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Hurricane Otis unleashes massive flooding in Acapulco, triggers landslides before dissipating 10/25/2023 11:31pm • ACAPULCO, Mexico (AP) ��� Hurricane Otis tore across Mexico���s southern Pacific coast as a powerful and dangerous Category 5 hurricane Wednesday, unleashing massive flooding in the resort city of Acapulco and setting off looting as desperate relatives tired of waiting for help to arrive. While litt White House throws lavish state dinner for Australia but turns down pizazz a notch in time of war 10/25/2023 10:59pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� The White House turned down the pizazz for Wednesday's state dinner, but more than 300 guests from politics, business, government and beyond turned out to celebrate close U.S. ties to ally Australia while striking a measured tone in a time of death and suffering in the Middle Eas Judge dismisses Birmingham-Southern lawsuit against Alabama state treasurer over loan denial 10/25/2023 09:30pm • MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) ��� An Alabama judge dismissed Birmingham-Southern College's lawsuit against the state treasurer over a loan denial on Wednesday, a decision that could put the future of the 167-year-old private college in jeopardy. Birmingham-Southern College filed a lawsuit last week against The World Bank approved a $1B loan to help blackout-hit South Africa's energy sector 10/25/2023 08:34pm • CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) ��� The World Bank approved a $1 billion loan for South Africa on Wednesday to help it address an energy crisis that has peaked this year with the country's worst electricity blackouts. The energy problem has forced the country to lean on its highly polluting coal-fired Trump is fined $10,000 over a comment he made outside court in his New York civil fraud trial 10/25/2023 08:01pm • NEW YORK (AP) ��� Donald Trump was abruptly called to the witness stand and then fined $10,000 on Wednesday after the judge in his civil fraud trial said the former president had violated a gag order. It was the second time in less than a week that Trump was penalized for his out-of-court comments. Sarasota Housing Market Forecast 10/25/2023 08:00pm • Once a quiet Gulf Coast city, the Sarasota metropolitan statistical area has evolved into one of the most sought-after beachside destinations in Florida. The expansive Sarasota market, stretching from the northern limits of Bradenton to the southern edges of North Port, has experienced an extraordin Haaland and Mbapp�� on target in Champions League wins for Manchester City and PSG 10/25/2023 06:24pm • Superstar forwards Erling Haaland and Kylian Mbapp�� were both on target Wednesday to help boost their teams��� chances of reaching the Champions League knockout stage. Haaland scored twice in defending champion Manchester City's 3-1 win at Young Boys in Group G, while Mbapp�� set Paris Saint-Germai White House wants $56 billion from Congress for disaster relief, child care and high-speed Internet 10/25/2023 05:50pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� The White House is asking lawmakers for nearly $56 billion in emergency spending to help the government respond to natural disasters, shore up funding for child care centers and keep high-speed internet running for low-income families ��� outlining President Joe Biden's domestic Most of Justice Thomas' $267,000 loan for an RV seems to have been forgiven, Senate Democrats say 10/25/2023 05:33pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� All or most of a $267,000 loan obtained by Supreme CourtJustice Clarence Thomas to buy a high-end motorcoach appears to have been forgiven, raising tax and ethics questions, according to a new report by Senate Democrats. Anthony ���Tony��� Welters, a longtime friend of Thomas who Sallie Mae: Q3 Earnings Snapshot 10/25/2023 05:16pm • NEWARK, Del. (AP) ��� NEWARK, Del. (AP) ��� SLM Corp. (SLM) on Wednesday reported third-quarter profit of $29.4 million. On a per-share basis, the Newark, Delaware-based company said it had profit of 11 cents. The results fell short of Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of five analysts Xavi Simons scores one goal and sets up another as Leipzig beats Red Star Belgrade 3-1 10/25/2023 05:12pm • LEIPZIG, Germany (AP) ��� Xavi Simons scored a spectacular first Champions League goal and set up another to propel Leipzig to a 3-1 win over Red Star Belgrade on Wednesday as the German team took a step closer to the knockout stages. The 20-year-old Dutch midfielder on loan from Paris Saint-Germain Sri Lanka allows a Chinese research ship to dock as neighboring India's security concerns grow 10/25/2023 09:44am • COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) ��� A Chinese research ship docked at a Sri Lankan port on Wednesday, likely adding to neighboring India's concerns about China���s growing influence in the Indian Ocean. The arrival of the Shi Yan 6 follows last year���s visit by a Chinese naval vessel. The latest ship was g In court faceoff, Michael Cohen testifies against Trump in fraud trial. Trump shrugs: 'Proven liar' 10/24/2023 06:20pm • NEW YORK (AP) ��� In a courtroom showdown five years in the making, Donald Trump's fixer-turned-foe Michael Cohen testified Tuesday that he worked to boost the supposed value of the former president's assets to ���whatever number Trump told us to." Trump's lawyers ��� and outside court, Trump himse Giacomo Raspadori breaks through as Napoli beats Union Berlin 1-0 in the Champions League 10/24/2023 05:30pm • BERLIN (AP) ��� Giacomo Raspadori scored the only goal of the game as Napoli ground down defense-first Union Berlin to win 1-0 in the Champions League on Tuesday. Napoli only needed one shot on target in the whole game as Khvicha Kvaratskhelia unlocked the deep, narrow defense of Union with a dribbl Former reality TV star who was on 'Basketball Wives LA' sentenced to prison for fraud 10/24/2023 03:32pm • ST. LOUIS (AP) ��� A former cast member of the reality TV show ���Basketball Wives LA��� was sentenced Tuesday to four years in prison for 15 fraud-related felonies, including schemes connected to the COVID-19 pandemic. Brittish Williams, 33, of St. Louis, pleaded guilty in May to five federal count