By JOSH FUNK AP Transportation Writer Air traffic controllers missed their paychecks Tuesday because of the ongoing government shutdown, and that has Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy and the head of the controllers’ union concerned that flight delays could multiply as increasingly stressed-out controllers call out sick. Recent absences have led to a number of isolated
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By LEONARDO BEVILACQUA/Mississippi Today Mississippi Today The Mississippi Department of Education has announced new pathways to become certified elementary educators and special educators. The change became effective Monday. Education students can start teaching elementary school classes on a provisional license while taking a new free course to satisfy the Foundation of Reading test requirements. Students
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By ELÉONORE HUGHES Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Lawyers for Brazilian former President Jair Bolsonaro filed an appeal to reduce his prison sentence for attempting a coup after his 2022 electoral defeat. Judges in September convicted Bolsonaro of trying to overthrow democracy and sentenced him to 27 years and three months in jail.
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By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Chiefs have more losses through eight games than they had the entirety of last regular season. They just might be a better team, though. So much of the incredible 15-2 regular-season record a year ago was smoke and mirrors, the byproduct
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By RAJESH ROY Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — Cyclone Montha started making landfall along India’s eastern coast, the weather office said late Tuesday, with the storm due to bring torrential rains and strong winds. Montha, swirling over the Bay of Bengal, intensified into a severe cyclonic storm that threatens flooding of low-lying areas in
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By The Associated Press It’s a boy — named Christopher — for 70-year-old actor Kelsey Grammer and his wife Kayte Walsh. The “Frasier” star announced his latest baby news on Monday’s edition of the “Pod Meets World” podcast. “We just had our fourth one, it just became eight kids,” Grammer said. “It was like three
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By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — President Donald Trump’s lawyers have asked a New York state appeals court to toss out his hush money criminal conviction, saying federal law preempts state law and there was no intent to commit a crime. The lawyers filed their written arguments with the state’s mid-level appeals
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By HANNAH FINGERHUT Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa Republican Congressman Randy Feenstra on Tuesday confirmed that he is running for governor after a monthslong exploratory campaign in which he amassed support and raised money for an open election in a high stakes midterm year. Feenstra released a video that touted his vote
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By HANNAH FINGERHUT Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa Republican Congressman Randy Feenstra on Tuesday confirmed that he is running for governor after a monthslong exploratory campaign in which he amassed support and raised money for an open election in a high stakes midterm year. Feenstra released a video that touted his vote
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By MIKE CORDER Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The Dutch election campaign was on the home stretch Tuesday, a day before the country goes to the polls in a knife-edge vote with anti-Islam lawmaker Geert Wilders seeking a second straight victory for his far-right Party for Freedom. The campaign has largely focused on
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By The Associated Press (All times Eastern) Schedule subject to change and/or blackouts Wednesday, Oct. 29 COLLEGE FOOTBALL 7:30 p.m. ESPN2 — Jacksonville St. at MTSU 8 p.m. CBSSN — FIU at Missouri St. COLLEGE GOLF 3 p.m. GOLF — The 2025 East Lake Cup: Final Round, East Lake Golf Club, Atlanta COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL (WOMEN’S)
Continue Reading All Times EDT EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct GB Philadelphia 4 0 1.000 — New York 2 2 .500 2 Boston 1 3 .250 3 Toronto 1 3 .250 3 Brooklyn 0 4 .000 4 Southeast Division W L Pct GB Miami 3 1 .750 — Charlotte 2 2 .500 1 Atlanta 1
Continue Reading All Times EDT EASTERN CONFERENCE W L Pct GB L10 Str Home Away Conf Philadelphia 4 0 1.000 — 4-0 W-4 2-0 2-0 4-0 Chicago 3 0 1.000 ½ 3-0 W-3 2-0 1-0 3-0 Miami 3 1 .750 1 3-1 W-3 2-0 1-1 2-1 Cleveland 3 1 .750 1 3-1 W-3 1-0 2-1 3-1 Milwaukee
Continue Reading All Times EDT EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct GB L10 Str Home Away Conf Philadelphia 4 0 1.000 — 4-0 W-4 2-0 2-0 4-0 New York 2 2 .500 2 2-2 L-2 2-0 0-2 2-2 Boston 1 3 .250 3 1-3 W-1 0-1 1-2 0-3 Toronto 1 3 .250 3 1-3 L-3 0-1
Continue Reading All Times EDT EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Home Away Div Montreal 11 8 3 0 16 40 33 3-1-0 5-2-0 2-1-0 Detroit 10 7 3 0 14 35 31 5-1-0 2-2-0 4-2-0 Toronto 10 5 4 1 11 35 36 5-2-1 0-2-0 2-3-0 Florida 11 5 5 1
Continue Reading All Times EDT EASTERN CONFERENCE GP W L OT Pts GF GA Home Away Div New Jersey 10 8 2 0 16 39 30 5-0-0 3-2-0 1-1-0 Pittsburgh 11 7 2 2 16 40 30 3-1-1 4-1-1 2-1-2 Montreal 11 8 3 0 16 40 33 3-1-0 5-2-0 2-1-0 Detroit 10 7 3 0 14
Continue Reading All Times EDT EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Montreal 11 8 3 0 16 40 33 Detroit 10 7 3 0 14 35 31 Toronto 10 5 4 1 11 35 36 Florida 11 5 5 1 11 27 31 Ottawa 11 5 5 1 11 41 44 Buffalo
Continue Reading All Times EDT AMERICAN CONFERENCE East W L T Pct PF PA Home Away AFC NFC Div New England 6 2 0 .750 213 146 2-2-0 4-0-0 4-2-0 2-0-0 2-0-0 Buffalo 5 2 0 .714 207 146 3-1-0 2-1-0 3-1-0 2-1-0 2-1-0 Miami 2 6 0 .250 174 215 1-2-0 1-4-0 1-5-0 1-1-0 1-2-0 N.Y.
Continue Reading All Times EDT AMERICAN CONFERENCE East W L T Pct PF PA New England 6 2 0 .750 213 146 Buffalo 5 2 0 .714 207 146 Miami 2 6 0 .250 174 215 N.Y. Jets 1 7 0 .125 168 221 South W L T Pct PF PA Indianapolis 7 1 0 .875 270
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BANGKOK (AP) — The number of people fleeing from Myanmar to Thailand after Myanmar’s military shut down a major online scam center has slowed to a trickle, a Thai regional army commander said Tuesday, after more than 1,500 had left in the past week. The KK Park site, identified by Thai officials and independent experts
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By The Associated Press 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. The legislation, which was approved by the lower house, the State Duma, in a third and final
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By FARNOUSH AMIRI Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Mike Waltz is approaching his new role as U.S. ambassador to the United Nations and a mandate from President Donald Trump to cut funding for what were once longtime American priorities the same way he set about representing Florida in Congress. “I approach nearly every decision
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By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Actor Prunella Scales, best known as acid-tongued Sybil Fawlty in the classic British sitcom “Fawlty Towers,” has died, her children said Tuesday. She was 93 and had lived with dementia for many years. Scales’ sons, Samuel and Joseph West, said she died “peacefully at home in London”
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By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — A newly discovered Dr. Seuss manuscript featuring the Cat in the Hat and celebrating the United States will be published next year, just in time for America’s 250th anniversary. “Sing the 50 United States” is the first full manuscript written by Dr. Seuss — born
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By PATRICK WHITTLE and JOHN HANNA Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Maine’s elections in recent years have been relatively free of problems, and verified cases of voter fraud are exceedingly rare. That’s not stopping Republicans from pushing for major changes in the way the state conducts its voting. Maine is one of two states
Continue Reading By The Associated Press The winning numbers in Monday’s drawing of the “Nebraska Pick 5” game were: 13, 21, 22, 32, 37 (thirteen, twenty-one, twenty-two, thirty-two, thirty-seven) For more lottery results, go to Jackpot.com | Order Lottery Tickets
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By HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Citing a chronic shortage of financial backing for independent publishers and nonprofits dedicated to writing and reading, a coalition of seven charitable foundations has established a Literary Arts Fund that will distribute a minimum of $50 million over the next five years. The idea for
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By TRÂN NGUYỄN Associated Press REDDING, Calif. (AP) — In a stretch of Northern California known for farming, ranching and a rural way of life, residents worry a ballot measure to redraw U.S. House maps is all but certain to dilute what little political power they possess in the heavily Democratic state. If Proposition 50
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By ANIRUDDHA GHOSAL Associated Press HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — Heavy rains have caused major flooding in central Vietnam, with rivers swelling and submerging homes, farmland and tourist destinations including the historic cities of Hue and Hoi An. Rainfall in the central city of Hue reached 1,085 millimeters (42 inches) in 24 hours by late Monday,
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By SYLVIE CORBET Associated Press PARIS (AP) — A delegation of French senators visited the Louvre on Tuesday and acknowledged that the museum’s security was “not in line” with modern standards, calling for improved measures at the Paris landmark that was the scene of a stunning heist earlier this month. Thieves took less than eight
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