Pope Francis’ Mass in East Timor draws 600,000 people, nearly half the population
Associated Press TASITOLU, East Timor (AP) — An estimated 600,000 people — nearly half of East Timor’s population —- packed a seaside park…
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An Israeli strike on a Palestinian tent camp kills at least 19
Associated Press DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Palestinian officials say an Israeli strike hit a crowded tent camp in Gaza, killing at least 19…
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Former Canadian fashion mogul Peter Nygard sentenced to 11 years for sexual assault
TORONTO (AP) — Former Canadian fashion mogul Peter Nygard has been sentenced in a Toronto courtroom to 11 years in prison for sexually assaulting…
Continue Reading A robot has begun a 2-week mission to retrieve melted fuel from the damaged Fukushima nuclear plant
Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — An extendable robot has begun a two-week mission to retrieve the first sample of melted fuel debris from inside one…
Continue Reading North Korea’s Kim vows to make his nuclear force ready for combat with US
Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has vowed to redouble efforts to make his nuclear force fully ready for…
Continue Reading Ryan Seacrest debuts as new ‘Wheel of Fortune’ host
Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — For the first time in almost 8,000 episodes, “Wheel of Fortune” did not open with a hello from longtime…
Continue Reading Wolf pack blamed in Colorado livestock attacks is captured and will be relocated
Associated Press Colorado wildlife officials said Monday that they captured and plan to relocate five members of the first pack of wolves to form…
Continue Reading Wife of California inmate wins $5.6 million in settlement for strip search
Associated Press California’s state prison agency will pay millions to the wife of a inmate who was subjected to an invasive search of her body by…
Continue Reading White Stripes sue Donald Trump over the use of ‘Seven Nation Army’ riff in social media post
NEW YORK (AP) — The White Stripes have sued former President Donald Trump in a case that alleges he used their hit song “Seven Nation Army”…
Continue Reading Colorado man dies on Colorado River trip; 7th fatality at Grand Canyon National Park since July 31
GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK, Ariz. (AP) — Authorities say there has been another fatality at Grand Canyon National Park. Park officials said Monday…
Continue Reading Nevada GOP politician who ran for state treasurer headed toward trial in fundraising fraud case
Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — A Nevada Republican politician who ran unsuccessfully for state treasurer in 2022 has pleaded not guilty to two…
Continue Reading Trump’s rhetoric on elections turns ominous as voting nears in the presidential race
Associated Press With early voting fast approaching, the rhetoric by Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump has turned more ominous with a…
Continue Reading Fewer than 400 households reject $600 million Ohio train derailment settlement
Associated Press Very few people who live near the East Palestine, Ohio, train derailment opted out of a $600 million class action settlement despite…
Continue Reading Two women hospitalized after a man doused them with gas and set them on fire
DETROIT (AP) — Two women are hospitalized after a man allegedly doused them with gasoline and set them on fire in Detroit. WJBK-TV reports the…
Continue Reading Trump said fixing child care would not be very expensive. Here are price tags for other proposals
AP Education Writer Asked recently how he would bring down the high cost of child care, former President Donald Trump said doing so would be…
Continue Reading New Jersey Democrat George Helmy sworn in as replacement for Menendez in the Senate
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — New Jersey has a new U.S. senator after the August resignation of Democrat Bob Menendez. Sen. George Helmy was…
Continue Reading James Earl Jones mourned by ‘Star Wars’ icons, Denzel Washington and others
Famous fans and collaborators are paying tribute to James Earl Jones, the award-winning actor and commanding voice of Darth Vader, who died Monday at…
Continue Reading Severe drought drops water level to historic low on the Paraguay River, a regional lifeline
Associated Press ASUNCIÓN, Paraguay (AP) — A powerful drought in Brazil’s Pantanal region has led to the lowest water levels on the Paraguay…
Continue Reading During Brazil’s worst drought, wildfires rage and the Amazon River falls to a record low
Associated Press BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — Brazil is enduring its worst drought since nationwide measurements began over seven decades ago, with 59%…
Continue Reading Trump signals support for reclassifying pot as a less dangerous drug, in line with Harris’ position
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump has signaled support for a potentially historic federal policy shift to reclassify marijuana as a…
Continue Reading Police are questioning Florida voters about signing an abortion rights ballot petition
Associated Press/Report for America TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — State police are showing up at Florida voters’ homes to question them about signing…
Continue Reading This Brazilian dog is a footvolley star. He teaches beachgoers how to play their own game
Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Rio de Janeiro’s main beaches bustle with commotion on sunny weekends. But activity ground to a near…
Continue Reading The iPhone 16, new AirPods and other highlights from Apple’s product showcase
CUPERTINO, Calif. (AP) — Apple squarely shifted its focus toward artificial intelligence with the unveiling of its hotly anticipated iPhone 16…
Continue Reading The teen accused in Georgia’s high school shooting enrolled 2 weeks late and was often absent
Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Investigators say the 14-year-old who is accused of killing four people in a shooting at Apalachee High School in…
Continue Reading NASA spacecraft to study Jupiter moon’s underground ocean cleared for October launch
AP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — NASA has given the go-ahead to next month’s launch to Jupiter’s moon Europa. Monday’s…
Continue Reading RFK Jr. wins effort to leave ballot in North Carolina, but stays on in Michigan
Associated Press LANSING, Mich. (AP) — The highest courts in two states have ruled differently on efforts by Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to be removed…
Continue Reading James Earl Jones, acclaimed actor and voice of Darth Vader, dies at 93
AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — James Earl Jones, who overcame racial prejudice and a severe stutter to become a celebrated icon of stage…
Continue Reading Catholic leaders raise concerns over judicial reform pushed by Mexico’s president
Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s Catholic leaders said Monday that the judicial reform pushed by President Andrés Manuel López…
Continue Reading Courts in Nebraska and Missouri weigh arguments to keep abortion measures off the ballot
Associated Press OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — With ballot deadlines approaching, Nebraska and Missouri courts are weighing whether amendments on abortion…
Continue Reading New search opens for plane carrying 3 that crashed in Michigan’s Lake Superior in 1968
Associated Press A high-tech boat outfitted with sonar and cameras is trying to try to solve the mystery of a 1968 plane crash that killed three…
Continue Reading Venezuelan opposition still hopes to unseat Maduro despite their candidate’s exile
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado is trying to reassure supporters that her opposition coalition still…
Continue Reading An Oregon man is charged in the killing of a nurse days after her wedding
BEAVERTON, Ore. (AP) — A neighbor of an Oregon nurse who was found dead just days after her wedding was arraigned Monday on charges of…
Continue Reading Jailed Harvey Weinstein taken to NYC hospital for emergency heart surgery, his representatives say
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Jailed ex-movie mogul Harvey Weinstein underwent emergency heart surgery at a New York City hospital on Monday.…
Continue Reading Hakeem Jeffries rejects GOP spending bill as ‘unserious and unacceptable’
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Calling it “unserious and unacceptable,” House Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries rejected on Monday a…
Continue Reading Top leaders of Imran Khan’s party arrested in Pakistan after being accused of inciting violence
Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistani police have arrested several top leaders from former imprisoned Prime Minister Imran Khan’s…
Continue Reading Amy Adams and Marielle Heller put all of their motherhood experiences into ‘Nightbitch’
AP Film Writer TORONTO (AP) — As a movie, “Nightbitch” captures some of the truest and rawest but seldom Instagrammed things about early…
Continue Reading Department of Justice sues Maine for treatment of children with behavioral health disabilities
The U.S. Department of Justice has sued Maine for what it described as unnecessarily segregating children with behavioral health disabilities in…
Continue Reading Ex-employees of Titanic submersible’s owner to testify before Coast Guard panel
Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Former employees of the company that owned an experimental submersible that imploded on its way to the…
Continue Reading Death of 3-year-old girl left in vehicle for hours in triple-digit Arizona heat under investigation
BUCKEYE, Ariz. (AP) — Police in the Phoenix suburb of Buckeye are investigating the death of a 3-year-old girl who was left in a vehicle for more…
Continue Reading Patti Scialfa, Springsteen’s wife and bandmate, reveals cancer diagnosis
Associated Press ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Patti Scialfa, Bruce Springsteen’s wife and E Street bandmate, says she has been dealing with…
Continue Reading Rejected poll monitors accuse Tunisia’s election authorities of bias
TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — Election officials in Tunisia have doubled down on their decision to deny accreditation to certain election observer groups.…
Continue Reading Man charged in random Seattle freeway shootings faces new charges nearby
Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — A man charged with randomly shooting at cars along Interstate 5 near Seattle on Labor Day faces additional charges…
Continue Reading 2 charged with soliciting attacks on minorities, officials and infrastructure on Telegram
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Two people who prosecutors say were motivated by white supremacist ideology have been charged with using the…
Continue Reading Edward B. Johnson, the second CIA officer in Iran for the ‘Argo’ rescue mission, dies at age 81
Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Edward B. Johnson, who as a Central Intelligence Agency officer traveled into Iran with a…
Continue Reading Spring rains destroyed a harvest important to the Oneida people. Farmers are working to adapt
Associated Press On Oneida Nation in Wisconsin, white corn harvests are an important cultural practice. Corn is taken to elders, the husks are dried…
Continue Reading Video shows officers dragged Tyreek Hill out of his car after he put his window back up
AP Sports Writer MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — A police officer dragged Miami Dolphins wide receiver Tyreek Hill out of his sports car by his arm and…
Continue Reading 47 inmates escape from a prison in Liberia
MONROVIA, Liberia (AP) — Authorities in Liberia say that dozens of inmates have escaped from a maximum security prison outside the country’s…
Continue Reading A judge agrees to move the trial of a man charged with killing 4 University of Idaho students
Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The judge overseeing the trial of the man charged in the fatal stabbings of four University of Idaho students…
Continue Reading Americans lost $5.6 billion last year in cryptocurrency fraud scams, the FBI says
WASHINGTON (AP) — The FBI says Americans were duped out of more than $5.6 billion last year through fraud schemes involving cryptocurrency. The…
Continue Reading A federal judge tosses a lawsuit over the ban on recorded inmate interviews in South Carolina
Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A federal judge has thrown out a lawsuit trying to overturn the South Carolina prison system’s baning…
Continue Reading US halts plan to remove iconic stray cats from a historic area in Puerto Rico’s capital
Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — The U.S. government has temporarily halted a plan to remove iconic stray cats that live in a historic…
Continue Reading The UN chief calls the death and destruction in Gaza the worst he’s seen
Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. chief says the United Nations has offered to monitor any cease-fire in Gaza and is demanding an end…
Continue Reading Women settle lawsuits after Yale fertility nurse switched painkiller for saline
Associated Press NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) — Dozens of women who say they suffered excruciating pain at a Yale University fertility clinic because a…
Continue Reading Norfolk Southern railroad says its CEO is under investigation for alleged ethical lapses
AP Business Writer Norfolk Southern’s board has confirmed that the railroad’s CEO Alan Shaw is under investigation for potential ethical…
Continue Reading Deadline approaching for appeals in case that exonerated US Open champion Jannik Sinner from doping
AP Sports Writers ROME (AP) — Time is running out for appeals to be filed in the case that exonerated U.S. Open champion Jannik Sinner from doping.…
Continue Reading Grief over Gaza and qualms over US election add up to anguish for many Palestinian Americans
Associated Press Demoralized by the Biden administration’s handling of the Israel-Hamas war, Palestinian American Samia Assed found in Vice…
Continue Reading On the streets of a Colorado city, pregnant migrants struggle to survive
AP Education Writer AURORA, Colo. (AP) — She was eight months pregnant when she was forced to leave her Denver homeless shelter. It was November.…
Continue Reading At least 4 migrants have died and others remain missing after a boat capsized off Senegal
Associated Press DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Senegalese authorities say a boat carrying migrants capsized off the coast of Senegal over the weekend,…
Continue Reading Judge orders psychological evaluation for white homeowner who shot Ralph Yarl
Associated Press A judge has ordered a mental evaluation and delayed the trial for an 85-year-old white man who shot Ralph Yarl after the teenage…
Continue Reading Read the transcript of Kate’s video announcement about her cancer treatment
LONDON (AP) — Kate, Princess of Wales, has released a video saying she has completed her chemotherapy treatment for cancer. She announced in March…
Continue Reading A Dutch court convicts 2 Pakistani men over death threats to anti-Islam lawmaker Geert Wilders
Associated Press SCHIPHOL, Netherlands (AP) — A Dutch court has convicted two Pakistani men in their absence over calls to their followers to…
Continue Reading US Open champ Jannik Sinner is a young man in a hurry. He is 23, is No. 1 and has 2 Slam titles
AP Tennis Writer NEW YORK (AP) — New U.S. Open champion Jannik Sinner is making big strides in a short amount of time. And he figures that bodes…
Continue Reading A timeline of recent British royal events
LONDON (AP) — It has been a difficult few months for Britain’s royal family. Both Kate, Princess of Wales, and King Charles III have been…
Continue Reading The Taliban’s repression of women in Afghanistan is outrageous, the UN rights chief says
ISLAMABAD (AP) — The U.N. rights chief says the Taliban’s repressive control over women and girls is unparalleled and will jeopardize…
Continue Reading Kate, the Princess of Wales, has finished chemotherapy and will return to limited public duties
Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Kate, the Princess of Wales, has completed chemotherapy and will make some public appearances in the coming months,…
Continue Reading El Salvador’s police director and a fugitive banker are among 9 dead in a helicopter crash
Associated Press SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AP) — El Salvador’s military says the national police director, other high-ranking police officials…
Continue Reading Battery-powered devices are overheating more often on planes and raising alarm
AP Airlines Writer Battery-powered devices are overheating more often on planes, and that is raising safety concerns because of the fire danger. The…
Continue Reading Germany expands border controls to curb irregular migration and extremism risks
BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s interior minister has ordered temporary controls at all German land borders as a response to irregular migration and to…
Continue Reading Louisiana residents brace as Tropical Storm Francine is expected to hit their coast as a hurricane
Associated Press BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Tropical Storm Francine strengthened Monday in the Gulf of Mexico and was forecast to make landfall as a…
Continue Reading A capsule has been propelled through a hyperloop test tube in a step forward for the transit system
Associated Press VEENDAM, Netherlands (AP) — Hyperloop has achieved significant liftoff in the northern Netherlands. Hyperloop is a new form of…
Continue Reading Thousands evacuate as wildfires rage outside Los Angeles and Reno, Nevada
Associated Press MOUNTAIN HOME VILLAGE, Calif. (AP) — Thousands of people have been evacuated from the path of a scorching wildfire in the…
Continue Reading Givenchy names Sarah Burton new creative director
PARIS (AP) — The Paris luxury fashion house Givenchy has named Sarah Burton creative director for women’s and men’s collections, with immediate…
Continue Reading Pitt fires athletic director Heather Lyke months before her contract was set to expire
PITTSBURGH (AP) — The University of Pittsburgh has fired athletic director Heather Lyke, a somewhat surprising move that came a few months before…
Continue Reading Military dogs receive army ranks as Poland recognizes their service in protecting human life
Associated Press NOWY DWOR MAZOWIECKI, Poland (AP) — Polish army dogs are being bestowed with military ranks as part of a new program aimed at…
Continue Reading US seeks new pedestrian safety rules aimed at increasingly massive SUVs and pickup trucks
AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — The U.S. government’s road safety agency wants the auto industry to design new vehicles including SUVs and pickup…
Continue Reading Belgium’s top migration official criticizes Hungary for threatening to bus migrants to Brussels
BRUSSELS (AP) — Belgium’s top migration official has criticized Hungary for threatening to send a bus convoy of migrants to Brussels in…
Continue Reading Keri-Lynn Wilson, who founded Ukrainian Freedom Orchestra, becomes music director of Kyiv Camerata
NEW YORK (AP) — Keri-Lynn Wilson has been hired as music director of the Kyiv Camerata. She succeeds Valery Matyukhin, who established the chamber…
Continue Reading Got Rizz? Co-founder of new dating app on using AI as your matchmaking wingman
AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Can artificial intelligence be an effective wingman? Roman Khaves, co-founder and CEO of Rizz, thinks so. The AI…
Continue Reading Mario Draghi has solutions for Europe’s sluggish economy. Will EU governments listen?
Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — A long-awaited report on how to rescue Europe’s economy from weak growth and red tape is in. The question is,…
Continue Reading US investigating reports that some Jeep SUVs and pickups can catch fire after engines are turned off
U.S. auto safety regulators are investigating reports that the engines can catch fire on some Jeep SUVs and pickup trucks with the ignition turned…
Continue Reading Jessica Hagedorn, R.F. Kuang among winners of American Book Awards, which celebrate multiculturalism
NEW YORK (AP) — Author-playwright Jessica Hagedorn, “Yellowface” novelist R.F. Kuang and poet Monica Youn are among this year’s recipients of…
Continue Reading This year’s $890,000 Balzan Prizes awared for research on aging, restorative justice, climate crisis
MILAN (AP) — An Australian criminologist specializing in restorative justice and a U.S. scientist whose work has helped address the climate crisis…
Continue Reading Funeral held for an American activist a witness says was shot dead by Israeli troops
Associated Press NABLUS, West Bank (AP) — The Palestinian Authority held a funeral procession Monday for an American activist who a witness says…
Continue Reading Talking about death can be tricky. Here’s how to start the conversation
AP Science Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Dr. Vanessa Rodriguez is no stranger to talking about death. As a palliative care doctor at New York’s…
Continue Reading Morgan Wallen leads the 2024 Country Music Association award noms, Beyoncé’s ‘Cowboy Carter’ snubbed
AP Music Writer NEW YORK (AP) — He had some help: Morgan Wallen tops the 2024 Country Music Association Awards nominations with seven. For a third…
Continue Reading There’s no butter in apple butter, but it spreads deliciously
Associated Press For many of us, fall cooking has to include apples. AP food writer Katie Workman suggests apple butter for that hit of autumn…
Continue Reading Flooding kills more than 20 people in Morocco and Algeria
Associated Press RABAT, Morocco (AP) — Torrential downpours hit North Africa’s normally arid mountains and deserts over the weekend. They caused…
Continue Reading Mike Leigh on ‘Hard Truths’ and his moviemaking struggles
AP Film Writer TORONTO (AP) — When the British filmmaker Mike Leigh was 6, his father, a doctor who opposed his son becoming an artist, told him to…
Continue Reading How did a popular Philippine televangelist land on the FBI’s most-wanted list?
Associated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — In his heyday, Apollo Carreon Quiboloy was one of the most influential religious leaders and…
Continue Reading A Tanzanian opposition official is found dead with signs of beating and acid attack
Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Tanzania’s most prominent opposition party says an official who went missing last week has been found dead…
Continue Reading Iranian missiles in Russia are a legitimate target, a Ukrainian official says
Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A senior Ukrainian official says Western partner countries must allow Ukraine to use weapons they have…
Continue Reading A look at some of the oldest religious leaders in the world
The top leader of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is celebrating a milestone birthday, his 100th. Like the president of the…
Continue Reading A young golden eagle attacks a toddler in Norway, its fourth such assault on humans
Associated Press COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — A young golden eagle attacked a toddler in Norway in what an ornithologist says is likely the same…
Continue Reading The Mormon church’s oldest-ever president has turned 100
Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Leaders of worldwide religions commonly stay at the helm well past retirement age, but it’s not often you…
Continue Reading Poland’s cybersecurity experts foil Russian and Belarussian attacks
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s security officials say they have foiled cyberattacks and online blackmail attempts by groups acting for…
Continue Reading New Hampshire governor helps save man choking on lobster roll at eating contest
MEREDITH, N.H. (AP) — A man says he’s grateful New Hampshire’s governor came to his aid when he started choking during a lobster roll…
Continue Reading Takeaways from AP’s report on the dilemmas facing Palestinian Americans ahead of US election
Associated Press Many Palestinian Americans, in recent months, have been reeling from the double blow of the rising Palestinian death toll and…
Continue Reading The EU buys too much defense equipment abroad, especially from the US, a major report says
Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union countries are buying too much of their defense equipment abroad, much of it U.S.-made, and failing…
Continue Reading A bomb hits a vehicle guarding an anti-polio drive in Pakistan and wounds 9
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Officials say a roadside bomb has hit a vehicle carrying officers assigned to protect health workers conducting a polio…
Continue Reading Oman state-run oil firm OQ will make initial public offering and potentially seek billions
Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — An Omani state-run oil and gas company says it will make an initial public offering of its…
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