Mortgage rates continue to climb, hitting 7.57%
By Anna Bahney, CNN Washington, DC (CNN) — Mortgage rates climbed for the fifth consecutive week Thursday, following recent jobs and inflation…
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United Nations agencies urge calm in northwest Syria after biggest escalation in attacks since 2019
By OMAR ALBAM Associated Press DANA, Syria (AP) — United Nations humanitarian officials have sounded an alarm over a humanitarian crisis in…
Continue Reading Police seek assault charges against 3 Rhode Island men in death of New England Patriots fan
BOSTON (AP) — Massachusetts police are pursuing assault and battery and disorderly conduct charges against three Rhode Island men in the recent…
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‘They’re opportunistic and adaptive’: How Hamas is using cryptocurrency to raise funds
By Scott Glover, Curt Devine, Majlie de Puy Kamp and Scott Bronstein, CNN (CNN) — Iran has loomed large as one of Hamas’ most generous…
Continue Reading UK police on the scene after Kenyan plane diverted to land at Stansted Airport with fighter escort
LONDON (AP) — Police are on the scene after a plane from Nairobi bound for London’s Heathrow Airport was escorted by air force fighter jets and…
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US consumer price inflation rose more than expected in September
By Alicia Wallace, CNN Minneapolis (CNN) — Inflation remained elevated in September as gas and rents kept prices high and heaped more pressure…
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Here’s what got more expensive — and cheaper — at the grocery store
Grocery price increases continued to moderate in September, with prices ticking up just 0.1% last month, according to seasonally adjusted data from…
Continue Reading IMF sees economic growth in the Mideast improving next year. But the Israel-Hamas war poses risks
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The International Monetary Fund says Middle East economies are gradually recovering as external shocks from the…
Continue Reading A UN-backed expert will continue scrutinizing human rights in Russia for another year
GENEVA (AP) — The U.N.’s top human rights body has agreed to renew the work of an independent expert who has reported on deteriorating human…
Continue Reading Algeria: Journalist’s appeal of seven-year sentence rejected
ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) — Algeria’s Supreme Court has ruled that a journalist targeted as part of a broader crackdown against pro-democracy…
Continue Reading Billie Jean King still globetrotting in support of investment, equity in women’s sports
By MELISSA MURPHY AP Sports Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Billie Jean King is still globetrotting for women’s sports. She attended the Women’s…
Continue Reading Polish government warns of disinformation after fake messages are sent out before election
By VANESSA GERA Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s government is warning citizens to beware of a disinformation campaign after some…
Continue Reading An Israeli jewelry designer described as ‘the softest soul’ has been abducted, her family says
By LAURIE KELLMAN Associated Press Moran Stela Yanai’s family is speaking about the Israeli woman who loved making jewelry and protecting…
Continue Reading Wisconsin Republican leader won’t back down from impeachment threat against Supreme Court justice
By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin’s Republican Assembly leader is refusing to back down from possibly impeaching a…
Continue Reading Teen faces adult murder charge in slaying of Michigan election canvasser
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — A 15-year-old has been charged as an adult with murder in the death of a Michigan election canvasser he is accused of…
Continue Reading Why Russia is engaged in a delicate balancing act in the Israel-Hamas war
By The Associated Press The Israel-Hamas war has forced Russia into a delicate balancing act, with Moscow urging a quick end to the fighting without…
Continue Reading Five officers shot and wounded in Minnesota, authorities say
PRINCETON, Minn. (AP) — Authorities say five law enforcement officers were shot and wounded Thursday in an incident near the east-central Minnesota…
Continue Reading Police say woman stabbed taxi driver on interstate before injuring two others at the Atlanta airport
ATLANTA (AP) — A police report says a woman with a knife stabbed a taxi driver as he drove down an interstate and then slashed an airline employee…
Continue Reading Beavers reintroduced to west London for first time in 400 years to improve biodiversity
LONDON (AP) — Environmentalists and London’s mayor have helped bring beavers back to the city for the first time in some 400 years in an effort…
Continue Reading South African authorities target coal-smuggling gang they say contributed to a power crisis
By GERALD IMRAY Associated Press CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — South African authorities say they have conducted raids across five provinces to…
Continue Reading Indian official won’t confirm a reported meeting of ministers over Sikh leader’s killing in Canada
By ASHOK SHARMA Associated Press Writer NEW DELHI (AP) — An Indian government representative says Indian and Canadian officials have been in…
Continue Reading Lions LB Alex Anzalone’s parents headed home from Israel among group of 50+ people from Florida
ALLEN PARK, Mich. (AP) — Detroit Lions linebacker Alex Anzalone’s parents are among about 50 people affiliated with a Naples, Florida-based…
Continue Reading Police have unserved warrant for Miles Bridges for violation of domestic violence protective order
By STEVE REED AP Sports Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — The Charlotte Mecklenburg County Sheriff’s Office says it has an unserved warrant for…
Continue Reading A youth football coach was shot in front of his team during practice at a park in St. Louis
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Authorities say a youth football coach in St. Louis was shot in front of his players during practice. The 30-year-old coach was…
Continue Reading Early morning storms leave path of damage from Tampa Bay into north Florida. No injuries reported
CLEARWATER, Fla. (AP) — An early morning storm system that moved across parts of Florida left a path of damage to cars, houses and businesses.…
Continue Reading NATO will hold a major nuclear exercise next week as Russia plans to pull out of a test ban treaty
BRUSSELS (AP) — NATO’s chief says the alliance will hold a major nuclear exercise next week. The announcement came after Russia warned it…
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Israeli official says government cannot confirm babies were beheaded in Hamas attack
CNN By Matthew Chance, Richard Allen Greene and Joshua Berlinger, CNN Jerusalem (CNN) — The Israeli government has not confirmed the specific…
Continue Reading Thai and Filipino workers filling labor gap in Israel get caught up in war between Israel and Hamas
By JINTAMAS SAKSORNCHAi and JIM GOMEZ Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — The first group of Thai workers evacuated from Israel after the past few…
Continue Reading A Japanese court rules it’s unconstitutional to require surgery for a change of gender on documents
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — A court in central Japan has ruled that it is unconstitutional to require a transgender person to…
Continue Reading IOC suspends Russian Olympic Committee for incorporating Ukrainian sports regions
MUMBAI, India (AP) — The Russian Olympic Committee has been suspended by the IOC for breaching the Olympic Charter by incorporating sports bodies…
Continue Reading ‘I don’t really have any other choice’: Young Israelis around the world return home after Hamas attacks
By Lianne Kolirin and Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — When he heard that Hamas militants were attacking a music festival his family was attending, Ben…
Continue Reading Podcast hosts, creator of ‘The Care & Keeping of You’ books, break down puberty for today’s parents
By LEANNE ITALIE Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The average onset of puberty is about two years earlier than a generation ago. Well over half of…
Continue Reading The US government sanctions two shipping companies for violating the Russian oil price cap
By JOSH BOAK ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON (AP) — The Treasury Department has imposed its first set of sanctions on two companies that shipped…
Continue Reading English Football Association to honor the Israeli and Palestinian victims at Wembley Stadium
LONDON (AP) — The English Football Association says it will pay tribute to the Israeli and Palestinian victims of the war in the Middle East when…
Continue Reading An Italian couple is unaccounted for in Southern Israel. The husband needs regular medical care
By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press Eviatar Moshe Kipnis and Lilach Lea Havron are among the estimated 150 people believed held by Hamas in Gaza. The…
Continue Reading More than 90% of people killed by western Afghanistan quake were women and children, UN says
ISLAMABAD (AP) — U.N. officials say more than 90% of the people killed by a 6.3-magnitude earthquake in western Afghanistan were women and…
Continue Reading Sony’s Access controller for the PlayStation aims to make gaming easier for people with disabilities
By BARBARA ORTUTAY AP Technology Writer SAN MATEO, Calif. (AP) — Playing video games has long been a challenge for many people with disabilities,…
Continue Reading For Indigenous people, solar eclipse often about reverence and tradition, not revelry
By TERRY TANG Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — For a few hours, Krystal Curley and her Indigenous women’s work group took over a college…
Continue Reading Social Security benefits will increase by 3.2% in 2024 as inflation moderates
By FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Millions of Social Security recipients will get a 3.2% increase in their benefits in 2024, far…
Continue Reading Branson’s Virgin wins a lawsuit against a Florida train firm that said it was a tarnished brand
LONDON (AP) — A British judge has ruled in favor of Richard Branson’s Virgin group in its lawsuit against a U.S. train company over a licensing…
Continue Reading While the news industry struggles, college students are supplying some memorable journalism
By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — An investigation into academic research leads to the resignation of Stanford University’s…
Continue Reading UN suspends and detains 8 peacekeepers in Congo over allegations of sexual exploitation
By JUSTIN KABUMBA and JEAN-YVES KAMALE Associated Press GOMA, Congo (AP) — A U.N. official says the eight peacekeepers have been suspended and…
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He stopped at a gas station for a chocolate bar and Gatorade. Then he was gunned down
CNN By Christina Zdanowicz, CNN (CNN) — Alexander Lara Delgado smiled and focused on his friend as he twirled her around, moving to clear the…
Continue Reading Syria says Israeli airstrikes hit airports in Damascus and Aleppo, damaging their runways
By ALBERT AJI Associated Press DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Syrian state media says Israeli airstrikes have hit the international airports of the Syrian…
Continue Reading Bomb threat forces U-turn of Scoot plane traveling from Singapore to Perth, airline says
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Singapore low-cost airline Scoot says one of its planes made a U-turn back to the city-state an hour after taking off…
Continue Reading Auto workers escalate strike, walking out at Ford’s largest factory and threatening Stellantis
By TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — The United Auto Workers union significantly escalated its walkout against Detroit’s Three…
Continue Reading Germany is aiming to ease deportations as the government faces intense pressure on migration
By GEIR MOULSON Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — The German government has drawn up legislation to ease deportations of unsuccessful asylum-seekers…
Continue Reading Former Formula One boss Bernie Ecclestone handed suspended sentence after pleading guilty to fraud
By SYLVIA HUI Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Former Formula One boss Bernie Ecclestone has been given a suspended prison sentence after he pleaded…
Continue Reading Trump says Netanyahu ‘let us down’ before the 2020 airstrike that killed a top Iranian general
By ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — Former President Donald Trump is accusing Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of…
Continue Reading Ukraine’s Zelensky seeks to rally Western support as attention shifts to Middle East
By Vasco Cotovio and Frederik Pleitgen, CNN (CNN) — As Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky was ushered in front of the press by NATO…
Continue Reading Ex-Barclays Bank boss Staley banned from senior UK finance roles over misleading Epstein statements
LONDON (AP) — Britain’s financial regulator has fined the American former chief executive of Barclays, Jes Staley, 1.8 million pounds ($2.2…
Continue Reading Israeli official says government cannot confirm babies were beheaded in Hamas attack
By Matthew Chance, Richard Allen Greene and Joshua Berlinger, CNN Jerusalem (CNN) — The Israeli government has not confirmed the specific claim…
Continue Reading Months on, there are few signs that Turkey plans to honor its pledge to help Sweden join NATO
By LORNE COOK Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — Three months after Turkey agreed to expedite Sweden’s NATO membership bid, little sign of…
Continue Reading The late Mahsa Amini is named a finalist for the EU’s top human rights prize
BRUSSELS (AP) — Mahsa Amini, the 22-year-old Kurdish-Iranian woman who died in police custody in Iran last year, sparking worldwide protests…
Continue Reading EU orders biotech giant Illumina to unwind $7.1 billion purchase of cancer-screening company Grail
By RAF CASERT Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union is ordering U.S. biotech giant Illumina to undo its $7.1 billion purchase of…
Continue Reading Crane is brought in to remove a tree by Hadrian’s Wall in England that was cut in act of vandalism
By PAN PYLAS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — A 300-year-old tree near the Roman landmark of Hadrian’s Wall in northeastern England that was cut…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for Oct. 12: Israel, Economy, House speaker, Labor strikes, Junk fees
By Alexandra Meeks, CNN (CNN) — Parents are being urged to delete or temporarily disable their children’s social media apps to prevent them…
Continue Reading He stopped at a gas station for a chocolate bar and Gatorade. Then he was gunned down
By Christina Zdanowicz, CNN (CNN) — Alexander Lara Delgado smiled and focused on his friend as he twirled her around, moving to clear the…
Continue Reading NATO member Romania finds more drone fragments on its soil after Russian again hits southern Ukraine
By STEPHEN MCGRATH Associated Press BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — Authorities in Romania found a crater on their territory near the border with Ukraine…
Continue Reading 2 people are killed and 6 are injured after car suspected of smuggling migrants overturns in Hungary
KISKUNMAJSA, Hungary (AP) — Two people have been killed and six are injured in a car accident in Hungary after a vehicle suspected of transporting…
Continue Reading Arrest made after 3 stabbed at Atlanta airport, including police officer
ATLANTA (AP) — Police say a woman is in custody after she allegedly stabbed three people at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport. They…
Continue Reading Grand National to reduce number of horses to 34 and soften fences in bid to make famous race safer
LONDON (AP) — The Grand National is implementing a series of significant changes that will take effect from next year in an effort to make the…
Continue Reading Armenia wants a UN court to impose measures aimed at protecting rights of Nagorno-Karabakh Armenians
By MIKE CORDER Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Armenia is urging the United Nations’ top court to impose new interim orders on…
Continue Reading Finnish intelligence says Russia views Finland as a hostile nation due to its NATO membership
HELSINKI (AP) — The Finnish Security and Intelligence Service says Finland’s relationship with Russia has significantly deteriorated due to the…
Continue Reading Musk’s X has taken down hundreds of Hamas-linked accounts, CEO says
By KELVIN CHAN AP Business Writer LONDON (AP) — The head of Elon Musk’s social media platform X says the company formerly known has Twitter has…
Continue Reading Former agent of East Germany’s Stasi agency is charged over the 1974 border killing of a Polish man
BERLIN (AP) — Prosecutors say a former member of communist East Germany’s secret police has been charged with murder over the killing of a Polish…
Continue Reading UEFA postpones Israel’s game in Kosovo in European qualifying because players cannot travel abroad
NYON, Switzerland (AP) — UEFA has postponed Israel’s European Championship qualifying game against host Kosovo on Sunday. The decision by…
Continue Reading Malaysia questions Goldman Sachs lawsuit over 1MDB settlement, saying it’s premature
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — The Malaysian government has questioned a move by Goldman Sachs to file for arbitration in a dispute connected with…
Continue Reading Germany offers Israel military help and promises to crack down at home on support for Hamas
BERLIN (AP) — Germany is offering military help to Israel and promising to crack down on support for the militant Hamas group at home following its…
Continue Reading Texas kindergarten teacher resigns after giving melatonin gummies to special education students, school district says
By Raja Razek and Chris Boyette, CNN (CNN) — A kindergarten teacher who gave melatonin gummies to special education students at an elementary…
Continue Reading Taiwan is closely watching the Hamas-Israel war for lessons as it faces intimidation from China
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwan is closely watching the war in the Middle East sparked by the unprecedented attack on Israel by Hamas militants from…
Continue Reading Norway activists press on with their protest against wind farm on land used by herders
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Dozens of activists in Norway are blocking the entrance to one of the main operators of a wind farm they say hinders the…
Continue Reading Indian author Arundhati Roy faces sedition charges over 2010 remarks on Kashmir
By Tara Subramaniam and Tanushree Pandey, CNN (CNN) — Booker Prize-winning Indian author Arundhati Roy could be prosecuted for allegedly…
Continue Reading Japanese automaker Toyota and energy company Idemitsu to cooperate on EV battery technology
By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s top automaker Toyota and Idemitsu, a major oil company, say they will cooperate on…
Continue Reading Russian President Putin arrives in Kyrgyzstan on a rare trip abroad
By The Associated Press President Vladimir Putin has arrived in Kyrgyzstan on a rare trip abroad for the Russian leader who was indicted by the…
Continue Reading Police say former NFL player Sergio Brown will face murder charges in the killing of his mother. Here’s what we know
By Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN (CNN) — Former NFL player Sergio Brown, who had been missing since his mother was found dead last month, has been…
Continue Reading Stock market today: Asian shares rise with eyes on prices, war in the Middle East
By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares mostly rose Thursday as investors awaited the release of U.S. consumer price data and…
Continue Reading One officer who arrested Elijah McClain convicted of criminally negligent homicide; second officer acquitted
By Andi Babineau, Eric Levenson and Emma Tucker, CNN (CNN) — Randy Roedema, one of the Aurora, Colorado, police officers who arrested Elijah…
Continue Reading Sri Lanka says it has reached an agreement with China’s EXIM Bank on debt, clearing IMF funding snag
By KRISHAN FRANCIS Associated Press COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka says that it has reached an agreement on key terms and principles on its…
Continue Reading UN envoy: Colombian president’s commitments to rural reforms and peace efforts highlight first year
By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Colombian President Gustavo Petro’s commitment to transform long-marginalized rural…
Continue Reading Strike talks break off between Hollywood actors and studios
By ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Strike talks have broken off between Hollywood actors and studios. The alliance of…
Continue Reading Israel calls on 1.1 million Gazans to evacuate south in order UN warns is ‘impossible’
CNN By Helen Regan, Caitlin Hu, Mohammed Tawfeeq, Akanksha Sharma and Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN Gaza and Jerusalem (CNN) — Israel’s military has…
Continue Reading Authorities arrest mother of 3 ‘Soldiers of Christ’ charged for the abuse and murder of South Korean woman, marking seventh arrest in case
By Devon M. Sayers and Emma Tucker, CNN (CNN) — The mother of three suspects charged with murdering a South Korean woman, who was beaten and…
Continue Reading Gaza crisis grows under intense bombardment as Israel retaliates against Hamas atrocities
By Nada Bashir, Kareem El Damanhoury, Ali Younes, Mohammed Tawfeeq, Rhea Mogul and Laura Paddison, CNN Gaza and Jerusalem (CNN) — Gaza’s…
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Navigating the waves: Surf therapy as a treatment for depression, trauma, and more
Reasons to Be Cheerful looks at surf therapy as a treatment for depression, anxiety, and…
Continue Reading Australian minister credits improved relations with China for the release of a detained journalist
By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australia’s Foreign Minister Penny Wong is crediting improved relations with China for…
Continue Reading Japan government panel to decide whether to ask court to revoke legal status of Unification Church
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s government is convening a religious affairs council to decide whether to seek a court…
Continue Reading After troubled start, New York is shaking up its legal marijuana market with new competitors
By MICHAEL HILL Associated Press RAVENA, N.Y. (AP) — New York is dramatically expanding a legal marijuana market plagued by a sluggish rollout of…
Continue Reading Judge to hear arguments from TikTok and content creators who are challenging Montana’s ban on app
By AMY BETH HANSON and HALELUYA HADERO Associated Press A federal judge is scheduled to hear arguments in a case filed by TikTok and five Montana…
Continue Reading As strikes devastate Gaza, Israel forms unity government to oversee war sparked by Hamas attack
By JOSEPH KRAUSS and WAFAA SHURAFA Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Palestinians in Gaza spent the night in pitch darkness, surrounded by the…
Continue Reading IMF and World Bank are urged to boost funding for African nations facing conflict and climate change
By TAIWO ADEBAYO Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Most of the population in conflict-affected countries like Niger, Mali, Burkina Faso, Chad…
Continue Reading The last text I got from my dad was: ‘They are in the safe room. They caught us’
CNN Opinion By Stephanie Griffith, CNN (CNN) — A kibbutz is more than a physical place and more than a form of cooperative living. Yulie Ben…
Continue Reading D-backs slug 4 homers in record-setting barrage, sweep Dodgers with 4-2 win in Game 3 of NLDS
By DAVID BRANDT AP Baseball Writer PHOENIX (AP) — The hard-hitting Arizona Diamondbacks rode a record-setting barrage of solo homers in the third…
Continue Reading 25 years after Matthew Shepard’s death, LGBTQ+ activists say equal-rights progress is at risk
By DAVID CRARY AP National Writer It’s been 25 years since Matthew Shepard, a gay 21-year-old University of Wyoming student, died six days…
Continue Reading Nominated to be House speaker, Steve Scalise is left searching for Republican votes to win the gavel
By LISA MASCARO, FARNOUSH AMIRI and STEPHEN GROVES Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Having won the nomination to be the next House speaker, Rep.…
Continue Reading CIA publicly acknowledges 1953 coup it backed in Iran was undemocratic as it revisits ‘Argo’ rescue
By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — While revealing new details about one of the most famed CIA operations of all…
Continue Reading An Oklahoma man used pandemic relief funds to have his name cleared of murder
By SEAN MURPHY Associated Press GREENWOOD, Ark. (AP) — An Oklahoma man who was freed after being imprisoned for decades on a murder conviction says…
Continue Reading Who witnessed Tupac Shakur’s 1996 killing in Las Vegas? Here’s what we know
By RIO YAMAT Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Duane “Keffe D” Davis is the last living suspect in one of hip-hop’s most enduring…
Continue Reading The US is moving quickly to boost Israel’s military. A look at what assistance it is providing
By TARA COPP Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Within hours of the horrific attack by Hamas, the U.S. began moving warships and aircraft to the…
Continue Reading Republican Steve Scalise is seen as a fighter, but becoming House speaker might require a brawl
By LISA MASCARO and KEVIN FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — With his walker positioned on the mound, Rep. Steve Scalise threw out the…
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