Puerto Vallarta boards up as Hurricane Simon hits Category 4 strength
PUERTO VALLARTA, Mexico (AP) — Simon has strengthened into a powerful Category 4 hurricane as it barrels toward Mexico’s coast. The National Hurricane Center in Miami said Saturday that Simon’s maximum sustained winds increased to 150 mph (240 kph). A storm of that strength or greater is considered a major hurricane. The center said it expected Simon “to be near or just inland” of Mexico's west-central coast on Sunday. The hurricane could bring as much as 10 to 20 inches (25-50 cm) a...
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- Shooting leaves 9 dead including suspect in Erie, Pennsylvania, police say
- Panama declares a state of emergency as powerful quake aftershocks rattle communities
- 4 dead from storm as Isaias brings threat of floods across the Southeast
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- India cracks down on youth protests as anger grows against Modi and election chief
- Isaias makes landfall as hurricane, hammering US Gulf Coast with powerful winds, dangerous flooding
- Trump and Iran agree on one thing. The US election calendar isnt driving their decisions on the war
- Trump veers into Nobel Prize grievances during upstate New York rally on day award is announced
- Panama rocked by 2 powerful earthquakes and multiple aftershocks, prompting evacuations
Fri, 09 Oct 2026
- Videos show ICE shooting in NYC unfolded in a few chaotic seconds
- Trump strikes deal with Putin to get diesel in sharp reversal of US policy weeks before midterms
- Trump names commentator Katie Zacharia of his media company as next White House press secretary
- Vance expresses doubts about Pentagon plan to livestream Fort Hood shooters execution
- Mike Ditka, the quintessential Chicago Bear and a Pro Football Hall of Famer, dies at 86
- FlyDubai co-pilot intended to crash plane into Tel Aviv airport, UAE prosecutor says
- US hits International Criminal Court with sweeping sanctions as part of drive to dismantle tribunal
- Republicans once raced to embrace Trump. Their debate answers tell a different story now
- US stocks rise toward the finish of a record-breaking week
- Hurricane Simon strengthens to a Category 2 storm, the National Hurricane Center says
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- Americans 75 and older are wealthiest age group, Fed survey finds
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- South African-born jurist Navi Pillay wins Nobel Peace Prize for her work in international justice
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- Residents board up windows and National Guard troops deploy as Hurricane Isaias nears US Gulf Coast
- A US charity plans to use AI to monitor its Gaza classrooms for hateful speech
- New US indictment charges Maduro with overseeing machine of repression, torture of Americans
- Christa Pike is walking with help and eating after failed execution attempt, her attorneys say
- The Trump administration is suspending Microsoft from a green card program, alleging fraud
- The long-deployed USS Lincoln returns home to San Diego Bay
Thu, 08 Oct 2026
- Hayden Panettieres ex Wladimir Klitschko gets legal status to protect their daughters inheritance
- Pentagon says the firing squad execution of Fort Hood shooter Nidal Malik Hasan will be livestreamed
- Army finds systemic failures behind DC midair collision and calls for safety fixes
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- Trump says US will not resume military strikes on Iran before the Nov. 3 midterm elections
- Media attorneys ask court for help in preventing White House ban until legal case is resolved
- Man with a gun and knife is fatally shot by security at Nashville federal courthouse, police say
- Four astronauts return to Earth after eight months in space
- Strike on Ukrainian public buses leaves 30 dead as blackouts worsen in Kyiv
- Judge says search warrants used to seize property from former Prince Andrew were unlawful
- Canadian author Anne Carson wins literature Nobel for bold and inventive works that blend genres
- Houthis claim new attack against airport in Saudi capital as witness reports evacuation
- Higher oil prices pull the US stock market further from its record
- Most Americans think artificial intelligence is developing too fast, a new AP-NORC poll finds
- Russias public health watchdog denies a second infection in suspected pneumonic plague case
- Isaias strengthens into the first hurricane of the Atlantic season
- As Democrats eye big midterm wins, Republicans look to turn the tables in some House districts
- FDA says its safety review of abortion pill will continue into next year
- Texas carries out nations first execution since Christa Pikes failed lethal injection
- Two lawsuits challenge Trumps taxpayer-funded ads, alleging they violate propaganda law
- Cornell gang-rape accuser was misled about criminal investigation, her lawyer says
Wed, 07 Oct 2026
- Maricarmen, the 87-year-old woman whose eviction shook Spain, has died in hospital
- FBI says it stopped a Mall of America terror attack by a teen after agents sold him an assault rifle
- Christa Pike is angry and confused after surviving execution attempt, attorney says
- Israelis mourn Oct. 7 attack as Palestinians in Gaza languish in ruins of the war it sparked
- Trumps $90 Medicare rebate rolls out, but millions arent eligible. Critics see a political stunt
- UN health agency wants more details from Russia on suspected pneumonic plague case
- Christa Pike survived 2 doses of an execution drug. How is that possible?
- Scientists win chemistry Nobel for discoveries about mirrored molecules that led to many drugs
- Scars from Oct. 7 fuel deep divisions over Netanyahu ahead of Israeli election
- Wall Street retreats from its record as stocks fall worldwide
- Trump administration proposes a $70,000 fee for international students to work in the US
- Russian strikes on Ukrainian cities kill at least 24 in a major attack that Kyiv saw coming
- Can $1 billion power Republicans to victory in the midterms?
- Skydance mashes proven properties of Paramount and Warner Bros. into an uncertain Hollywood hybrid
- Nepal ends search for thousands of flood victims as family reactions range from anger to relief
- Messi caps Argentina farewell with a penalty and 2 assists in a 3-0 win over Benin
- Washington resident conspired with Canadian school shooter before attack, officials say
- Eva Marie Saint, star of North by Northwest and On the Waterfront, dies at 102
Tue, 06 Oct 2026
- Christa Pike is conscious and speaking after Tennessee failed execution, her attorneys say
- Paramount completes its takeover of Warner Bros to become one Hollywood giant known as Skydance
- Cornell brings in ex-Justice official Sally Yates to review schools handling of sex assault claims
- Trump says he has call scheduled with Putin to discuss possible case of pneumonic plague in Russia
- US stocks rise to a record on expectations companies will make even fatter profits
- Scientist who hunts mysterious ghost particles in the Antarctic ice wins Nobel Prize for physics
- White House aide: Trump did not call for attacks on US cities but explained how hes preventing them
- CNN now has a new owner. What will the future of the network be under Skydance?
- California couple arrested on child abuse charges in horrifying surrogacy probe
- Kilmar brego Garcia is set to be back in court as he battles deportation to Liberia
- Former American Idol singer Caleb Flynn is sentenced to life in prison for wifes murder
- RFK Jr.s embrace of AI confounds some MAHA allies and medical experts
- French riot police fire tear gas as more than 250,000 rally nationwide for school funding
- Man living in Congo who returned to Kenya is countrys first confirmed Ebola case and first death
- How Russia and the world are responding to a possible case of pneumonic plague after lab worker dies
- Republicans return to tough-on-crime message before difficult midterm elections
- UK police arrest a 7th man in connection with a security incident at a US-run air base
- The Latest: Trump agrees to have his super PAC, not taxpayers, pay for his ads
- Cold War memories stir Rubio in Iceland as he champions diplomacy and downplays differences
- Alito says Supreme Court cant stem emergency appeals and voices concern over Trumps rhetoric
- Bulgarian PM says drone attack on 2 commercial vessels is blatant violation of international law
- Jim Bakker, who lost his PTL Club televangelism empire in sex and money scandals, dies at 86
- Saudi-backed Yemeni forces expel Houthi rebels from several areas around key strait, officials say
- Trump signs order extending tax-free use of red-dyed diesel during midterm stop in Nebraska
- Trump approves firing squad execution for Fort Hood shooter Nidal Hasan
Mon, 05 Oct 2026
- Tennessee Republicans consider more execution options after Christa Pike lethal injection fails
- A crowd of students protests Cornells response to gang rape complaint
- Pennsylvanias measles outbreak is the largest in decades in the US
- No arrests in Georgia block party shooting as police pursue who killed 2 and injured dozens
- 2 people killed, including a student, after Florida school bus rolls over in crash
- Republican Sen. Tillis calls his vote for Hegseth the biggest regret of my career in a new book
- Nobel medicine prize goes to 3 scientists for shining light on brain activity
- Supreme Court weighs local governments climate change lawsuits against oil and gas companies
- Appeals court weighs judges authority to restore Trump administration funding cuts to Harvard
- Lula seeks shake-up and Flvio Bolsonaro reaches for more support ahead of Brazils election runoff
- Washington Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin says his 22nd NHL season will be his last
- Messi set for emotional Argentina farewell in Buenos Aires friendly vs Benin
- Australia launches probe into FlyDubai co-pilots past, and other Mideast news
- Spains prime minister calls snap election aiming to seize momentum over housing crisis
- Dennis Hastert, longtime Republican House speaker who went to prison, dies at age 84
- FACT FOCUS: Whats known about the FlyDubai attack probe and the red flags about the suspect
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- 2 killed, dozens hurt as gunfire erupts at homecoming block party in south Georgia
- A new Supreme Court term begins with cases on climate change, immigration and gun rights
- What will the next leader of the UN need to get the job done in an increasingly complex world?
- Nolo changes from a hurricane to a typhoon after crossing the international date line
- Search suspended for 6 people on missing medical flight from Bermuda to Boston
Sun, 04 Oct 2026
- US Air Force removes all bombers from British air base targeted by a suspected terror attack
- Serb separatist Dodik declares victory in Bosnia vote as ethnic tensions and EU hopes collide
- UAE had shared details about FlyDubai flight with Israel, including pilots names and nationalities
- The Latest: Brazilians vote in presidential election dominated by Lula and Bolsonaro
- Missouri makes big jump to No. 14 in AP Top 25 with rout of Gators; Texas No. 1 for 4th week in row
- On cusp of merger, Digger bombs for Warner Bros., Verity takes No. 1 at box office
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- Germanys Merz announces new aid for Ukraine in Kyiv as Russia steps up attacks
- Yemens government declares a major operation against the Houthis, and other Mideast news
- A replica Oval Office near the White House just got a new Trump makeover. Gold flourishes abound
- Despair over future fuels political anxiety for college students on the cusp of adulthood
- A Black community in Louisiana faces a future without a champion in Congress after redistricting
- 2 people killed in Norway after shooter opens fire on hunting party
- Jane Doe solidarity posts flood social media after Cornell rape lawsuit
- A gut punch in Ohio: Nearly 1,400 laid off at truck factory just days before Trump rally
- Trump announces $90 payments for seniors on Medicare ahead of midterm elections for premium costs
- Who are the mystery men who stepped in to keep the FlyDubai plane from crashing?
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