WYATTE GRANTHAM-PHILIPS

EU leaders look at ways to tighten their borders in the wake of a far-right surge

European Union leaders have lauded a groundswell of support for tightening their borders and making the bloc a more hostile destination for migrants and asylum seekers.

Miami’s Ward, BC’s Ezeiruaku, Pitt’s Narduzzi headline the AP’s ACC midyear honorees

Miami quarterback Cam Ward, Boston College defensive end Donovan Ezeiruaku and Pittsburgh coach Pat Narduzzi top the list of honorees in The Associated Press’ midseason report for the Atlantic Coast Conference.

TNT and its sports platforms to show new Unrivaled women’s 3-on-3 basketball league games

The new Unrivaled women’s basketball 3-on-3 league will have its games broadcast on TNT and its sports platforms.

AP Top News at 11:47 p.m. EDT

Hezbollah vows to expand attacks in Israel after deadly strike in Lebanon’s Christian heartland

AITO, Lebanon (AP) — The day after a deadly Israeli airstrike in northern Lebanon – far from Hezbollah’s main area of influence – the militant group’s acting leader said it would aim rockets into more areas of Israel. Naim Kassem said Hezbollah is focused on “hurting the enemy,” and he signaled it w

Harris announces a new plan to empower Black men as she tries to energize them to vote for her

Vice President Kamala Harris has announced a series of proposals designed to give Black men more economic opportunities as she works to energize a key voting bloc that has Democrats concerned about a lack of enthusiasm.

Golden Knights close homestand with 3-1 win over Ducks to remain undefeated

Brett Howden, Tomas Hertl and Pavel Dorofeyev each scored a goal and the Vegas Golden Knights beat the Anaheim Ducks 3-1. Ilya Samsonov had 22 saves for Vegas. Troy Terry scored the lone goal for the Ducks and James Reimer made 29 saves.

Floridians cleaning up from Hurricane Milton are hampered by a widespread fuel shortage

Many Floridians spent much of Saturday either waiting hours in line for gas, trying to get home or beginning the arduous work of cleaning up after Hurricane Milton. Gov.

Fisher-Price recalls over 2 million ‘Snuga Swings’ following the deaths of 5 infants

Fisher-Price is recalling parts of over 2 million infant swings across the U.S., Canada and Mexico. That’s because of a serious suffocation risk following reports of five infant deaths. The U.S.

Experts warn ‘crazy busy’ Atlantic hurricane season is far from over

Although the Atlantic hurricane season officially ends Nov. 30, scientists say there is still the possibility for more named storms this year. That’s because warm ocean temperatures, which fuel hurricanes, are at record-level temperatures.

Hurricane Milton has caused thousands of flight cancellations. What to do if one of them was yours

Thousands of flights in and out of the U.S. have been canceled this week as Hurricane Milton barreled into the Gulf of Mexico and plowed across Florida. Many airports were forced to close their doors in the path of destruction.

McDonald’s sues top meat packers for allegedly colluding to inflate the price of beef

McDonald’s has some beef with today’s largest meat packers. The fast food giant is suing the U.S. meat industry’s “Big Four” — Tyson, JBS, Cargill and National Beef Packing Company — and their subsidiaries, alleging a price fixing scheme for beef specifically.

Biden makes rare dip into battleground state fray with visits to Pennsylvania and Wisconsin

President Joe Biden has made a rare jump into the 2024 battleground political fray since ending his reelection bid.

Dockworkers may have the negotiating advantage in their strike against US ports

Some 45,000 dockworkers at 36 U.S. ports from Maine to Texas are on strike for the first time in decades. And experts say the workers may wield the upper hand in their standoff with port operators over wages and the use of automation.

AP Top News at 11:55 p.m. EDT

Walz and Vance go in depth on policy while attacking each other’s running mates in VP debate

NEW YORK (AP) — In a debate that evoked a calmer era in American politics, Tim Walz and JD Vance on Tuesday went after each other’s running mates 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

A Black man says a trucking company fired him because he wouldn’t cut off his dreadlocks

A Black man alleges in a lawsuit that an Iowa trucking company fired him as a driver because he wouldn’t cut off his dreadlocks. It’s the latest in a series of incidents across the country over an issue activists have dubbed hair discrimination.

Satellite service DirecTV buys rival Dish as it fights the onslaught of streaming services

DirecTV is buying Dish and Sling as the company, a deal it has sought to complete for years as seeks to better compete against streaming services that have become dominant.

WeightWatchers CEO who oversaw diet company’s move into weight loss drugs abruptly leaves role

WeightWatchers is shaking up its leadership. WW International on Friday announced that CEO Sima Sistani would leave her role effective immediately.

Takeaways from an AP and Texas Tribune report on 24 hours along the US-Mexico border.

The Texas Tribune and The Associated Press spent 24 hours in five cities on Texas’ border with Mexico to measure the impact of a dramatic drop in migrant crossings.

Prince Harry says harms of social media have created an ‘epidemic’ for today’s youth

Prince Harry said today’s youth is in the midst of an “epidemic” of anxiety, depression and social isolation due to negative experiences online, as he brought his campaign to help children and their parents navigate cyberspace to this week’s Clinton Global Initiative.

23andMe directors resign as the CEO of the genetic-testing company seeks to take it private

All of 23andMe’s independent directors have resigned from its board in a rare move that marks the latest challenge for the genetic-testing company.

Tupperware lifts the lid on its financial problems with bankruptcy filing

Tupperware Brands has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. The company that revolutionized food storage decades ago and became inextricably linked to the parties where women seeking a measure of financial independence and fun in midcentury America sold the colorful products says it will seek

What to know about the two waves of deadly explosions that hit Lebanon and Syria

Just one day after pagers used by hundreds of members of the militant group Hezbollah exploded, more electronic devices detonated in Lebanon Wednesday in what appeared to be a second wave of sophisticated, deadly attacks that targeted an extraordinary number of people.

Workers who assemble Boeing planes are on strike. Will that affect flights?

A strike by some 33,000 Boeing machinists is impacting production of the company’s best-selling airplanes. The work stoppage shouldn’t affect flight availability if it doesn’t drag on for a long time.

US consumer watchdog moves to permanently ban Navient from federal student loan servicing

The U.S. Consumer Finance Protection Bureau has filed a proposed order to permanently ban Navient from directly servicing federal student loans, which the agency says will end years of abusive lending practices.

Campbell wants to say goodbye to the ‘soup’ in its name. It isn’t the first to make such a change

Campbell is ready to drop the soup — at least from its official name. Campbell Soup Co. announced its intention to change its name at an annual meeting of investors on Tuesday.

BMW braking system recall of 1.5M cars contributes to auto maker’s decision to cut back 2024 outlook

BMW is lowering sales and earnings targets for the 2024 fiscal year, in a move the luxury German car maker said was partially triggered by hefty expenses of addressing a braking system recall that impacts more than 1.5 million vehicles worldwide.

LL Flooring reverses course and will keep hundreds of stores under new owner

After securing a last-minute buyer, LL Flooring is reversing course on shutting down all of its stores.

Got Rizz? Co-founder of new dating app on using AI as your matchmaking wingman

Can artificial intelligence be an effective wingman? Roman Khaves, co-founder and CEO of Rizz, thinks so.

LL Flooring, formerly Lumber Liquidators, is going out of business and closing all of its stores

LL Flooring, the hardwood flooring retailer formerly known as Lumber Liquidators, is going out of business.

Red Lobster says it will soon exit bankruptcy protection after judge approves seafood chain’s sale

After months of dozens of restaurant closings and headlines about “endless shrimp” woes, Red Lobster says it will soon exit from Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.