The new top youth official at the UN talks about what’s in it for young people
Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Dr. Felipe Paullier is quick to say he doesn’t speak for the world’s roughly 2 billion tweens,…
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Baltic states and Poland seek EU funds for a massive border defense line
Associated Press HELSINKI (AP) — NATO members Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland will seek European Union funding to build a network of bunkers,…
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17 people have been killed in 2 mass shootings in the same street in South Africa
Associated Press JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Seventeen people, including 15 women, were killed in two mass shootings that took place at two homes on the…
Continue Reading Suspect killed and 2 Georgia officers wounded in shooting during suspected gun store burglary
SMYRNA, Ga. (AP) — Two Georgia police officers were wounded and a man was killed during a shooting inside a suburban Atlanta retailer that calls…
Continue Reading After a chaotic Congress, lawmakers head home to ask voters: How about another term?
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress is off for the campaign season, as lawmakers from one of the most chaotic and unproductive legislative…
Continue Reading A helicopter crash due to engine failure kills 6 in northwest Pakistan
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — A Pakistan policeman says a helicopter crash due to engine failure has killed six people and injured eight others in the…
Continue Reading Iran weighs its next move as its closest ally takes a hit in Lebanon
Analysis by Abbas Al Lawati and Mostafa Salem, CNN (CNN) — Israel’s audacious assassination of Hezbollah’s leader on Friday has rattled…
Continue Reading Belgian Catholic university denounces visiting pope’s views on women after he digs in on their role
Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — Pope Francis’ burdensome trip through Belgium reached new lows on Saturday when defiant Catholic university…
Continue Reading Eastern German legislature elects mainstream conservative speaker after far-right election win
BERLIN (AP) — Lawmakers have elected a mainstream conservative as speaker of the state parliament in eastern Germany’s Thuringia region, putting…
Continue Reading Japanese fans bid farewell to beloved panda pair before their return to China
Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Thousands of Japanese fans bid tearful farewell to their beloved panda couple that made their final public appearance…
Continue Reading Flooding and landslides in Nepal kill at least 66 people, with as many again still missing
Associated Press KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Flooding and landslides caused by continuous rainfall has killed at least 66 people in Nepal, and a…
Continue Reading Obituary: Nasrallah oversaw Hezbollah’s rise into one of the most powerful paramilitary forces in the Middle East
By Sana Noor Haq, CNN (CNN) — Hassan Nasrallah, who Israel killed in a strike on southern Beirut, turned Hezbollah into one of the most…
Continue Reading Russian strikes on a medical center kill 9 people in the Ukrainian city of Sumy
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian officials say at least nine people have died in two consecutive Russian drone strikes on a medical center in the…
Continue Reading Israel killed Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah in Beirut strike, group confirms
By Mick Krever, Sarah El Sirgany, Eyad Kourdi, Mostafa Salem and Jeremy Diamond, CNN Tel Aviv and Beirut (CNN) — The leader of the…
Continue Reading The sole candidate for Macao’s leader pledges to diversify the casino city’s economy
Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — The sole candidate in the election for Macao’s next leader has pledged to diversify the economy of the Chinese…
Continue Reading Landslide triggered by rain leaves 12 dead and 2 missing at an illegal gold mine in Indonesia
Associated Press SUNGAI ABU, Indonesia (AP) — Mud, rugged terrain and lack of telecommunications hampered rescue efforts Saturday after a landslide…
Continue Reading An explosion and fire at a service station kills 13 in Russia’s Dagestan
MOSCOW (AP) — An explosion at a gas station in Russia’s southern region of Dagestan has killed at least 13 people and injured 23 others.…
Continue Reading Hezbollah confirms its leader Hassan Nasrallah was killed in an Israeli airstrike
Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon’s Hezbollah group confirmed on Saturday that its leader and one of its founding members, Hassan Nasrallah,…
Continue Reading Sharpton and Central Park Five members get out the vote in battleground Pennsylvania
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — With less than 40 days until Election Day, the Rev. Al Sharpton’s choice of a battleground state for a…
Continue Reading Israel-Hamas war latest: Israeli airstrikes kill Hezbollah leader Nasrallah
Hezbollah has confirmed that its leader of more than three decades, Hassan Nasrallah, was killed in an Israeli airstrike. The group vowed to continue…
Continue Reading At least 64 dead and millions without power after Helene’s deadly march across the Southeast
Associated Press PERRY, Fla. (AP) — Massive rains from powerful Hurricane Helene left people stranded, without shelter and awaiting rescue…
Continue Reading Europeans, Arab and Muslim nations launch a new initiative for an independent Palestinian state
Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — A new initiative is underway by European, Arab and Islamic nations to strengthen support for a Palestinian…
Continue Reading North Carolina Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson treated for burns after accidentally touching exhaust pipe
MOUNT AIRY, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina Republican Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson said Saturday that he was treated for burns he suffered when he…
Continue Reading In global game of influence, China turns to a cheap and effective tool: fake news
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — When veteran U.S. diplomat Kurt Campbell traveled to the Solomon Islands to counter Beijing’s influence in…
Continue Reading Jimmy Carter at 100: A century of changes for a president, the US and the world since 1924
ATLANTA Already the longest-lived of the 45 men to serve as U.S. president, Jimmy Carter is about to reach the century mark. The 39th president, who…
Continue Reading Trump lists his grievances in a Wisconsin speech intended to link Harris to illegal immigration
Associated Press PRAIRIE DU CHIEN, Wis. (AP) — Former President Donald Trump meandered Saturday through a list of grievances against Vice President…
Continue Reading Walz has experience on a debate stage pinning down an abortion opponent’s shifting positions
Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Democratic vice presidential candidate Tim Walz knows how to lean into abortion rights on the debate stage.…
Continue Reading Vance exuded calm during a tense debate stage moment. Can he keep it up when he faces Walz?
Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — When two of his Republican rivals for an Ohio Senate seat nearly came to blows on live statewide television…
Continue Reading Daughter finds ‘earth angel’ in woman who made her dad laugh before Colorado supermarket shooting
Associated Press DENVER (AP) — In the moments before a gunman leaned on a car to steady his aim at her father, killing him as well as nine others…
Continue Reading Indicted New York City mayor adopts familiar defense: He was targeted for his politics
Associated Press For months, New York City Mayor Eric Adams — a former cop — refused to criticize the federal authorities investigating his…
Continue Reading Money Gambians send home from Europe is a lifeline for their families but the sacrifices take a toll
Associated Press KWINELLA, Gambia (AP) — The money that many young Gambian men who left as migrants seeking jobs in Europe send back home every…
Continue Reading A rare condor hatched and raised by foster parents in captivity now gets to live wild
Associated Press By all accounts, Milagra the “miracle” California condor shouldn’t be alive today. But now at nearly 17 months old,…
Continue Reading ‘I love you but I hate you.’ What to do when you can’t stand your long-term partner
Associated Press It’s often said there is a thin line between love and hate. But is it OK to sometimes hate your long-term partner? Relationship…
Continue Reading Austria’s far-right FPÖ party is the frontrunner in Sunday’s election. How did it get here?
By Sophie Tanno, CNN (CNN) — Austria goes to the polls this Sunday, with the populist, anti-immigration Freedom Party (FPÖ) tipped to emerge…
Continue Reading Maya Rudolph as Harris and Dana Carvey as Biden open the 50th season of ‘Saturday Night Live’
NEW YORK (AP) — “Saturday Night Live” began its 50th season with a parade of former co-stars, including Maya Rudolph as Vice President Kamala…
Continue Reading The first US Peace Corps volunteers return to El Salvador since leaving in 2016 because of violence
SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AP) — The first U.S. Peace Corps volunteers returned to El Salvador since the American force left in 2016 because of…
Continue Reading Thai farmer forced to kill more than 100 endangered crocodiles after a typhoon damaged their enclosure
By Kocha Olarn and Lex Harvey, CNN Bangkok (CNN) — A Thai crocodile farmer who goes by the nickname “Crocodile X” said he killed more than…
Continue Reading Dozens rescued from roof of Tennessee hospital during flooding from Helene
CNN By Elise Hammond, Nicole Chavez, Zoe Sottile and Sara Smart, CNN (CNN) — More than 50 people have been rescued after being stranded on the…
Continue Reading Mexican authorities uncover 24 drug cartel surveillance cameras in city on the border with Arizona
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican authorities say they have detected and seized 24 drug cartel surveillance cameras fixed to telephone and light posts in…
Continue Reading Where Trump and Harris stand on immigration and border security
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Immigration is one of the key issues of the November election, with many voters concerned over the number of…
Continue Reading Guest lineups for the Sunday news shows
WASHINGTON (AP) — ABC’s “This Week” — National Security Council spokesman John Kirby; Rep. Tom Emmer, R-Minn.; former Sen. Jeff Flake,…
Continue Reading Truck carrying lithium batteries sparks fire and snarls operations at the Port of Los Angeles
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A big rig carrying lithium batteries that overturned and sparked a fire has snarled operations at the Port of Los Angeles. The…
Continue Reading Who was longtime Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah?
Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah led the Lebanese militant group for the past three decades, transforming it into…
Continue Reading Top election official in Nevada county that is key to the presidential race takes stress leave
Associated Press RENO, Nev. (AP) — The top election official in a northern Nevada county that is key to winning the presidential battleground state…
Continue Reading Residents of a small Mississippi town respond to a scathing Justice Department report on policing
Associated Press LEXINGTON, Miss. (AP) — A Justice Department report on the police department in Lexington, Mississippi, has found a stunning…
Continue Reading New Orleans, US Justice Department move to end police department’s consent decree
Associated Press/Report for America NEW ORLEANS (AP) — New Orleans and the U.S. Department of Justice filed a motion Friday in federal court to…
Continue Reading Democrats challenge Ohio order preventing drop-box use for those helping voters with disabilities
Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The Ohio Democratic Party and two voters have sued Ohio’s Republican elections chief over his…
Continue Reading Justice Department sues Alabama saying state is purging voter rolls too close to election
Associated Press MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — The U.S. Justice Department has filed a lawsuit against Alabama and its top election official. Federal…
Continue Reading Suspicious package sent to elections officials in Minnesota prompts evacuation and FBI investigation
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — The FBI and the U.S. Postal Inspection Service on Friday were investigating the origin of a suspicious package that was sent…
Continue Reading Latina governor of US border state will attend inauguration of Mexico’s first female president
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham plans to attend the inauguration of Mexico’s next president. In a statement Friday, she…
Continue Reading North Carolina appeals court blocks use of university’s digital ID for voting
Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C, (AP) — A North Carolina appeals court has blocked students and employees at the state’s flagship public university…
Continue Reading A federal judge in Texas will hear arguments over Boeing’s plea deal in a 737 Max case
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Lawyers for Boeing and families of some people who died in two crashes of Boeing jetliners will go face to face in court…
Continue Reading Brazilian lake shocks park visitors with its bright green transformation
Associated Press SAO PAULO (AP) — The lake in Sao Paulo’s iconic Ibirapuera Park has turned green in recent weeks, as Brazil grapples with a…
Continue Reading Former Justice Herb Brown marks his 93rd birthday with a new book — and a word to Ohio voters
Associated Press Former Ohio Supreme Court Justice Herb Brown is celebrating his 93rd birthday with the release of his latest book and a plug for…
Continue Reading Recent major hurricanes have left hundreds dead and caused billions in damages
Associated Press The most recent major hurricanes to hit the U.S. left hundreds of people dead and caused billions of dollars worth of…
Continue Reading As political scandal grips NYC, a fictional press conference puzzles some New Yorkers
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Stone-faced authorities stepping up to a podium. A scrum of reporters jostling for a quote. Popping flashbulbs and…
Continue Reading A TV reporter was doing a live hurricane report when he rescued a woman from a submerged car
Associated Press A weather TV reporter in Atlanta has interrupted his live report about Hurricane Helene to rescue a woman from a vehicle stranded by…
Continue Reading Prince fans can party overnight like it’s 1999 with Airbnb rental of ‘Purple Rain’ house
Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A few Prince fans visiting the superstar’s hometown of Minneapolis may be lucky to stay at a place that…
Continue Reading District attorney’s office staffer tried to make a bomb to blow up migrant shelter, police say
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A staffer in a New York City district attorney’s office has been arrested after attempting to make an explosive…
Continue Reading The final 3 anti-abortion activists have been sentenced in a Tennessee clinic blockade
Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The final three anti-abortion activists convicted of a 2021 Tennessee clinic blockade have been sentenced,…
Continue Reading Billie Jean King nets another legacy honor: the Congressional Gold Medal
WASHINGTON (AP) — Billie Jean King is now the first individual female athlete to be awarded the Congressional Gold Medal. President Joe Biden has…
Continue Reading Wisconsin Supreme Court says Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s name will remain on swing state’s ballot
Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled Friday that Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s name will remain on the…
Continue Reading Ohio’s fall redistricting issue sparked a fight over one word. So what is ‘gerrymandering,’ anyway?
Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — All the political wrangling over a statewide redistricting issue in Ohio has landed voters in a fix. They…
Continue Reading At NY’s beloved Fall for Dance, highlights come from as far as Ukraine and as close as a few blocks
AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Fall for Dance, the eclectic annual festival in New York, is a beloved tradition for fans, not least for its $30…
Continue Reading Dozens rescued from roof of Tennessee hospital during flooding from Helene
By Elise Hammond, Nicole Chavez, Zoe Sottile and Sara Smart, CNN (CNN) — More than 50 people have been rescued after being stranded on the roof…
Continue Reading CBS News says it will be up to Vance and Walz to fact-check each other in veep debate
AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — When JD Vance and Tim Walz take the stage for next week’s vice presidential debate, CBS News says it will be…
Continue Reading AP PHOTOS: Hurricane Helene inundates the southeastern US
Tangled piles of nail-spiked lumber and displaced boats littered the streets. A house lay crushed under a fern-covered oak tree toppled by the winds.…
Continue Reading Wimbledon’s plans for expansion approved by London authorities despite residents’ concerns
LONDON (AP) — A proposal by Wimbledon organizers to expand the site of the Grand Slam tournament with 39 new tennis courts has been given the green…
Continue Reading Five days of frantic US diplomacy on Lebanon has yielded little
AP Diplomatic Writer NEW YORK (AP) — President Joe Biden’s administration headed into the annual U.N. General Assembly gathering of world leaders…
Continue Reading Minnesota reports rare human death from rabies
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A Minnesota resident who came into contact with a bat in July died of rabies. The state’s department of health announced the…
Continue Reading Officials warn that EVs could catch fire if inundated with saltwater from Hurricane Helene
Associated Press Electric vehicle owners who live in the path of hurricanes should be wary of the risk their cars could catch fire if they are…
Continue Reading The State Fair of Texas opens with a new gun ban after courts reject challenge
Associated Press DALLAS (AP) — The State Fair of Texas is back with a new firearms ban. The fair withstood weeks of pressure from Republicans and a…
Continue Reading Boar’s Head faces legal scrutiny over deadly deli meat listeria outbreak, USDA says
AP Health Writer The deli meat company Boar’s Head is being scrutinized by law enforcement officials over a deadly outbreak of listeria food…
Continue Reading Mexico’s president touts austerity on his way out of office but lavishes largesse on friends
Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s outgoing president has always taken pride in his reputation as a penny-pincher, cutting funds…
Continue Reading Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs faces new sex assault allegations in woman’s lawsuit
Associated Press Sean “Diddy” Combs was hit with new sexual assault allegations Friday as a woman filed a lawsuit in New York saying she was…
Continue Reading New law requires California schools to teach about historical mistreatment of Native Americans
Associated Press/Report for America SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed a law requiring public schools to teach about…
Continue Reading Wrapping up mission, US troops will leave some longstanding bases in Iraq under new deal
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. announced an agreement with the Iraqi government Friday to wrap up the military mission in Iraq of an…
Continue Reading Supreme Court refuses to order New York to include RFK Jr. on the presidential ballot
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court has refused an emergency appeal from Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s presidential campaign seeking…
Continue Reading A risky drive after an overnight shift in Georgia ends in chest-deep water on a stranger’s back
By Michelle Krupa, Nick Valencia and Jason Morris, CNN Atlanta (CNN) — Angelina Madut knew driving home from her overnight shift at a suburban…
Continue Reading Federal government postpones sale of floating offshore wind leases along Oregon coast
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The federal government postponed an auction of floating offshore wind leases off the Oregon coast on Friday after developers…
Continue Reading Michael Andretti hands over control of race team to business partner. Formula 1 plans in limbo
AP Auto Racing Writer Michael Andretti has restructured Andretti Global to give co-owner Dan Towriss control of the organization. Andretti will stay…
Continue Reading Earth will have a temporary ‘mini moon’ for two months
AP Science Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Earth’s moon will soon have some company — a “mini moon.” The mini moon is actually an asteroid…
Continue Reading Wisconsin city’s mailing of duplicate absentee ballots raises confusion, questions over elections
Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — When the elections clerk in Wisconsin’s heavily Democratic capital city of Madison announced on Monday that…
Continue Reading NY judge denies governor’s bid to toss lawsuits seeking to reinstate Manhattan congestion fee
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A New York judge has denied Gov. Kathy Hochul’s request to toss out lawsuits challenging her decision to halt a…
Continue Reading Facing a possible strike at US ports, Biden administration urges operators to negotiate with unions
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Top Biden administration officials met with port operators ahead of a possible strike at East and Gulf coast…
Continue Reading Alabama police officer shot and killed a 68-year-old knife wielding man with dementia
Associated Press/Report for America MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Authorities say a police officer in northern Alabama allegedly shot and killed a…
Continue Reading Torrential rains flood North Carolina mountains and create risk of dam failure
Associated Press ASHEVILLE, N.C. (AP) — Days of torrential rain in North Carolina culminating with tropical downpours from what was Hurricane…
Continue Reading Federal judge dismisses a challenge to Tennessee’s school bathroom law
Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit challenging a Tennessee law that bans transgender students and…
Continue Reading Tunisia passes law to strip courts of power over election authority appointed by president
TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — Tunisia’s parliament has amended a law to strip power from courts over decisions made by an embattled election authority…
Continue Reading Ex-regulator wants better protection for young adult gamblers, including uniform betting age
Associated Press ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey’s former top gambling regulator says gambling regulations need to be toughened to protect…
Continue Reading Van Gogh paintings vandalized at a London gallery after 2 activists were sentenced in similar attack
Associated Press LONDON (AP) — A pair of paintings by Dutch master Vincent van Gogh at London’s National Gallery were vandalized Friday when a…
Continue Reading What to stream: Coldplay, an unhinged Charlie Puth, ‘Salem’s Lot,’ Sarah Paulson and NHL 25
Coldplay’s 10th studio album, Charlie Puth starring as himself in Roku’s mockumentary series “The Charlie Puth Show” and EA Sports’…
Continue Reading At the UN, young people push to make sure the generational shift is faster — and more substantial
Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — As a big young cohort comes of age in a troubled world, it’s coming with ideas about inclusion,…
Continue Reading Plaintiffs won’t revive federal lawsuit over Tennessee’s redistricting maps
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A group of Tennessee voting and civil rights advocates says it won’t refile a federal lawsuit alleging that…
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Former OceanGate employee testifies CEO said he would ‘buy a congressman’ if the Coast Guard blocked Titan expedition
By Caroline Jaime, CNN (CNN) — Former OceanGate employee Matthew McCoy testified Friday that at a lunch meeting in September 2017, OceanGate…
Continue Reading Utilities complete transmission line linking Iowa and Wisconsin
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A group of utilities has completed a high-voltage transmission linking Iowa and Wisconsin. American Transmission Company,…
Continue Reading App State cancels football game against Liberty in North Carolina after Helene causes flooding
Appalachian State’s home football game against Liberty in Boone, North Carolina, scheduled for Saturday was canceled because of the impacts of…
Continue Reading Massachusetts governor says a hospital was seized through eminent domain to keep it open
BOSTON (AP) — Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey says that her administration has formally seized a hospital through eminent domain to help keep it…
Continue Reading A man trying to cremate his dog sparked a wildfire in Colorado, authorities say
NUCLA, Colo. (AP) — Wildfire investigators looking for the cause of blaze in western Colorado last month discovered the partially burned remains of…
Continue Reading Iranian operatives charged in the US with hacking Donald Trump’s presidential campaign
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Three Iranian operatives have been charged with hacking Donald Trump’s presidential campaign as part of what…
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