James Darren, ‘Gidget’ teen idol, singer and director, dies at 88
Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — James Darren, a teen idol who helped ignite the 1960s surfing craze as a charismatic beach boy paired off with…
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In Asia, pope urges Indonesia to live up to promise of ‘harmony in diversity,’ fight extremism
Associated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Pope Francis urged Indonesia to live up to its promise of “harmony in diversity” and fight religious…
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Fierce storm blows out of northern Philippines after leaving 14 dead in landslides and floods
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — A fierce storm is blowing out of the northern Philippines after leaving at least 14 people dead in landslides, floods…
Continue Reading Venezuela opposition presidential candidate Gonzalez wanted for arrest for ‘crimes associated with terrorism’
By Mauricio Torres and Abel Alvarado, CNN (CNN) — Venezuelan authorities have issued an arrest warrant for the former presidential candidate…
Continue Reading US Open: Jessica Pegula’s 7th Grand Slam quarterfinal will be against No. 1 Iga Swiatek
AP Tennis Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Jessica Pegula is back in the quarterfinals at the U.S. Open after a 6-4, 6-2 victory over Diana Shnaider on…
Continue Reading Venezuelan judge issues arrest warrant for opposition’s former presidential candidate
Associated Press CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — A Venezuelan judge on Monday issued an arrest warrant for the opposition’s former presidential…
Continue Reading Missouri officer dies after crashing into a tree during high speed chase
OSAGE BEACH, Mo. (AP) — A Missouri police officer and mother of six children died after losing control of her patrol vehicle and crashing into a…
Continue Reading Tunisia’s electoral authority approves just 2 candidates to challenge Saied. 1 has been detained
Associated Press TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — Tunisia’s electoral authority has approved just two candidates to challenge President Kais Saied in…
Continue Reading Hondurans disillusioned with leader amid scandal and end to US extradition treaty
Associated Press TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras (AP) — An incriminating admission by the brother-in-law of Honduras’ president just days after the Central…
Continue Reading The 49ers place rookie Ricky Pearsall on the non-football injury list after shooting
AP Pro Football Writer SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — San Francisco 49ers rookie receiver Ricky Pearsall was placed on the non-football injury list…
Continue Reading Argentine court lets two French rugby players accused of rape fly home as investigation continues
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Argentine prosecutors say they would let two French rugby players accused of violently raping a woman to fly home,…
Continue Reading Real estate magnate who came close to winning Colombia’s presidential election dies from cancer
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Rodolfo Hernández, a controversial real estate magnate and anti-corruption crusader, who came close to winning…
Continue Reading Q&A: Ian McKellen is his own harshest critic as he discusses his stage fall and new thriller
Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Ian McKellen is listening to his inner critic. It’s beating him up for not finishing out his latest theater role…
Continue Reading Hajj Pilgrimage Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at Hajj, an annual pilgrimage to Mecca in Saudi Arabia. On average, more than two million…
Continue Reading Howard University’s capstone moment: Kamala Harris at top of the ticket
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — As a young college student, Kamala Harris made the nearly 3-mile trip from Howard University to the National…
Continue Reading Walz unharmed after some of the vehicles near the back of his motorcade crash in Milwaukee
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Some vans at the back of a motorcade carrying Democratic vice presidential nominee Tim Walz crashed on the highway while heading…
Continue Reading Explosion levels southwest Louisiana home, killing teen from Alabama and injuring 5
RAGLEY, La. (AP) — Investigators are trying to determine the cause of an explosion that destroyed a southwest Louisiana home, killing a teenage boy…
Continue Reading Correction: Italy-Yacht Sinks story
MILAN (AP) — In a story published Sept. 2, 2024, about the completion of the first autopsies of victims of the Bayesian super yacht sinking off…
Continue Reading Alabama man charged with murder in gas station shooting deaths of 3 near Birmingham
BESSEMER, Ala. (AP) — Police have charged a 20-year-old Alabama man with capital murder in the shooting deaths of three men at a gas station near…
Continue Reading Paralympics fans learn when to be silent and when to make noise at sports for the visually impaired
Associated Press PARIS (AP) — A soft voice from the loudspeaker reminds the restless crowd: “Shhh. Shhh.” The whistle blows. Suddenly,…
Continue Reading Mexico finds the devil is in the details with laws against gender-based attacks on women politicians
MEXICO CITY (AP) — In a U.S. electoral campaign punctuated by jibes about “childless cat ladies,” some might wish there were rules against…
Continue Reading 4 people were killed on a transit train near Chicago, apparently while sleeping, police say
By Cheri Mossburg and Bill Kirkos, CNN (CNN) — Four people who appeared to be sleeping on a Chicago transit train were fatally shot Monday…
Continue Reading Hewlett Packard won’t drop its UK claim against tech mogul Mike Lynch, who died when his yacht sank
LONDON (AP) — Hewlett Packard Enterprise said Monday it won’t drop its U.K. claim for damages against the estate of British tech mogul Mike…
Continue Reading ‘You can almost see the ground move’: State of emergency declared in California as land movement threatens power lines
By Andy Rose, CNN (CNN) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom declared a state of emergency Tuesday in the city of Rancho Palos Verdes as severe land…
Continue Reading US government seizes plane used by Venezuelan president, citing sanctions violations
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. government has seized a luxury jet used by Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro that officials say was…
Continue Reading Turkey detains 15 members of anti-American youth group for assaulting 2 US servicemen
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey’s state-run agency says authorities have detained 15 members of an anti-American youth organization who…
Continue Reading African nations are losing up to 5% of their GDP per year with climate change, a new report says
Associated Press DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — A new report says African nations are losing up to 5% of their GDP every year as they bear a heavier burden…
Continue Reading Florida man sentenced for attacking Jewish teens
ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. (AP) — A Florida man has been sentenced to 10 years in prison after pleading no contest to attacking four Jewish teenagers…
Continue Reading Volkswagen aims to cancel a no-layoffs pledge and won’t rule out closing plants in Germany
AP Business Writer FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Volkswagen says it’s not getting the cost reductions that it needs – and won’t rule…
Continue Reading 5 people shot at New York’s West Indian American Day Parade, police say
NEW YORK (AP) — Five people were shot Monday at New York City’s West Indian American Day Parade, police said. It’s the latest instance of…
Continue Reading 2 dead and 4 injured after man drives his car through restaurant patio in Minnesota
ST. LOUIS PARK, Minn. (AP) — Police and hospital officials say two people are dead and at least four are injured after a man drove his car through…
Continue Reading Investigators say crime lab improvements aided arrest of Alabama man in 24-year-old Georgia murder
LAFAYETTE, Ga. (AP) — A 63-year-old man has been arrested in Alabama in the 2000 murder of a northwest Georgia woman. The Georgia Bureau of…
Continue Reading Azerbaijan president’s party retains dominance in parliament election
Preliminary results of Azerbaijan’s parliamentary elections show the party of Azerbaijan’s strongman president has retained dominance. An…
Continue Reading 4 people fatally shot on Chicago-area train, police say
FOREST PARK, Ill. (AP) — A shooting on a commuter train outside Chicago on Labor Day morning left four people dead, police said. Three people were…
Continue Reading A vandal shatters windows and doors at Buffalo City Hall
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — A vandal has smashed windows and shattered glass doors at Buffalo City Hall. Police say the incident happened around 6:30 p.m.…
Continue Reading A suicide bomber detonates in Afghan capital, killing at least 6 people and injuring 13
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Police in the Afghan capital say a suicide bomber carried out an attack killing at least six people and injuring 13 others. The…
Continue Reading Brazil Supreme Court panel unanimously upholds judge’s decision to block X nationwide
Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — A Brazilian Supreme Court panel has unanimously upheld the decision of one of its justices to block…
Continue Reading Ukrainian children in Poland are now required by law to attend school after years of online learning
Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Large numbers of Ukrainian refugee kids are expected to begin attending Polish schools this fall for the…
Continue Reading Military-run Myanmar to hold a census next month to prepare for election slated for 2025
Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — The head of Myanmar’s military government has declared that Myanmar will hold a national census next month to…
Continue Reading UK says it’s suspending some arms exports to Israel over the risk of breaking international law
Associated Press LONDON (AP) — U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s government said Monday that it’s suspending exports of some weapons…
Continue Reading Italian teen confesses to stabbing younger brother, parents. Prosecutors say no apparent motive.
MILAN (AP) — Italian prosecutors say a 17-year-old high school student, who confessed to stabbing to death his 12-year-old brother and parents, had…
Continue Reading Labor Day hotel strikes reflect the frustrations of a workforce largely made up of women of color
AP Business Writer More than 10,000 workers at 25 hotels across the U.S. were on strike Monday after choosing Labor Day weekend to amplify their…
Continue Reading Protesters in Nigeria face possible death penalty as accusation of treason brings outrage
Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — At least 10 protesters in Nigeria are facing a possible death penalty after being charged with treason over…
Continue Reading ‘We all failed you.’ Heartbreak at funeral for Israeli-American hostage in Jerusalem
Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — An Israeli-American family that became an international symbol in the struggle to free hostages from Hamas…
Continue Reading Putin arrives in Mongolia, a member of the ICC that issued an arrest warrant for him
Russian President Vladimir Putin has arrived in Mongolia, a member of the international court that issued an arrest warrant for him. The official…
Continue Reading Suspect, 15, arrested in shooting near Ohio high school that killed 1 teen, wounded 4
EUCLID, Ohio (AP) — Authorities say a 15-year-old suspect has been arrested in a shooting that killed another teenager and wounded four others near…
Continue Reading A University of Wisconsin-Whitewater gymnast was killed in shooting at off-campus apartment. Now a suspect is in custody
By Dakin Andone, CNN (CNN) — A man has been arrested in connection with the fatal shooting of a University of Wisconsin-Whitewater gymnast this…
Continue Reading A man accused of killing his girlfriend and leaving her body at Boston’s airport has been extradited to the US
By Faith Karimi and Larry Madowo, CNN (CNN) — A man accused of killing his girlfriend in Boston and fleeing to Kenya has been extradited back…
Continue Reading A senior Russian military commander detained in a fraud case as investigation widens
A senior Russian military commander has been detained in a fraud case. It’s the latest high-profile arrest in what appears to be a sweeping…
Continue Reading Swimmer known as the The Shark is trying again to cross Lake Michigan
GRAND HAVEN, Mich. (AP) — An extreme swimmer is back in Lake Michigan trying to cross one of the Great Lakes from Michigan to Wisconsin. Jim…
Continue Reading UN contract worker killed in Israeli strike over southern Lebanon
BEIRUT (AP) — An Israeli strike in southern Lebanon has killed two people in a car, including a contract worker at the United Nations’…
Continue Reading A landslide hits a bus in northern Pakistan and kills 3 people
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Police say a landslide has struck a bus in northern Pakistan, killing three people, including two security officials.…
Continue Reading Titanic expedition yields lost bronze statue, high-resolution photos and other discoveries
Associated Press A bronze statue from the Titanic — not seen in decades and feared to be lost for good — is among the discoveries made by the…
Continue Reading Could Oasis reunion come early? Saudi boxing promoter wants Liam and Noel together at Sept. 21 bout
AP Sports Writer The Oasis reunion could come earlier than expected. The Britpop-era band has ended a 15-year hiatus by announcing a tour of the…
Continue Reading An ethnic Greek politician and EU lawmaker is released on probation in Albania
Associated Press TIRANA, Albania (AP) — A former ethnic Greek mayor of an Albanian town whose imprisonment on vote-buying charges has strained…
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Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Nicki Kämpf watched her daughter toddle across the sand in a Berlin playground and wondered whether she and her…
Continue Reading A Kenyan man wanted in Massachusetts for allegedly killing his girlfriend has been extradited
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Authorities say a Kenyan man wanted in Massachusetts to face murder charges has been extradited nearly a year after he fled…
Continue Reading A Pakistani religious leader is tried in his absence for allegedly threatening Geert Wilders
Associated Press SCHIPHOL, Netherlands (AP) — Dutch prosecutors have demanded a 14-year sentence for a Pakistani Muslim leader accused of inciting…
Continue Reading US rights watchdog cites “a climate of fear” in Uganda oil development project
Associated Press KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Oil activities on the shores of Uganda’s Lake Albert have triggered widespread suffering among locals…
Continue Reading AfD becomes first far-right party to win German state election since 1945
By Christian Edwards, Claudio Otto, Matties Otto and Nadine Schmidt, CNN Berlin (CNN) — The Alternative for Germany (AfD) has become the first…
Continue Reading An attempted jailbreak in Congo’s main prison in Kinshasa leaves 2 inmates dead
Associated Press KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — Authorities in Congo say two inmates were killed when detainees tried to break out of the main prison in…
Continue Reading Cheerleader Olivia Flores was about to graduate. Instead, her family planned her funeral
By Alaa Elassar and Sara Smart, CNN (CNN) — It was a Saturday afternoon when Stephanie and Carlos Flores heard the ping of a notification on…
Continue Reading Pacific leaders’ summit erases mention of Taiwan after Chinese anger, fracturing a shaky accord
Associated Press NUKU’ALOFA, Tonga (AP) — Turmoil over China’s influence in the affairs of South Pacific island nations has flared as it…
Continue Reading Russian officials recover the bodies of all 22 people killed in a helicopter crash in the Far East
MOSCOW (AP) — Russian emergency officials say they have recovered the bodies of all 22 people from a helicopter that crashed in Russia’s Far East…
Continue Reading There’s no honeymoon for new UK leader Keir Starmer after a summer of unrest
Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Keir Starmer hasn’t had much of a summer honeymoon. Britain’s new prime minister was elected in a landslide…
Continue Reading Poland holds a state burial for more than 700 victims of Nazi Germany’s World War II massacres
Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland has held a state burial of the remains of more than 700 victims of Nazi Germany’s World War II mass…
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Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — President Yoon Suk Yeol has boycotted the formal opening of South Korea’s National Assembly as…
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Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — The Alternative for Germany party’s success in two state elections piled new pressure on Chancellor Olaf…
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AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Imagine a customer-service center that speaks your language, no matter what it is. Alorica, a company in…
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Associated Press TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday pushed back against a new wave of pressure to reach a…
Continue Reading Netanyahu defiant as protesters demanding a ceasefire-for-hostages deal bring Israel to a halt
By Helen Regan, Irene Nasser, Tamar Michaelis, Dana Karni, Andrew Raine and Rob Picheta, CNN (CNN) — Hundreds of thousands of protesters took…
Continue Reading Tiger mauls handler at amusement park
By Angus Watson, CNN Sydney, Australia (CNN) — A tiger mauled its handler at a popular amusement park on the Gold Coast in Australia, leaving…
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Associated Press UZHHOROD, Ukraine (AP) — For Ukraine’s 16-year-olds, September marks the beginning of their final year of high school, a…
Continue Reading Yemen’s Houthi rebels target oil tanker in the Red Sea. US says rebels also hit Saudi-flagged tanker
Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — An attack by Yemen’s Houthi rebels targeted a Panama-flagged oil tanker in the Red Sea on…
Continue Reading Tiger bites handler at Australian amusement park
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — A tiger has bitten an animal handler on the arm at an Australian amusement park. Officials say the woman was taken by…
Continue Reading How do you get a grumpy 4-ton elephant to a new home 120 miles away? Call the elephant movers
Associated Press CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — When it comes to the niche business of moving elephants, Dr. Amir Khalil and his team might be the…
Continue Reading Some Lebanese who fear war is coming have an unusual backup plan: Moving to Syria
Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Residents of Beirut’s southern suburbs have been scrambling to make contingency plans since an Israeli…
Continue Reading Harris opposes US Steel’s sale to a Japanese firm during joint Pennsylvania event with Biden
Associated Press PITTSBURGH (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris used a joint campaign appearance with President Joe Biden in the critical swing…
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Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia launched an overnight barrage of drones and cruise and ballistic missiles at Kyiv, officials said…
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Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Worries of being uprooted from their jobs have returned for Laura Dodson and other federal workers, who have…
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Associated Press/Report for America NEW ORLEANS (AP) — New Orleans District Attorney Jason Williams promised to address the city’s history of…
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Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — For three months in 2016, Clare Hammond, a British journalist working in the Southeast Asian country of Myanmar,…
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AP Film Writer VENICE, Italy (AP) — Spanish filmmaker Pedro Almodóvar returned to the Venice Film Festival with stars Tilda Swinton and Julianne…
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Associated Press CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Decades after she was picked to be America’s first teacher in space, Christa McAuliffe is still a…
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AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Global shares were mixed in cautious trading Monday ahead of the Labor Day holiday in the U.S., when stock…
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Associated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Officials say a storm has unleashed pounding rains that set off landslides and flooded northern…
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AP Sports Writer ESPN has gone off the air on a major carrier for the second straight year during the U.S. Open tennis tournament and in the midst of…
Continue Reading Linda Deutsch, AP trial writer who had a front row seat to courtroom history, dies at 80
Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Linda Deutsch, a special correspondent for The Associated Press who for nearly 50 years wrote glittering first…
Continue Reading Grief and fury on Israel’s streets, as hostage killings pile pressure on Netanyahu to secure ceasefire deal
CNN By Lauren Izso, Tamar Michaelis, Tara John, Michael Rios and Eugenia Yosef, CNN (CNN) — From bustling Tel Aviv to the southern Israeli city…
Continue Reading Coco Gauff loses at the U.S. Open to Emma Navarro, ending her title defense with 19 double-faults
AP Tennis Writer NEW YORK (AP) — This is pretty much all anyone needs to know about defending champion Coco Gauff’s 6-3, 4-6, 6-3 loss to…
Continue Reading Grief and fury on Israel’s streets, as hostage killings pile pressure on Netanyahu to secure ceasefire deal
By Lauren Izso, Tamar Michaelis, Tara John, Michael Rios and Eugenia Yosef, CNN (CNN) — From bustling Tel Aviv to the southern Israeli city of…
Continue Reading Ukrainian badminton player chasing first Paralympic medal with an unexpected guest in the stands
Associated Press PARIS (AP) — Oksana Kozyna’s Paralympic debut was sure to have some unexpected moments, but the surprise she received might beat…
Continue Reading Tens of thousands in Mexico cheer on president’s proposed judicial reforms as protesters reject them
Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Tens of thousands of supporters of President Andrés Manuel López Obrador crowded around him as he began his…
Continue Reading Scottie Scheffler caps off record season with FedEx Cup title and $25 million bonus
AP Golf Writer ATLANTA (AP) — A Masters green jacket and an Olympic gold medal. A first-time father and his first time being arrested. A year…
Continue Reading Authorities in Guyana seize a record $200 million worth of cocaine hidden in a lush jungle
GEORGETOWN, Guyana (AP) — Authorities in the South American country of Guyana say they have seized more than 8,000 pounds (3,600 kilograms) of…
Continue Reading A Libyan human trafficker sanctioned by the UN has been killed in Tripoli, officials say
Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — Libyan officials say one of the country’s most wanted human trafficker was killed Sunday in the capital,…
Continue Reading Man fatally shoots 3 in Hawaii after ramming cars at neighbor’s home before being killed, police say
HONOLULU (AP) — Police say three people were killed and two others injured in a shooting at a home stemming from a dispute between neighbors in…
Continue Reading Cause probed in partial collapse of bleachers that injured 12 at a Texas rodeo arena
Report for America/Associated Press Authorities are investigating the weekend collapse of a portion of bleachers at a rodeo arena in Texas, injuring…
Continue Reading Shooting of 49ers rookie places renewed spotlight on crime in San Francisco
By Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN (CNN) — The shooting and attempted robbery of a San Francisco 49ers rookie in broad daylight in downtown San…
Continue Reading Thousands rally in Serbia accusing populist government of cracking down on anti-lithium activists
Associated Press BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Several thousand people have rallied in Serbia, accusing the populist government of a crackdown against…
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