The ground game: Harris’ turnout machine vs. Trump’s unproven alliance
In the final weeks of the 2024 election, Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump are staking their chances on two radically different theories of how to win: one tried-and-true, the other untested in modern presidential campaigns.
NASA spacecraft to study whether Jupiter’s moon Europa can harbor life
WASHINGTON — NASA is set to launch a spacecraft to Jupiter’s moon Europa, considered one of our solar system’s most promising spots to search for life beyond Earth, to learn whether this ice-encased world believed to harbor a vast underground ocean is habitable.
Texas man drops suit against women who helped ex-wife get abortion pills
A Texas man has dropped his lawsuit against three women who helped his ex-wife obtain abortion pills, a case widely seen as designed to discourage private citizens from aiding women in using the pills in states where abortion is all but banned.
A tale of 2 hurricanes finds more that differs than is the same
NORTH FORT MYERS, Fla. — Cindy Miller wasn’t sure where to begin the cleanup this weekend at her home in Englewood, Florida. Hurricane Milton had drenched her home and dumped debris everywhere. Much of it was not even hers. A sofa, doors and shoes littered the backyard, along with detritus that remained from Hurricane Helene, the deadliest hurricane to hit the U.S. mainland in nearly two decades.
SpaceX catches giant Starship booster in fifth flight test
SpaceX in its fifth Starship test flight on Sunday returned the rocket’s towering first stage booster back to its Texas launch pad for the first time using giant mechanical arms, achieving another novel engineering feat in the company’s push to build a reusable moon and Mars vehicle.
Hurricanes amplify insurance crisis in riskiest areas
Until late last month, there was optimism in the insurance industry. Hurricane season had been quiet, and the number of wildfires was still below the yearly average. Insurers were beginning to hope that the cost of reinsurance — that is, insurance for insurers — would only inch up next year, instead of shooting higher as it did the previous two years.
Hundreds of Hilton hotel workers walk off the job in Seattle
(Reuters) — More than a hundred Hilton hotel workers in Seattle have walked off the job, calling for higher wages, fair staffing and workloads, and the reversal of COVID-19 era cuts, the Unite Here union said on Saturday.
Hours-long toxic gas leak at oil refinery near Houston far exceeded legal limit
Pemex’s Deer Park oil refinery near Houston discharged 43,500 pounds of highly toxic hydrogen sulfide gas over more than seven hours in a deadly incident earlier this week, according to the Mexican state-owned company’s disclosure to a Texas regulator.
Biden declares disaster from Milton before Florida visit
President Joe Biden approved a major disaster declaration for Florida for communities ravaged by Hurricane Milton, freeing up federal funding to assist in the state’s recovery and rebuilding.
Nation and world news — at a glance — for October 13
Black voters drift from Democrats, imperiling Harris’ bid, poll shows
FAA approves SpaceX Starship 5 flight set for Sunday
The Federal Aviation Administration approved a license on Saturday for the launch of SpaceX’s Starship 5 set for Sunday after earlier saying it did not expect to make a decision until late November.
Israel orders evacuation of more southern Lebanese towns
Israel ordered more evacuations and targeted a new location in northern Lebanon on Saturday, as a third U.N. peacekeeper was wounded in Israel’s escalating conflict with Iran-backed Lebanese group Hezbollah.
North Korea says South Korean drones scattered leaflets over Pyongyang
North Korea accused South Korea on Friday of sending drones to scatter a “huge number” of anti-North leaflets over its capital Pyongyang, in what it called a political and military provocation that could lead to armed conflict.
Daring Trump, Harris’ campaign releases medical information
Vice President Kamala Harris released a letter Saturday from her White House doctor, who said she is in “excellent health” and is successfully managing some minor health issues.
Boeing to cut 17,000 jobs and delay first 777X delivery as strike hits finances
Boeing will cut 17,000 jobs — 10% of its global workforce — delay first deliveries of its 777X jet by a year and record $5 billion in losses in the third quarter, as the U.S. planemaker continues to spiral during a month-long strike.
More than 15 million US adults have ADHD, new study estimates
Roughly 15.5 million U.S. adults have attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder, and most of them struggle with gaining access to treatment for the condition, according to data from a U.S. study released on Thursday.
Election may decide if Trump’s legal woes reach US Supreme Court or wither
The U.S. Supreme Court during its last term handed Donald Trump victories in three major cases. But those may not be the last of the former president’s legal entanglements that the court is asked to decide.
Thousands trapped in Jabalia camp as Israel escalates deadly attacks in northern Gaza
Thousands of people are trapped in Gaza’s Jabalia camp as Israeli forces attack the area, Médecins Sans Frontières (Doctors Without Borders) said on Friday, a week after Israel launched an offensive there which it says is aimed at stopping Hamas regrouping.
Battered Florida begins long recovery from back-to-back major hurricanes
FORT PIERCE, Fla. —
Small Business Administration will soon exhaust disaster loan funds
WASHINGTON — Small Business Administration officials warned Tuesday that the agency would “very soon” exhaust its funding for new disaster loans for homeowners and businesses in the wake of Hurricane Helene.
