What to know about the two waves of deadly explosions that hit Lebanon and Syria
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Just one day after pagers used by hundreds of members of the militant group Hezbollah exploded, more electronic…
Continue ReadingAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Just one day after pagers used by hundreds of members of the militant group Hezbollah exploded, more electronic…
Continue ReadingAssociated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. General Assembly is considering a Palestinian resolution demanding that Israel end its “unlawful…
Continue ReadingAssociated Press A man accused of stalking and harassing UConn basketball star Paige Bueckers said on social media that he intended to marry her and…
Continue ReadingAssociated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — The U.S. State Department and other global leaders have denounced the slaying of another environmental leader…
Continue ReadingAssociated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California’s governor has signed legislation to protect Hollywood actors and performers against…
Continue ReadingThe Biden administration is letting Alaska Airlines buy Hawaiian Airlines. The Transportation Department said Tuesday that as a condition, the…
Continue ReadingAssociated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — A former Memphis police officer has testified that he punched a “helpless” Tyre Nichols at least five…
Continue ReadingBy Alta Spells, CNN (CNN) — A phased reopening of Apalachee High School, the scene of this year’s deadliest school shooting, is scheduled to…
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A secretive group that recruited Donald Trump supporters to run as third-party spoiler candidates in some of the…
Continue ReadingLISBON, Portugal (AP) — A 12-year-old boy at a school in Portugal has stabbed and injured six other children in an extremely rare episode of school…
Continue ReadingSANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — Google says it will halt plans to develop a major $200 million data center in Chile to address environmental grievances. The…
Continue ReadingKANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — Six members of a Kansas-based cult have been convicted in a scheme to house children in overcrowded, rodent-infested…
Continue ReadingAssociated Press KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — Local authorities say a militia attack has killed over a dozen villagers in northeastern Congo, the latest…
Continue ReadingAssociated Press NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Cyprus has approved a massive undersea electricity cable project to link its grid with Greece’s. On…
Continue ReadingAP Sports Writer FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — The Stanley Cup champion Florida Panthers are extending their operating agreement with Broward County…
Continue ReadingKNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee has announced a price hike for football tickets starting in 2025 with most of the increase going specifically to…
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris says Donald Trump’s role in undoing national abortion rights is to blame for the…
Continue ReadingROME (AP) — The Vatican prosecutor has opened a new investigation into the alleged leak of information about its “trial of the century” probe…
Continue ReadingRANCHO CUCAMONGA, Calif. (AP) — A California man has pleaded not guilty to starting a fire that authorities said ballooned into a massive wildfire…
Continue ReadingNational Constitution Day and Citizenship Day is Tuesday, September 17,…
Continue ReadingAssociated Press SPRINGFIELD, Ohio (AP) — Ohio stationed state police at Springfield schools Tuesday in response to a rash of bomb threats — the…
Continue ReadingAssociated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris on Tuesday decried Republican Donald Trump for inflammatory rhetoric about…
Continue ReadingAssociated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — The Mexican pop-rock band Maná has removed its 2016 song with Nicky Jam after the Puerto Rican reggaeton…
Continue ReadingAssociated Press Writers PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Kroger and Albertsons have made their final argument in federal court in support of their proposed…
Continue ReadingBy Lauren Mascarenhas and Michelle Watson, CNN (CNN) — Students in Springfield, Ohio, attended classes Tuesday with increased security provided…
Continue ReadingBy Michelle Lou, Brandon Griggs and Emily Smith, CNN (CNN) — The Chicago Mafia. The Gambino family. The Lucchese family. These notorious…
Continue ReadingAssociated Press Sean “Diddy” Combs has been indicted on sex trafficking and racketeering charges in an ongoing investigation in New York. Key…
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker Mike Johnson will move ahead with a temporary spending bill that would prevent a partial…
Continue ReadingAssociated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — The St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office will appeal to the Missouri Supreme Court a judge’s ruling…
Continue ReadingAssociated Press BOHUMIN, Czech Republic (AP) — Torrential rains have gone and flooding waters have been receding but residents of a Czech town are…
Continue ReadingATHENS, Greece (AP) — Three workers have suffered light injuries during a fire at a major oil refinery west of Athens that prompted Greek…
Continue ReadingAssociated Press The Carolinas braced for a storm that forecasters warned could bring heavy rain — as much as 6 to 8 inches in some spots. But one…
Continue ReadingALGIERS, Algeria (AP) — Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune has been sworn in for a second term after being elected in a landslide vote marred…
Continue ReadingAssociated Press OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — As freight trains have grown longer, the U.S. has seen an increase in the number of a type of derailment caused…
Continue ReadingMEXICO CITY (AP) — Authorities in Mexico say six people have been killed in a landslide near Mexico City. The State of Mexico government said in a…
Continue ReadingAssociated Press HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Zimbabwe and Namibia have announced plans to slaughter hundreds of wild elephants and other animals to…
Continue ReadingAssociated Press Schools have reopened with extra security in the Kentucky county where a gunman who remains at large opened fire on an interstate…
Continue ReadingTEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iranian state media say authorities have released an Austrian citizen who was held in prison in the country’s northwest, the…
Continue ReadingAP Golf Writer The Masters and CBS are expanding weekend coverage by five hours from Augusta National. The club says the Saturday telecast will start…
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — A U.S. court on Tuesday upheld disgraced British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell’s conviction on sex trafficking charges for…
Continue ReadingAssociated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Pagers used by hundreds of members of the militant group Hezbollah exploded near-simultaneously Tuesday in Lebanon…
Continue ReadingAssociated Press FLINT, Mich. (AP) — Former President Donald Trump on Tuesday made his first public appearance since Sunday’s second apparent…
Continue ReadingRUSSELL SPRINGS, Ky. (AP) — Authorities say a sheriff’s deputy in Kentucky has been fatally shot while pursuing a suspect who had fled on foot.…
Continue ReadingBOSTON (AP) — Runners hoping to qualify for the 2026 Boston Marathon are going to have to pick up the pace. The Boston Athletic Association has…
Continue ReadingBreak-ins and thefts can happen at any small business, no matter how tight the security. In the retail sector alone, more than half of small…
Continue ReadingAssociated Press TOKYO (AP) — Video feed issues halted the mission of a robot trying to retrieve the first sample of melted fuel debris from inside…
Continue ReadingBy Charbel Mallo, Tamara Qiblawi, Jeremy Diamond, Lauren Kent, Rob Picheta and Christian Edwards and Helen Regan, CNN (CNN) — Hezbollah has…
Continue ReadingBy Niamh Kennedy, Lauren Kent, Vasco Cotovio and Catherine Nicholls, CNN Lisbon, Portugal (CNN) — Swaths of Europe have been battered by deadly…
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Florida law enforcement officials will launch their own criminal investigation into the apparent…
Continue ReadingAssociated Press DEER PARK, Texas (AP) — A pipeline fire that erupted in a suburban Houston neighborhood is burning into a second night with still…
Continue ReadingAssociated Press DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Thousands of activists and opposition leaders from the Bangladesh Nationalist Party have rallied in the…
Continue ReadingAP Music Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Édgar Barrera, the producer and songwriter known for his work with artists such as Madonna, Karol G, Peso Pluma,…
Continue ReadingDUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The Taliban say that Afghanistan’s Embassy in Oman has reopened. It’s the latest sign of their growing…
Continue ReadingAssociated Press MARIETTA, Ga. (AP) — Across the country, local election directors are beefing up their security in advance of Election Day to keep…
Continue ReadingSAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Officials in Puerto Rico rejected a petition to extend a voter registration deadline following an outcry over long…
Continue ReadingAP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Whitney Houston ‘s epic concert in South Africa staged after President Nelson Mandela’s…
Continue ReadingCONCORD, N.H. (AP) — The former office manager of Dartmouth College’s student newspaper has been sentenced to 15 months in federal prison for…
Continue ReadingTBILISI, Georgia (AP) — Georgia’s parliament has approved draft legislation curtailing LGBTQ+ rights, echoing laws adopted in neighboring Russia.…
Continue ReadingAP Business Writers WASHINGTON (AP) — Americans spent a bit more at retailers last month, providing a small boost to the economy just as the…
Continue ReadingAssociated Press KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Nepal’s monthslong festival season has begun with tens of thousands of devotees pulling a wooden chariot…
Continue ReadingAP Technology Writer Instagram is introducing separate teen accounts for those under 18 as it tries to make the platform safer for children amid…
Continue ReadingAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The billionaire Microsoft co-founder and philanthropist Bill Gates thinks the richest governments should increase…
Continue ReadingAssociated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — One of India’s leading opposition figures resigned his post as New Delhi’s chief minister on Tuesday, days…
Continue ReadingAssociated Press IBADAN, Nigeria (AP) — In Nigeria and other countries in sub-Saharan Africa, many households have limited access to nutrient-rich…
Continue ReadingBy Tamar Michaelis and Benjamin Brown, CNN (CNN) — Israel has added a new objective to its ongoing war, turning its focus on the Lebanon…
Continue ReadingAP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — More than two decades ago, when gay men and lesbians were prohibited from serving openly in the U.S. military…
Continue ReadingAP Business Writers NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump should have the opportunity starting Thursday to sell his shares in Trump Media & Technology…
Continue ReadingAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Sean “Diddy” Combs headed to jail Tuesday to await trial in a federal sex trafficking case that accuses him of…
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A bipartisan group of lawmakers introduced legislation Tuesday that would prohibit political campaigns and…
Continue ReadingNICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Officials say protected green and loggerhead turtles are making a big comeback on the beaches of two British military bases…
Continue ReadingAssociated Press LISBON, Portugal (AP) — Five thousand firefighters are struggling to contain multiple wildfires raging across northern Portugal…
Continue ReadingAssociated Press TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Chinese warplanes tailed a U.S. military aircraft through the sensitive Taiwan Strait on Tuesday, China’s…
Continue ReadingWHIO, CNN By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — Amazon is demanding that its corporate employees return to the office five days a week, joining…
Continue ReadingBy Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — Amazon is demanding that its corporate employees return to the office five days a week, joining several other…
Continue ReadingAP Business Writer LONDON (AP) — Meta said it’s banning Russia state media organization from its social media platforms, alleging that the…
Continue ReadingAssociated Press BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s opposition center-right Christian Democratic Union has chosen its leader Friedrich Merz to be its…
Continue ReadingAP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Former Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley is launching her own radio talk show next week on SiriusXM…
Continue ReadingAssociated Press GENEVA (AP) — Doctors Without Borders says it has closed its operations in Russia after 32 years. The medical aid group cited a…
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Soldiers have dropped sandbags from military helicopters to reinforce river embankments and evacuated…
Continue ReadingBANGKOK (AP) — Floods and landslides in Myanmar triggered by last week’s Typhoon Yagi and seasonal monsoon rains have claimed at least 226 lives,…
Continue ReadingLONDON (AP) — A man has appeared in a London court charged with killing three women in a knife and crossbow attack near London in July . Kyle…
Continue ReadingAssociated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union chief Ursula von der Leyen has put women in many of the top roles on her new team for her next…
Continue ReadingAssociated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel said Tuesday that halting Hezbollah’s attacks in the country’s north to allow residents to…
Continue ReadingAssociated Press BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — Army troops have subdued Islamic militants who attacked a military training camp and the airport in…
Continue ReadingAssociated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The new hard-right Dutch government has pledged clamp down on migration with stricter policies to…
Continue ReadingAssociated Press AVIGNON, France (AP) — A 71-year-old French man admitted in court Tuesday that for nearly a decade, he repeatedly drugged his…
Continue ReadingAssociated Press DENPASAR, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesian authorities said Tuesday that they have arrested six people on drug charges on the tourist…
Continue ReadingAssociated Press GENEVA (AP) — Independent U.N. human rights experts say Venezuela’s government has intensified the “harshest and most violent…
Continue ReadingAP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stock indexes remained stuck in place on Tuesday as Wall Street made few big moves ahead of what’s…
Continue ReadingAssociated Press MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — A police official says days of tribal violence in Papua New Guinea’s mountainous interior have left…
Continue ReadingAssociated Press A key employee who labeled a doomed experimental submersible unsafe prior to its last, fatal voyage testified Tuesday that the…
Continue ReadingAssociated Press KAWARAMACHI, Japan (AP) — Time seems to stop here. Women sit in a small circle, quietly, painstakingly stitching patterns on balls…
Continue ReadingBEIJING (AP) — Chinese state media say two people have died in eastern Jiangsu province as Typhoon Bebinca brought torrential rains and powerful…
Continue ReadingAssociated Press Chris Stanislawski didn’t read much in his middle school English classes, but it never felt necessary. Students were given…
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — The arrest and indictment of Sean Diddy Combs come after 10 months of allegations of sexual misconduct and other abuse. It began in…
Continue ReadingJUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — The U.S. Coast Guard says it tracked a group of Russian naval vessels as they crossed into U.S. waters in off Alaska in an…
Continue ReadingAssociated Press In the second half of the 20th century, Mexican and Mexican-American children in Marfa, Texas, were educated in an adobe-style…
Continue ReadingAssociated Press SRINAGAR, India (AP) — For decades, boycotting elections in Indian-controlled Kashmir was a sign of protest against Indian rule.…
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans have blocked for a second time this year legislation to establish a nationwide right to in vitro…
Continue ReadingHARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Philadelphia voters are filling two vacant seats in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives. In both cases the Democratic…
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