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URUAPAN, MEXICO (AP) — A mayor in Mexico ’s western state of Michoacan was shot dead in a plaza in front of dozens of people who had gathered for Day of the Dead festivities, authorities said.Local politicians in Mexico are frequently victims of political and organized crime violence.The mayor of the Uruapan municipality, Carlos Alberto Manzo Rodríguez, was gunned down Saturday night in the town’s historic center. He was rushed to a hospital, where he later died, according to state prosecutor Carlos Torres Piña.A city council member and a bodyguard were also injured in the attack.The attacker was killed at…
Erling Haaland scored twice to help move Manchester City up to second in the Premier League with a 3-1 victory over Bournemouth.Haaland’s astonishing scoring record is showing no sign of slowing down with his two first-half strikes, either side of Tyler Adams’ equaliser and followed by Nico O’Reilly’s third, taking his tally to 13 in 10 games this season and just two away from 100 league goals. The goal-scoring machine celebrated his first strike with a robot celebration, but was denied the chance of a hat-trick when he was substituted in the final 10 minutes, with his Man City total…
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — New tests of the U.S. nuclear weapons system ordered up by President Donald Trump will not include nuclear explosions, Energy Secretary Chris Wright said Sunday.It was the first clarity from the Trump administration since the president took to social media last week to say he had “instructed the Department of War to start testing our Nuclear Weapons on an equal basis.”“I think the tests we’re talking about right now are system tests,” Wright said in an interview on Fox News’ “Sunday Briefing.” “These are not nuclear explosions. These are what we call noncritical explosions.”Wright,…
NEW YORK (AP) — The New York City Marathon made history on Sunday with a course record set in the women’s competition and the closest race ever on the men’s side, which was decided by a fraction of a second. Hellen Obiri of Kenya won the women’s race in 2 hours, 19 minutes and 51 seconds, while compatriot Benson Kipruto won the men’s competition in 2:08.40 by edging Alexander Mutiso by three-hundredths of a second. Friends and fans came out to cheer on their loved ones and celebrate. Hellen Obiri celebrates winning first place in the women’s elite division of…
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent speaks as he and U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer hold a press conference on the sidelines of the IMF/World Bank annual meetings in Washington, D.C., U.S., Oct. 15, 2025. Ken Cedeno | ReutersSNAP food benefits could restart as early as Wednesday, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Sunday morning.Two federal judges in Massachusetts and Rhode Island ruled on Friday that the Trump administration must use emergency funds to pay SNAP benefits, which help feed 42 million Americans, during the government shutdown. Judge Jack McConnell of Rhode Island also directed that these be paid out of…
BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Hundreds of riot police Sunday separated opponents and loyalists of Serbia’s autocratic President Aleksandar Vucic in central Belgrade as political tensions boiled after a year of persistent anti-government protests. Several thousand people faced off on both sides of the police cordons with officers in full gear standing in several rows between the shouting crowds who threw bottles, flares and stun grenades. Tensions in Belgrade soared a day after tens of thousands of people joined a huge rally in the northern city of Novi Sad that marked the first anniversary of a train station disaster there which…
Mustafa Suleyman, CEO of Microsoft AI, speaks at an event commemorating the 50th anniversary of the company at Microsoft headquarters in Redmond, Washington, on April 4, 2025.David Ryder | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesMicrosoft AI chief Mustafa Suleyman says only biological beings are capable of consciousness, and that developers and researchers should stop pursuing projects that suggest otherwise.”I don’t think that is work that people should be doing,” Suleyman told CNBC in an interview this week at the AfroTech Conference in Houston, where he was among the keynote speakers. “If you ask the wrong question, you end up with the wrong…
Real Madrid’s Endrick is a loan target for Premier League rivals Manchester United and Aston Villa, while Barcelona need Marcus Rashford to lower his wage demands to make his stay at Camp Nou permanent. Join us for the latest transfer news and rumors from around the globe.Transfers home page | Men’s grades | Women’s gradesTOP STORIES- Trent: Anfield reception won’t change love for Liverpool- Wolves sack Pereira after winless start to season- Amorim expecting Man United transfer requests in JanuaryReal Madrid striker Endrick made his first appearance of the season on Saturday. Jose Breton/Pics Action/NurPhoto via Getty ImagesTRENDING RUMORS- Manchester United…
Millions of Americans are living in fear that they will go hungry due to potential delays in SNAP food assistance benefit payments, even after a federal judge ordered the Trump administration to make payments in November. That’s in a nation where close to $400 billion in food is estimated to be at risk of going to waste every year.ReFED, a U.S.-based nonprofit that focuses on food waste, recently released its 2025 report showing that $382 billion in surplus food was produced in 2023, the most recent year statistics were available.”Forty percent of all food is headed for the bin globally,”…
The game restarted after the interval in similar fashion to the first with much of the play coming in midfield.Tottenham, though, produced a clever move to edge in front in the 52nd minute via Bethany England.A ball over the top down the left found the run of Amanda Nilden and her first-time low ball allowed the striker to cushion a shot into the net.Liverpool attempted a response almost instantly through Enderby but she was only able to drag her shot wide of the post after good play from Cornelia Kapocs and Ceri Holland.The hosts applied pressure on the Reds in…