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Category 5 Hurricane Melissa brings flooding and catastrophic winds to Jamaica
October 28, 2025 - 11:25 AM

KINGSTON, Jamaica (AP) — Heavy floodwaters swept across southwestern Jamaica, winds tore roofs off buildings and boulders tumbled into roads Tuesday as Hurricane Melissa came ashore as a catastrophic Category 5 storm, one of the strongest Atlantic hurricanes in history.
Lawmakers move to extend Russia's compulsory military draft to a year-round process
October 28, 2025 - 11:25 AM

Russian lawmakers Tuesday endorsed a bill mandating year-round military conscription, rather than just in the spring and fall, as authorities seek to fill the ranks as fighting in Ukraine grinds through a fourth year.
What to know as federal food help and preschool aid will run dry Saturday if shutdown persists
October 28, 2025 - 11:23 AM

A new lawsuit by Democratic state officials Tuesday seeks to uncork emergency money to help tens of millions of Americans keep buying food for their families after federal SNAP funding is expected to run dry Saturday due to the U.S. government shutdown.
A North Carolina man is charged with murder after telling authorities he killed his kids
October 28, 2025 - 11:20 AM

ZEBULON, N.C. (AP) — A North Carolina man who told authorities that he had killed three of his children and an 18-year-old stepchild and that the bodies were in the trunk of a vehicle at his home has been charged with murder after sheriffs deputies found human remains in his garage.
Gaza ceasefire tested as Israel and Hamas exchange fire and blame
October 28, 2025 - 11:17 AM

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Tuesday he has ordered the army to immediately carry out “powerful strikes” in Gaza, and Hamas responded by saying it would delay handing over the body of a hostage, putting new pressure on the tenuous U.S.-brokered ceasefire.
The Latest: Category 5 Hurricane Melissa makes landfall in Jamaica with record strength
October 28, 2025 - 11:16 AM

KINGSTON, Jamaica (AP) — Hurricane Melissa has made landfall on Jamaica as the strongest storm to hit the Caribbean island since records were first kept 174 years ago. It is tied for the strongest Atlantic hurricane to ever hit land.
Pressure builds on Congress to end the shutdown, but a quick breakthrough appears unlikely
October 28, 2025 - 11:05 AM

WASHINGTON (AP) — The pressure to end the second-longest federal government shutdown is gaining new urgency this week as millions of Americans face the prospect of losing food assistance, more federal workers miss their first full paycheck and recurring delays at airports snarl travel plans.
Flight is diverted to Boston after a passenger stabs 2 teens with a fork, authorities say
October 28, 2025 - 11:05 AM

BOSTON (AP) — A man from India stabbed two teenagers with a fork, slapped a female passenger and a crew member and mimicked shooting himself during an international flight, authorities said.
Jury deliberations start in trial of Illinois deputy who killed Sonya Massey
October 28, 2025 - 10:58 AM

PEORIA, Ill. (AP) — An Illinois jury has begun deliberations in the first-degree murder trial of a sheriff's deputy who shot Sonya Massey, a Black woman in her home who had called 911 for help and was later killed because of the way she was handling a pan of hot water.
Tunisian court suspends prominent human rights groups as crackdown progresses
October 28, 2025 - 10:56 AM

TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — A Tunisian court has ordered one of the country’s most prominent human rights organizations to halt its activities for one month, its spokesperson said.
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Category 5 Hurricane Melissa brings flooding and catastrophic winds to Jamaica

Lawmakers move to extend Russia's compulsory military draft to a year-round process

What to know as federal food help and preschool aid will run dry Saturday if shutdown persists

A North Carolina man is charged with murder after telling authorities he killed his kids

Gaza ceasefire tested as Israel and Hamas exchange fire and blame

The Latest: Category 5 Hurricane Melissa makes landfall in Jamaica with record strength

Pressure builds on Congress to end the shutdown, but a quick breakthrough appears unlikely

Flight is diverted to Boston after a passenger stabs 2 teens with a fork, authorities say

Jury deliberations start in trial of Illinois deputy who killed Sonya Massey

Tunisian court suspends prominent human rights groups as crackdown progresses

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