DALLAS (AP) — Dallas Mavericks guard Dante Exum injured his right wrist during training camp in Las Vegas, and the team gave no timetable for a return. The injury to Exum comes after star guard Luka Doncic sustained a calf injury during a workout before the Mavericks left for Las Vegas. The team says updates…… MORE
Pro-Palestinian and Pro-Israeli Crowds Rally Across the World on the Eve of Oct. 7 Anniversary
PARIS (AP) — Crowds are taking part in pro-Palestinian and pro-Israeli protests and memorial events across the world on the eve of the first anniversary of the Hamas attacks on Israel. At a rally in Berlin, near the Brandenburg Gate, hundreds of demonstrators set off up the famed Unter den Linden behind a banner that…… MORE
Death Toll From Hurricane Helene Rises to 227 as Grim Task of Recovering Bodies Continues
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — The death toll from Hurricane Helene has inched up to 227 as the grim task of recovering bodies continues more than a week after the monster storm ravaged the U.S. Southeast. Helene came ashore Sept. 26 as a Category 4 hurricane and carved a wide swath of destruction as it moved…… MORE
Hurricane Milton is Growing Stronger as It Blows Toward Florida’s Tampa Bay Region
MIAMI (AP) — The National Hurricane Center says Hurricane Milton is intensifying and will likely be a major hurricane before it slams into the storm-ravaged Florida coast, most likely on Wednesday. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has declared a state of emergency in 51 counties, many of which are still recovering from Hurricane Helene. The state’s…… MORE
Israel Expands Its Bombardment in Lebanon as Thousands Flee Widening War
MASNAA BORDER CROSSING, Lebanon (AP) — Israel is expanding its bombardment of the Hezbollah and Hamas militant groups in Lebanon, hitting Beirut’s southern suburbs with a dozen airstrikes and striking a Palestinian refugee camp deep in the north for the first time. Hamas says two members of its military wing there have been killed. Thousands…… MORE