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Rulings signal US courts may be more open to lawsuits accusing foreign officials of abuses 10/15/2024 07:15am • WASHINGTON (AP) — A U.S. court has given two top associates of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman until early November to start turning over any evidence in a lawsuit from a former senior Saudi intelligence official who says he survived a plot by the kingdom to silence him. The order is among Get ready for some new winter roommates as stink bugs move into homes 10/15/2024 05:09am • As temperatures cool around the D.C. area, some outdoor pests may start moving into your home, but stepping on these bugs could leave you holding your nose. The brown marmorated stink bug is making its annual move indoors for the winter months. Michael “The Bug Guy” Raupp, an entomologist France's budget battle: Why the government's plan to plug the deficit is sparking an outcry 10/15/2024 05:00am • PARIS (AP) — France’s new government has unveiled its 2025 belt-tightening budget bill, with plans for major tax hikes and spending cuts aimed at tackling the country’s giant deficit. Prime Minister Michel Barnier, a conservative, described the massive hole in the public finances as a “ swor Four Downs with the Commanders: Can we do this more often? 10/15/2024 04:18am • Wasn't this past week fun? I know the Washington Commanders' 30-23 loss Sunday in Baltimore wasn't ideal, but didn't the idea of playing a regular season game against a team less than 90 minutes (give or take a disaster "on the eights") up the road add a bit of spice to a Week 6 regular season non-d Imprisoned Belarus activist who was a symbol of defiance hasn't been heard from for months 10/15/2024 02:39am • TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — The last time any of Maria Kolesnikova's family had contact with the imprisoned Belarusian opposition activist was more than 18 months ago. Fellow inmates at the penal colony reported hearing her plead for medical help from inside her tiny and smelly cell. Her father, Alexa Kenya moves 50 elephants to a larger park, says it's a sign poaching is low 10/15/2024 02:30am • MWEA, Kenya (AP) — As a helicopter hovers close to an elephant, trying to be as steady as possible, an experienced veterinarian cautiously takes aim. A tranquilizer dart whooshes in the air, and within minutes the giant mammal surrenders to a deep slumber as teams of wildlife experts rush to measu Colorado Avalanche still winless due to injuries, poor defensive performance in recent loss 10/15/2024 01:41am • DENVER (AP) — The Colorado Avalanche entered the season as a serious Stanley Cup contender. Three games into the campaign they are winless and searching for answers. Colorado dropped to 0-3 after a 6-2 home loss to the New York Islanders on Monday night to extend its early-season funk. The Avalanc Rizzo returns to Yankees 16 days after fracturing fingers, goes 1 for 3 as New York wins ALCS opener 10/15/2024 12:55am • NEW YORK (AP) — Anthony Rizzo went 1 for 3 with a walk to help the New York Yankees beat Cleveland 5-2 in Monday night's American League Championship Series opener, just 16 days after fracturing a pair of fingers when he was hit by a pitch. Rizzo batted eighth and played first base after missing t China deploys record 125 warplanes in large-scale military drill in warning to Taiwan 10/14/2024 11:58pm • TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — China employed a record 125 aircraft, as well as its Liaoning aircraft carrier and ships, in large-scale military exercises surrounding Taiwan and its outlying islands Monday, simulating the sealing off of key ports in a move that underscores the tense situation in the Taiwan Campaigning begins for Japan's parliamentary election 10/14/2024 11:55pm • TOKYO (AP) — Official campaigning for Japan's Oct. 27 parliamentary election began Tuesday with new Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba seeking a mandate for his policies and for reforms after the governing party’s political funds scandal. More than 1,300 candidates were expected to enter the races fo Middle East latest: Israel faces mounting criticism over attacks on UN peacekeepers 10/14/2024 10:46pm • Criticism mounted Monday over attacks on United Nations peacekeepers in southern Lebanon, as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu repeated the warning for them to temporarily leave the area where the military is operating against Hezbollah militants. The U.N. Security Council expressed “stron UN Security Council voices 'strong concern' for UN peacekeepers after Israeli attacks 10/14/2024 10:34pm • UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. Security Council expressed “strong concern” Monday as Israel has fired on and wounded U.N. peacekeepers in southern Lebanon during intensified fighting, reiterating its support for their role in supporting security in the region. It's the first statement by the U Weekend full of injuries in college football leaves plenty of playoff contenders scrambling 10/14/2024 09:44pm • As the college football season reaches its midway point, plenty of playoff contenders suddenly find themselves dealing with season-ending injuries to notable players. Notre Dame cornerback Benjamin Morrison, Tennessee linebacker Keenan Pili and Texas defensive back Derrick Williams are out for the r Lindor homers as Mets stop Dodgers' scoreless streak in 7-3 win, head to NY with NLCS tied 1-1 10/14/2024 09:12pm • LOS ANGELES (AP) — The New York Mets weren't sure what they were going to get with the Los Angeles Dodgers sending out a parade of relievers in a bullpen game. They found out right away. Francisco Lindor and Mark Vientos homered as the Mets stopped the Dodgers' record-tying postseason scoreless s The Latest: Trump and Harris make appearances in Pennsylvania, the largest battleground state 10/14/2024 08:38pm • Democrat Kamala Harris and Republican Donald Trump took their presidential campaigns back to Pennsylvania on Monday. About 7 million votes are up for grabs in the election's largest battleground state, where mail-in voting is well underway. Harris spoke in Erie while Trump held a town hall in suburb