Supreme Court won’t hear appeal from Elon Musk’s X platform over warrant in Trump case
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court says it won’t hear an appeal from the social media platform X over a search warrant…
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Turning Point wants to revolutionize how Republicans turn out voters. Some are skeptical
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Turning Point ’s representatives have made two things clear in meetings with state and local Republican…
Continue ReadingNicholas Alexander Chavez plays Lyle Menendez and a priest on TV. He’s hungry for what’s next.
Associated Press Nicholas Alexander Chavez has had an exciting few weeks with the debut of his first two roles in prime-time shows. The former…
Continue ReadingMinnesota ranger dies during water rescue at Voyageurs National Park
INTERNATIONAL FALLS, Minn. (AP) — A park ranger died while trying to save three people during a water rescue at a national park in Minnesota. The…
Continue ReadingKosovo lifts ban on entry of products from Serbia at the border
Associated Press PRISTINA, Kosovo (AP) — Kosovo’s government says it is lifting restrictions on trade from Serbia at one border crossing, , 16…
Continue ReadingA recipe for turmeric chicken soup is a window into a Southern Thai family
Associated Press When she was growing up in Southern Thailand, chef Nok Suntaranon spent most days after school helping her mother sell homemade…
Continue ReadingOklahoma death row inmate had three ‘last meals.’ He’s back at Supreme Court in new bid for freedom
Associated Press OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Nine times the state of Oklahoma has set a date to execute death row inmate Richard Glossip. And nine times…
Continue ReadingHarris and Trump mark somber anniversary of Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack on Israel
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris have marked the first anniversary of the…
Continue ReadingSupreme Court rejects appeal from Texas officer convicted in killing of woman through her window
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court won’t hear an appeal from a former Texas police officer convicted in the death of a woman…
Continue ReadingTips, overtime, Social Security: A look at Donald Trump’s no-tax pledges and what they might cost
Associated Press Donald Trump has pledged to end taxes on everything from tips to Social Security and overtime pay if he’s elected to the White…
Continue ReadingPatriots captain Jabrill Peppers arrested on assault, strangulation, drug charges
Associated Press BRAINTREE, Mass. (AP) — Patriots captain Jabrill Peppers was arrested over the weekend on assault, strangulation and other…
Continue ReadingSupreme Court declines to hear appeal from singer R. Kelly, convicted of child sex crimes
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court has declined to hear an appeal from the singer R. Kelly, who is now serving 20 years in prison…
Continue ReadingSupreme Court rejects Republican-led challenge to Biden effort to ease voter registration
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court has turned away a challenge from Republican state lawmakers in Pennsylvania to a Biden administration executive…
Continue ReadingMore top aides to NYC mayor resign as federal investigations swirl
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Embattled New York City Mayor Eric Adams has accepted the resignation of his deputy mayor for public safety,…
Continue ReadingUK doctor admits trying to kill his mother’s partner with poison disguised as a COVID-19 vaccine
LONDON (AP) — A British doctor has admitted trying to kill his mother’s long-term partner by injecting him with poison disguised as a COVID-19…
Continue ReadingA top official with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s party quits, a year before the national election
BERLIN (AP) — A top official with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s party has announced his resignation, a year ahead of an election in which the…
Continue ReadingEx-Philippine President Duterte to run as mayor despite his drug killings legacy
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Officials in the Philippines say former President Rodrigo Duterte has registered to run for mayor of his southern home…
Continue ReadingVigils, protests around the world commemorate the anniversary of Hamas attack on Israel
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Commemorations and protests unfolded across the world on Monday to mark the anniversary of the Oct. 7 Hamas attack…
Continue ReadingLawyers for McCann suspect seek acquittal in his German trial on unrelated sexual offense charges
BERLIN (AP) — Lawyers for a man who is also under investigation in the disappearance of British toddler Madeleine McCann have called for him to be…
Continue ReadingFighting in Sudan’s North Darfur kills at least 13 children, UNICEF says
Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — UNICEF says that recent fighting between the Sudanese military and its rival paramilitary in Sudan’s North Darfur…
Continue ReadingUkraine strikes a Russian oil hub as Zelenskyy says the war is in ‘a very important phase’
Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine’s military says it struck a major oil terminal in Crimea that provides fuel for Russia’s war…
Continue ReadingIAEA team samples seawater near Fukushima plant to ensure safe release of wastewater
Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — A team of international scientists is in Fukushima to ensure safety of the discharge of treated radioactive…
Continue ReadingRussian court sentences a 72-year-old American to nearly 7 years in prison for fighting in Ukraine
MOSCOW (AP) — A Russian court has sentenced a 72-year-old American to nearly seven years in prison for allegedly fighting as a mercenary in…
Continue ReadingA woman goes on trial in Sweden for war crimes over allegedly abusing Yazidis in Syria
Associated Press COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — A 52-year-old woman associated with the Islamic State group has gone on trial in Sweden on charges of…
Continue ReadingThe world’s rivers faced the driest year in three decades in 2023, the UN weather agency says
Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — The U.N. weather agency is reporting that 2023 was the driest year in more than three decades for the world’s…
Continue ReadingSenior member of Myanmar’s former ruling party dies while serving prison sentence
Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Zaw Myint Maung, a senior member of Myanmar’s former ruling party arrested during the 2021 military takeover, has…
Continue ReadingPhilippines, South Korea deepen security cooperation, elevating ties to a strategic partnership
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — South Korea and the Philippines, each faced by increasingly hostile rival nations, have elevated their ties to a…
Continue ReadingNobel Prize in medicine honors 2 scientists for their discovery of microRNA
Associated Press STOCKHOLM (AP) — Two scientists won the Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine on Monday for their discovery of microRNA, tiny bits…
Continue ReadingMozambique headed for crucial elections amid jihadist insurgency and drought-induced hunger
Associated Press MAPUTO, Mozambique (AP) — Mozambicans will vote this week for a new president who many hope will bring peace to an oil- and…
Continue ReadingHurricane Milton is a Category 5. Florida orders evacuations and scrambles to clear Helene’s debris
Associated Press BELLEAIR BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Florida’s storm-battered Gulf Coast raced against a Category 5 hurricane Monday as workers sprinted…
Continue ReadingFormer Singapore Cabinet minister starts 1-year sentence for receiving illegal gifts
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — A former Singaporean Cabinet minister has begun a one-year prison term for receiving illegal gifts. Former Transport…
Continue ReadingAmerican and British climbers who lost tent and gear on Indian Himalayan peak rescued after 3 days
Associated Press LUCKNOW, India (AP) — American and British climbers have been rescued after being stranded for three days on a mountain in…
Continue ReadingA Pakistani separatist group claims bombing that killed 2 Chinese near Karachi airport
Associated Press KARACHI, Pakistan (AP) — A Pakistani separatist group has claimed responsibility for a late-night bombing that targeted a convoy…
Continue ReadingSouth Korean woman sues government and adoption agency after her kidnapped daughter was sent abroad
Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A 70-year-old South Korean woman on Monday sued her government, an adoption agency, and an orphanage…
Continue ReadingIndia offers financial support to Maldives after talks to repair ties
Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — India has stepped up its development assistance to the Maldives after the two leaders held talks in New Delhi in…
Continue ReadingTakeaways from AP’s report on the destruction in Gaza a year into the war
Israel’s yearlong offensive against Hamas, launched in response to the militant group’s Oct. 7 attack into Israel, has killed tens of thousands…
Continue ReadingHow farmers in Burundi banded together to get fair prices for avocados
Associated Press KAYANZA, Burundi (AP) — Farmers in a remote part of Burundi know to look for a truck parked by a highway when they want to sell…
Continue ReadingStock market today: Wall Street slides after Treasury yields climb back above 4% and oil rises
AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks slid Monday after Treasury yields hit their highest levels since the summer and oil prices continued…
Continue ReadingThe Israel-Hamas war’s devastating toll, by the numbers
Israel’s yearlong offensive in Gaza, launched in response to Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack, has killed tens of thousands of Palestinians and caused…
Continue ReadingSupreme Court takes the bench with ghost guns, a capital case and transgender rights on the docket
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court took the bench again on Monday, ready to hear cases on ghost guns, a death sentence and…
Continue ReadingMideast violence is spiraling a year since the Gaza war began
Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — A year after Hamas’ fateful attack on southern Israel, the Middle East is embroiled in a war that shows no…
Continue ReadingGaza is in ruins after Israel’s yearlong offensive. Rebuilding may take decades
Associated Press The Gaza Strip is in ruins. There are hills of rubble where apartment blocks stood, and pools of sewage-tainted water spreading…
Continue ReadingA year after the Hamas attack shattered their community, going home still feels impossible
Associated Press KFAR AZA, Israel (AP) — A year has passed since Hamas militants tore through the border fence separating Gaza from the small…
Continue ReadingA year after the Hamas attack shattered this Israeli community, going home still feels impossible
Associated Press KFAR AZA, Israel (AP) — On a sun-dappled day in Kibbutz Kfar Aza, Liora Eilon stood at the spot where her son was killed. She…
Continue ReadingFederal court reviews civil rights lawsuit alleging environmental racism in a Louisiana parish
Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The Fifth US Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans is reviewing a civil rights lawsuit alleging a south…
Continue ReadingUS spends a record $17.9 billion on military aid to Israel since last Oct. 7
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States has spent a record of at least $17.9 billion on military aid to Israel since the war in Gaza…
Continue ReadingNew analysis suggests national debt could increase under Harris, but it would surge under Trump
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — No one is likely to be happy with the projected higher deficits laid out in a new analysis of Kamala…
Continue ReadingFor US adversaries, Election Day won’t mean the end to efforts to influence Americans
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Soon, the ballots will be cast, the polls will close and a campaign marked by assassination attempts, animosity…
Continue ReadingTilda Swinton explores assisted suicide in Pedro Almodovar’s ‘The Room Next Door’
Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — Although “The Room Next Door” is Pedro Almodóvar’s first English-language feature, Tilda Swinton notes that…
Continue ReadingWar rages on multiple fronts as Israel marks a year since Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack
Associated Press RE’IM, Israel (AP) — Israelis held somber ceremonies Monday to mark a year since the deadliest attack in the country’s…
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