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Russian mobsters sentenced to 25 years for foiled plot to assassinate Iranian dissident journalist 10/29/2025 04:25pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Two purported Russian mobsters were each sentenced to 25 years behind bars Wednesday for hiring a hitman to kill Iranian American journalist Masih Alinejad at her Brooklyn home three years ago on behalf of the Iranian government. “I crossed an ocean to come to America and have a Wall Street waffles around its records after the Fed cuts rates but won't guarantee more 10/29/2025 04:20pm • NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks bounced around their records on Wednesday after the Federal Reserve made moves to boost the job market but also warned that more help isn’t guaranteed. The S&P 500 finished virtually flat and edged down by less than 0.1%. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dipped 7 Boeing pushes 777X jet deliveries to 2027 amid certification delays 10/29/2025 04:11pm • Boeing reported mixed third-quarter results on Wednesday, as higher aircraft deliveries and a growing backlog of orders were offset by continued certification delays for its 777X jets. CEO Kelly Ortberg said the first delivery of Boeing's next generation of long-haul, wide-body jets is now expected Falcons' Penix, London both day to day going into game against surging Pats 10/29/2025 04:03pm • FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. (AP) — Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Penix Jr. and receiver Drake London are both day to day going into next week's game against the New England Patriots, coach Raheem Morris said Wednesday. Both players missed the Falcons' 34-10 loss to the Miami Dolphins on Sunday. The What a Federal Reserve rate cut means for your finances 10/29/2025 03:42pm • NEW YORK (AP) — The Federal Reserve cut its benchmark interest rate by a quarter point Wednesday for the second time since September. Before that, it had gone nine months without a cut. The federal funds rate is the rate at which banks borrow and lend to one another. While the rates consumers pay From NFL stars to HBCU head coaches: Vick and Jackson on same path as they reunite in Philadelphia 10/29/2025 03:31pm • DOVER, Del. (AP) — Years before DeSean Jackson and Michael Vick thrilled Eagles fans with deep-threat touchdown passes and decades before they became head coaches set to lead their teams from historically Black colleges into a showcase game on national television at an NFL stadium, the future frie Blue Line Corridor Coalition aims to keep revitalization alive in this part of Md. 10/29/2025 03:08pm • The D.C. region's economy has taken a hit under President Donald Trump's administration, following a series of government buyouts and layoffs, and now a near monthlong shutdown. But in Seat Pleasant, Maryland, on Wednesday, it was all smiles in hopes that a much-needed economic boost is on the horiz Week 8 in the NFL sees historic blowouts and a shocking Jets comeback 10/29/2025 02:46pm • The typical Sunday in the NFL features slates filled with tight games in the second half, back-and-forth lead changes and several comeback attempts. That's all part of the parity built into a league with a salary cap, a draft that rewards losing teams and a scheduling formula designed to give the be The US draws down troops on NATO's eastern flank as Europe frets about a security vacuum 10/29/2025 02:26pm • BRUSSELS (AP) — The U.S. confirmed on Wednesday that it will reduce its troop presence on NATO’s borders with Ukraine but shed no light on any future cuts, as its allies worry about a security gap being created at a time when Russia is increasingly confrontational. The news first came from Roman Chiefs' Isiah Pacheco expected to miss Sunday showdown against the Bills with knee injury 10/29/2025 02:19pm • KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Chiefs are expected to be without running back Isiah Pacheco for their high-profile showdown against the Buffalo Bills on Sunday after their leading rusher sprained a knee ligament in last week's win over the Washington Commanders. Pacheco did not practice W Georgia Democrat Jon Ossoff gambles on shutdown to save health subsidies as reelection bid looms 10/29/2025 02:12pm • ATLANTA (AP) — There may be no rank-and-file Democratic senator with more at stake from the federal government shutdown than Georgia's Jon Ossoff. He is the party's only senator who is seeking reelection next year in a state that Republican Donald Trump won in 2024, and any chance that Democrats m Character.AI is banning minors from interacting with its chatbots 10/29/2025 02:09pm • Character.AI is banning minors from using its chatbots amid growing concerns about the effects of artificial intelligence conversations on children. The company is facing several lawsuits over child safety, including by the mother of a teenager who says the company’s chatbots pushed her teenage so Milan-Cortina reaches 100-day countdown with ice hockey arena still under construction 10/29/2025 01:44pm • MILAN (AP) — With 100 days to go until the start of the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics, preparations are going right down to the wire. The ice hockey arena that is set to welcome back NHL players to the Olympics is still not ready and won’t be tested until less than a month before the first puck Dictionary.com picks a 'nonsensical and playfully absurd' word of the year 10/29/2025 01:39pm • ▶ Watch Video: Word of the year for 2025 is "67," Dictionary.com announces Sorry, parents and teachers of middle schoolers: your days of hearing "67" shouted randomly are far from over.Dictionary.com on Wednesday announced it has chosen "67" — pronou Democrats needed a new approach on a key House committee. Then came the uproar over Jeffrey Epstein 10/29/2025 01:36pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — When he was elected the top Democrat on the House Oversight Committee in June, Rep. Robert Garcia at once gained a powerful perch and a pressing problem. Colleagues elected Garcia with a mandate to hold President Donald Trump's administration to account. He’d pitched himself as