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October 28, 2025.

Toronto Blue Jays' pitcher Shane Bieber yells in his glove as he leaves the game during the sixth inning in Game 4 of baseball's World Series against the Los Angeles Dodgers, Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2025, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)

Back from Tommy John surgery, Shane Bieber elbows Shohei Ohtani right out of the spotlight

October 28, 2025

Shane Bieber outshined Shohei Ohtani in his World Series debut. Bieber, a former Cy Young Award winner, returned from Tommy John surgery two months ago. He led Toronto to a 6-2 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers, tying the World Series at two games each. Bieber struck out Ohtani twice while allowing one run and four hits in 5 1/3 innings. Bieber was traded by Cleveland to Toronto at the July 31 deadline for minor league right-hander Khal Stephen.

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Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Shohei Ohtani walks to the dugout after striking out Toronto Blue Jays' Alejandro Kirk during the sixth inning in Game 4 of baseball's World Series, Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2025, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)

Shohei Ohtani has an off night in his two-way World Series debut

October 28, 2025

This time, Shohei Ohtani was just ordinary. A night after the Los Angeles Dodgers’ two-way superstar treated baseball fans to one of the greatest performances in World Series history, he looked just fine on the mound and struggled at the plate. Ohtani was tagged for four runs and six hits in the Dodgers’ 6-2 loss to the Toronto Blue Jays, who tied the best-of-seven series at 2. He struck out six and walked one over six innings.

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FILE - Stickers lay on a table inside a polling place, Nov. 5, 2024, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson, File)

AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Atlanta on Election Day

October 28, 2025

Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens is running for reelection against three lesser-known candidates, arguing that the city has seen major improvements during his first term in office. Dickens was an underdog when he first ran for mayor in 2021, but he’s in a much more favorable position as he seeks a second term on Tuesday. Dickens’ campaign is far outspending his challengers, and the ad-tracking firm AdImpact says he has been the only candidate on air in Atlanta. The city has a long history of awarding second terms to mayors who seek them.

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A lawn sign and banner are pictured on display outside a campaign office for Detroit mayoral candidate Mary Sheffield, Saturday, Sept. 27, 2025, on Detroit's west side. (AP Photo/Robert Yoon)

AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Detroit on Election Day

October 28, 2025

Detroit voters will choose a new mayor Tuesday in the city’s first open-seat mayoral race in a dozen years. City Council President Mary Sheffield and Triumph Church pastor Solomon Kinloch compete for the city’s top job after placing first and second in the Aug. 5 primary. The winner will replace outgoing three-term Mayor Mike Duggan, who is running for Michigan governor as an independent. The city faces a vastly different situation than it did when Duggan was first elected in 2013. In July of that year, it became the largest U.S. city ever to file for bankruptcy. The city now has a budget surplus, 12 years of balanced budgets and projected economic growth for the next five years. Homicides and violent crimes are down.

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Republican candidate Curtis Sliwa, center, speaks during a mayoral debate with independent candidate former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, left, and Democratic candidate Zohran Mamdani, Thursday, Oct. 16, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Angelina Katsanis, Pool)

AP Decision Notes: What to expect in New York on Election Day

October 28, 2025

The nation’s biggest city will pick its next mayor on Tuesday in an election that has sparked debate over the future of the Democratic Party. Democratic nominee Zohran Mamdani will take on former Democratic New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo for the second time in the New York City race. Mamdani is a 33-year-old state assembly member and democratic socialist who jolted the party with his victory in the June primary. Cuomo lost the Democratic primary and is running as an independent. Curtis Sliwa is the Republican nominee for the second consecutive election.

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A sample ballot is pictured before early voting starts in California's statewide special election, Friday, Oct. 3, 2025, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Paula Ulichney-Munoz)

AP Decision Notes: What to expect in California’s special election

October 28, 2025

California voters head to the polls on Tuesday with just one yes-or-no question on the ballot. Passing Proposition 50 would implement a new congressional map, which passed the state legislature in August, for the next three election cycles. After the 2030 U.S. Census, the state’s independent redistricting commission would resume drawing maps. The outcome of this ballot measure could help determine control of the U.S. House after the 2026 midterm elections. Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom pushed for the new map after President Donald Trump urged Republican-led states to redraw their maps to help the GOP.

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Law enforcement officers talk with protesters outside a United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility in Portland, Ore., Monday, Oct. 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane)

Federal trial to start over Trump’s efforts to deploy the National Guard in Portland, Oregon

October 28, 2025

A federal trial over whether President Donald Trump can deploy the National Guard to Portland, Oregon, is set to begin Wednesday. The city and state say the troops aren’t needed. Local police officials are expected to testify that federal agents at the city’s U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement building have inflamed protests in recent weeks by using excessive and arbitrary force. The administration argues that the protests have hindered its ability to enforce the law. U.S. District Court Judge Karin Immergut will preside. She has already issued two early orders in the case blocking the deployment pending further litigation.

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Trump’s decision to send aircraft carrier to South America will leave Mideast and Europe with none

October 28, 2025

President Donald Trump’s deployment of the nation’s most advanced aircraft carrier to South America is pulling the ship out of the Mediterranean Sea. The move comes when a tenuous ceasefire between Israel and Hamas has been threatened by new strikes in Gaza. The U.S. is now in a fairly unusual position of not having an aircraft carrier in the waters off both Europe and the Middle East. The new orders for the USS Gerald R. Ford illustrate the Trump administration’s increasing focus on the Western Hemisphere and mark a major escalation of military firepower to South America. The carrier would join several other U.S. warships in the region.

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Acting U.S. Attorney Bill Essayli, left, speaks next to Los Angeles Police Chief Jim McDonnell during a news conference announcing an arrest made in the Palisades Fire, Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2025, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)

Court disqualifies Trump-appointed US attorney from overseeing multiple criminal cases

October 28, 2025

A federal judge has ruled acting U.S. Attorney Bill Essayli in Southern California is serving in the role unlawfully. Essayli has been acting as the U.S. attorney for the Central District of California since late July. U.S. District Judge J. Michael Seabright on Tuesday disqualified Essayli from serving in the role and from supervising the criminal prosecutions in three cases. But the judge said he can remain as First Assistant U.S. Attorney. Essayli says that means he remains the top prosecutor in the district. The decision represents another setback to the Trump administration’s effort to extend handpicked acting U.S. attorneys beyond the 120-day limit set by federal law.

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Toronto Blue Jays' Vladimir Guerrero Jr. flips his bat after hitting a two run against the Los Angeles Dodgers during the third inning in Game 4 of baseball's World Series, Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2025, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)

Guerrero homers off Ohtani, Blue Jays even World Series with 6-2 win over Dodgers in Game 4

October 28, 2025

Vladimir Guerrero Jr. hit a two-run homer off Shohei Ohtani, Shane Bieber pitched four-hit ball into the sixth inning, and the Toronto Blue Jays shook off their epic 18-inning loss to even the World Series with a 6-2 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers in Game 4. Ohtani redefined the concept of short rest by taking the World Series mound just over 17 hours after he reached base nine times in Game 3, but he gave up four runs on six hits while pitching into the seventh inning. The Blue Jays reclaimed homefield advantage and guaranteed the World Series trophy will be won at Rogers Centre in Toronto.

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Stewart McLaurin, president of the White House Historical Association, poses for a portrait after speaking about the history of the East Wing of the White House, construction of a new ballroom, and President John Adams moving into the White House, during an interview with The Associated Press, Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

The East Wing demolition was ‘jarring.’ But a White House history buff sees a silver lining

October 28, 2025

Stewart McLaurin knew it was coming. But the president of the White House Historical Association says it was still “jarring” to see the entire White House East Wing torn down as part of President Donald Trump’s plan to add a ballroom. McLaurin hasn’t taken a position on the Republican president’s proposal. That’s not his role as the longtime president of the nonprofit, nonpartisan group. But McLaurin said he’s seen something positive come out of the demolition. He says more people have been talking and learning about White House history in the past couple of weeks.

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Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto celebrates with right fielder Teoscar Hernández after throwing compete game against the Toronto Blue Jays in Game 2 of baseball's World Series, Saturday, Oct. 25, 2025, in Toronto. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)

US World Series viewers drop 14% for first two games of Dodgers, Blue Jays matchup

October 28, 2025

U.S. viewers for the first two games of World Series between the Dodgers and Toronto Blue Jays dropped 14% from last year’s matchup between Los Angeles and the New York Yankees, but Canadian and Japanese audiences set records. Last year’s first two games averaged 14.55 million and this year’s first two averaged 12.5 million on Fox, Fox Deportes, Fox One streaming, the Fox Sports app and Univision. Toronto’s 11-4 win in Game 1 averaged 13.3 million and Los Angeles’ 5-1 victory in Game 2, which did not include Univision coverage, averaged 11.6 million.

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President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump watch a flight of P-8A Poseidon aircraft during a naval sea power demonstration, part of the Navy's 250th anniversary celebration, aboard the USS George H.W. Bush aircraft carrier in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Norfolk, Va., Sunday, Oct. 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

White House urged firing live bombs, not dummies, for Trump’s visit to Navy celebration: AP sources

October 28, 2025

The White House pressed Navy officials to launch 2,000-pound live bombs instead of dummy explosives during a recent military demonstration for the service’s 250th anniversary celebration that President Donald Trump attended. That’s according to two people familiar with planning for the event. One of the people familiar with the planning said White House officials insisted to Navy planners that Trump “needed to see explosions” instead of just a “big splash.” This comes as the administration is facing scrutiny over another military demonstration in California, where a misfired live artillery round led to shrapnel spraying onto a freeway.

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Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., meets with reporters to discuss President Donald Trump's strategy on tariffs, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Senate votes to block tariffs on Brazil. It shows some pushback to Trump trade policy

October 28, 2025

The Senate approved a resolution Tuesday evening that would nullify President Donald Trump’s tariffs on Brazil, including oil, coffee and orange juice, as Democrats test GOP senators’ support for Trump’s trade policy. The legislation from Democratic Virginia Sen. Tim Kaine passed by a vote of 52 to 48, with five Republicans joining the Democrats. The legislation would terminate the national emergencies that Trump has declared to justify the tariffs. Kaine is planning similar resolutions applying to Trump’s tariffs on Canada and other nations. However, the legislation is likely doomed because the Republican-controlled House has passed new rules that allow leadership to prevent it from ever coming up for a vote.

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Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Will Klein speaks prior to Game 4 of baseball's World Series against the Toronto Blue Jays, Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2025, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)

Will Klein’s improbable journey from Triple-A to World Series hero for the Dodgers

October 28, 2025

Will Klein surprised everyone by closing out Game 3 of the World Series for the Los Angeles Dodgers. Just a week ago, the 25-year-old was in Arizona, pitching in a simulated game. Klein joined the Dodgers’ roster after Tanner Scott wasn’t ready to return from injury. Klein was the ninth and last reliever in the Dodgers’ 18-inning, 6-5 win over the Toronto Blue Jays. He held the Blue Jays scoreless over four innings. Klein’s phone was flooded with messages, and he even received congratulations from Hall of Famer Sandy Koufax. Klein says the experience has been surreal.

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Toronto Blue Jays' George Springer leaves the game with an injury during the seventh inning in Game 3 of baseball's World Series against the Los Angeles Dodgers, Monday, Oct. 27, 2025, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)

George Springer out of Toronto’s starting lineup for World Series Game 4 against Dodgers

October 28, 2025

Toronto’s George Springer is out of the starting lineup for Game 4 of the World Series against the Los Angeles Dodgers, a day after hurting his right side during a swing. Blue Jays manager John Schneider said about 2 1/2 hours before game time that he prepared two lineups, one with Springer at designated hitter and one without. Schneider would not reveal the results of Springer’s MRI. Bo Bichette was the DH for Game 4.

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Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts speaks prior to Game 4 of baseball's World Series against the Toronto Blue Jays, Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2025, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)

Dodgers’ Roberts against extending ghost runner to postseason. Blue Jays’ Schneider not sure

October 28, 2025

Dodgers manager Dave Roberts is against using the automatic runner rule for extra innings in the World Series. Blue Jays manager John Schneider isn’t sure. Roberts and Schneider addressed the possibility a day after the Dodgers beat the Blue Jays 6-5 in 18 innings in Game 3 to take a 2-1 lead in the best-of-seven matchup. The automatic runner rule has been used in the regular season since 2020. Each team starts every extra inning with a runner at second base. Among 209 extra-inning games this season, all ended by the 13th.

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U.S. President Donald Trump arrives to meet with soldiers and servicemen at the USS George Washington at the U.S. Navy's Yokosuka base in Yokosuka, south of Tokyo, Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)

Trump administration moves to overrule state laws protecting credit reports from medical debt

October 28, 2025

The Trump administration is moving to overrule state laws that protect consumers’ credit reports from medical debt. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has drafted an interpretative rule related to the Fair Credit Reporting Act. This rule suggests that the FCRA should preempt state laws on debt reporting to credit bureaus like Experian, Equifax, and Trans Union. This repeals Biden-era regulations allowing states to implement their own credit reporting bans. More than a dozen states, including New York and Delaware, prohibit reporting medical debt on credit reports. The Kaiser Family Foundation estimates Americans owe roughly $220 billion in medical debt.

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FILE - Signs are displayed at a tent during a health event June 26, 2021, in Charleston, W.Va. (AP Photo/John Raby, File)

US appeals court overturns West Virginia landmark opioid lawsuit decision

October 28, 2025

A federal appeals court has overturned a landmark decision in an opioid lawsuit in West Virginia. A lower court judge had rejected attempts by an opioid-ravaged area to be compensated by U.S. drug distributors for a influx of prescription pain pills. The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Richmond, Virginia, ruled that the judge erred when he said West Virginia’s public nuisance law did not apply to the lawsuit. Cabell County and the city of Huntington had accused three major U.S. drug distributors of causing a public health crisis. Tuesday’s ruling sends the case back to U.S. District Court in Charleston for further proceedings.

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Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., talks to reporters outside his office on day 28 of the government shutdown, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Trump says he’d love a third term. House Speaker Johnson says there’s ‘no path’

October 28, 2025

President Donald Trump is musing about a potential third-term bid for the White House. But he’s running up against at least one obstacle: House Speaker Mike Johnson. Johnson, the Republican leader who has built his career by drawing closer to Trump, told reporters Tuesday at the Capitol he doesn’t “see a path” for Trump to run again. He said he and Trump have talked about it, and he thinks the president understands. Johnson says the Constitution’s 22nd Amendment doesn’t allow for it, and changing that would be a cumbersome, decade-long process. But Trump, just 10 months in office in his second term, is testing the powers of the presidency. He told reporters this week he’d “love” to run again.

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Retirees and students in Florida are seeking to defend 2020 census results against a GOP challenge

October 28, 2025

Two Florida college students and an advocacy group for retirees are asking a federal judge to let them intervene in a lawsuit to defend census methods used to protect privacy and fill in missing data. The data determines congressional seats, Electoral College votes and guides $2.8 trillion in federal spending. Young Republican groups have challenged some of the census methods in court. Normally it would be up to the president’s administration to defend the census, but the students and retirees say the are concerned the Trump administration won’t do the job vigorously. Those advocates are now asking a federal judge to let them step in on the lawsuit and defend the census methodology.

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FILE - Security walk outside "Camp 57," a facility to house immigration detainees at the Louisiana State Penitentiary in Angola, La., on Sept. 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, File)

Man deported to Laos despite court ordering blocking his removal, attorneys say

October 28, 2025

U.S. immigration officials have deported a man to Laos despite a federal court order blocking his removal. The man’s attorneys said Tuesday the deportation came after a judge ordered U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to keep Chanthila Souvannarath in the U.S. while he presented his claim of citizenship. Souvannarath was born in a refugee camp in Thailand but has lived in the U.S. since infancy. His father is a naturalized citizen. The ACLU of Louisiana criticized ICE for acting against the court order. It emphasized the need for legal representation for all immigrants.

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Police report omits a federal agent’s shooting at a DC driver. The man’s lawyers suspect a cover-up

October 28, 2025

A federal agent fired shots at an unarmed Black man during a recent traffic stop while patrolling the nation’s capital for President Donald Trump’s law-enforcement surge. But a police report on the encounter doesn’t mention the shooting. The Metropolitan Police Department is investigating the Oct. 17 shooting by a Homeland Security Investigations agent, who was with police officers and other federal agents when they stopped a car driven by Phillip M. Brown. Lawyers for Brown claim the police department tried to cover up the shooting by leaving it out of a police report and refusing to provide them with body camera videos.

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Trump administration shakes up ICE leadership across the country in major overhaul

October 28, 2025

The Trump administration is reassigning at least half of the top leadership at Immigration and Customs Enforcement offices across the country. A U.S. government official says 12 ICE field office directors are being reassigned. That official as well a former official with direct knowledge of the changes say half will be replaced by Customs and Border Protection staff. The current official was not authorized to speak publicly on the matter and spoke on condition of anonymity. The former official spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss information that was not intended for release.

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FILE - In this image taken from body camera video released by Illinois State Police on Monday, July 22, 2024, former Sangamon County Sheriff's Deputy Sean Grayson, left, points his gun at Sonya Massey, who called 911 for help, before shooting and killing her inside her home in Springfield, Ill., July 6, 2024. (Illinois State Police via AP, file)

Jury deliberations start in trial of Illinois deputy who killed Sonya Massey

October 28, 2025

An Illinois jury has begun deliberating over the first-degree murder charges against a sheriff’s deputy in the shooting death last year of Sonya Massey, a Black woman in her home who had called 911 for help. The jury received the case at about 11:30 a.m. Tuesday following closing arguments in the trial of 31-year-old Sean Grayson. Grayson responded to Massey’s home in Springfield in July 2024 after her call about a prowler. Inside, he noticed a pot of water on the stove and ordered it removed. Massey approached with the pan and Grayson said he feared she would scald him with the contents.

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FILE - President Donald Trump signs executive orders in the Oval Office of the White House, Jan. 20, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

Federal judge blocks the Trump administration from pulling funding for sex ed on gender diversity

October 28, 2025

A federal judge has blocked President Donald Trump’s administration from pulling sexual education funding over curricula mentioning diverse gender identities. U.S. District Court Judge Ann Aiken in Oregon issued the preliminary injunction on Monday. The order came in a lawsuit filed by 16 states and the District of Columbia against the Health and Human Services Department. The department wants to prohibit the inclusion of what it describes as “gender ideology” in lessons funded by two federal grant programs used to teach about abstinence and contraception. The lawsuit alleges that the new grant conditions violate the separation of powers and federal law.  The health department did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

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FILE - A customer turns away after looking at big-screen televisions on display in a Best Buy store, Nov. 21, 2023, in southeast Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, file)

Consumer confidence dips modestly in October with Americans concerned about the future

October 28, 2025

Consumer confidence weakened slightly in October as Americans remain anxious about their future financial prospects. The Conference Board said Tuesday that its consumer confidence index fell by 1 point to 94.6 in October from an upwardly revised September reading of 95.6. Analysts were expecting the reading to come in unchanged from the previous month. One year ago, the reading was 109.5. A measure of Americans’ short-term expectations for their income, business conditions and the job market dipped by 2.9 points to 71.5, remaining well below 80, the marker that can signal a recession ahead. However, consumers’ assessments of their current economic situation rose 1.8 points to 129.3.

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FILE - Castmembers Christopher Lloyd, from left, Michael J. Fox and Lea Thompson appear at the "Back To The Future" 25th anniversary reunion in New York on Oct. 25, 2010. (AP Photo/Peter Kramer, File)

40 years later, Michael J. Fox looks back on ‘Back to the Future’

October 28, 2025

For Michael J. Fox, traveling through time with “Back to the Future” has been part of life. It’s the film that strapped a flux capacitor to his career and that has, ever since, stayed in his rear view. On Friday, “Back to the Future” is, again, back in theaters. The anniversary celebration also includes a new 4K trilogy gift set that comes complete with an OUTATIME license plate. What was once so firmly lodged in the space-time continuum has, over the years, turned curiously timeless. Watch “Back to the Future” now and you might be astonished at how effects-free most of Robert Zemeckis’ science-fiction landmark is.

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A board above the trading floor of the New York Stock Exchange displays the closing number for the Dow Jones industrial average, Monday, Oct. 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

The stock market is breaking records. Time for a gut check

October 28, 2025

Almost everything in your 401(k) should be coming up a winner now. That makes it time for a gut check. Many professionals along Wall Street are forecasting that the U.S. stock market will keep rising. But the threat of a sharp drop remains, as it always does. That leaves investors with the luxury now, while prices are high, to reassess. Don’t get lulled into leaving your 401(k) on autopilot, unless you’re intentionally doing so, and make sure your portfolio isn’t stuffed with too much risk.

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FILE - Former Minnesota Vikings running back Adrian Peterson stands on the field before an NFL football game between the Vikings and the Chicago Bears, Nov. 27, 2023, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Bruce Kluckhohn, File)

Affidavit: Former NFL star Adrian Peterson was asleep in SUV before DWI arrest in Texas

October 28, 2025

Court records say former NFL running back Adrian Peterson was asleep behind the wheel of his SUV at a suburban Houston gas station before he was arrested on charges of driving while intoxicated and unlawfully carrying a weapon. According to a probable cause affidavit, a Sugar Land police officer found Peterson around 9 a.m. Sunday asleep as his vehicle was running and parked near a gas pump. According to the affidavit, Peterson told the officer he didn’t know where he was and later failed a field sobriety test. Peterson was released from custody on Monday after posting bond. The 40-year-old Peterson was arrested on suspicion of drunken driving in Minneapolis in April.

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FILE - Kilmar Abrego Garcia attends a protest rally at the Immigration and Customs Enforcement field office in Baltimore, Aug. 25, 2025, to support Abrego Garcia. (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough, File)

A federal judge in Tennessee warns Trump officials over statements about Kilmar Abrego Garcia

October 28, 2025

A federal judge in Tennessee has warned of possible sanctions against top Trump administration officials if they continue to make inflammatory statements about Kilmar Abrego Garcia that could prejudice his coming trial. U.S. District Judge Waverly Crenshaw filed an order late on Monday instructing local prosecutors in Nashville to provide a copy of his opinion to all Justice and Homeland Security department employees. The opinion cites court rules that prohibit public statements about a defendant’s “character, credibility, reputation, or criminal record.” His order specifically includes Attorney General Pam Bondi and Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem.

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NFL Week 8 Recap

October 28, 2025

Week 8 delivered blowouts, first wins, and momentum shifts across the league. Every game mattered. Key Games & Scores Storylines

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Kansas City Chiefs running back Kareem Hunt, right, is congratulated by teammate Travis Kelce (87) after catching a touchdown pass during the second half of an NFL football game against the Washington Commanders Monday, Oct. 27, 2025, in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

Chiefs dominate Washington 28-7, proving they might be better than last season despite their record

October 28, 2025

The Kansas City Chiefs have more losses through eight games than last season, but they might be a better team. Their 5-3 start includes five wins by at least two scores, and quarterback Patrick Mahomes says it’s been more fun than last season, when Kansas City white-knuckled its way to a 15-2 mark. The Chiefs have rallied after early losses and injuries, winning five of their last six games. Coach Andy Reid praised their teamwork and positivity. The defense has been strong, allowing just 14 points over the last 10 quarters. The Chiefs face high-profile games ahead, including a rematch with the Buffalo Bills on Sunday.

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Pittsburgh Penguins' Anthony Mantha (39) scores next to St. Louis Blues' Jimmy Snuggerud (21) during the first period of an NHL hockey game, Monday, Oct. 27, 2025, in Pittsburgh. (AP Photo/Matt Freed)

Fan at Penguins game hospitalized after falling from upper concourse

October 28, 2025

A fan has been taken to a hospital after falling from the upper concourse at PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh. The incident happened early in the first period of Monday night’s game between the Penguins and the St. Louis Blues. Emergency personnel treated the fan before taking him to Mercy Hospital. Police told the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette that the man was in critical condition. The fall is the third such incident at a Pittsburgh sporting event this year.

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Los Angeles Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani celebrates hit RBI-Double against the Toronto Blue Jays during the fifth inning in Game 3 of baseball's World Series, Monday, Oct. 27, 2025, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)

Another big Sho: Ohtani hits 2 homers, ties record with 4 extra-base hits in World Series Game 3

October 28, 2025

Shohei Ohtani homered twice and tied a 119-year-old major league record with four extra-base hits in Game 3 of the World Series. After his four-hit barrage in the first seven innings, Ohtani drew five consecutive walks in an epic 18-inning World Series game. He’s the first major leaguer in 83 years to reach base nine times in any game, let alone the postseason. The Dodgers finally won 6-5 on Freddie Freeman’s walk-off homer leading off the 18th.

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FILE - In this Dec. 20, 2012 file photo, law enforcement officials stand outside Riverview Gun Sales, as authorities raid the store in East Windsor, Conn. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill, File)

Congress shielded gun companies from lawsuits. Some blue states think they’ve found a loophole

October 28, 2025

Two decades after a Republican-controlled Congress gave gun manufacturers immunity from being sued over crimes committed with their firearms, a growing number of Democratic-led states are trying to penetrate that legal shield. Since 2021, 10 states have passed laws intended to make it easier to sue gun companies. The newest such law, in Connecticut, took effect this month. It opens firearms manufacturers and retailers up to lawsuits if they don’t take steps to prevent guns from getting into the hands of people banned from owning them. The legislation has outraged gun rights advocates, who accuse the states of trying to skirt the 2005 Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act. That law says gun companies cannot be held liable for violent acts committed by people misusing weapons.

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Monument Health Expands Orthopedic Team in Spearfish with Addition of Sports Medicine Specialist

October 28, 2025

RAPID CITY, S.D. (Oct. 16, 2025) — Monument Health has announced the addition of Jake Enos, M.D., a fellowship-trained orthopedic sports medicine specialist, to its Orthopedics & Sports Medicine practice in Spearfish. The move expands access to advanced orthopedic care for athletes and active residents across the northern Black Hills. Dr. Enos joins orthopedic surgeons […]

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FILE - Kai Trump watches as her grandfather President Donald Trump speaks to reporters before departing the White House, Sept. 26, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson, file)

President Trump’s granddaughter gets exemption to LPGA tournament

October 28, 2025

The granddaughter of President Donald Trump will be making her LPGA debut next month in The Annika at Pelican Golf Club in Florida. Kai Trump is a senior at The Benjamin School in Palm Beach County. She is the eldest daughter of Donald Trump Jr. and has committed to play for the University of Miami’s golf team next year. The Annika is the penultimate tournament on the LPGA Tour schedule and typically has one of the strongest fields of the year except for the majors. Trump says she’s thrilled to play an LPGA event and says it’s her dream to compete against the best players in women’s golf.

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President Donald Trump speaks to business leaders at a dinner event in Tokyo, Japan, Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

Trump’s lawyers ask New York appeals court to toss out his hush money criminal conviction

October 28, 2025

President Donald Trump’s lawyers want a New York state appeals court to toss out his hush money criminal conviction. The lawyers say federal law preempts state law and there was no intent to commit a crime. The attorneys filed their written arguments with the New York Supreme Court’s Appellate Division, First Department late Monday. In June, the lawyers asked a federal appeals court to move the case to federal court, where the Republican president can challenge the conviction on presidential immunity grounds. Trump was convicted in May 2024 of 34 felony counts alleging that he falsified business records to conceal a hush money payment to adult film actor Stormy Daniels.

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Republican US Rep. Randy Feenstra officially jumps into 2026 race for Iowa governor

October 28, 2025

Randy Feenstra, the Republican U.S. congressman representing Iowa’s 4th District, is running for governor. The congressman will forgo a reelection bid to the safe Republican House seat he holds to run for the top of the ticket in Iowa. His official launch event comes after monthslong exploratory campaign spent amassing support after Republican Gov. Kim Reynolds made a surprise in April that she would not seek a third term. Republicans control the U.S. House by a razor-thin margin, but Feenstra represents Iowa’s most reliably Republican district, so losing an incumbent in the 2026 race for Iowa’s 4th Congressional District is unlikely to hurt Republicans’ efforts to retain control of the U.S. House.

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Los Angeles Lakers guard Austin Reaves (15) drives to the basket with Sacramento Kings guard Dennis Schröder, left, defending during the second half of an NBA basketball game Sunday, Oct. 26, 2025, in Sacramento, Calif. (AP Photo/Sara Nevis)

NBA players set record with 16 40-point games in first week of season

October 28, 2025

The NBA season has kicked off with a scoring frenzy. Players have already scored 40 or more points in 16 games, an unprecedented start. Austin Reaves and Luka Doncic of the Lakers, and Tyrese Maxey of the 76ers, have each hit this mark twice. Other players like Giannis Antetokounmpo and Stephen Curry have also joined the high-scoring club. Despite these performances, the spotlight is on a gambling scandal involving Portland coach Chauncey Billups and Miami guard Terry Rozier. NBA Commissioner Adam Silver has apologized for the distraction. Meanwhile, scoring averages have jumped, with teams playing faster and getting to the foul line more often.

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U.S. alpine skier Lindsey Vonn speaks during a news conference during Team USA Media Summit, on Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)

Lindsey Vonn says she has ‘nothing to prove’ as she prepares to return to the Olympics

October 28, 2025

Lindsey Vonn feels like she has nothing to prove in her bid to return to the Olympics at the age of 41. The American ski great with medals in multiple disciplines says she’s not worried about tarnishing her legacy after coming out of retirement several years after she last competed. Vonn cited Michael Jordan’s comeback and said she does not think the world’s expectations are bigger than hers. A partial knee replacement in the spring of 2024 paved the way for her return to racing with Vonn setting her sights on skiing in one of her favorite places in Cortina.

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A newly discovered Dr. Seuss manuscript will celebrate America’s 250th anniversary

October 28, 2025

A newly discovered Dr. Seuss manuscript featuring the Cat in the Hat will be published next year. The book, titled “Sing the 50 States,” celebrates the United States and is set for release just in time for America’s 250th anniversary. This is the first full manuscript by Dr. Seuss, born Theodor Geisel, to be found since 2015. The manuscript was discovered earlier this year at the Geisel Library in California. New illustrations in the style of Dr. Seuss were created by artist Tom Brannon. Random House Children’s Books plans to publish the book on June 2, 2026.

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Signs supporting and opposing a voter identification referendum in the state are shown Thursday, Oct. 23, 2025, in Scarborough, Maine. (AP Photo/Patrick Whittle)

Maine and Texas are the latest fronts in voting battles, with voter ID, citizenship on the ballot

October 28, 2025

Maine and Texas are the latest states where Republicans are pushing ballot initiatives targeting noncitizen voting, which is rare. Maine’s initiative on the Nov. 4 ballot is the more far-reaching one, seeking to require voter ID, restrict absentee voting and limit drop boxes. In Texas, a Republican-backed measure would add wording to the state constitution specifically prohibiting voting by anyone who is not a U.S. citizen, even though voting by noncitizens is already illegal. The initiatives are the latest in a wave of voting-related measures since President Donald Trump’s false claims about widespread fraud costing him reelection in 2020, with Republican states passing mostly restrictive laws and Democratic ones passing laws to make voting more accessible.

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Michigan head coach Sherrone Moore gives a news interview after the team's win in an NCAA college football game against Wisconsin, Saturday, Oct. 4, 2025, in Ann Arbor, Mich. (AP Photo/Ryan Sun)

Michigan and coach Moore drop appeal of NCAA penalties from sign-stealing saga

October 28, 2025

Michigan and football coach Sherrone Moore have dropped their appeal of NCAA penalties stemming from a sign-stealing operation. Michigan was fined tens of millions of dollars and Moore was suspended for a third game by the NCAA as punishment for a sprawling scandal that has loomed over the Wolverines for two years, including during their run to the national championship in the 2023 season. The 21st-ranked Wolverines host Purdue on Saturday. Moore withdrew his appeal on Sept. 29 after serving a two-game suspensions. He will also miss the 2026 season-opening game. The school withdrew its appeal on Oct. 6.

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FILE - Poet laureate Elizabeth Alexander speaks in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington on April 17, 2015. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)

The new $50M Literary Arts Fund will support independent publishers and nonprofits

October 28, 2025

A coalition of seven charitable foundations has established a Literary Arts Fund to support independent publishers and nonprofit organizations. The fund will distribute at least $50 million in grants over the next five years. The Mellon Foundation initiated the idea, with president Elizabeth Alexander highlighting literature’s importance. Participants include the Ford Foundation and the Poetry Foundation. The application process begins Nov. 10. Alexander noted that planning for the fund began before recent cuts by the National Endowment for the Arts. The grants will likely support a range of recipients, from poetry festivals to small publishers.

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Brenda Haynes places signs throughout a conference room before a No on Prop 50 rally in Redding, Calif., Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez)

GOP voters in Northern California brace for loss of representation in fight for US House

October 28, 2025

Conservative voters in Northern California are alarmed that a ballot measure designed to diminish Republican representation could pass in November. Ranchers and farmers in the rural region fear the passage of Proposition 50 will further dilute what little political power they possess in the heavily Democratic state. The Democratic proposal to redraw U.S. House maps is intended to oust five GOP members to counter moves by President Donald Trump to gain five Republican seats elsewhere. If it passes, Trump supporters in three northern counties would become part of a new district, paired with populous liberal coastal communities that could dominate in elections.

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In this image made from a video posted on the Facebook account of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro on Dec. 15, 2023, Maduro stands behind pilot Gen. Bitner Villegas in the cockpit of an airplane. (AP Photo)

A federal agent’s daring plan: Recruit Maduro’s pilot to turn on the Venezuelan leader

October 28, 2025

A federal agent had a daring plan: persuade Nicolas Maduro’s chief pilot to surreptitiously divert the Venezuelan president’s plane to a place where U.S. authorities could nab the strongman. His plan had all the ingredients of a Cold War spy thriller – luxury private jets, a secretive meeting at an airport hangar and high stakes diplomacy in a delicate dance to lure a loyal Maduro lieutenant to switch sides. There was even a final bit of intrigue aimed at rattling Maduro about the pilot’s true loyalties.  More broadly, the scheme reveals the extent — and often slapdash fashion — to which the U.S. has for years sought to topple Maduro.

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FILE _ Sam Desai, right, takes a Halloween-themed photo of his wife, Sonia Desai, and son, Rishan Desai, in downtown Dallas, Sept. 27, 2025. (AP Photo/LM Otero, File)

How Americans will be celebrating Halloween, according to a new AP-NORC poll

October 28, 2025

Sherry Jenkins lives in Blairstown, New Jersey, where the first “Friday the 13th” was mostly filmed. The town hosts a parade and activities for kids, and Jenkins hands out candy to over 1,000 trick-or-treaters every year. She’s not alone. A recent AP-NORC poll shows about two-thirds of U.S. adults will celebrate Halloween, with parents especially involved. About 8 in 10 parents of a child under 18 say they will do something to celebrate the holiday, compared with about 6 in 10 Americans without kids under 18. About one-third say they’ll be passing out candy to children trick-or-treating at their home, but only 5% will be handing out healthy snacks instead of candy.

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Federal Reserve Board Chairman Jerome Powell walks to a meeting during the World Bank/IMF Annual Meetings at the International Monetary Fund (IMF) headquarters in Washington, Thursday, Oct. 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

Federal Reserve likely to cut key rate Wednesday and may signal another cut to follow

October 28, 2025

The Federal Reserve will almost certainly cut its key interest rate on Wednesday and could signal it expects another cut in December as the central bank seeks to bolster hiring. A cut Wednesday would be the second this year and could benefit consumers by bringing down borrowing costs for mortgages and auto loans. Since Fed chair Jerome Powell strongly signaled in late August that rate cuts were likely this year, the average 30-year mortgage rate has fallen to about 6.2% from 6.6%. Still, the Fed is navigating an unusual period for the U.S. economy and its future moves are harder to anticipate than is typically the case.

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Los Angeles Dodgers' Freddie Freeman celebrates his walk off home run against the Toronto Blue Jays during the 18th inning in Game 3 of baseball's World Series, Monday, Oct. 27, 2025, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)

Dodgers produce 18-inning World Series sequel, `The Late, Late Sho’

October 28, 2025

The Dodgers have won a thrilling 18-inning game against the Toronto Blue Jays, taking a two-to-one lead in the World Series. Freddie Freeman hit a home run to secure the 6-5 victory for Los Angeles. Shohei Ohtani had another impressive performance, reaching base nine times. The game lasted over six hours and saw 609 pitches thrown. Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw came out of the bullpen in the 12th inning. Los Angeles used a record 10 pitchers in the game.

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Three sisters, whose single mother fears being mistakenly detained by federal immigration agents because she is of Puerto Rican descent and speaks Spanish, walk into Funston Elementary School after being dropped off for the start of the school day, in Chicago's Logan Square neighborhood, Wednesday, Oct. 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)

Chicago’s children are getting caught in the chaos of immigration crackdowns

October 28, 2025

In Chicago, children and families have been traumatized by an immigration enforcement action involving tear gas. In early October, a white SUV rolled through Logan Square, a historically Hispanic neighborhood that’s been gentrifying for years. Masked federal agents threw tear gas canisters from the window and parents rushed to protect their children. The action was part of the Trump administration immigration crackdown. Residents, including U.S. citizens and people with permission to live or work here, say they are terrified, worried about being targeted. Teachers and community members are struggling to reassure children while dealing with their own fears. The community remains on edge, with many questioning their safety and future.

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FILE - Offensive lineman Leander Wiegand, of Germany, participates in a drill at the NFL international scouting combine at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London, Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2022. (AP Photo/Steve Luciano, File)

NFL’s International Player Pathway program is shining a spotlight on talent from around the world

October 28, 2025

The NFL’s International Player Pathway program gives players from outside the United States and Canada a chance to learn, develop, practice and play American football professionally as the league continues to expand its global reach. New York Jets offensive lineman Leander Wiegand is a native of Germany who says the program changed his life. Pat Long, the NFL’s director of international football development, says the program is like the Avengers because the players are outliers and wouldn’t otherwise be discovered. Nearly 100 international players have participated in the program and more than 40 have signed with NFL teams since 2017.

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Los Angeles Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani celebrates their win against the Toronto Blue Jays during the 18th inning in Game 3 of baseball's World Series, Monday, Oct. 27, 2025, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)

The Dodgers’ historic World Series Game 3 victory, by the numbers

October 28, 2025

The Los Angeles Dodgers outlasted the Toronto Blue Jays with a 6-5, 18-inning win in Game 3 of the World Series on Monday night, producing a lengthy list of records topped by Shohei Ohtani as they took a 2-1 lead in the best-of-seven matchup. Ohtani was the Dodgers’ designated hitter a day before he is to pitch in Game 4 and had one of the most memorable games at the plate in World Series history.

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Former President Joe Biden listens to a speaker before receiving the Lifetime Achievement Award at the Edward M. Kennedy Institute's 10th Anniversary Celebration, Sunday, Oct. 26, 2025, in Boston.(AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)

Republicans send Biden autopen report to the Justice Department, urging further investigation

October 28, 2025

House Republicans have released a long-promised report on former President Joe Biden’s use of the autopen and the alleged cover-up of his mental state while in office. The report on Tuesday issues a scathing critique of the former president’s team but cites largely public information and no specific instances of illegal activity to back up the report’s explosive conclusions. While Republicans did not cite a specific case of the autopen being misused in the Biden White House, they called all actions taken by the previous administration void. Congressional Republicans also sent letters to Attorney General Pam Bondi and the D.C. Board of Medicine calling for further investigations into Biden’s former aides and his personal doctor.

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Los Angeles Dodgers' Freddie Freeman celebrates his walk off home run against the Toronto Blue Jays during the 18th inning in Game 3 of baseball's World Series, Monday, Oct. 27, 2025, in Los Angeles.(AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)

Freeman’s homer in 18th inning lifts Dodgers over Blue Jays 6-5 in World Series classic

October 28, 2025

Freddie Freeman homered leading off the bottom of the 18th inning, Shohei Ohtani went deep twice in another record-setting performance and the Los Angeles Dodgers outlasted the Toronto Blue Jays 6-5 in Game 3 on Monday night to win a World Series classic. The defending champion Dodgers took a 2-1 lead in the best-of-seven matchup and still have a chance to win the title at home — something they haven’t done since 1963. Freeman connected off left-hander Brendon Little, sending a 406-foot drive to straightaway center field to finally end a game that lasted 6 hours, 39 minutes, and matched the longest by innings in postseason history.

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