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AP News in Brief at 11:04 p.m. EST
Weekend session gets off to slow start in Senate as lawmakers look for a way…
Infant botulism in 10 US states linked to formula being recalled
Federal and state health officials are investigating 13 cases in 10 states of infant botulism…
Gaza death toll tops 69,000 as Israel and militants again exchange remains
KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) — More than 69,000 Palestinians have been killed in the…
Chicago police respond to report of shots fired at federal agents amid immigration operations
Chicago police officers responded to a call of gunshots fired at federal agents Saturday amid…
SNAP food aid gets to people in some states while others remain in limbo amid court battles
People in some U.S. states are able to buy groceries with federally funded SNAP benefits…
Rodrigo Paz sworn in as Bolivia’s new president, ending 20 years of one-party rule
LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) — Conservative politician Rodrigo Paz was sworn in as Bolivia’s new…
Rockefeller Center Christmas tree arrives in Manhattan, kicking off New York’s holiday season
NEW YORK (AP) — The Rockefeller Center Christmas tree was hoisted aloft at its new…
Authorities investigate death of passenger aboard Carnival cruise ship
MIAMI (AP) — Authorities in Miami were investigating the death of a passenger traveling on…
Pakistan–Afghanistan peace talks in Istanbul fail amid rising border tensions
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Peace talks between Pakistan and Afghanistan in Istanbul have ended without agreement,…
Tens of thousands in Portugal protest proposed labor reforms
LISBON (AP) — Tens of thousands of people in Lisbon took to the streets Saturday…
Weekend session gets off to slow start in Senate as lawmakers look for a way out of shutdown
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate’s first weekend session since the beginning of the shutdown yielded…
US government shutdown forces some overseas bases to stop paying workers
MADRID (AP) — The longest U.S. government shutdown on record is doing more than grind…
Families on SNAP worry about not just feeding themselves but also their pets
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Sarah Lungwitz has fretted over feeding not just her two teenage…
Democrats seize on Trump administration’s efforts to fight food stamp payments
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — The Trump administration’s legal efforts to fight having to…
Hospital police officer shot and killed in North Carolina emergency department struggle
GARNER, N.C. (AP) — A police officer was shot and killed during a struggle in…
James Watson, co-discoverer of the double-helix shape of DNA, has died at age 97
James D. Watson, whose co-discovery of the twisted-ladder structure of DNA in 1953 helped light…
Powerful tornado in Brazil kills 6 people and injures hundreds more
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — A powerful tornado in Brazil’s southern state of Parana killed…
Thousands flee to overcrowded camps after Sudan’s paramilitary captures el-Fasher
CAIRO (AP) — Tens of thousands of Sudanese have fled to overcrowded camps to escape…
Man appears to have a seizure as ICE arrests his wife, but officials disagree
FITCHBURG, Mass. (AP) — A Massachusetts man seen on video having an apparent seizure during…
How friends in South Carolina are restoring a wetland and bringing their neighborhood together
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — As the October night deepened and her bedtime approached, Joel Caldwell’s…
Drone drops paint and unknown sticky substance onto Russian trade delegation’s villa in Sweden
STOCKHOLM (AP) — A drone flew over the Russian trade delegation’s villa on an island…
Björn Werner is the ‘German Pat McAfee’ bringing the NFL, Colts and Bromania to the masses
BERLIN (AP) — Björn Werner signed everything thrust in front of him by NFL fans…
A fire at a perfume depot in northwestern Turkey kills 6 people
ISTANBUL (AP) — A fire at a perfume depot in northwestern Turkey on Saturday morning…
From Bollywood to bodegas, Mamdani’s mayoral campaign found visual inspiration in unlikely corners
NEW YORK (AP) — The vivid blue campaign signs with bold orange lettering were impossible…