AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — As a presidential race profoundly shaped by Americans’ frustration with high prices nears its end, the government said Thursday that an inflation gauge closely watched by the Federal Reserve has dropped to near pre-pandemic levels. Prices rose just 2.1% in September from a year earlier, down from a 2.3%
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By Rebekah Riess and Cindy Von Quednow, CNN (CNN) — A man has confessed to killing a Montana camper who was initially reported to be the victim of a bear attack, authorities said Thursday. Dustin Kjersem’s bloodied body had been found October 12 in a tent about two-and-a-half miles up Moose Creek Road, east of
Continue ReadingAP Business Writer LONDON (AP) — Chinese online retailer Temu is facing a European Union investigation over suspicions it’s failing to prevent the sale of illegal products. The 27-nation bloc’s executive arm opened its investigation on Thursday after putting Temu on its list of “very large online platforms” needing the strictest level of scrutiny under
Continue ReadingAssociated Press ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Angry seasonal firefighters have clashed with police in Greece’s Civil Protection Ministry, during a protest to demand permanent positions as their contracts expire following a grueling wildfire season. Hundreds of people took part in the protest. They are among some 2,500 seasonal firefighters who are now unemployed for at
Continue ReadingAssociated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Donald Trump is traveling to New Mexico and Virginia in the campaign’s final days, taking a risky detour from the seven battleground states to spend time in places where Republican presidential candidates have not won in decades. The former president campaigned in Albuquerque, New Mexico, on Thursday and was
Continue ReadingAssociated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Rowdy crowds took to the streets in Los Angeles after the Dodgers won the World Series, setting a city bus on fire, breaking into stores and setting off firecrackers. But Mayor Karen Bass on Thursday emphasized that “the overwhelming majority of celebrations were joyful and peaceful.” LA police Officer
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WORTHINGTON, Minn. (AP) — Come noon on Sundays, overlapping worship options reflect how much Worthington has changed from a typical Midwestern farming community to a majority-minority hub with migrants from around the world. An overflow crowd is still swaying to thumping praise music from one of 10 Latino choirs at St. Mary’s second
Continue ReadingDemocrat Kamala Harris says recent comments by her opponent, Republican Donald Trump, are “offensive” and that it’s clear he doesn’t understand women. She was responding to Trump, who said Wednesday that he will protect women, “whether the women like it or not.” The subtext of both Trump’s and Harris’ comments appears to be a 2022
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WORTHINGTON, Minn. (AP) — Over the past generation, immigrants from Southeast Asia, East Africa and now predominantly Central America have transformed Worthington, a once overwhelmingly white farming community. Students of color constitute more than 80% of those enrolled in K-12, Spanish is most children’s first language, and soccer is far more popular than
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WORTHINGTON, Minn. (AP) — Two Guatemalans wearing traditional embroidered skirts bought coconut boba teas on an October afternoon at the bustling downtown Asian market. In decades past, the building served as this rural town’s hardware store where farmers shopped for hammers, nuts and bolts. Over the past generation, immigrants from Southeast Asia, East
Continue ReadingAssociated Press ATLANTA (AP) — With the death and destruction in Gaza on her mind, Soraya Burhani agonized over how to cast her vote for president. “For us, Muslims, I see that there’s no good choice,” she said. With the U.S. handling of the Israel-Hamas war and conflict in the Middle East looming over the
Continue ReadingAssociated Press TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Rocket barrages from Lebanon into northern Israel killed four foreign workers and three Israelis on Thursday, Israeli medics said, the deadliest cross-border strikes in Israel since it invaded Lebanon. Israel kept up airstrikes it says targeted Hezbollah militants across Lebanon, where health authorities on Thursday reported 24 people
Continue ReadingAssociated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Commercial satellite images reveal that North Korea freshly carved at least two large trenches across its heavily armed border with South Korea after it blew up northern sections of unused road and rail routes that once linked the rivals earlier this month. Tensions between the Koreas are at
Continue ReadingMOSCOW (AP) — A gas explosion in a residential building in southern Russia has killed five people and injured another four. Local emergency officials said the blast occurred early Thursday in the city of Cherkessk in the Karachay-Cherkessia region, which borders Georgia. They said the explosion severely damaged two upper stories of a five-story residential
Continue ReadingAssociated Press ROME (AP) — Severe food crises threaten hundreds of thousands in vulnerable areas, including Sudan, South Sudan, Haiti, Mali and the Palestinian territories, where populations face or approach famine, a report by the United Nations’ food agencies says. Conflicts, economic instability, and climate shocks — combined with reduced funding for emergency food and
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — A judge in New Zealand will decide whether the owners of an island volcano suffered a miscarriage of justice when their company was convicted of failing to keep visitors safe following an eruption that killed 22 people in 2019. The company Whakaari Management, run by the island’s owners,
Continue ReadingAssociated Press LONDON (AP) — A ban on protesting outside abortion clinics has gone into effect in England and Wales. However, it leaves a question mark over whether anti-abortion demonstrators who pray silently will be breaking the law. The law bars protests within 150 meters of clinics. It makes it an offense to obstruct someone
Continue ReadingBy Sophie Tanno, Laura Paddison, Benjamin Brown, CNN and Pau Mosquera, CNN en Español (CNN) — Spain is reeling from its worst flooding in decades, after a year’s worth of rain fell in just hours this week in the country’s southern and eastern regions. The storm began on Tuesday and has so far killed at
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Before parents send their children off trick-or-treating for Halloween, there are some safety tips that will help keep your kids safe. Halloween is of course all fun and games with candy, parents and kids can get caught up in all the excitement. Kids running from house to house focusing on candy and
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Some 8,000 North Korean soldiers are now in Russia near Ukraine’s border and are preparing to help the Kremlin fight against Ukrainian troops in the coming days, the Biden administration said Thursday. The new figure is a dramatic increase from a day earlier, when Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin would only
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