Votes for Cornel West and Claudia De la Cruz will count in Georgia for now
Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — In yet another reversal, votes in Georgia for presidential candidates Cornel West and Claudia De la Cruz will count…
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Massive pipeline fire burning near Houston began after a vehicle struck a valve, officials say
Associated Press DEER PARK, Texas (AP) — A towering flame gradually subsided Tuesday morning in the aftermath of a massive pipeline explosion after…
Continue Reading Judge finds woman incompetent to stand trial in fatal stabbing of 3-year-old outside supermarket
CLEVELAND (AP) — A woman who authorities say fatally stabbed a 3-year-old boy as he sat in a grocery cart outside an Ohio supermarket and wounded…
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Wounded Apalachee High School teacher posts message of gratitude for fellow teacher and students who helped save his life
By Chris Boyette, CNN (CNN) — An Apalachee High School teacher praised for helping save lives after being shot when a student opened fire on…
Continue Reading Jane’s Addiction cancels its tour after onstage concert fracas
BOSTON (AP) — The alternative rock band Jane’s Addiction has scuttled its latest tour following an onstage scuffle between lead singer Perry…
Continue Reading Putin orders Russia to boost size of army by 180,000 troops to 1.5 million
By Christian Edwards and Anna Chernova, CNN (CNN) — Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered the country’s military to increase its…
Continue Reading Betting on elections threatens confidence in voting and should be banned, US agency says
Associated Press ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — The federal government is warning that allowing people to bet on the outcome of U.S. elections poses…
Continue Reading After mass shooting, bill would require Army to use state crisis laws to remove weapons
Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Republican Sen. Susan Collins is introducing a bill prompted by the state’s deadliest shooting that…
Continue Reading Iran’s president insists Tehran wants to negotiate over its nuclear program
Associated Press TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s new reformist president is insisting that Tehran didn’t want to enrich uranium at near-weapons…
Continue Reading For rapper Lil Tecca, there was only ever a ‘Plan A.’ His new album reflects the journey
AP Music Writer NEW YORK (AP) — New York rapper Lil Tecca will release his fourth studio album, “Plan A,” on Friday. He tells the…
Continue Reading Scientists show how pregnancy changes the brain in innumerable ways
AP Science Writer A new study offers the first detailed map of the human brain throughout and after pregnancy. It was published in the journal Nature…
Continue Reading An 8-year-old Ohio girl drove an SUV on a solo Target run
BEDFORD, Ohio (AP) — Authorities say an 8-year-old girl took an SUV from her Ohio home and drove for miles to a store where she was later found…
Continue Reading Suspect in apparent assassination attempt on Trump was near golf course for 12 hours, records show
Associated Press WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — The man suspected in an apparent assassination attempt targeting Donald Trump camped outside a…
Continue Reading Authoritarian Belarus president pardons 37 political prisoners out of more than 1,300
Associated Press TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has pardoned 37 people serving prison sentences for what his…
Continue Reading A Sao Paulo mayoral candidate is treated in hospital after a rival attacks him with a chair
Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — A candidate in Sao Paulo’s mayoral race has been treated and released from a hospital after one of his…
Continue Reading The next generation of Buffetts is poised to become one of the biggest forces in philanthropy
Associated Press OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — When the legendary businessman and leader of Berkshire Hathaway, Warren Buffett, eventually passes away, the…
Continue Reading Giving away a fortune: What could Warren Buffett’s adult children support?
Associated Press OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Warren Buffett’s adult children — Susie, Howard and Peter Buffett — have long track records as…
Continue Reading Two ex-fire chiefs in New York City arrested in corruption scandal
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Two former New York City Fire Department chiefs have pleaded not guilty to charges that they solicited tens of…
Continue Reading Shooting at popular tailgating spot leaves 2 dead after Detroit Lions game
DETROIT (AP) — A second person has died from a shooting at a popular tailgating site after a Detroit Lions game, police said Monday. A fight broke…
Continue Reading An American pastor detained in China for nearly 20 years has been released
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. State Department says a Christian pastor from California has been freed from China after nearly 20…
Continue Reading Trial starts for Frenchman accused of unlawfully collecting military information in Russia
MOSCOW (AP) — The trial of a French citizen arrested in Russia on charges of unlawfully collecting information on military issues started but was…
Continue Reading Man who appeared intent on killing Trump wrote a book urging Iran to assassinate the ex-president
Associated Press KAAAWA, Hawaii (AP) — Ryan Wesley Routh portrayed himself online as a man who built housing for homeless people in Hawaii, tried…
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AP Science Writer Hot flashes and night sweats are among the most infamous menopause maladies. But you might want to pay attention to your teeth and…
Continue Reading An Iowa shootout leaves a fleeing suspect dead and 2 police officers injured
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — An early morning shootout has left two Iowa police officers hospitalized and a suspect dead. Des Moines police say the…
Continue Reading Trump blames Biden and Harris’ rhetoric toward him despite his own history of going after rivals
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Former President Donald Trump is blaming rhetoric from President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris for…
Continue Reading A secretive group recruited far-right candidates in key US House races. It could help Democrats
Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Joe Wiederien was an unlikely candidate to challenge a Republican congressman in one of the nation’s…
Continue Reading 281 inmates escape after floods brought down prison’s walls in northeast Nigeria
Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Nigerian authorities say 281 inmates escaped after devastating floods brought down a prison’s walls in the…
Continue Reading The number of people killed in Haiti after a tanker truck exploded rises to 26
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Officials say the number of people killed after a tanker truck carrying gasoline exploded in southern Haiti over the…
Continue Reading Putin orders military to boost troop numbers by 180,000 to 1.5 million as Ukraine fighting continues
MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered the country’s military to increase its number of troops by 180,000 to a total of 1.5…
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Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Joe Wiederien was an unlikely candidate to challenge a Republican congressman in one of the nation’s…
Continue Reading Tropical Storm Gordon weakens to a depression
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Tropical Storm Gordon has weakened to a depression as it swirls through open waters in the Atlantic. The storm was…
Continue Reading Columnists resign from the Jewish Chronicle over allegations Gaza articles were fabricated
LONDON (AP) — Three prominent columnists have resigned from the newspaper Jewish Chronicle over allegations it published fabricated articles about…
Continue Reading Lutherans in Walz’s Minnesota put potlucks before politics during divisive election season
Associated Press KENYON, Minnesota (AP) — Serving coffee after Sunday worship outside Holden Lutheran Church, Jeff Davidson said he remains…
Continue Reading What we know about Ryan Wesley Routh, the suspect in the apparent second Trump assassination attempt
By Rob Picheta, Jessie Yeung, Teele Rebane and Lex Harvey, CNN (CNN) — Ryan Wesley Routh put his enmity toward Donald Trump – the man he once…
Continue Reading Wind, rain but no name as tropical disturbance approaches Carolinas coast
MIAMI (AP) — Heavy winds and rains from a storm in the Atlantic that wasn’t quite organized enough to get a name hit a stretch of the…
Continue Reading A boy was trapped between boulders for 9 hours until crews could free him
Associated Press CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Rescuers freed an 11-year-old boy who slipped between two boulders near his school and was trapped for more…
Continue Reading A state’s experience with grocery chain mergers spurs a fight to stop Albertsons’ deal with Kroger
AP Business Writer Washington state is in court to try to block a proposed merger between Albertsons and Kroger. The case that opened Monday is one…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for Sept. 16: Trump, Emmy Awards, Severe weather, Middle East, SpaceX
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Continue Reading An American pastor held in a Chinese jail for nearly two decades is finally home
By Jennifer Hansler and Nectar Gan, CNN (CNN) — A pastor who the United States says was wrongfully detained in a Chinese prison for nearly two…
Continue Reading Morocco stops migration attempt into Spanish enclave of Ceuta
RABAT, Morocco (AP) — Authorities say Moroccan security forces stopped groups of people who sought to force their way across the border into…
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Titan submersible sent its final message 6 seconds before contact was lost, investigators say at US Coast Guard hearing
By Dakin Andone and Cindy Von Quednow, CNN (CNN) — The Titan submersible sent its final message just six seconds before it lost contact with…
Continue Reading Burning oil tanker safely towed away from Yemen after rebel attacks, EU says
Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A Greek-flagged oil tanker ablaze for weeks after attacks by Yemen’s Houthi rebels has been…
Continue Reading The Taliban have suspended polio vaccination campaigns in Afghanistan, the UN says
Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The U.N. says the Taliban have suspended polio vaccination campaigns in Afghanistan. It’s…
Continue Reading Investigators seek public’s help in identifying Asian victim found in Gilgo Beach area
By Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN (CNN) — Investigators on New York’s Long Island are seeking the public’s help in identifying an Asian victim…
Continue Reading Sustainable investing advocate says ‘anti-woke’ backlash in US won’t stop the movement
AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Maria Lettini already knew about the backlash going on in the United States against ESG investing, which takes…
Continue Reading Central Europe flooding leaves 16 dead in Romania, Poland, Czech Republic and Austria
Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Exceptionally heavy rainfall pounding Central Europe has prompted deadly flooding in the region, with four…
Continue Reading How Connie Chung launched a generation of Asian American girls named Connie — and had no idea
AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Some public figures are honored with namesake buildings or monuments. Veteran broadcaster Connie Chung has a strain…
Continue Reading Former prominent BBC news anchor gets suspended sentence for indecent images of children on phone
Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Former BBC news anchor Huw Edwards has been given a suspended prison sentence for indecent images of children on his…
Continue Reading A French member of the European Commission resigns and criticizes President von der Leyen
Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — An influential French member of the European Union’s powerful executive branch has resigned. Thierry Breton…
Continue Reading Japan celebrates record Emmy wins for ‘Shogun’
Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan erupted with joy Monday as the samurai series “Shogun” won a record 18 Emmys for its first season. It took…
Continue Reading Germany begins conducting checks at all its land borders
Associated Press KEHL, Germany (AP) — Germany has begun random checks at its borders with five Western European nations, expanding a system of…
Continue Reading Papua New Guinea violence leaves between 20 and 50 people dead, UN official says
Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Violence among illegal miners in Papua New Guinea has left between 20 and 50 people dead, a United…
Continue Reading A union leader freed from prison vows to continue a strike against Cambodia’s’s biggest casino
Associated Press PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — A Cambodian union leader freed from prison after serving time for her part in a strike against the…
Continue Reading Islamic State claims responsibility for weekend bombing that killed 2 police officers in Pakistan
QUETTA, Pakistan (AP) — The Islamic State group has claimed responsibility for the weekend bombing that killed two police officials in restive…
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AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — American consumers and home buyers, business people and political leaders have been waiting for months for…
Continue Reading Autoworkers demonstrate in Brussels to protest layoff threats across the EU industrial base
Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — Trade unions and thousands of disgruntled workers are demonstrating in the Belgian capital to protest the threat…
Continue Reading UK leader Starmer seeks to learn from Meloni’s tough migration policies at meeting in Rome
Associated Press ROME (AP) — U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer has met with Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni in Rome. The center-left British leader…
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Associated Press Tito Jackson, one of the brothers who made up the beloved pop group the Jackson 5, has died. He was 70. Jackson was the third of…
Continue Reading Trump was on the links taking a breather from the campaign. Then the Secret Service saw a rifle
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Sunday was to be a day of relative rest for Donald Trump, a rare breather this deep into a presidential…
Continue Reading Robert F. Kennedy Jr. becomes a frequent campaigner for Donald Trump
Associated Press GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Donald Trump is leaning on a pair of former Democrats whose idiosyncratic views left them ostracized from…
Continue Reading Democrats put up $25 million to reach voters in 10 states in fierce fight for Senate majority
Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Democrats are pumping $25 million into expanded voter outreach across 10 states as part of their effort to protect…
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AP National Writers BLUFFTON, South Carolina (AP) — On the first day of his American National Government class, Prof. Kevin Dopf asks how many of…
Continue Reading Argentina’s President Milei presents 2025 budget, vowing austerity and setting up a showdown
Associated Press BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Libertarian President Javier Milei of Argentina has presented the 2025 budget to Congress,…
Continue Reading Stock market today: Asian shares are mixed as Wall Street gears up for an interest rate cut
AP Business Writer Shares were mixed in Asia on Tuesday after the Dow Jones Industrial Average set a record as Wall Street geared up for Federal…
Continue Reading Hillary Clinton takes stock of life’s wins and losses in a memoir inspired by a Joni Mitchell lyric
AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — At the end of her new memoir, Hillary Clinton offers up what sounds like a far-off wish: “I hope I’m alive…
Continue Reading The Titan’s former lead engineer says he felt pressured to get the submersible ready
Associated Press The lead engineer for an experimental submersible that imploded en route to the wreck of the Titanic says he felt pressured to get…
Continue Reading Germany angers European neighbors as it tightens migration along all land borders
By Sophie Tanno, CNN (CNN) — Germany has begun new controls at all of its land borders as part of a crackdown on migration, placing…
Continue Reading New York officials release new renderings of possible Gilgo Beach victim
Associated Press BRENTWOOD, N.Y. (AP) — Law enforcement officials have released new, more detailed renderings of one of the victims whose remains…
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AP Business Writer TikTok faced off with the U.S. government in federal court on Monday, arguing a law that could ban the platform in a few short…
Continue Reading Strongest typhoon since 1949 hits Shanghai and knocks out power to some homes
Associated Press TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — The strongest typhoon to hit Shanghai since 1949 has flooded roads with water and broken tree branches and…
Continue Reading Apparent attempt on Trump’s life raises questions about how it could have happened again
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — An apparent attempt to assassinate former President Donald Trump as he played golf in Florida has rocked a…
Continue Reading After suffering emergency during training, Massachusetts police recruit sworn in as a trooper in his final hours of life
By Cindy Von Quednow, CNN (CNN) — A Massachusetts State Police recruit died after suffering a medical emergency during a training exercise, the…
Continue Reading Shanghai slammed by what China says is the city’s strongest storm in seven decades
By Nectar Gan, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — Shanghai was brought to a standstill on Monday by what authorities say was the strongest typhoon to…
Continue Reading Emmy Moments: Hosts gently mock ‘The Bear,’ while TV moms, ‘Happy Days’ and ‘West Wing’ celebrated
AP Entertainment Writer The last Emmys — in January, the 75th edition — went reunion crazy on such a big birthday, with cast reunions of such…
Continue Reading 4 wounded at Brooklyn train station when officers shoot man wielding knife
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Four people were wounded at a Brooklyn train station Sunday when police officers shot at a man threatening them…
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Associated Press WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Former President Donald Trump wasn’t harmed in Sunday’s apparent assassination attempt as he…
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Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Firefighters gained new ground over the weekend in combating three Southern California wildfires. Officials say…
Continue Reading 2 earthquakes strike off the coast of British Columbia, but no damage reported
VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Two earthquakes have struck off the northern coast of the Canadian province of British Columbia Sunday but there…
Continue Reading Hundreds march in Brazil to support religious freedom as cases of intolerance rise
Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (AP) — Practitioners of various religions have marched down Rio de Janeiro’s Copacabana Beach. They…
Continue Reading Tropical storm warning posted for parts of the Carolinas for disturbance offshore
MIAMI (AP) — A tropical storm warning has been issued for a stretch of the Southeast seacoast from a disturbance forecasters say is likely to…
Continue Reading A shy penguin wins New Zealand’s bird election after a campaign filled with memes and tattoos
Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — It’s noisy, smelly, shy — and New Zealand’s bird of the year. The hoiho, or yellow-eyed…
Continue Reading Police: 4 killed after multi-vehicle crash in southeast Dallas
DALLAS (AP) — Police in Dallas say four people are dead after a vehicle crossed into oncoming traffic on an interstate and collided with two other…
Continue Reading Minnesota motorist kills 16-year-old by driving into a crowd
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A Minnesota woman who was involved in a brawl in Minneapolis jumped in an SUV and drove through the crowd, killing a 16-year-old…
Continue Reading Prosecutors: Armed man barricaded in basement charged officers with weapon, was shot and killed
EAST GREENVILLE, Pa. (AP) — Authorities in suburban Philadelphia say they are investigating the death of a man who officials allege had charged at…
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Man charged with killing 4 university students in Idaho is jailed in Boise after his trial is moved
The man accused of fatally stabbing four University of Idaho students has been booked into jail in Boise, where his trial was moved last week, Ada…
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AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Taylor Swift capped a headline-grabbing week that included her endorsement of Kamala Harris for president…
Continue Reading More than 200 inmates escape as Nigerian prison wall collapses in floods
By Mariya Knight and Nimi Princewill, CNN (CNN) — At least 274 inmates have escaped from a prison in Nigeria’s Borno state following heavy…
Continue Reading Longtime Red Sox radio broadcaster Joe Castiglione announces retirement following 42 seasons
NEW YORK (AP) — Boston Red Sox radio broadcaster Joe Castiglione is retiring at the end of the season, his 42nd calling the team’s games. The…
Continue Reading Trump was the subject of an apparent assassination attempt at his Florida golf club, the FBI says
Associated Press WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Donald Trump was the target of what the FBI said “appears to be an attempted assassination” at…
Continue Reading Waffle House employee killed after customer becomes irate, police say
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AP College Football Writer Texas is No. 1 in The Associated Press college football poll for the first time in 16 years, replacing Georgia after the…
Continue Reading Authorities arrest a relative of the King of Jordan and 3 others for $1M insider-trading plot
MIAMI (AP) — A relative of the King of Jordan and three other men in Miami face charges of conspiring to make insider stock trades on a business…
Continue Reading Jordan’s king appoints Harvard-educated aide to serve as prime minister
AMMAN, Jordan (AP) — Jordan’s King Abdullah II has tapped a longtime aide to serve as the kingdom’s new prime minister. The Royal Court said…
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Associated Press SPRINGFIELD, Ohio (AP) — For many Haitian immigrants, Sunday mornings in Springfield, Ohio, are spent joyfully worshipping God as…
Continue Reading PSG says defender Nuno Mendes target of racial abuse after a French league game
PARIS (AP) — Paris Saint-Germain defender Nuno Mendes was the target of abusive and racist comments on social media after a French league game. PSG…
Continue Reading Russian strike hits apartment block in Ukraine’s Kharkiv, killing one person and injuring at least 40
By Radina Gigova and Maria Kostenko, CNN (CNN) — A Russian strike on an apartment block in the northeastern Ukrainian city of Kharkiv has…
Continue Reading ‘The Life of Chuck’ wins the Toronto Film Festival’s People’s Choice Award
AP Film Writer The Toronto International Film Festival’s People’s Choice Award has gone to “The Life of Chuck.” The prize hands Mike…
Continue Reading England could be barred from UEFA competitions if new regulator’s powers are not ‘strictly limited’
AP Soccer Writer MANCHESTER, England (AP) — England and English soccer teams could be removed from UEFA competitions if a new regulator is…
Continue Reading A boat capsizes in Nigeria drowning at least 40 people, president says
Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — A boat has capsized in northwest Nigeria drowning at least 40 people. President Bola Tinubu shared the news…
Continue Reading ‘Beetlejuice Beetlejuice’ is No. 1 again; conservative doc ‘Am I Racist’ cracks box office top 5
AP Film Writer Moviegoers said yes to more “ Beetlejuice Beetlejuice ” this weekend. After its monster opening, the Tim Burton sequel easily…
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