Sudan military offensive sparks new fighting in Khartoum as cholera outbreak worsens
Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — Officials say new fighting has hit Sudan’s capital as the death toll jumps up from the country’s cholera…
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Feds charge NYC mayor with selling his influence to foreign nationals. He says he won’t resign
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — New York City Mayor Eric Adams vowed to stay in office Thursday after federal prosecutors unsealed an indictment…
Continue ReadingSen. Raphael Warnock is working on children’s book inspired by the story of Jesus feeding the 5,000
NEW YORK (AP) — Sen. Raphael Warnock of Georgia is working on a children’s book centered on a generous boy and a proliferating baloney sandwich…
Continue ReadingMilitary recruiting rebounds after several tough years, but challenges remain
Associated Press FORT JACKSON, South Carolina (AP) — After several very difficult years and a swath of new programs and enticements, the Army, Air…
Continue ReadingGreek singer Marinella is in stable but critical condition after collapsing during a concert
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Popular Greek singer Marinella was in stable but critical condition in an Athens hospital Thursday, the hospital said in a…
Continue ReadingHarrods apologizes to women who say they were abused by former owner Mohamed Al Fayed
Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The managing director of Harrods says the London department store is “deeply sorry” for failing employees who…
Continue ReadingKremlin says changes in Russia’s nuclear doctrine are intended as a warning to the West
MOSCOW (AP) — A Kremlin spokesman says that changes in Russia’s nuclear doctrine are intended to discourage Ukraine’s Western allies from…
Continue ReadingOne Tech Tip: Using Instagram’s new teen account settings to supervise young users
AP Business Writer LONDON (AP) — Worried about your teen’s Instagram use? Faced with growing pressure to do more to stop online harm, the social…
Continue ReadingDiners are skipping restaurants and making more meals at home as inflation trend inverts
AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Eating in is in and eating out is out. That’s the message that inflation-squeezed consumer s have been…
Continue ReadingRussian missiles and drones target Kyiv for 5 hours and hit Ukraine’s power grid
Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Officials say Ukraine’s air defenses battled an overnight Russian aerial attack on the capital Kyiv for…
Continue ReadingPolice are probing apparent cyber vandalism on Wi-Fi networks at UK train stations
LONDON (AP) — U.K. transport officials and police are investigating a “cyber-security incident” after users of public Wi-Fi networks at the…
Continue ReadingIsrael-Hamas war latest: Israeli airstrikes in Lebanon have killed nearly 700 this week
Lebanon’s disaster risk management unit says nearly 700 people been killed in Lebanon this week, as Israel dramatically escalated strikes. The…
Continue ReadingHarris says the right to be safe is a civil right, as Biden signs order on gun technology
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris says she believes the right to be safe is a civil right, and that means a right to…
Continue ReadingNetanyahu vows to use ‘full force’ against Hezbollah and dims hopes for a cease-fire
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday vowed to carry out “full force” strikes against…
Continue ReadingTaliban who banned women from public spaces say no one faces discrimination in Afghanistan
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The Taliban say it’s absurd to accuse them of gender discrimination and other human rights violations, as four…
Continue ReadingPakistani security forces say they killed 8 militants in a raid in the restive northwest
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan’s military says security forces have killed eight militants in an overnight raid on their hideout in a former…
Continue ReadingSouth Korea sets a compensation plan for dog meat farmers before the 2027 ban
Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea has announced plans to compensate farmers and others in the country’s dwindling dog meat…
Continue ReadingMan who set off explosion at California courthouse had a criminal case there
SANTA MARIA, Calif. (AP) — A 20-year-old man tossed an explosive device into the California courthouse where he was about to be arraigned on a gun…
Continue ReadingPope travels to the heart of Europe to appeal for peace and to boost his dwindling flock
Associated Press LUXEMBOURG (AP) — Pope Francis called for Europe to be a beacon of peace in war and a welcome home for migrants and refugees as he…
Continue ReadingNorth Korea has enough uranium to build a ‘double-digit’ number of bombs, Seoul’s spy agency says
Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea has likely enriched enough uranium to build a “double-digit” number of bombs and is…
Continue ReadingJapanese court acquits the longest-serving death row inmate of a 1966 quadruple murder
Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — A Japanese court found an 88-year-old former boxer not guilty on Thursday after a retrial for a 1966 quadruple…
Continue ReadingNASA, Boeing describe limited roles despite Titan’s owner touting aerospace ties
Associated Press OceanGate co-founder Stockton Rush said the carbon fiber hull used in an experimental submersible that imploded en route to the…
Continue ReadingA new pair of giant pandas gifted by Beijing arrives in Hong Kong
HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong welcomed a new pair of giant pandas gifted by Beijing on Thursday with a lavish ceremony, raising hopes for a boost to…
Continue ReadingOklahoma executes a man for a 1992 killing despite board recommending his life be spared
Associated Press McALESTER, Okla. (AP) — Oklahoma executed a man Thursday for his role in the 1992 fatal shooting of a convenience store owner…
Continue ReadingJudge prepares ruling on possible retrial of movie armorer in fatal set shooting by Alec Baldwin
Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A judge heard court arguments in the possible dismissal of a criminal conviction against a movie armorer in…
Continue ReadingHelene makes landfall in northwestern Florida as a Category 4 hurricane
Associated Press CRAWFORDVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Hurricane Helene made landfall Thursday night in northwestern Florida as a Category 4 storm as…
Continue ReadingAppeals court signals it might be open to altering Donald Trump’s $489 million civil fraud penalty
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A New York appeals court panel appeared receptive Thursday to potentially overturning or reducing a civil fraud…
Continue ReadingA far-right party is looking for a historic election win in Austria
Associated Press VIENNA (AP) — Austria’s far-right Freedom Party could win a national election for the first time when Austria votes on Sunday.…
Continue ReadingHarris makes scandal-plagued Republican the star of her campaign to win North Carolina
AP National Political Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — There’s an unlikely star in Kamala Harris’ fight to make history in North Carolina: Mark…
Continue ReadingAlabama puts man convicted of killing 3 to death in the country’s second nitrogen gas execution
Associated Press ATMORE, Ala. (AP) — Alabama used nitrogen gas Thursday to execute a man convicted of killing three people in back-to-back…
Continue ReadingHearing on Trump assassination attempts says Pennsylvania failure was by Secret Service
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Members of a bipartisan House task force investigating the Trump assassination attempts emphasized during their…
Continue ReadingMoving homeless people from streets to shelter isn’t easy, San Francisco outreach workers say
Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Outreach worker Edgar Tapia hit a San Francisco neighborhood on a mission to find people to take eight…
Continue ReadingWest Virginia’s new drug czar was once addicted to opioids himself
Associated Press CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia’s new drug czar has a very personal reason for wanting to end the state’s opioid…
Continue ReadingHarris blasts proposals for Ukraine to cede territory to Russia during Zelenskyy meeting
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — With American support for Ukraine at a partisan crossroads, Vice President Kamala Harris on Thursday slammed…
Continue ReadingOld newspaper boxes are being used to distribute the overdose reversal drug Narcan
Associated Press CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Old newspaper boxes are being repurposed into containers that distribute Narcan, an emergency treatment…
Continue ReadingA new mystery firm enters Trump’s orbit, rekindling criticism of his presidential campaign spending
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Launchpad Strategies, incorporated less than a year ago, has received $15 million from Donald Trump’s election…
Continue ReadingGeorgia’s anti-LGBTQ+ measures raise fears of hate crimes in the conservative South Caucasus nation
Associated Press TBILISI, Georgia (AP) — Dozens of Georgians stood in tearful silence in a central square near parliament last week to mourn…
Continue ReadingAmericans are more likely to see Harris’ gender as a hurdle than they were for Clinton: AP-NORC poll
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Americans are more likely to believe that being a woman will hurt Kamala Harris’ chances in the November…
Continue ReadingSouthwest Airlines says it will introduce assigned seats and premium perks in 2026
AP Airlines Writer DALLAS (AP) — Southwest Airlines executives have unveiled their vision for turning the carrier into an airline that gives…
Continue ReadingStock market today: Wall Street rises to another high, but a slide for oil keeps the gains in check
AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks rose to another all-time high, but a slide in oil prices kept the gains in check by weighing down…
Continue ReadingUN chief criticizes divided Security Council for failure of leadership to end wars, calls for unity
Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United Nations chief sharply criticized the powerful Security Council for a failure of leadership to end…
Continue ReadingAppeals court hears arguments in fight between 2 tribes over Alabama casino built on ‘sacred’ land
ATLANTA (AP) — An appeals court on Wednesday heard arguments in a long-running dispute between two federally recognized tribes over one’s…
Continue ReadingNine ruling party candidates vie to replace Japan’s outgoing Prime Minister Kishida
Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan finds out its next leader on Friday when the ruling party of outgoing Prime Minister Fumio Kishida picks his…
Continue ReadingWho will replace Kishida to become Japan’s new prime minister?
Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s governing party will pick a new leader Friday who will succeed outgoing Prime Minister Fumio Kishida.…
Continue ReadingHong Kong court sentences editor to 21 months in jail in a case seen as a barometer of press freedom
Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — A Hong Kong court has sentenced a former editor of a shuttered news publication to 21 months in prison in a…
Continue ReadingFederal lawsuit challenging mask ban in suburban New York county dismissed
CENTRAL ISLIP, N.Y. (AP) — A judge dismissed a federal lawsuit challenging a suburban New York ban on wearing masks in public except for health and…
Continue ReadingGeorgia court rejects counting presidential votes for Cornel West and Claudia De la Cruz
Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia’s Supreme Court says presidential candidates Cornel West and Claudia De la Cruz aren’t…
Continue ReadingCalifornia Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoes bill to help Black families reclaim taken land
Associated Press/Report for America SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed a bill Wednesday that would have helped Black…
Continue ReadingRussia’s adaptability to US sanctions stymied their effectiveness, economists say
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Two researchers write in a new paper that Russia was able to brace for the financial penalties imposed after its…
Continue ReadingSri Lanka’s new president says he’ll restart talks with the IMF to find a way out of economic crisis
Associated Press COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka’s new President Anura Kumara Dissanayake says that he will soon resume discussions with the…
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