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Scientists hope underwater fiber-optic cables can help save endangered orcas 10/15/2025 10:03am • SAN JUAN ISLAND, Wash. (AP) — As dawn broke over San Juan Island, a team of scientists stood on the deck of a barge and unspooled over a mile of fiber-optic cable into the frigid waters of the Salish Sea. Working by headlamp, they fed the line from the rocky shore down to the seafloor — home to Nobody in the Southeast was over .500 last year. All 5 teams expect to be better this season 10/15/2025 08:10am • The Southeast Division set records last season. They weren’t good records. Orlando won the division at 41-41. That means the other Southeast teams — Atlanta, Miami, Charlotte and Washington — were, obviously, under the .500 mark. Combined, the winning percentage of the five teams was .378. Sin Indonesia finds traces of radioactive element at clove farm 10/15/2025 07:26am • JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia detected traces of radioactive cesium 137 at a clove plantation as it searches for the source of radioactive contamination that forced recalls of shrimp and spices exported to the U.S., a task force investigating the issue said Wednesday. U.S. Food and Drug Admi Indonesia's Lewotobi Laki Laki volcano unleashes new burst of hot ash 10/15/2025 04:00am • JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Mount Lewotobi Laki Laki, one of Indonesia’s most active volcanoes, erupted for a second straight day Wednesday, spewing towering columns of hot ash that later blanketed villages. No casualties were immediately reported. Indonesia’s Geology Agency said an eruption in Russia makes more precise drones and is using them to attack Ukraine’s vital rail network 10/15/2025 03:42am • KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — When Russian drones smashed into the Shostka train station in northeastern Ukraine earlier this month, they killed a 71-year-old man, injured at least eight people and left train cars buckled by fire and riddled with shrapnel holes. It was one of the latest examples of what Uk Christian Pulisic leaves US friendly against Australia because of apparent hamstring injury 10/15/2025 01:17am • COMMERCE CITY, Colo. (AP) — Christian Pulisic left the United States' 2-1 win over Australia midway through the first half on Tuesday night with what American coach Mauricio Pochettino said appeared to be a hamstring injury. Pulisic, the top U.S. player, was slowed by a right ankle injury last wee Photos show life slowly returning to abandoned Himalayan villages in India 10/14/2025 11:44pm • MARTOLI, India (AP) — Dozens of dilapidated stone buildings are what is left of the once-thriving border village of Martoli, in the northern Indian state of Uttarakhand. Nestled in Johar Valley and surrounded by Himalayan peaks — the most notable being Nanda Devi, once considered the tallest mou Missouri man executed for the fatal shooting of a state trooper in 2005 10/14/2025 09:38pm • BONNE TERRE, Mo. (AP) — A Missouri man who long maintained his innocence was executed Tuesday for the fatal shooting of a state trooper more than 20 years ago. Lance Shockley, 48, was pronounced dead at 6:13 p.m. following a lethal injection at the state prison in Bonne Terre. Shockley was convic The Best Time of Year to Cruise in Every Region 10/14/2025 08:00pm • The best time of year to cruise depends on the specific destination and what's best for you in terms of timing, budget and your personal preferences. If your top priority is perfect weather (typically during the region's peak season), you'll have to budget for higher prices and be ready for bigger c Driver following too close behind van charged in crash that killed 3 adults, 5 kids, officials say 10/14/2025 07:54pm • ATLANTA (AP) — The driver of a semitrailer following too close behind a van has been arrested on homicide charges in a fiery crash that killed three adults and five children on a Georgia highway, law enforcement announced Tuesday. Kane Aaron Hammock, 33, has been charged with eight counts of vehic Tropical Storm Lorenzo weakens over open water in the Atlantic Ocean 10/14/2025 05:05pm • MIAMI (AP) — Tropical Storm Lorenzo has weakened as it churns in the central tropical Atlantic Ocean and does not threaten land, forecasters said. The storm was located about 1,430 miles (2,300 kilometers) west of the Cape Verde Islands on Tuesday afternoon and had maximum sustained winds of 40 mp Denny Hamlin punches ticket to NASCAR's Championship 4 and F1 rolls into COTA 10/14/2025 02:50pm • All Times Eastern NASCAR CUP SERIES YellaWood 500 Playoffs — Round of 8 Site: Talladega, Alabama. Track: Talladega Superspeedway. Race distance: 188 laps, 500.08 miles. Schedule: Saturday, qualifying, 1:30 p.m.; Sunday, race, 2 p.m. (NBC). Last year: Tyler Reddick secured the win in the second ra 3 Italian carabinieri killed in apparently deliberate farmhouse explosion 10/14/2025 11:43am • MILAN (AP) — Three carabinieri militarized police officers were killed and another 13 carabinieri and police officers were injured in an explosion allegedly set by three middle-aged siblings who had been fighting eviction from a family farm near the northeastern Italian city of Verona early Tuesda Editorial Roundup: United States 10/14/2025 11:21am • Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad: ___ Oct. 11 The Washington Post on the revival of the U.S.-China trade war The United States and China, inveterate rivals yet inextricably interlinked, are once again barreling into a trade war nobody wants. Tit-for-tat tariffs and exp In Iceland, a town still shaken by volcanic eruptions tries to recover 10/14/2025 09:01am • GRINDAVIK, Iceland (AP) — Vignir Kristinsson smiles as two women, the only customers all morning, enter his gift shop filled with handmade things of oak. After perusing decorations ranging from animals to kitchen cutting boards, one woman bought a small black-stained tree. After decades of making