Japanese warplanes use flares to warn a Russian spy plane to leave airspace
Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan says its warplanes used flares to warn a Russian reconnaissance aircraft to leave northern Japanese airspace.…
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A vandal’s rampage at a Maine car dealership causes thousands in damage to 75 vehicles
AUBURN, Maine (AP) — Police in Auburn, Maine, say a man damaged 75 vehicles in an automobile dealership by smashing windows and denting hoods of…
Continue ReadingBiden administration seeks to ban Chinese, Russian tech in US autonomous vehicles
AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The U.S. Commerce Department is seeking a ban on the sale of connected and autonomous vehicles in the U.S. that…
Continue ReadingJill Biden reveals $500 million plan that focuses on women’s health at Clinton Global Initiative
AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — First lady Jill Biden has unveiled a new set of actions to address health inequities faced by women in the…
Continue ReadingWhen House members travel the globe on private dime, families often go too
Boston University and the Howard Center for Investigative Journalism at the University of Maryland They are the U.S. House’s frequent fliers —…
Continue ReadingWhen House members travel the globe on private dime, families often go too
Boston University and the Howard Center for Investigative Journalism at the University of Maryland They are the U.S. House’s frequent fliers —…
Continue ReadingThe benefits of a four-day workweek according to a champion of the trend
AP Business Writer Working five days a week has long been the corporate cultural norm. But some companies are exploring the option of letting…
Continue ReadingEek: Detroit-area library reopens after a DVD is returned with bugs inside
ROYAL OAK, Mich. (AP) — A suburban Detroit library has reopened after someone returned more than a movie over the weekend. The library in Royal Oak…
Continue ReadingIran pardons Grammy Award winner whose song became an anthem to the 2022 protests
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — An Iranian Grammy award winner says he has been pardoned from serving a three-year sentence over his song that…
Continue ReadingUS to seek attempted assassination charge against man accused of staking out Trump at golf course
Associated Press WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — The man accused in the assassination attempt of Donald Trump at a golf course in Florida left behind…
Continue ReadingA Soyuz capsule with 2 Russians and 1 American from the International Space Station returns to Earth
MOSCOW (AP) — A Soyuz capsule carrying two Russians and one American from the International Space Station has landed in Kazakhstan, ending a…
Continue Reading9 European Union nations pledge to turn the Mediterranean into a green energy hub
Associated Press LARNACA, Cyprus (AP) — Officials from nine southern European Union member countries are focused on harnessing offshore wind and…
Continue ReadingJetBlue flight makes emergency landing in Kansas after false alarm about smoke in cargo area
SALINA, Kansas (AP) — A JetBlue flight from New York to San Diego landed safely in Kansas after the crew received an alert about smoke in the cargo…
Continue ReadingMost Hispanic Americans support abortion access: AP-NORC poll
Associated Press For decades, some political analysts have sought to depict Hispanic Americans as “socially conservative” — and indeed many of…
Continue ReadingMost Hispanic Americans support abortion access: AP-NORC poll
Associated Press For decades, some political analysts have sought to depict Hispanic Americans as “socially conservative” — and indeed many of…
Continue ReadingMalaysian police rescue 187 more children as sex abuse probe of Islamic group deepens
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysian police say they have rescued 187 more children and raided locations nationwide linked to an Islamic…
Continue ReadingExclusive: American held for 8 years in notorious Iranian prison tells of ordeal
By Ben Kirby and Claire Calzonetti, CNN (CNN) — Siamak Namazi, an American who spent eight years wrongfully imprisoned in Iran, has told…
Continue ReadingExclusive: American held for 8 years in notorious Iranian prison tells of ordeal
CNN By Ben Kirby and Claire Calzonetti, CNN (CNN) — Siamak Namazi, an American who spent eight years wrongfully imprisoned in Iran, has told…
Continue ReadingScholz’s party dismisses questions about German leader’s election candidacy
BERLIN (AP) — The leadership of Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s party has sought to squash questions about his candidacy in next year’s national…
Continue ReadingWho is Anura Kumara Dissanayake, Sri Lanka’s new Marxist president?
Associated Press COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Marxist politician Anura Dissanayake won Sri Lanka’s presidential election over the weekend, dealing a…
Continue ReadingLithuania signs a deal with a US defense company on ammo production
VILNIUS, Lithuania (AP) — Lithuania has signed a deal with U.S. ammunition producer Northrop Grumman as it seeks to increase defense capabilities…
Continue ReadingBoxing training suspended at Massachusetts police academy after recruit’s death
Associated Press The Massachusetts State Police have suspended full-contact boxing training activities among recruits until further notice after a…
Continue ReadingThe cost of Germany’s popular transport ticket will rise significantly
BERLIN (AP) — The cost of a popular ticket that allows people to use all local and regional trains, buses and subway systems across Germany is set…
Continue ReadingFrance’s new government meets for the first time to discuss budget and migrant issues
Associated Press PARIS (AP) — France’s new government dominated by conservatives and centrists has gathered for the first time as Prime Minister…
Continue ReadingThe family of a doctor accused of blasphemy in Pakistan says police killed him in a fake encounter
Associated Press MULTAN, Pakistan (AP) — The family of a doctor accused of blasphemy says he was killed by police while in custody in southern…
Continue ReadingAmerican hiker found dead on South Africa’s Table Mountain
Associated Press JOHANNESBURG (AP) — An American woman who went missing while on a hike on Table Mountain in Cape Town, South Africa has died and…
Continue Reading5 things to know for Sept. 23: Presidential race, Middle East, Birmingham shooting, Government shutdown, Sri Lanka
By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — Paper or plastic? That question will no longer be a choice at grocery store checkout lines in California after…
Continue Reading5 things to know for Sept. 23: Presidential race, Middle East, Birmingham shooting, Government shutdown, Sri Lanka
CNN By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — Paper or plastic? That question will no longer be a choice at grocery store checkout lines in California…
Continue ReadingBanned Books Week starts with mixed messages as reports show challenges both up and down
AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Two new reports provide a mixed but compelling outlook on the wave of book removals and challenges as the annual…
Continue Reading2 record-breaking Russians and an American who lived on space station for 6 months return to Earth
MOSCOW (AP) — A Soyuz capsule carrying two Russians and one American from the International Space Station has landed in Kazakhstan, ending a…
Continue ReadingMissouri Supreme Court declines to halt Tuesday’s execution of a death row inmate who prosecutor says might be innocent
By Cindy Von Quednow and Holly Yan, CNN (CNN) — The Missouri Supreme Court and Gov. Mike Parson have declined to halt Tuesday’s execution of…
Continue ReadingUkraine accuses Russia of seeking to illegally control strategic sea as arbitration hearings open
Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Ukraine has accused Russia of seeking to illegally seize control of the strategically important Sea…
Continue Reading4 migrants die trying to reach eastern Greek island in small boat
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece’s coast guard says four people have died and five others were rescued after a boat carrying migrants sank off the…
Continue ReadingOceanGate co-founder Guillermo Sohnlein testifies company that built Titan did not plan to build its own subs
By Ashley R. Williams, Graham Hurley and Dakin Andone, CNN (CNN) — The company that built and operated the doomed Titan submersible did not…
Continue ReadingLawyer should be sanctioned for blowing police officer’s cover, city demands
By Rachel Clarke and Shimon Prokupecz, CNN Fontana, California (CNN) — The length and bushiness of a police officer’s beard has become a key…
Continue ReadingCholera is spreading in Sudan as fighting between rival generals shows no sign of abating
Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — Sudanese health authorities say cholera has killed at least 388 people and sickened about 13,000 others over the past…
Continue ReadingAlaska Airlines grounds flights at Seattle briefly due to tech outage
SEATTLE (AP) — Alaska Airlines said it grounded its flights in Seattle briefly on Sunday night due to “significant disruptions” from an…
Continue ReadingAlaska Airlines grounds flights at Seattle briefly due to tech outage
SEATTLE (AP) — Alaska Airlines said it grounded its flights in Seattle briefly on Sunday night due to “significant disruptions” from an…
Continue ReadingDeath toll after explosion at eastern Iran coal mine rises to at least 38 with 14 still missing
Associated Press TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Rescuers have recovered the bodies of more workers killed in an explosion at a coal mine in eastern Iran. The…
Continue ReadingBritain’s Treasury chief tries to turn on the economic optimism after months of gloomy talk
Associated Press LIVERPOOL, England (AP) — British Treasury chief Rachel Reeves has promised not to return to an era of public spending cuts…
Continue ReadingVatican confirms plans for Belgium, Luxembourg trip after pope cancels audiences due to illness
Associated Press VATICAN CITY (AP) — The Vatican has confirmed that plans remain in place for Pope Francis to go to Belgium and Luxembourg. That…
Continue ReadingThe Fed sees its inflation fight as a success. Will the public eventually agree?
AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — With its larger-than-usual half-point cut to its key interest rate last week, the Federal Reserve underscored…
Continue ReadingJohn strikes southern Mexico’s Pacific coast as a Category 3 hurricane
Associated Press PUERTO ESCONDIDO, Mexico (AP) — Hurricane John struck Mexico’s southern Pacific coast Monday night with fierce winds and heavy…
Continue ReadingIsraeli strikes kill 492 in Lebanon’s deadliest day of conflict since 2006
Associated Press MARJAYOUN, Lebanon (AP) — Israeli strikes Monday on Lebanon killed more than 490 people, including more than 90 women and…
Continue ReadingPakistani Taliban deny attacking a convoy of foreign ambassadors
Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — The Pakistani Taliban have denied involvement in a bombing attack on a police convoy that was escorting foreign…
Continue ReadingFamilies from Tennessee to California seek humanitarian parole for adopted children in Haiti
Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — At only 6 years old, Esai Reed has endured three emergency evacuations from orphanages across Haiti…
Continue ReadingMarxist Anura Kumara Dissanayake sworn in as Sri Lanka’s president
Associated Press COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Marxist politician Anura Kumara Dissanayake was sworn in as Sri Lanka’s president on Monday after…
Continue ReadingUp to $100,000 in rewards offered for tips to solve Birmingham shooting that left 4 people dead
By Michelle Watson, Paradise Afshar, Lauren Mascarenhas and Amy Simonson, CNN (CNN) — Authorities in Birmingham, Alabama, are offering a…
Continue ReadingIn Iran, the old-time US radio detective ‘Johnny Dollar’ returns to the airwaves
Associated Press TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — While tensions remain high between the U.S. and Iran, there’s at least one American that state radio in…
Continue ReadingFamilies from Tennessee to California seek humanitarian parole for adopted children in Haiti
Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — At only 6 years old, Esai Reed has endured three emergency evacuations from orphanages across Haiti…
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