October 17, 2024 Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles agrees to pay $880M to clergy sexual abuse survivors The Archdiocese of Los Angeles has agreed to pay $880 million to victims of clergy sexual abuse in the largest single child sex abuse settlement with a Catholic archdiocese.
October 15, 2024 Pumpkin weighing 2,471 pounds wins California contest With his winning gourd this year weighing in at 2,471 pounds, Minnesota horticulture teacher Travis Gienger remains the reigning champion of an annual pumpkin-weighing contest in California.
October 15, 2024 Canada-India ties could take a long time to recover India and Canada have expelled each other's top diplomats over the 2023 assassination of Sikh activist Hardeep Singh Nijjar and allegations of other crimes.
October 15, 2024 North Korea blows up parts of inter-Korean road and rail links in a symbolic display of anger In a move that underlines North Korea's growing anger with South Korea, North Korea has blown up sections of unused rail routes and roads that once connected the two countries.
October 14, 2024 Lilly Ledbetter, namesake of Fair Pay Act, dead at 86 Lilly Ledbetter, the former Alabama factory manager whose discrimination lawsuit led to the passage of watershed Obama-era legislation, died Saturday. She was 86.
October 13, 2024 NASA spacecraft to scour Jupiter's icy moon in search of life-supporting conditions A massive NASA spacecraft is ready to set sail for Jupiter and its moon Europa. The craft, named Europa Clipper, will determine if conditions there could support life.
October 13, 2024 Indian politician with Bollywood ties shot dead in Mumbai weeks before key state election Baba Siddique, 66, a senior politician in India’s financial capital Mumbai, has been fatally shot weeks before a key state election, according to authorities.
October 13, 2024 Former Scottish leader Alex Salmond, who nearly got Scotland's independence from UK, dies at 69 Alex Salmond, the former first minister of Scotland and a prominent advocate for Scottish independence, has died at the age of 69 in Ohrid, North Macedonia.
October 12, 2024 1 person killed and at least 12 wounded in shooting at Oklahoma City party One person is dead and 12 are wounded after a shooting occurred during a party at an event in Oklahoma City. Several people were detained and witnesses are being interviewed.
October 9, 2024 Alaska’s Fat Bear Contest winner finishes ahead of the bear that killed her cub After fans cast their votes online for their favorite chunky bear in tournament-style brackets, Grazer won her second Fat Bear Contest on Tuesday, defeating the behemoth that killed her cub.