Dutch airline KLM plans ‘painful’ cost-cutting to combat high costs and staff shortages
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Dutch airline KLM has announced a “painful” round of cost-cutting and other measures. They aim to boost the…
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Israel extends evacuation warnings in Lebanon, signaling a wider offensive
Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — The Israeli military on Thursday warned people to evacuate communities in southern Lebanon that are outside a…
Continue ReadingHarris campaigns with Liz Cheney at the GOP’s birthplace while Trump rallies in Michigan
Associated Press RIPON, Wis. (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris rallied with Republican Liz Cheney in the birthplace of the modern Republican…
Continue ReadingNew NATO chief Mark Rutte visits Ukraine in his first trip since taking office
Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — New NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte visited Ukraine on Thursday in his first official trip since taking…
Continue ReadingAlcohol poisoning kills dozens of people in Iran
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iranian state media says at least 26 people have died after drinking alcoholic beverages that contained toxic methanol. The…
Continue ReadingGeorgian parliament speaker signs anti-LGBTQ law after president refuses to sign it
TBILISI, Georgia (AP) — The speaker of the Georgian parliament has signed into a law a bill that severely curtails LGBTQ+ rights in the country and…
Continue ReadingWorld ski body and UN weather agency team up to help winter sports plan for climate change
GENEVA (AP) — Winter sports are facing a long-time crisis because of climate change and the International Ski and Snowboard Federation has teamed…
Continue ReadingPalestinian, Filipino and Mozambican activists and a London research agency given human rights award
STOCKHOLM (AP) — The Right Livelihood Award has been given to activists from the Palestinian territories, the Philippines and Mozambique as well as…
Continue ReadingFeel-good parkruns have raced past their humble beginnings and now draw millions for fitness and fun
Associated Press LONDON (AP) — On a weekend morning in the fall of 2004, 13 runners lined up in a London park for an informal race — unaware they…
Continue ReadingTaiwan hospital fire leaves at least 9 dead as typhoon batters island’s south
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Authorities report at least nine people have died in a fire at a hospital in the island’s south that is being battered…
Continue ReadingThis German church is the tallest in the world. Until Spain’s La Sagrada Familia is done, anyway
Associated Press ULM, Germany (AP) — The Ulmer Münster in southern Germany is the world’s tallest church. For now, anyway. The Gothic-style…
Continue ReadingFormer Colorado county clerk Tina Peters sentenced to 9 years for voting data scheme
Associated Press A former Colorado county clerk has been sentenced to nine years behind bars for leading a scheme to breach voting system data in her…
Continue ReadingSpider lovers scurry to Colorado town in search of mating tarantulas and community
Associated Press LA JUNTA, Colo. (AP) — Love is in the air on the Colorado plains — the kind that makes your heart beat a bit faster, quickens…
Continue ReadingHow Black leaders in New York are grappling with Eric Adams and representation
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — It wasn’t a shock to many Black New Yorkers that Mayor Eric Adams has surrounded himself with African American…
Continue ReadingStock market today: Oil prices jump again on worries about the Middle East as Wall Street fades
AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Crude prices jumped on worries about worsening tensions in the Middle East, while U.S. stocks pulled back…
Continue ReadingThe flood of ghost guns is slowing after regulation. It’s also being challenged in the Supreme Court
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Guy Boyd was hanging out with friends he had known for years in Ann Arbor, Michigan, on the night an accidental…
Continue ReadingMormon faith pushes ahead with global temple building boom despite cool reception in Las Vegas
Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — A historic building boom of big, bright Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints temples — beacons to the…
Continue ReadingFlorida communities hit three times by hurricanes grapple with how and whether to rebuild
Associated Press/Report for America HORSESHOE BEACH, Fla. (AP) — It was just a month ago that Brooke Hiers left the state-issued emergency trailer…
Continue ReadingHow Trump credits an immigration chart for saving his life and what the graphic is missing
Associated Press Donald Trump is fond of a data chart that shows the stark contrast of the U.S.-Mexico border crossings between his time in the White…
Continue ReadingThe search for the missing hits snags at every corner as Helene’s death toll tops 200
Associated Press PENSACOLA, N.C. (AP) — Rescue crews and volunteers facing obstacles at every turn in North Carolina’s remote mountains paddled…
Continue ReadingTakeaways from The Associated Press’ report on lost shipping containers
Associated Press LONG BEACH, Wash. (AP) — From clothes to metals used for manufacturing, most of the world’s everyday goods and raw materials…
Continue ReadingHaunted by 2016, some Michigan Democrats worry that Harris remains ill-defined in swing state
Associated Press EASTPOINTE, Mich. (AP) — Some Michigan Democrats are raising concerns about Vice President Kamala Harris’ presidential bid in a…
Continue ReadingCasey, McCormick hammer home attacks in debate for Pennsylvania’s battleground Senate race
Associated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Democratic U.S. Sen. Bob Casey of Pennsylvania and Republican challenger David McCormick have held the…
Continue ReadingMemories and prayers are shared at a small-town funeral for the victims of horrific Thai bus fire
Associated Press LAN SAK, Thailand (AP) — A small town in central Thailand is holding a mass funeral for the 23 students and teachers who died in a…
Continue ReadingHurricane Helene brings climate change to forefront of the presidential campaign
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The devastation wrought by Hurricane Helene has brought climate change to the forefront of the presidential…
Continue ReadingThousands of shipping containers have been lost at sea. What happens when they burst open?
Associated Press LONG BEACH, Wash. (AP) — Russ Lewis has picked up some strange things along the coast of Long Beach Peninsula in Washington state…
Continue ReadingTropical Storm Leslie forms in the Atlantic and is expected to become a hurricane
MIAMI (AP) — Forecasters say Tropical Storm Leslie has formed in the eastern Atlantic Ocean and could strengthen into a hurricane by the weekend.…
Continue ReadingFormer Singapore minister sentenced to a year in prison for receiving illegal gifts
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — A former Singaporean Cabinet minister was sentenced Thursday to a year in prison after he pleaded guilty to charges…
Continue ReadingSaoirse Ronan felt happy and settled. That’s why she could play an alcoholic in ‘The Outrun’
AP Film Writer Saoirse Ronan is having a big fall with two major films coming to theaters. First is “The Outrun,” an adaptation of Amy…
Continue ReadingIn South Korea, deepfake porn wrecks women’s lives and deepens gender conflict
Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Three years after the 30-year-old South Korean woman received a barrage of online fake images that…
Continue ReadingKaine and Cao face off in only debate of campaign for US Senate seat from Virginia
Associated Press NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — U.S. Sen. Tim Kaine of Virginia and Republican challenger Hung Cao have gone toe to toe in their only debate…
Continue Reading6 migrants shot dead near Guatemalan border when Mexican army troops open fire
TUXTLA GUTIERREZ, Mexico MEXICO CITY (AP) — Six international migrants are dead after Mexican soldiers opened fire on a truck carrying a group near…
Continue ReadingJudge blocks new California law cracking down on election deepfakes
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A new California law allowing any person to sue for damages over election deepfakes has been put on pause after a federal…
Continue ReadingVirginia House candidates debate abortion and affordability as congressional election nears
Associated Press/Report for America FREDERICKSBURG, Va. (AP) — Republican Derrick Anderson and Democrat Yevgeny “Eugene” Vindman debated at the…
Continue ReadingHurricane Kirk strengthens into a Category 3 storm in the Atlantic
MIAMI (AP) — Forecasters say Hurricane Kirk has strengthened into a Category 3 storm in the Atlantic Ocean and is expected to grow rapidly into a…
Continue ReadingTyphoon Krathon makes landfall in Taiwan, packing fierce winds and torrential rain
Associated Press KAOHSIUNG, Taiwan (AP) — Typhoon Krathon made landfall Thursday in Taiwan’s major port city of Kaohsiung, bringing…
Continue ReadingMan who was mad about Chinese spy balloon is convicted of threatening former Speaker McCarthy
Associated Press BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — A Montana man was convicted Wednesday of threatening to assault former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy after…
Continue ReadingCourt says betting on US congressional elections can resume, for now
Associated Press ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Americans are once again free to bet on the outcome of U.S. congressional elections, at least…
Continue ReadingLast call at 4 a.m. in California? Governor says yes for one private club in LA Clippers’ new arena
Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The last call for drinks is 2 a.m. in California, but the state will soon carve out an exception to…
Continue ReadingProsecutors’ closing argument prompts mistrial request from lawyers for cop accused of manslaughter
Associated Press FAIRFAX, Va. (AP) — Defense lawyers say they will seek a mistrial for a former police officer on trial in the fatal shooting a…
Continue ReadingMayorkas warns FEMA doesn’t have enough funding to last through hurricane season
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas says the agency tasked with helping communities recover from…
Continue ReadingDeadly Maui fire erupted from earlier blaze believed to have been extinguished, investigation finds
Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — The wildfire that killed at least 102 people on Maui last year erupted from an earlier brushfire, sparked by…
Continue ReadingOmaha officer followed policy when he fatally shot a fleeing man 8 times, police chief says
Associated Press OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Omaha’s police chief says an officer followed protocol when he shot a fleeing armed man eight times,…
Continue ReadingProsecutors drop case against third man in Chicago police officer’s death
CHICAGO (AP) — Prosecutors have dropped their case against the last of three men accused of killing an off-duty Chicago police officer in 2011. The…
Continue ReadingDays after being suspended Emi Martinez has Prince William celebrating in the Champions League
AP Soccer Writer Prince William has watched his beloved Aston Villa seal another famous win against Bayern Munich. Villa won 1-0 in the Champions…
Continue ReadingMan pleads guilty in betting scheme that ensnared ex-NBA player Jontay Porter
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A gambler has pleaded guilty in a sports betting scandal that got NBA player Jontay Porter kicked out of the…
Continue ReadingDominican Republic will deport up to 10,000 Haitians a week, citing an ‘excess’ of immigrants
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) — The Dominican Republic says it will start massive deportations of Haitians living illegally in the country…
Continue ReadingUS school-entry vaccination rates fall as exemptions keep rising
AP Medical Writer NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. kindergarten vaccination rates dipped last year and the proportion of children with exemptions rose to an…
Continue ReadingValenzuela is stepping away from his broadcast duties with the Dodgers to focus on his health
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Fernando Valenzuela is stepping away from his broadcast duties with the Los Angeles Dodgers for the rest of the season so the…
Continue ReadingMassachusetts governor puts new gun law into effect immediately
Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey has taken action to immediately implement a sweeping new gun law in her state. The…
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