WASHINGTON — American consumers are feeling quite a bit more confident this month as Election Day approaches, a business research group says. The Conference Board said Tuesday that its consumer confidence index jumped to 108.7 in October from 99.2 in September. It was the biggest monthly gain since March of...
Stephen Curry Will Miss at Least Two Games for Warriors With Left Ankle Injury
SAN FRANCISCO — Stephen Curry will miss at least the next two games for the Golden State Warriors nursing an injured ankle that he hurt in a loss to the Los Angeles Clippers on Sunday night. Curry had an MRI exam after the game and it showed no structural damage...
Trump Ally Steve Bannon Is Released After Serving 4 Months in Prison for Contempt of Congress
Longtime Donald Trump ally Steve Bannon was released from prison early Tuesday, after serving a four-month sentence for defying a subpoena in the congressional investigation into the U.S. Capitol attack on Jan. 6, 2021. Bannon left the Federal Correctional Institution in Danbury, Connecticut, according to Kristie Breshears, a spokesperson for...
Freddie Freeman Homers in Fifth Straight World Series Game, Ties George Springer’s Record
NEW YORK — Told he had tied a World Series record by homering in five straight games, Freddie Freeman grinned. "Let's hopefully make it six," he said. Freeman put Los Angeles ahead 15 pitches into the game with a two-run homer off Clarke Schmidt, and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat...
Fires Set in Drop Boxes Destroy Hundreds of Ballots in Washington, Damage 3 in Oregon
PORTLAND, Ore. — Incendiary devices were set off Monday at two ballot drop boxes — one in Portland and another in nearby Vancouver, Washington — destroying hundreds of ballots in what one official called a “direct attack on democracy” about a week before a heated Election Day. The early morning...
North Korea Has Sent About 10,000 Troops to Russia to Fight in Ukraine, Pentagon Says
BRUSSELS — North Korea has sent about 10,000 troops to Russia to train and fight in Ukraine within “the next several weeks,” the Pentagon said Monday, in a move that Western leaders say will intensify the almost three-year war and jolt relations in the Indo-Pacific region. Some of the North...
Jon Stewart Will Remain ‘Daily Show’ Host on Mondays Through 2025
NEW YORK — Jon Stewart isn't done skewering the news — he's signed on to continue hosting "The Daily Show" on Mondays through the end of next year. Paramount announced Monday that Stewart would continue hosting the Comedy Central series once a week, as he's done through much of 2024...
San Jose State Volleyball Team Controversy Sparks Debate on Fairness in Women’s Sports
NEW YORK — They play on the same team, but they couldn't be further apart. One member of the women's volleyball team at San Jose State University has signed on to being part of a federal lawsuit against the NCAA challenging the presence of transgender athletes in women's college sports....
At Least 126 Dead and Missing in Massive Flooding and Landslides in Philippines
TALISAY, Philippines — The number of dead and missing in massive flooding and landslides wrought by Tropical Storm Trami in the Philippines has reached nearly 130 and the president said Saturday that many areas remained isolated with people in need of rescue. Trami blew away from the northwestern Philippines on...
Election 2024 Latest: Trump and Harris Enter the Final Stretch of the 2024 Campaign
Uncertainty reigns entering the final full week of the 2024 campaign with Democrat Kamala Harris and Republican Donald Trump locked in a fiercely competitive presidential contest. What happens in the coming days will be pivotal in deciding the winner of next week's election. Trump on Sunday held a rally at Madison Square Garden where several...