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Longshot World Series: Diamondbacks vs Rangers is a Fall Classic few saw coming

Tell the truth: How many people picked Arizona and Texas to meet in the World Series? A Rangers-Diamondbacks matchup had 1,750 to 1 odds when wagering opened last fall. But in an era when 12 teams mak...

Oct 25, 2023

Russian parliament's upper house rescinds ratification of global nuclear test ban

MOSCOW (AP) - The upper house of the Russian parliament on Wednesday revoked the ratification of a global nuclear test ban in what Moscow has describes as a move to establish parity with the United St...

Oct 25, 2023

U.N. warns Gaza blockade could force it to sharply cut relief operations as bombings rise

RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) - The U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees warned Wednesday that without immediate deliveries of fuel it will soon have to sharply cut back relief operations across the Gaza Str...

Oct 25, 2023

Eye of Hurricane Otis makes landfall near Mexico's Acapulco resort as catastrophic Category 5 storm

ACAPULCO, Mexico (AP) - Hurricane Otis slammed into Mexico's southern Pacific coast as a catastrophic Category 5 hurricane early Wednesday, bringing 165 mph (170 kmh) winds and heavy rain to Acapulco ...

Oct 25, 2023

Japan's top court rules law requiring reproductive organ removal for gender change unconstitutional

TOKYO (AP) - Japan's Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled that a law requiring transgender people to have their reproductive organs removed in order to officially change their gender is unconstitutional. ...

Oct 24, 2023

Diamondbacks stun Phillies 4-2 to reach first World Series in 22 years

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Corbin Carroll went 3-for-4 with two RBIs and two runs scored, and the Arizona Diamondbacks advanced to the World Series for the first time in 22 years Tuesday night by stunning th...

Oct 24, 2023

Hurricane Otis rapidly grows into Category 4 storm off Mexico's Pacific coast heading for Acapulco

ACAPULCO, Mexico (AP) - Hurricane Otis strengthened from a tropical storm to a dangerous Category 4 hurricane in a matter of hours Tuesday as it approached Mexico's southern Pacific coast, where it wa...

Oct 24, 2023

Pilot who police say tried to cut the engines on a jet midflight now faces a federal charge

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - An off-duty Alaska Airlines pilot who police say tried to cut the engines on a jet midflight was charged Tuesday with a federal count of interfering with a flight crew. Joseph Da...

Oct 24, 2023

Republicans pick Tom Emmer as their nominee for House speaker as they try for a third time

WASHINGTON (AP) - Republicans have picked Rep. Tom Emmer as their nominee for House speaker. The nominee now goes to the full House for a vote. House Republicans weree meeting privately to try nominat...

Oct 24, 2023

Jenna Ellis becomes latest Trump lawyer to plead guilty over efforts to overturn Georgia's election

ATLANTA (AP) - Jenna Ellis, an attorney and prominent conservative media figure, reached a deal with prosecutors Tuesday and pleaded guilty to reduced charges over efforts to overturn Donald Trump's 2...

Oct 24, 2023