
Driver who crashed into Chinese consulate in San Francisco tried to stab a responding officer before being fatally shot, police say
The driver who crashed a blue Honda sedan into the Chinese consulate in San Francisco last week was armed with a knife and had a loaded crossbow in his car before he was shot and killed by police, authorities said Thursday.
2023-10-20 13:52

Long lines at gas pump unlikely, but Middle East crisis could disrupt oil supplies, raise prices
Fifty years after the 1973 Arab oil embargo, the current crisis in the Middle East has the potential to disrupt global oil supplies and raise prices
2023-10-20 13:26

Federal judge strikes down decades-old California ban on assault weapons
A federal judge has overturned a decades-old California law banning assault weapons, calling the restriction "extreme" and unconstitutional.
2023-10-20 13:21

What to stream this week: The Rolling Stones, John le Carré, 'Living for the Dead' and Harry Bosch
This week’s new entertainment releases include a Rolling Stones album, a revealing documentary about spy novelist John le Carré and “Living for the Dead,” a new Hulu series that's like “Queer Eye” meets “Ghost Hunters.”
2023-10-20 12:55

The number one takeaway from Biden's address
President Joe Biden's task, as he looked America in the eye from the Oval Office, was to explain why a nation wearied by its own foreign quagmires and political estrangements should send $100 billion to help other people fight their wars.
2023-10-20 12:29

Travis King, Army private who fled to North Korea, charged with desertion
Travis King, the US Army private who fled to North Korea in July, has been charged by the Army with desertion, among other crimes, according to a charging document seen by CNN Thursday.
2023-10-20 12:25

Ukraine-Russia war - live: Kyiv makes ‘breakthrough’ on Dnipro river
Ukrainian forces have advanced on the Dnipro River onto the opposite bank, crossing into Russian-occupied territory, Russian sources have claimed. A prominent Russian milblogger ‘Rybar’ claimed Ukrainian troops pushed through Russian defences as they landed on the east bank of the Dnipro river. He claimed they temporarily occupied the village of Poyma and positions on the northern outskirts of Pishchanivka on the afternoon of 17 October. According to the Institute for the Study of War (ISW), the milblogger later claimed that Russian forces pushed Ukrainian forces back from these positions towards the Dnipro River. He also claimed that a Ukrainian sabotage group is still operating in Pishchanivka as of the afternoon of October 18, according to ISW. It comes as Ukrainian defence forces made first use of a US supplied long-range weapon by striking two Russian military airfields, successfully destroying nine helicopters and an ammunition base. Russia’s ambassador to the US, Anatoly Antonov, described Washington’s decision to supply the ATACMS as “reckless” and “a grave mistake” that would not alter the war’s outcome. Read More Russian fighters ‘scrambled over Black Sea to prevent British warplanes approaching Russian airspace’ Biden calls to maintain ‘American leadership’ with aid package for Ukraine and Israel Ukraine's parliament advances bill seen as targeting Orthodox church with historic ties to Moscow Putin says Russia ‘will be able to repel’ Ukraine’s new weapons used to damage Kremlin’s air assets
2023-10-20 12:16

Florida's private colleges and universities must comply with rule requiring people to use bathrooms aligning with their sex assigned at birth
Private colleges and universities in Florida must now comply with a rule requiring students and faculty to use bathroom and changing facilities aligned with their sex assigned at birth.
2023-10-20 11:58

Abreu, Alvarez and Altuve help Astros pull even in ALCS with 10-3 win over Rangers in Game 4
José Abreu hit a three-run homer right after Yordan Alvarez’s tiebreaking sacrifice fly, and the Houston Astros pulled even in the AL Championship Series with a 10-3 victory over the Texas Rangers in Game 4
2023-10-20 11:57

Israel-Hamas war fuels debate and nationalist sentiment on Chinese social media
Israel's war with Palestinian militant group Hamas has sparked a fierce debate on China's tightly controlled social media, driving a wedge between those who support Israel's right to retaliate and a variety of pro-Palestinian voices -- including a surge in antisemitic views.
2023-10-20 11:55

Streaky Rangers suddenly headed wrong way again with Game 4 loss as Astros even ALCS
The streaky Texas Rangers are suddenly headed the wrong way again
2023-10-20 11:52

Niger junta say ousted president Mohamed Bazoum tried to escape
Mohamed Bazoum tried to flee in the night with his family, cooks and security, the military say.
2023-10-20 11:23