Liberty finally give New York City a basketball championship
NEW YORK — As the final second ticked off the clock, Breanna Stewart turned to her teammate Jonquel Jones for a long-awaited championship hug, as streamers floated down on the court and thousands of fans screamed, danced and recorded the moment on their phones.
As Harris courts Sun Belt, housing costs stand in her way
LAS VEGAS — The promise of the American dream has shimmered in Las Vegas for as long as the city has existed. That hope of a stable middle-class life has attracted would-be homeowners from California, sun-seekers from the East and immigrants from all over the world.
US agencies fund, and fight with, Elon Musk. A Trump presidency could give him power over them
WASHINGTON — Elon Musk’s influence over the federal government is extraordinary, and extraordinarily lucrative.
Musk’s $1 million offer raises new legal questions
Elon Musk is dramatically ratcheting up his effort to use his fortune to help Donald Trump win Pennsylvania — and inviting some new legal scrutiny along the way.
Officials search for answers after collapse of dock in Georgia kills 7
Officials on a Georgia island Sunday were investigating the collapse of a ferry dock gangway the previous day that killed seven people and left three others hospitalized. The dock was carrying people gathered for an annual celebration of a community of slave descendants.
2 dead, hundreds rescued in ‘historic’ New Mexico floods
Hundreds of people were rescued in eastern New Mexico late Saturday and Sunday, as torrential rains dumped more than a third of the city of Roswell’s annual rainfall total in just a few hours, causing at least two deaths, officials said.
Trump, slinging fries and smearing Harris, takes turn behind a McDonald’s counter
FEASTERVILLE-TREVOSE, Pa. — Donald Trump walked into one of his favorite restaurants Sunday and declared he was “looking for a job.”
Want to understand the US economy? Watch ‘Shark Tank’
One day in late June, a panel of investors entertained business ideas from around the country. A kitschy Advent calendar. A fancy mini-fridge for drinks. A flashlight that emits beams from multiple angles. A machine that grows mushrooms. Bendable cups. Pet plants (for you, not your cat).
When 2 Sea Aliens Become 1
Comb jellies, the delicate bells that pulse their iridescent bodies through the ocean, are some of the strangest creatures on Earth. “They are the aliens of the sea,” said Leonid Moroz, a neuroscientist at the Whitney Laboratory for Marine Bioscience in St. Augustine, Florida.
Judge releases redacted trove of evidence in Trump election case
A federal judge on Friday ordered the release of a heavily redacted trove of evidence supporting the contention by federal prosecutors that former President Donald Trump illegally sought to overturn the 2020 election.
Fighting rages in Gaza and Lebanon, despite killing of Hamas leader
Israeli forces pounded targets in the northern Gaza Strip town of Jabalia on Saturday, killing at least 33 people and injuring dozens of others in the bombardment, a Palestinian emergency services group said.
Dolphins’ Tua Tagovailoa to practice this week, eyes Week 8 return
Tua Tagovailoa may be back in action soon. Miami Dolphins coach Mike McDaniel told the team the quarterback is expected to participate Wednesday when his practice window opens following a stint on injured reserve due to a concussion, according to a team source. The hope is for Tagovailoa to play in Miami’s game against the Arizona Cardinals on Oct. 27 if there are no setbacks next week.
Halloween’s mutation: From humble holiday to retail monstrosity
On Nov. 1, 1876, The New York Times declared Halloween “departed,” destined for the grave.
Trump thinks the border got him elected in 2016. He’s convinced it will do so again
Donald Trump turned his back to the crowd and stared up at the screen. Ominous music rang out. For the next minute and a half, the former president and his audience in Atlanta stood and silently watched clips of news reports of immigrants in the country without legal permission committing horrific crimes.
How Los Angeles is trying to keep homeless people off the streets
The day was shaping up to be another long one for Freddy Bauer.
Mudslides, misinformation and an urgency to vote in western North Carolina
BLACK MOUNTAIN, N.C. — Carolyn Burgess, 71, drove on cracked and crooked roads in Black Mountain, North Carolina, to get to her polling place Thursday, the state’s first day of early voting. Hurricane Helene had devastated her town, and its 8,500 residents were divided on the government response.
‘A New Day’ at the Supreme Court? Justices Decline to Block an EPA Rule.
The conservative-majority Supreme Court has taken an aggressive stance against many environmental rules in recent years, but three small victories for regulators this month have left some analysts wondering whether a shift is underway.
Hamas says its demands are unchanged as Biden pushes for Gaza cease-fire
A top Hamas official vowed Friday that the killing of the group’s leader, Yahya Sinwar, would change nothing for its war with Israel, saying that it would fight on even as President Joe Biden pressed for a deal to stop the conflict in the Gaza Strip and free the remaining hostages there.
3% of American High Schoolers Identify as Transgender, First National Survey Finds
About 3.3% of high school students identify as transgender and another 2.2% are questioning their gender identity, according to the first nationally representative survey on these groups, published last week by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Punching octopuses lead fish on hunting parties
Effective leaders consider all of their options before making a decision. They work with others from different backgrounds. They’re ready to give anyone who steps out of line a swift punch to the gills.
