Normalcy returning to Florida after Milton; equal pay icon Lilly Ledbetter dies

ELLENTON, Fla. (AP) — Florida counties hard hit by Hurricane Milton are returning to a semblance of normalcy with power being restored to most areas, gas stations reopening and students returning to school this week. Still, some neighborhoods remained without power Monday, and neighborhoods with many severely damaged homes and business will take longer to recover. 

Former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris each made stops in Pennsylvania Monday touting their agendas.

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico authorities are grappling with a growing number of migrants dying in the state's border region, with the remains of more than 100 found in the first eight months of the year in the state. Many were discovered just miles from the El Paso, Texas, port of entry.

Israeli strikes in the southern Gaza Strip killed at least 15 people overnight, including six children and two women. 

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea says North Korea blew up the northern parts of inter-Korean roads no longer in use. Tuesday's action came after the rivals exchanged threats of destruction amid rising animosities over North Korea’s claim that South Korea flew drones over its capital. 

CENTERVILLE, Mass. (AP) — Members of the Kennedy family gathered Monday for the funeral of Ethel Kennedy, the wife of Sen. Robert F. Kennedy. She died on Thursday at age 96.

In other news:

• FEMA workers change some hurricane-recovery efforts in North Carolina after receiving threats.
• Florida neighbors band together to recover after one-two punch from hurricanes Helene and Milton.
• Biden admin to provide $750 million to North Carolina-based Wolfspeed for advanced computer chips.
• Voters in California and Nevada consider ban on forced labor aimed at protecting prisoners.
• Minnesota city says Trump campaign still owes more than $200,000 for July rally.
• Lilly Ledbetter, an icon of the fight for equal pay, has died at 86.
• 6 people accuse Diddy of sexual assault in new lawsuits, including man who was 16 at the time.
• NASA spacecraft rockets toward Jupiter's moon Europa in search of the right conditions for life.
• The pandas are coming! The pandas are coming!
• India recalls ambassador from Canada in growing dispute over assassination of Sikh activist.
• Operator dies and more than a dozen passengers hurt as New Jersey commuter train hits tree.
• The Mets even up the NLCS, the Yankees take Game One of the ALCS, Bills get a late field goal to win, Lion's Hutchinson has surgery, and the AP pre-season top 25 college basketball poll is out. And Clayton Kershaw says he plans to return to Dodgers for 18th season in 2025.

—The Associated Press

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