Florida braces for monster Hurricane Milton
Hurricane Milton closed in on Florida Wednesday, unleashing tornadoes and threatening a wide swath of the state with life-threatening flooding, as residents made last-minute preparations for impact and the country's top politicians sparred over relief efforts.
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Tigers beat Guardians and on brink of advancing in MLB playoffs
Riley Greene and Spencer Torkelson drove in runs with hits and Detroit blanked Cleveland 3-0 on Wednesday to reach the brink of advancing in the Major League Baseball playoffs.
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Argentina MPs back Milei's veto of university funding
Argentine lawmakers on Wednesday upheld President Javier Milei's veto of funding increases for public universities, handing him a key victory in his months-long standoff with teachers and students.
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Man City sink Barca in Women's Champions League as Bayern outgun Arsenal
Manchester City made a spectacular return to the Women's Champions League on Wednesday, defeating holders Barcelona 2-0 in the opening round of group stage matches as Bayern Munich downed Arsenal 5-2.
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Greek international Baldock, 31, found dead in pool: state agency
Panathinaikos and Greece international George Baldock was found dead in his swimming pool on Wednesday, Greek news reports said.
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Florida seaside haven a ghost town as hurricane nears
The normally pleasant seaside town of Sarasota looked deserted Wednesday, with most of its residents gone or seeking shelter as dangerous Hurricane Milton rumbled toward Florida.
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Pharrell Williams to co-chair Met Gala exploring Black dandyism
Singer and designer Pharrell Williams is among the co-chairs of New York's next Met Gala, which will wade into race relations in the context of fashion, the museum announced Wednesday.
Read moreWall Street indices hit fresh records as Chinese shares tumble
Wall Street indices powered to fresh records Wednesday despite an impending major hurricane to Florida, while Chinese stocks tumbled on disappointment over a lack of fresh stimulus.
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Taiwan's president to deliver key speech for National Day
Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te is set to deliver a key speech on Thursday as part of the self-ruled island's National Day celebrations that is likely to elicit an angry response from China.
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Sea row on the menu as ASEAN leaders meet China's Li
Southeast Asian leaders will hold summit talks Thursday with Chinese Premier Li Qiang, with the disputed South China Sea on the agenda after months of escalating clashes between Beijing's vessels and Philippine and Vietnamese fishermen.
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