Amid Hurricane Helene's destruction, sports organizations launch relief efforts to aid storm victims

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — N.C. State football player Davin Vann was on the move, tiptoeing his way between obstacles in the Wolfpack's indoor practice facility midway through a game week. And it had nothing to do with the upcoming visit from Wake Forest. Instead, he...

AP Week in Pictures: Global

Sept. 27 - Oct. 3, 2024 The moon moves past the sun during an annular solar eclipse, debris is strewn on the lake in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene and demonstrators burn representations of the U.S. and Israeli flags in Tehran. An Israeli tank maneuvers in northern...

The Latest: Harris campaigns in Wisconsin and Trump in Michigan in battle for 'blue wall' states

Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris is opening a two-day stay in Wisconsin and Michigan, and Republican candidate Donald Trump will be in Michigan on Thursday as the two candidates grapple for wins in the “blue wall” battleground states, which also include Pennsylvania. ...

Hurricane Helene brings climate change to forefront of the presidential campaign

WASHINGTON (AP) — The devastation wrought by Hurricane Helene has brought climate change to the forefront of the presidential campaign after the issue lingered on the margins for months. Vice President Kamala Harris traveled to Georgia Wednesday to see hard-hit areas, two days...

Taiwan hospital fire leaves at least 8 dead as typhoon batters island's south

The Latest: Trio of crises looms over the campaign's final stretch

In a debate that evoked a calmer era in American politics, Tim Walz and JD Vance went after each other’s running mates Tuesday and sought to shore up their campaigns’ vulnerabilities at a time of renewed fears of a regional war in the Middle East and sadness over devastation from Hurricane...

Rescuers search for missing people in Nepal following flooding and landslides that killed 224

KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Rescuers in Nepal searched Tuesday for two dozen people still missing and tried to recover the bodies of those killed in weekend flooding and landslides that left more than 200 dead. The disaster came just ahead of the country’s biggest festival Dasain,...

After Helene's destruction, a mountain town reliant on fall tourism wonders what's next

BOONE, N.C. (AP) — Freddie Pell helps lift a vintage wooden chair off the sidewalk and back inside his art gallery. It's starting to rain in downtown Boone, and he doesn't want it to get soaked — again. Inside, vast muddy puddles spread across the room as workers use mops to...

Harris will tour Helene devastation in Georgia, North Carolina as storm scrambles campaign schedule

WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris will tour damage caused by Hurricane Helene in Georgia and North Carolina as the deadly storm roils the political calendar just over a month from Election Day. The Democratic nominee plans to visit Georgia on Wednesday and survey the...

Hundreds of firefighters battle a deadly forest fire raging in southern Greece for the third day

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Hundreds of firefighters and volunteers in southern Greece battled a wildfire for a third day that has killed two people and devastated a large forested area, prompting pledges of assistance from other European Union countries. Two waterbombing aircraft from...