Quintuplets among Gaza’s dead as Blinken visits the region to seek a cease-fire deal
Associated Press DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli strikes across Gaza killed 29 people including young quintuplets overnight and into…
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Paetongtarn Shinawatra becomes Thai prime minister after royal signoff
Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Paetongtarn Shinawatra, daughter of the divisive former leader Thaksin Shinawatra, became Thailand’s prime…
Continue Reading Visit by Vietnam’s new leader to China reflects key relationship, even as it builds ties with US
Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — Vietnamese leader To Lam has started a three-day visit to China in his first overseas trip since assuming his…
Continue Reading A hunter’s graveyard shift: grabbing pythons in the Everglades
Associated Press HOLEY LAND WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREA, Fla. (AP) — It’s after midnight when the windshield fogs up on Thomas Aycock’s…
Continue Reading The trash in Mali’s capital is piling up. Donkey carts are coming to help
Associated Press BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — When handling the garbage of a city of over 3 million people and equipped with little more than a face mask…
Continue Reading Democrats are dwindling in Wyoming. A primary election law further reduces their influence
Associated Press LUSK, Wyo. (AP) — In some far reaches of rural America, Democrats are flirting with extinction. In Niobrara County, Wyoming, the…
Continue Reading Florida primary will set US Senate race but largely focus on state and local races
Associated Press TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Compared with the wild twists and turns of the presidential election, Florida’s primary will be…
Continue Reading Thousands of activists expected in Chicago for Democratic convention to call for Gaza cease-fire
Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Thousands of activists are expected to converge on Chicago this week for the Democratic National Convention, hoping…
Continue Reading Harris and Trump offer worlds-apart contrasts on top issues in presidential race
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — This year’s presidential race is a genuine contest of ideas between Vice President Kamala Harris and former…
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Shooting kills 2 and wounds 2 in Oakland, California
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Police in California say a shooting left two people dead and two others injured. The Oakland Police Department says in a…
Continue Reading Trump again decries two gold medalist Olympic athletes, falsely labeling the female boxers as men
WASHINGTON (AP) — Former President Donald Trump on Saturday again decried two gold medalist Olympic athletes, falsely labeling the female boxers as…
Continue Reading Venezuelans in Caracas and across the world demonstrate to defend opposition’s victory claim
Associated Press CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuelans across the world — some with flags and other patriotic paraphernalia — responded to a…
Continue Reading Volcano erupts after powerful earthquake in Russia’s Far East and scientists warn of a stronger one
PETROPAVOVSK-KAMCHATSKY, Russia (AP) — One of Russia’s most active volcanoes has erupted, spewing plumes of ash 5 kilometers (3 miles) into the…
Continue Reading Indiana Jones’ iconic felt fedora fetches $630,000 at auction
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The brown felt fedora worn by actor Harrison Ford in the second installment of the Indiana Jones movies sold for $630,000 at…
Continue Reading DNA search prompts arrest of Idaho murder suspect in 51-year-old cold case, California police say
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — An Idaho man has been arrested in connection with the shooting death of a woman in California more than 50 years ago,…
Continue Reading Possible work stoppage at Canada’s two largest railroads could disrupt US supply chain next week
AP Business Writer DETROIT (AP) — Canada’s two largest railroads are starting to shut down their shipping networks as a labor dispute with the…
Continue Reading Polish leader urges Nord Stream patrons to ‘keep quiet’ as pipeline mystery returns to spotlight
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s prime minister has reacted to reports that revived speculation about who blew up the Nord Stream pipelines in…
Continue Reading X announces suspension of Brazil operations, alleging ‘censorship orders’ from Supreme Court justice
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Social media company X says it will close its operations in Brazil, claiming Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de…
Continue Reading Suspect in fatal shooting of Virginia sheriff’s deputy dies at hospital, prosecutor says
MARION, Va. (AP) — A Virginia prosecutor says the man charged in the fatal shooting of a sheriff’s deputy and the wounding of another deputy…
Continue Reading Phoenix police detail cases included in DOJ report outlining excessive force, racial discrimination
PHOENIX (AP) — The city of Phoenix and its police force have launched a new website in response to a recent scathing U.S. Justice Department report…
Continue Reading Chechen warlord invites Musk to Russia after he’s filmed driving machine-gun mounted Cybertruck
Chechnya President Ramzan Kadyrov has invited Tesla CEO Elon Musk to Russia after being filmed behind the wheel of one of the company’s Cybertrucks…
Continue Reading Harris campaign reserves $370M in ads after Labor Day, including battleground state push
WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris’ campaign says it is reserving $370 million in advertising to run between Labor Day and Election…
Continue Reading Keith Urban plays free pop-up concert outside a Buc-ee’s store in Alabama
ATHENS, Ala. (AP) — Country singer Keith Urban gave just a few hours’ notice before performing a free concert Friday night in the parking lot…
Continue Reading Ex-Rep. George Santos expected to plead guilty to multiple counts in fraud case, AP source says
Associated Press Former U.S. Rep. George Santos is expected to plead guilty to multiple counts in his federal fraud case, according to a person…
Continue Reading Wildfires rage in western Turkey for a 3rd straight day exacerbated by windy and dry weather
ISTANBUL (AP) — Authorities say wildfires are raging across western Turkey for a third straight day exacerbated by high winds and warm…
Continue Reading 6-year-old girl killed in dance class in northwest England is mourned at private funeral
Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The youngest of three girls killed when a teen went on a stabbing rampage at a Taylor Swift-themed dance class has…
Continue Reading New Jersey man sentenced to 7 years in arson, antisemitic graffiti cases
TOMS RIVER, N.J. (AP) — Authorities say a New Jersey man has been sentenced to seven years in connection with an arson and antisemitic graffiti…
Continue Reading Shootings reported at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland between guards and passing vehicle
Associated Press Officials at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland say Air Force security guards exchanged gunfire with someone who twice opened fire at…
Continue Reading Sudan’s paramilitary fighters killed 85 people in an attack on a central village, residents say
Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — Fighters from Sudan’s paramilitary group rampaged through a central village, looting and burning and killing at…
Continue Reading Trump zigzags between economic remarks and personal insults at rally in critical Pennsylvania
Associated Press WILKES-BARRE, Pa. (AP) — Former President Donald Trump on Saturday repeatedly swerved from a message focused on the economy into…
Continue Reading Harris to meet with Teamsters, but union president isn’t invited to speak at Democratic convention
AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — Teamsters union members will host Vice President Kamala Harris for a roundtable discussion in the near future. But…
Continue Reading Hundreds of miles away, Hurricane Ernesto still affects US beaches with rip currents, house collapse
Associated Press Hurricane Ernesto was being felt this weekend along much of the U.S. Eastern Seaboard, even with the storm hundreds of miles…
Continue Reading Walz touts Nebraska roots in visit to his home state where there’s a battle over one electoral vote
Associated Press OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Tim Walz touted his Nebraska roots Saturday in his first trip back to his home state since becoming the…
Continue Reading Jailed Chinese activist faces another birthday alone in a cell, his wife says
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Ding Jiaxi knew he would spend his 57th birthday alone in a Chinese prison cell, without a phone call from…
Continue Reading Uzbek prime minister is in Afghanistan in highest-level visit since the Taliban took power
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Uzbek Prime Minister Abdulla Aripov has arrived in Afghanistan in the highest-level visit by a foreign official since the Taliban…
Continue Reading Brazilian entertaining legend Silvio Santos dies at 93
Associated Press BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — Silvio Santos, a Brazilian television executive and presenter known for his beaming smile and catchphrase…
Continue Reading Maurice Williams, writer and lead singer of ‘Stay,’ dead at 86
AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Maurice Williams, a rhythm and blues singer and composer who with his backing group the Zodiacs became one of…
Continue Reading Fire breaks out at London’s Somerset House, home to priceless works by Van Gogh, Cezanne
Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Priceless paintings by Monet, Cezanne, Van Gogh and others were safe after firefighters worked to douse a fire at…
Continue Reading Liverpool and Arsenal win as Salah and Milner set records on first Saturday in the Premier League
AP Sports Writer There were wins for Liverpool and Arsenal and records for the prolific Mohamed Salah and the enduring James Milner on the first…
Continue Reading Immigrants prepare for new Biden protections with excitement and concern
Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — Roberto Garcia crossed the border from Mexico in 2009 looking for a better life. For the past eight years, he has…
Continue Reading Russian missile sparks blaze in Ukraine as Kyiv’s troops push into Russia’s Kursk region
Russia is keeping up its assault on Ukraine even as Ukrainian forces push into Russia’s Kursk border region. A Russian missile sparked a blaze in…
Continue Reading Biden plans to use his convention speech to hand off to Harris and make case against Trump
AP White House Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is on tap to give the keynote address at the Democratic National Convention in…
Continue Reading An Israeli airstrike kills 18 members of a family in Gaza as mediators hope for a cease-fire
Associated Press DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — An Israel airstrike in Gaza killed at least 18 people, all from the same family, on Saturday,…
Continue Reading Madonna will fund a youth art project to celebrate her 66th birthday
ROME (AP) — Madonna will fund an artistic project involving youths, she announced during her 66th birthday celebrations in Pompeii. While touring…
Continue Reading Hurricane Ernesto weakens into tropical storm as it moves away from Bermuda over open waters
Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Hurricane Ernesto weakened into a tropical storm late Saturday as it moved away from Bermuda over open waters…
Continue Reading An Israeli strike in Lebanon kills 10 and triggers response from Hezbollah as tensions simmer
Associated Press NABATIEH, Lebanon (AP) — An Israeli strike in southern Lebanon early Saturday killed at least 10 Syrian nationals, according to…
Continue Reading Aid groups in Gaza aim to avert a polio outbreak with a surge of vaccinations
Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — The threat of polio is rising fast in Gaza, prompting aid groups to call for an urgent pause in the war so they can…
Continue Reading What to know as India’s medics and women protest the rape and killing of a doctor
Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — India’s medical workers began a countrywide strike Saturday to protest the rape and killing of a trainee…
Continue Reading Key police testimony caps first week of ex-politician’s trial in Las Vegas reporter’s death
Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — The first week of a former politician’s murder trial has wrapped up in Las Vegas. The jury tasked with…
Continue Reading Bird flu restrictions cause heartache for 4-H kids unable to show off livestock at fairs across US
Associated Press EVART, Mich. (AP) — Alison Smith stared at the virtually empty dairy barn inside the Osceola County Fairgrounds, once bustling…
Continue Reading Make eye exams part of the back-to-school checklist. Your kids and their teachers will thank you
Associated Press Now that it’s back-to-school season, parents should add one more crucial item to the checklist. An eye exam. The American…
Continue Reading As political convention comes to Chicago, residents, leaders and activists vie for the spotlight
Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — As the American city that has hosted more political conventions than any other, Chicago has pretty much seen it…
Continue Reading Heart disease is rampant in parts of the rural South. Researchers are hitting the road to learn why
Associated Press Public health experts from some of the nation’s leading research universities have deployed a massive medical trailer to rural…
Continue Reading Congo’s humanitarian crisis helped mpox spiral again into a global health emergency
Associated Press GOMA, Congo (AP) — Sarah Bagheni had a headache, fever, and itchy and unusual skin lesions for days, but she had no inkling that…
Continue Reading Strategist who ran DeSantis’ ill-fated bid is working with Musk to help organize voters for Trump
Associated Press Ron DeSantis’ senior political aides were gathered last year at the Florida governor’s campaign headquarters, an office…
Continue Reading The pro-Palestinian ‘uncommitted’ movement is at a standstill with top Democrats as the DNC begins
Associated Press DEARBORN, Mich. (AP) — Of the thousands of delegates expected to gather Monday at the Democratic National Convention, just 36 will…
Continue Reading Walz’s China experience draws GOP attacks, but Beijing isn’t counting on better ties
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz has a history with China. And Republicans are seizing on it. The Democratic vice…
Continue Reading ‘Shoot me up with a big one’: A timeline of the last days of Matthew Perry
AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — The arrest of five people in the overdose death of Matthew Perry has revealed key details about the…
Continue Reading Indonesia’s new capital isn’t ready yet. The president is celebrating Independence Day there anyway
Associated Press PENAJAM PASER UTARA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia is marking 79 years of independence with a ceremony in its future new capital of…
Continue Reading 16 villagers killed and 20 abducted in Congo in attacks blamed on Islamic State-linked rebels
Associated Press KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — Militants with ties to the Islamic State group have killed 16 villagers in northeastern Congo and kidnapped…
Continue Reading Gold medal boxer Imane Khelif hailed upon return to Algeria
TIARET, Algeria (AP) — An outpouring of fans greeted Algerian boxer Imane upon arrival back in her hometown on Friday and at a parade in Tiaret,…
Continue Reading 20 Nigerian students abducted by gunmen in an ambush in the north
Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Gunmen in northern Nigeria have ambushed vehicles conveying some university students and abducted 20 of…
Continue Reading Her name was on a filing agreeing to be a Cornel West elector. Her question: What’s an elector?
Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — When Denisha Mitchell was asked why she filled out paperwork to serve as an Arizona elector for the independent…
Continue Reading Typhoon Ampil moves away from Japan as train services resume and no major damage is reported
Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — A powerful typhoon that slammed the Tokyo area with heavy rains and brought mudslide warnings in northern Japan is…
Continue Reading US envoy defends anti-drug cooperation with Mexico amid neighbor’s complaint on drug capo surrender
MEXICO CITY (AP) — The U.S. ambassador to Mexico is defending cross-border anti-drug cooperation after Mexican prosecutors complained the Americans…
Continue Reading Border arrests drop 33% to a 46-month low in July after asylum restrictions take hold
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. authorities say arrests for illegally crossing the border from Mexico plummeted 33% in July to the lowest level since…
Continue Reading A gunshot, a murdered rival and a kidnapped drug lord: Mexico’s ruling party faces growing scandal
Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — It was strange and surprising when Mexico’s most-wanted drug lord landed at an airfield near El Paso, Texas…
Continue Reading Guest lineups for the Sunday news shows
WASHINGTON (AP) — ABC’s “This Week” — Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Ill.; Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson. ___ NBC’s “Meet the Press” —…
Continue Reading Songwriter-producer The-Dream seeks dismissal of sexual assault lawsuit
Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Lawyers for The-Dream, a Grammy-winning songwriter and producer, are seeking the dismissal of a woman’s…
Continue Reading Pharmacist blamed for deaths in US meningitis outbreak will plead no contest in Michigan case
Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — A Massachusetts pharmacist charged with murder in the deaths of 11 Michigan residents from a 2012 U.S. meningitis…
Continue Reading Ukrainian forces left a path of destruction in the Kursk operation. AP visited a seized Russian town
SUDZHA, Russia (AP) — A trail of destruction lies in the path that Ukrainian forces carved on their risky incursion into Russia, blasting through…
Continue Reading Judge blocks plans for sports joint streaming venture among Fox, ESPN and Warner Brothers
AP Sports Writer The launch of Venu Sports will be delayed after a federal judge granted FuboTV’s motion for a preliminary injunction against the…
Continue Reading What is ‘price gouging’ and why is VP Harris proposing to ban it?
AP Economics Writer Vice President Kamala Harris has proposed a ban on “price gouging” by food suppliers and grocery stores, as part of a broader…
Continue Reading Discarded gender and diversity books trigger a new culture clash at a Florida college
Associated Press A tiny Florida college is once again at the center of the state’s culture wars after a dumpster left the campus library filled…
Continue Reading Dirt track racer Scott Bloomquist, known for winning and swagger, dies in plane crash
Associated Press Dirt track race car driver Scott Bloomquist has died in a plane crash in Tennessee. The sheriff’s office in Hawkins County…
Continue Reading Mississippi poultry plant settles with OSHA after teen’s 2023 death
HATTIESBURG, Miss. (AP) — A Mississippi poultry processing plant has agreed to a settlement with the U.S. Department of Labor that requires it to…
Continue Reading Jury convicts white Florida woman in fatal shooting of her Black neighbor during ongoing dispute
Associated Press A white Florida woman was convicted Friday of manslaughter in the fatal shooting of a Black neighbor after the jury rejected her…
Continue Reading Supreme Court keeps new rules about sex discrimination in education on hold in half the country
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court has kept on hold in roughly half the country new regulations about sex discrimination in education, rejecting a…
Continue Reading Election officials keep Green Party presidential candidate on Wisconsin ballot
Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin election officials have decided to allow the Green Party’s presidential candidate to remain…
Continue Reading Newlyweds and bride’s mother killed in crash after semitruck overturns in Colorado
DENVER (AP) — A newlywed couple and the bride’s mother were killed in a crash after a semitruck overturned on Interstate 70 west of Denver…
Continue Reading Texas jurors are deciding if a student’s parents are liable in a deadly 2018 school shooting
Associated Press DALLAS (AP) — A Texas jury has begun deliberating whether the parents of a former student accused of killing 10 people in a 2018…
Continue Reading First case of polio confirmed in a 10-month-old child in Gaza, Palestinian health officials say
RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — The Palestinian health ministry says it has recorded the first case of polio in an unvaccinated 10-month old-child in…
Continue Reading Broken water main floods Montreal, affecting thousands and prompting boil water advisory
MONTREAL (AP) — Nearly 150,000 Montreal homes were put under a boil water advisory after a broken water main erupted into a “geyser” that…
Continue Reading Former DC employee convicted of manslaughter in fatal shooting of 13-year-old boy
WASHINGTON (AP) — A former Washington, D.C., city employee was found guilty of manslaughter Friday in the fatal shooting of an unarmed 13-year-old…
Continue Reading San Francisco goes after websites that make AI deepfake nudes of women and girls
Associated Press Nearly a year after AI-generated nude images of high school girls upended a community in southern Spain, a juvenile court this…
Continue Reading Police say 11 inmates killed in shootouts following breakout from prison in central Haiti
Associated Press PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Police in Haiti say inmates have broken out of a prison in the central coastal town of Saint-Marc as…
Continue Reading New California laws aim to reduce smash-and-grab robberies, car thefts and shoplifting
Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed a bipartisan package of 10 bills to crack down on retail theft.…
Continue Reading Biden administration hikes pay for Head Start teachers to address workforce shortage
AP Education Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is hiking pay for educators in the early childhood program Head Start as part of an…
Continue Reading Harvard and graduate students settle sexual harassment lawsuit
BOSTON (AP) — Harvard University and three graduate students have settled a federal lawsuit over claims of sexual harassment. The lawsuit accused…
Continue Reading Biden signs order to establish 1908 Springfield race riot monument as he looks to burnish legacy
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has signed a proclamation to establish a national monument to commemorate the 1908 race riot…
Continue Reading New Jersey governor’s former chief of staff to replace Menendez, but only until November election
Associated Press NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy has tapped his former chief of staff to serve temporarily as a U.S.…
Continue Reading Federal court strikes down Missouri investment rule targeted at `woke politics’
Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — A federal judge has struck down a Missouri rule requiring disclosure of “social objectives” in…
Continue Reading Now that mpox is a global health emergency, will it trigger another pandemic?
AP Medical Writer LONDON (AP) — The World Health Organization has declared the ongoing outbreaks of mpox in Congo and elsewhere in Africa to be a…
Continue Reading A woman who left a newborn in a box on the side of the road won’t be charged
ELK RIVER, Minn. (AP) — Authorities say they won’t charge a woman who left her newborn in a box on the side of a Minnesota road 35 years ago.…
Continue Reading What is ketamine, the drug involved in Matthew Perry’s death?
AP Medical Writer The investigation into the death of “Friends” star Matthew Perry has led to a sweeping indictment that pulled in five people…
Continue Reading Lawmakers in Turkey draw blood in brawl during debate on jailed colleague
ISTANBUL (AP) — A brawl has broken out among Turkish lawmakers during a heated debate over the fate of a jailed opposition delegate. Televised…
Continue Reading Woman charged with trying to defraud Elvis Presley’s family through sale of Graceland
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A Missouri woman has been arrested on charges she orchestrated a scheme to defraud Elvis Presley’s family…
Continue Reading US calls on Sudan military to join talks after it announces border opening
CAIRO (AP) — The U.S. has called on Sudan’s military to join talks aimed at calming the country’s grinding conflict as the country faces a…
Continue Reading How Ferguson elevated the profile of the Justice Department’s civil rights enforcers
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — As the first images out of Ferguson, Missouri surfaced 10 years ago — the bloodied body of a man left for…
Continue Reading Colorado man charged with strangling teen who was goofing around at In-N-Out Burger
LOVELAND, Colo. (AP) — A Colorado man is charged with strangulation and child abuse after he allegedly grabbed a teen by the neck and threw him on…
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