Tropical Storm Milton could hit Florida as a major hurricane midweek
People across Florida were given notice Sunday that Milton, for now just a tropical storm off the coast of Mexico, could ...
Brazilians vote in tense local elections
Brazilians began voting in the first round of local elections on Sunday for mayors, deputy mayors and councilors in the country’s 5,569 municipalities. In Sao Paulo, three ...
Voters in North Carolina and Georgia have bigger problems than politics. Helene changed everything
Brad Farrington pulls over to grab a case of water bottles being passed out in Vilas, a small rural community tucked away in the Blue Ridge Mountains. He’s on his way to help a ...
Tunisians vote in an election with one of President Saied’s 2 challengers in prison
Tunisians cast ballots Sunday in the country’s third presidential election since the pro-democracy revolt known as the Arab ...
Pope names 21 new cardinals, significantly increasing pool who will one day elect successor
Pope Francis named 21 new cardinals Sunday, significantly increasing the size of the College of Cardinals and further cementing his mark on the group of prelates who will one day elect ...
Fires at home and abroad fuel anxieties in campaign homestretch
A series of turbulent events have left Democrats feeling hopeful but anxious a month out from November’s elections, with ...
1 dead as Russia strikes Ukraine with drones and missiles
One person has died after Russian forces attacked Ukraine overnight with 87 Shahed drones and four different types of missiles, officials said Sunday. A 49-year-old man was ...
Takeaways from AP’s report on affordable housing disappearing across the U.S.
While Americans continue to struggle under unrelentingly high rents, as many as 223,0000 affordable housing units across the ...
Ohtani homers in playoff debut and the Dodgers rally to beat the Padres 7-5 in NLDS opener
Shohei Ohtani hit a three-run homer in his postseason debut, Teoscar Hernández’s two-run single gave Los Angeles its first ...
Lebanese worldwide fear for their homeland and loved ones as violence escalates
It was a year ago when Jomana Siddiqui visited Lebanon, where her father was born — and is now buried. She planned to return there soon; this time, she thought, she would take her two teenage ...
Padres fandom in full force at first of three postseason watch parties
The Padres’ quest for postseason glory continues and fans are along for the thrilling journey. Despite Saturday night’s game being held in Los Angeles at Dodgers Stadium, the first of ...
In Philadelphia, Chinatown activists rally again to stop development. This time, it’s a 76ers arena
Vivian Chang works on a narrow Philadelphia street that would have been consumed by a Phillies stadium had Chinatown ...