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Book Review: Clever new novel uses museum wall labels to narrate life story of rich American woman 10/16/2023 11:02am • Christine Coulson, who spent 25 years working at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, has written a short, clever novel that tells the story of a woman over the course of her life in a series of museum wall labels. In doing so, she acknowledges a sad but undeniable truth — that for much of the 20th cen Kenyan Facebook moderators accuse Meta of not negotiating sincerely 10/16/2023 10:16am • NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — The lawyer representing 184 former Facebook content moderators based in Kenya who sued the site's parent company, Meta, over working conditions and pay told the judge Monday that Meta has not been sincere in trying to reach an out-of-court settlement as agreed in the last cou Muslim boy killed and woman wounded in Illinois hate crime motivated by Israel-Hamas war, police say 10/16/2023 10:14am • CHICAGO (AP) — An Illinois landlord accused of fatally stabbing a 6-year-old Muslim boy and seriously wounding his mother was charged with a hate crime after police and relatives said he singled out the victims because of their faith and as a response to the war between Israel and Hamas. In recent 'We want a safe campus for all students': Bowie State Univ. on new security measures following homecoming shooting 10/16/2023 05:47am • Bowie State University students are heading back to school on Monday after a shooting rocked the historically Black university during homecoming events. After the Oct. 7 shooting that injured two 19-year-olds, students were given a week off to take care of their mental health. The school is now taki Daniel Noboa, heir to banana fortune, wins Ecuador’s presidential runoff election 10/15/2023 11:37pm • QUITO, Ecuador (AP) — Daniel Noboa, an inexperienced politician and an heir to a fortune built on the banana trade, won Ecuador’s presidential runoff election Sunday held amid unprecedented violence that even claimed the life of a candidate. With more than 97% of the votes counted, electoral off In Hamas' horrific killings, Israeli trauma over the Holocaust resurfaces 10/15/2023 10:47pm • TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Women, children and older adults hiding in safe rooms gunned down mercilessly. Homes set ablaze with terrified residents still inside them. Children, some bound, forced into a room and slaughtered. Jews, helpless. For many Israelis and Jews around the world, the horrors com Lions' LB Anzalone shares hug with parents who returned home safely from Israel 10/15/2023 09:57pm • TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Linebacker Alex Anzalone had a team-leading nine tackles in Detroit's 20-6 victory over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. The seventh-year pro's biggest thrill Sunday, though, was being able to hug his parents, who made the trip to Raymond James Stadium to see their son play only a few Can AI Pick Stocks? A Look at AI Investing 10/15/2023 08:00pm • Artificial intelligence has the potential to make people's lives easier with personalized product recommendations, meal plans and quicker access to relevant information. Investing is not immune: Some investors are turning to new AI tools for stock picks and advice on how to manage their portfolios. The 10 Most Valuable Car Companies in the World 10/15/2023 08:00pm • As the enthusiasm for electric vehicles, or EVs, heats up, Tesla has maintained the top spot as the most valuable automobile company in the world. Additionally, it is setting the pace in infrastructure, with multiple companies adopting its North American Charging Standard (NACS), the charging statio Pegula beats Yuan to claim Korea Open title. Fernandez wins Hong Kong Open 10/15/2023 05:33pm • SEOUL (AP) — Jessica Pegula beat Yuan Yue 6-2, 6-3 in the final of the Korea Open on Sunday for the fourth title of her career. The top-seeded Pegula dropped only one set through the tournament and becomes the first American since Venus Williams in 2007 to win the title in Seoul. “My mom is Ko Stoneman Douglas High shooting site visited one last time by lawmakers and educators 10/15/2023 03:46pm • PARKLAND, Fla. (AP) — Florida lawmakers and education leaders from several states on Saturday took what is likely the final tour of a building at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, where a former student shot 17 people to death and wounded 17 others on Valentine's Day 2018. The 1200 Schools near a Maui wildfire burn zone are reopening. Parents wrestle with whether to send kids back 10/15/2023 01:43pm • LAHAINA, Hawaii (AP) — Children take their places at folding tables on a church patio several miles from where their school burned down. Plastic tubs hold brand new textbooks quickly shipped from a publisher. Recess is on the resort golf course across the street. The wind-driven wildfire that leve Palestinian mother fears for her children as she wonders about the future after evacuating Gaza City 10/15/2023 12:09pm • LONDON (AP) — Najla Shawa and her family are safe for now after fleeing their home in Gaza City, but she’s worried she may never be able to return. Shawa, a Gaza native who works for the international aid group Oxfam, is sheltering with her husband, two daughters and about 50 others at a compoun Child rights advocates ask why state left slain 5-year-old Kansas girl in a clearly unstable home 10/15/2023 11:46am • TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Zoey Felix's short life was filled with turbulence. Before the 5-year-old Topeka girl was raped and killed, worried neighbors say they saw her wandering, dirty and hungry. Police were called to her home dozens of times. Teachers raised alarms when she missed preschool. Both par A third-generation Israeli soldier has been missing for over a week. Her family can only wait. 10/15/2023 10:56am • Roni Eshel, a 19-year-old Israel Defense Forces soldier, was stationed at a military base near the Gaza border when Hamas attacked last Saturday. Although she didn't answer her phone when her mother called to check on her that morning, she later texted to say that she was busy but OK. “I love you