CRAWFORDVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Hurricane Helene is close to making landfall on Florida’s northwest coast as a powerful Category 4 storm. It’s already battering the state’s west coast with tropical storm-force winds and has caused hundreds of thousands of power outages. Forecasters warn the enormous system could create a “nightmare” storm surge of up to…… MORE
NEW YORK (AP) — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says Israel will continue striking Hezbollah “with full force,” dimming hopes for a cease-fire. Netanyahu spoke Thursday after arriving in New York for the annual U.N. General Assembly meeting. U.S. and European officials are pressuring both sides of the conflict to accept a proposed 21-day halt in…… MORE
NEW YORK (AP) — New York City Mayor Eric Adams has vowed to stay in office after federal prosecutors unsealed an indictment accusing him of letting Turkish officials and businesspeople buy his influence with illegal campaign contributions and lavish overseas trips. The five-count indictment made public Thursday outlines a trail of alleged corruption that prosecutors…… MORE
WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris says calls for Ukraine to cede territory to Russia are “dangerous and unacceptable.” She spoke Thursday while meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Washington. The comments from the Democratic nominee for president are thinly veiled criticism of Republican candidate Donald Trump’s push for Ukraine to quickly cut…… MORE
WASHINGTON (AP) — The American economy expanded at a healthy 3% annual pace from April through June, boosted by strong consumer spending and business investment, the government said, leaving its previous estimate unchanged. The nation’s gross domestic product — the nation’s total output of goods and services — picked up sharply in the second quarter…… MORE
DETROIT (AP) — With a strike deadline looming, the group representing East and Gulf Coast ports is asking a federal agency to make the Longshoremen’s union come to the bargaining table to negotiate a new contract. The U.S. Maritime Alliance says it filed an unfair labor practice charge with the National Labor Relations Board alleging…… MORE
OpenAI’s history as a nonprofit research institute that also sells commercial products like ChatGPT may be coming to an end as the San Francisco company looks to more fully convert itself into a for-profit corporation accountable to shareholders. The company’s board is considering a decision that would change the company into a public benefit corporation,…… MORE
DALLAS (AP) — Southwest Airlines executives have unveiled their vision for turning the carrier into an airline that gives passengers assigned seats, charges them extra for more legroom and offers red-eye flights but bags still fly free. The airline announced on Thursday that it plans to end the open-boarding system it has used for more…… MORE
The average rate on a 30-year mortgage in the U.S. slipped this week to its lowest level in two years, boosting home shoppers’ purchasing power as they navigate a housing market with prices near all-time highs. Mortgage buyer Freddie Mac said Thursday that the rate dipped to 6.08% from to 6.09% last week. A year…… MORE
Associated Press – (WBAP/KLIF) – New York City Mayor Eric Adams was indicted on charges alleging that he took bribes and illegal campaign contributions from foreign sources. Adams said at a news conference that he was not surprised by the indictments, and vowed to continue his mayoral duties. What to know: Adams says he won’t…… MORE
