Typhoon Kalmaegi leaves 26 dead in Philippines, people trapped on roofs and cars submerged
By JIM GOMEZ, Associated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Typhoon Kalmaegi has left at least 26 people dead in the Philippines, mostly in flooding set...
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Stability AI largely wins UK court battle against Getty Images over copyright and trademark
By KELVIN CHAN, Associated Press Business Writer LONDON (AP) — Artificial intelligence company Stability AI mostly prevailed against Getty Images Tuesday in a British court...
Mamdani and Cuomo face off as New York City chooses new mayor, while Sliwa hopes for an upset
By ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE and JILL COLVIN, Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — New York City’s voters are deciding the outcome of a generational and ideological...
California voters take up Democrats’ push for new congressional maps that could shape House control
By JONATHAN J. COOPER, MICHAEL R. BLOOD and TRÂN NGUYỄN, Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — The national battle to control the U.S. House shifts...
Mendocino County reporter accused of sending sexual messages to 17-year-old, police say
A Mendocino County news reporter was arrested Monday on suspicion of making sexual comments on social media toward a 17-year-old Ukiah High School student, police...
New York’s Jewish community divided, anxious as city faces potential first Muslim mayor
By DAVID CRARY and PETER SMITH NEW YORK (AP) — New York City’s Jewish community — the largest in the United States — abounds with...
BALCO architect Victor Conte loses battle with cancer at age of 75
Victor Conte, a pioneering San Mateo nutritionist who was at the center of one of the biggest sports drug scandals in history involving Barry Bonds,...
US elections face security test as DHS cuts local cyber support
By Patrick Howell O’Neill, Bloomberg News WASHINGTON — As voters across the U.S. from New York City to New Jersey and Virginia to California prepare...
Gaming industry could face repercussions from NBA-Mafia gambling case
By Richard N. Velotta, Las Vegas Review-Journal The indictment of 31 people on fraud charges last month in the Mafia gambling scandal shows that gaming...
Justice Department defends Trump’s post as it urges judge to reject Comey’s effort to dismiss case
By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER and ERIC TUCKER WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department urged a federal judge Monday to reject James Comey’s claim that his...
Santa Rosa council considering ‘missing middle housing’ zoning, other development changes Tuesday
Santa Rosa planning officials are proposing to rezone nearly 2,000 properties around downtown to allow for the construction of duplexes, townhomes and smaller garden-style apartments....
Sonoma County supervisors scrap controversial $56 million building purchase for office space
The Sonoma County Board of Supervisors has scrapped a controversial $56.1 million deal to buy a new building it is now leasing for office space...
Mass murderer George Banks, spared from death penalty, dies in prison 43 years after rampage
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — George Banks, one of the most notorious mass murderers in the U.S., has died. Banks, 83, died Sunday afternoon at Phoenix...
France threatens to block Shein over sale of childlike sex dolls ahead of Paris store opening
By SAMUEL PETREQUIN PARIS (AP) — French authorities have warned they may block access to Shein after it emerged that the online fast fashion giant...
Republicans seek to tap into Trump energy on eve of Election Day in New Jersey, Virginia
By MIKE CATALINI, ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON and OLIVIA DIAZ TOTOWA, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey Republicans are trying to ride the coattails of Donald Trump’s...
Sonoma, Napa counties brace for first major rain, wind storm of the season
An early-season storm is expected to sweep through the North Bay this week, bringing heavy rain, strong winds and the potential for minor flooding, according...
Rescuers race to save man trapped in partially collapsed medieval tower in Rome
By DAVID BILLER and TRISHA THOMAS ROME (AP) — Firefighters worked to rescue a worker trapped for hours beneath rubble in a medieval tower that...
Donna Jean Godchaux-MacKay, Grateful Dead singer, dies at 78
NEW YORK (AP) — Donna Jean Godchaux-MacKay, a soulful mezzo-soprano who provided backing vocals on such 1960s classics as “Suspicious Minds” and “When a Man...
Israel rocked by scandal as top military lawyer resigns, goes missing, is found and thrown into jail
By MELANIE LIDMAN and JULIA FRANKEL, Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Until last week, Maj. Gen. Yifat Tomer-Yerushalmi was the Israeli army’s top lawyer. Now...
DNC chair says wins in Virginia and New Jersey would signal 2026 blue wave
Mary Ellen McIntire, CQ-Roll Call (TNS) Democratic National Committee Chair Ken Martin feels confident about Tuesday’s gubernatorial elections in New Jersey and Virginia, arguing Democrats have the momentum coming off of a...
Courts order ICE not to deport man who spent 43 years in prison before murder case overturned
By MARYCLAIRE DALE, Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Two separate courts have ordered immigration officials not to deport a Pennsylvania man who spent four decades...
First clinical trial of pig kidney transplants gets underway
By LAURAN NEERGAARD, AP Medical Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The first clinical trial is getting underway to see if transplanting pig kidneys into people might...
Trump’s rush to get Scott Adams cancer drug sparks debate about access
Scott Adams, the creator of the iconic “Dilbert” comic strip, was able to call on a friend in a very high place — President Donald...
States and cities challenge Trump policy overhauling public service loan forgiveness
By COLLIN BINKLEY, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — More than 20 Democrat-led states are challenging a new Trump administration policy designed to block nonprofit and...
2 men hospitalized after Napa shooting, police say
Two men were hospitalized after a shooting Sunday evening in south Napa, police said. Officers responded about 5:25 p.m. to reports of gunfire on Greenbach...
Sebastopol moves to shield renters as low-income tenants face eviction from farmworker housing
Dozens of Sebastopol residents who moved into a new apartment complex last winter are now facing eviction — and city leaders are rushing to give...
How to spot November’s supermoon, the closest of the year
By ADITHI RAMAKRISHNAN NEW YORK (AP) — The moon will look slightly bigger and brighter Wednesday night during the closest supermoon of the year. The...
Judge again bars Trump administration from deploying troops to Portland
By CLAIRE RUSH and GENE JOHNSON, Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A federal judge in Oregon on Sunday barred President Donald Trump’s administration from...
Two men charged in Detroit-area terrorism plot after Halloween arrests
By ED WHITE, Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — Two men were charged with terrorism-related crimes in the Detroit area after federal authorities made arrests and...
Hearings to focus on National Guard deployments in the nation’s capital and Memphis, Tennessee
By JOHN RABY and JONATHAN MATTISE, Associated Press Courts in two states will hear arguments Monday on the legality of the deployment of the National...
More than 150,000 evacuate in the Philippines as typhoon approaches
By JIM GOMEZ, Associated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — More than 150,000 people evacuated to safer ground in eastern Philippine provinces Monday as a typhoon...
Silicon Valley billionaire donates fleet of police Cybertrucks to patrol Las Vegas
By JESSICA HILL, Associated Press LAS VEGAS — The nation’s largest police fleet of Tesla Cybertrucks is set to begin patrolling the streets of Las...
Tylenol, Kleenex, Band-Aid and more put under one roof in $48.7 billion consumer brands deal
By MICHELLE CHAPMAN, Associated Press Kimberly-Clark is buying Tylenol maker Kenvue in a cash and stock deal worth about $48.7 billion, creating a massive consumer...
Ukraine gets more Patriot air defense systems to counter deadly Russian attacks
By ILLIA NOVIKOV, Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine has received more American-made Patriot air defense systems to help it counter Russia’s daily barrages,...
Nvidia and other tech companies prop up Wall Street as most stocks fall
By STAN CHOE, Associated Press Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Nvidia and other technology companies are propping up Wall Street on Monday, while most...
After mistaken deportation, Abrego Garcia fights smuggling charges. Here’s what to know
By TRAVIS LOLLER, Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Kilmar Abrego Garcia, whose mistaken deportation helped galvanize opposition to President Donald Trump’s immigration policies, has...
Some Head Start preschools shutter as government shutdown continues
By MORIAH BALINGIT, MAKIYA SEMINERA and HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH, Associated Press The government shutdown is triggering a wave of closures of Head Start centers, leaving working...
The Trump administration faces a Monday deadline to tell judges if it will fully fund SNAP
By GEOFF MULVIHILL, Associated Press President Donald Trump’s administration faces Monday deadlines to tell two federal judges whether it will use emergency reserves to fully...
FDA’s top drug regulator resigns after federal officials probe ‘serious concerns’
By MATTHEW PERRONE, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The head of the Food and Drug Administration’s drug center abruptly resigned Sunday after federal officials began...
Hegseth visits inter-Korean border ahead of security talks with South Korean officials
By KIM TONG-HYUNG, Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth visited the Demilitarized Zone separating the two Koreas on Monday...
Government shutdown could become longest ever as Trump says he ‘won’t be extorted’ by Democrats
By MARY CLARE JALONICK, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The government shutdown is poised to become the longest ever this week as the impasse between...
Israel hands over bodies of 45 Palestinians after Hamas returned the remains of 3 soldiers
By WAFAA SHURAFA and JULIA FRANKEL, Associated Press DEIR AL-BALAH (AP) — Israel on Monday handed over the bodies of 45 Palestinians, health officials in...
A major question for the Supreme Court: Will it treat Trump as it did Biden?
By MARK SHERMAN, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A major question hangs over the Supreme Court’s closely watched case on President Donald Trump’s far-reaching tariffs:...
Today in History: November 3, KKK and neo-Nazis kill five in Greensboro massacre
Today is Monday, Nov. 3, the 307th day of 2025. There are 58 days left in the year. Daylight saving time ends today. Today in...
What’s on the ballot in the first general election since Donald Trump became president
By ROBERT YOON, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — One year after Donald Trump retook the White House and set into motion a dramatic expansion of...
East Wing ballroom donations by corporate owners create awkward moments for news outlets
By David Bauder | Associated Press President Donald Trump’s razing of the White House’s East Wing to build a ballroom has put some news organizations...
‘It is a crisis’: Mayors share how grappling with housing has shaped their jobs
By Robbie Sequeira, Stateline.org In U.S. cities big and small, mayors are finding their tenures shaped by housing shortages, and efforts to build more homes,...
‘Catastrophic’ hack underscores public defender security gaps
By Jimmy Jenkins, Jamie Tarabay, Bloomberg News Recent cyberattacks on public defenders’ offices in multiple Western U.S. states have spotlighted the technological vulnerabilities of an...
As sports betting explodes, states try to set limits to stop gambling addiction
By Karen Brown, New England Public Media, KFF Health News It isn’t easy to promote moderation and financial discipline from the bowels of a casino....
Silicon Valley tech firms’ snug relationship with Trump deepens, bears fruit
Silicon Valley technology companies’ cozy relationship with President Donald Trump appears to be deepening and bearing fruit, as firms and their leaders show fealty with...