Nation and World
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Tampa Bay Times keeps publishing despite a Milton crane collapse cutting off access to newsroom
Oct 11, 2024 7:34 pm - It's a reflection of the news industry and modern world of work that Tampa Bay Times editor Mark Katches seems more relaxed than you'd expect after a crane pushed by Hurr...
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Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs to stay in jail while appeals court takes up bail fight
Oct 11, 2024 5:40 pm - NEW YORK — A federal appeals court judge has ruled to keep Sean “Diddy” Combs locked up while he makes a third bid for bail in his sex trafficking case, which is slated t...
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An elevator malfunction killed 1 and trapped 12 at a Colorado tourist mine. The cause is still unknown
Oct 11, 2024 6:39 am - One person was killed and 12 people were rescued after being trapped for about six hours at the bottom of a former Colorado gold mine when an elevator malfunctioned at the tourist site, authorities said.
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Israeli forces kill 2 Lebanese soldiers and injure 2 UN peacekeepers in separate strikes
Oct 11, 2024 6:35 am - BEIRUT — An Israeli airstrike killed two Lebanese soldiers and wounded three on Friday, Lebanon's military said, just hours after the Israeli military fired on the headqu...
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Nobel Peace Prize given to Japanese organization Nihon Hidankyo for its work against nuclear weapons
Oct 11, 2024 6:19 am - The Nobel Peace Prize was awarded Friday to Nihon Hidankyo, a Japanese organization of survivors of the U.S. atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, for its activism against nuclear weapons.
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Residents slog through flooded streets, clear debris after Hurricane Milton tore through Florida
Oct 11, 2024 6:15 am - Florida residents slogged through flooded streets, gathered up scattered debris and assessed damage to their homes on Friday after Hurricane Milton smashed through coastal communities and spawned a barrage of deadly tornadoes.
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Although Milton has moved on, at least 8 are dead and millions remain in the darkOct 10, 2024 9:50 pm - ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Rescue teams plucked Florida residents from the flotsam of Hurricane Milton on Thursday after the storm smashed through coastal communities where i...
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Bacon hogs the spotlight in election debates, but reasons for its sizzling inflation are complex
Oct 10, 2024 3:53 pm - Prices for bacon are always volatile. Among other things, they're subject to weather, animal disease, feed costs, seasonal demand and, according to Harris and other critics, some price gouging by giant food conglomerates.
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TD Bank to pay $3 billion in historic money-laundering settlement with the Justice Department
Oct 10, 2024 3:48 pm - WASHINGTON — TD Bank will pay approximately $3 billion in a historic settlement with U.S. authorities who said Thursday that the financial institution's lax practices all...
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An Israeli strike on a school-turned-shelter in Gaza kills at least 27 peopleOct 10, 2024 11:32 am - An Israeli strike on a school sheltering displaced people in the Gaza Strip killed at least 27 people on Thursday, Palestinian medical officials said. The Israeli military said it targeted militants, but people sheltering there said the strike hit a meeting of aid workers.