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More than 67,000 Palestinians have been killed in the Israel-Hamas war, Gaza’s Health Ministry says

3:50 AM on Saturday, October 4

More than 67,000 Palestinians have been killed in the Israel-Hamas war, Gaza’s Health Ministry says

A large lithium battery energy storage system operated by Key Capture Energy that can power 15,000 homes for two hours during outages or high demand sits surrounded by a fence in Blasdell, N.Y., Tuesday, Sept. 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Ted Shaffrey)

Fears of massive battery fires spark local opposition to energy storage projects

3:02 AM on Saturday, October 4

Lithium-ion batteries are increasingly being used to store power for electrical grids, but some localities are concerned about fire risks

Iran executes 6 death-row inmates it alleges carried out attacks in the country's oil-rich southwest on behalf of Israel

12:05 AM on Saturday, October 4

Iran executes 6 death-row inmates it alleges carried out attacks in the country's oil-rich southwest on behalf of Israel

A Syrian woman passes in front of posters showing Syrian-American Jew Henry Hamra, a candidate for the Syrian Parliamentary elections, in the Jewish neighborhood of old Damascus, Syria Friday, Oct. 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

Many Syrians are unaware of the first parliamentary election since Assad's fall

11:11 PM on Friday, October 3

The streets of Damascus show little sign a parliamentary election is set to take place

Japan’s ruling party elects Sanae Takaichi as new leader, likely to become country’s first female prime minister

10:56 PM on Friday, October 3

Japan’s ruling party elects Sanae Takaichi as new leader, likely to become country’s first female prime minister

(AP Illustration / Peter Hamlin)

Couples should never go to bed angry, right? It might be time to rethink that

9:07 PM on Friday, October 3

Couples should never go to bed angry, right

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La. and Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill, Friday, Oct. 3, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib)

The GOP says it's winning the shutdown. Some fear Trump's cuts may change that

9:03 PM on Friday, October 3

President Donald Trump is using the federal shutdown to push deep spending cuts in states that backed Democrat Kamala Harris in 2024

FILE - President Donald Trump silences his mobile phone in the Oval Office of the White House, May 23, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

Trump's 'paper tiger' jab at Russia echoes Mao's propaganda against the US

9:01 PM on Friday, October 3

Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin have been trading barbs using the term "paper tiger," a phrase popularized by the Chinese communist leader Mao Zedong

This combination photo of candidates to replace Republican Rep. Mark Green in a Tennessee special election for the U.S. Seventh Congressional District shows Republican Jody Barrett, from top left, Democrat Aftyn Behn, Republican Gino Bulso, Democrat Darden Copeland, Democrat Vincent Dixie, Republican Mason Foley, and bottom row from left, Republican Joe Leurs, Democrat Bo Mitchell and Republicans Lee Reeves, Matt Van Epps and Tres Wittum. (AP Photo)

In Tennessee, a US House primary special election draws a crowd

9:01 PM on Friday, October 3

A Tennessee special election to replace a Republican congressman who stepped aside this summer has attracted crowded primaries for both major parties

New Mexico Republican state Senate Minority Leader Bill Sharer of Farmington, N.M., speaks at the opening of a special legislative session in Santa Fe, N.M., Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Morgan Lee)

New Mexico governor signs bills to counter federal cuts, support health care and food assistance

6:37 PM on Friday, October 3

New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham has signed a package of bills aimed at shoring up food assistance, rural health care and public broadcasting in response to recently enacted federal cuts

James Mountain emcees an American Indian Day event in Santa Fe on Feb. 3, 2023. (Eddie Moore/The Albuquerque Journal via AP)

Embattled figure in Native politics resigns as chairman of pueblo governors council in New Mexico

6:27 PM on Friday, October 3

An embattled figure in Native American politics has resigned as chairman of the All Pueblo Council of Governors, days after his arrest on suspicion of driving while intoxicated

Law enforcement respond after a car crashed into Los Angeles City Hall on Friday, Oct. 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Jaimie Ding)

LA City Hall evacuated after car crashes into building's steps and the driver is in police custody

5:16 PM on Friday, October 3

Officials say Los Angeles’s City Hall was evacuated after a car crashed into the steps of the building and the driver has been taken into police custody

MLB Postseason Glance

3:13 PM on Friday, October 3

MLB Postseason Glance

FILE - North Carolina Gov. Josh Stein delivers the State of the State address at the Legislative Building, March 12, 2025, in Raleigh N.C. (AP Photo/Chris Seward, File)

North Carolina governor signs criminal justice bill into law after Ukrainian refugee’s death

11:57 AM on Friday, October 3

North Carolina’s Democratic governor has signed into law a criminal justice measure pushed by the Republican-controlled legislature in response to the stabbing death of a Ukrainian refugee on a Charlotte train

Roel Calderon, left, and Ashley Miramontes try on fashions inspired by Taylor Swift's new album, "The Life of a Showgirl," at a TikTok/Taylor Swift fan activation pop-up event to celebrate the release of the album on Friday, Oct. 3, 2025, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)

From tequila cocktails to themed pop-ups, Taylor Swift fans celebrate 'The Life of a Showgirl'

9:49 AM on Friday, October 3

Taylor Swift fans around the world are celebrating her latest album release, “The Life of a Showgirl.”

Smoke rises to the sky following an Israeli military strike in the northern Gaza Strip, as seen from southern Israel, Friday, Oct. 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)

Trump orders Israel to stop bombing Gaza after Hamas partially accepts his peace plan

7:23 AM on Friday, October 3

U.S. President Donald Trump has ordered Israel to stop bombing the Gaza Strip after Hamas said it had accepted some elements of his plan to end the nearly two-year war and return all the remaining hostages taken in the Oct. 7, 2023, attack

FILE - Activists carry signs during a protest against President Donald Trump's federal takeover of policing of the District of Columbia, Saturday, Aug. 16, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

The Latest: Hamas accepts some elements of Trump’s peace plan for Gaza, others require negotiation

4:46 AM on Friday, October 3

Hamas responded Friday to President Donald Trump’s proposed plan to end the war in the Gaza Strip, agreeing to give up power and release all remaining hostages, but the group said that other elements require further consultations among Palestinians

A rescuer walks near the islamic boarding school where a building collapsed in Sidoarjo, East Java, Indonesia, Saturday, Oct. 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Achmad Ibrahim)

Death toll from Indonesian school collapse rises to 14 as crews pull more bodies from rubble

10:02 PM on Thursday, October 2

The death toll from a school collapse in Indonesia rose to 14 on Friday after recovery crews pulled multiple bodies from beneath the rubble

FILE - Travis Kelce, left, and Taylor Swift pose after the AFC Championship NFL football game against the Buffalo Bills, Jan. 26, 2025, in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis, File)

Decoding Taylor Swift’s 'The Life of a Showgirl': A guide to her references

9:20 PM on Thursday, October 2

Taylor Swift's new album, "The Life of a Showgirl," is packed with Easter eggs for fans to decode

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