Category: news
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The threat of election chaos looms as the Supreme Court returns to action
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court returns from its summer break Monday with a new slate of cases to decide, but it is an issue not even on the docket yet that is the center of attention: the presidential election. The prospect that the court, which has a 6-3 conservative majority, including three justices appointed by…
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Sen. Warren and Rep. Dean demand food and beverage CEOs stop ‘shrinkflation’
Two Democratic lawmakers are demanding that some of the biggest food and beverage companies stop engaging in “shrinkflation” — the practice of reducing product sizes while charging prices that are the same or higher. In pointed letters, Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts and Rep. Madeleine Dean of Pennsylvania accused General Mills, Coca-Cola and PepsiCo of…
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New Zealand Navy ship sinks off Samoa
WELLINGTON — A Royal New Zealand Navy vessel ran aground and sank off Samoa but all 75 crew and passengers on board were safe, the New Zealand Defense Force said in a statement on Sunday. Manawanui, the navy’s specialist dive and hydrographic vessel, ran aground near the southern coast of Upolu on Saturday night as…
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Two Chinese nationals killed in ‘terrorist attack’ near Karachi airport
ISLAMABAD — Two Chinese nationals were killed in an explosion near the international airport of the southern Pakistani city of Karachi on Sunday night, the Chinese embassy in Pakistan said, in what it described as a “terrorist attack.” In a statement emailed to journalists, separatist militant group Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) claimed the explosion was…
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Mexican mayor assassinated days after taking office
MEXICO CITY — The mayor of the capital of Mexico’s violence-plagued state of Guerrero was killed on Sunday less than a week after he took office, the state’s governor confirmed. Alejandro Arcos was killed just six days after he took office as mayor of the city of Chilpancingo, a city of around 280,000 people in…
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IDF strikes Gaza and Lebanon on Oct. 7 anniversary
Friends, family members and other loved ones gathered this morning at the site of the Nova music festival in Re’im, in Israel’s Negev region, where Hamas militants killed an estimated 364 people as they stormed into Israel on this day a year ago. The festival grounds had some of the usual accoutrements, including stacks of loudspeakers and…
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LeBron James, son Bronny play together for the first time in a preseason game
PALM DESERT, Calif. — LeBron James and his son, Bronny, made NBA history Sunday night when they played together for the first time during the Los Angeles Lakers’ preseason game against Phoenix. LeBron and Bronny are the first father and son to play in any NBA game at the same time, let alone on the…
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Padres-Dodgers NLDS Game 2 delayed after fans throw objects onto field
Objects thrown by fans onto the field at Dodger Stadium led to a roughly 12-minute delay Sunday during a heated playoff game between the Dodgers and Padres. With San Diego leading 4-1 entering the seventh inning of Game 2 of the NLDS series, two baseballs were thrown from the grandstands toward San Diego left fielder…
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Track Hurricane Milton’s path, forecast and status
Hurricane Milton is expected to continue to develop rapidly as it soaked up its natural fuel, warm water in the Gulf of Mexico. In a nighttime bulletin Sunday, the National Hurricane Center said Milton would likely strengthen into a major hurricane, defined by a minimum of 111 mph sustained winds, within 24 hours or so. NBC…
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Vance says a future Trump administration would defund Planned Parenthood
Sen. JD Vance confirmed to reporters on Saturday that former President Donald Trump is “consistent” in his views on defunding Planned Parenthood. A journalist asked Vance whether a future Trump administration would defund Planned Parenthood, the reproductive health care group that has garnered opposition from many conservatives for its pro-abortion rights positions. “On the question…