Inflation in Europe falls below 2% and opens the way for faster rate cuts
AP Business Writer FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Inflation in the 20 countries that use the euro fell to 1.8% in September, below the European Central…
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A likely Russian artillery strike kills at least 6 at a Ukrainian market
Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — An apparent Russian artillery strike has hit a market in the southern Ukraine city of Kherson, killing at…
Continue Reading Julian Assange says he pleaded ‘guilty to journalism’ to secure his freedom in first public remarks since leaving prison
By Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN (CNN) — WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has made his first public remarks since his release after he struck a…
Continue Reading Taiwan braces for a powerful typhoon to hit its largest port, after lashing northern Philippines
By Eric Cheung and Robert Shackelford, CNN Taipei, Taiwan (CNN) — Taiwan has put its military units on standby and closed schools and offices…
Continue Reading More than 20 are feared dead after a school bus catches fire in suburban Bangkok
Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — A bus carrying young students and their teachers on a school trip caught fire in suburban Bangkok on Tuesday,…
Continue Reading Jewish students fear climate of antisemitism on campus stoked by Israel-Hamas war
By Lianne Kolirin, CNN (CNN) — Up and down the United Kingdom, parents have been packing their cars with bedding, crockery and much more as…
Continue Reading Israeli troops have launched a ground offensive in southern Lebanon. Here’s what we know
By Helen Regan and Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN (CNN) — Israel has launched a ground operation across its northern border into Lebanon targeting the…
Continue Reading Wall Street retreats from records and oil prices jump after Iran’s missile attack on Israel
AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks retreated from their records Tuesday after Iran fired missiles into Israel, a sharp escalation of…
Continue Reading Xi vows ‘reunification’ with Taiwan on eve of Communist China’s 75th birthday
By Nectar Gan, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — Chinese leader Xi Jinping reiterated his pledge to achieve “reunification” with Taiwan on the eve of…
Continue Reading South Korea unveils its most powerful missile, which could reach North Korea’s underground bunkers
Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea has unveiled its most powerful ballistic missile that could target North Korea. It did so…
Continue Reading NATO’s new chief makes Ukraine support a top priority and says he will work with any US president
Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — The new head of NATO is vowing to help shore up Western support for war-ravaged Ukraine and says he can work with…
Continue Reading Rescuers search for missing people in Nepal following flooding and landslides that killed 224
Associated Press KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Rescuers in Nepal are searching for two dozen people still missing and trying to recover the bodies of…
Continue Reading Yemen’s Houthi rebels launch drone boat that hits ship in Red Sea as missile strikes another
Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Yemen’s Houthi rebels have launched an explosive-loaded drone that crashed into one ship in…
Continue Reading A judge considers whether to clarify 2 new Georgia election certification rules
Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — A judge is considering whether to issue clarification or guidance for two rules from the Georgia State Election…
Continue Reading A Texas man is executed for fatally stabbing twin teenage girls in 1989
Associated Press HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) — A Texas man has been executed for fatally stabbing twin 16-year-old girls more than three decades ago.…
Continue Reading Judge weighs jury instructions in trial of 3 former Memphis officers charged in Tyre Nichols’ death
Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — A judge has considered arguments related to dozens of pages of instructions that will be given to jurors in…
Continue Reading Albania’s opposition violently interrupt parliament session after lawmaker is sentenced to prison
Associated Press TIRANA, Albania (AP) — Albanian opposition lawmakers have violently disrupted a Parliament session to protest the imprisonment of…
Continue Reading Coldplay tickets for $11,000? Uproar in India after tickets sold out in minutes and resold for outrageously high prices
By Esha Mitra, Alex Stambaugh and Teele Rebane, CNN New Delhi (CNN) — Fans eagerly awaiting the return of Coldplay to India were shocked to…
Continue Reading A former hostage fought for her own life in Gaza. A year on, she fights for her husband’s freedom
Associated Press TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — As a hostage in Gaza, Aviva Siegel found herself begging for food and water. Since her release, she has…
Continue Reading WikiLeaks’ Julian Assange says he pleaded ‘guilty to journalism’ in order to be freed
Associated Press STRASBOURG, France (AP) — WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange says that he was freed because “I pled guilty to journalism.” In…
Continue Reading How one preschool uses PAW Patrol to teach democracy
AP Education Writer ANNANDALE, Va. (AP) — As lawmakers voted on a budget deal at the U.S. Capitol, a different kind of balloting was taking place a…
Continue Reading Claudia Sheinbaum sworn in as 1st female president of Mexico
Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Claudia Sheinbaum has been sworn in as Mexico’s first female president, riding the enthusiasm over her…
Continue Reading Jimmy Carter and his hometown of Plains celebrate the 39th president’s 100th birthday
Associated Press PLAINS, Ga. (AP) — Longtime friends, family and fans of Jimmy Carter milled around his hometown of Plains to celebrate his 100th…
Continue Reading Navigating US presidential politics, Zelenskyy met Trump and Harris. Now comes a harder part
Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s trip to the U.S. brought him face to face with the American…
Continue Reading Who is Claudia Sheinbaum, the scientist who will head Mexico as its first female president?
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Claudia Sheinbaum is Mexico’s first female leader in the nation’s more than 200 years of independence. The…
Continue Reading Trump rallies in Wisconsin’s critical Democratic stronghold ahead of the vice presidential debate
Associated Press WAUNAKEE, Wis. (AP) — Former President Donald Trump is spending the hours ahead of Tuesday night’s vice presidential debate…
Continue Reading Walz and Vance go in depth on policy while attacking each other’s running mates in VP debate
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — In a debate that evoked a calmer era in American politics, Tim Walz and JD Vance on Tuesday went after each…
Continue Reading Taiwan shuts schools and offices ahead of likely direct hit from powerful typhoon
Associated Press KAOHSIUNG, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwan has canceled dozens of flights, closed schools and offices and evacuated hundreds from vulnerable…
Continue Reading Knife attack in Shanghai supermarket kills 3, injures 15 others
BEIJING (AP) — A knife attack at a supermarket in Shanghai has killed three people and injured 15 others. Local police took a 37-year-old man…
Continue Reading Indian-controlled Kashmir votes in final phase of polls to elect local government
Associated Press SRINAGAR, India (AP) — Voting has begun in Indian-controlled Kashmir in the final phase of an election to choose a local…
Continue Reading China’s Communist Party has ruled for 75 years. Will it make it to 100?
Associated Press More than three decades after the collapse of the Soviet Union, the Communist Party of China retains a firm grip on power. The…
Continue Reading Harvesting hops for beer produces a lot of waste. These German groups are seeking to fix that
Associated Press MUNICH (AP) — A startup called HopfON — a play on Hopfen, the German word for hops — and a research society in Bavaria are…
Continue Reading Murders, mayhem and officer’s gunfire lead to charges at Brooklyn jail where ‘Diddy’ is held
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Criminal charges unsealed Monday offer a fresh window into violence and dysfunction plaguing the Brooklyn federal…
Continue Reading Along Mexico’s Pacific coast, flooding from Hurricane John left devastated towns and 17 dead
Associated Press COYUCA DE BENITEZ, Mexico (AP) — Along Mexico’s southern Pacific coast, floodwaters have begun to recede, leaving behind…
Continue Reading Pete Rose, baseball’s banned hits leader, has died at 83
AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Banished baseball great Pete Rose has died. The longtime Cincinnati Red was MLB’s career hits leader and…
Continue Reading Japan’s central bank survey underpins optimism about growth
AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Business sentiment among Japan’s large manufacturers stood unchanged in the latest quarter from the previous…
Continue Reading Accused Los Angeles bus hijacker charged with murder, kidnapping
Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Authorities say a man suspected of hijacking a city bus in Los Angeles has been charged with murder,…
Continue Reading Leaders depart UN facing prospect of a wider Mideast war — but with a blueprint for a better future
Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — They gathered at the United Nations surrounded by unsettling warnings of an escalating conflict that could…
Continue Reading Humberto Ortega, Nicaragua’s ex-military chief who later turned critic of his brother, dies at 77
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Nicaraguan guerrilla fighter Humberto Ortega, a Sandinista defense minister who later in life became a critic of his older…
Continue Reading Japan’s new Prime Minister Ishiba vows to push a strong defense under the Japan-US alliance
Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s new Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba is pledging to stick to the vital Japan-U.S. alliance while calling for…
Continue Reading Native Americans in Montana ask court for voting sites on reservation
Associated Press BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Native Americans living on a remote Montana reservation have filed a lawsuit against state and county…
Continue Reading China marks 75 years of Communist Party rule as economic challenges and security threats linger
BEIJING (AP) — China is marking the 75th year of Communist Party rule as economic challenges and security threats linger over the massive state. No…
Continue Reading Live music, breakfast and a raffle: Mexico’s president makes the most of his final day in office
Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Outgoing President Andrés Manuel López Obrador turned his final morning briefing Monday into a variety show…
Continue Reading Pete Rose, baseball’s banned hits leader, has died at 83
AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Pete Rose, baseball’s career hits leader and fallen idol who undermined his historic achievements and Hall of…
Continue Reading Kentucky lawman steps down as sheriff of the county where he’s accused of killing a judge
Associated Press A Kentucky lawman has stepped down as sheriff of the county where he’s accused of walking into a judge’s chambers and killing…
Continue Reading Measure to expand medical marijuana in Arkansas won’t qualify for the ballot
Associated Press LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — An effort to expand Arkansas’ medical marijuana program has failed to qualify for the November…
Continue Reading Seminole Hard Rock Tampa evacuated twice after suspicious devices found at the casino
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Officials say the Seminole Hard Rock Tampa was evacuated twice in two days after the discovery of two suspicious devices at the…
Continue Reading Argentine prosecutors accuse Opus Dei leaders in South America of trafficking and labor exploitation
Associated Press BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — A team of prosecutors in Argentina has concluded that there are grounds for launching a criminal…
Continue Reading Police in a cartel-dominated Mexican city are pulled off the streets after army takes their guns
Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Local police in the cartel-dominated city of Culiacan, Mexico have been pulled off the streets after the army…
Continue Reading Buffalo’s longest-serving mayor is leaving City Hall for a betting agency
Associated Press BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Buffalo’s longest-serving mayor says he will leave office early to lead an offtrack betting agency. Byron…
Continue Reading Justice Department will launch civil rights review into 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre
Associated Press OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The Justice Department announced Monday it plans to launch a review of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, an…
Continue Reading Wisconsin prisons agree to help hearing-impaired inmates under settlement
Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin Department of Corrections has agreed to provide more help to hearing-impaired inmates as part…
Continue Reading Startling video shows Russian fighter jet flying within feet of US F-16 near Alaska
Associated Press ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Military officials have released new video of a startling interaction between a Russian jet flying near…
Continue Reading Trump slams US response to Helene. His own disaster-response record is marked by politics
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Former President Donald Trump is criticizing the Biden administration’s response to widespread devastation…
Continue Reading Jeep urges 194,000 plug-in hybrid SUV owners to stop charging and park outdoors due to fire risk
DETROIT (AP) — Jeep is recalling more than 194,000 plug-in hybrid SUVs worldwide because they can catch fire with the ignition turned off. In…
Continue Reading Convicted murderer released in the ’90s agrees to life sentence on 2 new murder charges
Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A convicted murderer who was run out of several Texas cities when he was released early from prison in 1993…
Continue Reading Favre tries to expand his defamation lawsuit against Mississippi auditor over welfare spending
Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Retired NFL quarterback Brett Favre is trying to expand his defamation lawsuit against Mississippi Auditor…
Continue Reading How cities are lowering crime, inside diet culture, the next step for marijuana: Catch up on the day’s stories
CNN By Daniel Wine, CNN Editor’s Note: CNN’s 5 Things newsletter is your one-stop shop for the latest headlines and fascinating stories to start…
Continue Reading How cities are lowering crime, inside diet culture, the next step for marijuana: Catch up on the day’s stories
By Daniel Wine, CNN Editor’s Note: CNN’s 5 Things newsletter is your one-stop shop for the latest headlines and fascinating stories to start and…
Continue Reading 3 ex-officers did not testify at their trial in Tyre Nichols’ death
Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Lawyers for three former Memphis officers have rested their cases without calling them to testify in their…
Continue Reading Helene and other storms dumped a whopping 40 trillion gallons of rain on the South
AP Science Writer Meteorologists calculate that more than 40 trillion gallons of rain drenched the Southeast United States in the last week from…
Continue Reading Kris Kristofferson was ‘a walking contradiction,’ a renegade and pilgrim surrounded by friends
AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Kris Kristofferson led a remarkable life that might sound implausible if it appeared in fiction. He was…
Continue Reading Major League Baseball scraps criticized All-Star Game uniforms and goes back to team jerseys
NEW YORK (AP) — Major League Baseball is going back to using primary team uniforms for the All-Star Game, scrapping criticized special jerseys used…
Continue Reading Arkansas sues YouTube over claims that the site is fueling a mental health crisis
Associated Press LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas has sued YouTube and its parent company Alphabet, saying the video-sharing platform is…
Continue Reading Criminals set up fake online pharmacies to sell deadly counterfeit pills, prosecutors say
Associated Press Federal prosecutors say a network of illegal drug sellers packaged potentially deadly synthetic opioids into pills disguised as…
Continue Reading Aid group says Congo had 25,000 victims of sexual violence last year
Associated Press KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — Doctors Without Borders says that it treated more than 25,000 victims of sexual violence in the Congo last…
Continue Reading Many Verizon customers across the US hit by service outage
NEW YORK (AP) — Some Verizon customers have been hit by a service outage. The issue Monday appeared to knock out cellphone service for tens of…
Continue Reading Judge strikes down Georgia ban on abortions, allowing them to resume beyond 6 weeks into pregnancy
Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — A Georgia judge on Monday struck down the state’s abortion law, which took effect in 2022 and effectively…
Continue Reading On a day when isolated nations get their say at the UN, North Korea reups condemnation of US
Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — North Korea is condemning the United States and its allies for “stirring up military confrontations still…
Continue Reading Water samples tested after Maine firefighting foam spill, below guidelines for dangerous chemicals
Associated Press BRUNSWICK, Maine (AP) — Maine environmental officials say all water samples analyzed so far after the state’s largest recorded…
Continue Reading Steward Health Care CEO files a lawsuit against a US Senate panel over contempt resolution
Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Steward Health Care CEO Ralph de la Torre has filed a lawsuit against a U.S. Senate committee that pursued contempt…
Continue Reading A man is convicted in the killing of noted Rio de Janeiro councilwoman Marielle Franco
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — A judge has convicted a man of obstructing the investigation into the assassination of Rio de Janeiro councilwoman Marielle…
Continue Reading ACLU lawsuit challenges New Hampshire’s voter proof-of-citizenship law
Associated Press CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A lawsuit is challenging a New Hampshire law that would require proof of U.S. citizenship when registering to…
Continue Reading Israel has killed multiple Hezbollah leaders. Here’s who they were – and the key players that remain
By Kara Fox, CNN Beirut (CNN) — Israeli airstrikes in Lebanon have killed at least seven high-ranking Hezbollah commanders and officials in…
Continue Reading UN extends Kenya-led force to tackle gangs in Haiti, but sidelines call for UN peacekeepers
Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. Security Council has voted unanimously to extend the mandate of the Kenya-led multinational force…
Continue Reading Queer women rule pop, at All Things Go and in the current cultural zeitgeist
AP Music Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The All Things Go music festival made its way to New York City this weekend for the first time, featuring a lineup…
Continue Reading Wisconsin city replaces ballot drop box after mayor carted it away
Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — An absentee ballot drop box that the mayor of a central Wisconsin city removed a week ago is back in place.…
Continue Reading Hunger in Haiti reaches famine levels as gangs squeeze life out of the capital and beyond
Associated Press PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Nearly 6,000 people in Haiti are starving, with nearly half the country’s population of more…
Continue Reading Man is sentenced to 35 years for shooting 2 Jewish men as they left Los Angeles synagogues
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A California man has been sentenced to 35 years in prison for shooting and wounding two Jewish men outside Los Angeles…
Continue Reading Cincinnati Opera postpones Afrofuturist-themed `Lalovavi’ by a year to the summer of 2026
CINCINNATI (AP) — The Cincinnati Opera has postponed the premiere of the Afrofuturist-themed “Lalovavi” by one year to the summer of 2026. The…
Continue Reading Michigan voter who was registered but denied a ballot settles lawsuit for $20,000
Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — A community in western Michigan has agreed to a $20,000 settlement in a lawsuit by a woman who was turned away from…
Continue Reading Drake Hogestyn, ‘Days of Our Lives’ star, dies at 70
Drake Hogestyn, the “Days of Our Lives” star who appeared on the show for 38 years, died Saturday, his family confirmed. He was 70. The actor was…
Continue Reading Fed Chair Powell says the US economy is in ‘solid shape’ with gradual rate cuts coming
AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell has signaled that more rate cuts are in the pipeline, though their size…
Continue Reading A Black man says a trucking company fired him because he wouldn’t cut off his dreadlocks
Associated Press A Black man alleges in a lawsuit that an Iowa trucking company fired him as a driver because he wouldn’t cut off his dreadlocks.…
Continue Reading Biden administration doubles down on tough asylum restrictions at border
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration said Monday it is making asylum restrictions at the southern border even tougher, as…
Continue Reading How to help those affected by Hurricane Helene
The full impact of Hurricane Helene won’t be known for weeks, but groups from both the public and private sector are mobilizing efforts to help…
Continue Reading Giants hire former catcher Buster Posey as president of baseball operations, replacing Farhan Zaidi
AP Baseball Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The San Francisco Giants have hired former All-Star catcher Buster Posey as their president of baseball…
Continue Reading Reaction to the death of Basketball Hall of Famer Dikembe Mutombo
Reaction to the death of Basketball Hall of Famer Dikembe Mutombo, who died Monday from brain cancer. He was 58. ___ “I am deeply saddened to hear…
Continue Reading Dockworkers at ports from Maine to Texas go on strike, a standoff risking new shortages
Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Dockworkers at ports from Maine to Texas began walking picket lines early Tuesday in a strike over wages and…
Continue Reading Braves salvage playoff berth with 3-0 win over the Mets, who win thrilling opener 8-7 to clinch
AP Sports Writer ATLANTA (AP) — A final day that wasn’t on the schedule and won’t soon be forgotten. An improbable comeback by the New…
Continue Reading Gavin Creel, Tony Award winner and musical Broadway veteran, dies at 48
AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Gavin Creel, a Broadway veteran who won a Tony Award for “Hello, Dolly!” and nominations for “Hair”…
Continue Reading ‘Sing Sing’ actor exonerated of murder after nearly 24 years in prison
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A criminal justice reform advocate featured in the movie “Sing Sing” has been exonerated in the 1998 killing…
Continue Reading Belarusian authorities pressure pardoned political prisoners, rights groups say
Associated Press TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Belarusian human rights activists have accused the authorities of pressuring political prisoners pardoned…
Continue Reading Biden says Olympians represented ‘the very best of America’
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Declaring the U.S. the “greatest sports nation in the history of the world,” President Joe Biden welcomed…
Continue Reading Appeal delays $600 million class action settlement payments in fiery Ohio derailment
Associated Press Settlement checks related to Norfolk Southern’s disastrous 2023 derailment could be delayed up to two years now because an appeal…
Continue Reading Ancestral land returned to Onondaga Nation in upstate New York
ONONDAGA NATION TERRITORY (AP) — The Onondaga Nation has regained 1,000 acres of its ancestral land in upstate New York. The heavily forested land…
Continue Reading Cutting food waste would lower emissions, but so far only one state has done it
Associated Press A study out in Science this month finds that states’ attempts to cut the amount of food waste going into landfills are rarely…
Continue Reading Trump makes false claims about federal response as he campaigns in area ravaged by Hurricane Helene
Associated Press VALDOSTA, Ga. (AP) — Donald Trump repeatedly spread falsehoods Monday about the federal response to Hurricane Helene despite…
Continue Reading Man accused of attempting to assassinate Trump pleads not guilty to federal charges
Associated Press WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — A man who authorities say spent 12 hours camped outside Donald Trump’s golf course before Secret…
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Verizon confirms service is back online after a major outage
By Jordan Valinsky, CNN New York (CNN) — Verizon has confirmed that its cell service is back online following a massive outage affecting some…
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