Some US transit systems weigh whether to run trains without a human at the controls By Jeff McMurray October 24, 2026 at 2:35 p.m. Officials in Washington, D.C., recently advanced a plan that could let computers fully control one...
Halloween candy sales are off to a slow start amid high chocolate prices and affordability concerns By Dee-Ann Durbin October 24, 2026 at 9:06 a.m. Halloween candy sales fell 6.7% in the month ending Oct. 17 compared to the same...
Trump proposes eliminating race, ethnicity questions from 2030 census, alarming health, civil rights advocates By Robert McCoppin October 24, 2026 at 5:00 a.m. A proposal to eliminate races about race, ethnicity and sexual orientation from the U.S. census...
Today in History: Black Thursday By Associated Press October 24, 2026 at 3:30 a.m. On Oct. 24, 1929, a massive sell-off at the opening bell of the New York Stock...
President Trump at South Florida rally revives the idea of military intervention in Cuba after Iran By Meg Kinnard October 23, 2026 at 8:20 p.m. President Donald Trump says U.S. warships returning from Iran could stop in Cuba.
Defense attorneys in Charlie Kirk’s killing want to have a trial in 2029 By Matthew Brown October 23, 2026 at 9:17 p.m. Defense attorneys for the man accused of assassinating conservative activist Charlie Kirk are suggesting a...
Pope Leo XIV cancels Assisi trip on doctors’ advice as he recovers from surgery By Giada Zampano October 23, 2026 at 1:20 p.m. Pope Leo XIV will miss a planned trip to Assisi next week after doctors advised...
Immigrants seeking US citizenship targeted in Trump administration’s illegal voting crackdown By Olga R. Rodriguez October 23, 2026 at 7:33 a.m. Most of the immigrants targeted by federal authorities in California this week for alleged voter...
Today in History: Apple releases the iPod By Associated Press October 23, 2026 at 3:30 a.m. On Oct. 23, 2001, Apple released the iPod. An estimated 450 million iPod devices were sold...
Facing pushback on data centers, tech giants are promising more money and fewer secrets By Marc Levy October 22, 2026 at 6:26 p.m. The new raft of promises from the world's richest companies comes as anti-data center sentiment...