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Canadian autoworkers and General Motors reach a tentative contract agreement
Wednesday, October 11, 2023
The deal recognizes employee contributions with significant pay and benefit increases and additional job security, the automaker said.
Hurricane Lidia makes landfall as a Category 4 near Mexico's Puerto Vallarta resort
Tuesday, October 10, 2023
Lidia was expected to rapidly weaken over the mountains and dissipate, but was still capable of soaking the region with heavy rain.
North Carolina Republicans enact election changes over Democratic governor's vetoes
Tuesday, October 10, 2023
One law approved by North Carolina Republicans eliminates the governor's power to appoint the State Board of Elections; the other ends a three-day grace period to receive and count absentee ballots.
What is Hamas? Here's what to know
Tuesday, October 10, 2023
The group, founded in 1987, has vowed to annihilate Israel. Before this past weekend's attack, it was responsible for many suicide bombings and other deadly attacks on civilians and Israeli soldiers.
Former Texas Rep. Will Hurd suspends GOP 2024 presidential bid, endorses Nikki Haley
Tuesday, October 10, 2023
Hurd was the last major candidate to join the already crowded Republican primary field when he announced his run in late June. He leaves the race after failing to gain traction as pragmatic moderate.
Wednesday's Powerball jackpot up to $1.73 billion as lottery losing streak continues
Tuesday, October 10, 2023
There has been no winner for 35 consecutive drawings, since the last time someone won the top prize on July 19. That streak trails the record of 41 draws set in 2021 and 2022.
Sunrise gatherings and dances mark celebration of culture on Indigenous Peoples Day
Monday, October 09, 2023
The ceremonies Monday came two years after President Joe Biden officially commemorated the day honoring "America's first inhabitants and the Tribal Nations that continue to thrive today."
Monday's Powerball jackpot up to $1.55 billion as lottery losing streak continues
Monday, October 09, 2023
The jackpot is now the world's fourth-largest lottery prize after rolling over for 34 consecutive drawings, since the last time someone won the top prize on July 19.
A 7th man accused of killing an Ecuador presidential candidate is slain in prison
Monday, October 09, 2023
The killing of the seven suspects happened a little more than a week before Ecuador holds a presidential runoff election and as officials struggle to explain how this was possible.
All-out war: Israel pounds Gaza after militants infiltrate in a large-scale attack
Saturday, October 07, 2023
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed to exact an "immense price from the enemy" after Palestinian militants from the Gaza Strip used paragliders and other means to infiltrate Israel.
At least 16 migrants killed and 29 injured in a bus crash in southern Mexico
Saturday, October 07, 2023
Photos from the scene showed the bus rolled over onto its side on a curvy section of highway in the southern state of Oaxaca. The cause of the crash is under investigation.
Simone Biles becomes the most decorated gymnast in history
Friday, October 06, 2023
After a two-year absence and less than three months into her return to competition, the American superstar won the individual all-around title at the world championships for the sixth time.
Russian strike kills dozens of Ukrainian civilians attending a wake, Zelenskyy says
Friday, October 06, 2023
Rescuers searched for survivors in the remains of the only cafe in the village of Hroza. Around 60 people, including children, were attending a wake at the cafe when the missile hit, officials said.
Dick Butkus, fearsome Hall of Fame Chicago Bears linebacker, dies at 80
Thursday, October 05, 2023
Butkus, a middle linebacker for the Chicago Bears whose speed and ferocity set the standards for the position in the modern era, died Thursday, the team announced. He was 80.
An armed man demanding to talk to Wisconsin's governor was arrested twice in one day
Thursday, October 05, 2023
The suspect was arrested earlier with a loaded handgun, demanding to see Gov. Tony Evers. After he made bail, he came back with an assault rifle.
Ex-coach sues Northwestern for $130M for wrongful termination in hazing scandal
Thursday, October 05, 2023
Former Northwestern University football coach Pat Fitzgerald is suing the school, saying it wrongfully fired him in the wake of a hazing and abuse scandal that has engulfed the athletic department.
Grenade fragments were found in bodies in Prigozhin's plane crash, Putin claims
Thursday, October 05, 2023
Russian President Vladimir Putin says hand grenade fragments were found in the bodies of people who died in the Aug. 23 crash of mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin's plane.
Earth is on track for its hottest year yet, according to a European climate agency
Thursday, October 05, 2023
The report from the Copernicus Climate Change Service also noted that Earth set a new mark for how far above normal temperatures reached in September.
Simone Biles leads U.S. to a record 7th straight team title at world championships
Wednesday, October 04, 2023
The U.S. women won a record seventh consecutive team title at the gymnastics world championships. The team of Biles, Shilese Jones, Skye Blakely and Leanne Wong edged out Brazil and France.
A bus of tourists in Venice dropped from an elevated road, killing 21 in fiery crash
Wednesday, October 04, 2023
A bus carrying dozens of people plummeted 50 feet, causing a fiery crash that killed 21 people and injured at least 15, mostly foreign tourists returning to a nearby campsite.