By HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Megha Majumdar’s “ A Guardian and a Thief,” already a finalist for the National Book Award and Kirkus Prize, is now Oprah Winfrey’s book club pick. Set in the near future, “A Guardian and a Thief” depicts a world of drought, flooding, crime and food
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By Jen Rose Smith (CNN) — Steve Roberts isn’t sure he believes in ghosts. But without them, he can’t really explain what happened several months ago at Pennsylvania’s infamous Pennhurst Asylum. In May, he joined a group of paranormal fans at Pennhurst Paracon, an event exploring the sprawling institution that closed in 1986 and has
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By JASON DEAREN, JIM MUSTIAN and DORANY PINEDA Associated Press The full-body restraint device known as the WRAP has become a harrowing part of deportations for some immigrants. The Associated Press identified multiple examples of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers using the black-and-yellow full-body restraint device on deportation flights. Here are takeaways from the
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By SAM MEDNICK and GIOVANNA DELL’ORTO Associated Press TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Hamas hastened Tuesday to ease the pressure on a fragile ceasefire in its war with Israel by returning the bodies of more dead hostages. The move came after an Israeli military agency said it would slash aid deliveries to Gaza by half
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By Clare Duffy, CNN New York (CNN) — Instagram is further cracking down on what millions of young people can see on the platform, aligning its “Teen Accounts” safety settings with the guidelines for PG-13 movies. The Meta-owned platform launched teen accounts last year, its most dramatic effort yet to protect young people following years
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By Amir Vera, Eric Levenson, Melissa Gray, Dianne Gallagher, CNN (CNN) — For 87 years, the Murdaugh family name came to represent a legal dynasty in coastal South Carolina, where three successive generations controlled the local prosecutor’s office. But the family is now closely connected to a bloody tragedy, embezzlement and a bizarre murder-for-hire plot
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By JASON DEAREN, JIM MUSTIAN and DORANY PINEDA Associated Press The Nigerian man described being roused with other detainees in September in the middle of the night. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers clasped shackles on their hands and feet, he said, and told them they were being sent to Ghana, even though none of
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By George Ramsay, CNN (CNN) — Running back Bijan Robinson had a career performance as the Atlanta Falcons toppled Josh Allen and the Bills 24-14 on Monday Night Football, inflicting a second straight defeat on Buffalo. Robinson rushed for a joint career-high 170 yards on 19 carries and produced a spectacular 81-yard touchdown run in
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By SARA CLINE Associated Press BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — For nearly three decades, the small town of Mansfield was represented in Louisiana’s congressional delegation by white Republicans, even though its population is about 80% Black and leans heavily Democratic. That changed with the election last year of U.S. Rep. Cleo Fields, a Black Democrat
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By Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Blake Snell produced such an impressive performance that even the other team’s manager lauded him after LA took a 1-0 lead in the National League Championship Series (NLCS) on Monday. The Dodgers eventually held on for a 2-1 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers, courtesy of
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By Ella Nilsen, CNN (CNN) — The Trump administration’s cancellation of the largest solar project in the United States has sparked confusion and concern among Republicans and Democrats alike. Known as the Esmerelda 7, the collection of seven solar projects in rural Nevada was set to generate up to 6.2 gigawatts of energy when complete,
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By Tami Luhby, René Marsh, Annie Grayer, Sunlen Serfaty, Ella Nilsen, CNN (CNN) — Douglas Jackson, a service-disabled veteran who was laid off during Friday’s federal government layoffs, couldn’t believe it when he heard the vice president say the Trump administration was being forced to choose between Americans and “federal bureaucrats.” “I’m an Orlando veteran.
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By ILLIA NOVIKOV Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian forces launched powerful glide bombs and drones against Ukraine’s second-largest city in overnight attacks, hitting a hospital and wounding seven people, an official said Tuesday, as European military aid for Kyiv dropped sharply and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy prepared to ask U.S. President Donald Trump
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KUSA, DEPARTMENT HOMELAND SECURITY, CNN By Alexandra Skores, Hanna Park, CNN Washington (CNN) — Major US airports from New York to Oregon and North Carolina to Nevada have refused to play a “public service announcement” from Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem at security checkpoints in which she blames Democrats for the federal government shutdown.
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Tracking light Tuesday rain and seasonable temperatures
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TODAY’S SPORTS SCHEDULE ___ NATIONAL LEAGUE PLAYOFFS Final L.A. Dodgers 5 Milwaukee 1 ___ NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION PRESEASON Final Cleveland 118 Detroit 100 Final Oklahoma City 116 Milwaukee 112 Final Houston 130 New Orleans 128 Final Denver 124 Chicago 117 Final Phoenix 113 L.A. Lakers 104 Final Golden State 118 Portland 111 ___ NATIONAL HOCKEY
Continue ReadingAssociated Press Iowa Daybook for Tuesday, Oct. 14. The daybook is for planning purposes only and is not intended for publication or broadcast. You should verify any event you plan to cover. Please keep the AP in mind when news develops. The Des Moines bureau is reachable at 515-243-3281. Send daybook items to iowa@applanner.com. To
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Continue ReadingAssociated Press Nebraska Daybook for Tuesday, Oct. 14. The daybook is for planning purposes only and is not intended for publication or broadcast. You should verify any event you plan to cover. Please keep the AP in mind when news develops. The Omaha bureau is reachable at 402-391-0031. Send daybook items to Nebraska@applanner.com. To see
Continue ReadingAssociated Press Kansas Daybook for Tuesday, Oct. 14. The daybook is for planning purposes only and is not intended for publication or broadcast. You should verify any event you plan to cover. Please keep the AP in mind when news develops. The Kansas City bureau is reachable at 816-421-4844. Send daybook items to Kansas@applanner.com. To
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By EMMANUEL TUMANJONG, NGALA KILLIAN CHIMTOM and MARK BANCHEREAU Associated Press YAOUNDE, Cameroon (AP) — Cameroon opposition candidate Issa Tchiroma Bakary claimed victory Tuesday in the Oct. 12 presidential election ahead of the release of official results, urging President Paul Biya, the world’s oldest president, to concede. “Our victory is clear, it must be respected,”
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KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysia and the U.S. are facilitating efforts to secure an expanded ceasefire agreement between Thailand and Cambodia that they hope will be signed during a Southeast Asian summit later this month, Malaysia Foreign Minister Mohamad Hasan said Tuesday. Thailand and Cambodia engaged in five days of combat in late July
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Such a joke I was listening to Trump give a speech over in Israel and he couldn’t even make it through the speech without mentioning Biden and Obama. What a joke. How it works House Republicans should be in Washington. They are getting paid to do the people’s business and that includes working with House
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press The following stories are planned for the next 24 hours. For text, photos, video, live and audio plans beyond the next 24 hours, please visit Coverage Plan. —————————— IOWA – UPCOMING – SPORTS —————————— FBC–BIG TEN MIDSEASON AWARDS DESCRIPTION: Indiana coach Curt Cignetti is the unanimous choice for top coach in
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press The following stories are planned for the next 24 hours. For text, photos, video, live and audio plans beyond the next 24 hours, please visit Coverage Plan. —————————— IOWA – UPCOMING – SPORTS —————————— FBC–BIG TEN MIDSEASON AWARDS DESCRIPTION: Indiana coach Curt Cignetti is the unanimous choice for top coach in
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press The following stories are planned for the next 24 hours. For text, photos, video, live and audio plans beyond the next 24 hours, please visit Coverage Plan. —————————— IOWA – UPCOMING – SPORTS —————————— FBC–BIG TEN MIDSEASON AWARDS DESCRIPTION: Indiana coach Curt Cignetti is the unanimous choice for top coach in
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press The following stories are planned for the next 24 hours. For text, photos, video, live and audio plans beyond the next 24 hours, please visit Coverage Plan. —————————— IOWA – UPCOMING – SPORTS —————————— FBC–BIG TEN MIDSEASON AWARDS DESCRIPTION: Indiana coach Curt Cignetti is the unanimous choice for top coach in
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PICKERING, Mo. – Nancy Beth DeMott, 89, Pickering, Missouri, passed on Oct. 11, 2025, in Maryville, Missouri. Born on Sept. 15, 1936, in Clearmont, Missouri, Nancy was married to Richard A. DeMott. Other survivors include her children, Mike DeMott, Mark (Deb) DeMott, Rhonda (Steve) Schmidt, and Heather (Bill) Pistole, all of Maryville; 11 grandchildren; numerous
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CLOVIS, Calif. – Amanda Marie Richey, 36, Clovis, California, formerly of Wathena, Kansas, passed away Sept. 29, 2025. Farewell Services and Public Livestream 1 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 18, Meierhoffer Funeral Home & Crematory. Inurnment Memorial Park Cemetery. The family will gather with friends 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday. The family requests contributions to Amanda’s
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Late Notices Shannon Anderson Shannon Kirk William Anderson, 52, of St. Joseph, died Oct. 12, 2025. Visitation 6 to 8 p.m. Oct. 17 at the Rupp Funeral Home. Mr. Anderson will be cremated following the visitation. www.ruppfuneral.com Dorothy M. Pigsley HAMILTON, Mo. -Dorothy M. Pigsley, 85, Hamilton, Missouri, died Oct. 10, 2025. Arrangements pending under
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