Italian politicians express alarm at latest data breach allegedly affecting 800,000 citizens
MILAN (AP) — Politicians in Italy have called for better protection of citizens’ online data following a probe into a hacking scheme that…
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Albania stops a ship suspected of harboring massive amounts of toxic waste from docking
Associated Press TIRANA, Albania (AP) — Albanian officials say they prevented a ship suspected of transferring a huge amount of hazardous waste…
Continue Reading Who is comedian Tony Hinchcliffe, who insulted Puerto Rico at Trump’s Madison Square Garden rally?
AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Of the nearly 30 speakers who recently warmed up the crowd for Donald Trump at Madison Square Garden, one…
Continue Reading Brian Williams and Amazon are asking election night news-seekers to take a leap of faith with them
AP Media Writer Former NBC News anchor Brian Williams is asking people interested in election night news to take a leap of faith with him. He’s…
Continue Reading British man sentenced to 18 years for using AI to make child sexual abuse imagery
AP Business Writer LONDON (AP) — A British man who used artificial intelligence to create images of child abuse was sent to prison for 18 years.…
Continue Reading Keir Starmer warns the UK budget this week will reflect ‘harsh’ economic reality
Associated Press LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Keir Starmer says fixing Britain’s troubled economy will be a long haul in a “harsh”…
Continue Reading Apple launches the iPhone into the AI era with free software update
AP Technology Writer Apple has released a free software update that will inject its first dose of artificial intelligence into its iPhone 16 line-up…
Continue Reading After 127 years, Smucker’s has moved beyond jam. But its CEO still finds time to jam on weekends
AP Business Writer Smucker’s Uncrustables could soon hit $1 billion in annual sales. To keep up with demand for the frozen peanut butter and jelly…
Continue Reading 2 are killed when powered parachute aircraft flips while landing
NICHOLASVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Authorities say two people died when a powered parachute aircraft flipped while landing in Kentucky. The Jessamine County…
Continue Reading Supreme Court allows national horse racing safety rules to stay in effect, for now
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court is allowing national medication and anti-doping rules for horse racing to remain in effect while a court fight…
Continue Reading Man charged in hit-and-run that killed New Hampshire Air National Guard commander
DOVER, N.H. (AP) — A New Hampshire man has been indicted in a hit-and-run crash that killed the commander of the New Hampshire Air National Guard.…
Continue Reading Hungary’s Orban highlights EU dysfunction with a surprise trip to Georgia
Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban is again highlighting what a dysfunctional family the 27 nations of the…
Continue Reading Rare dime bought by Ohio farm family and hidden for decades fetches $500,000 at auction
TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) — An extraordinarily rare dime whose whereabouts had remained a mystery since the late 1970s has sold for just over $500,000. The…
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UK far-right activist Tommy Robinson jailed for 18 months
By Lauren Kent, CNN London (CNN) — British far-right political activist Tommy Robinson has been jailed for 18 months after he admitted to being…
Continue Reading Virginia asks US Supreme Court to reinstate removals of 1,600 voter registrations
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Virginia has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to intervene to allow the state to remove roughly 1,600 voters from…
Continue Reading A knife attack near a school in Beijing injures 5 people, including 3 children
BEIJING (AP) — A knife attack near a school in China’s capital has injured five people, including three children. Police say the attack occurred…
Continue Reading What does a shocking parliamentary loss for Japan’s long-ruling party mean?
Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japanese’s long-reigning coalition lost a majority in the parliamentary election, underscoring voters’ outrage…
Continue Reading Parties loyal to Uzbekistan’s president win parliament seats in election devoid of real opposition
Parties loyal to Uzbekistan’s president have swept parliament seats in an election devoid of any real opposition in the tightly-controlled Central…
Continue Reading Autonomous tech is coming to farming. What will it mean for crops and workers who harvest them?
Associated Press HOMESTEAD, Fla. (AP) — Jeremy Ford hates wasting water. As a mist of rain sprinkled the fields around him in Homestead, Florida,…
Continue Reading Authorities launch ‘interagency operation’ at federal jail in New York housing Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Investigators from multiple federal agencies launched an “interagency operation” on Monday at the troubled…
Continue Reading Attack on a Chad military base kills 40 soldiers, presidency says
Associated Press DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Chad’s presidency says unidentified assailants have killed at least 40 soldiers during an overnight attack…
Continue Reading Israel passes laws to restrict the work of a UN agency that is a lifeline for Gaza
Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s parliament has passed two laws that severely restrict the U.N. agency responsible for distributing aid…
Continue Reading Republicans seek votes among the Amish, who rarely cast them, in swing-state Pennsylvania
Associated Press LANCASTER, Pa. (AP) — On a recent weekday afternoon, an Amish man in a horse-drawn buggy navigated through a busy intersection of…
Continue Reading A decade of racial justice activism transformed politics, but landmark reforms remain elusive
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Cori Bush went from helping to lead an informal movement for racial justice to winning two terms as a…
Continue Reading Building collapse in Nigeria’s capital leaves at least 7 dead
Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — At least seven people have died when a building collapsed in Nigeria’s capital Abuja over the weekend.…
Continue Reading 2 people fatally shot in a rural area of northern Austria
VIENNA (AP) — Police say two people have been fatally shot in a rural area of northern Austria. The suspected shooter is on the run. The body of a…
Continue Reading Austrian mayor shot dead with suspect on the run, police say
By Claudia Otto and Christian Edwards, CNN (CNN) — A manhunt is underway in northern Austria after a hunter allegedly fatally shot two people…
Continue Reading North Korea has sent about 10,000 troops to Russia to likely fight against Ukraine, Pentagon says
Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — North Korea has sent about 10,000 troops to Russia to train and likely fight against Ukraine within “the next…
Continue Reading Volkswagen’s employee council says the automaker plans to close at least 3 German plants
BERLIN (AP) — The head of Volkswagen’s works council says the company has informed employee representatives that it wants to close at least…
Continue Reading In wartime Ukraine, soccer fans bury rivalries and find a moment of calm at matches
Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — At soccer games in Ukraine, crowd sizes are determined by the capacity of the nearest bomb shelter. For the…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for Oct. 28: Presidential race, Middle East, McDonald’s, Washington Post, Toxic smog
By Andrew Torgan and Tricia Escobedo, CNN (CNN) — When considering who is living paycheck to paycheck, households with an income of six-figures…
Continue Reading Founder of far-right English Defense League gets 18 months in prison for court contempt
Associated Press LONDON (AP) — A judge has sentenced the founder of the far-right English Defense League to a year and a half in prison for…
Continue Reading Beijing knife attack injures five, including three children, police say
By Shawn Deng and Christian Edwards, CNN (CNN) — Five people, including three children, have been injured in a stabbing attack in Beijing,…
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British lawmaker suspended after video shows him allegedly punching man in the street
By Rob Picheta, CNN (CNN) — A British lawmaker has been suspended by the governing Labour Party after footage appeared to show him punching a…
Continue Reading A Thai court drops a case over the deaths of Muslim protesters in 2004
Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — A court in southern Thailand has dropped a case against former state security personnel and officials over the…
Continue Reading For years, the Delphi double murder case went cold. Then a volunteer found a file with an interesting piece of information
By Zoe Sottile and Jean Casarez, CNN (CNN) — For five years after two teenage girls were killed and their bodies left along an Indiana trail,…
Continue Reading Duterte says he had a ‘death squad’ as mayor but didn’t order killings as Philippine president
Associated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has told a Senate inquiry that he maintained a “death…
Continue Reading Students return to school in Asheville, North Carolina, area as community faces Helene recovery
By Chris Boyette, CNN (CNN) — As communities devastated by Helene in western North Carolina work toward a post-storm recovery and dare to…
Continue Reading Social Democrats win Lithuania’s election, overcoming center-right government
Associated Press VILNIUS, Lithuania (AP) — Lithuania’s center-left opposition parties celebrated victory after prevailing over the center-right…
Continue Reading Tens of thousands rally in Georgia to denounce the parliamentary election they say was rigged
Associated Press TBILISI, Georgia (AP) — Tens of thousands of Georgians massed outside parliament, demanding the annulment of the weekend…
Continue Reading Borissov appears winner of Bulgaria’s parliamentary election
Associated Press SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) — The center-right GERB party of ex-premier Boyko Borissov appears to be the winner of Bulgaria’s…
Continue Reading Voters in Liechtenstein withdraw state funding from the country’s public radio broadcaster
BERLIN (AP) — Voters in Liechtenstein have voted to withdraw state funding from the tiny country’s public radio broadcaster, a decision that…
Continue Reading Woman survives snake bite during days lost in Australia’s Snowy Mountains
By Hilary Whiteman, CNN Brisbane, Australia (CNN) — A woman who went missing on a solo hike in Australia’s Snowy Mountains was found “dazed…
Continue Reading Diamond-rich Botswana holds an election with new economic challenges for a long-ruling party
Associated Press GABORONE, Botswana (AP) — Botswana will vote in a national election this week that will decide whether the ruling party extends a…
Continue Reading Pakistan begins another vaccination campaign after a worrying surge in polio cases
Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan has begun a nationwide vaccination campaign to protect 45 million children from polio after a surge in…
Continue Reading The trajectory of Ukraine’s fight against Russia hangs on the outcome of the US election
Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — There is no doubt that the U.S. election will determine the trajectory of the war in Ukraine. The status of…
Continue Reading The leaders of India and Spain launch India’s first private military aircraft plant
Associated Press VADODARA, India (AP) — Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Spanish counterpart Pedro Sanchez have inaugurated India’s…
Continue Reading Thick smog chokes northern India and eastern Pakistan ahead of Diwali
Story by Lex Harvey, photo curation by Noemi Cassanelli, CNN (CNN) — Thick, toxic smog has once again enveloped northern India and eastern…
Continue Reading France and Morocco announce high speed rail investments as Macron visits Rabat
Associated Press RABAT, Morocco (AP) — Morocco’s King Mohammed VI has welcomed French President Emmanuel Macron to Morocco, kicking off a state…
Continue Reading Developers begin cutting trees in a Tokyo park that environmentalists want to protect
TOKYO (AP) — Tree-cutting has begun in the Jingu Gaien park district of central Tokyo, a flashpoint for more than a year between environmentalists…
Continue Reading Woman charged with assaulting Australian senator who shouted at the king
Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — A woman has appeared in an Australian court charged with assaulting the Indigenous senator who shouted…
Continue Reading In their own words: What it’s like in a ‘chaos’ Congress and why these lawmakers keep coming back
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Polarizing. Challenging. A lot of wasted time. That’s how six lawmakers described what it is like being in the…
Continue Reading US voters concerned about post-election violence and efforts to overturn the results: AP-NORC poll
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — American voters are approaching the presidential election with deep unease about what could follow, including…
Continue Reading The dispute around a women’s volleyball team touches on a broader question: How to define ‘fair’
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — They play on the same team, but they couldn’t be further apart. One member of the women’s volleyball team at…
Continue Reading Here’s what to watch in the final full week of the presidential campaign
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Uncertainty reigns entering the final full week of the 2024 campaign with Democrat Kamala Harris and Republican…
Continue Reading Myanmar’s civil war reshaped in past year with coordinated offensive by powerful resistance groups
Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Three well-armed militias launched a surprise joint offensive in northeastern Myanmar a year ago, breaking a…
Continue Reading A French court postpones Gérard Depardieu’s sex assault trial because of his health
Associated Press PARIS (AP) — A criminal court in Paris on Monday postponed French actor Gérard Depardieu’s trial on charges of sexually…
Continue Reading Resistance forces push military regime close to brink in Myanmar
Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Three well-armed militias launched a surprise joint offensive in northeastern Myanmar a year ago, breaking a…
Continue Reading Stock market today: Wall Street climbs ahead of a big week for Big Tech as oil drops 6%
AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks closed broadly higher Monday as gains by some Big Tech companies helped offset a skid in oil-and-gas…
Continue Reading Former Bolivian president claims his car was hit by gunfire in attempted assassination
By Gerardo Lemos and Mitchell McCluskey, CNN (CNN) — Bolivia’s former president Evo Morales said his car was fired on in what he claimed was…
Continue Reading Latin superstar Bad Bunny backs Harris for president after comedian’s racist jokes at Trump event
Associated Press Bad Bunny threw his support behind Vice President Kamala Harris on Sunday by sharing a video of the Democratic presidential nominee…
Continue Reading In storm and blackout, an AP photographer finds a fisherman in a sliver of natural light
Associated Press HAVANA (AP) — Ramon Espinosa started working for The Associated Press in 2000 in Spain. Five years later, he was sent to the…
Continue Reading A man told police he had fallen off a cliff after being chased by a bear. Now he’s suspected of murder
By Zoe Sottile, CNN (CNN) — Tennessee authorities are searching for a man who they say called 911 claiming he had been chased by a bear –…
Continue Reading McDonald’s Quarter Pounder back on the menu after testing rules out beef patties as E. coli source
AP Technology Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — McDonald’s announced Sunday that Quarter Pounders will again be on its menu at hundreds of its…
Continue Reading Hallmark exec sought to replace ‘old talent,’ lawsuit alleges, naming actors like Lacey Chabert
Associated Press Hallmark Media executive vice president of programming Lisa Hamilton Daly instructed a former employee not to cast “old people”…
Continue Reading Israeli MP behind bill to expel key UN agency accuses US of interfering with process
By Dana Karni and Tim Lister, CNN (CNN) — An Israeli MP behind a bill that would prevent the main UN agency in Gaza and the West Bank from…
Continue Reading Alleging ‘Russian special operation,’ Georgian president calls for protests over disputed election
By Jill Dougherty, CNN Tbilisi, Georgia (CNN) — In a dramatic show of unity, Georgia’s often fractured opposition gathered at the…
Continue Reading Brazilian soccer fan dies after ambush by rival supporters
SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazilian authorities say a Cruzeiro soccer fan has died after a roadside ambush by rival supporters in São Paulo state on Sunday…
Continue Reading California’s commercial Dungeness crab season delayed again to protect whales
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The start of the commercial Dungeness crab season in California has been delayed for the seventh straight year to protect…
Continue Reading Timothée Chalamet crashes his own look-alike contest after police shut down crowded event
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Actor Timothée Chalamet made a surprise appearance at his own look-alike contest in Lower Manhattan. The…
Continue Reading Shohei Ohtani set to play for Dodgers in Game 3 of World Series following shoulder injury
AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Concerns seemed to vanish and Los Angeles Dodgers players wore smiles at Yankee Stadium as they prepared for…
Continue Reading A member of British Parliament suspended from Labour Party after video of apparent assault
LONDON (AP) — A member of the British Parliament has been suspended by the Labour Party after a video appeared to show him punching and knocking a…
Continue Reading British chef Jamie Oliver urges followers to help solve the ‘grate cheese robbery’
Associated Press LONDON (AP) — British chef Jamie Oliver is on the case of the stolen cheddar. Oliver, who rose to fame as “The Naked Chef”…
Continue Reading A Missouri elementary school building has been renamed after its beloved longtime custodian
By Jordan D. Brown, CNN (CNN) — A K-8 school in Swedeborg, Missouri, has renamed its building after its longtime favorite custodian in…
Continue Reading Destruction of Lebanon-Syria border crossings in Israeli airstrikes creates difficulties
Associated Press QUSAIR, Syria (AP) — A stream of refugees fleeing Lebanon to Syria crossed a narrow makeshift bridge on foot Sunday in the Qusair…
Continue Reading AP Top 25: Miami cracks top 5 for 1st time since 2017; Notre Dame, BYU and Texas A&M enter top 10
AP College Football Writer Miami edged ahead of Texas and climbed to No. 5 in The Associated Press Top 25 college football poll on Sunday, its…
Continue Reading Russian forces thwart attempted cross-border assault from Ukraine, official says
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian forces thwarted an attempt at another cross-border incursion by Ukraine into southwestern Russia, a local official…
Continue Reading Biden calls out Musk over a published report that the Tesla CEO once worked in the US illegally
NEW YORK (AP) — President Joe Biden has slammed Elon Musk for hypocrisy on immigration after a published report that the Tesla CEO once worked…
Continue Reading Small German-registered plane crashes in Moldova, killing lone pilot on board
CHISINAU, Moldova (AP) — A small German-registered plane crashed on Sunday in a town near Moldova’s capital, killing the lone pilot onboard,…
Continue Reading Japan plunged into political uncertainty after voters deliver dramatic defeat to longtime ruling party
By Helen Regan and Yumi Asada, CNN (CNN) — Japanese voters delivered a stinging rebuke to the country’s longtime ruling party in elections…
Continue Reading The Pope has shown openness to greater roles for women – but there’s pressure for him to go further
By Christopher Lamb and Antonia Mortensen, CNN (CNN) — A sense of urgency has been growing after the role of women emerged as a dominant theme…
Continue Reading ‘Venom: The Last Dance’ misses projections as superhero films’ grip on theaters loosens
AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — “Venom: The Last Dance” showed less bite than expected at the box office, collecting $51 million in its opening…
Continue Reading Iran’s imprisoned Nobel Peace Prize laureate hospitalized with severe health issues
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Activists say Iranian authorities have allowed imprisoned Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi to be…
Continue Reading Vance calls Russia an American adversary but won’t label Moscow as an enemy
Associated Press WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — Republican vice presidential nominee JD Vance says Russia is a U.S. adversary but suggests it’s…
Continue Reading Biden marks anniversary of Pittsburgh synagogue attack that killed 11
PITTSBURGH (AP) — President Joe Biden has marked the sixth anniversary Sunday of a gunman’s attack on a Pittsburgh synagogue that killed 11…
Continue Reading A car rams into a crowd outside a cathedral in Mexico and injures 16
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Local authorities in Mexico say a car rammed into a crowd outside a cathedral and injured at least 16 people Saturday night.…
Continue Reading Polls close in Uzbekistan’s parliamentary election held without real opposition
Polls have closed in Uzbekistan’s parliamentary election that featured no real opposition to the Central Asian country’s strongman…
Continue Reading They came to America looking for better lives — and better schools. The results were mixed
AP Education Writer AURORA, Colo. (AP) — The school system in Aurora, Colorado, is striving to accommodate more than 3,000 new students mostly from…
Continue Reading A colorful kite festival in South Africa raises awareness for mental health
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — Enthusiasts have flown kites of all kinds at an annual festival in South Africa that raises awareness for mental…
Continue Reading Georgia prosecutor who brought election case against Trump faces rare Republican challenger
Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — The Democratic Georgia prosecutor who brought charges against former President Donald Trump over efforts to…
Continue Reading Bolivia’s former President Evo Morales claims his car was shot at in attempted assassination
Associated Press LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) — Former President Evo Morales of Bolivia claims he survived an assassination attempt on Sunday after…
Continue Reading Previously unseen photos of Prince William with his mother Diana visiting homeless charity released
By Sophie Tanno, CNN (CNN) — Prince William has opened up about how a powerful childhood experience with his brother and late mother helped…
Continue Reading Miami’s win over Florida State was particularly emotional for RB Mark Fletcher
AP Sports Writer MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Mark Fletcher Jr. never considered not playing in Miami’s rivalry game against Florida State, for…
Continue Reading On Navajo Nation, a push to electrify more homes on the vast reservation
Associated Press HALCHITA, Utah (AP) — After a five-year wait, Lorraine Black and Ricky Gillis heard the rumblings of an electrical crew reach…
Continue Reading Migrant man dies trying to cross the English Channel after small boat deflates
PARIS (AP) — An Indian man about 40 years old has died in northern France after the inflated boat he and other migrants had boarded to cross the…
Continue Reading More than 120 killed in paramilitary rampage in east-central Sudan, UN and a doctors group say
Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — Fighters from the notorious paramilitary Rapid Support Forces ran riot in east-central Sudan in a multi-day attack…
Continue Reading 2 US House members seek to become North Carolina’s attorney general
Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The two men seeking to become North Carolina’s next attorney general are both outgoing members of…
Continue Reading The Vessel in NYC’s Hudson Yards reopens with safety netting 3 years after spate of suicides. But is it any better?
By Eric Levenson and Maria Aguilar Prieto, CNN (CNN) — The massive honeycomb structure known as the Vessel in New York City’s Hudson Yards…
Continue Reading Start your week smart: Tight presidential race, Gaza talks resume, abusive boarding schools, suitcase murder, oldest American
By Andrew Torgan and Daniel Wine, CNN (CNN) — Caring for a family member with dementia can be heartbreaking and difficult in so many ways. One…
Continue Reading Bavarian tradition honors St. Leonhard, patron saint of farmers, horses and livestock
Associated Press WARNGAU, Germany (AP) — Farmers and their horses have walked in a colorful parade through the small Bavarian town of Warngau to…
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