's presidential campaign with Javier Milei interview 09/15/2023 04:03pm • BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Argentinian presidential candidate Javier Milei railed against socialism and praised Donald Trump in an interview with U.S. host Tucker Carlson that has underlined how global attention is focusing on Argentina since Milei emerged as the frontrunner in the country's p Searchers look for more than 10,000 missing in flooded Libyan city where death toll eclipsed 11,000 09/15/2023 02:17pm • DERNA, Libya (AP) — Libyan authorities limited access to the flooded city of Derna on Friday to make it easier for searchers to dig through the mud and hollowed-out buildings for the more than 10,000 people still missing and presumed dead following a disaster that has already claimed more than 11,