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October 13, 2025.

Kitchen cabinet companies hope new US tariffs pay off in the long run

October 13, 2025

New tariffs on imported kitchen cabinets, bathroom vanities, and upholstered furniture in the U.S. are expected to impact the home improvement industry. The tariffs took effect early Tuesday. The White House says the aim is to boost domestic production and to protect American companies. However, some small business owners worry about short-term challenges. They fear clients may hesitate to pay more for budget-priced cabinets, and potential customers might delay renovations. Despite high mortgage rates affecting home sales and rising production costs, a Harvard University forecast expects remodeling activity to remain slow but steady through the middle of next year.

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Project connects Americans to the Dutch people who honor their relatives at World War II cemetery

October 13, 2025

A new initiative aims to increase the number of connections between the family members of those buried and remembered at a World War II cemetery in the Netherlands and the Dutch people who have adopted each one. The project was spurred on by “The Monuments Men” author Robert Edsel, whose newest book “Remember Us” tells the story of the cemetery’s adoption program. An official with the Dutch foundation that facilitates the adoptions said that only about 20% to 30% of the adopters and families are in contact currently.

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Florida man convicted of killing 2 women whose bodies were found in a pond is set to be executed

October 13, 2025

A Florida man convicted of killing two women whose bodies were found in a rural pond in 1996 is scheduled to be executed. Seventy-two-year-old Samuel Lee Smithers is set to receive a lethal injection starting at 6 p.m. Tuesday at Florida State Prison near Starke. Barring a legal reprieve, it would be Florida’s 14th execution in 2025, further extending the state record for total executions in a single year. The highest previous annual total of Florida executions was eight in 2014. Smithers was was convicted of two counts of first-degree murder and sentenced to death in 1999. Two more executions are planned later this month and next in Florida.

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Atlanta Falcons running back Bijan Robinson (7) celebrates his rushing touchdown with tight end Kyle Pitts (8) and cornerback Natrone Brooks (35) during the first half of an NFL football game against the Buffalo Bills, Monday, Oct. 13, 2025, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart)

Falcons ride Robinson’s 170 rushing yards, including 81-yard TD, to 24-14 win over Allen and Bills

October 13, 2025

Bijan Robinson matched a career high with 170 rushing yards and the Atlanta Falcons denied Josh Allen’s comeback attempt to beat the Buffalo Bills 24-14. Robinson’s huge day included an 81-yard touchdown run that was the longest rush in the NFL this season. He also had six catches for 68 yards to finish with a career-best 238 yards from scrimmage. Allen threw two touchdown passes but was also intercepted twice as the Bills lost their second straight. Drake London, who had 10 catches for 158 yards and a touchdown for the Falcons.

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Chicago Bears kicker Jake Moody (16) kicks the game-winning field goal as time expires in an NFL football game against the Washington Commanders, Monday, Oct. 13, 2025, in Landover, Md. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)

No Hail Mary magic this time and Moody’s last-play kick lifts the Bears past the Commanders 25-24

October 13, 2025

It wasn’t quite the same drama as the Hail Mary that decided these teams’ game a year ago, but Caleb Williams and the Bears did get the better of Jayden Daniels and the Commanders on a final-play score this time. Chicago defeated Washington 25-24 on Jake Moody’s 38-yard field goal Monday night. The Bears extended their winning streak to three games under first-year coach Ben Johnson. Washington continued its pattern of alternating wins and losses in 2025 and flopped with a chance to pull even with the Super Bowl champion Philadelphia Eagles atop the NFC East.

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Philadelphia Flyers' Sean Couturier celebrates after scoring past Florida Panthers goaltender Daniil Tarasov during the second period of an NHL hockey game, Monday, Oct. 13, 2025, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

Sean Couturier’s 4-point night lifts Flyers over Panthers in emotional home opener

October 13, 2025

Sean Couturier has returned to form, scoring two goals and two assists in the Philadelphia Flyers’ 5-2 victory over the Florida Panthers. The game on Monday night marked the home coaching debut of new Flyers coach Rick Tocchet. Couturier, who struggled with back issues and a strained relationship with former coach John Tortorella, is now thriving under Tocchet. The Flyers, eager to end their playoff drought, hired Tocchet to help them move past their rebuilding phase. The team also paid tribute to late Flyers legend Bernie Parent, honoring him with a special ceremony.

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Los Angeles Dodgers' Teoscar Hernández is out at home as Milwaukee Brewers catcher William Contreras takes the throw during the fourth inning of Game 1 of baseball's National League Championship Series Monday, Oct. 13, 2025, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)

Brewers turn potential grand slam by Dodgers slugger Max Muncy into wild double play in NLCS

October 13, 2025

Los Angeles’ Max Muncy was inches away from hitting a grand slam to open the scoring in the NL Championship Series on Monday. It instead turned into one of the most unusual double plays in postseason history. Milwaukee’s Sal Frelick nearly robbed Muncy of a homer before the ball popped out of his glove and hit the wall. The Dodgers runners were caught flat-footed without apparently knowing whether the ball was caught. The Brewers then forced out runners at the plate and at third base.

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Dallas Stars head coach Glen Gulutzan directs his players in the second period of an NHL hockey game against the Colorado Avalanche, Saturday, Oct. 11, 2025, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

Dallas Stars go into home opener under Glen Gulutzan still looking to compete more after 2-0 start

October 13, 2025

Stars coach Glen Gulutzan has repeatedly said that he wants them to compete more in every aspect. That message was prominent even after Dallas won its first two games on the road against division opponents it also beat in the playoffs last season. The Stars finished practice Monday with players going through a 1-on-1 drill battling for pucks. Dallas plays its home opener Tuesday night against Minnesota. It will be Gulutzan’s first game behind the Stars bench since the 2013 season finale, before he was fired by then-new general manager Jim Nill. The same GM brought him back as the new Stars head coach in July.

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China and the US have long collaborated in ‘open research.’ Some in Congress say that must change

October 13, 2025

U.S. lawmakers and national security officials are increasingly alarmed that long-standing research ties between the U.S. and China could give China an advantage when it comes to developing new military technology. Members of Congress say China has exploited American colleges and universities. They have proposed new rules to restrict federally funded research partnerships with universities in China that also work with the Chinese military. They’ve also expressed concerns that U.S. universities could be targeted by foreign spies eager to steal research secrets, highlighting the need for greater cybersecurity measures.

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Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., speaks in the Oval Office of the White House, Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2025, in Washington, as President Donald Trump, left, and Mehmet Oz, Administrator for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, look on. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Federal employees in mental health and disease control were among targets in weekend firings

October 13, 2025

Federal employees working on mental health services, disease outbreaks and disaster preparedness were among those hit by the Trump administration’s mass firings over the weekend. The president’s government-wide reduction in force effort that began Friday is roiling the massive U.S. Department of Health and Human Services just six months after it went through an earlier round of cuts. Hundreds of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention employees were among those impacted, though some of their firings were reversed after what the agency says was a system glitch. An HHS spokesperson said the cuts are part of an effort to “close wasteful and duplicative entities.” The cuts came during the federal government shutdown.

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Donna Adelson listens to statements made on her behalf by family friends during her sentencing for her role in the murder of Dan Markel, Monday, Oct. 13, 2025. (Alicia Devine/Tallahassee Democrat via AP, Pool, File)

South Florida matriarch sentenced to life in prison for hired killing of her ex-son-in-law

October 13, 2025

The matriarch of a wealthy South Florida family who was convicted in the hired killing of her former son-in-law has been sentenced to life in prison. Last month, a jury convicted Donna Adelson for her role in the 2014 murder-for-hire of Daniel Markel. A prominent Florida State University law professor, Markel was locked in a bitter custody battle with his ex-wife, Adelson’s daughter. In an emotional statement to the court on Monday, Adelson maintained her innocence. She has pledged to appeal.

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Milwaukee Brewers' Nick Mears throws during the first inning of Game 3 of baseball's National League Division Series against the Chicago Cubs Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2025, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley)

Brewers include Myers rather than Mears on NLCS roster; Dodgers add Casparius to their bullpen

October 13, 2025

Milwaukee right-hander Nick Mears was left off the Brewers’ roster for their NL Championship Series matchup with the Los Angeles Dodgers after making 63 relief appearances during the regular season. Milwaukee instead included right-hander Tobias Myers. Myers wasn’t on Milwaukee’s roster for its NL Division Series with the Chicago Cubs. Game 1 of the NLCS is Monday at Milwaukee. The Dodgers also altered their bullpen for this series. They added one more pitcher by including right-hander Ben Casparius and leaving out catcher Dalton Rushing.

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Detroit Lions defensive back Brian Branch (32) fights with Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster (9) while be held back by Chiefs' James Winchester, left, and Isiah Pacheco (10) following an NFL football game Sunday, Oct. 12, 2025, in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Ed Zurga)

Lions safety Brian Branch gets 1-game suspension for punching Chiefs’ JuJu Smith-Schuster

October 13, 2025

The NFL has suspended Detroit Lions safety Brian Branch for one game without pay for unsportsmanlike conduct following a loss at Kansas City. Branch punched Chiefs receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster on Sunday night, setting off a brief fight among players from both teams. Detroit will host NFC South-leading Tampa Bay without Branch, another blow for a team with a banged-up secondary. Branch will be eligible to return to the active roster on Tuesday, Oct. 21, during the team’s bye week ahead of its game against NFC North rival Minnesota on Nov. 2 at home.

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Winnipeg Jets center Jonathan Toews (19) controls the puck during the second period of an NHL hockey game against the New York Islanders, Monday, Oct. 13, 2025, in Elmont, N.Y. (AP Photo/Angelina Katsanis)

Jonathan Toews reaches another milestone in his NHL comeback by recording 1st point since 2023

October 13, 2025

Jonathan Toews has reached another milestone in his NHL comeback, recording his first point in nearly two and a half years. Toews helped set up a power-play goal for the Winnipeg Jets at the New York Islanders and got a secondary assist on Monday. The 37-year-old Toews chose his hometown team to return with after missing two seasons because of health issues. He previously captained Chicago to three Stanley Cup wins and helped Canada win two Olympic gold medals. Toews is proving he still has it, averaging nearly 17 minutes of ice time so far with the Jets as their second-line center. The Jets beat the Islanders 5-2.

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Plane crashes onto a Massachusetts highway, killing 2 on board and hurting 1 motorist

October 13, 2025

A small airplane has crashed onto a major Massachusetts highway, killing both people on board and scattering flaming debris across the interstate. New Bedford Mayor Jon Mitchell said it was a miracle that no motorists on Interstate 195 were seriously injured in the crash during the Monday morning rush hour. One woman on the ground was taken to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. The crash happened in Dartmouth, about 50 miles south of Boston. The Massachusetts State Police say the plane might have been trying to land at New Bedford Regional Airport. The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating.

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President Donald Trump poses for a photo with Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu before he boards Air Force One at Ben Gurion International Airport, Monday, Oct. 13, 2025, near Tel Aviv, as Israel's President Isaac Herzog, left, watches. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Trump wants to push for Middle East peace. Netanyahu is still talking up Israel’s military might

October 13, 2025

President Donald Trump has declared Israel’s war with Hamas over and sees the ceasefire as a chance for lasting peace in the Middle East. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is more cautious, calling the deal a proposal to free hostages and end the war. On Monday, both leaders praised each other effusively, but had different views on future peace prospects. Trump sees economic development as a bridge for peace, while Netanyahu was more focused on uniting against threats. Trump also mentioned Iran’s potential role in peace talks, a sentiment that received a muted response from Israeli lawmakers.

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FILE - Visitors exit the Miami Seaquarium, March 7, 2024, in Key Biscayne, Fla. (AP Photo/Marta Lavandier, file)

The cherished and controversial Miami Seaquarium closes its doors

October 13, 2025

The Miami Seaquarium has finally closed its doors. The tourist attraction gained international attention as the filming location for the 1960s television series “Flipper,” and thrilled  generations of tourists with trained dolphin and orca shows. Sunday marked the final chapter of the park that opened in 1955. The park had been plagued by persistent animal welfare complaints. Its closure was celebrated by animal rights activists who had lobbied for years to free the marine mammals inside. Efforts to redevelop the Seaquarium site are already in the works, with plans for a new “accredited aquarium” with no marine mammals.

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Denny Hamlin celebrates in victory lane after winning a NASCAR Cup Series auto race Sunday, Oct. 12, 2025, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Steve Marcus)

How Denny Hamlin’s emotional win at Las Vegas has him back in title contention

October 13, 2025

Denny Hamlin has been a standout figure in NASCAR this season, juggling a lawsuit against NASCAR, his weekly podcasts, and a defining role in the playoffs. On Sunday, he became the first driver to secure a spot in the championship-deciding finale at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. This marks his sixth win of the season and his 60th career victory, making him the winningest driver in Joe Gibbs Racing history. Despite personal challenges, including his father’s health issues, Hamlin remains focused. His ability to thrive in chaos has been likened to NASCAR legend Tony Stewart.

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Tennessee Titans head coach Brian Callahan reacts on the sideline during the first half of an NFL football game against the Arizona Cardinals, Sunday, Oct. 5, 2025, in Glendale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri)

Titans fire coach Brian Callahan after 4-19 record and 1-5 start to second season

October 13, 2025

The Tennessee Titans have fired coach Brian Callahan after a 1-5 start to his second season. The Titans’ president of football operations said in a statement that team officials had extended conversations with controlling owner Amy Adams Strunk and general manager Mike Borgonzi. Chad Brinker says they told Callahan at a meeting Monday morning that Tennessee was making a change. Callahan is 4-19 overall. This was his first head coaching job. Callahan handed over play-calling duties after an 0-3 start that didn’t help. The Titans host former coach Mike Vrabel and the New England Patriots on Sunday.

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North Carolina head coach Bill Belichick, left, watches during the first half of an NCAA college football game against Clemson, Saturday, Oct. 4, 2025, in Chapel Hill, N.C. (AP Photo/Chris Seward)

Bill Belichick says he never sought an early departure from the North Carolina job

October 13, 2025

Bill Belichick has denied reports that he’s been seeking an exit strategy from his North Carolina coaching role. Belichick says “some of the reports out last week about my looking for a buyout and trying to leave here and all that, it’s just categorically false.” Belichick was making his first public comments since a blowout loss to Clemson. During the second of two off weeks in a three-week span, the subject of Belichick’s future with the Tar Heels was a hot topic, so much so that last Wednesday the university released brief statements from the coach and athletics director reaffirming commitments between Belichick and the school.

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A reporter works outside of Willie's Bar and Grill in St Helena Island, S.C. after a shooting occurred early Sunday, Oct. 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Lewis M. Levine)

3 men, 1 woman identified as dead after weekend bar shooting in South Carolina

October 13, 2025

Authorities have identified four people who were killed during a weekend mass shooting at a bar on a South Carolina island. The Beaufort County coroner says the victims early Sunday were three men and a woman, ranging in age from 22 to 54. Willie’s Bar and Grill on St. Helena Island was crowded with people, including many who had attended a high school in Beaufort and were at the bar for an alumni event. At least 20 people were wounded. The sheriff’s office had no new information to share Monday.

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Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., praises President Donald Trump's peacemaking efforts leading to a ceasefire pausing two years of war in the Gaza Strip, at the Capitol in Washington, Monday, Oct. 13, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Government shutdown could be the longest ever, Speaker Johnson warns

October 13, 2025

Republican Speaker Mike Johnson predicts the federal government shutdown may become the longest in history. He says he “won’t negotiate” with Democrats until they hit pause on their health care demands and reopen the government. It’s the 13th day of the shutdown and the closures are taking a toll nationwide, halting routine government operations, shuttering the Smithsonian museums and other landmark cultural institutions and leaving airports scrambling with flight disruptions. It’s all injecting more uncertainty into an already precarious economy. The White House ensured military troops are paid this week. But the Trump administration is firing other federal workers.

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FILE - Vernon Jones participates in Georgia's 10th Congressional District republican primary election runoff debates on June 6, 2022, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson, file)

Trump ally Vernon Jones announces run for Georgia secretary of state

October 13, 2025

Vernon Jones, a former Democratic state representative who switched parties to support President Donald Trump, has announced his candidacy for Georgia’s secretary of state. Jones, who calls himself the “Black Donald Trump,” ran for Congress in 2022 with Trump’s endorsement. He plans to push for paper ballots, limit mail-in voting, and toughen voter ID laws. Jones aims to appeal to Trump supporters who question election security. Current Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger is running for governor in 2026. Other Republican candidates for the secretary position include Gabriel Sterling, Tim Fleming and Kelvin King. Little-known candidate Adrian Consonery Jr. and former Fulton County State Court Judge Penny Brown Reynolds are running as Democrats.

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FILE - The U.S. Department of Education building is seen in Washington, Nov. 18, 2024. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, file)

Education Department layoffs hit offices that oversee special education and civil rights enforcement

October 13, 2025

A new round of layoffs at the Education Department is depleting an agency that was already hit hard in the Trump administration’s previous mass firings, threatening new disruption to the nation’s students and schools. The Trump administration started laying off 466 Education Department staffers on Friday amid mass firings across the government meant to pressure Democratic lawmakers over the federal shutdown. The layoffs would cut the agency’s workforce by nearly a fifth and leave it reduced by more than half its size when President Donald Trump took office. The cuts threaten disruption in areas from special education to civil rights enforcement and after-school programs.

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Taylor Swift announces new ‘Eras Tour’ docuseries and concert film for Disney+: How to watch

October 13, 2025

Taylor Swift’s “Eras Tour” has come to a close. But the show must go on. Swift is fresh off the release of “The Life of a Showgirl” and has more news to share. “Good Morning America” revealed Monday morning that she’ll have two new projects at Disney+. That’s a six-episode, behind-the-scenes docuseries about her landmark “Eras Tour” titled “Taylor Swift | The Eras Tour | The End of an Era.” The first two episodes of her docuseries will premiere Dec. 12. There is also “Taylor Swift | The Eras Tour | The Final Show,” a new concert film featuring the inclusion of “The Tortured Poets Department” section. It was filmed in Vancouver.

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Memphis Grizzlies Head Coach Tuomas Iisalo talks with players before an NBA basketball preseason game against the Detroit Pistons, Monday, Oct. 6, 2025, in Memphis, Tenn. (AP Photo/Brandon Dill)

Full-court sprints and inhalers: Grizzlies put their trust in Tuomas Iisalo to bring about a new era

October 13, 2025

Memphis coach Tuomas Iisalo told the Grizzlies in exit meetings last spring to be ready to play faster when they returned this fall. Now they know just how fast Iisalo wants his Grizzlies moving both on and off the court. Guard Ja Morant says they might need inhalers, which should tell everyone what they need to know. Iisalo took over in late March and had little time to make many changes. The Grizzlies gave him the job after a first-round loss to Oklahoma City. The Grizzlies then spent the summer retooling the roster around Morant and Jaren Jackson Jr.

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FILE - The OpenAI logo appears on a mobile phone in front of a computer screen with random binary data, March 9, 2023, in Boston. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer, File)

OpenAI partners with Broadcom to design its own AI chips

October 13, 2025

OpenAI has announced a collaboration with chipmaker Broadcom to design its own AI computer chips. The companies plan to start deploying customized “AI accelerators” next year. The deal marks the latest between OpenAI, maker of ChatGPT, and the companies building the chips and data centers required to power AI. Broadcom shares surged more than 9% on Monday after the morning announcement.

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Friends and family of victims of a homecoming shooting embrace in downtown Leland, Miss., Saturday, Oct. 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Katie Adkins)

FBI seeks help to identify suspects in mass shooting that left 6 dead in the Mississippi Delta

October 13, 2025

FBI agents are asking for public help to identify four people seen near a mass shooting in Leland, Mississippi. The Friday night shooting left six people dead and more than a dozen injured. The FBI released photos of the suspects, described as one female and three males. Authorities have not disclosed a motive but said the gunfire was sparked by a disagreement. In a separate shooting on the state’s east side, two people were found dead on a high school campus in Heidelberg. One of the victims was pregnant. In that case, an 18-year-old man was charged with murder.

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A missing person flyer for Petros Krommidas hangs on a telephone pole, Thursday, October. 9, 2025, in Long Beach, N.Y. (AP Photo/Phillip Marcelo)

A candidate disappeared months ago after an ocean swim. Can he still win?

October 13, 2025

A local candidate in the suburbs of New York City will remain on the November ballot, despite vanishing months ago after a night swim in the Atlantic Ocean. A state judge recently ruled that Democrats can’t replace Petros Krommidas as their candidate for Nassau County’s 4th Legislative District. The 29-year-old Columbia University graduate has been missing since going out for a swim in Long Beach on April 23. Local Democrats had attempted to field a new candidate, but Republicans objected and sued. Some Democrats and friends of Krommidas are calling on residents to vote for him regardless.

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FILE - An Amazon same-day delivery fulfillment shipping center is in Woodland Park, New Jersey, on Monday, Dec. 18, 2023. (AP Photo/Ted Shaffrey, File)

Uncertainty over the economy and tariffs forces many retailers to be cautious on holiday hiring

October 13, 2025

Rising tariff costs and other economic factors are forcing retailers to pull back or even delay their plans to hire seasonal workers. These temp workers typically pack orders at distribution centers, serve shoppers at stores and build holiday displays during the most important selling season of the year. A job placement firm forecasts that hiring for the last three months of the year will likely fall to its lowest level since the 2009 recession, or fewer than 500,000 positions. That’s fewer than last year’s 543,000 temp jobs. The average seasonal gain since 2005 has been 653,363 workers.

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Chief Justice of the United States John Roberts speaks during lecture to the Georgetown Law School graduating class of 2025, in Washington, May 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)

Supreme Court takes up Republican attack on Voting Rights Act in case over Black representation

October 13, 2025

A Republican attack on a core provision of the Voting Rights Act that’s designed to protect racial minorities comes to the Supreme Court this week, more than a decade after the justices knocked out another pillar of the 60-year-old law. In arguments Wednesday, lawyers for Louisiana and the Trump administration will try to persuade the justices to wipe away the state’s second majority Black congressional district and make it much harder, if not impossible, to take account of race in redistricting. The conservative-dominated court could be receptive. At the center of the fight is Chief Justice John Roberts, who has long had the landmark civil rights law in his sights.

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Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation donating $50 million to historically Black Atlanta colleges

October 13, 2025

The Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation is donating $50 million to Atlanta’s historically Black colleges and universities. The money will support nearly 10,000 students with “gap scholarships” if they are approaching graduation in good academic standing and have exhausted all other financing. The aim is to raise graduation rates at Clark Atlanta University, Morehouse College, Morris Brown College and Spelman College. The 10-year commitment announced Monday comes days after the Trump administration said it would redirect nearly $500 million toward HBCUs and tribal colleges as a one-time investment, covered primarily by cutting funding to colleges with large Hispanic enrollments.

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