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Carpenter bomb stuns Guardians as Tigers level series

Carpenter bomb stuns Guardians as Tigers level series

Kerry Carpenter blasted a three-run home run in the ninth inning as the Detroit Tigers stunned the Cleveland Guardians 3-0 to level their Major League Baseball playoff series on Monday.

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Harris, Trump and Biden mark Oct. 7 attacks as US election looms

Harris, Trump and Biden mark Oct. 7 attacks as US election looms

President Joe Biden and US election rivals Kamala Harris and Donald Trump marked the first anniversary on Monday of Hamas's October 7 attacks on Israel, as the Middle Eastern conflict threatens to weigh on November's presidential vote.

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Oil prices extend gains on Mideast tensions, Wall Street falls

Oil prices extend gains on Mideast tensions, Wall Street falls

Oil rose above $80 a barrel Monday on Middle East tensions while equities slid in New York as political and interest rate concerns dented the recent rally.

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US judge orders Google to open Android to rival app stores

US judge orders Google to open Android to rival app stores

A US judge on Monday ordered Google to open its Android smartphone operating system to rival app stores, in a fresh legal setback for the tech giant.

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On attacks anniversary, Israel fights 'sacred' multi-front war

On attacks anniversary, Israel fights 'sacred' multi-front war

Israel on Monday battled on multiple fronts, intensifying its fight with Lebanon's Hezbollah as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed to press the "sacred mission" against Israel's enemies, on the first anniversary of the deadliest attack in Israeli history.

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Nobel scientist uncovered tiny genetic switches with big potential

Nobel scientist uncovered tiny genetic switches with big potential

Harvard geneticist Gary Ruvkun vividly remembers the late-night phone call with his longtime friend and now 2024 Nobel Prize in Medicine co-laureate Victor Ambros, when they made their groundbreaking discovery of genetic switches that exist across the tree of life.

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Grammy-winning Cissy Houston, mother of Whitney, dies at 91

Grammy-winning Cissy Houston, mother of Whitney, dies at 91

Cissy Houston, the Grammy-winning mother of the late Whitney Houston, has died, her daughter-in-law said in a statement Monday. She was 91 years old.

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UN biodiversity summit in Colombia aims to turn words into action

UN biodiversity summit in Colombia aims to turn words into action

Two years after a landmark UN-brokered deal to protect nature from a massive wave of destruction, delegates will gather at a new COP in Colombia in late October to assess their progress.

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Georgia Supreme Court reinstates six-week abortion ban

Georgia Supreme Court reinstates six-week abortion ban

The Georgia Supreme Court on Monday reinstated a law in the US state prohibiting abortions for women who are more than six weeks pregnant, one week after it was struck down by a lower court.

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'Dark day': Victims mourned around the globe on Oct. 7 anniversary

'Dark day': Victims mourned around the globe on Oct. 7 anniversary

Mourners and leaders around the world on Monday voiced horror and a desire for peace at tearful memorials remembering the unprecedented October 7, 2023 Hamas attack on Israel that sparked a year of devastating war in Gaza.

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