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Former NY state trooper sentenced to 6 months in jail for faking his own shooting 10/22/2025 02:25pm • MINEOLA, N.Y. (AP) — A former New York state trooper who shot himself, then falsely claimed he was wounded by an unknown gunman on a Long Island highway, sparking a regionwide search, was sentenced to six months in jail on Wednesday. Thomas Mascia was also given five years of probation and ordered Sovereignty, Journalism, Sierra Leone headline loaded $7M Breeders' Cup Classic pre-entries 10/22/2025 02:05pm • DEL MAR, Calif. (AP) — Kentucky Derby and Belmont winner Sovereignty, Preakness winner Journalism, and defending champion Sierra Leone head a loaded field pre-entered Wednesday for the $7 million Breeders' Cup Classic at Del Mar. The Classic field was among the 207 horses, including 58 from ove Rail conductor who was struck by a train and killed is identified as a Montana man 10/22/2025 01:37pm • COLUMBUS, Mont. (AP) — Authorities on Wednesday identified a BNSF Railway conductor who was fatally struck by a passing train as a 52-year-old Montana man. Daniel Peterson died at the scene of the Sunday morning accident in Columbus, Montana. The cause was blunt force trauma, said Stillwater Coun Ukraine unveils upgraded sea drone it says can strike anywhere in the Black Sea 10/22/2025 12:39pm • KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine's state security service has unveiled an upgraded sea drone it says can now operate anywhere in the Black Sea, carry heavier weapons and use artificial intelligence for targeting. Ukraine has used the unmanned naval drones to target Russian shipping and infrastructure Opposition politician killed in a Sri Lankan town by an unidentified gunman 10/22/2025 12:20pm • COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — An unidentified gunman fatally shot an opposition Sri Lankan politician at his office on Wednesday, making him the first politician killed in a spate of shootings that have gripped the island nation in recent months. Lasantha Wickramasekara, the head of the council of the High housing costs are driving people out of Maryland, new state report finds 10/22/2025 11:00am • A new economic report from the Comptroller’s Office says Maryland has seen a significant loss of residents to other states for more than a decade – no surprise to developers and housing advocates, but still a fact that has looming implications for the state. The comptroller’s 78-page analys Five 2026 vehicles you should absolutely wait for 10/22/2025 07:33am • Don’t buy that new car yet. If you can wait, you’ll have new 2026 model year options that aren’t out yet. Although some models barely change, others are completely redesigned and often get the latest features and improvements. Whether you’re interested in improved fuel economy, cutting-edge What to know about the 50th Marine Corps Marathon 10/22/2025 05:56am • The Marine Corps Marathon celebrates its 50th anniversary in October, and for the first time, access to the start and finish areas will be restricted to registered runners only. One of the largest marathons in the world, the 26.2-mile race will be held on Sunday, Oct. 26. With the new restriction Road closures for 50th Marine Corps Marathon in DC, Arlington 10/22/2025 04:49am • A vast network of roads in D.C. and Arlington, Virginia, will play host Sunday to tens of thousands of runners, rather than cars, during the running of the 50th Marine Corps Marathon. That means headaches for drivers this weekend, especially if they aren't prepared. Anyone hitting the road Sun Taiwan reports its first case of African swine fever and culls scores of pigs 10/22/2025 03:59am • TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwan reported its first cases of African swine fever on Wednesday and culled at least 195 pigs from the affected farm. Authorities also ordered a ban on the movement and slaughter of pigs across the island. The Ministry of Agriculture said that samples from dead pigs from a Tropical Storm Melissa brings heavy rain and a flood risk to Haiti, Dominican Republic and Jamaica 10/22/2025 12:02am • MIAMI (AP) — Tropical Storm Melissa began dumping heavy rain on Hispaniola on Tuesday as forecasters warned of a significant flood risk in parts of the Caribbean region later this week. The rains snarled traffic in the Dominican Republic’s capital, Santo Domingo, and at least one traffic light w North Korea test-fires ballistic missiles ahead of Trump's Asia trip 10/22/2025 12:00am • SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea performed its first ballistic missile tests in five months Wednesday, days before U.S. President Donald Trump and other leaders are expected to meet in South Korea. South Korea’s military said it detected multiple short-range ballistic missiles that were la Pemex pipeline spill contaminates Mexican river after torrential rains 10/21/2025 10:39pm • XALAPA, Mexico (AP) — Mexico’s state-run oil company said Tuesday that the torrential rains that left dozens dead and missing in east-central Mexico also damaged a pipeline, leading to a 5-mile (8-kilometer) spill along the Pantepec River. Petroleos Mexicanos, known as Pemex, said in a statement Man sentenced to 21 years in prison for assassination attempt on Slovakia's Prime Minister Fico 10/21/2025 08:59pm • PRAGUE (AP) — A court in Slovakia on Tuesday convicted a man of a terror attack and sentenced him to 21 years in prison over last year’s attempted assassination of the country's populist Prime Minister Robert Fico. The shooting and the trial have shaken this small, European Union and NATO-member Sea cucumbers wash ashore by the thousands in a coastal Oregon town 10/21/2025 08:50pm • Thousands of sea cucumbers have washed up on the beach in the Oregon coastal town of Seaside thanks to a combination of heavy surf and low tide. The partially translucent, pink gelatinous creatures are called skin breathing sea cucumbers. They normally burrow into the sand along the low tideline and