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The Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded to Nihon Hidankyo, a Japanese organization of survivors of the U.S. atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, for its activism against nuclear weapons. Jørgen Watne Frydnes, chair of the Norwegian Nobel Committee, said Friday the award was made as the “taboo against the use of nuclear weapons is under pressure.”  ST. PETERSBURG, Fla....

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Hurricane Milton is barreling into the Atlantic Ocean after plowing into Florida as a Category 3 storm. It pounded cities with ferocious winds and rains, whipped up a barrage of tornadoes and caused at least four deaths. It compounded the misery wrought by Helene. But it spared Tampa a direct hit. The storm tracked to the south in the final hours and made landfall Wednesda...

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Hurricane Milton is churning closer to the west coast of Florida. Some residents are insisting they will ride out the potentially catastrophic storm. The National Hurricane Center predicts Milton will make landfall late Wednesday or early Thursday near the Tampa Bay region, which hasn’t seen a direct hit from a major storm in a century. The storm has been a Category...

Milton has strengthened into a major hurricane on a path toward Florida not even two weeks after Hurricane Helene swamped the state's coastline. Milton is expected to hit the densely populated Tampa metro area, which has about 3.3 million people. Traffic was thick on Interstate 75 heading north Monday as evacuees fled in advance of the Milton. WASHINGTON (AP) — Black registered voters have a...

Nobel Prize in medicine honors American duo for their discovery of microRNA. Supreme Court taking the bench with ghost guns, a capital case and transgender rights on the docket. Florida prepares for massive evacuations as Hurricane Milton takes aim at major metro areas. North Carolina is distributing Benadryl and EpiPens as yellow jackets swarm from Helene flooding. After the deluge, the lies Misi...

Each week Hot off the Wire looks at a variety of stories in business, science, health and more. This week's headlines include: Cutting food waste would lower emissions, but so far only one state has done it. Taxpayers in 24 states will be able to file their returns directly with the IRS in 2025. Marketing plans are key for small businesses ahead of a tough holiday shopping season. Awareness of 'La...

Dockworkers' union suspend strike until Jan. 15 to allow time to negotiate new contract. President Joe Biden is pledging support to those recovering from the devastation of Hurricane Helene. Hurricane Kirk could cause dangerous surf conditions along the US East Coast. Melania Trump says she supports abortion rights, putting her at odds with the GOP. Liz Cheney campaigns with Harris in Wisconsin wh...

Florida communities hit three times by hurricanes grapple with how and whether to rebuild. Mayorkas warns FEMA doesn't have enough funding to last through hurricane season. The president could invoke a 1947 law to try to suspend the dockworkers' strike. Here's how. Dockworkers may have the negotiating advantage in their strike against US ports. Prosecutors Trump 'resorted to crimes' after losing 2...

Tim Walz and JD Vance go in depth on policy while attacking each other’s running mates in VP debate. Donald Trump won't participate in interview for '60 Minutes' election special. 11 workers at a Tennessee factory were swept away in Hurricane Helene flooding. Only 5 were rescued. Hurricane Helene's death toll passes 150 as crews search for survivors. Kirk becomes a hurricane as North Carolin...

The Israeli military has warned people to evacuate nearly two dozen Lebanese border communities hours after announcing the start of ground operations against the Hezbollah militant group. Hezbollah on Tuesday denied Israeli troops had entered Lebanon but said it was ready to battle them.  PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Dockworkers at ports from Maine to Texas have started walking picket lines in a...

MOSCOW (AP) — A Russian court has sentenced a man convicted over a car bombing that seriously wounded nationalist writer Zakhar Prilepin to life in prison. Prosecutors said the May 2023 bombing in the Nizhny Novogorod region was conducted at the direction of Ukraine’s security services. BEIRUT (AP) — Hezbollah’s acting leader has vowed to continue battling Israel and said t...

Each week Hot off the Wire looks at a variety of stories in business, science, health and more. This week's headlines include: FBI finds violent crime declined in 2023. Here's what to know about the report. Here's how to avoid getting pressured into signing up for store credit cards. Almost all small businesses are using a software tool that is enabled by AI. Severe obesity is on the rise in the U...

CRAWFORDVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Authorities are rescuing people trapped by floodwaters and more than 3 million customers are in the dark across much of the southeastern U.S. as Hurricane Helene weakens to a tropical storm over Georgia early Friday. The storm made landfall in northwestern Florida as a Category 4 storm overnight amid warnings from the National Hurricane Center that the enormous sys...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Helene has strengthened into a Category 2 hurricane as it barrels across the Gulf of Mexico on a path to Florida. The U.S. National Hurricane Center issued the update Thursday moring. The huge storm’s center is expected to make landfall in the Big Bend area of Florida’s northwestern coast as soon as late Thursday. The governors of Florida, Georgia, and th...

Forecasters say they expect Tropical Storm Helene in the Caribbean Sea to strengthen rapidly and become a hurricane as it moves north across the Gulf of Mexico toward the United States. The National Hurricane Center has issued hurricane warnings for northwestern Florida's coastline and part of Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula. Helene is forecast to be “near hurricane strength” when it passes...

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — World leaders will open their annual meeting at the U.N. General Assembly under the shadow of increasing global divisions, major wars in Gaza, Ukraine and Sudan, and the threat of an even larger conflict in the wider Middle East. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres previewed his opening “State of the World” speech to presidents, prime ministers, monarchs and...

Israel has carried out hundreds of airstrikes in southern Lebanon, killing at least 100 people. The Israeli military called on residents to immediately evacuate places where it claimed the Hezbollah militant group stores weapons. VATICAN CITY (AP) — The Vatican has confirmed that plans remain in place for Pope Francis to go to Belgium and Luxembourg. That follows the cancellation of all of h...

Each week Hot off the Wire looks at a variety of stories in business, science, health and more. This week's headlines include: Voters split on whether Harris or Trump would do a better job on the economy AP-NORC poll. Tourists can finally visit the Oval Office. A replica is opening near the White House on Monday. Navy will use lessons from Ukraine and the Red Sea battles to prepare for future conf...

JERUSALEM (AP) — Hezbollah pounded northern Israel with 140 rockets. The strikes came a day after the militant group’s leader Hassan Nasrallah vowed to retaliate against Israel for a mass bombing attack. Israel’s military said the rockets came in three waves Friday afternoon targeting sites along the ravaged border.  FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Authorities say a judge in a r...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The House has rejected Speaker Mike Johnson's bill to temporarily fund the government. The legislation that failed Wednesday would have linked temporary government funding with a mandate that states require proof of citizenship when people register to vote. WASHINGTON (AP) — Kamala Harris and Donald Trump are set to make appearances that are meant to fire up core supp...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Having all but tamed inflation, the Federal Reserve is poised to do something Wednesday it hasn’t done in more than four years: Cut its benchmark interest rate, a step that should lead to lower borrowing costs for consumers and businesses. And yet an unusual air of uncertainty overhangs this week’s meeting: It’s unclear just how large the Fed’s rate...

NEW YORK (AP) — Sean “Diddy” Combs is expected to appear in court after his indictment in New York on charges that are still sealed. The hip-hop mogul was arrested in Manhattan late Monday. Federal prosecutors didn't immediately detail the charges, but Combs has been sued by multiple people who say he subjected them to physical or sexual abuse. WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) —...

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Former President Donald Trump is safe following what the FBI says “appears to be an attempted assassination” in Florida after another attempt on his life at a rally in Pennsylvania. Local authorities say the U.S. Secret Service agents protecting Trump fired at a man pointing an AK-style rifle with a scope as Trump was playing on his golf course in Wes...

Each week Hot off the Wire looks at a variety of stories in business, science, health and more. This week's headlines include: Cars talking to one another could help reduce fatal crashes on US roads. Americans lost $5.6 billion last year in cryptocurrency fraud scams, the FBI says. Tube-tying rose most steeply in states that ban abortion after Roe was overturned. AP-NORCUSA Facts poll: Republicans...

SEATTLE (AP) — Aircraft assembly workers have walked off the job at Boeing factories near Seattle and elsewhere after union members voted overwhelmingly to reject a tentative contract that would have increased wages by 25% over four years. The strike started at 12:01 a.m. PDT Friday, less than three hours after the local branch of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Wor...