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  US brands falter in Consumer Reports auto reliability survey

  October 24, 2018 23:30 IST

  U.S. auto companies such as General Motors, Tesla and Ford faltered this year in Consumer Reports' reliability rankings as readers reported more mechanical trouble with their vehicles

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  Rohrabacher adopts 'maverick' label in tough California race

  October 24, 2018 23:30 IST

  California Republican Rep. Dana Rohrabacher is facing the toughest campaign of his three-decade career

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  BC-AF-MED--Hospital Hostages,ADVISORY, AF

  October 24, 2018 23:30 IST

  In many places around the world, hospitals often turn into prisons. First, they heal the sick. Then — when patients cannot pay their bills — hospitals hold them hostage, sometimes for years.The Associated Press has investigated these little-known detentions, finding imprisonments in hospitals in at least 30 other countries, including Nigeria and Congo, China and Thailand, Lithuania and Bulgaria, and others in Latin America and the Middle East. The two-part series will run Thursday and

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  Italy players fighting for World Cup spots in 4 matches

  October 24, 2018 23:15 IST

  With the World Cup less than a year away, Italy captain Sergio Parisse knows that the November tests have an added significance for everyone

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  Judge to allow dozens to speak on Chicago police reforms

  October 24, 2018 23:15 IST

  A federal judge says dozens of people will be allowed to speak about a plan for reforming the Chicago Police Department under court supervision

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  Auschwitz museum obtains baton of camp orchestra's conductor

  October 24, 2018 23:00 IST

  The Auschwitz museum has obtained a new relic from the death camp Nazi Germany operated during World War II: the baton of the inmate orchestra's conductor

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  US approves first new type of flu drug in 2 decades

  October 24, 2018 23:00 IST

  US health regulators approve first new flu drug in 2 decades

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  Release of woman in prison for nursing home deaths on hold

  October 24, 2018 22:45 IST

  A judge has put on hold the scheduled prison release of a former Michigan nursing home aide who pleaded guilty to smothering five patients in a pact with her lover

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  Bangladesh beats Zimbabwe to clinch ODI series

  October 24, 2018 22:30 IST

  Bangladesh sealed the three-match series against Zimbabwe with a game to spare after cruising to a seven-wicket victory in the second one-day international

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  Retired US general says war with China likely in 15 years

  October 24, 2018 22:30 IST

  The former commander of the U.S. Army in Europe says it's likely the United States will be at war with China in 15 years

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  Airstrike on IS in eastern Syria inflicts casualties

  October 24, 2018 22:30 IST

  Syrian state media, war monitor say airstrike on a pocket held by the Islamic State group in the country's east killed several people

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  The Latest: Anxious officials tweet to Mega Millions winner

  October 24, 2018 22:30 IST

  If lottery officials in South Carolina seem just a bit anxious, who could blame them? A flimsy little piece of paper sold along a country road is now worth $1.537 billion, and they apparently don't know the winner.

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  Hillary Clinton thanks Secret Service for intercepting explosive device 'long before it made its way to our home'

  October 24, 2018 22:30 IST

  Hillary Clinton thanks Secret Service for intercepting explosive device 'long before it made its way to our home'

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  New York City police commissioner says package sent to CNN contained a live explosive and envelope with white powder

  October 24, 2018 22:30 IST

  New York City police commissioner says package sent to CNN contained a live explosive and envelope with white powder

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  Putin says Russia will target nations hosting US missiles

  October 24, 2018 22:30 IST

  Russian President Vladimir Putin says the deployment of U.S. intermediate-range missiles in Europe would force Russia to target nations hosting them

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  Dig at Italy's Pompeii volcanic site yields 5 skeletons

  October 24, 2018 22:15 IST

  News agency ANSA says new excavations in the ancient buried city of Pompeii have yielded the undisturbed skeletons of people who had taken refuge against the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in A.D.79

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  Lin-Manuel Miranda unveils $3B plan for Puerto Rico coffee

  October 24, 2018 22:15 IST

  "Hamilton" creator Lin-Manuel Miranda says several organizations have pledged nearly $3 million to help revive Puerto Rico's struggling coffee industry

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  BC-APFN-Money & Markets Digest

  October 24, 2018 22:15 IST

  Money & Markets modules for Thursday, Oct. 25TODAYThe Commerce Department issues data on U.S. wholesalers' stockpiles in September. Amazon.com and Southwest Airlines report quarterly results.SPOTLIGHTUPS skidded to a three-month low after the package deliverer reported weak international revenue.CENTERPIECEAuto sales sputterWhile U.S. auto sales started off strong this year, they sputtered in the third quarter, and some analysts predict a full-year decline for the second straight year.STORY

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  Woman saves husband who emerges from coma to see son's birth

  October 24, 2018 22:15 IST

  A Minnesota man awoke from a medically-induced coma just in time for the birth of his son after his wife, at 39 weeks pregnant, saved him from cardiac arrest

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  Putin says deployment of U.S. intermediate-range missiles in Europe would force Russia to target nations hosting them

  October 24, 2018 22:15 IST

  Putin says deployment of U.S. intermediate-range missiles in Europe would force Russia to target nations hosting them

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  APNewsBreak: US mediation expert to push Venezuela talks

  October 24, 2018 22:00 IST

  A Harvard-educated conflict resolution expert is flying to Caracas next week to attempt the seemingly impossible: jumpstarting political dialogue in deeply polarized Venezuela

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  The Latest: Fears for kids motivate many migrants in caravan

  October 24, 2018 22:00 IST

  Children appear to make up only about 5 to 10 percent of migrants in a caravan traveling through far-southern Mexico, but parents' hopes and fears over their future are clearly a motivating factor behind many people's decision to leave

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  May faces critics amid warnings of 'no deal' Brexit chaos

  October 24, 2018 22:00 IST

  British Prime Minister Theresa May is trying to face down and win over Conservative Party critics of her handling of Brexit, amid growing warnings about the disruption that could be unleashed if Britain leaves the bloc without a divorce deal

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  Fascist? Populist? Debate over describing Brazil's Bolsonaro

  October 24, 2018 22:00 IST

  Fascist? Populist? Hard-right? Debate over how to describe Brazil's presidential front-runner

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  Police seize more than 70 pounds of fentanyl, arrest 2

  October 24, 2018 21:45 IST

  Federal prosecutors say two men are facing charges in connection with the seizure in Massachusetts of more than 70 pounds of fentanyl with an estimated street value of nearly $29 million

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  Pope forcibly removes Memphis bishop after investigation

  October 24, 2018 21:45 IST

  Pope Francis has forcibly removed the bishop of Memphis, Tennessee, Monsignor Martin Holley, following a Vatican investigation into leadership in the diocese

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  The Latest: Prosecutor heralds jury at Kansas murder trial

  October 24, 2018 21:30 IST

  A Kansas prosecutor is praising the jurors who sat through days of grisly testimony and evidence before finding a man guilty of abuse and first-degree murder in the death of a 3-year-old boy whose body was found encased in concrete

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  Out of power for years, Tennessee Democrats see some hope

  October 24, 2018 21:30 IST

  After years of disappointments, Tennessee Democrats see cause for some hope in November