Month: October 2023

NEW YORK (AP) — Birkenstock is making its debut on the stock market as Wall Street trades in its wingtips for sandals for a day. The 249-year-old…

WINDSOR, Conn. (AP) — Officials say a Connecticut high school student has died after losing consciousness at football practice. Windsor High School…

By PAUL WISEMAN AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. wholesale prices rose last month at the fastest pace since April, suggesting that…

NEW YORK (AP) — British historian Charles Spencer is working on a book about his years at the Maidwell Hall boarding school and the painful lessons…

By SAMUEL PETREQUIN Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — Belgium’s prime minister says his country, which has the biggest interest in the global…

LONDON (AP) — Buckingham Palace says King Charles III will travel to Kenya later this month. His state visit from Oct. 31 to Nov. 3 holds great…

BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s government says it expects the country’s economy to shrink by 0.4% this year. The German government joined a string…

By HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Salman Rushdie has written a memoir about the horrifying attempt on his life that left him…

LAHORE, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistani officials say a pair of gunmen walked into a mosque in eastern Punjab province and opened fire at the…

By MARK SHERMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court is taking up a congressional redistricting case from South Carolina that could…

ST. LOUIS (AP) — After 35 straight drawings without a big winner, Powerball players will have a shot Wednesday at a near-record jackpot worth an…

By MEG KINNARD Associated Press CLIVE, Iowa (AP) — The war provoked by Hamas’ attack on Israel has shaken American politics and put the…

By DASHA LITVINOVA Associated Press TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Russian authorities are seeking to fine a prominent human rights advocate on trial for…

By JOHN LEICESTER Associated Press PARIS (AP) — The “Mona Lisa” has given up another secret. Using X-rays to peer into the chemical structure…

By MICHELLE CHAPMAN AP Business Writer Exxon Mobil is buying Pioneer Natural Resources in an all-stock deal valued at $59.5 billion, making it one of…

By ELIZA HAVERSTOCK of NerdWallet On the bumpy road to repayment this fall, student loan borrowers have some qualms. Borrowers filed more than…

By ROBERT YOON Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The race to replace Democratic Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards tops the list of contests voters…

By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Officials from Sapporo and the Japanese Olympic Committee have announced a decision to withdraw the…

BRATISLAVA, Slovakia (AP) — A former prime minister of Slovakia who plans to end the country’s military support for Ukraine is poised to return…

By CHASE BIERENKOVEN Edmunds The Honda Pilot has become a byword for the affordable midsize SUV. With three rows and a fresh face, the Pilot is more…

By DEEPTI HAJELA Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — If people really looked for history at the New York City building where the Triangle Shirtwaist…

LONDON (AP) — Thousands of travelers are facing disruption after flights were suspended at London’s Luton airport. The airport shutdown came…

VIGO, Spain (AP) — The mayor of Spain’s northwestern city of Vigo says that four people, including three children, have died in a fire at an…

By SAM MEDNICK Associated Press COTONOU, Benin (AP) — The French military says it’s begun withdrawing from Niger following the July coup when…

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Dozen of activists are protesting at Norway’s parliament to express frustration over the Norwegian government’s…

By JOSH BOAK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Trade Commission is proposing a rule to ban any hidden and bogus “junk” fees, which…

By EILEEN NG Associated Press KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Animal rights groups have protested the use of puppies as live bait to capture black…

BANGKOK (AP) — A military tribunal in strife-torn Myanmar has sentenced two high-ranking generals to life imprisonment after they were found guilty…

BRUSSELS (AP) — Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has arrived at NATO for meetings with alliance defense ministers to further drum up…

By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer BANGKOK (AP) — Shares advanced Wednesday in Asia, tracking Wall Street gains following an easing of…

CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — A Chinese-Australian journalist who was convicted on murky espionage charges and detained in China for three years has…

By CHEYANNE MUMPHREY AP Education Writer High school students’ scores on the ACT college admissions test have dropped to their lowest in more…

By JOSEPH KRAUSS and WAFAA SHURAFA Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Residents of the Gaza Strip scrambled to find safety Wednesday, as Israeli…

By JULIE CARR SMYTH Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Heavier-than-normal turnout is expected Wednesday as early voting begins in Ohio’s…

By WILL GRAVES AP Sports Writer PITTSBURGH (AP) — Connor Bedard did not disappoint in his NHL debut. The Chicago Blackhawks rookie picked up an…

By HOLLY RAMER Associated Press CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — The filing period for the New Hampshire presidential primary is getting underway, with a…

By JOCELYN NOVECK, MENELAOS HADJICOSTIS and AMY TAXIN Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — At the most harrowing of times, some Israeli citizens…

By LISA MASCARO and KEVIN FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Stalemated over a new House speaker, the Republican majority is scheduled to…

By FARNOUSH AMIRI and LINLEY SANDERS Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — New polling shows that the unprecedented ouster of House Speaker Kevin…

By EBRAHIM NOROOZI Associated Press ZINDA JAN, Afghanistan (AP) — Nurullah crossed the border into Iran to earn money for his family, like so many…

By MADDIE BURAKOFF AP Science Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Walgreens has named a new CEO as pharmacy staff walked off the job this week over concerns…

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Two Guatemalan migrants are dead and three others _ along with a Honduran man _ are wounded after a shooting in northern Mexico…