Takeaways from an AP and Texas Tribune report on 24 hours along the US-Mexico border
Texas Tribune, Associated Press The Texas Tribune and The Associated Press spent 24 hours in five cities on Texas’ border with Mexico to measure…
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One day along the Texas-Mexico border shows that realities shift more rapidly than rhetoric
Texas Tribune, Associated Press As midnight nears, the lights of El Paso, Texas, and Ciudad Juárez, Mexico, fill the sky on the silent banks of the…
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Can AI make video games more immersive? Some studios turn to AI-fueled NPCs for more interaction
AP Technology Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — For decades, video games have relied on scripted, stilted interactions with non-player characters to help…
Continue Reading California governor signs bills to bolster gun control
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed several measures to bolster the state’s gun safety laws. The new laws…
Continue Reading The leaders of Germany’s Greens are quitting after several election defeats
Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — The leaders of Germany’s Greens, one of three parties in Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s troubled coalition government,…
Continue Reading Pakistan brings arrested nurse before cameras to answer questions about her alleged bombing attempt
QUETTA, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistani authorities have brought a nurse they said was arrested over the weekend before state-run media to answer…
Continue Reading Harris is making a ‘capitalist’ pitch to boost the economy as Trump pushes deeper into populism
Associated Press PITTSBURGH (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris on Wednesday pledged to build an economy that is both pro-business and helps the…
Continue Reading Secret Service failures before Trump rally shooting were ‘preventable,’ Senate panel finds
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Multiple Secret Service failures ahead of the July rally for former President Donald Trump where a gunman opened…
Continue Reading Netanyahu will address the UN as Israel, bogged down by one war, barrels toward another
Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu travels to the United Nations this week with no end in sight to the war…
Continue Reading As an era ends, the city that was home to the Oakland A’s comes to grips with their departure
Associated Press OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — The Athletics had long ago carved out a Jekyll-and-Hyde legacy as one of Major League Baseball’s most…
Continue Reading As an era ends, the city that was home to the Oakland A’s comes to grips with their departure
Associated Press OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — The Athletics already have carved out Jekyll-and-Hyde legacy as one of Major League Baseball’s most…
Continue Reading Asian Development Bank raises growth forecast for region, but warns of risks from trade sanctions
AP Business Writer The Asian Development Bank says it expects developing economies in the region to grow at a 5% annual pace this year, up slightly…
Continue Reading Sudan’s jailed former strongman Omar al-Bashir is taken to a hospital in the north for better care
Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — Sudan’s former autocratic President Omar al-Bashir, who ruled for 30 years before he was toppled in a popular…
Continue Reading Melania Trump is telling her own story — and again breaking norms for American first ladies
Associated Press Melania Trump is the first lady who has seldom been there. The wife of Republican presidential candidate and former chief executive…
Continue Reading Australia’s treasurer will visit China this week in the latest sign that bilateral ties are mending
Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Australian Treasurer Jim Chalmers will become the first government minister from Australia in that key…
Continue Reading Israel tells its troops to prepare for a possible ground operation in Lebanon
Associated Press TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israel is preparing for a possible ground operation in Lebanon, its army chief said Wednesday as Hezbollah…
Continue Reading Belgium’s appalling abuse legacy clouds pope’s trip as survivors pen letter seeking reparations
Associated Press VATICAN CITY (AP) — Fresh off a four-nation tour of Asia, where he saw record-setting crowds and vibrant church communities, Pope…
Continue Reading Israel-Hamas war latest: Israel threatens ground operation after long-range Hezbollah missile attack
The Israeli military is preparing for a possible ground operation in Lebanon, the Israeli army chief said Wednesday as Hezbollah launched dozens of…
Continue Reading Sri Lanka’s new leader must balance ties between regional powerhouses India and China
Associated Press COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — The Marxist lawmaker who won Sri Lanka’s presidency faces a key challenge in how to balance ties with…
Continue Reading US missile system will remain in the Philippines despite China’s alarm
Associated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Two Philippine officials say that American and Filipino security officials have agreed to keep a U.S.…
Continue Reading 4 soldiers killed and 9 injured in an unspecified accident, United Arab Emirates says
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The United Arab Emirates say four soldiers were killed and nine others injured in an accident. The UAE’s…
Continue Reading Cambodia hopes a new canal will boost trade. But it risks harming the Mekong that feeds millions
Associated Press PREK TAKEO, Cambodia (AP) — Cambodia has broken ground to build a China-funded canal to eventually link its capital Phnom Penh to…
Continue Reading A huge Hurricane Helene is expected to hit Florida as a major storm and strike far inland
Associated Press TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — An enormous Hurricane Helene swamped parts of Mexico on Wednesday as it churned on a path forecasters…
Continue Reading Israel has landed heavy blows on Hezbollah. The victory it seeks could prove elusive
Associated Press It has been a devastating week for Hezbollah and the people of Lebanon. Bombs hidden in the group’s pagers and walkie-talkies…
Continue Reading Congress passes temporary bill to avoid shutdown as lawmakers punt spending decisions to December
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress on Wednesday passed a temporary measure that keeps government agencies funded into December, avoiding a…
Continue Reading Stock market today: Wall Street edges back from its record highs
AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks edged back from their records Wednesday as financial markets around the world took a pause following…
Continue Reading NTSB engineer says carbon fiber hull from submersible showed signs of flaws
Associated Press An engineer with the National Transportation Safety Board says the carbon fiber hull of the experimental submersible that imploded…
Continue Reading Mexico’s most popular president in decades is retiring. What will he leave behind?
Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Many in Mexico will feel a deep sense of loss when folksy, charismatic, nationalistic President Andrés Manuel…
Continue Reading Jimmy Carter at 100: A power-playing loner from the farm to the White House and on the global stage
Associated Press PLAINS, Ga. (AP) — Barack Obama and his advisers had two living former presidents to consider as they planned the 2008 Democratic…
Continue Reading Trump tells women he ‘will be your protector’ as GOP struggles with outreach to female voters
Associated Press INDIANA, Pa. (AP) — From former President Donald Trump to Ohio Senate candidate Bernie Moreno, male Republican candidates are…
Continue Reading Young people in island nations face an existential question: Should they stay or should they go?
AP Science Writer UNITED NATIONS (AP) — For young people in some small island nations, a big decision always looms in the back of their minds. As…
Continue Reading Zelenskyy’s victory plan sets Ukraine’s terms in a desperate war against Russia
Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The victory plan that President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will present to the White House this week asks the Biden…
Continue Reading The chunkiest of chunks face off in Alaska’s Fat Bear Week
Associated Press An Alaska national park’s yearly celebration of the beefy, brown and bristly is getting underway as some of the chunkiest…
Continue Reading What polls show about Tim Walz and JD Vance before Tuesday’s VP debate
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Ohio Sen. JD Vance, the Republican vice presidential candidate, is less popular among voters than his Democratic…
Continue Reading China test-fires an intercontinental ballistic missile into the Pacific Ocean
Associated Press TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — China has test-fired an intercontinental ballistic missile into the Pacific Ocean. The Defense Ministry said…
Continue Reading India-controlled Kashmir votes in the second phase of polls to elect local government
Associated Press SRINAGAR, India (AP) — Residents in Indian-controlled Kashmir have voted in the second phase of a staggered election for a local…
Continue Reading 12 Singaporean military personnel injured when 2 armored vehicles collide in Australia
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Twelve Singaporean military personnel have been injured in a collision between two armored vehicles during training in…
Continue Reading Deadly flooding in Central Europe made twice as likely by climate change
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Human-caused climate change doubled the likelihood and intensified the heavy rains that led to devastating…
Continue Reading Hong Kong editors who face prison in sedition case told court about journalistic ideals
Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — Two former top editors of Hong Kong’s defunct online media Stand News will learn their sentences Thursday after…
Continue Reading US to hand over pest inspections of Mexican avocados to Mexico and California growers aren’t happy
MEXICO CITY (AP) — California avocado growers are fuming about a U.S. decision to hand over pest inspections of Mexican orchards to the Mexican…
Continue Reading Ukraine’s president calls for unspecified global ‘action’ to force Russia into peace
Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Ukraine’s president dismissed the notion of peace talks with Moscow on Tuesday, calling instead for…
Continue Reading Retirement on Arizona right-leaning high court gives Democratic governor rare chance to fill seat
Associated Press/ Report for America PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona Supreme Court Justice Robert Brutinel has announced he will retire this fall. The…
Continue Reading Arizona Democratic campaign office damaged by gunfire
TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — Authorities say someone fired shots at a Democratic Party campaign office in a Phoenix suburb, causing damage but no injuries.…
Continue Reading The Clintons pitch philanthropic commitments as pro-democracy work at their 2024 foundation meeting
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Over 2,000 participants from over 80 countries descended on New York this week for the Clinton Global Initiative.…
Continue Reading Minnesota woman gets 20 years in real estate agent’s killing as part of plea deal
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A woman in Minnesota has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for her alleged role in the killing of a Minneapolis real estate…
Continue Reading US appeals court says man can sue Pennsylvania over 26 years of solitary confinement
Legal Affairs Writer PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A U.S. appeals court has ruled that a man who spent 26 years in solitary confinement in Pennsylvania can…
Continue Reading Judge suspends arrest order of a top Brazilian country music star amid money laundering probe
Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — A Brazilian judge has suspended the preventive arrest of one of the country’s most popular country music…
Continue Reading John Sterling back in New York Yankees’ radio broadcast booth, 5 months after retirement
NEW YORK (AP) — John Sterling returned to the New York Yankees’ radio broadcast booth, five months after announcing his retirement. Sterling had…
Continue Reading Jury awards teen pop group OMG Girlz $71.5 million in battle with toy maker over “L.O.L.” dolls
NEW YORK (AP) — Toy maker MGA Entertainment must pay $71.5 million in damages for infringing on the name and likeliness of teen pop group OMG Girlz…
Continue Reading Union workers at Hawaii’s largest hotel go on strike
Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — Around 2,000 hotel workers went on strike Tuesday at the world’s largest Hilton hotel and the biggest hotel in…
Continue Reading Iran’s president tells the UN that his country wants to play a ‘constructive role’ in world affairs
Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Iran’s new president is signaling to world leaders that he wants to open what he’s calling a…
Continue Reading Mississippi’s Republican governor pushes income-tax cut, says critics rely on ‘myths’
Associated Press FLOWOOD, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves says legislators should ignore “myths” from opponents who want to block…
Continue Reading Judge to approve auctions liquidating Alex Jones’ Infowars to help pay Sandy Hook families
Associated Press Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones ‘ Infowars media platform and its assets will be sold off piece by piece in auctions this fall…
Continue Reading Ex-officer charged with couple’s death in Houston drug raid awaits jury’s verdict
Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — A jury is deliberating the fate of a former Houston police officer accused of being responsible for the 2019 deaths…
Continue Reading Inmate who was beaten in back of patrol car in Arkansas has filed federal lawsuit
Associated Press LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — An Arkansas inmate who was beaten by a police officer in the back of a patrol car has sued the former…
Continue Reading A city proud of its role in facing down hatred confronts a new wave of violence
Associated Press BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — There was a time when the city of Birmingham, Alabama, earned the nickname “Bombingham,” renowned for…
Continue Reading Pac-12 files a federal lawsuit against Mountain West over $43 million in ‘poaching’ penalties
AP College Football Writer The Pac-12 is suing the Mountain West over what it calls an unlawful and unenforceable “poaching penalty” that would…
Continue Reading St. Lucia’s first Olympic medalist returns home to cheers and calypso
Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — As the first St. Lucian to win an Olympic medal, sprinter Julien Alfred already has poetry, paintings…
Continue Reading US Treasury sanctions a chain of ice cream shops and a pharmacy tied to the Sinaloa Cartel
Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — The U.S. Treasury Department has sanctioned a Mexican ice cream shop chain and a local pharmacy used as…
Continue Reading Man who staked out Trump at Florida golf course charged with attempting an assassination
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A man who authorities say staked out Donald Trump for 12 hours on his golf course in Florida and wrote of his…
Continue Reading What to know about Parkinson’s disease after Brett Favre’s announcement
More than a decade after retiring from football, Brett Favre says he has Parkinson’s disease. Favre told a congressional hearing Tuesday that he…
Continue Reading Trump praises Russia’s military record in argument to stop funding Ukraine’s fight
Associated Press SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — Donald Trump is again criticizing the Biden administration’s financial support for Ukraine in its war…
Continue Reading Sepsis and malnutrition stalk the new mothers and babies of South Darfur
CAIRO (AP) — The humanitarian organization Doctors Without Borders says new mothers and their children in the Sudanese region of South Darfur are…
Continue Reading EPA data make it hard to know the extent of the contamination from last year’s Ohio derailment
Associated Press The way the Environmental Protection Agency has reported its test results since the disastrous East Palestine, Ohio, train…
Continue Reading Accused drug dealer arrested in killings of 2 confidential police informants, police in Indiana say
RICHMOND, Ind. (AP) — An accused drug dealer has been arrested in the killings of two confidential police informants whose bodies were stashed in…
Continue Reading In effort to refute porn-site message report, Mark Robinson campaign hires a law firm
Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina Republican gubernatorial candidate Mark Robinson says his campaign has hired a law firm to…
Continue Reading What to know as Hurricane Helene takes aim at Florida
Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Another storm system is taking aim at Florida. Helene became a hurricane Wednesday after rapidly…
Continue Reading Federal officials say Michigan school counselor referred to student as a terrorist
Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — The U.S. Education Department says it confirmed that a Michigan school counselor referred to a Muslim student as a…
Continue Reading Biden is making his long-awaited visit to Africa in October. He’ll stop in Germany, then Angola
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House says President Joe Biden will make his long-awaited visit to Africa next month. He will travel…
Continue Reading NYC schools boss to step down later this year after federal agents seized his devices
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The head of New York City’s public schools system says he will step down at the end of the calendar year,…
Continue Reading Suit seeks to overturn Georgia law on homeless voter registration and voter challenges
Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — A new lawsuit seeks to overturn two provisions of a Georgia election law related to voter challenges. The Georgia…
Continue Reading Senate chairman demands answers from emergency rooms that denied care to pregnant patients
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Hospitals are facing questions about why they denied care to pregnant patients and whether state abortion bans…
Continue Reading Dangerous chemical leak spurs evacuation order in Ohio town
CLEVES, Ohio (AP) — Students in school buildings and residents in nearby homes have been told to evacuate near Cincinnati after a dangerous…
Continue Reading Ex-NYC COVID adviser is fired after video reveals he attended parties during pandemic
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A former New York City official who helped coordinate the city’s response to the pandemic has been fired from…
Continue Reading Video game actors’ union calls for strike against ‘League of Legends’
AP Technology Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — “League of Legends” is caught in the middle of a dispute between Hollywood’s actors union and an…
Continue Reading A year ago Kevin McCarthy was booted as House speaker. Mike Johnson is trying to avoid that fate
AP Congressional Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — One year since House Speaker Kevin McCarthy was booted from office after Congress voted to fund…
Continue Reading Woman alleges Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs raped her on video in latest lawsuit
AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Another woman sued Sean “Diddy” Combs on Tuesday, alleging that the music mogul and his head of…
Continue Reading West Virginia state senator arrested on suspicion of DUI, 2nd arrest in months
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A West Virginia state lawmaker who was arrested last month is facing new charges after police say they suspect he was…
Continue Reading Wisconsin capital city sends up to 2,000 duplicate absentee ballots, leading to GOP concerns
Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Up to 2,000 voters in Wisconsin’s heavily Democratic capital of Madison were sent duplicate absentee…
Continue Reading Survivors of sex abuse at Illinois juvenile detention facilities hope for justice
Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Survivors of child sex abuse at juvenile detention facilities in Illinois are hoping for justice. Hundreds of…
Continue Reading Invitation Homes agrees to pay $48 million to settle claims it saddled tenants with hidden fees
AP Business Writer The nation’s largest owner of single-family homes for rent has agreed to pay $48 million to settle claims by the Federal Trade…
Continue Reading Italy’s automotive workers plan to strike on Oct. 18 over a fall in output at Stellantis
ROME (AP) — Italy’s main metalworkers union says workers in the automotive sector will go on strike on Oct. 18 in protest of declining output…
Continue Reading GOP governor halts push to prevent Trump from losing one of Nebraska’s electoral votes
Associated Press An effort to prevent Donald Trump from losing a potentially crucial electoral vote from Nebraska appears dead. Republican Gov. Jim…
Continue Reading Boeing gives union more time to vote on an offer that’s getting poor reviews from striking workers
Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — Boeing is giving the union representing striking factory workers more time to consider a revised contract offer…
Continue Reading US company accuses Mexico of expropriating its property on the Caribbean coast
MEXICO CITY (AP) — An American quarry company says the Mexican government has carried out a de facto expropriation of its properties on…
Continue Reading Capitol rioter mistakenly released from prison after appeals court ruling, prosecutors say
Associated Press The federal Bureau of Prisons mistakenly released an Iowa man from custody before he finished serving his 30-month sentence for…
Continue Reading Qatar is the second Muslim nation whose citizens can travel to the US without a visa
AP Diplomatic Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The Gulf nation of Qatar has become just the second Muslim-majority country to be admitted into a program that…
Continue Reading Ex-officer testifies in tears he’s sorry for Tyre Nichols beating. ‘I made his child fatherless’
Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — A former Memphis police officer who has pleaded guilty to violating Tyre Nichols’ civil rights testified…
Continue Reading Department of Justice sues Visa, alleges the card issuer monopolizes debit card markets
AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The U.S. Justice Department has filed an antitrust lawsuit against Visa, alleging that the financial services…
Continue Reading California judge charged in wife’s death is arrested on suspicion of drinking alcohol while on bail
Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — A California judge has been taken into custody after another judge contended that he lied about drinking…
Continue Reading Trump mixes up the name of Charlottesville, Virginia, during his speech in Georgia
WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump flubbed the name of Charlottesville, Virginia, while going off script during a speech on Tuesday otherwise focused…
Continue Reading Key takeaways from AP’s interview with Francis Ford Coppola about ‘Megalopolis’
AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — You have by now probably heard a few things about “Megalopolis.” Maybe you know that Coppola financed the $120…
Continue Reading Haitian group in Springfield, Ohio, files citizen criminal charges against Trump and Vance
Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The leader of a nonprofit representing the Haitian community has invoked a private-citizen right to file…
Continue Reading Two powerful unions join protests in Martinique over the high cost of living
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Two powerful unions on the French Caribbean island of Martinique have joined protests against high living costs that…
Continue Reading US is sending $375 million in military aid to Ukraine and will announce billions more
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration has announced the U.S. will send Ukraine an undisclosed number of medium-range cluster…
Continue Reading Prince Harry says harms of social media have created an ‘epidemic’ for today’s youth
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Prince Harry said today’s youth is in the midst of an “epidemic” of anxiety, depression and social isolation…
Continue Reading Georgia court could reject counting presidential votes for Cornel West and Claudia De la Cruz
Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia Supreme Court justices are expressing skepticism that votes for presidential candidates Cornel West and…
Continue Reading Guatemala to send 150 military police officers to help fight gangs in Haiti
GUATEMALA CITY, Guatemala (AP) — Guatemalan President Bernardo Arévalo says his country will send 150 military police officers to help Haiti fight…
Continue Reading Pennsylvania county must tell voters if it counted their mail-in ballot, court rules
Associated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — A state appeals court is upholding a lower court’s finding that a Republican-controlled county in…
Continue Reading A Texas county has told an appeals court it has a right to cull books on sex, gender and racism
Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Lawyers for a Texas county that wants to keep 17 books off its library shelves went before 18 federal appeals…
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