Plan for stricter lobster fishing rules delayed as species shows decline in babies
Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Fishing regulators are delaying a plan for stricter fishing rules amid concerns about a decline in baby…
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Rwandan genocide survivors describe the 1994 mass killings at a Paris trial
Associated Press PARIS (AP) — Rwandan genocide survivors have told their testimonies at a Paris court where a former doctor is on trial for his…
Continue Reading Georgia Supreme Court reverses contempt ruling against rapper Young Thug’s lawyer
ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia’s highest court on Tuesday reversed a judge’s contempt ruling against a lawyer for rapper Young Thug who refused…
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US charges Iran Revolutionary Guard official in alleged plot to kill a human rights activist in NYC
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — An Iranian military official has been charged in a plot to kill an Iranian American author on U.S. soil. Ruhollah…
Continue Reading Richard N. Winfield, First Amendment lawyer and former AP counsel, dies at 91
AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Richard N. Winfield, a notable First Amendment lawyer and former general counsel for The Associated Press, has died…
Continue Reading More Republicans are voting early, helping break records. Nearly 19 million ballots cast so far
Associated Press With former President Donald Trump’s encouragement, Republicans are voting early again, flocking to the polls for in-person voting…
Continue Reading Watkins, Bueckers headline preseason AP All-America team in women’s hoops; 3 sophomores for 1st time
AP Basketball Writer USC star JuJu Watkins and UConn’s Paige Bueckers headline The Associated Press preseason All-America women’s college…
Continue Reading France defends restrictions on Israeli firms supplying Middle East wars and says it’s not a boycott
PARIS (AP) — France’s government is defending its decision to bar Israeli companies supplying the wars in the Middle East from exhibiting at an…
Continue Reading Business owners in disaster areas should be wary of possible scams
AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The devastation of Hurricanes Milton and Helene have opened the floodgates for people seeking disaster relief.…
Continue Reading Poland alleges Russian sabotage and is closing one of Moscow’s consulates
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s foreign minister says he has ordered the closure of one of Russia’s three consulates in the country in…
Continue Reading Hospitals’ IV fluid shortage may impact surgeries for weeks
AP Health Writer Surgery schedules around the country may be washed out for several more weeks while a crucial IV and sterile fluids factory remains…
Continue Reading A gasoline truck overturns and explodes near Uganda’s capital, killing 11
Associated Press KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Police in Uganda say least 11 people including children were killed when a fuel truck exploded next to a…
Continue Reading Giant fish thought to be extinct is spotted in the Mekong River
AP Science Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Scientists say a giant fish in the Mekong River thought to be extinct has been spotted three times in recent…
Continue Reading AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Arizona on Election Day
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Voters in Arizona have no shortage of competitive races to decide in the Nov. 5 general election, with control…
Continue Reading Bass David Leigh finding that a successful opera career is no ‘impossible dream’
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — When David Leigh sang “The Impossible Dream” at his father’s funeral, the moment was both a testament to his…
Continue Reading Shooting at a soccer match in Jamaica leaves 5 dead and several injured
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Police in Jamaica say five people were fatally shot and several injured at a soccer match. The shooting occurred in…
Continue Reading AARP to honor Glenn Close with Movies for Grownups career achievement award
Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Glenn Close is set to receive AARP The Magazine’s Movies for Grownups Awards career achievement honor. The…
Continue Reading ‘Blade Runner 2049’ producers sue Elon Musk and Tesla over AI image at robotaxi event
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A film production company that helped make “Blade Runner 2049” has sued Tesla and its CEO Elon Musk for using an…
Continue Reading Black motorist fatally shot by London police officer in 2022 was a member of a violent gang
Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Court records show that a Black motorist killed by a London police marksman who was acquitted of murder was a member…
Continue Reading Belarus arrests well-known analyst as crackdown on opposition continues
TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Police in Belarus have arrested a well-known political analyst who is the husband of an imprisoned journalist in the…
Continue Reading Erdogan says the cleric accused of orchestrating a 2016 coup attempt had a “dishonorable death”
ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has responded to the death of exiled Islamic cleric Fetullah Gulen, accused by Turkey of…
Continue Reading Taxpayers will get bigger standard deductions in 2025, but with smaller boosts than recent years
AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. taxpayers will again see higher standard deductions for 2025, allowing them to shield more of their money…
Continue Reading Washington’s Arab allies engage with Iran as US efforts to stem Middle East violence falter
By Mostafa Salem, CNN Abu Dhabi, UAE (CNN) — Growing unease over the United States’ inability to de-escalate tensions in the Middle East is…
Continue Reading Hoard of 1,000-year-old coins unearthed in a farmer’s field sells for $5.6 million
Associated Press LONDON (AP) — A trove of more than 2,500 silver coins that lay buried for 1,000 years will go on display in British museums after…
Continue Reading Harris will campaign in Texas to highlight state’s abortion ban in a pitch to battleground voters
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris plans to head to reliably Republican Texas just 10 days before Election Day to try…
Continue Reading FBI says it’s investigating unauthorized release of documents on Israel’s possible attack plans
WASHINGTON (AP) — The FBI says it’s investigating the unauthorized release of classified documents on Israel’s preparation for a potential…
Continue Reading Former Abercrombie & Fitch chief Mike Jeffries arrested on federal sex trafficking charges
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Former Abercrombie & Fitch CEO Mike Jeffries, his romantic partner and a third man have been arrested on sex…
Continue Reading Those early Zoom meetings got people fired up for Harris. Now they’re trying to get them to vote
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Kamala Harris’ candidacy generated a burst of enthusiasm through Zoom meetings this summer. Now organizers…
Continue Reading Leaders of Hungary, Serbia and Slovakia propose setting up migrant ‘hotspots’ outside the EU
Associated Press BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — The leaders of Hungary, Serbia and Slovakia have proposed setting up facilities for hosting…
Continue Reading Researchers in a lab near Lake Erie study how toxic algae can damage health
Associated Press TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) — In a lab not far from the shores of Lake Erie, researchers are trying to learn more about the ways toxic algae…
Continue Reading On Lake Erie, getting rid of problem algae starts with giving it less food
Associated Press OREGON, Ohio (AP) — Western Lake Erie is an ideal environment for the bacteria that make up algae. It’s about 30 feet deep, the…
Continue Reading Navalny’s memoir details isolation and suffering in a Russian prison — and how he never lost hope
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — In a memoir released eight months after he died in prison, Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny never loses…
Continue Reading IMF’s view: The global fight against high inflation is ‘almost won’
AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The global war against inflation has largely been won — and at surprisingly little cost to economic growth,…
Continue Reading Women in states with bans are getting abortions at similar rates as under Roe, report says
Associated Press Women living in states with abortion bans obtained the procedure in the second half of 2023 at about the same rate as before the…
Continue Reading Sweden will honor Blinken and others with knighthoods for their roles in its NATO accession
STOCKHOLM (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and former NATO secretary-general Jens Stoltenberg will be knighted in Sweden for their…
Continue Reading Mystery of downed airplane in Sudan deepens as Kyrgyzstan insists aircraft had been de-registered
Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The mystery surrounding a crashed cargo plane in Sudan purportedly downed by the paramilitary…
Continue Reading Iraqi forces kill Islamic State group commander and 8 other officials
Associated Press BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraq’s prime minister says the Islamic State militant group’s leader in Iraq was killed in a military…
Continue Reading About 140 Rohingya Muslims on wooden boat off Indonesia’s coast as residents refuse to let them land
Associated Press LABUHAN HAJI, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesian officials say about 140 weak and hungry Rohingya Muslims, mostly women and children, are…
Continue Reading AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Georgia on Election Day
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Georgia voters are once again expected to play a pivotal role in the presidential election on Nov. 5, even as…
Continue Reading Lee Kuan Yew’s youngest son says the UK has granted him asylum from persecution in Singapore
Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Lee Hsien Yang, the estranged brother of former Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, says he is now a…
Continue Reading Austria’s chancellor asked to form new government after parties refuse to work with far-right leader
Associated Press VIENNA (AP) — Austria’s president has tasked the incumbent chancellor with forming a new government after all other parties…
Continue Reading Germany’s disease control center reports 1st case of new mpox variant
BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s disease control center says that a new, more infectious variant of the mpox virus has been detected in Germany for the…
Continue Reading A 2nd major recall for Honda in October, this time for pumps that can crack, leak fuel
Honda is recalling more than 700,000 vehicles because the high-pressure fuel pump may crack and leak fuel, which could increase the risk of a fire.…
Continue Reading Ukraine’s Zelenskyy says only a US green light on a NATO invitation will sway a reluctant Germany
Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine’s president is hoping allies will take a more positive stance on his so-called “victory plan”…
Continue Reading A hard-line Turkish politician suggests parole for an imprisoned Kurdish leader
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — The leader of Turkey’s far-right nationalist party that’s allied with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan raised the…
Continue Reading Yellen says isolationism ‘made America and the world worse off’ in speech to global finance leaders
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen says the U.S. economy has grown stronger because the Biden administration…
Continue Reading Switzerland to close 9 centers for asylum-seekers as fewer people arrive than expected
GENEVA (AP) — Swiss authorities say they will shut nine temporary centers for asylum-seekers because the number of people seeking asylum recently…
Continue Reading Right whale population grows 4% but extinction remains a threat
Associated Press BOOTHBAY HARBOR, Maine (AP) — One of the rarest species of whale in the world has increased slightly in population, encouraging…
Continue Reading AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Michigan on Election Day
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Michigan may play a decisive role in a presidential election for the third consecutive time as its voters decide…
Continue Reading AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Montana on Election Day
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — When Montana voters cast ballots in the Nov. 5 general election, they’ll decide not just the nation’s…
Continue Reading AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Florida on Election Day
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Once considered a pivotal swing state in presidential elections, Florida has proved reliably Republican in…
Continue Reading AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Colorado on Election Day
WASHINGTON (AP) — Voters in Colorado will cast ballots for a slew of statewide measures and local contests alongside elections for president and…
Continue Reading AP Decision Notes: What to expect in California on Election Day
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — While California may be solidly Democratic in presidential contests, a handful of competitive races in November…
Continue Reading AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Wisconsin on Election Day
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Wisconsin is no stranger to close presidential elections. The margin of victory was less than a percentage point…
Continue Reading AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Pennsylvania on Election Day
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Pennsylvania voters are almost sure to play a pivotal role in the Nov. 5 general election, with control of the…
Continue Reading AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Nevada on Election Day
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Nevada is once again home to competitive races that could determine control of the White House and the U.S.…
Continue Reading Tunisia’s president is inaugurated for a second term following a crackdown on his opponents
TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — Tunisian President Kais Saied has been inaugurated for a second term, following a monthslong crackdown and string of arrests…
Continue Reading Tropical Storm Oscar disintegrates en route to the Bahamas after killing 7 people in Cuba
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Tropical Storm Oscar has disintegrated as it heads toward the Bahamas after making landfall in Cuba as a Category 1…
Continue Reading India and China have struck a deal that could ease border tensions ahead of expected leader meeting
By Simone McCarthy and Aishwarya S Iyer, CNN (CNN) — India and China have reached an agreement on military disengagement along their disputed…
Continue Reading India plans to punish people making hoax bomb threats against flights
NEW DELHI (AP) — The Indian government is working on a new law to punish those spreading the menace of hoax bomb threat calls, which disrupt the…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for Oct. 22: Vulnerable seniors exploited, Hostage talks, Hurricane aid, Fall allergies, Waffle recall
CNN By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — It’s officially the home stretch of the 2024 presidential race, with exactly two weeks until Election…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for Oct. 22: Vulnerable seniors exploited, Hostage talks, Hurricane aid, Fall allergies, Waffle recall
By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — It’s officially the home stretch of the 2024 presidential race, with exactly two weeks until Election Day on…
Continue Reading South Korea warns it can send arms to Ukraine after reports of North’s troops in Russia
Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea warns it could consider supplying weapons to Ukraine in response to North Korea allegedly…
Continue Reading A man who allegedly planned a bomb attack for the Islamic State group is indicted in Germany
BERLIN (AP) — German prosecutors say they have filed an indictment against a man who allegedly joined the Islamic State group in Iraq and planned…
Continue Reading Russia is deliberately attacking civilians in southern Ukraine with drones, residents say
By Lauren Kent and Kosta Gak, CNN Kyiv, Ukraine (CNN) — In the city of Kherson, southern Ukraine, civilians have started to hope for heavy rain…
Continue Reading French police search for a 17-day-old baby abducted from maternity ward
PARIS (AP) — French authorities are hunting for a 17-day-old prematurely born baby boy who was abducted from the maternity ward of a Paris-region…
Continue Reading Putin hosts Global South leaders at BRICS summit meant to counterbalance Western clout
KAZAN, Russia (AP) — China’s Xi Jinping, India’s Narendra Modi and other global leaders have arrived in the Russian city of Kazan for a summit…
Continue Reading Harris speaks about creating economic opportunity for Latino men; Trump airs familiar grievances
Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris on Tuesday said she would work to bring more funds to community banks…
Continue Reading China and the Vatican agree to extend an agreement on appointing bishops
BEIJING (AP) — China and the Vatican have agreed to extend a provisional agreement on the appointment of Catholic bishops in China for four more…
Continue Reading Italian surfer dies after being impaled by fish off the coast of Indonesia
By Alex Stambaugh, CNN (CNN) — An Italian surfer has died after being impaled in the chest by a sharp-billed fish while surfing off…
Continue Reading German police say pizza order No. 40 came with a side of cocaine
BERLIN (AP) — German police have busted a pizzeria in the western city of Düsseldorf that also delivered a side order of cocaine when customers…
Continue Reading Israel says it killed a Hezbollah official expected to become the group’s next leader
Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — The Israeli military says one of its airstrikes in early October killed a top Hezbollah official who had been widely…
Continue Reading Lower-priced new cars are gaining popularity, and not just for cash-poor buyers
AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — Had she wanted to, Michelle Chumley could have afforded a pricey new SUV loaded with options. But when it came time…
Continue Reading 2 transgender women stabbed to death at home in northwest Pakistan
Associated Press PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Police say two men armed with daggers killed two transgender women at their home in conservative…
Continue Reading She survived the October 7 terror attack. A year later, she took her life. Her family blames the state for not helping.
CNN By Matthew Chance, Katharina Krebs and Ivana Kottasová, CNN | Video by Luis Graham Yool, CNN Tel Mond, Israel (CNN) — Meir Golan sank his…
Continue Reading She survived the October 7 terror attack. A year later, she took her life. Her family blames the state for not helping.
By Matthew Chance, Katharina Krebs and Ivana Kottasová, CNN | Video by Luis Graham Yool, CNN Tel Mond, Israel (CNN) — Meir Golan sank his…
Continue Reading Taiwan rejects South African demand to move its representative office from capital
Associated Press TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwan has rejected South Africa’s demand that it move its representative office in the country from the…
Continue Reading Samoan coast where King Charles will visit worries about the future after ship damaged reef
Associated Press SIUMU, Samoa (AP) — People who live in villages along the Samoan coastline where a New Zealand navy ship ran aground, caught fire…
Continue Reading Stock market today: Wall Street barely budges as GM’s best day in years offsets GE Aerospace tumble
AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stock indexes barely budged after a quiet day of mixed trading on Tuesday. The S&P 500 edged down by…
Continue Reading China holds live-fire drills opposite Taiwan, a week after large-scale exercise
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — China is holding live-fire drills off the coast of its southern Fujian province facing Taiwan, just a week after a massive…
Continue Reading In hard-fought Pennsylvania, fast-growing Hispanic communities present a test for Harris and Trump
Associated Press ALLENTOWN, Pa. (AP) — The sun was creeping over the horizon on a recent morning in Pennsylvania’s erstwhile steel country, but…
Continue Reading In Georgia, the winner in the presidential race may be determined by who doesn’t vote
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — In Georgia, nonvoters are the most complicated piece of the electoral puzzle in a state that could decide the…
Continue Reading In battleground Georgia, poor people see no reason to vote. That decision could sway election
Associated Press MACON, Ga. (AP) — Sabrina Friday scanned the room at Mother’s Nest, an organization in Macon that provides baby supplies,…
Continue Reading Mideast conflict looms over US presidential race as Harris and Trump jostle for an edge
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Two weeks out from Election Day, the crisis in the Middle East is looming over the race for the White House,…
Continue Reading Asian American boba brand finds opportunity after Simu Liu sparks cultural appropriation debate
Associated Press The owners of boba milk tea brand Twrl have a chance to pitch a pretty well-known investor, actor Simu Liu. It came after they…
Continue Reading New campus protest rules spur an outcry from college faculty
AP Education Writer Dissent is thriving this fall at American colleges, and not just among student activists. With student protests limited by new…
Continue Reading How Project 2025’s rightward vision became a flashpoint in this year’s election
AP Congressional Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — For a year, Project 2025 has endured as a persistent force in the presidential election. It’s…
Continue Reading In annual religious pilgrimage, Panamanians crawl to reach the Black Christ of Portobelo
Associated Press PORTOBELO, Panama (AP) — At dawn, pilgrims like Ernesto Troya undertook the hardest stretch of their journey to reach the image of…
Continue Reading Obama and Walz urge Democrats to vote early in battleground Wisconsin
Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Voters lined up across battleground Wisconsin to cast their ballots on the first day of early, in-person…
Continue Reading How Project 2025’s rightward vision became a flashpoint in this year’s election
AP Congressional Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — For the past year, Project 2025 has endured as a persistent force in the presidential election,…
Continue Reading King Charles III’s Commonwealth visit to Samoa will highlight climate change … and dance
Associated Press LONDON (AP) — King Charles III should be prepared to dance when he visits Samoa this week. Freddie Tuilagi made sure of that when…
Continue Reading King Charles III ends first Australian visit by a reigning British monarch in 13 years
Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — King Charles III is ending the first visit to Australia by a reigning British monarch in 13 years with…
Continue Reading Two plead guilty to murder of former Air India suspect Ripudaman Singh Mali
NEW WESTMINSTER, British Columbia (AP) — Two men charged in the killing of former Air India bombing suspect Ripudaman Singh Malik have pleaded…
Continue Reading Here’s why every Australian can request, and receive, a free portrait of King Charles
Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Photo portraits of King Charles are available in Australia under a little-known government policy…
Continue Reading 11 pro-Palestinian protesters are arrested after occupying building at University of Minnesota
Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — About a dozen pro-Palestinian protesters have been arrested at the University of Minnesota after they briefly…
Continue Reading Court decisions in Michigan and North Carolina deny GOP challenges to overseas voters
Courts in Michigan and North Carolina on Monday rejected attempts by Republicans to disqualify the ballots of certain overseas voters. Both cases…
Continue Reading A million children in Pakistan miss polio vaccine shots as cases spike
By Lex Harvey, Sophia Saifi and Asim Khan, CNN Islamabad, Pakistan (CNN) — Polio is once again spreading in Pakistan, where officials say more…
Continue Reading FTC’s rule banning fake online reviews goes into effect
WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal rule banning fake online reviews is now in effect. The Federal Trade Commission issued the final rule in August banning…
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Sapelo Island ferry resumes operations after deadly boat dock gangway collapse
By Nicole Chavez, Michelle Watson and Sarah Dewberry (CNN) — A ferry connecting an island off the coast of Georgia resumed operations Monday…
Continue Reading Peru’s ex-president Toledo gets more than 20 years in prison in case linked to corruption scandal
Associated Press LIMA, Peru (AP) — Peru’s former President Alejandro Toledo on Monday was sentenced to 20 years and six months in prison in a…
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