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WINTERPORT, Maine (AP) — Phylis Allen spends her days looking for things. She searches for potatoes at Sam’s Club, cheap beets and ginger at Walmart and a local grocery store. She studies the weekly inventory from Good Shepherd, Maine’s only food bank, for good deals on butter and cheese. Every Monday morning, she shops at three different stores, keeping lists of prices in her head and remembering what particular clients want. On a recent trip to Sam’s Club, she was searching for affordable eggs. The diminutive 78-year-old food pantry director found them in a huge cooler. Stretching, she pulled two…

NEW DELHI (AP) — The death toll following a stampede at a political rally for a popular Indian actor and politician in the southern state of Tamil Nadu has climbed to 40, the state’s health minister said Sunday, as medics treated at least 124 injured in hospitals.Ma Subramanian told The Associated Press that 36 victims were dead by the time they were taken to a hospital on Saturday night and four more died later. He said the injured were largely stable. The dead included nine children, Subramanian said.Tens of thousands of people gathered in the district of Karur on Saturday…

Companies are expecting to incur more costs as a result of poorly implemented autonomous systems.Shapecharge | E+ | Getty ImagesArtificial intelligence capabilities are developing rapidly and companies globally are frantically trying to keep up and implement AI tools, but there are consequences to sloppy execution.In fact, 79% of companies globally expect to incur an “AI debt” as a result of poorly implemented autonomous tools, according to a new report by Asana on the State of AI at Work which surveyed over 9,000 knowledge workers across the U.S., U.K., Australia, Germany, and Japan.The report highlighted that companies are unprepared and lack…

People walk on Creek Harbour as the Dubai skyline with Burj Khalifa, the world’s largest building (C) is seen in the background on February 5, 2025.Fadel Senna | Afp | Getty ImagesThe Middle East could emerge as the major beneficiary of U.S. President Donald Trump’s plan for higher H-1B visa fees.The Gulf region’s sustained push to become the next global artificial intelligence hub – which is drawing billions of dollars of investment from local sovereign wealth funds, global private equity and U.S. Big Tech – could see it outflank other geographies hoping to snap up foreign expertise caught up in the…

CAIRO (AP) — Over 66,000 Palestinians have been killed in the Israel-Hamas war, Gaza’s Health Ministry said Sunday, a day before Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu heads to the White House for talks with U.S. President Donald Trump on halting Israel’s ongoing offensive in the Gaza Strip.Netanyahu has come under heavy international pressure to end the war. Key Western allies have joined a growing list of countries recognizing a Palestinian state over Israeli objections. The European Union is considering sanctions against Israel and there are growing moves for a sports and cultural boycott against Israel.After dozens of delegates poured out…

MIAMI (AP) — A weather system that is forecast to become Tropical Storm Imelda later in the day before approaching the coast of South Carolina as a hurricane early next week was causing disruption in the Bahamas and nearby islands on Sunday.Meanwhile Hurricane Humberto weakened very slightly but remained a strong Category 4 storm in the Atlantic, threatening Bermuda.South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster urged people to monitor the weather closely and stay alert. And in North Carolina, Gov. Josh Stein declared a state of emergency in advance of the system, currently called Tropical Depression Nine. Forecasters said the system was…

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Russell M. Nelson, the oldest-ever president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, died Saturday night at the age of 101, church officials announced.Nelson died at his home in Salt Lake City, church spokesperson Candice Madsen said in a statement. Nelson, a former heart surgeon, spent four decades in the highest levels of church leadership after he was selected in 1984 to join a top church governing body called the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles. He ascended to the presidency in January 2018 when Thomas S. Monson died and in 2024 became the…

Mike WiseSep 27, 2025, 10:09 PM ETCloseMike Wise is the general editor for ESPN FC Australia and New Zealand.The Premier League is renowned for delivering late drama, but Saturday’s stoppage-time antics reached new levels.According to Opta, the eight goals scored in the 90th minute (or later) in Saturday’s games were the most in a single day in the competition’s entire history.Some of the goals were heartbreaking, some were exhilarating, some were downright comical. Where did each strike rate on the drama scale? Let’s take a look…- Premier League recap: Palace shock Liverpool with late goal, United lose- Dawson: Struggling Brentford…

Sep 27, 2025, 10:05 PM ETLionel Messi has no shortage of motivation in 2025. His Inter Miami CF won the Supporters’ Shield last season, setting an MLS single-season record for points in the process, before being humbly knocked out of the playoffs in Round 1. This year, his second full campaign in the league, marks an opportunity for redemption. It’s also the final season of his contract in South Florida.Could the GOAT put pen to paper on a new deal that would run through next season and beyond the 2026 World Cup? Absolutely. In fact, the Herons expect him to…

Sep 27, 2025, 08:56 PM ETFormer Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has praised the quality of MLS and said the league will continue to grow in the next five years, while visiting with the New York Red Bulls this week.Klopp, who was appointed head of global soccer with Red Bull after leaving Liverpool last year, took in training with the MLS club ahead of Saturday’s Hudson River derby against rivals New York City FC.And the German coach said he has been impressed with the level of play in MLS.- MLS spends record $336M on transfers in 2025- Messi frustrated as Miami…