Small town in Thailand hold mass cremation for 23 who died in a school trip bus fire
Associated Press LAN SAK, Thailand (AP) — Mourners wept and monks prayed at a cremation ceremony in a small town in central Thailand for 23 young…
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Former Taiwan leader Tsai to visit Czech Republic, other European destinations, drawing China’s ire
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Former Taiwan leader Tsai Ing-wen is to visit Czech Republic, and other European destinations, drawing China’s ire. During…
Continue Reading Biggest Kashmir party opposed to India’s stripping of region’s autonomy wins most seats in election
Associated Press SRINAGAR, India (AP) — Kashmir’s biggest political party opposed to India’s stripping of the region’s semi-autonomy has won…
Continue Reading French anti-terror investigators make 3 arrests in probe of suspected attack plot
PARIS (AP) — French anti-terror prosecutors have announced the arrests of three people in southwest France in a probe led by the country’s…
Continue Reading 3 killed when a medical helicopter headed to pick up a patient crashes in Kentucky
OWENTON, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky State Police say three crew members were killed when a medical helicopter crashed while heading to pick up a patient.…
Continue Reading Takeaways from AP’s investigation into fatal police incidents in one Midwestern city
Associated Press EVANSVILLE, Ind. (AP) — The police department in Evansville said one recruit died and another was injured in a “routine”…
Continue Reading A series of deaths and the ‘Big Fight’: Uncovering police force in one Midwestern city
Associated Press EVANSVILLE, Ind. (AP) — It was the day of the “Big Fight” at the police academy, and rookie sheriff’s deputy Asson Hacker…
Continue Reading France tightens steps to prevent one of Osama bin Laden’s sons from returning
PARIS (AP) — France’s interior minister says he has taken additional steps against any effort by one of the sons of al-Qaida leader Osama bin…
Continue Reading Water gushes through sand dunes after a rare rainfall in the Sahara desert
Associated Press RABAT, Morocco (AP) — A rare deluge of rainfall left blue lagoons of water amid the palm trees and sand dunes of the Sahara…
Continue Reading Woman accusing Vince McMahon of sexual abuse asks WWE to waive confidentiality agreements
Associated Press A former WWE employee who filed a lawsuit against the company and ex-leader Vince McMahon, accusing him of sexual battery and…
Continue Reading Biden sets 10-year deadline for US cities to replace lead pipes nationwide
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A decade after the Flint, Michigan, water crisis raised alarms about the continuing dangers of lead in tap…
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Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Hezbollah fired another barrage of rockets into Israel on Tuesday, and the militant group’s acting leader vowed to…
Continue Reading Biden makes rare dip into battleground state fray with visits to Pennsylvania and Wisconsin
Associated Press BRYN MAWR, Penn. (AP) — President Joe Biden has made a rare jump into the 2024 battleground political fray since ending his…
Continue Reading Czech government undergoes a reshuffle after a party leaves but retains a majority in Parliament
PRAGUE (AP) — President Petr Pavel has sworn in two new ministers as part of a reshuffle of the government following the decision of junior…
Continue Reading German court acquits McCann suspect of unrelated sexual offense charges
Associated Press BRAUNSCHWEIG, Germany (AP) — A German court on Tuesday acquitted a man who is also under investigation in the 2007 disappearance…
Continue Reading Facebook, YouTube and TikTok users in Europe get forum to challenge social media content decisions
AP Business Writer LONDON (AP) — Social media users across the European Union will soon have a new forum to challenge decisions by platforms to…
Continue Reading Pioneers in artificial intelligence win the Nobel Prize in physics
Associated Press STOCKHOLM (AP) — Two pioneers of artificial intelligence — John Hopfield and Geoffrey Hinton — won the Nobel Prize in physics…
Continue Reading Saudi Arabia executes Filipino convicted of murder despite Philippine presidential appeal
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Saudi Arabia has put to death a Filipino citizen convicted of murder despite years of efforts by the Philippines to…
Continue Reading France’s minority government survives a no-confidence vote, 2 weeks after taking office
PARIS (AP) — France’s minority government survived a no-confidence vote on Tuesday, two weeks after taking office, getting over the first hurdle…
Continue Reading Five Russian climbers die in a fall on the world’s seventh-highest peak
KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Five Russian mountaineers who appeared to have fallen on the world’s seventh-highest peak have died. An expedition…
Continue Reading China puts provisional tariffs on European brandy after EU OKs duties on Chinese EVs
Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — Chinese drinkers may pay more for Remy Martin and other European brandies after the government announced…
Continue Reading China announces more support for economy but holds back on major spending package
AP Business Writer HONG KONG (AP) — China’s economic planning agency has outlined details of measures aimed at boosting the economy but refrained…
Continue Reading Netflix series explores women’s dreams in the body-slamming world of Japanese pro wrestling
Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — “The Queen of Villains” is a typical coming-of-age tale about a young woman’s road to empowerment and…
Continue Reading No evidence of major fuel spill on Samoan reef where New Zealand navy ship sank
Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Samoa’s deputy prime minister says there’s no evidence of a major fuel spill on a Samoan…
Continue Reading Supreme Court seems open to upholding regulations on ghost guns, hard to trace weapons used in crime
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court seemed likely Tuesday to uphold a Biden administration regulation on ghost guns, the…
Continue Reading Fearful residents flee Tampa Bay region as Hurricane Milton takes aim at Florida coast
Associated Press TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Fearful Florida residents streamed out of the Tampa Bay region Tuesday ahead of what could be a…
Continue Reading Harris gets personal in media blitz, balks at breaking with Biden on policy
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Kamala Harris wanted to help voters get to know her better with a cascade of media appearances Tuesday, but the…
Continue Reading Mozambique’s presidential election: Here’s what to know
Associated Press MAPUTO, Mozambique (AP) — Mozambicans are expected to turn out in large numbers on Wednesday for an election that will choose a…
Continue Reading Israel’s strikes are shifting the power balance in the Middle East, with US support
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Israeli military strikes are targeting Iran’s armed proxies across a nearly 2,000-mile stretch of the Middle…
Continue Reading What polling shows about Black voters’ views of Harris and Trump
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Black registered voters have an overwhelmingly positive view of Vice President Kamala Harris, but they’re…
Continue Reading Florence Pugh and Andrew Garfield on living through ‘We Live in Time’
AP Film Writer TORONTO (AP) — As two of the most in-demand actors of their generation, Florence Pugh and Andrew Garfield have transformed…
Continue Reading Stock market today: Wall Street rebounds after Hong Kong stocks fall to worst day since 2008
AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks rebounded Tuesday after falling oil prices released some of the pressure that built up on the…
Continue Reading Votes are being counted in the election for a truncated government in Indian-controlled Kashmir
SRINAGAR, India (AP) — Votes were being counted Tuesday in the recent election for a largely powerless local government in Indian-controlled…
Continue Reading Self-described Nazi becomes first in Australian state of Victoria to be convicted over Nazi salute
Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — A self-described Nazi has become the first person convicted in the Australian state of Victoria of…
Continue Reading Supreme Court rejects Republican-led challenge to Biden effort to ease voter registration
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court has turned away a challenge from Republican state lawmakers in Pennsylvania to a Biden administration executive…
Continue Reading Defendant pleads no contest in shooting of Native activist at protest of Spanish conquistador statue
Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A New Mexico man has pleaded no contest to reduced charges of aggravated battery and aggravated assault with…
Continue Reading Supreme Court rejects IVF clinic’s appeal of Alabama frozen embryo ruling
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to review an Alabama ruling that triggered concerns for in vitro fertilization services…
Continue Reading Oregon strikes an additional 302 people from voter rolls over lack of citizenship proof
Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Oregon authorities say they’ve removed another 302 people from the state’s voter rolls after…
Continue Reading North Korea’s Kim again threatens to use nuclear weapons against South Korea and US
Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea says leader Kim Jong Un has warned again that he could use nuclear weapons in potential…
Continue Reading Taylor Swift is back to watch Travis Kelce and the Chiefs with Eras Tour soon to resume
AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Taylor Swift was back at Arrowhead Stadium on Monday night to see her boyfriend, Travis Kelce, and the…
Continue Reading Harris calls Trump ‘incredibly irresponsible’ for spreading misinformation about Helene response
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris on Monday called former President Donald Trump “incredibly irresponsible” for…
Continue Reading Lore Segal, esteemed Austrian American writer who fled the Nazis as a child, dies at 96
AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Lore Segal, an esteemed Austrian American author and translator, has died at 96. Publisher Melville House said…
Continue Reading Federal prosecutors quietly dismiss Chasing Horse’s long-dormant sex abuse case
Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Federal prosecutors in Nevada quietly dismissed a long-dormant sex abuse case last week against Nathan Chasing…
Continue Reading Intelligence officials say US adversaries are targeting congressional races with disinformation
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Top U.S. intelligence officials say Russia and China are seeking to meddle with specific U.S. House and Senate…
Continue Reading What to know as Florida residents begin cleaning up after Hurricane Milton
Cleanup from Hurricane Milton is underway as residents are returning home after the storm barreled across Florida. The storm spawned tornadoes,…
Continue Reading Man falls to his death while canyoneering in Zion National Park
SPRINGDALE, Utah (AP) — A canyoneer died in Zion National Park after falling between 150 and 200 feet near the the Upper Emerald Pool in southwest…
Continue Reading Michigan gun owner gets more than 3 years in prison for accidental death of grandson
Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — A Michigan man has been sentenced to more than three years in prison for failing to lock up a shotgun that was used…
Continue Reading Movie armorer on Alec Baldwin’s film ‘Rust’ pleads guilty to gun charge in separate case
Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A movie armorer in the fatal shooting of a cinematographer by Alec Baldwin on the set of the Western film…
Continue Reading Prosecutor says Omaha officer was justified in fatally shooting fleeing man
Associated Press OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A prosecutor has decided not to file charges against an Omaha police officer who fatally shot an armed Nebraska…
Continue Reading A peek inside human brain shows a way it cleans out waste
AP Medical Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — A unique peek inside the human brain may help explain how it clears away waste like the kind that leads to…
Continue Reading American Water, the largest water utility in US, is targeted by a cyberattack
Associated Press The largest regulated water and wastewater utility company in the U.S. says it was the victim of a cyberattack, prompting the firm…
Continue Reading Control the path and power of hurricanes like Milton? Forget it, scientists say
Associated Press In the wake of hurricanes that have disrupted lives for millions in the U.S., some people may wonder if extreme weather events could…
Continue Reading New leader takes over Haiti’s transitional presidential council marred by corruption allegations
Associated Press PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — A new leader has been sworn in for Haiti’s transitional presidential council as it grapples with…
Continue Reading 2 ex-officers convicted in fatal beating of Tyre Nichols get home detention while 1 stays in jail
Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — A federal judge has ruled that two former Memphis police officers convicted of obstruction of justice in the…
Continue Reading Police say 10 people are dead and an unknown number are missing after a mine collapse in Zambia
LUSAKA, Zambia (AP) — Police in Zambia say at least 10 people have died and an unknown number are missing in a mine collapse. Authorities say…
Continue Reading FEMA administrator continues pushback against false claims as Helene death toll hits 230
Associated Press LAKE LURE, N.C. (AP) — The head of the U.S. disaster response agency continued to forcefully push back Monday against false claims…
Continue Reading Cissy Houston, a Grammy-winning gospel singer and Whitney Houston’s mother, dies at 91
AP Entertainment Writers LOS ANGELES (AP) — Cissy Houston, a two-time Grammy-winning soul and gospel artist who sang with Aretha Franklin, Elvis…
Continue Reading Hyundai has begun producing electric SUVs at its $7.6 billion plant in Georgia
Associated Press SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — Hyundai has begun producing electric SUVs in Georgia less than two years after breaking ground on its…
Continue Reading More than 230 migrants reached the Greek island of Crete from North Africa over the weekend
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greek authorities say more than 230 migrants crossed the Mediterranean in small boats from North Africa to Greece’s…
Continue Reading Home insurers argue for a 42% average rate hike in North Carolina
Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A hearing has started in North Carolina over the insurance industry’s request to raise homeowner…
Continue Reading Federal judge orders Google to open its Android app store to competition
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A federal judge on Monday ordered Google to tear down the digital walls shielding its Android app store from competition as…
Continue Reading Kentucky’s lieutenant governor leans on her teaching roots in fighting a school choice measure
Associated Press LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Democratic Lt. Gov. Jacqueline Coleman is in campaign mode in opposing a ballot measure that would allow…
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Associated Press The last time the eye of a major storm like Hurricane Milton directly struck Tampa Bay was 1921 when the city was a sleepy…
Continue Reading Don’t expect human life expectancy to grow much more, researcher says
AP Medical Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Humanity is hitting the upper limit of life expectancy, according to a new study. Advances in medical technology…
Continue Reading Trump says migrants who have committed murder have introduced ‘a lot of bad genes in our country’
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump on Monday suggested that migrants who are in the U.S. and have…
Continue Reading Ahead of hurricane strike, Floridians should have a plan, a supply kit and heed evacuation advice
Associated Press Emergency managers say having a plan and an emergency kit before Hurricane Milton strikes is paramount. And for many Floridians,…
Continue Reading North Carolina residents impacted by Helene likely to see some voting changes
Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The North Carolina State Board of Elections has unanimously passed an emergency resolution to make several…
Continue Reading National grantmakers bet this rural education program can scale
Chronicle of Philanthropy The Ballmer Group, Blue Meridian Partners, and others are helping Partners for Rural Impact take a model from Harlem and…
Continue Reading Salmon swim freely in the Klamath River for 1st time in a century after dams removed
HORNBROOK, Calif. (AP) — For the first time in more than a century, salmon are swimming freely along the Klamath River and its tributaries near the…
Continue Reading Mega Millions tickets will climb to $5, but officials promise bigger prizes and better odds
Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The cost of buying a Mega Millions jackpot dream will soon more than double, but lottery officials said…
Continue Reading Tunisia’s Kais Saied wins landslide reelection, entrenching his power in Arab Spring’s birthplace
Associated Press TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — Tunisia’s President Kais Saied has won reelection in a landslide victory after a campaign that saw…
Continue Reading NCAA’s $2.78 billion settlement with colleges to allow athlete payments gets preliminary approval
AP National Writer A judge has given preliminary approval to the $2.78 billion legal settlement that figures to transform college sports. U.S…
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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Authorities say nearly 13,000 utility customers were without electricity for an hour after a hot-air balloon bumped a…
Continue Reading A Michigan Senate candidate aims to achieve what no Republican has done in three decades
Associated Press ROCHESTER, Mich. (AP) — Former Representative Mike Rogers is attempting to become the first Republican to win a U.S. Senate race…
Continue Reading Mistrial declared again for sheriff accused of kicking shackled man in the groin
Associated Press A judge has declared a second mistrial in the case of a Vermont sheriff charged with assault for kicking a shackled detainee twice…
Continue Reading Hurricane Milton forces NFL, NHL and other sporting events to adjust game plans
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are planning to relocate to the New Orleans area to prepare for Sunday’s game against the Saints with Hurricane Milton…
Continue Reading Judge rules the FTC can proceed with antitrust lawsuit against Amazon, tosses out few state claims
A federal judge said the Federal Trade Commission can proceed with its landmark antitrust lawsuit against Amazon. But Judge John H. Chun also gave…
Continue Reading 3 suspects accused of stealing cash from South African president’s farm appear in court
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — Three people accused of breaking into South African President Cyril Ramaphosa’s game farm and stealing $580,000 in…
Continue Reading Tilda Swinton explores assisted suicide in Pedro Almodovar’s ‘The Room Next Door’
Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — Although “The Room Next Door” is Pedro Almodóvar’s first English-language feature, Tilda Swinton notes that…
Continue Reading Thousands survived a brutal gang attack in Haiti that killed 70. Now they face an uncertain future
Associated Press PONT-SONDÉ, Haiti (AP) — Thousands of Haitians are facing an uncertain future after surviving a brutal gang attack last week in a…
Continue Reading Georgia Supreme Court restores near-ban on abortions while state appeals
Associated Press SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — The Georgia Supreme Court on Monday halted a ruling striking down the state’s near-ban on abortions…
Continue Reading Georgia elections chief doesn’t expect Helene damage to have big effect on voting in the state
Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia’s top elections official said he doesn’t expect damage from Hurricane Helene to cause major disruptions…
Continue Reading Albania’s opposition protests and demands a caretaker Cabinet
Associated Press TIRANA, Albania (AP) — Opposition supporters in Albania have protested again and demanded that the government be replaced by a…
Continue Reading Chagos islanders displaced for a US military base protest a deal on their future made without them
Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Islanders who were forced to leave their remote Indian Ocean home to make way for a U.S. military base half a…
Continue Reading Jurors weigh how to punish a former Houston officer whose lies led to murder during a drug raid
Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — Prosecutors have asked a jury to sentence a former Houston police officer to life in prison for the murders of a…
Continue Reading Supreme Court declines to hear appeal from singer R. Kelly, convicted of child sex crimes
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court has declined to hear an appeal from the singer R. Kelly, who is now serving 20 years in prison…
Continue Reading Pro-Palestinian protesters pitch encampment outside Jewish Democrat’s Ohio home
Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Masked pro-Palestinian demonstrators escalated their harassment of a Jewish congressman on the eve of…
Continue Reading Chicago mayor names new school board after entire panel resigns amid a fight over district control
Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson has named members of a new school board, days after all seven members resigned amid…
Continue Reading Weekend wildfires lead to 1 death, large areas burned in western North Dakota
Associated Press BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — One person has died and more than 100 others evacuated from their homes as wildfires raged through parts of…
Continue Reading Defaced mural of Oct. 7 survivor another example of rising antisemitism in Italy
MILAN (AP) — The Antisemitism Observatory in Milan says the vandalism of a mural depicting a survivor of last year’s Oct. 7 Hamas attack is an…
Continue Reading Will global soccer be reshaped after EU’s top court issued a major ruling in Lassana Diarra case?
AP Sports Writers The global soccer transfer market is worth more than $10 billion each season but is facing a revolutionary overhaul or a nuanced…
Continue Reading How AP Top 25 voters ranked the latest poll with Alabama’s loss and other upsets
AP College Football Writer Longtime Associated Press Top 25 voter Kirk Bohls of the Houston Chronicle said this week’s ballot was the most…
Continue Reading Guster, Avett Brothers and Florence Welch are helping bring alt-rock to the musical theater stage
AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Ryan Miller, lead singer of alternative rock band Guster, has a new gig that even he’s a little surprised…
Continue Reading Supreme Court won’t hear appeal from Elon Musk’s X platform over warrant in Trump case
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court says it won’t hear an appeal from the social media platform X over a search warrant…
Continue Reading Turning Point wants to revolutionize how Republicans turn out voters. Some are skeptical
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Turning Point ’s representatives have made two things clear in meetings with state and local Republican…
Continue Reading A spacecraft is on its way to a harmless asteroid slammed by NASA in a previous save-the-Earth test
AP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A spacecraft blasted off Monday to investigate the scene of a cosmic crash. The European Space…
Continue Reading Nicholas Alexander Chavez plays Lyle Menendez and a priest on TV. He’s hungry for what’s next.
Associated Press Nicholas Alexander Chavez has had an exciting few weeks with the debut of his first two roles in prime-time shows. The former…
Continue Reading Minnesota ranger dies during water rescue at Voyageurs National Park
INTERNATIONAL FALLS, Minn. (AP) — A park ranger died while trying to save three people during a water rescue at a national park in Minnesota. The…
Continue Reading Patriots captain Jabrill Peppers arrested on assault, strangulation, drug charges
Associated Press BRAINTREE, Mass. (AP) — Patriots captain Jabrill Peppers was arrested over the weekend on assault, strangulation and other…
Continue Reading Kosovo lifts ban on entry of products from Serbia at the border
Associated Press PRISTINA, Kosovo (AP) — Kosovo’s government says it is lifting restrictions on trade from Serbia at one border crossing, , 16…
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