Facebook owner Meta bans Russia state media outlets over ‘foreign interference’
AP Business Writer LONDON (AP) — Meta said it’s banning Russia state media organization from its social media platforms, alleging that the…
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German opposition Christian Democrats tap leader Friedrich Merz as their candidate for chancellor
Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s opposition center-right Christian Democratic Union has chosen its leader Friedrich Merz to be its…
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Radio Nikki: Haley launching a weekly SiriusXM radio talk show at least through January
AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Former Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley is launching her own radio talk show next week on SiriusXM…
Continue Reading Doctors Without Borders closes operations in Russia
Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — Doctors Without Borders says it has closed its operations in Russia after 32 years. The medical aid group cited a…
Continue Reading Cities in Central Europe reinforce riverbanks ahead of more flooding
Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Soldiers have dropped sandbags from military helicopters to reinforce river embankments and evacuated…
Continue Reading Casualties in Myanmar push Southeast Asia’s death toll from Typhoon Yagi past 500
BANGKOK (AP) — Floods and landslides in Myanmar triggered by last week’s Typhoon Yagi and seasonal monsoon rains have claimed at least 226 lives,…
Continue Reading A man is charged with murder over crossbow attack near London that killed 3 women
LONDON (AP) — A man has appeared in a London court charged with killing three women in a knife and crossbow attack near London in July . Kyle…
Continue Reading EU chief unveils her new team with women in top roles in right-leaning Commission
Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union chief Ursula von der Leyen has put women in many of the top roles on her new team for her next…
Continue Reading Israel says halting Hezbollah attacks is now a war goal as officials warn of a wider operation
Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel said Tuesday that halting Hezbollah’s attacks in the country’s north to allow residents to…
Continue Reading Mali troops put down a deadly militant attack in the capital
Associated Press BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — Army troops have subdued Islamic militants who attacked a military training camp and the airport in…
Continue Reading The new hard-right Dutch coalition pledges stricter limits on asylum
Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The new hard-right Dutch government has pledged clamp down on migration with stricter policies to…
Continue Reading A French man admits in court to drugging his wife so that he and dozens of men could rape her
Associated Press AVIGNON, France (AP) — A 71-year-old French man admitted in court Tuesday that for nearly a decade, he repeatedly drugged his…
Continue Reading 4 people could face the death penalty after drug arrests on Bali
Associated Press DENPASAR, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesian authorities said Tuesday that they have arrested six people on drug charges on the tourist…
Continue Reading UN rights experts decry worsening repression in Venezuela in wake of contested election result
Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — Independent U.N. human rights experts say Venezuela’s government has intensified the “harshest and most violent…
Continue Reading Stock market today: Wall Street stays stuck in place as it counts down to a rate cut
AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stock indexes remained stuck in place on Tuesday as Wall Street made few big moves ahead of what’s…
Continue Reading Days of tribal violence in Papua New Guinea leave more than 35 people dead, police say
Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — A police official says days of tribal violence in Papua New Guinea’s mountainous interior have left…
Continue Reading A key employee says the Titan sub tragedy could have been prevented
Associated Press A key employee who labeled a doomed experimental submersible unsafe prior to its last, fatal voyage testified Tuesday that the…
Continue Reading Dedicated artists are keeping Japan’s ancient craft of temari alive
Associated Press KAWARAMACHI, Japan (AP) — Time seems to stop here. Women sit in a small circle, quietly, painstakingly stitching patterns on balls…
Continue Reading 2 people reported dead in China as Typhoon Bebinca is downgraded to a tropical storm
BEIJING (AP) — Chinese state media say two people have died in eastern Jiangsu province as Typhoon Bebinca brought torrential rains and powerful…
Continue Reading Not-so-great expectations: Students are reading fewer books in English class
Associated Press Chris Stanislawski didn’t read much in his middle school English classes, but it never felt necessary. Students were given…
Continue Reading Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs arrest and indictment: A timeline of key events
NEW YORK (AP) — The arrest and indictment of Sean Diddy Combs come after 10 months of allegations of sexual misconduct and other abuse. It began in…
Continue Reading US Coast Guard says Russian naval vessels crossed into buffer zone off Alaska
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — The U.S. Coast Guard says it tracked a group of Russian naval vessels as they crossed into U.S. waters in off Alaska in an…
Continue Reading Tough treatment and good memories mix at newest national site dedicated to Latinos
Associated Press In the second half of the 20th century, Mexican and Mexican-American children in Marfa, Texas, were educated in an adobe-style…
Continue Reading Many in Indian-controlled Kashmir plan to vote this time to deny Modi total control
Associated Press SRINAGAR, India (AP) — For decades, boycotting elections in Indian-controlled Kashmir was a sign of protest against Indian rule.…
Continue Reading Senate Republicans again block legislation to guarantee women’s rights to IVF
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans have blocked for a second time this year legislation to establish a nationwide right to in vitro…
Continue Reading Democrats run unopposed to fill 2 state House vacancies in Philadelphia
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Philadelphia voters are filling two vacant seats in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives. In both cases the Democratic…
Continue Reading US judge unlikely to rule until next week as Arizona tribe fights to extend ban on lithium drilling
Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Members of an Arizona tribe urged a federal judge at a daylong hearing in Phoenix to extend a temporary ban on…
Continue Reading Elon Musk has often inflamed politically tense moments, raising worries for the US election
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Hours after an apparent attempt on Donald Trump’s life over the weekend, Elon Musk took to his social…
Continue Reading Cousins caps winning drive with TD pass to London as Falcons rally past Eagles 22-21
AP Sports Writer PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Oh, so this was what Atlanta expected out of $180 million lavished on Kirk Cousins. Certainly not a shaky…
Continue Reading Emmy Awards ratings up more than 50%, reversing record lows
AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Emmys telecast on ABC reached nearly 7 million viewers, a jump of more than 50% from the record low…
Continue Reading Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs is arrested in New York after federal indictment
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Sean “Diddy” Combs, the hip-hop mogul who has faced a stream of allegations by women accusing him of…
Continue Reading At least 15 dead since July and thousands of hectares scorched as wildfires sweep Peru
LIMA, Peru (AP) — Wildfires in Peru have left at least 15 dead since July and more than 3,000 hectares (7,400 acres) of cultivated land and natural…
Continue Reading Ohio Supreme Court clears ballot language saying anti-gerrymandering measure calls for the opposite
Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The Ohio Supreme Court has let stand ballot language that will describe this fall’s Issue 1 as…
Continue Reading Mother of Colorado supermarket gunman says he is ‘sick’ and denies knowing about plan
Associated Press BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — The mother of a mentally ill man who killed 10 people at a Colorado supermarket in 2021 says her son is…
Continue Reading US airs frustration with Israel’s military about strikes in Gaza
Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.S. ambassador to the United Nations on Monday accused Israel’s military of striking schools,…
Continue Reading Donald Trump doesn’t share details about his family’s cryptocurrency venture during X launch event
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump has launched his family’s cryptocurrency venture, World Liberty…
Continue Reading On jury duty, David Letterman auditioned for a role he’s never gotten
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The longtime host of “The Late Show with David Letterman” found himself answering questions rather than asking…
Continue Reading DEA closing 2 offices in China even as the agency struggles to stem flow of fentanyl chemicals
Associated Press The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration is shutting down two of its hard-won offices in China, The Associated Press has learned, a…
Continue Reading Vance and Georgia Gov. Kemp project Republican unity at evangelical event after Trump tensions
Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — A leading conservative Christian group put on a show of Republican unity Monday, cementing the new détente between…
Continue Reading Former Uvalde schools police chief makes first court appearance since indictment
Associated Press/Report for America AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The former schools police chief in Uvalde, Texas, made his first court appearance on…
Continue Reading Percival Everett and Rachel Kushner are among 6 Booker Prize finalists
LONDON (AP) — American writers Percival Everett and Rachel Kushner have been shortlisted for the Booker Prize. Organizers made the announcement on…
Continue Reading Democracy declined for 8th straight year around the globe, institute finds
Associated Press COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — An organization promoting democracy says last year had the worst decline in credible elections and…
Continue Reading Purple place: Mets unveil the new Grimace seat at Citi Field
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Fenway Park has the Ted Williams seat. And now Citi Field has the Grimace seat. The kid-friendly McDonald’s…
Continue Reading Boeing says it’s considering temporary layoffs to save cash during the strike by machinists
Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — Boeing plans to freeze hiring and reduce travel and is considering temporary layoffs to save cash during a factory…
Continue Reading A man took a knife from the scene after a police shooting in New York City
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — New York City police say someone made off with a knife from a crime scene in the chaotic aftermath of a police…
Continue Reading Pennsylvania court rejects Cornel West’s bid to get on ballot and clears way for mail voting
Associated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania’s Supreme Court has upheld a lower ruling that rejected a bid to get independent…
Continue Reading Arrests for illegal border crossings jump 3% in August, suggesting decline may be bottoming out
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. authorities say arrests for illegal border crossings from Mexico rose slightly in August. The figures released Monday end a…
Continue Reading Judge rejects former Trump aide Mark Meadows’ bid to move Arizona election case to federal court
Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — A judge has rejected a bid by Mark Meadows, former chief of staff to President Donald Trump, to move his charges in…
Continue Reading Husband indicted in Virginia double homicide nearly a year after au pair’s arrest
Associated Press/Report for America FAIRFAX, Va. (AP) — A Virginia grand jury has indicted Brendan Banfield on four counts of aggravated murder in…
Continue Reading Court reinstates Arkansas ban of electronic signatures on voter registration forms
Associated Press LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — A federal appeals court has reinstated an Arkansas rule prohibiting election officials from accepting…
Continue Reading Delaware judge sets parameters for trial in Smartmatic defamation lawsuit against Newsmax
Associated Press A Delaware judge has set several trial parameters in a defamation lawsuit pitting an electronic voting machine manufacturer targeted…
Continue Reading Blinken is heading back to the Middle East, this time without fanfare or a visit to Israel
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State Antony Blinken heads to Egypt on Tuesday for his 10th trip to the Middle East since the war…
Continue Reading Former officer testifies Tyre Nichols ‘wasn’t a threat’ when he was snatched from car during stop
Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — A former Memphis police officer has testified in the trial of three former colleagues charged with federal…
Continue Reading Florida sheriff fed up with school shooting hoaxes posts boy’s mugshot to social media
Associated Press/Report for America TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — A Florida sheriff fed up with a spate of false school shooting threats is taking a new…
Continue Reading Sebastian Coe among 7 IOC members to enter race to succeed Thomas Bach as president
AP Sports Writer GENEVA (AP) — Two former Olympic champions are in the race to be the next IOC president. So is a prince of a Middle East kingdom…
Continue Reading Suspicious packages sent to election officials in at least 6 states
Associated Press Suspicious packages were sent to election officials in at least six states on Monday, but there were no reports that any of the…
Continue Reading Georgia official seeks more school safety money after Apalachee High shooting
Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia’s state school superintendent says he wants the state to spend more money to guarantee security officers…
Continue Reading Wisconsin’s voter-approved cash bail measures will stand under judge’s ruling
Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A Wisconsin judge says stricter cash bail measures that voters approved last year will stand despite…
Continue Reading Officials ban swimming after medical waste washes ashore in Maryland, Virginia and Delaware
OCEAN CITY, Md. (AP) — Officials are warning people to stay out of the ocean at several beaches in Maryland, Delaware and Virginia after they say…
Continue Reading Bolivia’s iconic ex-President Morales calls for anti-government march as political fight escalates
Associated Press LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) — Evo Morales, Bolivia’s former president, has called on supporters to protest against current President…
Continue Reading Judge rules Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s name will stay on Wisconsin ballot
Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A judge has ruled that Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s name will stay on the presidential ballot in the swing…
Continue Reading Oregon tribe sues over federal agency plans to hold an offshore wind energy auction
EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — A tribe in Oregon whose culture is tied to the ocean is suing the U.S. government over plans to hold an offshore wind energy…
Continue Reading A New York woman is challenging Miss America, Miss World rules banning mothers from beauty pageants
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A New York woman is challenging the longstanding rules of Miss America and Miss World that disqualify mothers from…
Continue Reading Renowned Alabama artist Fred Nall Hollis dies at 76
Associated Press/Report For America Award-winning, world renowned artist Fred Nall Hollis has died. Hollis was 76 years old and a local arts center…
Continue Reading Musk deletes post about Harris and Biden assassination after widespread criticism
AP Technology Writer Elon Musk has deleted a post on his social media platform X in which he said “no one is even trying to assassinate”…
Continue Reading Marines give highest noncombat medal to family of Osprey crew chief who died trying to save pilots
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Marine Corps in a ceremony at the commandant’s headquarters has presented their highest noncombat medal to…
Continue Reading Oregon Republicans ask governor to protect voter rolls after DMV registered noncitizens
Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Republican lawmakers in Oregon are asking Democratic Gov. Tina Kotek to ensure the integrity of the…
Continue Reading Ohio state police to protect schools after furor over Haitian immigrants in Springfield
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio (AP) — Ohio state police will help protect schools in a city at the center of a political furor over Haitian migrants, the…
Continue Reading Brazilian firefighters battle national park wildfire that is enveloping Brasilia in smoke
Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Firefighters have battled flames spreading through a national park in Brazil in the latest wildfire in the…
Continue Reading Former Canadian vice admiral found not guilty of sexually assaulting a sailor on a ship in 1991
OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — A former Canadian vice admiral has been found not guilty of sexual assault and an indecent act over his behavior on a ship…
Continue Reading An appeals court won’t revive Brett Favre’s defamation lawsuit against Shannon Sharpe
Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A federal appeals court refused Monday to revive a defamation lawsuit that former NFL quarterback Brett Favre…
Continue Reading New Jersey internet gambling sets new record at $198M in revenue, but land casinos lag
Associated Press ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — The good news for Atlantic City’s casino industry is that internet gambling had its best month…
Continue Reading US military completes withdrawal from junta-ruled Niger
DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — A U.S. Defense Department official says the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Niger is complete. A Pentagon spokesperson said…
Continue Reading Control of Murdoch media empire at stake as hearing to proceed with mogul and children
Associated Press RENO, Nev. (AP) — Rupert Murdoch and his four children are in Nevada where they’re scheduled to return to court Tuesday at…
Continue Reading Postal Service insists it’s ready for a flood of mail-in ballots
Associated Press Postmaster General Louis DeJoy says he’ll work with state election officials to address concerns about mail-in ballots after they…
Continue Reading Outside agency to investigate police recruit’s death after boxing training
Associated Press A district attorney reviewing the case of a Massachusetts State Police recruit who died after a boxing training exercise says he…
Continue Reading Venezuelan opposition calls on US to cancel oil company licenses to pressure Maduro
Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Venezuela’s main opposition coalition has urged the U.S. to cancel licenses for Chevron and other energy…
Continue Reading Steve Sando’s bean revolution advances with a new cookbook showing their versatility
AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Some food lovers celebrate vegetables or rice or chicken. Steve Sando celebrates beans. He’s found a…
Continue Reading Louisville interim police chief will lead department in permanent role
Associated Press LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Louisville’s interim police chief has been named permanent chief. Paul Humphrey took over as interim…
Continue Reading Disney trips meant for homeless students went to NYC school employees’ kids, officials say
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Officials say six employees of New York City’s public school system took their children or grandchildren on…
Continue Reading A Waffle House customer fatally shot a worker, police say
LAURINBURG, N.C. (AP) — Police in North Carolina say a Waffle House customer fatally shot an 18-year-old worker. Laurinburg police say officers…
Continue Reading Lawsuit says Alabama voter purge targets naturalized citizens
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Voting rights groups have filed a lawsuit against Alabama’s secretary of state over a policy they said is illegally…
Continue Reading US imposes sanctions on a spyware firm behind a tool used to spy on dissidents and journalists
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States is placing new sanctions on a spyware firm and its executives after its tools were used to spy…
Continue Reading A Kentucky lawmaker has been critically injured in lawn mower accident
HARLAN, Ky. (AP) — Authorities say a Kentucky lawmaker was critically injured when the lawn mower he was riding plunged into an empty swimming pool…
Continue Reading Votes for Cornel West and Claudia De la Cruz will count in Georgia for now
Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — In yet another reversal, votes in Georgia for presidential candidates Cornel West and Claudia De la Cruz will count…
Continue Reading Massive pipeline fire burning near Houston began after a vehicle struck a valve, officials say
Associated Press DEER PARK, Texas (AP) — A towering flame gradually subsided Tuesday morning in the aftermath of a massive pipeline explosion after…
Continue Reading Judge finds woman incompetent to stand trial in fatal stabbing of 3-year-old outside supermarket
CLEVELAND (AP) — A woman who authorities say fatally stabbed a 3-year-old boy as he sat in a grocery cart outside an Ohio supermarket and wounded…
Continue Reading Jane’s Addiction cancels its tour after onstage concert fracas
BOSTON (AP) — The alternative rock band Jane’s Addiction has scuttled its latest tour following an onstage scuffle between lead singer Perry…
Continue Reading Betting on elections threatens confidence in voting and should be banned, US agency says
Associated Press ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — The federal government is warning that allowing people to bet on the outcome of U.S. elections poses…
Continue Reading After mass shooting, bill would require Army to use state crisis laws to remove weapons
Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Republican Sen. Susan Collins is introducing a bill prompted by the state’s deadliest shooting that…
Continue Reading Iran’s president insists Tehran wants to negotiate over its nuclear program
Associated Press TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s new reformist president is insisting that Tehran didn’t want to enrich uranium at near-weapons…
Continue Reading For rapper Lil Tecca, there was only ever a ‘Plan A.’ His new album reflects the journey
AP Music Writer NEW YORK (AP) — New York rapper Lil Tecca will release his fourth studio album, “Plan A,” on Friday. He tells the…
Continue Reading Scientists show how pregnancy changes the brain in innumerable ways
AP Science Writer A new study offers the first detailed map of the human brain throughout and after pregnancy. It was published in the journal Nature…
Continue Reading An 8-year-old Ohio girl drove an SUV on a solo Target run
BEDFORD, Ohio (AP) — Authorities say an 8-year-old girl took an SUV from her Ohio home and drove for miles to a store where she was later found…
Continue Reading Suspect in apparent assassination attempt on Trump was near golf course for 12 hours, records show
Associated Press WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — The man suspected in an apparent assassination attempt targeting Donald Trump camped outside a…
Continue Reading Authoritarian Belarus president pardons 37 political prisoners out of more than 1,300
Associated Press TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has pardoned 37 people serving prison sentences for what his…
Continue Reading A Sao Paulo mayoral candidate is treated in hospital after a rival attacks him with a chair
Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — A candidate in Sao Paulo’s mayoral race has been treated and released from a hospital after one of his…
Continue Reading The next generation of Buffetts is poised to become one of the biggest forces in philanthropy
Associated Press OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — When the legendary businessman and leader of Berkshire Hathaway, Warren Buffett, eventually passes away, the…
Continue Reading Giving away a fortune: What could Warren Buffett’s adult children support?
Associated Press OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Warren Buffett’s adult children — Susie, Howard and Peter Buffett — have long track records as…
Continue Reading Two ex-fire chiefs in New York City arrested in corruption scandal
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Two former New York City Fire Department chiefs have pleaded not guilty to charges that they solicited tens of…
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