October 8 – Hurricane Isaias moved toward the northern Gulf Coast on Thursday as the Atlantic season’s first hurricane, prompting emergency preparations, mandatory evacuations and school closures across parts of Florida as officials warned that the storm could strengthen before reaching land. The National Hurricane Center in Miami said Isaias had maximum sustained winds of … Read more
STOCKHOLM, Oct 8 – Canadian poet, essayist and translator Anne Carson has won the Nobel Prize in Literature for a body of work that brings together ancient literature, modern poetry and several other forms of artistic expression. The Swedish Academy announced the award in Stockholm on Thursday, recognizing the 76-year-old writer for works that move … Read more
BERLIN, Oct 8 – European intelligence agencies are assessing whether sensitive information shared with Germany in recent years could have been exposed following the arrest of former German foreign intelligence chief August Hanning, according to intelligence officials familiar with the concerns. Hanning, who led Germany’s BND foreign intelligence service before leaving government in 2005, was … Read more
SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Oct. 7 – President Donald Trump used a campaign rally in San Antonio on Wednesday night to make the case for Republican Senate candidate Ken Paxton, as Democrats increasingly see Texas as a potential opportunity in the November midterm elections. The event, however, was repeatedly disrupted by protesters, while Trump also spent … Read more
NASHVILLE, Tenn., Oct 7 – Christa Pike is awake and speaking after surviving Tennessee’s failed attempt to execute her last week, but her condition remains serious and her lawyers say she faces a long and uncertain recovery. Pike, 50, regained consciousness at a Tennessee hospital on Tuesday, six days after she was strapped to a … Read more
STOCKHOLM, Oct 7 – French chemist Henri B. Kagan and Japanese scientist Kenso Soai have been awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for discoveries that helped scientists understand and control the unusual mirror-image behavior of molecules, work that has become fundamental to modern drug development. The two scientists were recognized for finding ways to make … Read more
NASHVILLE, Tenn., Oct 6 – Christa Pike, the Tennessee death row inmate who survived the state’s failed attempt to execute her by lethal injection last week, is conscious and speaking while continuing to receive medical treatment, her lawyers said Tuesday. Pike, 50, was left critically ill after prison officials attempted to administer lethal doses of … Read more
LONDON, Oct 6 – A U.S.-run military base in England faced threats believed to be connected to Iran, with American officials assessing that any potential attack could have been aimed at killing as many U.S. service members and destroying as many American aircraft as possible, according to a U.S. official familiar with the matter. The … Read more
KYIV, Ukraine, Oct 6 – Ukraine launched nearly 900 drones toward Russia overnight, targeting areas across the country as well as the occupied Crimean Peninsula and the Sea of Azov, according to Russia’s Defense Ministry. The large-scale barrage came as Ukrainian officials warned that Russia may be preparing an even larger aerial assault against Ukraine. … Read more
WASHINGTON, Oct 5 – The United States is heading into the November midterm elections with an unemployment rate of 4.2%, a figure that by traditional measures would suggest a healthy labor market and an economy operating close to full employment. Yet the headline number does not fully capture how American workers are experiencing the economy. … Read more