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Cyclone Montha making landfall in India, threatening millions with torrential rains and gusty winds 10/28/2025 11:50am • NEW DELHI (AP) ��� Cyclone Montha started making landfall along India���s eastern coast, the weather office said late Tuesday, with the storm due to bring torrential rains and strong winds. Montha, swirling over the Bay of Bengal, intensified into a severe cyclonic storm that threatens flooding of l Plane crashes while flying tourists to Kenya's Maasai Mara, killing 11 people 10/28/2025 11:25am • NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) ��� A plane crash killed 11 people, mostly foreign tourists, in Kenya���s coastal region of Kwale early Tuesday while they were en route to the Maasai Mara National Reserve in heavy rain. The airline, Mombasa Air Safari, said in a statement that eight Hungarian and two German pas A drone sighting closes a popular Spanish airport for 2 hours 10/28/2025 08:03am • MADRID (AP) ��� The sighting of a drone closed the airspace of a Spanish airport in a major tourist center for two hours Monday night, officials said Tuesday. Since late September, mysterious drone overflights have caused closures and disruptions at airports across the European Union, including Muni Today in History: October 28, Statue of Liberty dedicated in New York 10/28/2025 04:10am • Today is Tuesday, Oct. 28, the 301st day of 2025. There are 64 days left in the year. Today in history: On Oct. 28, 1886, the Statue of Liberty, a gift from the people of France, was dedicated in New York Harbor by President Grover Cleveland. Also on this date: In 1636, the General Court Venezuela suspends energy agreements with Trinidad after US warship arrives at island nation 10/28/2025 12:37am • CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) ��� Venezuela on Monday suspended energy agreements with Trinidad and Tobago, over what officials have described as ���hostile��� actions by the island nation. Trinidad is now hosting one of the U.S. warships involved in a controversial campaign to destroy Venezuelan speedbo Broncos' blowout win over Cowboys marred by Pat Surtain II's strained pec that will sideline him 10/27/2025 11:23pm • DENVER (AP) ��� The Denver Broncos' blowout win over the Dallas Cowboys proved costly with two All-Pros getting hurt, including reigning Defensive Player of the Year Pat Surtain II, who's week to week with a strained left pectoral muscle. Surtain left the Broncos' 44-24 win over Dallas just before h Hurricane Melissa threatens catastrophic flash flooding and landslides in the Caribbean 10/27/2025 08:24pm • The U.S. National Hurricane Center warned Monday that Hurricane Melissa could cause catastrophic flash flooding and numerous landslides in parts of Jamaica, Cuba and Hispaniola. The annual death toll due to landslides in the U.S. is an average of 25-50 people and thousands globally, according to th 2.5-magnitude earthquake shakes Howard County 10/27/2025 08:23pm • A 2.5-magnitude earthquake shook Howard County, Maryland, on Monday evening, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The quake happened at about 5:17 p.m. in Columbia at a depth of nearly 5 miles. It was reportedly felt in D.C. and Arlington, Virginia. It was felt as far south as Waldorf, Maryla Hurricane Melissa bears down on Jamaica and threatens to be the island's strongest recorded storm 10/27/2025 08:14pm • KINGSTON, Jamaica (AP) ��� Hurricane Melissa intensified into a Category 5 storm Monday as it drew closer to Jamaica, where forecasters expected it to unleash catastrophic flooding, landslides and widespread damage. At that strength, it would be the strongest hurricane to hit the island since record Banks Are Merging, so Where Does That Leave You? 10/27/2025 08:00pm • Banks are merging at a rapid clip, including ambitious moves by some of the country's larger institutions. Fifty-two bank deals were announced in the third quarter of this year, the most since 2021, according to S&P Global Intelligence data. Spurred in part by a favorable regulatory environment Getting a Jump on Holiday Shopping? 8 Reasons to Use Your Credit Card 10/27/2025 08:00pm • If you tend to overspend during the holiday season, there are plenty of reasons to avoid using credit cards, like going into more debt, paying high interest charges and damaging your credit score by increasing the amount you owe. However, if you can be disciplined with your shopping, there are lots Magnitude 6.1 earthquake hits western Turkey, causing buildings to collapse 10/27/2025 06:52pm • ANKARA, Turkey (AP) ��� A strong earthquake shook western Turkey on Monday, causing at least three buildings that were damaged in a previous tremor to collapse, officials said. There were no immediate reports of casualties. The magnitude 6.1 quake was centered in the town of Sindirgi in Balikesir pr A majestic Norway spruce from upstate New York chosen as Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree 10/27/2025 06:52pm • NEW YORK (AP) ��� A majestic Norway spruce now growing in upstate New York has been chosen to be this year���s Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree, officials announced Monday. The 75-foot (22-meter) tree is to be cut down Nov. 6 in East Greenbush, outside the state capital of Albany, and arrive by tru Tropical Storm Sonia churns in the Pacific Ocean and isn't threatening land 10/27/2025 05:24pm • MIAMI (AP) ��� Tropical Storm Sonia churned Monday in the Pacific Ocean and isn't threatening land. The storm formed over the weekend and was about 975 miles (1,570 kilometers) southwest of the southern tip of Mexico���s Baja California peninsula, the U.S. National Hurricane Center in Miami said. It Giants rookie running back Cam Skattebo has surgery after dislocating right ankle vs. Eagles 10/27/2025 05:04pm • PHILADELPHIA (AP) ��� Jaxson Dart rushed toward Cam Skattebo as the standout running back was about to get carted off the field with an ugly-looking ankle injury and gave his Giants teammate a little headbutt. The signature smack bonded the two rookies, and Dart wasn't about to let the moment pass �