LAS VEGAS — More grand jury transcripts released in the case of a Metropolitan Police Department sergeant accused of abusing his power and making unlawful arrests show that while both of his supervisors said they weren’t aware of Kevin Menon’s alleged illegal tactics, his lieutenant was working directly with him during one detention that ...Read more

Israel said an operation in Gaza may have killed Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar, part of a renewed assault against the militant group after more than a year of war in the Palestinian territory.

The Israel Defense Forces said Thursday it’s “checking the possibility” that Sinwar was one of three people killed at a location it didn’t specify. ...Read more

BEIRUT — The Israeli military said Thursday it was checking whether its forces had killed Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar, the alleged mastermind of the Oct. 7 attack that killed 1,200 Israelis and captured 250 as hostages.

If confirmed, Sinwar’s killing would be the culmination of a yearlong hunt — involving Israeli and American spy agencies ...Read more

PONTIAC, Mich. — An Oakland County judge on Thursday chastised defense attorneys for the Oxford High School shooter who killed four students in 2021 for allegedly trying to circumvent court rules and extend the amount of time they have to file their briefs to withdraw the shooter's guilty plea and have him be resentenced.

Ethan Crumbley's ...Read more

Taking care of your heart health can be instrumental in preventing dementia and other mental declines as you age, according to a new statement by the American Heart Association.

“From a public health standpoint, … consistent epidemiologic evidence supports the notion that prevention and early treatment of cardiac diseases are effective ...Read more

ORLANDO, Fla. — The National Hurricane Center continued Thursday to track two systems with low chances to develop into the season’s next tropical depression or storm.

As of the NHC’s 8 a.m. tropical outlook, a trough of low pressure a few hundred miles east of the Caribbean’s Leeward Islands remained disorganized.

“Some slow ...Read more

Israel said an operation in Gaza may have killed Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar, part of a renewed assault against the militant group after more than a year of war in the Palestinian territory.

The Israel Defense Forces said Thursday it’s “checking the possibility” that Sinwar was one of three people killed at a location it didn’t specify. ...Read more

DIXON, Calif. — Deep inside one of the world's largest corn mazes, where the tri-tip sandwiches and soft-serve ice cream purchased at the concession stand have become but a memory and all that can be seen in any direction are dirt paths and dead-end walls of green plants whispering in the breeze, people tend to reveal themselves.

From humble...Read more

ATLANTA — A Calhoun woman contracted tuberculosis after contaminated human tissue was implanted in her spine during surgery, according to a lawsuit that she and her husband filed against the companies they say are responsible.

Tina and Steven Langford are seeking unspecified compensation from Elutia Inc., a Maryland-headquartered company that...Read more

WASHINGTON — In a nail-biter election Nov. 5, expect the losing side to challenge the results in court.

After former President Donald Trump's 2020 defeat, his supporters filed numerous of lawsuits nationwide raising questions about ballots, counting and deadlines. All were dismissed as lacking evidence or sufficient effect on the final tally....Read more

MIAMI — Daylight saving time, which began in March, ends in November. That means it will be light earlier in the morning but darker earlier in the evening in South Florida.

Which do you prefer?

Here’s what to know about the change:

Changes day and night

Time change: Clocks turn back an hour 2 a.m. Nov. 3.

School and work: When the ...Read more

More than half of the 410 hospitals in California have at least one building that likely wouldn’t be able to operate after a major earthquake hit their region, and with many institutions claiming they don’t have the money to meet a 2030 legal deadline for earthquake retrofits, the state is now granting relief to some while ramping up ...Read more

Words matter. Especially when uttered by a president, and especially overseas. “Speak softly, and carry a big stick,” Theodore Roosevelt advised, though he never envisioned a successor who would prove capable of obliterating cities half a world away in under half an hour.

That nuclear stick is pretty big indeed, capable since 1945 of ...Read more

SEOUL, South Korea — You'd be hard pressed to find anyone here who had anticipated that Han Kang would be awarded the 2024 Nobel Prize in literature, the world's highest literary honor.

Although the South Korean novelist had already tallied up a number of other prestigious international accolades and is widely read here, she is 53, and the ...Read more