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Hurricane Idalia weakens to a tropical storm after slamming Florida as a powerful hurricane

Hurricane Idalia weakens to a tropical storm after slamming Florida as a powerful hurricane

PERRY, Fla. (AP) — Idalia lost steam and weakened to a tropical storm Wednesday after slamming into Florida as a powerful hurricane hours earlier.
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Ukrainian drones strike deep in Russian territory, Moscow says, while a barrage in Kyiv kills 2

Ukrainian drones strike deep in Russian territory, Moscow says, while a barrage in Kyiv kills 2

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine sent waves of drones deep into western Russia in more than four hours of nighttime attacks that struck military assets, Russian officials and media reports said Wednesday.
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Senate GOP leader Mitch McConnell appears to freeze up again, this time at a Kentucky event

Senate GOP leader Mitch McConnell appears to freeze up again, this time at a Kentucky event

WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell appeared to briefly freeze up and was unable to answer a question from a reporter at an event in Kentucky on Wednesday, weeks after he had a similar episode in Washington.
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Former Catholic cardinal, age 93, is not competent to stand trial on teen sexual abuse charges

Former Catholic cardinal, age 93, is not competent to stand trial on teen sexual abuse charges

DEDHAM, Mass.
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White House says Putin and Kim Jong Un traded letters as Russia looks for munitions from North Korea

White House says Putin and Kim Jong Un traded letters as Russia looks for munitions from North Korea

WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House on Wednesday said that it has new intelligence that shows Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un have swapped letters as Russia looks to North Korea for munitions for the war in Ukraine
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North Korea launches ballistic missiles toward the sea after US flies bomber during drills

North Korea launches ballistic missiles toward the sea after US flies bomber during drills

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea launched two short-range ballistic missiles toward its eastern waters on Wednesday, South Korea's military said, hours after the U.S.
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Judge's illness delays sentencing for ex-Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio in Jan. 6 case

Judge's illness delays sentencing for ex-Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio in Jan. 6 case

WASHINGTON (AP) — The sentencing for former Proud Boys national leader Enrique Tarrio, who was convicted of orchestrating the far-right extremist group’s attack on the U.S.
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University of North Carolina graduate student left building right after killing adviser, police say

University of North Carolina graduate student left building right after killing adviser, police say

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) — A University of North Carolina graduate student walked into a classroom building, shot his faculty adviser and quickly left, authorities said a day after the attack paralyzed campus as police searched for the gunman.
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Idalia strengthens over Gulf of Mexico and is now predicted to hit Florida as Category 4 hurricane

Idalia strengthens over Gulf of Mexico and is now predicted to hit Florida as Category 4 hurricane

CEDAR KEY, Fla.
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Australians to vote in a referendum on Indigenous Voice to Parliament on Oct. 14

Australians to vote in a referendum on Indigenous Voice to Parliament on Oct. 14

CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australians will vote on Oct. 14 on a proposed law to create a so-called Indigenous Voice to Parliament in the nation’s first referendum in a generation.
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