WASHINGTON — After four people were fatally shot last month at Apalachee High School in Barrow County, Republicans in Georgia’s state Legislature were convinced it was time to back some of the gun safety measures that have long been pushed by Democrats.

But the same shift has not happened among Republicans in Congress, where the deadliest ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — On Tuesday night, the pilot of a small plane sat on the runway of Catalina Island's "airport in the sky" with four passengers on board and a decision to make. Take off into the looming darkness, relying primarily on the plane's instruments, or play it safe and wait until the morning?

The pilot shoved the throttles forward and ...Read more

PHILADELPHIA — Pennsylvania’s nationally watched U.S. Senate race is tightening, with Republican Dave McCormick now just 4 percentage points behind Democratic incumbent Sen. Bob Casey, according to a new poll by The Inquirer, The New York Times, and Siena College.

About 48% of respondents said they supported Casey, who is seeking a fourth ...Read more

Alex Salmond, who turned his Scottish National Party’s dream of power into reality even though he didn’t see his vision of an independent country come true, has died. He was 69.

Salmond collapsed on Saturday after delivering a speech in North Macedonia, the Times newspaper reported. No cause of death was given.

Salmond became Scotland’s...Read more

A Mexican federal judges association voted to end a nearly two-month strike, resuming activities on Oct. 16, as it continues to protest against former President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador’s judicial reform.

Members of JUFED, as the group is known, voted 684 to 572 to return to work but maintain some protest actions, according to a statement...Read more

PHILADELPHIA — Three nurses were seriously injured after being struck by a vehicle in a hit-and-run as they tried to help a shooting victim outside Penn Presbyterian Medical Center early Saturday morning, police said.

Around 4:20 a.m., police said a driver in a silver Jeep Cherokee arrived at Penn Presbyterian’s ambulance bay area to drop ...Read more

Oranges and some citrus trees are lying useless on the ground in Florida’s groves after Hurricane Milton tore through the state, setting back growers just as they hoped the worst for the struggling industry was over.

The powerful storm moved through key citrus-producing counties after making landfall in Florida Wednesday night, killing at ...Read more

ORLANDO, Fla. — Mike Garcia’s boots sank into the earth as he walked the drowned fields of Orlando’s Everoak Farm in the wake of Hurricane Milton’s violent visit. The urban oasis off Carrington Road just outside the Baldwin Park neighborhood has been serving the city for five-and-a-half years. He’s been market farming for longer than ...Read more

Hurricane Milton may have dissipated over the Atlantic Ocean, but the floodwaters it left across Florida still pose a major risk to human health and safety.

Even though the risk of drowning or getting injured in rising, fast-moving water is past, standing water remains treacherous to navigate and likely harbors dangerous diseases. Walking in it...Read more

NEW YORK — A desperate search is underway for Zelig Williams, a former Broadway dancer who appeared in hits like “Hamilton” and “MJ the Musical,” after he was reported missing in South Carolina.

Williams, 28, was last seen driving in the vicinity of Congaree National Park the morning of Oct. 3, the Richland County Sheriff’s ...Read more

Life without electricity is wearing on Ecuadorians, punishing their already frail economy and raising questions about the political future.

Daily blackouts stretch for 10 hours at a time, and they could get worse in the coming months as a dry spell further tests the country’s reliance on hydropower. Traffic lights are often out, internet ...Read more

BOSTON — Attorneys for Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev say the federal judge overseeing the case should recuse himself for largely the same reason they’re challenging two jurors in the death penalty appeals case.

While the request was spoken of at a hearing in the case earlier this year, the killer’s lawyers now detail in a newly...Read more

SpaceX received approval from U.S. air safety regulators to launch the fifth major test flight of its massive Starship rocket — a pivotal mission that will see the booster portion return from space and attempt to land upright.

The Federal Aviation Administration, which licenses launches and reentries of rockets, granted the approval in an ...Read more

ORLANDO, Fla. — Tens of thousands of Central Floridians were still waiting to have their power restored Saturday — two days after Hurricane Milton ripped through the region

Local utilities promised most customers would get their lights turned back on this weekend.

PowerOutage.us was reporting at 1:30 p.m. that 77,355 customers of various ...Read more

MIAMI — Holmes Beach, a popular Gulf vacation spot off Bradenton, reopened to residents and business owners Saturday at 8 a.m.

Holmes Beach Police Department said in a post on social media that you must have a reentry tag issued by the city or proof of residency showing you live in Holmes Beach to enter. Police said they are not allowing ...Read more

ATLANTA — Zoo Atlanta bid farewell to its four giant pandas who left on a FedEx plane to China Saturday morning.

The pandas’ departure marks the end of a 25-year deal with the Chinese Association of Zoological Gardens and Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding, where the pandas will begin the next chapter of their lives.

Three Zoo ...Read more

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — A stunningly precise forecast of Hurricane Milton’s track gave Floridians a strong head start to prepare this past week. It marked the latest instance that a major hurricane has been mapped in precise detail — its path was accurately predicted a whole four days before it made landfall.

Milton’s first cone ...Read more

MIAMI — As Hurricane Milton barreled towards Florida’s Gulf Coast, Primitivo Cesario planned to ride it out with his family in their trailer home in Ruskin, on the eastern shore of Tampa Bay. But he heeded dire warnings from public officials and evacuated to a shelter several miles away, along with everyone else at Fairmont Mobile Estates, ...Read more