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Newspapers closing, news deserts growing for beleaguered news industry

4:36 PM on Monday, October 20

An estimated 136 newspapers have closed during the past year

Gary Kristensen, dressed up as the character Buddy from the holiday movie "Elf," celebrates after winning a race during the West Coast Giant Pumpkin Regatta on Sunday, Oct. 19, 2025, in Tualatin, Ore. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane)

Giant, floating pumpkin races draw large crowds to annual event in Oregon

4:33 PM on Monday, October 20

Giant, floating pumpkin races have drawn large crowds to the Oregon city of Tualatin

Authorities charge 2 more suspects with attack on prominent DOGE employee

4:30 PM on Monday, October 20

Two more suspects have been charged with the attempted carjacking and beating of a 19-year-old man who was working for the Trump administration’s Department of Government Efficiency

How major US stock indexes fared Monday, 10/20/2025

4:29 PM on Monday, October 20

U.S. stocks rallied to the cusp of their records

Judge orders a path to release for immigrant with leukemia facing deportation

3:42 PM on Monday, October 20

A Michigan man facing possible deportation while dealing with life-threatening leukemia must be released from custody or at least be given a bond hearing in immigration court

Man who planned to 'shoot up' Atlanta airport is arrested in the terminal following a tip from family, police say

3:35 PM on Monday, October 20

Man who planned to 'shoot up' Atlanta airport is arrested in the terminal following a tip from family, police say

Israel's military says Palestinian militants have handed over the body of a deceased hostage to the Red Cross in Gaza.

1:39 PM on Monday, October 20

Israel's military says Palestinian militants have handed over the body of a deceased hostage to the Red Cross in Gaza.

Government shutdown imperils dozens of Head Start preschool programs

1:17 PM on Monday, October 20

Head Start programs that serve tens of thousands of the nation’s neediest preschoolers are facing a cutoff of federal funding at the end of the month because of the government shutdown

TV writer Graham Linehan won't face charges for transgender post that sparked UK debate

1:06 PM on Monday, October 20

Irish TV comedy writer Graham Linehan will not face charges after his arrest over social media posts critical of transgender people

FILE - Purdue guard Braden Smith (3) plays against Southern California during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in the second round of the Big Ten Conference tournament in Indianapolis, Thursday, March 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)

Purdue's Smith earns unanimous AP preseason All-America honors, joined by Texas Tech's Toppin

12:39 PM on Monday, October 20

Purdue guard Braden Smith has been named a unanimous preseason All-American by The Associated Press

Supreme Court will consider whether people who regularly smoke pot can legally own guns

9:33 AM on Monday, October 20

The Supreme Court will consider whether people who regularly smoke marijuana can legally own guns, the latest firearm case to come before the court since its 2022 decision expanding gun rights

Supreme Court will consider whether people who regularly smoke pot can legally own guns

9:32 AM on Monday, October 20

Supreme Court will consider whether people who regularly smoke pot can legally own guns

Evelyn Korkmaz, left, Gemma Hickey, center, and Matthias Katsch, with Ending Clergy Abuse, a global organization of abuse victims and activists, hold a press conference after a meeting with Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican, in Rome, Monday, Oct. 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)

Pope meets with global group of clergy abuse survivors to talk zero tolerance

8:15 AM on Monday, October 20

Pope Leo XIV has met with an organization of clergy abuse survivors and advocates for the first time

FILE - Alina Habba speaks after being sworn in as interim US Attorney General for New Jersey, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, on March 28, 2025. (Pool File via AP, file)

Appellate judges question moves to keep Alina Habba in place as top New Jersey prosecutor

12:03 AM on Monday, October 20

Federal appeals court judges questioned the Trump administration’s maneuvers to keep the president’s former lawyer, Alina Habba, in place as New Jersey’s top federal prosecutor

President Donald Trump speaks to reporters aboard Air Force One, Sunday, Oct. 19, 2025, en route to Joint Base Andrews, Md., as he returns from a trip to Florida. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

Trump suggests US will buy Argentine beef to bring down prices for American consumers

8:44 PM on Sunday, October 19

President Donald Trump says the United States could buy Argentine beef in an attempt to bring down prices for American consumers

A voter casts his ballot during presidential runoff election in Achacachi, Bolivia, Sunday, Oct. 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Juan Karita)

Bolivians vote for change after 20 years of one-party rule, in photos

3:16 PM on Sunday, October 19

Aicha Soumaoro poses in West Chester, Pa., Friday, Oct. 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

With confidence and support from each other, more women are redefining baldness as beautiful

3:01 PM on Sunday, October 19

More women are defying traditional beauty standards and finding empowerment by going without hair on their heads

FILE - Britney Spears, right, and her husband Kevin Federline arrive for a post Grammy party in Beverly Hills, Calif., on Feb. 8, 2006. (AP Photo/Danny Moloshok, File)

Kevin Federline says his sons with Britney Spears are the reason for his new memoir

10:07 AM on Friday, October 17

Britney Spears' ex-husband Kevin Federline is telling his side of their time together in a new memoir being released Tuesday

Northside American Federation of Teachers President Melina Espiritu-Azocar, right, speaks with middle school teacher Celeste Simone during a Microsoft AI skilling event, Saturday, Sept. 27, 2025, in San Antonio. (AP Photo/Darren Abate)

Big Tech is paying millions to train teachers on AI, in a push to bring chatbots into classrooms

12:04 AM on Friday, October 17

The country’s largest teachers unions are teaming up with tech companies like Microsoft and OpenAI to help educators build literacy in artificial intelligence

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