Judge orders psychological evaluation for white homeowner who shot Ralph Yarl
Associated Press A judge has ordered a mental evaluation and delayed the trial for an 85-year-old white man who shot Ralph Yarl after the teenage…
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Read the transcript of Kate’s video announcement about her cancer treatment
LONDON (AP) — Kate, Princess of Wales, has released a video saying she has completed her chemotherapy treatment for cancer. She announced in March…
Continue Reading A Dutch court convicts 2 Pakistani men over death threats to anti-Islam lawmaker Geert Wilders
Associated Press SCHIPHOL, Netherlands (AP) — A Dutch court has convicted two Pakistani men in their absence over calls to their followers to…
Continue Reading US Open champ Jannik Sinner is a young man in a hurry. He is 23, is No. 1 and has 2 Slam titles
AP Tennis Writer NEW YORK (AP) — New U.S. Open champion Jannik Sinner is making big strides in a short amount of time. And he figures that bodes…
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A timeline of recent British royal events
LONDON (AP) — It has been a difficult few months for Britain’s royal family. Both Kate, Princess of Wales, and King Charles III have been…
Continue Reading Judge moves trial of Idaho student killings suspect Bryan Kohberger due to presumed prejudice
By Cheri Mossburg and Eric Levenson, CNN (CNN) — An Idaho judge ruled Monday to move the upcoming murder trial of Bryan Kohberger, the man…
Continue Reading The Taliban’s repression of women in Afghanistan is outrageous, the UN rights chief says
ISLAMABAD (AP) — The U.N. rights chief says the Taliban’s repressive control over women and girls is unparalleled and will jeopardize…
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Catherine, Princess of Wales, ‘doing what I can to stay cancer free’ after finishing chemotherapy
By Max Foster and Christian Edwards, CNN London (CNN) — Catherine, Princess of Wales, has said she has completed her chemotherapy and is…
Continue Reading Kate, the Princess of Wales, has finished chemotherapy and will return to limited public duties
Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Kate, the Princess of Wales, has completed chemotherapy and will make some public appearances in the coming months,…
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Catherine, Princess of Wales, ‘doing what I can to stay cancer free’ after finishing chemotherapy
CNN By Max Foster and Christian Edwards, CNN London (CNN) — Catherine, Princess of Wales, has said she has completed her chemotherapy and is…
Continue Reading El Salvador’s police director and a fugitive banker are among 9 dead in a helicopter crash
Associated Press SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AP) — El Salvador’s military says the national police director, other high-ranking police officials…
Continue Reading Battery-powered devices are overheating more often on planes and raising alarm
AP Airlines Writer Battery-powered devices are overheating more often on planes, and that is raising safety concerns because of the fire danger. The…
Continue Reading Germany expands border controls to curb irregular migration and extremism risks
BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s interior minister has ordered temporary controls at all German land borders as a response to irregular migration and to…
Continue Reading Bridge, Line, Airport and Davis fires grow in California and Nevada, displacing thousands
By Chris Boyette and Cindy Von Quednow, CNN (CNN) — Wildfires in California and Nevada are driving thousands from their homes as firefighters…
Continue Reading Louisiana residents brace as Tropical Storm Francine is expected to hit their coast as a hurricane
Associated Press BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Tropical Storm Francine strengthened Monday in the Gulf of Mexico and was forecast to make landfall as a…
Continue Reading A capsule has been propelled through a hyperloop test tube in a step forward for the transit system
Associated Press VEENDAM, Netherlands (AP) — Hyperloop has achieved significant liftoff in the northern Netherlands. Hyperloop is a new form of…
Continue Reading Thousands evacuate as wildfires rage outside Los Angeles and Reno, Nevada
Associated Press MOUNTAIN HOME VILLAGE, Calif. (AP) — Thousands of people have been evacuated from the path of a scorching wildfire in the…
Continue Reading Givenchy names Sarah Burton new creative director
PARIS (AP) — The Paris luxury fashion house Givenchy has named Sarah Burton creative director for women’s and men’s collections, with immediate…
Continue Reading Pitt fires athletic director Heather Lyke months before her contract was set to expire
PITTSBURGH (AP) — The University of Pittsburgh has fired athletic director Heather Lyke, a somewhat surprising move that came a few months before…
Continue Reading Military dogs receive army ranks as Poland recognizes their service in protecting human life
Associated Press NOWY DWOR MAZOWIECKI, Poland (AP) — Polish army dogs are being bestowed with military ranks as part of a new program aimed at…
Continue Reading US seeks new pedestrian safety rules aimed at increasingly massive SUVs and pickup trucks
AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — The U.S. government’s road safety agency wants the auto industry to design new vehicles including SUVs and pickup…
Continue Reading Belgium’s top migration official criticizes Hungary for threatening to bus migrants to Brussels
BRUSSELS (AP) — Belgium’s top migration official has criticized Hungary for threatening to send a bus convoy of migrants to Brussels in…
Continue Reading Keri-Lynn Wilson, who founded Ukrainian Freedom Orchestra, becomes music director of Kyiv Camerata
NEW YORK (AP) — Keri-Lynn Wilson has been hired as music director of the Kyiv Camerata. She succeeds Valery Matyukhin, who established the chamber…
Continue Reading Got Rizz? Co-founder of new dating app on using AI as your matchmaking wingman
AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Can artificial intelligence be an effective wingman? Roman Khaves, co-founder and CEO of Rizz, thinks so. The AI…
Continue Reading Mario Draghi has solutions for Europe’s sluggish economy. Will EU governments listen?
Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — A long-awaited report on how to rescue Europe’s economy from weak growth and red tape is in. The question is,…
Continue Reading A text, a call, then gunfire: New details raise questions about efforts to prevent Georgia school shooting
By Eric Levenson and Celina Tebor, CNN (CNN) — “I’m sorry, mom.” Those were the words Colt Gray texted his mother Wednesday morning…
Continue Reading US investigating reports that some Jeep SUVs and pickups can catch fire after engines are turned off
U.S. auto safety regulators are investigating reports that the engines can catch fire on some Jeep SUVs and pickup trucks with the ignition turned…
Continue Reading Jessica Hagedorn, R.F. Kuang among winners of American Book Awards, which celebrate multiculturalism
NEW YORK (AP) — Author-playwright Jessica Hagedorn, “Yellowface” novelist R.F. Kuang and poet Monica Youn are among this year’s recipients of…
Continue Reading This year’s $890,000 Balzan Prizes awared for research on aging, restorative justice, climate crisis
MILAN (AP) — An Australian criminologist specializing in restorative justice and a U.S. scientist whose work has helped address the climate crisis…
Continue Reading Funeral held for an American activist a witness says was shot dead by Israeli troops
Associated Press NABLUS, West Bank (AP) — The Palestinian Authority held a funeral procession Monday for an American activist who a witness says…
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Infected wounds, maggots and no escape. Gaza’s humanitarian crisis hits new lows as sanitary conditions plummet
By Abeer Salman, Tim Lister, Mohammed Al Sawalhi and Mohammed Tawfeeq, CNN Jerusalem and Gaza (CNN) — A 14-year-old boy lies in Al-Aqsa Martyrs…
Continue Reading Talking about death can be tricky. Here’s how to start the conversation
AP Science Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Dr. Vanessa Rodriguez is no stranger to talking about death. As a palliative care doctor at New York’s…
Continue Reading Morgan Wallen leads the 2024 Country Music Association award noms, Beyoncé’s ‘Cowboy Carter’ snubbed
AP Music Writer NEW YORK (AP) — He had some help: Morgan Wallen tops the 2024 Country Music Association Awards nominations with seven. For a third…
Continue Reading There’s no butter in apple butter, but it spreads deliciously
Associated Press For many of us, fall cooking has to include apples. AP food writer Katie Workman suggests apple butter for that hit of autumn…
Continue Reading Flooding kills more than 20 people in Morocco and Algeria
Associated Press RABAT, Morocco (AP) — Torrential downpours hit North Africa’s normally arid mountains and deserts over the weekend. They caused…
Continue Reading Mike Leigh on ‘Hard Truths’ and his moviemaking struggles
AP Film Writer TORONTO (AP) — When the British filmmaker Mike Leigh was 6, his father, a doctor who opposed his son becoming an artist, told him to…
Continue Reading How did a popular Philippine televangelist land on the FBI’s most-wanted list?
Associated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — In his heyday, Apollo Carreon Quiboloy was one of the most influential religious leaders and…
Continue Reading A Tanzanian opposition official is found dead with signs of beating and acid attack
Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Tanzania’s most prominent opposition party says an official who went missing last week has been found dead…
Continue Reading Iranian missiles in Russia are a legitimate target, a Ukrainian official says
Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A senior Ukrainian official says Western partner countries must allow Ukraine to use weapons they have…
Continue Reading ‘Hell no, we’re not leaving’: A California community defies evacuation warning as ancient landslide rips their homes apart
By Emma Tucker, CNN Rancho Palos Verdes, California (CNN) — Residents living on the largest area of natural vegetation on the Palos Verdes…
Continue Reading A look at some of the oldest religious leaders in the world
The top leader of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is celebrating a milestone birthday, his 100th. Like the president of the…
Continue Reading A young golden eagle attacks a toddler in Norway, its fourth such assault on humans
Associated Press COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — A young golden eagle attacked a toddler in Norway in what an ornithologist says is likely the same…
Continue Reading The Mormon church’s oldest-ever president has turned 100
Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Leaders of worldwide religions commonly stay at the helm well past retirement age, but it’s not often you…
Continue Reading Poland’s cybersecurity experts foil Russian and Belarussian attacks
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s security officials say they have foiled cyberattacks and online blackmail attempts by groups acting for…
Continue Reading New Hampshire governor helps save man choking on lobster roll at eating contest
MEREDITH, N.H. (AP) — A man says he’s grateful New Hampshire’s governor came to his aid when he started choking during a lobster roll…
Continue Reading Takeaways from AP’s report on the dilemmas facing Palestinian Americans ahead of US election
Associated Press Many Palestinian Americans, in recent months, have been reeling from the double blow of the rising Palestinian death toll and…
Continue Reading The EU buys too much defense equipment abroad, especially from the US, a major report says
Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union countries are buying too much of their defense equipment abroad, much of it U.S.-made, and failing…
Continue Reading A bomb hits a vehicle guarding an anti-polio drive in Pakistan and wounds 9
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Officials say a roadside bomb has hit a vehicle carrying officers assigned to protect health workers conducting a polio…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for Sept. 9: Presidential debate, Wildfires, Kentucky shootings, Pope Francis, Apple ‘glow time’
By Andrew Torgan and Tricia Escobedo, CNN (CNN) — The NFL season just got underway and already the Super Bowl is in the spotlight — just not…
Continue Reading Oman state-run oil firm OQ will make initial public offering and potentially seek billions
Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — An Omani state-run oil and gas company says it will make an initial public offering of its…
Continue Reading Former Lebanon central bank chief to remain in jail while facing corruption charges
Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — A Lebanese judge has ruled that the country’s former central bank chief will remain in jail while facing charges…
Continue Reading Black Caucus issues new guidelines for DEI policies and urges firms to help reduce racial wealth gap
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Corporate policies meant to advance diversity and inclusion in the workplace are legal and should be expanded to…
Continue Reading Pope Francis arrives in the world’s most Catholic nation outside of Vatican City
CNN By Christopher Lamb, Helen Regan and Kathleen Magramo, CNN Dili, East Timor (CNN) — Pope Francis arrived in the tiny Southeast Asian nation…
Continue Reading Will Los Angeles 2028 be the moment when the Paralympics conquer America?
Associated Press Los Angeles, you’re next. Paris raised the game for the Paralympics, with more than 4,000 athletes as well as 2.4 million tickets…
Continue Reading China announces joint naval, air drills with Russia
BEIJING (AP) — China’s Defense Ministry has announced joint naval and air drills with Russia starting this month, underscoring the closeness…
Continue Reading A van apparently packed with migrants veers off a road in Croatia, injuring 14, including 7 children
ZAGREB, Croatia (AP) — A van apparently packed with migrants veered off a road and hit a lamp post in Croatia while speeding to escape police,…
Continue Reading Gaudreau brothers are mourned by the hockey community, family and friends as ‘linemates forever’
AP Sports Writers MEDIA, Pa. (AP) — She eulogized John Gaudreau through tears that would not be held back, her stories punctuated by sniffles, even…
Continue Reading A 9/11 anniversary tradition is handed down to a new generation
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A poignant phrase will likely echo Wednesday at the World Trade Center when 9/11 victims relatives remember loved…
Continue Reading UN rights chief urges voters to beware ‘strongman’ politicians who ‘throw glitter in our eyes’
Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — The U.N. human rights chief is urging voters to be wary of “strongman” politicians and personalities “that…
Continue Reading Apple embraces the AI craze with its newly unleashed iPhone 16 lineup
AP Technology Writer CUPERTINO, Calif. (AP) — Apple on Monday charged into the artificial intelligence craze with a new iPhone lineup that marks…
Continue Reading South Korean truth commission says it found more evidence of forced adoptions in the 1980s
Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A South Korean truth commission says it found evidence that women were pressured into giving away their…
Continue Reading Officers laid blame on Tyre Nichols. Then video showed a fatal beatdown they largely omitted
Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Footage from Memphis police cameras show a starkly different scene of the January 2023 beating that ended…
Continue Reading Judge asks potential jurors if they can be fair toward 3 officers charged in Tyre Nichols’ death
Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Potential jurors in the federal trial of three former Memphis police officers charged with violating Tyre…
Continue Reading Syria says Israeli strikes kill 18 people in a large-scale attack
Associated Press MASYAF, Syria (AP) — Syria’s health minister says the number of people killed in overnight Israeli strikes has risen to 18, with…
Continue Reading Kentucky I-75 shooting suspect vowed over text to ‘kill a lot of people,’ arrest warrant says
By Elizabeth Wolfe, Zoe Sottile and Gloria Pazmino, CNN (CNN) — The man suspected of shooting five people traveling on a Kentucky interstate…
Continue Reading Vietnam storm deaths rise to 64 as a bridge collapses and flooding sweeps away a bus
Associated Press HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — A bridge collapsed and a bus was swept away by flooding in Vietnam on Monday, raising the death toll in the…
Continue Reading Pope Francis’ Mass in one of world’s most Catholic nations gathers almost half its population
By Christopher Lamb, Helen Regan and Kathleen Magramo, CNN Dili, East Timor (CNN) — Pope Francis received a rapturous welcome from the tiny…
Continue Reading Hunt widens for man who allegedly threw scalding coffee on baby
By Hilary Whiteman, CNN Brisbane, Australia (CNN) — A man wanted for allegedly throwing scalding coffee on a baby in an unprovoked attack at a…
Continue Reading On the streets of a Colorado city, pregnant migrants struggle to survive
AP Education Writer AURORA, Colo. (AP) — She was eight months pregnant when she was forced to leave her Denver homeless shelter. It was November.…
Continue Reading Pope cheers East Timor’s recovery while acknowledging a bishop’s abuse scandal
Associated Press DILI, East Timor (AP) — Pope Francis received a raucous welcome Monday as he arrived in East Timor to celebrate its recovery from…
Continue Reading Trial begins over Texas ‘Trump Train’ highway confrontation
Associated Press/Report for America AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A federal trial has begun in Texas in a lawsuit against six supporters of former President…
Continue Reading Google faces new antitrust trial after ruling declaring search engine a monopoly
AP Business Writer ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — One month after a judge declared Google’s search engine an illegal monopoly, the tech giant is…
Continue Reading Man accused of shooting 5 on Kentucky interstate vowed to ‘kill a lot of people,’ warrant says
Associated Press LONDON, Ky. (AP) — The man suspected of opening fire on a highway in Kentucky sent a text message vowing to “kill a lot of…
Continue Reading Stock market today: Wall Street rallies to claw back some of last week’s sharp loss
AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks climbed Monday to claw back some of the losses from their worst week in nearly a year and a half.…
Continue Reading Hilfiger goes full nautical for Fashion Week, with runway show on former Staten Island Ferry boat
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Tommy Hilfiger loves celebrating New York City and its landmarks. He also loves a nautical theme — and some good…
Continue Reading Takeaways from AP’s report on how Duck Valley Indian Reservation’s water and soil is contaminated
Associated Press OWYHEE, Nev. (AP) — The Shoshone-Paiute Tribes of the Duck Valley Indian Reservation have long grappled with contaminants embedded…
Continue Reading A remote tribe is reeling from widespread illness and cancer. What role did the US government play?
Associated Press OWYHEE, Nev. (AP) — The family placed flowers by a pair of weathered cowboy boots, as people quietly gathered for the memorial of…
Continue Reading Congress takes up a series of bills targeting China, from drones to drugs
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — How to curb and counter China’s influence and power will dominate the U.S. House’s first week back from…
Continue Reading A Palestinian team in Chile offers soccer with a heavy dose of protest
Associated Press SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — Arms raised high. Banners denouncing the war in Gaza. Crowds united in song and wrapped in keffiyehs, the…
Continue Reading Ex-officer’s lies led to couple’s death in Houston drug raid, prosecutor tells jurors
Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — A former Houston police officer is responsible for the 2019 deaths of a couple during a raid of their home because…
Continue Reading What the Trump-Clinton debate might tell us about Tuesday’s match with Harris
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump claimed she would raise viewers’ taxes and accused her of supporting open border policies that had…
Continue Reading What the Trump-Clinton debates might tell us about Tuesday’s match with Harris
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump claimed she would raise viewers’ taxes and accused her of supporting open border policies that had…
Continue Reading Harris’ past debates: A prosecutor’s style with narrative flair but risks in a matchup with Trump
Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — From her earliest campaigns in California to her serving as President Joe Biden’s running mate, Kamala Harris…
Continue Reading What to stream this weekend: ‘Civil War,’ Snow Patrol, ‘How to Die Alone,’ ‘Tulsa King’ and ‘Uglies’
Sylvester Stallone’s second season of “Tulsa King” and Snow Patrol’s first new album in seven years are some of this week’s new…
Continue Reading Spanish prime minister discusses Ukraine and trade during meeting with Xi in China
BEIJING (AP) — Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez discussed trade and the conflict between Russia and Ukraine during a meeting with Chinese…
Continue Reading Activists criticize high cost of Pope Francis’ visit to East Timor, one of the poorest nations
Associated Press DILI, East Timor (AP) — East Timor pulled out all stops for Pope Francis’ historic visit to one of the world’s youngest and…
Continue Reading A blockbuster Chinese video game sparks debate on sexism in the nation’s gaming industry
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A blockbuster new Chinese video game is smashing records. “Black Myth: Wukong” drew millions of players…
Continue Reading ‘Shogun’ wins record-breaking 14 Emmys at Creative Arts ceremony as Jamie Lee Curtis gets her first
AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — “Shogun” won the most Emmys ever for a single season of a television series with 14 at the Creative…
Continue Reading Japan’s economy is growing, but political uncertainty is among the risks
AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s economy grew at an annual rate of 2.9%, slower than the earlier report for 3.1% growth, in the April-June…
Continue Reading Missing California woman found alive after 12 days in the wilderness
NEVADA CITY, Calif. (AP) — A California woman was found atop a river canyon this week near the Yuba River in Northern California after she…
Continue Reading Pentagon chief says a six-month temporary budget bill will have devastating effects on the military
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Passage of a six-month temporary spending bill would have widespread and devastating effects on the Defense…
Continue Reading Jannik Sinner gets a hug from his friend Seal after winning the US Open title
AP Sports Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Jannik Sinner climbed into the stands after winning the U.S. Open title to hug the people rooting hardest for him…
Continue Reading Airstrikes hit Syrian facility that West alleged produced chemical weapons, eyewitness says
By Hamdi Alkhshali and Eyad Kourdi, CNN (CNN) — Alleged Israeli airstrikes in central Syria on Sunday night struck a facility claimed by the…
Continue Reading House Republicans release report blaming Biden for disastrous end to US war in Afghanistan
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans have released a scathing report on their investigation into the U.S. withdrawal from…
Continue Reading Israel carries out intense strikes in central Syria, killing 4, state media says
Associated Press DAMASCUS (AP) — Syrian state media is reporting a series of Israeli strikes have hit multiple areas in central Syria, killing at…
Continue Reading DirecTV files complaint against Disney with FCC as impasse enters 2nd week
AP Sports Writer The impasse between DirecTV and Disney over a new carriage agreement has become more heated as it entered its second week. DirecTV…
Continue Reading Joy in Mud Bowl: Football tournament celebrates 50 years of messy fun
Associated Press CONWAY, N.H. (AP) — College football players aspire to play in bowls games. Professional players dream of playing in the Super…
Continue Reading A patient photographer captures ‘Deadpool’ in a spontaneous moment at Comic-Con
Associated Press PANAMA CITY (AP) — Matías Delacroix has been taking photos for The Associated Press since 2019. The award-winning Chilean…
Continue Reading Tom Brady takes awkward first steps in his transition from the football field to the TV booth
AP Sports Writer Fox Sports is spending $375 million to put Tom Brady in the broadcast booth, and the network wants to make sure everyone knows…
Continue Reading Mother’s warning to Georgia school raises questions about moments before shooting
Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — The mother of a student at the Georgia high school where a teen allegedly killed four people says information…
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