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A year after the Hamas attack shattered their community, going home still feels impossible 10/07/2024 12:21am • KFAR AZA, Israel (AP) — ​​On a sun-dappled day in Kibbutz Kfar Aza, Liora Eilon stood where her son was killed. She picked up a figurine from among the belongings scattered around an abandoned home nearby. “Every time we come here, Tal leaves us a little message,” the 71-year-old said, tur A year after the Hamas attack shattered this Israeli community, going home still feels impossible 10/07/2024 12:18am • KFAR AZA, Israel (AP) — On a sun-dappled day in Kibbutz Kfar Aza, Liora Eilon stood at the spot where her son was killed. She stooped to pick a figurine from the pile of belongings scattered around an abandoned home nearby. “Every time we come here, Tal leaves us a little message,” the 71-year As affordable housing disappears, states scramble to shore up the losses 10/07/2024 12:18am • LOS ANGELES (AP) — For more than two decades, the low rent on Marina Maalouf’s apartment in a blocky affordable housing development in Los Angeles’ Chinatown was a saving grace for her family, including a granddaughter who has autism. But that grace had an expiration date. For Maalouf and her Takeaways from AP's report on affordable housing disappearing across the U.S. 10/07/2024 12:16am • LOS ANGELES (AP) — While Americans continue to struggle under unrelentingly high rents, as many as 223,000 affordable housing units across the U.S. could disappear in the next five years alone. It leaves low-income tenants facing protracted eviction battles, scrambling to pay a two-fold rent incr Turning Point wants to revolutionize how Republicans turn out voters. Some are skeptical 10/07/2024 12:11am • WASHINGTON (AP) — Turning Point’s representatives have made two things clear in meetings with state and local Republican leaders — Donald Trump has blessed their conservative organization to help lead his get-out-the-vote effort, and local party officials ought to use the group's new voter mob Today in History: October 7, surprise attacks spark Israel-Hamas War 10/07/2024 12:01am • Today is Monday, Oct. 7, the 281st day of 2024. There are 85 days left in the year. Today in history: On Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas-led militants launched air and ground attacks on Israel, killing nearly 1,200 and taking more than 250 hostages. The attacks, followed hours later by Israeli counteratta Florida Panthers cancel public championship ring ceremony, citing concerns over Hurricane Milton 10/06/2024 10:20pm • FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — The Florida Panthers have canceled plans to receive their Stanley Cup championship rings at a public event Monday night, doing so out of concerns about Hurricane Milton as it bears down on the state. Fans had been invited to attend the event for a $20 donation that wou Rams' offense swaps red zone inefficiency for turnover troubles in another one-score loss 10/06/2024 10:14pm • INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — Just when the Los Angeles Rams seemed to address their problems with scoring touchdowns in the red zone, the offense found another issue to hamper them. Turnovers. Way too many of them. And they proved to be the difference in a 24-19 loss to the Green Bay Packers on Sunda Raiders see 8-game win streak vs. Broncos end in 34-18 loss amid penalties, turnovers and drama 10/06/2024 09:45pm • DENVER (AP) — The reeling Raiders are dealing with drama, dysfunction and now an ugly defeat against a Denver Broncos team they’d owned ever since moving to Las Vegas in 2020. This one started out so well, too, before turning so ugly. Gardner Minshew threw a momentum-turning pick-six in the seco Timbers miss chance to move up the standings with 0-0 draw against FC Dallas 10/06/2024 09:27pm • PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — With a playoff berth already clinched the night before, the Portland Timbers played to a scoreless draw with FC Dallas on Sunday. Portland (12-11-10) secured a postseason spot when the LA Galaxy defeated visiting Austin 2-1 on Saturday night. With the draw against Dallas, th Jordan Love throws a pair of TD passes in the second half to rally Packers past Rams 24-19 10/06/2024 09:26pm • INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — Green Bay's Jordan Love could have wallowed in self doubt after throwing the first pick-6 of his career during the second quarter against the Los Angeles Rams. Instead, it ended up motivating the quarterback and his Packers teammates. Love completed nine straight passes af Giants use strong performance from Daniel Jones and late TD on blocked kick to beat Seahawks 29-20 10/06/2024 09:11pm • SEATTLE (AP) — Isaiah Simmons was added to the field goal block team for the New York Giants this week. The move paid off on Sunday as the clinching moment for an unlikely Giants victory. Bryce Ford-Wheaton returned the kick Simmons blocked 60 yards for a touchdown with 55 seconds left as the cl Donald Glover cancels Childish Gambino tour dates over health issue 10/06/2024 09:01pm • Donald Glover has canceled the remaining dates of Childish Gambino’s North American and European tour. The musician, actor and “Atlanta” creator announced on Friday that he recently discovered an ailment that required surgery. After his New Orleans show on Sept. 7, he sought tests at a hospita Kevin Yu gets first PGA Tour title in Mississippi and Tyrrell Hatton wins for third time at Dunhill 10/06/2024 08:19pm • JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Kevin Yu made a 15-foot birdie on the 18th hole for a 5-under 67, and he birdied it again from 6 feet in a playoff to beat Beau Hossler and win the Sanderson Farms Championship on Sunday for his first PGA Tour title. Yu was nearly forgotten for most of a final round that appe Alyssa Thomas helps the Connecticut Sun force Game 5 with 92-82 win over the Minnesota Lynx 10/06/2024 08:12pm • UNCASVILLE, Conn. (AP) — With the season on the line, Alyssa Thomas and Ty Harris helped Connecticut force a decisive Game 5. Thomas had 18 points, 11 assists and eight rebounds to help the Sun stave off elimination and beat the Minnesota Lynx 92-82 on Sunday in their semifinal series. The victory