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New York City closes tunnel supplying half of its water for big $2 billion fix

September 30, 2024, 8:45am Nation & World

A stretch of aqueduct that supplies about half of New York City’s water is being shut down through the winter as part of a $2 billion project to address massive leaks beneath the Hudson River. Read story

FILE - This undated handout photo provided by the Montana Fish Wildlife and Parks, shows a sheep nicknamed Montana Mountain King that was part of unlawful scheme to create large, hybrid species of wild sheep for sale to hunting preserves in Texas.

Montana man to be sentenced for cloning giant sheep to breed large sheep for captive trophy hunts

FILE - This undated handout photo provided by the Montana Fish Wildlife and Parks, shows a sheep nicknamed Montana Mountain King that was part of unlawful scheme to create large, hybrid species of wild sheep for sale to hunting preserves in Texas.

September 30, 2024, 8:38am Nation & World

An 81-year-old Montana man faces sentencing in federal court Monday in Great Falls for illegally using tissue and testicles from large sheep hunted in Central Asia and the U.S. to illegally create hybrid sheep for captive trophy hunting in Texas and Minnesota. Read story

Flooding deaths in Nepal reach 193 as recovery work is stepped up

September 30, 2024, 8:36am Nation & World

The number of people killed in Nepal by flooding and landslides triggered by heavy rainfall over the weekend reached 193 while recovery and rescue work stepped up on Monday. Read story

Pope Francis is accompanied by Belgian authorities during the farewell ceremony at Melsbroek Air Base at the end of a four-day visit to Belgium and Luxembourg, Sunday, Sept. 29, 2024.

Pope ends troubled Belgium visit by doubling down on abortion and women and praising abuse victims

Pope Francis is accompanied by Belgian authorities during the farewell ceremony at Melsbroek Air Base at the end of a four-day visit to Belgium and Luxembourg, Sunday, Sept. 29, 2024.

September 30, 2024, 8:31am Churches & Religion

ABOARD THE PAPAL PLANE (AP) — Pope Francis wrapped up a troubled visit to Belgium on Sunday by doubling down on his traditional views on women and abortion and demanding that Catholic bishops stop covering up for predator priests — a scandal that has devastated the church’s credibility around the… Read story

California wildfire flareup prompts evacuation in San Bernardino County

September 30, 2024, 8:31am Nation & World

California residents near a wildfire that is largely contained were ordered to evacuate after the blaze in San Bernardino County flared up. Read story

Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris arrives for a campaign appearance Sunday, Sept. 29, 2024, in Las Vegas.

Harris trolls Trump at Vegas rally and LA fundraiser, says her crowds are ‘pretty big’

Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris arrives for a campaign appearance Sunday, Sept. 29, 2024, in Las Vegas.

September 30, 2024, 8:28am Nation & World

Vice President Kamala Harris poked at Donald Trump over crowd sizes, his refusal to debate again and his privileged background on Sunday as she hauled in campaign cash in California and held a raucous rally at the same Nevada venue where the Republican nominee had appeared just two weeks ago. Read story

FILE - Rep. Ruben Gallego, D-Ariz., speaks before Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris and Democratic vice presidential nominee Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz at a campaign rally at Desert Diamond Arena, Friday, Aug. 9, 2024, in Glendale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Ross D.

What to watch as JD Vance and Tim Walz meet for a vice presidential debate

FILE - Rep. Ruben Gallego, D-Ariz., speaks before Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris and Democratic vice presidential nominee Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz at a campaign rally at Desert Diamond Arena, Friday, Aug. 9, 2024, in Glendale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Ross D.

September 30, 2024, 8:28am Nation & World

Republican JD Vance and Democrat Tim Walz will meet Tuesday in the lone vice presidential debate of the 2024 election, bringing together undercards who have spent two months going after each other and the opposing nominees who top the major-party tickets. Read story

Vehicles drive under a huge portrait of slain Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah, in downtown Tehran, Iran, Monday, Sept. 30, 2024.

Analysis: Iran reluctant so far to retaliate against Israel after airstrike kills Hezbollah leader

Vehicles drive under a huge portrait of slain Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah, in downtown Tehran, Iran, Monday, Sept. 30, 2024.

September 30, 2024, 8:27am Nation & World

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran lost its most reliable ally in the Middle East when an Israeli airstrike killed Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah. But Iran isn’t leading the charge to retaliate. Read story

FILE - An FBI seal is seen on a wall on Aug. 10, 2022, in Omaha, Neb.

FBI to pay $22M to settle claims of sexual discrimination at training academy

FILE - An FBI seal is seen on a wall on Aug. 10, 2022, in Omaha, Neb.

September 30, 2024, 8:26am Latest News

The FBI has agreed to pay more than $22 million to settle a class-action lawsuit alleging female recruits were singled out for dismissal in training and routinely harassed by instructors with sexually charged comments about their breast size, false allegations of infidelity and the need to take contraception “to control… Read story

In this image taken from video from WSB-TV, smoke rises from the roof of a BioLab plant, Sunday, Sept. 29, 2024, in Conyers, Ga.

Over 90,000 Georgia residents sheltering a day after chemical plant fire sent chlorine into the air

In this image taken from video from WSB-TV, smoke rises from the roof of a BioLab plant, Sunday, Sept. 29, 2024, in Conyers, Ga.

September 30, 2024, 8:14am Business

More than 90,000 residents in a county east of Atlanta were told to keep sheltering in place Monday and businesses were told to stay closed a day after a chemical plant fire sent a massive plume of dark smoke high into the sky that could been seen for miles. Read story