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Los Angeles Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani, right, is tagged out at home plate by San Diego Padres catcher Kyle Higashioka after a single by Teoscar Hernández during the fourth inning in Game 4 of a baseball NL Division Series Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2024, in San Diego.

The Padres were unable to close out the best-of-five series Wednesday, losing 8-0 at Petco Park.

Some students are fighting to stay in college after the FAFSA delayed financial aid

Students had to make all kinds of decisions about college before knowing how much financial aid they would get. Now, some are scrambling to stay in school.

Okla. AG seeks new trial for death row inmate, but Supreme Court seems split

At issue is whether the state court wrongly refused to accept the attorney general's findings that a death row inmate is entitled to a new trial.

President Biden speaks at an event at the Milwaukee Department of Public Works in Milwaukee, Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2024, to discuss his administration's progress in replacing lead pipes in Wisconsin and across the country.

Biden sets 10-year deadline for U.S. cities to replace lead pipes nationwide

President Biden on Tuesday set a 10-year deadline for cities across the nation to replace their lead pipes, finalizing an approach aimed at ensuring that drinking water is safe for all Americans.

Former Boston Red Sox great Luis Tiant before Game 5 of the American League Championship Series between the Boston Red Sox and the Houston Astros on Oct. 20, 2021, at Fenway Park in Boston.

Luis Tiant, charismatic Cuban who pitched the Red Sox to the brink of a title, dies at 83

The charismatic Cuban with a horseshoe mustache and mesmerizing windup pitched the Red Sox to the brink of a World Series championship and pitched himself to the doorstep of the Hall of Fame.

The U.S. Supreme Court seemed inclined Tuesday to side with the government in a case brought by gun kit manufacturers who say the ATF exceeded its authority by classifying the kits as guns.

Supreme Court majority may embrace ATF's ghost gun rule

The ATF classifies the kits as firearms under the 1968 Gun Control Act, but kit manufacturers and sellers challenged the rule in court, asserting that the ATF had exceeded its authority.

Dustin Holmes, second from right, holds hands with his girlfriend, Hailey Morgan, while returning to their flooded home with her children Aria Skye Hall, 7, right, and Kyle Ross, 4, in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene, Friday, Sept. 27, 2024, in Crystal River, Fla.

Are hurricanes getting worse? Here’s what you need to know

Climate change hasn't increased the total number of hurricanes hitting the U.S., but it is making dangerous storms more common.

Misty Hughes, a fifth-generation resident of Poplar, N.C., organizes flood relief efforts at the Poplar Community Center on Friday. The mountain hamlet sits along the Nolichucky River, which rose to record levels of flooding from Tropical Storm Helene.

This mountain hamlet hit by Helene flooding preps for a winter without power

Most of the people who live in Poplar, N.C, are seniors. One priority is securing propane and kerosene heaters to keep them warm when it turns cold.

The new Supreme Court term started Monday, but it also declined to intervene several controversial cases.

Supreme Court ducks cases involving everything from abortion to Elon Musk

The justices also left in place a Michigan state constitutional amendment that barred the use of public funds for private schools.

Workers place sheets of wood over windows and glass doors to protect them from the strong winds expected with the arrival of Hurricane Milton in the hotel zone of Cancun, Quintana Roo State, Mexico, on Monday. Hurricane Milton exploded in strength Monday to become a potentially catastrophic Category 5 storm bound for Florida, the second ferocious storm to hit the region in as many weeks.

Hurricane Milton intensifies 'explosively' as it nears Florida

Milton has grown quickly and is forecast to make landfall in Florida midweek. The state could see its largest evacuation orders since 2017.

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