A law moving many town and county elections in New York to even-numbered years to align them with state and federal races was struck down by a state judge, providing a win to Republicans who claimed it was a partisan effort by Democrats to gain an electoral edge. Sponsors of the bill approved by the Democrat-led state Legislature last year said they wanted to shift elections for town supervisor, county executive and some other local posts from odd-numbered years to reduce confusion and increase voter turnout. Republicans denounced the law as an effort to move local elections to higher-turnout presidential election years, which could favor Democrats.
The pilot of a larger plane was looking away from the tail of a smaller plane when the larger plane’s right wing hit the tail and knocked it over while taxiing at Atlanta’s airport on the morning of Sept. 10, according to an aviation safety report. The preliminary report from the National Transportation Safety Board says the pilot of a Delta Air Lines Airbus 350 was watching for oncoming traffic off his left wing as he taxied at about 14 mph (23 kph). “The captain indicated that, as the airplane approached the intersection with taxiway V, he was looking straight ahead and to the left to avoid the left wingtip from impinging on opposite direction traffic coming off taxiway V," the report states.
A statement from former Democratic South Dakota Sen. Tim Johnson's family said he passed away Tuesday evening following complications from a stroke.
Honda Motor Co. is recalling close to 1.7 million vehicles due to a manufacturing issue that could make it difficult to steer the vehicles and lead to crashes. Honda reported the recall last week to government regulators, who issued the recall order on Tuesday. The safety recall order from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said that the steering gearbox assembly may have been manufactured incorrectly, potentially causing “excessive internal friction” that could make the vehicle difficult to steer and increase the likelihood of a crash.
The Department of Justice should investigate major operators of youth residential treatment facilities for civil rights violations and fraud, Sen. Ron Wyden argued.
Shares rose on Wall Street and in Europe as investors awaited new signals on interest rates but Chinese stocks tumbled on continued disappointment over a lack of fresh stimulus in the world's second biggest economy.- China disappointment - Chinese shares have also been volatile recently, with investors first enthusiastic about a series of steps to kickstart domestic growth and then left deflated Tuesday when a press conference did not provide any further measures.
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi travelled to Saudi Arabia on Wednesday for talks that were expected to cover efforts to end fighting between the Israeli military and Iran-backed groups in Gaza and Lebanon. Earlier on Wednesday, Iranian foreign ministry spokesman Esmail Baghaei said on X that Araghchi's visit would focus on stopping "the Israeli regime's genocide & aggression" and aimed to "alleviate the pain and suffering of our brothers and sisters in Gaza and Lebanon".
WHEN WILL HURRICANE MILTON HIT FLORIDA? Milton's center has been moving northeast across the Gulf of Mexico at about 16 mph (26 kph). Forecasters expect it to make landfall around Florida's Tampa Bay area late on Wednesday night or early Thursday morning, according to the hurricane center.
As an official says 115 people were killed in one small town, rights advocates warn Haiti's criminal gangs are luring more children into crime and sexual abuse.
With Hurricane Milton bearing down on Florida, the state's tourism golden egg -- Disney World -- remains open Wednesday, if only for a few, wet hours.Disney, the state's largest employer, said it would close at 2:00 PM on Wednesday and possibly remain shut down on Thursday, depending on the storm damage.
WASHINGTON/JERUSALEM (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden spoke by phone with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday and the two leaders were expected to discuss Israeli plans for a retaliatory strike on Iran. The call, under way late Wednesday morning U.S. time, was the leaders' first known chat since August and coincided with a sharp escalation of Israel's conflict with both Iran and the Iran-backed Lebanese Hezbollah with no sign of an imminent ceasefire to end the conflict with Iran-backed Hamas in Gaza. The Middle East has been on edge awaiting Israel's response to a missile attack last week that Tehran carried out in retaliation for Israel's military escalation in Lebanon.
As U.S. officials struggle to push back against disinformation about natural disasters hitting the country, a Republican lawmaker from a hard-hit district condemned conspiracy theories repeated by fellow Republicans in Congress. Representative Chuck Edwards, who represents a North Carolina district hit hard by flooding caused by Hurricane Helene in late September, called out the "outrageous rumors" spread by "untrustworthy sources trying to spark chaos." The flooding decimated much of North Carolina's inland west, an unexpected outcome in a state which is used to dealing with hurricanes along its Atlantic coast.
Are you Team Spice, or do you run from anything remotely hot in your food? The intensity of your reaction may be all in your head, according to a new study.
Mexico’s top economic official has suggested his country will actively take the U.S. side in looming trade battles with China. “There is a dispute between China and the United States, stronger now than it was a few years ago," Economy Secretary Marcelo Ebrard said at a business forum on Tuesday. “What will be the main idea, the main design of that route?” Ebrard said.
Sherri Myers, an 82-year-old resident of Pensacola City, Florida, says the Social Security cost-of-living increase she'll receive in January “won't make a dent” in helping her meet her day-to-day expenses. About 70.6 million Social Security recipients are expected to receive a smaller cost of living increase for 2025 than in recent years, as inflation has moderated. The Social Security Administration makes the official COLA announcement Thursday, and analysts predicted in advance it would be 2.5% for 2025.
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Hurricane Milton is expected to continue to develop rapidly as it crosses warm water in the Gulf of Mexico.
Donald Trump is returning to New York in the race’s final stretch, scheduling a rally at the city's iconic Madison Square Garden. It will be Trump’s second rally in the city he grew up in following a May stop in the South Bronx that drew a large and diverse crowd. Trump has long believed that he can win New York, even though it is overwhelmingly Democratic and he has lost the state in the last two elections by more than 20 percentage points.
A developing system off the east coast of Florida may briefly become Tropical Storm Nadine later Wednesday.
When Hurricane Milton reaches Florida's Gulf Coast on Wednesday, the immense and powerful storm could generate “life-threatening” storm surge of up to 15 feet.