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Book Review: 70-year-old psychiatrist takes to the road in Anna Montague's beguiling new novel 10/21/2024 01:43pm • Americans love road trips. Or at least American writers love them as metaphors of self-discovery. In Anna Montague’s beautiful, beguiling and slightly bonkers debut novel, “How Does That Make You Feel, Magda Eklund?” the main character does indeed jump into a car and head out on the highway to What to know about Biltmore Estate reopening after Hurricane Helene 10/21/2024 01:31pm • North Carolina's Biltmore Estate will soon reopen after being forced to close when floodwaters pushed by Hurricane Helene devastated the area. The popular tourist destination announced over the weekend that they plan to open and “celebrate the joy of the holiday season” on Nov. 2. “For more Yankees and Dodgers meet in World Series for 12th time in matchup of Broadway and Hollywood 10/21/2024 01:29pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Broadway vs. Hollywood. Subway vs. Freeway. Judge vs. Ohtani. New York neighbors who became cross-country rivals, the Yankees and Dodgers renew their starry struggle in the World Series for the first time in 43 years. “I've always had that sense being here that there’s that und Public university protests escalate in challenge to Argentina's President Milei 10/21/2024 01:28pm • BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — In a burst of adrenaline, the Argentine students charged into oncoming traffic. Trucks screeched to a halt. Motorbikes swerved. Some drivers flipped their middle fingers, yelling insults. Others pumped their fists in solidarity, howling, “Public and free education How social media is influencing the top Halloween costume ideas 10/21/2024 01:20pm • As Halloween approaches, the impact of social media on this year's costume choices couldn't be more obvious. Platforms such as TikTok, Instagram and X are not just inspiring costume ideas but setting the trends and driving a new wave of creativity, making Halloween more tied to pop culture than e Biden administration to provide $325 million for new Michigan semiconductor factory 10/21/2024 01:16pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration said Monday that it would provide up to $325 million to Hemlock Semiconductor for a new factory, a move that could help give Democrats a political edge in the swing state of Michigan ahead of election day. The funding would support 180 manufacturing jobs Blinken heads to the Middle East for the 11th time since the Gaza war, but truce prospects uncertain 10/21/2024 01:03pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State Antony Blinken is heading again to the Middle East, making his 11th trip to the region since the war in Gaza erupted last year and as Israel steps up attacks against Hezbollah in Lebanon. The State Department said Blinken would depart Monday for a weeklong tri Police in Haiti battle a gang coalition trying to seize control of the entire capital 10/21/2024 12:14pm • PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Police on Monday clashed with gunmen trying to take over one of the few communities in Haiti’s capital, Port-au-Prince, that is not controlled by gangs. Solino has been under attack since Thursday, with residents calling radio stations pleading for help as they fled Former Ohio officer stands trial in the 2020 shooting death of Andre Hill 10/21/2024 12:12pm • COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A white former Ohio police officer has gone on trial Monday in the killing of Andre Hill, a Black man who was shot as he emerged from a garage holding a cellphone nearly four years ago. Officer Adam Coy, a 17-year veteran of the Columbus police force, fatally shot Hill while Duke's Cooper Flagg makes preseason AP All-America team as ACC, Big 12, SEC each place 2 players 10/21/2024 12:01pm • Alabama's Mark Sears and North Carolina's RJ Davis looked into the possibility of leaving for the NBA before deciding to return for another college season. Their decisions helped their teams earn top-10 rankings in the AP Top 25 and earned both players some preseason honors, too. Sears was a near-un US missile deployment to Philippines 'incredibly important' for combat readiness, US general says 10/21/2024 11:43am • MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The U.S. Army’s recent deployment of a midrange missile system to the northern Philippines was “incredibly important” and allowed American and Filipino forces to jointly train for the potential usage of such heavy weaponry in Asian archipelago conditions, a U.S. ge DC mayor proposes $87.5M purchase of Capital One Arena. Teams will stay in DC until 2050 10/21/2024 11:25am • Mayor Muriel Bowser has submitted a new bill to the D.C. Council to transfer ownership of Capital One Arena to the city, keeping the Washington Capitals and Wizards in D.C. through at least 2050, WTOP has learned. According to the legislation, if approved, the District would buy the venue for $87.5 Russell Wilson throws for 2 TDs, runs for another TD in Pittsburgh debut as Steelers rout Jets 37-15 10/21/2024 09:38am • PITTSBURGH (AP) — Russell Wilson sat at the podium, uniform still on, in no rush to move on from a moment he believed would always come. Even as the weeks passed and his aching calf struggled to get better. Even as Justin Fields deftly guided the Pittsburgh Steelers in his place. Even as the outsi Should the minimum wage be lower for workers who get tipped? Two states are set to decide 10/21/2024 09:34am • Mel Nichols, a 37-year-old bartender in Phoenix, Arizona, takes home anywhere from $30 to $50 an hour with tips included. But the uncertainty of how much she's going to make on a daily basis is a constant source of stress. “For every good day, there's three bad days,” said Nichols, who has been AP Top 25: Oregon is No. 1 for first time since 2012; Vanderbilt enters poll and Michigan drops out 10/21/2024 07:53am • Oregon became the fourth team this season to hold the No. 1 ranking in The Associated Press college football poll, moving into the top spot on Sunday for the first time in 12 years after Texas lost at home to Georgia. Vanderbilt made its first appearance since the 2013 season, at No. 25, and defendi