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How Helene became the near-perfect storm to bring widespread destruction across the South
Hurricane Helene killed and destroyed far and wide — from Tampa to Atlanta to Asheville, North Carolina, its high winds, heavy...
Read moreKris Kristofferson, singer-songwriter and actor, dies at 88
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Kris Kristofferson, a Rhodes scholar with a deft writing style and rough charisma who became a...
Read moreAs theaters struggle, many independent cinemas in Los Angeles are finding their audience
LOS ANGELES (AP) — On a hot summer evening, Miles Villalon lined up outside the New Beverly Cinema, hours before showtime....
Read moreStuck NASA astronauts welcome SpaceX capsule that’ll bring them home next year
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — The two astronauts stuck at the International Space Station since June welcomed their new ride home with...
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At least 64 dead after Helene’s deadly march across the Southeast
PERRY, Fla. (AP) — For movement in the new cycle Massive rains from powerful Hurricane Helene left people stranded, without shelter and...
Read moreMaya Rudolph as Harris and Dana Carvey as Biden open the 50th season of ‘Saturday Night Live’
NEW YORK (AP) — “Saturday Night Live” began its 50th season with a parade of former co-stars, including Maya Rudolph as Vice President Kamala...
Read moreSpaceX launches rescue mission for 2 NASA astronauts who are stuck in space until next year
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — SpaceX launched a rescue mission for the two stuck astronauts at the International Space Station on Saturday,...
Read moreA tiny tribe is getting pushback for betting big on a $600M casino in California’s wine country
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — For decades a small, landless tribe in Northern California has been on a mission to get...
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Fed’s favored inflation gauge shows cooling price pressures, clearing way for more rate cuts
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve's preferred inflation measure on Friday provided the latest sign that price pressures are easing, a...
Read moreMaggie Smith, scene-stealing actor famed for Harry Potter and ‘Downton Abbey,’ dies at 89
LONDON (AP) — Maggie Smith, the masterful, scene-stealing actor who won an Oscar for the 1969 film “The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie”...
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