Bark beetles are eating through Germany’s Harz forest. Climate change is making matters worse
By MATTHIAS SCHRADER and DANA BELTAJI Associated Press CLAUSTHAL-ZELLERFELD, Germany (AP) — Tiny bark beetles have been causing havoc in…
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Kashmir leader says the region lacks democracy and asks India to restore its special status
By SHEIKH SAALIQ Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — Kashmir’s top pro-India politician says the disputed region lacks democracy four years after…
Continue Reading Saudi’s MBS wants more than peace at his Ukraine summit
By Nic Robertson, CNN (CNN) — Saudi Arabia’s ancient Red Sea port city Jeddah, stewing in the steamy heat of the world’s hottest summer on…
Continue Reading US and UN should impose more sanctions on Sudanese leaders for alleged atrocities, rights group says
By JACK JEFFERY Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — A leading human rights group has called on the United States and the United Nations to impose more…
Continue Reading New Jersey to hold three-day state funeral for late Lt. Gov. Sheila Oliver
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey will send off Lt. Gov. Sheila Oliver, who died after being hospitalized this week, with a three-day state funeral.…
Continue Reading UN closes its human rights office in Uganda as government ends an agreement allowing it to operate
BERLIN (AP) — The United Nations’ human rights chief says his office in Uganda will close this weekend after the East African country decided…
Continue Reading Damage from clashes could delay start of school year in Lebanon’s largest Palestinian camp, UN says
By ABBY SEWELL Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — The United Nations says damage to the school complex in Lebanon’s largest Palestinian refugee camp…
Continue Reading Landslide hits Georgia mountain resort, killing seven people and leaving more than 30 missing
TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — A landslide has hit a resort area in the mountains of the country of Georgia, killing at least seven people and leaving…
Continue Reading How 6 Mississippi officers tried to cover up their torture of 2 Black men
By MICHAEL GOLDBERG Associated Press/Report for America JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Men who had sworn an oath to protect and serve were huddled on the…
Continue Reading Global food prices rise after Russia ends grain deal and India restricts rice exports
By The Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Global prices for food commodities like rice and vegetable oil have risen for the first time in months after…
Continue Reading AP Election Brief | What to expect in Mississippi’s state primaries
By ROBERT YOON Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Tuesday is primary day in Mississippi. Republican Gov. Tate Reeves’ bid for renomination to a…
Continue Reading Lithuania declares more than 1,000 Belarusians and Russians to be national security risks
By LIUDAS DAPKUS Associated Press VILNIUS, Lithuania (AP) — Lithuania has declared more than a thousand citizens of Russia and Belarus living in…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for August 4: Trump, Parkland, Immigration, Ukraine, Wells Fargo
By Alexandra Meeks, CNN (CNN) — All Louisiana public schools are now required to display the national motto of “In God We Trust” inside…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for August 4: Trump, Parkland, Immigration, Ukraine, Wells Fargo
CNN, KFOX By Alexandra Meeks, CNN (CNN) — All Louisiana public schools are now required to display the national motto of “In God We Trust”…
Continue Reading Police arrest pair for 8.5 million-euro theft of jewelry and cash from Barcelona airport passengers
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Police in northeastern Spain said Friday they arrested two men who allegedly stole carry-on luggage containing some 8.5…
Continue Reading Ruble hits lowest value against USD since early in Ukraine war
By The Associated Press The ruble has dropped against the U.S. dollar in trading in Moscow to it lowest level since the first month of the war in…
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Parts of South America are sweltering under a ‘fierce’ heatwave – and it’s the middle of winter
Parts of South America are sweltering under abnormally hot temperatures – despite being in the depths of winter – as the combination of…
Continue Reading Controversial influencer Andrew Tate released from house arrest in Romania
By Catherine Nicholls, Teodora Preda and Sana Noor Haq, CNN (CNN) — Controversial internet influencer Andrew Tate and his brother Tristan have…
Continue Reading Delayed by over a month, the ‘Barbie’ movie will now be released in the United Arab Emirates
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The United Arab Emirates has approved the release of the “Barbie” movie after a delay of over a month over…
Continue Reading Pope visits a once-troubled neighborhood in Lisbon to draw attention to the church’s charitable side
By NICOLE WINFIELD, BARRY HATTON and PIETRO DE CRISTOFARO Associated Press LISBON, Portugal (AP) — Pope Francis visited a once-troubled and…
Continue Reading A Greek zoo serves up frozen meals to animals to help them beat the heat
By DEREK GATOPOULOS Associated Press SPATA, Greece (AP) — At first sight, Tiembe studies his frozen breakfast with hesitation: Chunks of red meat…
Continue Reading Protests, poisoning and prison: The life of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny
By JOANNA KOZLOWSKA and DASHA LITVINOVA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — In a span of a decade, Alexei Navalny has gone from the Kremlin’s biggest…
Continue Reading Influencer Andrew Tate released from house arrest while he awaits human trafficking and rape trial
By STEPHEN MCGRATH and ANDREEA ALEXANDRU Associated Press BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — Andrew Tate, the divisive internet influencer who is charged in…
Continue Reading 2 Palestinians killed in separate episodes in latest West Bank violence
By JULIA FRANKEL Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Palestinian health officials say that two Palestinians were killed in the West Bank Friday —…
Continue Reading India’s top court stays Rahul Gandhi conviction, paving way for lawmaker return ahead of elections
By Rhea Mogul, CNN (CNN) — India’s top court on Friday stayed Rahul Gandhi’s defamation conviction, offering a crucial reprieve for the…
Continue Reading Kremlin critic Navalny convicted of extremism and sentenced to 19 years in prison
MELEKHOVO, Russia (AP) — A Russian court convicted imprisoned opposition leader Alexei Navalny on charges of extremism and sentenced him to 19…
Continue Reading Russian warship seen listing in Black Sea after Ukrainian sea drone attack on major base
CNN By Tim Lister, Victoria Butenko and Olga Voitovych, CNN Kyiv, Ukraine (CNN) — Ukrainian sea drones attacked a major naval base in Russia on…
Continue Reading Cyprus allows human COVID-19 medications to be used against deadly virus mutation in cats
By MENELAOS HADJICOSTIS Associated Press NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Cyprus’ veterinarians association on Friday lauded a government decision to allow…
Continue Reading 3 people killed in Slovenia by torrential storms and flash floods
By ALI ZERDIN Associated Press LJUBLJANA, Slovenia (AP) — Heavy rains have caused flash floods and landslides in parts of Slovenia, killing at…
Continue Reading Pooping, splooting, spitting: How wild animals beat the heat
By Jack Bantock, CNN (CNN) — Hottest day, hottest week, hottest month, and – increasingly likely – hottest year; 2023 has garnered unwanted…
Continue Reading India’s top court temporarily halts conviction of opposition leader for mocking Modi’s surname
By ASHOK SHARMA Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — India’s top court on Friday temporarily halted the criminal defamation conviction of opposition…
Continue Reading Ethiopia’s declaring a state of emergency in its Amhara region as local fighters clash with military
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Ethiopia’s Council of Ministers is declaring a state of emergency in the country’s Amhara region after authorities…
Continue Reading Rights groups urge Laos to release missing Chinese lawyer who was trying to get to US
By Chris Lau, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — Dozens of human rights groups have signed a joint petition calling on Laos authorities to release a…
Continue Reading More than a million displaced and dozens dead after record rain drenches northeastern China
By Simone McCarthy, Kathleen Magramo, and Berry Wang CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — More than a million people have been forced from their homes by the…
Continue Reading Egypt raises interest rates as it battles spiraling inflation and households struggle to keep up
CAIRO (AP) — Egypt’s Central Bank announced a new hike in interest rates as the cash-strapped North African country battles surging inflation and…
Continue Reading Pioneering mothers are breaking down barriers to breastfeeding in Olympic sports
By JOHN LEICESTER Associated Press PARIS (AP) — When Clarisse Agbégnénou won her sixth world judo title, confirming the reigning Olympic champion…
Continue Reading Russian warship seen listing in Black Sea after Ukrainian sea drone attack on major base
By Tim Lister, Victoria Butenko and Olga Voitovych, CNN Kyiv, Ukraine (CNN) — Ukrainian sea drones attacked a major naval base in Russia on…
Continue Reading Austrian leader proposes enshrining the use of cash in his country’s constitution
BERLIN (AP) — Austria’s leader is proposing to enshrine in the country’s constitution a right to use cash, which remains more popular in…
Continue Reading 3 women injured in rare otter attack in Montana’s Jefferson River
By Macie Goldfarb, CNN (CNN) — An evening of inner tubing turned perilous for three Montana women when they were attacked by an otter. The…
Continue Reading A Florida man is charged with murder in the death of his wife, whose remains were found in suitcases
WPLG, DELRAY BEACH POLICE DEPARTMENT, CNN By Aya Elamroussi and Morayo Ogunbayo, CNN (CNN) — A Florida man has been charged with first-degree…
Continue Reading A Florida man is charged with murder in the death of his wife, whose remains were found in suitcases
By Aya Elamroussi and Morayo Ogunbayo, CNN (CNN) — A Florida man has been charged with first-degree murder on suspicion of killing and…
Continue Reading Ukraine says its drones damaged a Russian warship, showing Kyiv’s growing naval capabilities
By HANNA ARHIROVA and EMMA BURROWS Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine said its sea drones struck a major Russian port Friday and damaged…
Continue Reading Texas A&M reaches $1 million settlement with journalism professor over hiring controversy
By Joe Sutton and Andy Rose, CNN (CNN) — Texas A&M University reached a $1 million settlement with a Black journalism professor who said…
Continue Reading West Africa defense chiefs finalize Niger intervention plan as junta negotiations deadlock
By SAM MEDNICK and CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press NIAMEY, Niger (AP) — Defense chiefs from West African nations finalized an intervention plan…
Continue Reading China reopens trade in Australian barley in a new sign of improved relations
By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — China is lifting a stifling 3-year-old tariff on Australian barley in a sign of an…
Continue Reading Thailand train collision with pickup truck kills 8 people and injures 4, railway agency says
By YUCHENG TANG Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Eight people were killed when a freight train struck a pickup truck crossing the tracks in an…
Continue Reading South Korea sets nationwide civil defense drill, citing North’s ‘provocations’
By Brad Lendon and Sooyeon Kim, CNN Seoul, South Korea (CNN) — As tensions with North Korea spike, South Korea will hold its first nationwide…
Continue Reading Hundreds of teenagers are falling ill from heat wave at World Scout Jamboree in South Korea
By Gawon Bae and Jessie Yeung, CNN Seoul, South Korea (CNN) — Hundreds of teenage boy and girl scouts have fallen ill at a global event in…
Continue Reading Stock market today: Wall Street falls again to close out its first losing week in four
By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks fell Friday to close out a rare losing week for Wall Street following mixed reports on the…
Continue Reading Zimbabwe’s opposition leader tells AP intimidation is forcing voters to choose ruling party or death
By FARAI MUTSAKA Associated Press HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Zimbabwe’s main opposition leader accused President Emmerson Mnangagwa of violating…
Continue Reading South Korea detains suspect in high school teacher’s stabbing a day after separate attack wounded 14
By KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korean police detained a man suspected of stabbing a high school teacher with a…
Continue Reading Deadly flooding in China worsens as rescues and evacuations intensify
BEIJING (AP) — Heavy rain and high water levels in China’s northeastern rivers are threatening cities downstream, prompting the evacuation of…
Continue Reading Connecticut landowner claims a $1.5 million home is being built on his vacant lot after a fraudulent sale
By Maria Sole Campinoti and Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN (CNN) — A man claims a $1.5 million home is being built on his Fairfield, Connecticut,…
Continue Reading Another harrowing escape puts attention on open prostitution along Seattle’s Aurora Avenue
By GENE JOHNSON Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — A vanload of church volunteers drove along a main street in north Seattle one night last month with…
Continue Reading A feud between a patriarch and a militia leader adds to the woes of Iraqi Christians
By ABBY SEWELL and SALAR SALIM Associated Press IRBIL, Iraq (AP) — A feud between two prominent Christian leaders has divided believers of the…
Continue Reading Biden’s inaction on death penalty may be a top campaign issue as Trump and DeSantis laud executions
By MICHAEL TARM AP Legal Affairs Writer CHICAGO (AP) — Capital punishment could emerge as a major campaign issue in the U.S. presidential race for…
Continue Reading 3 years after Beirut port blast, intrigue foils an investigation and even the death toll is disputed
By BASSEM MROUE and LUJAIN JO Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Three years after Beirut’s massive port explosion, attempts to prosecute those…
Continue Reading Mega Millions players spurned again as jackpot climbs to $1.55 billion
By The Associated Press Another Mega Millions drawing, another night without a jackpot winner. The numbers drawn Friday night were: 11, 30, 45, 52,…
Continue Reading Oregon crabbers and environmentalists are at odds as a commission votes on rules to protect whales
By ED KOMENDA Associated Press In the wheelhouse of a crab boat named Heidi Sue, Mike Pettis watched the gray whale surface and shoot water through…
Continue Reading US expands curfews for asylum-seeking families to 13 cities as an alternative to detention
By ELLIOT SPAGAT Associated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) — U.S. authorities are sharply expanding the reach of curfews for the heads of asylum-seeking…
Continue Reading Niger’s ousted president warns of ‘devastating’ coup impact, growing Russian influence
By Jennifer Hauser, Michael Conte and Chris Lau, CNN (CNN) — Niger’s President Mohamed Bazoum said Thursday he is being held hostage by the…
Continue Reading As Typhoon Khanun makes a U-turn, residents of Okinawa brace for another lashing with wind and rain
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Residents of Japan’s southwestern islands are bracing for high winds and rain from Typhoon…
Continue Reading In Niger, the US seeks to hang on to its last, best counterterrorist outpost in West Africa
By ELLEN KNICKMEYER, SAM MEDNICK and CARA ANNA Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Ten days into a coup in Niger, life has become more challenging…
Continue Reading Shots again fired at site of Parkland school massacre in reenactment after lawmakers visit
By TERRY SPENCER and FREIDA FRISARO Associated Press PARKLAND, Fla. (AP) — Gunfire erupted again at Parkland’s Marjory Stoneman Douglas High…
Continue Reading Trump was told not to talk to witnesses in 2020 election conspiracy case. That could be a challenge
By COLLEEN LONG Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — It was a routine part of a federal court hearing: The defendant was told not to discuss the case…
Continue Reading Parkland school shooting is reenacted with live gunfire after lawmakers tour the gruesome scene where 17 people were massacred
By Alaa Elassar, Holly Yan and Denise Royal, CNN (CNN) — A barrage of bullets flew through Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School on Friday, more…
Continue Reading A baby was found in the rubble of a US raid in Afghanistan. But who exactly was killed and why?
By RIAZAT BUTT, MARTHA MENDOZA, CLAIRE GALOFARO and JULIET LINDERMAN Associated Press The Afghan villager was afraid the American soldiers might…
Continue Reading After helping prevent extinctions for 50 years, the Endangered Species Act itself may be in peril
By JOHN FLESHER AP Environmental Writer SHARON TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — Biologist Ashley Wilson carefully disentangled a bat from netting above a…
Continue Reading Play it again, Joe. Biden bets that repeating himself is smart politics
By JOSH BOAK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has his zingers (“This is not your father’s Republican Party”). He’s…
Continue Reading Haitians express skepticism over Kenya’s offer to UN to send police to confront gangs
By EVENS SANON and MEGAN JANETSKY Associated Press PORT-AU-PRINCE, HAITI (AP) — Haitians are expressing skepticism over an offer by Kenya to lead…
Continue Reading Fewer Americans got jobs in July than expected. But a steady market suggests US may avoid recession
By PAUL WISEMAN and RODRIQUE NGOWI AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The job market has cooled over the summer. But it’s still strong enough…
Continue Reading Diana Taurasi becomes first WNBA player to reach 10,000 points, scoring season-high 42 for Mercury
By DAVID BRANDT AP Sports Writer PHOENIX (AP) — Diana Taurasi received a pass and in an instant, the shot was off her fingertips. It was a…
Continue Reading Fired New Mexico State basketball coach says he was made the scapegoat for toxic culture
LAS CRUCES, N.M. (AP) — Former New Mexico State University basketball coach Greg Heiar says he was made the scapegoat for hazing and other problems…
Continue Reading The son of Colombia’s president says his father’s election campaign received money of dubious origin
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — The son of Colombian President Gustavo Petro has acknowledged that his father’s 2022 election campaign received money of…
Continue Reading Panama Canal foresees its income falling after shipping limited due to a drought
The managers of the Panama Canal say they expect income from the waterway to drop, after authorities were forced to limit the number of ships passing…
Continue Reading Suspect in Idaho student stabbings says he was out for a solo drive around the time of the slayings
By REBECCA BOONE Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The man accused of stabbing four University of Idaho students to death late last year was on…
Continue Reading New Zealand to boost its defense capabilities as it faces increasing tensions in the Pacific
By NICK PERRY Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand plans to boost its defense capabilities as tensions rise in the Pacific,…
Continue Reading Appeals court allows Biden asylum restrictions to temporarily stay in place as case plays out
REBECCA SANTANA WASHINGTON (AP) — An appeals court Thursday allowed a rule restricting asylum at the southern border to temporarily stay in place.…
Continue Reading Suspect in Idaho killings will use an alibi defense but doesn’t claim to have been at a specific location, attorneys say
By Taylor Romine, CNN (CNN) — Attorneys for a man accused of killing four University of Idaho students last year say they will be using an…
Continue Reading College Board advises Florida schools to not offer AP Psychology after state says lessons about gender identity and sexuality would violate state law
By Justin Gamble and Emma Tucker, CNN (CNN) — The College Board is encouraging school districts in Florida not to offer Advanced Placement…
Continue Reading Former City College professor charged with raping multiple victims from El Salvador, prosecutors say
By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A former City College chemistry adjunct professor has been charged with plotting to rape and…
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Trump pleads not guilty to federal charges that he tried to overturn the 2020 election
Donald Trump pleaded not guilty Thursday to trying to overturn the results of his 2020 presidential election loss, answering for the first time to…
Continue Reading Justice Kagan supports ethics code but says Supreme Court divided on how to proceed
By CLAIRE RUSH Associated Press/Report for America PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — U.S. Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan says she supports an ethics code…
Continue Reading Prosecutor wants to defend conviction of former Missouri detective who killed Black man
By SUMMER BALLENTINE Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — A Missouri prosecutor wants to step in after Republican Attorney General Andrew…
Continue Reading Police shoot and kill a man in Boise, Idaho who they say called for help, then charged at officers
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Police officers shot and killed a man who had called them for help on Thursday in Boise, Idaho, according to the Boise police…
Continue Reading A Learjet pilot thought he was cleared to take off. He wasn’t. Luckily, JetBlue pilots saw him
By DAVID KOENIG AP Airlines Writer Federal investigators say the pilot of a charter jet took off without permission, causing an approaching JetBlue…
Continue Reading Rare otter attack injures three women floating on inner tubes on popular Montana river
By MATTHEW BROWN Associated Press BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — A rare attack by a river otter in southern Montana injured three women floating on inner…
Continue Reading Man survives being stabbed through the head with a flagpole, police say
TULSA, Okla. (AP) — Police in Oklahoma say a man is expected to survive being stabbed through the head with a flagpole at a fast-food restaurant in…
Continue Reading Mexican marines find 110 pounds of dynamite in drug cartel lab
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican marines found 110 pounds of dynamite hidden in a methamphetamine laboratory run by a drug cartel. The Navy Department…
Continue Reading Pediatricians’ group reaffirms support for gender-affirming care amid growing state restrictions
By The Associated Press The American Academy of Pediatrics has reaffirmed its support for gender-affirming medical for children as the treatments…
Continue Reading Family mistakenly held at gunpoint by Texas police say the stop traumatized the kids in the car
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — A Black woman from Arkansas who was held at gunpoint along with three family members when Texas police wrongly suspected…
Continue Reading Texas separates migrant families, detaining fathers on trespassing charges in latest border move
By ACACIA CORONADO Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas officials say state police officers separated migrant families along the border with…
Continue Reading Judge rejects attempt to temporarily block Connecticut’s landmark gun law passed after Sandy Hook
By DAVE COLLINS Associated Press HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — A federal judge has rejected a request to temporarily block Connecticut’s landmark 2013…
Continue Reading 5-year-old girl dies after being struck by starting gate at harness race
EFFINGHAM, Ill. (AP) — A 5-year-old southern Illinois girl has died after a starting gate being hauled by a car prior to a harness race struck her…
Continue Reading Testimony from Hunter Biden associate provides new insight into their business dealings
By FARNOUSH AMIRI and STEPHEN GROVES Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Focusing on the Bidens rather than Donald Trump’s federal court…
Continue Reading Italy approves extradition of priest charged with murder and torture during Argentina dictatorship
By FRANCES D’EMILIO Associated Press ROME (AP) — Italy’s justice minister has approved extraditing an Italian priest sought by Argentina on…
Continue Reading Former first-round NBA draft pick is sentenced to 10 years in prison in $4M health care fraud
By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A federal judge has sentenced a former first-round NBA draft pick to 10 years in prison,…
Continue Reading A federal appeals court just made medication abortions harder to get in Guam
By REBECCA BOONE and ED KOMENDA Associated Press People seeking medication abortions on the U.S. Territory of Guam must first have an in-person…
Continue Reading White House says top Russian official pitched North Korea on increasing sale of munitions to Moscow
By AAMER MADHANI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House says U.S. intelligence officials have determined that Russian Defense Minister…
Continue Reading A crash involving a freight train and a car kills 3 people in Oregon
GERVAIS, Ore. (AP) — Three people were killed Wednesday and another person was injured when a Union Pacific freight train crashed into a car north…
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