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Associated Press KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Oil activities on the shores of Uganda’s Lake Albert have triggered widespread suffering among locals…
Continue ReadingAssociated Press KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Oil activities on the shores of Uganda’s Lake Albert have triggered widespread suffering among locals…
Continue ReadingBy Christian Edwards, Claudio Otto, Matties Otto and Nadine Schmidt, CNN Berlin (CNN) — The Alternative for Germany (AfD) has become the first…
Continue ReadingAssociated Press KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — Authorities in Congo say two inmates were killed when detainees tried to break out of the main prison in…
Continue ReadingBy 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 ReadingAssociated Press NUKU’ALOFA, Tonga (AP) — Turmoil over China’s influence in the affairs of South Pacific island nations has flared as it…
Continue ReadingMOSCOW (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 ReadingAssociated Press LONDON (AP) — Keir Starmer hasn’t had much of a summer honeymoon. Britain’s new prime minister was elected in a landslide…
Continue ReadingAssociated 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…
Continue ReadingAssociated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — President Yoon Suk Yeol has boycotted the formal opening of South Korea’s National Assembly as…
Continue ReadingAssociated Press BERLIN (AP) — The Alternative for Germany party’s success in two state elections piled new pressure on Chancellor Olaf…
Continue ReadingAP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Imagine a customer-service center that speaks your language, no matter what it is. Alorica, a company in…
Continue ReadingAssociated Press TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday pushed back against a new wave of pressure to reach a…
Continue ReadingBy Helen Regan, Irene Nasser, Tamar Michaelis, Dana Karni, Andrew Raine and Rob Picheta, CNN (CNN) — Hundreds of thousands of protesters took…
Continue ReadingBy Angus Watson, CNN Sydney, Australia (CNN) — A tiger mauled its handler at a popular amusement park on the Gold Coast in Australia, leaving…
Continue ReadingAssociated Press UZHHOROD, Ukraine (AP) — For Ukraine’s 16-year-olds, September marks the beginning of their final year of high school, a…
Continue ReadingAssociated 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 ReadingMELBOURNE, 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 ReadingAssociated 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 ReadingAssociated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Residents of Beirut’s southern suburbs have been scrambling to make contingency plans since an Israeli…
Continue ReadingAssociated Press PITTSBURGH (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris used a joint campaign appearance with President Joe Biden in the critical swing…
Continue ReadingAssociated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia launched an overnight barrage of drones and cruise and ballistic missiles at Kyiv, officials said…
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Worries of being uprooted from their jobs have returned for Laura Dodson and other federal workers, who have…
Continue ReadingAssociated Press/Report for America NEW ORLEANS (AP) — New Orleans District Attorney Jason Williams promised to address the city’s history of…
Continue ReadingAssociated Press BANGKOK (AP) — For three months in 2016, Clare Hammond, a British journalist working in the Southeast Asian country of Myanmar,…
Continue ReadingAP Film Writer VENICE, Italy (AP) — Spanish filmmaker Pedro Almodóvar returned to the Venice Film Festival with stars Tilda Swinton and Julianne…
Continue ReadingAssociated Press CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Decades after she was picked to be America’s first teacher in space, Christa McAuliffe is still a…
Continue ReadingAP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Global shares were mixed in cautious trading Monday ahead of the Labor Day holiday in the U.S., when stock…
Continue ReadingAssociated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Officials say a storm has unleashed pounding rains that set off landslides and flooded northern…
Continue ReadingAP 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 ReadingAssociated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Linda Deutsch, a special correspondent for The Associated Press who for nearly 50 years wrote glittering first…
Continue ReadingCNN By Lauren Izso, Tamar Michaelis, Tara John, Michael Rios and Eugenia Yosef, CNN (CNN) — From bustling Tel Aviv to the southern Israeli city…
Continue ReadingAP 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 ReadingBy Lauren Izso, Tamar Michaelis, Tara John, Michael Rios and Eugenia Yosef, CNN (CNN) — From bustling Tel Aviv to the southern Israeli city of…
Continue ReadingAssociated Press PARIS (AP) — Oksana Kozyna’s Paralympic debut was sure to have some unexpected moments, but the surprise she received might beat…
Continue ReadingAssociated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Tens of thousands of supporters of President Andrés Manuel López Obrador crowded around him as he began his…
Continue ReadingAP 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 ReadingGEORGETOWN, Guyana (AP) — Authorities in the South American country of Guyana say they have seized more than 8,000 pounds (3,600 kilograms) of…
Continue ReadingAssociated Press CAIRO (AP) — Libyan officials say one of the country’s most wanted human trafficker was killed Sunday in the capital,…
Continue ReadingHONOLULU (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 ReadingReport for America/Associated Press Authorities are investigating the weekend collapse of a portion of bleachers at a rodeo arena in Texas, injuring…
Continue ReadingBy Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN (CNN) — The shooting and attempted robbery of a San Francisco 49ers rookie in broad daylight in downtown San…
Continue ReadingAssociated Press BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Several thousand people have rallied in Serbia, accusing the populist government of a crackdown against…
Continue ReadingCOLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A federal judge has blocked a new law banning foreign nationals and green card holders from contributing to state ballot…
Continue ReadingISTANBUL (AP) — Thousands of demonstrators gathered in Istanbul on Sunday to protest recent legislation that critics say is leading to the killing…
Continue ReadingAssociated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Democratic vice presidential nominee Tim Walz munched on a pork chop on a stick and washed it down with a…
Continue ReadingAP Sports Writer Helmet communication has come to major college football, with one player — the quarterback on offense, typically the on-field…
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Italo Medelius was leading a volunteer drive to put Cornel West on North Carolina’s presidential ballot last…
Continue ReadingBy Nadine Schmidt, Claudia Otto and Matthies Otto, CNN Berlin (CNN) — For the first time since 1945 a German far-right party is projected to…
Continue ReadingAssociated Press “Deadpool & Wolverine” ruled the box office on a weekend of quiet openings and low theater attendance as the summer…
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — In battleground states, a network of Republican political operatives and lawyers is trying to shape the…
Continue ReadingAssociated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Donald Trump’s campaign issued a statement Sunday from the Gold Star military families who invited him to…
Continue ReadingAssociated Press/Report for America Members of the Abilene Christian University football team were injured after a team bus crashed Saturday night…
Continue ReadingTEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iranian state TV says an official investigation into the helicopter crash in May that killed Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi…
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson is embarking on a high-profile, nationwide tour to promote her new…
Continue ReadingBOVINA, Miss. (AP) — Investigators with the National Transportation Safety Board were collecting evidence Sunday at the scene of a commercial bus…
Continue ReadingAssociated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Brynn Anderson has worked for The Associated Press for 10 years, mostly in Atlanta, Georgia. In addition to spot…
Continue ReadingSAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Authorities in the Dominican Republic say at least 11 people were killed and more than 40 injured when a truck plowed…
Continue ReadingNOVI, Mich. (AP) — Two teenagers were shot, one fatally, just outside the Michigan State Fair. Gunshots were reported just before 10 p.m. Saturday.…
Continue ReadingWARSAW, Poland (AP) — Prosecutors in southwest Poland say a man has been arrested on allegations of imprisoning and physically and mentally abusing…
Continue ReadingAP Business Writer With up to 17 rooms to clean each shift, Fatima Amahmoud’s job at the Moxy hotel in downtown Boston sometimes feels…
Continue ReadingAssociated Press HELSINKI (AP) — A white beluga whale named “Hvaldimir” that was first spotted in Norway not far from Russian waters with a…
Continue ReadingBy Graham Hurley, CNN (CNN) — A man found frozen in a Pennsylvania cave in 1977 has finally been identified, closing the book on a nearly…
Continue ReadingBy Andrew Torgan and Daniel Wine, CNN (CNN) — Did you fill up your gas tank this weekend? Notice anything different? GasBuddy — the app that…
Continue ReadingCNN By Andrew Torgan and Daniel Wine, CNN (CNN) — Did you fill up your gas tank this weekend? Notice anything different? GasBuddy — the app…
Continue ReadingAssociated Press HEWETT, W.Va. (AP) — Ryan Craddock had seen his share of tragedy during two decades as a coal miner and firefighter. Then came the…
Continue ReadingAssociated Press Usha Chilukuri Vance loves her “meat and potatoes” husband, JD Vance. She explained to a rapt Republican National Convention…
Continue ReadingBy Scottie Andrew, CNN (CNN) — Lynzi Judish had decorated nearly every corner of her New York home, from the ceiling of her dining room to the…
Continue ReadingAssociated Press Federal law already allows only U.S. citizens to vote in elections for president and Congress. Yet Republicans are raising concerns…
Continue ReadingAssociated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A few months ago, Utah Gov. Spencer Cox was one of the few prominent Republicans consistently keeping his…
Continue ReadingAssociated Press ZAPORIZHZHIA, Ukraine (AP) — Just hours after a dawn air raid alarm rang through the city, Zaporizhzhia schoolchildren have…
Continue ReadingAP Film Writer VENICE, Italy (AP) — “The Brutalist,” a three-hour post-war epic about a Holocaust survivor architect rebuilding a life in…
Continue ReadingCNN By Alex Stambaugh, Nectar Gan and Jeremy Diamond, CNN (CNN) — Israel’s military said it has recovered the bodies of six hostages killed…
Continue ReadingBERLIN (AP) — German leaders have paid tribute to the three people killed in the Aug. 23 knife attack by a suspected Islamic extremist that has…
Continue ReadingJERUSALEM (AP) — Palestinian militants have killed three Israeli police officers when they opened fire on a vehicle in the occupied West Bank,…
Continue ReadingRescuers have located a helicopter that went missing in Russia’s far east with 22 people on board, officials said. Russia’s Emergencies Ministry…
Continue ReadingBy Holly Yan, Andy Rose and Way Mullery, CNN (CNN) — By the time then-sheriff’s Deputy Sean Grayson gunned down a 36-year-old mother in her…
Continue ReadingAssociated Press DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Palestinian health authorities and United Nations agencies on Sunday began a large-scale campaign…
Continue ReadingBy Nectar Gan, Tamar Michaelis and Ally Barnard, CNN (CNN) — The bodies of six hostages held by Hamas have been recovered in an underground…
Continue ReadingPolls closed Sunday evening in Azerbaijan’s snap parliamentary election, the first since it regained full control of Karabakh, a former…
Continue ReadingAssociated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California lawmakers have approved a host of proposals on artificial intelligence. The bills are aimed…
Continue ReadingKYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia launched a barrage of drones, cruise and ballistic missiles at Kyiv and possibly other cities, Ukraine’s Air Force…
Continue ReadingBy Ashley R. Williams, Thomas Schlachter, Andy Rose and Jacob Lev, CNN (CNN) — The night before their youngest sister’s wedding, two brothers…
Continue ReadingAssociated Press BERLIN (AP) — A far-right party won a state election for the first time in post-World War II Germany in the country’s east on…
Continue ReadingJERUSALEM (AP) — The Israeli military said early Sunday that it had recovered the bodies of six hostages captured during Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack…
Continue ReadingAssociated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Philippine authorities have raided a suspected illegal online gaming and cyberscam complex and taken…
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s leaders stressed the need for a strong defense in the face of war in neighboring Ukraine and…
Continue ReadingBy Nectar Gan, CNN (CNN) — Hersh Goldberg-Polin, one of the most recognizable faces of the heart-wrenching hostage crisis that sparked the…
Continue ReadingPARIS (AP) — Paralympics organizers say triathlon competitions in Paris scheduled for Sunday have been postponed for a day because of concerns…
Continue ReadingAssociated Press Before she cut the air on the world’s biggest sporting stage with head-spinning, gravity-defying moves, Logan Edra, aka B-Girl…
Continue ReadingAP Film Writer VENICE, Italy (AP) — George Clooney and Brad Pitt returned to the Venice Film Festival on Sunday for the world premiere of…
Continue ReadingAssociated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — The Robot Cafe in Kenya’s capital, Nairobi, is creating a buzz by using preprogrammed robots to…
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Climate change is stressing rainforests where the highly sensitive cocoa bean grows, but chocolate…
Continue ReadingAssociated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — “That’s it, dude! Done!” exclaimed Eliezer López as he jumped up and down, throwing his arms to the sky…
Continue ReadingAssociated Press DENVER (AP) — Simon Rubick had lost almost everything to decades of alcoholism and drug addiction. In 2022, he found himself…
Continue ReadingAssociated Press DETROIT (AP) — Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan is deep in campaign mode for Vice President Kamala Harris. The Democratic nominee for…
Continue ReadingBy Alex Stambaugh, Nectar Gan and Jeremy Diamond, CNN (CNN) — Israel’s military said it has recovered the bodies of six hostages killed by…
Continue ReadingAssociated Press VATICAN CITY (AP) — If any evidence were needed to underscore that Pope Francis’ upcoming trip to Asia and Oceania is the…
Continue ReadingAssociated Press TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Tens of thousands of grieving and angry Israelis surged into the streets Sunday night after six more…
Continue ReadingAssociated Press TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwan investigators are to rule on whether to further detain a former presidential candidate amid graft…
Continue ReadingMEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico will offer escorted bus rides from southern Mexico to the U.S. border for non-Mexican migrants who have received a United…
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