Brick by brick, Morocco rebuilds 12th-century mosque destroyed by 2023 earthquake
Associated Press TINMEL, Morocco (AP) — The hand-carved domes and brick-laid arches had almost all been put back together when an earthquake shook…
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5 executions have happened over a week’s span in the US. That’s the most in decades
Associated Press OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Death row inmates in five states have been put to death in the span of one week. This was the first time in…
Continue ReadingGuterres tells UN meeting that impunity, inequality and other challenges risk engulfing the world
Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The head of the United Nations is warning world leaders that impunity, inequality and uncertainty are…
Continue ReadingBrazil’s Lula talks climate at UN, but Amazon fires back home undermine his message
Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva opened the U.N. General Assembly with a call on the world to…
Continue ReadingUnversed in UNGA? Stumped by SDGs? Here’s a handy glossary of UN General Assembly meeting lingo
Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. General Assembly’s yearly meeting of world leaders is here. And with it comes an array of…
Continue ReadingSeveral states are making late changes to election rules, even as voting is set to begin
Associated Press In Georgia, election workers will have to hand count the number of ballots cast after voting is completed. In North Carolina, some…
Continue ReadingHello, I’m Johnny Cash’s statue: A monument to the singer is unveiled at the US Capitol
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Johnny Cash now stands among the most famous politicians, trailblazers and activists of American history as he…
Continue ReadingReconstruction set to begin on Copenhagen’s fire-damaged Old Stock Exchange landmark
Associated Press COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Workers are set to begin the reconstruction of the 400-year-old Old Stock Exchange in Copenhagen five…
Continue ReadingTearful Caroline Ellison gets 2 years in prison over her role in FTX fraud
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Caroline Ellison, a former top executive in Sam Bankman-Fried ’s fallen FTX cryptocurrency empire, was sentenced…
Continue ReadingAs Israel’s fight with Hezbollah heats up, people of Gaza fear being forgotten
Associated Press MUWASI, Gaza Strip (AP) — As the escalating conflict between Israel and Hezbollah grabs global attention, Palestinians in Gaza…
Continue ReadingAlsobrooks presses the case for national abortion rights in critical Maryland Senate race
Associated Press GAITHERSBURG, Md. (AP) — Democrat Angela Alsobrooks is prioritizing abortion rights in a key U.S. Senate race in Maryland against…
Continue ReadingOceanGate employee pushes back against idea of ‘desperation’ to complete missions
Associated Press A key employee with the company that owned the experimental submersible that imploded en route to the wreckage of the Titanic has…
Continue ReadingClimate solutions: 2 kinds of ocean energy inch forward off the Oregon coast
Associated Press NEWPORT, Ore. (AP) — On a cloudy late August morning, Burke Hales was on a boat a mile off the central Oregon coast, pointing to a…
Continue ReadingNorth Carolina absentee ballots are being distributed following 2-week delay
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina counties have started distributing absentee ballots for the November general election to those who have…
Continue ReadingBiden in farewell U.N. address says peace still possible in conflicts in Mideast and Ukraine
Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — President Joe Biden declared in his final address to the U.N. General Assembly on Tuesday that the U.S. must…
Continue ReadingSevere obesity is on the rise in the US
AP Health Writer Obesity is high and holding steady in the U.S., but the proportion of those with severe obesity — especially women — has climbed…
Continue ReadingTexas man who waived his right to appeal death sentence is executed for killing infant son
Associated Press HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) — A Texas man who waived his right to appeal his death sentence has received a lethal injection for killing…
Continue ReadingHow colorful, personalized patches bring joy to young cancer patients
Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — When Oliver Burkhardt underwent leukemia treatment at age 9, he’d enter the hospital wearing his patch-covered…
Continue Reading2 lawmen linked to Maine’s deadliest shooting are vying for job as county sheriff
Associated Press BATH, Maine (AP) — Two law enforcement officers were thrust into the media spotlight after Maine’s deadliest shooting. Now…
Continue ReadingFormer Singaporean minister pleads guilty to receiving illegal gifts
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — A former Singaporean cabinet minister has pleaded guilty to charges of receiving illegal gifts, in the Asian…
Continue ReadingStock market today: Wall Street edges further into record highs
AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks edged further into record heights on Wall Street after shaking off a bumpy start to the day. The…
Continue ReadingAnti-money laundering group suspends Colombia after President Petro declassifies confidential report
Associated Press BOGOTÁ, Colombia (AP) — The Egmont Group, an international organization that fights money laundering, said it will suspend…
Continue ReadingA court in Argentina orders the arrest of Venezuela’s president and his right-hand man
Associated Press BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — A federal court in Argentina has ordered the “immediate” arrest of Venezuelan President…
Continue ReadingChina cuts rates, rolls out other moves to help the slowing economy
AP Business Writer China has rolled out a raft of measures aimed at countering a prolonged downturn in its property market that is dragging on the…
Continue ReadingNurse labor dispute at Hawaii hospital escalates with 10 arrests
Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — A recently elected state lawmaker is among those who were arrested outside a Hawaii hospital. Ten people were…
Continue ReadingWhat we know about the investigations surrounding New York City’s mayor
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Nearly a year after FBI agents seized his phones, New York City Mayor Eric Adams faces an expanding constellation…
Continue ReadingOregon removes over 1,200 voters from rolls for failing to provide proof of citizenship
Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Oregon elections officials said Monday they had struck over 1,200 people from the state’s voter rolls…
Continue ReadingJudge orders the arrest of a top Brazilian country music star as part of a money laundering probe
RIO DE JANEIRO A judge in Brazil’s northeastern Pernambuco state has ordered the preventive arrest of Gusttavo Lima, one of the nation’s biggest…
Continue ReadingSmall tsunami waves splash ashore on remote Japanese islands
Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Small tsunami waves splashed ashore on some Japanese islands after an earthquake that may have been triggered by…
Continue ReadingJill Biden and Al Sharpton pay tribute to civil rights activist Sybil Morial
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — First Lady Jill Biden, former ambassador Andrew Young and the Rev. Al Sharpton were among those who paid tribute during funeral…
Continue ReadingMan convicted of sending his son to rob and kill rapper PnB Rock gets 31 years to life
AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — A man convicted of sending his 17-year-old son into a restaurant to rob and kill rapper PnB Rock was…
Continue ReadingCalifornia becomes latest state to restrict student smartphone use at school
Associated Press/Report for America SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — School districts in California will have to create rules restricting student…
Continue ReadingProsecutors and victim’s family call for the release of a Minnesota man convicted of murder in 2009
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota attorney general, the local prosecutor and family of the victim want a Minnesota man’s murder conviction to…
Continue ReadingGunman in Colorado supermarket shooting is the latest to fail with insanity defense
Associated Press A man who killed 10 people at a Colorado supermarket in 2021 has been found guilty of murder. He is the latest person to fail in an…
Continue ReadingColorado men tortured their housemate for 14 hours, police say
DENVER (AP) — Colorado law enforcement say three men are accused of tying up their housemate and torturing him for 14 hours. The man told deputies…
Continue ReadingMeghann Fahy and Eve Hewson’s ‘overnight success’ is more than a decade in the making
Associated Press Meghann Fahy and Eve Hewson are two of the stars of Netflix’s new ensemble mystery series “The Perfect Couple.” They also each…
Continue ReadingMark Robinson vows to rebuild his staff for North Carolina governor
WILKESBORO, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina Republican gubernatorial candidate Mark Robinson is vowing to rebuild his campaign staff. Several aides have…
Continue ReadingMan fatally shot by police in Connecticut appeared to fire as officers neared, report says
NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) — A preliminary report says a man shot to death by Connecticut police officers last week was wanted for robbery and appeared…
Continue ReadingMissouri Supreme Court and governor refuse to halt the execution of man convicted of 1998 killing
Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri’s top court and governor have each rejected requests to cancel a Missouri man’s…
Continue ReadingFlorida officials pressure schools to roll back sex ed lessons on contraception and consent
Associated Press/Report for America TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Some Florida school districts are rolling back a more comprehensive approach to sex…
Continue ReadingThousands of ill inmates released from Congo’s main prison to ease overcrowding
Associated Press KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — Congo’s minister of justice says nearly 1,700 ill inmates have been released from the country’s…
Continue ReadingJudge rules out possibility of punitive damages in Smartmatic defamation lawsuit against Newsmax
Associated Press DOVER, Del. (AP) — A Delaware judge has ruled out the possibility of punitive damages in a defamation lawsuit pitting an…
Continue ReadingUS-China research has given Beijing’s military technology a boost, House GOP says
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A new report by congressional Republicans asserts that partnerships between the U.S. and China at universities…
Continue ReadingMemphis man testifies that he and another man killed rapper Young Dolph
Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — A Memphis man testified on Monday that he and a second person shot and killed rapper Young Dolph after Big…
Continue Reading3 Tufts men’s lacrosse players remain hospitalized with rare muscle injury
BOSTON (AP) — Three Tufts University men’s lacrosse players remain hospitalized with a rare muscle injury participating in a…
Continue ReadingStruggling Jeep and Ram maker Stellantis is searching for a new CEO
AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — Struggling Jeep and Ram maker Stellantis is looking for a CEO to succeed Carlos Tavares, but the company says it’s…
Continue ReadingVolunteers help seedlings take root as New Mexico attempts to recover from historic wildfire
Associated Press Volunteers spent a few hours scrambling across fire-ravaged mountainsides Saturday, planting hundreds of seedlings. The tiny trees…
Continue ReadingOnline overseas ballots for Montana voters briefly didn’t include Harris as a candidate
HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Montana election officials say ballots on the state’s online election system for overseas and military voters initially…
Continue ReadingKmart’s blue light fades to black with the shuttering of its last full-scale US store
AP Retail Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Attention, Kmart shoppers, the end is near! The erstwhile retail giant renowned for its Blue Light Specials —…
Continue ReadingAttorneys say other victims could sue a Mississippi sheriff’s department over brutality
Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Attorneys for two Black men who were tortured by Mississippi law enforcement officers say they expect to…
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