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Massive flooding in New Mexico kills at least 1 person, forces nearly 300 rescues
Unprecedented flooding in southeast New Mexico killed at least one person in Roswell and led to almost 300 rescues over the weekend, authorities said.
Roswell set a new rainfall record on Saturday, leaving underwater many...Read more
Nearly $25 million spent on Colorado ballot measures -- led by backers of election overhaul, abortion amendment
Spending on the litany of measures on Coloradans’ ballots has surpassed $24.5 million, led by the campaigns to overhaul the state’s election system and to protect abortion access in the state constitution.
Campaign ...Read more
Cuba struggles to restore grid, enters third day without electricity as hurricane nears
Cuba entered a third day without electricity after another outage Saturday evening set back efforts to restore power on the island, underscoring the challenges posed by decades-old, poorly maintained infrastructure.
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Israel hones plans to attack Iran after attempt on Netanyahu
A day after a Hezbollah drone penetrated Israel’s air defenses and exploded next to the private home of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, he held a series of meetings with top security aides to discuss the next attack ...Read more
As election closes in, Bill Clinton, Trump, Obama and Emhoff plan NC visits
Former President Bill Clinton plans to attend an early vote block party in Raleigh Sunday afternoon.
Clinton, 78, is one of many high-profile officials visiting North Carolina, one of seven swing states, in the walk up to...Read more
Are Russia and China behind Helene misinformation in Western North Carolina? 3 in Congress want answers
Three United States representatives from North Carolina requested a national intelligence briefing on the spread of online misinformation hindering efforts to support and rebuild parts of Western North Carolina washed away...Read more
Firing squad chamber priced at $1M as Idaho preps for next execution by lethal injection
The cost to maintain Idaho’s execution capabilities for prisoners sentenced to death, including upgrades to the area planned for a firing squad, has grown to nearly $1.3 million, according to the state’s prison system....Read more
'People are still dying on PCH': Malibu fights to make the iconic Pacific Coast Highway less dangerous
Just over a year ago, four Pepperdine University students were killed by a speeding car on a section of Pacific Coast Highway known to Malibu locals as "Dead Man's Curve."
The tragic deaths of Niamh Rolston, Peyton ...Read more
When Halloween became America’s most dangerous holiday
The unquiet spirits, vampires and the omnipresent zombies that take over American streets every October 31 may think Halloween is all about spooky fun. But what Halloween masqueraders may not realize is that in the ...Read more
In closing days of campaign, Trump riffs about Arnold Palmer's genitalia
Former President Trump highlighted the size of the late golf legend Arnold Palmer's genitalia during a rally Saturday evening in Pennsylvania, a critical battleground state that will be decisive in determining which party ...Read more
Moldova clears referendum hurdle as country votes on EU path
Moldova cleared a key hurdle as part of its bid to join the European Union in a set of votes on Sunday that may help break the Kremlin’s decades-long grip on the country.
Some 42% of voters participated in a referendum...Read more
Musk's pro-Trump PAC plans $1 million handouts in key states
Elon Musk said the super political action committee he created will give away $1 million daily until Election Day to a signatory of a petition calling for free speech and the right to bear arms.
The pro-Donald Trump group...Read more
Commentary: US business leaders want Harris' stability not Trump's chaos
Former President Donald Trump is the kind of salesman no successful businessperson can stand. He’ll promise the world, only to deliver “concepts of a plan.” His economic agenda is a shortsighted mash of policies that...Read more
Commentary: The true cost of Trump's tariff scheme
Pundits sometimes claim that U.S. presidential campaigns are devoid of big, consequential policy ideas. That’s clearly not true this time around. Arguably the most profound policy change being proposed in this campaign ...Read more
EPA lead ruling unlikely to resolve water contamination issues in LA public housing
LOS ANGELES — Days after the administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency visited a Los Angeles public housing project with lead-contaminated water, the agency ordered drinking water systems nationwide to ...Read more
Poppy seed brew triggers morphine overdose, drawing attention of lawmakers
It sounds like a joke: poppy seeds infused with opioids.
Indeed, it was a plotline on the sitcom Seinfeld. But for some it has been a tragedy.
People have died after drinking tea brewed from unwashed poppy seeds.
And ...Read more
College students fight barriers to casting ballots as early voting begins
In the final weeks of the presidential campaign, each side is scouring swing states to get as many voters as possible, including on college campuses. But in some of those crucial states, students face new barriers to ...Read more
'For a while, it looked like the whole world might burn': In wildfire-prone Oregon, grassland blazes are now sapping state resources
DURKEE, Ore. — Bert Siddoway heard the fire before he saw it, no seconds at all between the flash of lightning and the boom of thunder. The strike “shook the whole flipping town,” he said, and immediately ignited a ...Read more
Ex-General Prabowo to be sworn in as Indonesia's next president
Ex-General Prabowo Subianto will be sworn in as Indonesia’s president on Sunday, capping a 26-year rise that followed his dismissal from the military over alleged human rights abuses tied to protests that ousted his late...Read more
Putin's shadow looms over Moldova's vote on EU membership
At the family plum orchard in the rolling hills northwest of Moldova’s capital of Chisinau, it’s easy to see why Zinaida Plamadeala is keen to ensure her country remains on its path toward European integration.
The ...Read more
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