Ex-NYC COVID adviser is fired after video reveals he attended parties during pandemic
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A former New York City official who helped coordinate the city’s response to the pandemic has been fired from…
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Video game actors’ union calls for strike against ‘League of Legends’
AP Technology Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — “League of Legends” is caught in the middle of a dispute between Hollywood’s actors union and an…
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A year ago Kevin McCarthy was booted as House speaker. Mike Johnson is trying to avoid that fate
AP Congressional Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — One year since House Speaker Kevin McCarthy was booted from office after Congress voted to fund…
Continue Reading Woman alleges Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs raped her on video in latest lawsuit
AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Another woman sued Sean “Diddy” Combs on Tuesday, alleging that the music mogul and his head of…
Continue Reading West Virginia state senator arrested on suspicion of DUI, 2nd arrest in months
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A West Virginia state lawmaker who was arrested last month is facing new charges after police say they suspect he was…
Continue Reading Wisconsin capital city sends up to 2,000 duplicate absentee ballots, leading to GOP concerns
Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Up to 2,000 voters in Wisconsin’s heavily Democratic capital of Madison were sent duplicate absentee…
Continue Reading Survivors of sex abuse at Illinois juvenile detention facilities hope for justice
Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Survivors of child sex abuse at juvenile detention facilities in Illinois are hoping for justice. Hundreds of…
Continue Reading Invitation Homes agrees to pay $48 million to settle claims it saddled tenants with hidden fees
AP Business Writer The nation’s largest owner of single-family homes for rent has agreed to pay $48 million to settle claims by the Federal Trade…
Continue Reading Italy’s automotive workers plan to strike on Oct. 18 over a fall in output at Stellantis
ROME (AP) — Italy’s main metalworkers union says workers in the automotive sector will go on strike on Oct. 18 in protest of declining output…
Continue Reading GOP governor halts push to prevent Trump from losing one of Nebraska’s electoral votes
Associated Press An effort to prevent Donald Trump from losing a potentially crucial electoral vote from Nebraska appears dead. Republican Gov. Jim…
Continue Reading Boeing gives union more time to vote on an offer that’s getting poor reviews from striking workers
Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — Boeing is giving the union representing striking factory workers more time to consider a revised contract offer…
Continue Reading US company accuses Mexico of expropriating its property on the Caribbean coast
MEXICO CITY (AP) — An American quarry company says the Mexican government has carried out a de facto expropriation of its properties on…
Continue Reading Capitol rioter mistakenly released from prison after appeals court ruling, prosecutors say
Associated Press The federal Bureau of Prisons mistakenly released an Iowa man from custody before he finished serving his 30-month sentence for…
Continue Reading Qatar is the second Muslim nation whose citizens can travel to the US without a visa
AP Diplomatic Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The Gulf nation of Qatar has become just the second Muslim-majority country to be admitted into a program that…
Continue Reading Ex-officer testifies in tears he’s sorry for Tyre Nichols beating. ‘I made his child fatherless’
Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — A former Memphis police officer who has pleaded guilty to violating Tyre Nichols’ civil rights testified…
Continue Reading Department of Justice sues Visa, alleges the card issuer monopolizes debit card markets
AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The U.S. Justice Department has filed an antitrust lawsuit against Visa, alleging that the financial services…
Continue Reading California judge charged in wife’s death is arrested on suspicion of drinking alcohol while on bail
Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — A California judge has been taken into custody after another judge contended that he lied about drinking…
Continue Reading Trump mixes up the name of Charlottesville, Virginia, during his speech in Georgia
WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump flubbed the name of Charlottesville, Virginia, while going off script during a speech on Tuesday otherwise focused…
Continue Reading Woman accuses Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs and bodyguard of drugging and assaulting her in 2001 and filming it
By Eric Levenson, CNN (CNN) — A woman accused music mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs and his bodyguard of drugging and assaulting her in 2001 and…
Continue Reading Key takeaways from AP’s interview with Francis Ford Coppola about ‘Megalopolis’
AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — You have by now probably heard a few things about “Megalopolis.” Maybe you know that Coppola financed the $120…
Continue Reading Haitian group in Springfield, Ohio, files citizen criminal charges against Trump and Vance
Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The leader of a nonprofit representing the Haitian community has invoked a private-citizen right to file…
Continue Reading Two powerful unions join protests in Martinique over the high cost of living
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Two powerful unions on the French Caribbean island of Martinique have joined protests against high living costs that…
Continue Reading US is sending $375 million in military aid to Ukraine and will announce billions more
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration has announced the U.S. will send Ukraine an undisclosed number of medium-range cluster…
Continue Reading Prince Harry says harms of social media have created an ‘epidemic’ for today’s youth
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Prince Harry said today’s youth is in the midst of an “epidemic” of anxiety, depression and social isolation…
Continue Reading Georgia court could reject counting presidential votes for Cornel West and Claudia De la Cruz
Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia Supreme Court justices are expressing skepticism that votes for presidential candidates Cornel West and…
Continue Reading Guatemala to send 150 military police officers to help fight gangs in Haiti
GUATEMALA CITY, Guatemala (AP) — Guatemalan President Bernardo Arévalo says his country will send 150 military police officers to help Haiti fight…
Continue Reading Pennsylvania county must tell voters if it counted their mail-in ballot, court rules
Associated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — A state appeals court is upholding a lower court’s finding that a Republican-controlled county in…
Continue Reading A Texas county has told an appeals court it has a right to cull books on sex, gender and racism
Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Lawyers for a Texas county that wants to keep 17 books off its library shelves went before 18 federal appeals…
Continue Reading Home address of Detroit Lions head coach posted online following team’s playoff loss
BLOOMFIELD TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — A classmate of Detroit Lions Head Coach Dan Campbell’s daughter reposted the family’s home address on…
Continue Reading Dior’s sporty elegance and urban grit hits Paris Fashion Week
AP Fashion Writer PARIS (AP) — Maria Grazia Chiuri’s Dior collection took a sporty turn, blending athletic prowess with an urban menace on…
Continue Reading Texas man who waived his right to appeal death sentence is executed for killing infant son
Associated Press HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) — A Texas man who waived his right to appeal his death sentence has received a lethal injection for killing…
Continue Reading What is Hezbollah, the group battling Israel in Lebanon?
Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — After almost a year of trading fire, Israel and the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah are now engaged in ferocious…
Continue Reading Tren de Aragua gang started in Venezuela’s prisons and now spreads fear in the US
Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — Law enforcement authorities across the U.S. are increasingly focused on a Venezuelan gang behind a spate of violent…
Continue Reading Passenger killed when horse smashes through windshield during California highway crashes
NORCO, Calif. (AP) — Authorities say the passenger in a car was killed when a horse smashed through the windshield during a series of crashes on a…
Continue Reading Tom Watson, longtime Associated Press broadcast editor in Kentucky, has died at age 85
Associated Press LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Tom Watson, a hall of fame broadcast reporter whose career included decades as a broadcast editor for The…
Continue Reading John Leguizamo reaches back in time to reclaim Latin American history for a PBS documentary series
AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — If you think Latin American history starts with Christopher Columbus, John Leguizamo would like to have a…
Continue Reading Retired NFL quarterback Brett Favre says he has Parkinson’s disease
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Retired NFL quarterback Brett Favre has been diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease, he told a congressional…
Continue Reading FAMU postpones upcoming home game against Alabama A&M because of threat of Helene
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida A&M University has postponed its upcoming college football game against Alabama A&M because of Tropical…
Continue Reading 80 years after D-Day the family of a Black World War II combat medic receives his medal for heroism
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Waverly B. Woodson Jr., who was part of the only African American combat unit involved in the D-Day invasion…
Continue Reading OceanGate asked workers to forego paychecks, former employees tell investigators probing Titan implosion
By Dakin Andone and Graham Hurley, CNN (CNN) — The company that built and operated the Titan submersible asked employees to forego their pay as…
Continue Reading Francis Ford Coppola’s ‘Megalopolis’ is one from the heart
AP Film Writer TORONTO (AP) — You have by now probably heard a few things about “Megalopolis.” Maybe you know that Coppola financed the $120…
Continue Reading FBI: Son of suspect in Trump assassination attempt arrested on child sexual abuse images charges
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The son of the man suspected in the assassination attempt in Florida against former President Donald Trump has…
Continue Reading A snowmobiler who crashed into a parked Black Hawk helicopter is awarded $3 million
Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — A federal judge has ruled that the government is liable for a nighttime collision involving a snowmobiler who…
Continue Reading Ukraine says its soldiers recaptured a Russian stronghold after hand-to-hand fighting
Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Officials say Ukrainian troops engaged in hand-to-hand combat as they drove Russian forces out of a huge…
Continue Reading Missouri executes a man for the 1998 killing of a woman despite her family’s calls to spare his life
Associated Press BONNE TERRE, Mo. (AP) — A Missouri man convicted of breaking into a woman’s home and repeatedly stabbing her was executed…
Continue Reading House Republicans advance contempt charges against Secretary Blinken over Afghanistan testimony
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans on the House Foreign Affairs Committee have advanced contempt of Congress charges against Secretary…
Continue Reading Thailand legalizes same-sex marriage, allows couples to wed starting in January
BANGKOK (AP) — Thailand’s landmark marriage equality bill has been officially written into law, allowing same-sex couples to legally wed. The law…
Continue Reading Maryland sues the owner and manager of the ship that caused the Key Bridge collapse
Associated Press BALTIMORE (AP) — The state of Maryland has added to the legal troubles facing the owner and operator of the container ship Dali,…
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Police arrest five people over fake Brad Pitt scam after two women lost $362,000
By Jack Guy, CNN (CNN) — Police in Spain have arrested five people accused of scamming two women out of 325,000 euros ($362,000) by pretending…
Continue Reading Marley Brothers upholds father’s legacy with first tour in 2 decades
AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Bob Marley’s musical legacy of harmony and peace has hit the road with his sons bringing their…
Continue Reading American consumers are feeling less confident as concerns about jobs take center stage
AP Business Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — American consumers are feeling less confident this month and concerns about jobs rose significantly. The…
Continue Reading Almost all small businesses are using a software tool that is enabled by AI
AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — More small firms say they’re harnessing AI to help their businesses. In a survey by The U.S. Chamber of…
Continue Reading Italian designer Alberta Ferretti resigns as creative director of the brand she founded 43 years ago
ROME (AP) — Italian designer Alberta Ferretti announced on Tuesday she is stepping down as creative director of the eponymous brand she founded…
Continue Reading Media freedom group sounds alarm on increased security risks for local journalists in Africa’s Sahel
Associated Press DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — A media freedom group says local journalists in the African Sahel are facing increased security risks as…
Continue Reading In the gateway to the Arctic, fat, ice and polar bears are crucial. All three are in trouble.
AP Science Writer ON HUDSON BAY (AP) — In the gateway to the Arctic, fat and sea ice are crucial, intertwined and dwindling. And scientists say…
Continue Reading A bitter fight between two tribes over sacred land where one built a casino
Associated Press WETUMPKA, Ala. (AP) — At the height of Muscogee power, thousands of people filled the tribe’s sprawling territory on the lush…
Continue Reading US Navy replenishment ship damaged after refueling warships in the Middle East
Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A U.S. Navy replenishment ship operating in the Middle East has sustained damage and the cause…
Continue Reading Sri Lanka’s new president calls a parliamentary election for November to consolidate his mandate
Associated Press COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka’s new President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has dissolved parliament and called for a…
Continue Reading Policing group says officers must change how and when they use physical force on US streets
Associated Press An influential group of law enforcement leaders is pushing police departments across the U.S. to change how officers use force when…
Continue Reading Tyreek Hill’s traffic stop can be a reminder of drivers’ constitutional rights
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The question of one’s responsibility to comply with all instructions given by a law enforcement officer…
Continue Reading New Caledonia marks anniversary of French colonization with tight security and simmering tensions
Associated Press NOUMEA, New Caledonia (AP) — New Caledonia has marked the anniversary of its French colonization. There’s tight security and…
Continue Reading Trump calls for 100% tariffs on cars made in Mexico as part of US manufacturing plan
Associated Press SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — Donald Trump on Tuesday pledged to stop U.S. businesses from shipping jobs overseas and to take other…
Continue Reading Tropical Storm Helene is expected to become a hurricane. Florida residents begin evacuating
Associated Press Tropical Storm Helene formed Tuesday in the Caribbean Sea and could strengthen into a major hurricane while moving north toward the…
Continue Reading Iran believes all remaining workers have died in coal mine explosion, raising death toll to 49
Associated Press TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran said Tuesday it believes the remaining workers trapped by an explosion at a coal mine in the…
Continue Reading Man smashes Ai Weiwei sculpture at exhibition opening in Italy
Associated Press ROME (AP) — A man smashed a sculpture by Chinese artist and activist Ai Weiwei during the private opening of his exhibition in the…
Continue Reading Hezbollah is not Hamas. Can Israel afford another all-out war?
By Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN (CNN) — After nearly a year of fighting in Gaza, Israel is ramping up hostilities with Hezbollah in Lebanon, with covert…
Continue Reading Floodwater reservoir becomes Poland’s hero for preventing major flooding
Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Grateful Poles are heaping praise to honor their silent hero that just saved them: a floodwater reservoir…
Continue Reading North Korea vows response to US submarine’s visit to South Korea
Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has vowed to boost the country’s nuclear war…
Continue Reading 2 lawmen linked to Maine’s deadliest shooting are vying for job as county sheriff
Associated Press BATH, Maine (AP) — Two law enforcement officers were thrust into the media spotlight after Maine’s deadliest shooting. Now…
Continue Reading Turkish prosecutors charge 13 over Istanbul nightclub fire that killed 29
ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkish state-run media says prosecutors have charged 13 public officials over a fire that killed 29 people at an Istanbul…
Continue Reading Kosovo’s leader demands Serbia hand over gunmen who attacked police
Associated Press BANJSKA, Kosovo (AP) — Kosovar Prime Minister Albin Kurti has held Serbia accountable for trying to annex part of Kosovo following…
Continue Reading The last of 8 escaped bulls from a Massachusetts rodeo is caught on highway
NORTH ATTLEBORO, Mass. (AP) — A lone bull on the lam that was one of eight that escaped from a rodeo in a Massachusetts mall parking lot has been…
Continue Reading Swiss police detain several people in connection with suspected death in a ‘suicide capsule’
Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — Police in northern Switzerland say several people have been detained and a criminal case opened in connection with…
Continue Reading The ICC is asked to investigate a crackdown on opposition in Tunisia and claims of migrant abuse
Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Lawyers and families of jailed Tunisian opposition leaders are calling on the International Criminal…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for Sept. 24: Middle East, Hurricane season, Immigration, Boeing strike, School safety
By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — Preparations are underway for the vice presidential debate on October 1, where candidates Tim Walz and JD…
Continue Reading China says it will investigate fashion firm PVH for suspected boycott of Xinjiang products
BEIJING (AP) — China’s Commerce Ministry says it will investigate the fashion company PVH, which owns brands like Tommy Hilfiger and Calvin…
Continue Reading Harris is more popular than Trump among AAPI voters, a new APIA Vote/AAPI Data survey finds
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris is viewed more favorably by Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander…
Continue Reading Missouri executes Marcellus Williams despite prosecutors and the victim’s family asking that he be spared
By Cindy Von Quednow and Holly Yan, CNN (CNN) — Marcellus Williams, whose murder conviction was questioned by a prosecutor, died by lethal…
Continue Reading Israel bombards Hezbollah, killing a top commander, while families flee southern Lebanon
Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Israel killed a top Hezbollah commander Tuesday as part of a two-day bombing campaign that has left more than 560…
Continue Reading ‘It’s ok to be anxious’: Here’s what it was like for Apalachee High School students to return to school today
By Brammhi Balarajan and Andy Rose, CNN Winder, Georgia (CNN) — Isaiah Hooks was having a great start to his sophomore year at Apalachee High…
Continue Reading UK leader Starmer aims to shed gloomy image by saying things will get better — eventually
Associated Press LIVERPOOL, England (AP) — British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has tried to shake off his image as a gloom-monger by telling voters…
Continue Reading Two foreign tourists, a baby and his grandmother, are missing after floods hit central Italy
ROME (AP) — Two foreign tourists, a 5-month-old baby and his grandmother, are missing after floods hit Italy’s central Tuscany region. Rescuers…
Continue Reading German police will increase the number of bodyguards for leading politicians
BERLIN (AP) — A German police office that provides security for leading politicians says it plans to increase the number of bodyguards…
Continue Reading Sweden says Iran was behind thousands of text messages calling for revenge over Quran burnings
Associated Press COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Sweden says that Iran was behind thousands of text messages that were sent to people in the…
Continue Reading Hurricane John falls apart after causing deadly mudslides on Mexico’s southern Pacific coast
Associated Press MARQUELIA, Mexico (AP) — Hurricane John fell apart as quickly as it formed but left destruction along Mexico’s southern Pacific…
Continue Reading Australian woman detained in Turkey over alleged links to Kurdish insurgents
Associated Press ISTANBUL (AP) — State-run media in Turkey says an Australian women has been arrested in Turkey over her alleged links to a Kurdish…
Continue Reading Tropical Storm John turns deadly after slamming into Mexico, bringing heavy rain and landslides
By Chris Lau, Gene Norman and Monica Garrett, CNN (CNN) — Two people have died in a landslide after Hurricane John slammed into Mexico’s…
Continue Reading Two tales from one city show the challenges Pope Francis faces to retain his flock in Europe
Associated Press HALLE, Belgium (AP) — Pope Francis will be visiting Belgium on a trip starting Thursday, facing a flock ravaged by countless…
Continue Reading Israeli strikes cause deadliest day in Lebanon in nearly 2 decades. Here’s what we know
By Helen Regan, CNN (CNN) — Israel launched an intense barrage of airstrikes across swathes of Lebanon on Monday in what was the deadliest day…
Continue Reading Canadian held for more than 1,000 days describes ‘psychological’ torture in Chinese detention
By Lex Harvey, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — Michael Kovrig, one of two Canadian men detained in China for more than 1,000 days on alleged spying…
Continue Reading Israel-Hamas war latest: Two-day death toll from Israeli strikes in Lebanon reaches 564
Lebanese health authorities have raised the death toll from two days of Israeli airstrikes targeting Hezbollah militants in Lebanon to 564.…
Continue Reading Soccer pitch collapses as parts of the UK are hit by flash floods
LONDON (AP) — A soccer pitch in London collapsed and parts of the United Kingdom are submerged by flash floods after some areas saw a month’s…
Continue Reading Japan asks China to ensure the safety of Japanese citizens after a schoolboy was fatally stabbed
Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa has asked her Chinese counterpart to ensure the safety of Japanese citizens…
Continue Reading Weeks after a school shooting, students return for classes at Apalachee High School
Associated Press/Report for America WINDER, Ga. (AP) — Students have begun pouring into Apalachee High School weeks after a school shooter killed…
Continue Reading Brick by brick, Morocco rebuilds 12th-century mosque destroyed by 2023 earthquake
Associated Press TINMEL, Morocco (AP) — The hand-carved domes and brick-laid arches had almost all been put back together when an earthquake shook…
Continue Reading There are 5 executions set over a week’s span in the US. That’s the most in decades
Associated Press OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Death row inmates in five separate states were set to be put to death in the span of one week. If the fifth…
Continue Reading Guterres tells UN meeting that impunity, inequality and other challenges risk engulfing the world
Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The head of the United Nations is warning world leaders that impunity, inequality and uncertainty are…
Continue Reading Brazil’s Lula talks climate at UN, but Amazon fires back home undermine his message
Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva opened the U.N. General Assembly with a call on the world to…
Continue Reading Unversed in UNGA? Stumped by SDGs? Here’s a handy glossary of UN General Assembly meeting lingo
Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. General Assembly’s yearly meeting of world leaders is here. And with it comes an array of…
Continue Reading Several states are making late changes to election rules, even as voting is set to begin
Associated Press Across the U.S., including in some of the nation’s presidential swing states, new or recently altered state laws are changing how…
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