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Arthur the Aardvark returns with a new podcast. His headphones are still on wrong

The podcast will revisit tales from the former PBS TV series and narrate new stories about school, friendships and family. Listeners will also be able to send voice messages for Arthur to respond to.

Emergency services work at the scene of an explosion at Applegreen service station in the village of Creeslough in Co Donegal, Ireland, Saturday, Oct. 8, 2022. Authorities say at least seven people have been killed in an explosion at a gas station in a small village in northwest Ireland. Irish Prime Minister Micheál Martin said the death toll would likely rise. (Brian Lawless/PA via AP)

10 people died in a gas station blast in Ireland. Police say it was likely accidental

Police in Creeslough are investigating the cause of the blast that leveled the gas station building, which held the main shop and post office for the village.

A pick-up truck rolls through downtown, Wednesday Oct. 5, 2022, in Richmond, Vt. A town employee in Richmond is under fire for lowering the fluoride level in the drinking water below the state's recommended level for more than three years. A town commission has voted to return the water to full fluoridation after outrage from some residents. (AP Photo/Wilson Ring)

A town employee quietly lowered the fluoride in water for years

Residents of a small Vermont community were blindsided by news that a water department official lowered fluoride levels nearly four years ago, giving rise to worries about children's dental health.

This Saturday, Oct. 8, 2022 satellite image made available by the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration shows Tropical Storm Julia, bottom right, at 4 p.m. EDT. Julia is gaining strength heading westward in the southern Caribbean, and authorities are preparing for a possible hurricane on Colombian islands and in Nicaragua. (NOAA via AP)

Hurricane Julia heads for Nicaragua after passing Colombian island

The storm is forecast to dump heavy rains across Central America.

FILE - A protester shows a portrait of Mahsa Amini during a demonstration to support Iranian protesters standing up to their leadership over the death of a young woman in police custody, Sunday, Oct. 2, 2022 in Paris. Anti-government demonstrations erupted Saturday, Oct. 8, in several locations across Iran as the most sustained protests in years against a deeply entrenched theocracy entered their fourth week. The protests erupted Sept. 17, after the burial of 22-year-old Amini, a Kurdish woman who had died in the custody of Iran's feared morality police. (AP Photo/Aurelien Morissard)

Iranian protesters hack State TV with images of supreme leader surrounded by flames

Anti-government demonstrations erupted Saturday in several locations across Iran as the most sustained protests in years against a deeply entrenched theocracy entered their fourth week.

In this photo provided by the Ukrainian Emergency Service, rescuers work at the scene of a building damaged by shelling in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, Sunday, Oct. 9, 2022. (Ukrainian Emergency Service via AP)

Russians barrage Ukrainian town after bridge explosion

A Russian barrage pounded apartment buildings and other targets in the Ukrainian city of Zaporizhzhia, killing at least 17 people and wounding dozens, officials said Sunday.

MILWAUKEE, WI - AUGUST 09: Poll workers and voters participate during Wisconsins state primary day on August 9, 2022 at the Village Hall of Waukesha in Waukesha, WI. The race is expected to be tight with both Republican candidates Tim Michels who has been endorsed by former President Donald Trump, and Rebecca Kleefisch who as been endorsed by former Vice President Mike Pence. ((Photo by Alex Wroblewski/Getty Images)

Election officials worry about potential poll worker interference this November

The vast majority of American poll workers step up to ensure that elections are safe and fair. But some officials are worried that nefarious actors may infiltrate the worker ranks this year.

WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 13: U.S President Joe Biden takes pictures with guests after speaking at an event celebrating the passage of the Inflation Reduction Act on the South Lawn of the White House on September 13, 2022 in Washington, DC. H.R. 5376, the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 was passed by the House and Senate and later signed by Biden in August. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

The White House is turning to TikTok stars to take its message to a younger audience

A third of young people say they prefer to get their news on social media. The White House is having special briefings for influencers to get its message out to their massive audiences on TikTok.

Police keep watch as an ambulance is parked outside the PNP Custodial Compound in Camp Crame police headquarters, Metro Manila, Philippines on Sunday Oct. 9, 2022. Philippine police killed three inmates, including a top Abu Sayyaf militant, after they stabbed a jail officer and briefly held detained former opposition Sen. Leila de Lima on Sunday in a failed attempt to escape from the police headquarters in the capital region, police said. (AP Photo/Gerard Carreon)

Filipino police kill 3 inmates in jail rampage after ex-senator was held hostage

Philippine police killed three detained militants linked to Islamic State after they staged a Manila jail rampage that saw a police officer stabbed and a former opposition senator held hostage.

Tourists, coming mainly from Russia, leave from the arrival terminal at Antalya International Airport in the Mediterranean resort city of Antalya, Turkey September 22, 2022. REUTERS/Kaan Soyturk

Thousands of Russians continue to arrive in Turkey, fleeing conscription

Antalya is a longtime Russian tourist destination that's become a refuge for those who don't want to fight in the war. But things are getting more complicated for Russians in Turkey.

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