Kenya’s new deputy president sworn in as his predecessor challenges his impeachment in court
Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Kenya’s new deputy president has been sworn into office, two weeks after his predecessor was…
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Algeria pardons and releases journalist who became a key voice during 2019 pro-democracy protests
ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) — Algeria has pardoned a journalist who emerged as a key voice during the country’s 2019 pro-democracy protests and was…
Continue ReadingRussia sentences former US consulate worker to nearly 5 years in prison
MOSCOW (AP) — A court in Russia’s far-eastern city of Vladivostok has convicted a former U.S. consulate worker charged with cooperating with a…
Continue ReadingUS, Germany and France urge China to free a human rights lawyer and his wife accused of subversion
BEIJING (AP) — The United States, Germany and France have called for the release of a Chinese human rights lawyer and his wife who were sentenced…
Continue ReadingBomb targeting police assigned for polio drive kills 9 people, including 5 children, in SW Pakistan
Associated Press QUETTA, Pakistan (AP) — A powerful bomb attached to a motorcycle has exploded near a vehicle carrying police officers assigned to…
Continue ReadingBritish businessman to remain in custody on charge of killing Indonesian woman in Hong Kong
Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — A British businessman will be kept in custody after being charged with murder over the death of an Indonesian…
Continue ReadingSeismic change in Botswana as party that ruled for 58 years loses power
Associated Press GABORONE, Botswana (AP) — The party of Botswana’s opposition candidate Duma Boko has been declared the election winner over…
Continue ReadingInside a 1760 schoolhouse for Black children is a complicated history of slavery and resilience
Associated Press WILLIAMSBURG, Va. (AP) — A museum in Virginia has nearly finished restoring the nation’s oldest surviving schoolhouse for Black…
Continue ReadingHarris assails Trump for saying Liz Cheney should have rifles ‘shooting at her’
Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Kamala Harris said Friday it was “disqualifying” for Donald Trump to say former Rep. Liz Cheney, one of…
Continue ReadingCreative ‘I Voted’ stickers branch out beyond the familiar flag design
Associated Press CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Whether scenic or slightly sinister — angry werewolf, anyone? — the designs on the front of “I Voted”…
Continue ReadingToxic smog cloaks India’s capital as Diwali firecrackers push air pollution to hazardous levels
NEW DELHI (AP) — A thick layer of toxic smog is cloaking India’s capital as smoke from firecrackers used to celebrate Diwali, the Hindu festival…
Continue ReadingAustralian judge rules senator broke race law by telling rival legislator to return to Pakistan
Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — An Australian judge has ruled that anti-immigration party leader Sen. Pauline Hanson breached a racial…
Continue ReadingTexas hospitals must now ask patients whether they’re in the US legally. Here’s how it works
Texas hospital patients will be asked if they’re in the U.S. legally starting Friday. The new policy stems from an order by Republican Gov. Greg…
Continue ReadingProsecutor says veteran’s subway chokehold went ‘too far.’ Defense says his ‘courage’ helped others
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Prosecutors and defense lawyers agree on this about Marine veteran Daniel Penny’s encounter last year with a…
Continue ReadingHeidi Klum and Janelle Monáe wear elaborate E.T. costumes for their Halloween parties
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Heidi Klum and Janelle Monáe opted for out-of-this-world Halloween costumes this year — both choosing to dress…
Continue ReadingWe are what we celebrate: America’s holiday calendar is increasingly diverse
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — John Albert’s daughter isn’t going to school on Friday. And he couldn’t be happier about it. For…
Continue ReadingStock market today: Amazon leads Wall Street higher
AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Amazon led U.S. stock indexes higher on Friday, while a surprisingly weak jobs report marred by some unusual…
Continue ReadingSouth Carolina executes Richard Moore despite broadly supported plea to cut sentence to life
Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina put Richard Moore to death by lethal injection Friday for the 1999 fatal shooting of a…
Continue ReadingIsrael fights a seemingly endless war in Gaza’s most devastated region
Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — More than a year into a war that has ricocheted across the Middle East, Israeli troops are still battling Hamas…
Continue ReadingTaiwanese driver recounts his narrow escape during Typhoon Kong-rey
Associated Press TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — A ride-hailing driver recounted Friday how he had narrow escape when a huge tree smashed onto his vehicle as…
Continue ReadingPets join Mexico’s Day of the Dead celebrations, as Fido and Tiger get their own altars
Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Pets are not forgotten during Mexico’s famed Day of the Dead celebrations, when even Fido and Tiger get a…
Continue ReadingWill people leave Florida after devastating hurricanes? History suggests not
Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Up and down Florida’s Gulf Coast, residents are deciding whether to stay or go following two recent…
Continue ReadingEmbattled Republican candidate fights on in North Carolina governor’s race
Associated Press ELLERBE, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina had been projected as the state with the most closely watched race for governor this fall. But…
Continue ReadingHakeem Jeffries chooses calm over chaos as Democrats work to win the House majority
AP Congressional Correspondent PALMDALE, Calif. (AP) — This election, he has warned, is about the economy. Freedom. Stopping Project 2025 and the…
Continue ReadingTrump and Vance make anti-transgender attacks central to their campaign’s closing argument
Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Donald Trump has made his opposition to transgender rights central to his closing argument before Election Day,…
Continue ReadingMiami native ‘Cuban Cowboy’ Orlando Mendez returns home for Country Bay Musical Festival
Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — Country Bay Music Festival is returning to Miami for its second year, with organizers hoping the event can earn a…
Continue ReadingPeeking behind the curtain: News outlets are conscious of the need to explain election reporting
AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — At The Associated Press, election night is a massive undertaking, with thousands of people involved in counting the…
Continue ReadingLocal school staple ‘Lost on a Mountain in Maine’ from 1939 hits the big screen nationwide
Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Maine schoolchildren know about the boy lost for more than a week on the state’s tallest mountain. Now…
Continue ReadingAP-NORC poll finds skepticism of nationwide election tallies, especially among Republicans
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The nation’s deep partisan divisions extend to trust in the vote tallies for this year’s election,…
Continue ReadingUS employers added just 12,000 jobs last month as hurricanes and strikes sharply reduce payrolls
AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — America’s employers added just 12,000 jobs in October, a total that economists say was held down by the…
Continue ReadingTakeaways from The Associated Press investigation into sexual abuse of incarcerated women
Associated Press As part of a sweeping two-year investigation into prison labor, The Associated Press found that correctional staff nationwide have…
Continue ReadingPrison work assignments used to lure and rape female inmates. Guards sometimes walk free
Associated Press HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (AP) — It was after midnight when she crept down the narrow, dimly lit stairs carrying a bag of dirty laundry.…
Continue ReadingHarris tries to turn Gaza protests into a way to energize the crowds at her rallies
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Protesters can create awkward moments for presidential candidates. They interrupt, heckle and, oftentimes, knock…
Continue ReadingCourt orders Arizona to release list of voters whose citizenship hasn’t been verified
Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona’s secretary of state office must release a list of tens of thousands of voters who were mistakenly…
Continue ReadingBallot-sorting machine woes slow count in Oregon county with pivotal US House race
OREGON CITY, Ore. (AP) — Election officials in Oregon’s third-largest county say the vote count is being delayed because of problems with a…
Continue ReadingAP sources: White House altered record of Biden’s ‘garbage’ remarks despite stenographer concerns
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — White House press officials altered the official transcript of a call in which President Joe Biden appeared to…
Continue ReadingAmericans helping Ukraine’s war efforts say the US hasn’t done enough
Associated Press KHARKIV, Ukraine (AP) — For U.S. philanthropist Amed Khan, America’s has mismanaged the war in Ukraine. It has rallied…
Continue ReadingDodgers’ World Series-ending win averages 18.6 million; series averages 15.81 million for 5 games
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Dodgers’ 7-6 victory over the Yankees in Game 5 for their eighth World Series title and second in five years averaged…
Continue ReadingArizona enlists county employees to help tackle a surge of 2-page early ballots
Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Employees for Arizona’s most populous county are taking on extra shifts to help election workers with an…
Continue ReadingNorth Korea boasts of ‘the world’s strongest’ missile, but experts say it’s too big to use in war
Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea is boasting that its new intercontinental ballistic missile is “the world’s…
Continue ReadingPrince of Wales’ environmental roadshow to arrive in Africa next week
Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Prince William’s roadshow for environmental innovation will arrive in South Africa next week as the heir to the…
Continue ReadingUN extends mandate for UN peacekeepers in Western Sahara, with Algeria protesting over human rights
Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. Security Council has voted to extend the mandate of the U.N. peacekeeping force in the Western…
Continue ReadingMan gets suspended sentence in assault of former US senator in Iowa park
COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa (AP) — A judge gave a man probation and a suspended sentence Thursday after he pleaded guilty to attacking a former U.S.…
Continue ReadingHard-luck Mississippi Gulf Coast will have its first oyster season since 2018
BILOXI, Miss. (AP) — The Mississippi Gulf Coast will have an oyster season for the first time since 2018. The state Department of Marine Resources…
Continue ReadingTrump meets with Arab Americans in Dearborn, Michigan, but top community leaders skipped the event
Associated Press LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Donald Trump met with Arab Americans in the nation’s largest Arab-majority city as the Republican…
Continue ReadingRussia’s torture of Ukrainian civilians, prisoners is a crime against humanity, UN expert panel says
Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — U.N.-backed human rights experts say Russia’s torture of Ukrainian civilians and prisoners of war is a…
Continue ReadingBoeing workers will vote on a new contract offer to end 7-week-old strike
SEATTLE (AP) — The union representing striking Boeing factory workers says members will vote Monday on a new contract offer from the company that…
Continue ReadingColorado governor works to remedy leak of voting system passwords
Associated Press/Report for America DENVER (AP) — Colorado Gov. Jared Polis says that the state is providing aircraft and vehicles to help with…
Continue ReadingLongtime PEN America CEO Suzanne Nossel is stepping down to head Freedom House
AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The CEO of PEN America has stepped down after more than a decade marked by substantial growth and recent…
Continue ReadingHe’s fast, feisty and could play Quidditch. Meet the bat that won a beauty contest
ASHLAND, Ore. (AP) — A winged creature from Oregon was crowned this year’s winner Thursday in an annual bat beauty contest put on by the Bureau…
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