Nicaragua strips citizenship from 135 prisoners released to Guatemala
Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Nicaragua said Tuesday it was revoking the citizenship and seizing the property of 135 people who were expelled…
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Ukraine braces for hardest winter due to intensified Russian attacks on energy infrastructure
Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine’s prime minister has warned that the country could be facing its toughest winter since the…
Continue ReadingIsrael releases video of a Gaza tunnel where it says Hamas militants killed 6 hostages
Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — The Israeli military on Tuesday released video footage of a Gaza tunnel where it says six hostages were recently…
Continue ReadingArizona’s ban on transgender girls playing girls school team sports remains blocked, court says
PHOENIX (AP) — A federal appeals court upheld a lower-court ruling that blocks Arizona from enforcing a 2022 law that bans transgender girls from…
Continue ReadingTwo Delta planes collide on an Atlanta taxiway, knocking the tail off one
ATLANTA (AP) — Two Delta Air Lines planes collided on a taxiway at Atlanta’s airport Tuesday morning, with a larger plane knocking over the…
Continue ReadingA Boeing strike is looking more likely. The union president expects workers to reject contract offer
The risk of a strike at Boeing appears to be growing, as factory workers complain about a contract offer that their union negotiated with the giant…
Continue ReadingJamaica to deploy a limited number of soldiers and police to help fight gangs in Haiti
Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Jamaican Prime Minister Andrew Holness says his country will send two dozen soldiers and police…
Continue Reading2 Italian and 2 South Korean climbers are found dead close to Mont Blanc’s summit
PARIS (AP) — French rescuers say they have found the bodies of two Italian and two South Korean climbers close to the peak of Mont Blanc on the…
Continue ReadingBiden honors NCAA basketball champs South Carolina and UConn for historic 2024 title runs
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has honored NCAA basketball champs South Carolina and Connecticut with White House…
Continue ReadingCaptain of migrant boat tragedy in Senegal turns himself in as death toll rises to 26
Associated Press DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Local authorities say the captain of a migrant boat that capsized off Senegal over the weekend has been…
Continue ReadingGermany’s expansion of border controls is testing European unity
Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — The German government says it is cracking down on irregular migration and crime following recent extremist…
Continue Reading4 candidates remain in the race to lead the UK’s Conservative Party
LONDON (AP) — British lawmaker Mel Stride became the second candidate to be kicked out of the Conservative Party leadership contest. That leaves…
Continue ReadingA Texas official gets probation for accidentally shooting his grandson at a wedding
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — A Texas county commissioner will spend one year on probation for accidentally shooting his grandson during a Nebraska wedding…
Continue ReadingKate’s soft-focus Insta-ready video marks a shift in how royals tell their story
Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Public displays of affection on a royal video? My, how times have changed! When the Princess of Wales announced that…
Continue ReadingDam collapse in Nigeria sweeps deadly reptiles into flooded communities
Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Officials in northeastern Borneo say that a dam collapse has unleashed severe flooding that has prompted…
Continue ReadingDeclassified memo from US codebreaker sheds light on Ethel Rosenberg’s Cold War spy case
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A top U.S. government codebreaker who decrypted secret Soviet communications during the Cold War concluded that…
Continue ReadingPeople take once unthinkable precautions as police search for the Kentucky highway shooter
Associated Press LONDON, Ky. (AP) — Jittery residents living near where a gunman opened fire on a highway in Kentucky are taking precautions they…
Continue ReadingPeter Frampton finally finds Rock & Roll Hall of Fame doors open to him
AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — A year after he appeared on the stage supporting Sheryl Crow’s induction into the Rock & Roll…
Continue ReadingJury is selected for the trial of 3 ex-Memphis officers charged in Tyre Nichols’ death
Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — A jury has been selected in the federal trial of three former Memphis police officers charged with federal…
Continue ReadingBelarusians fleeing repression at home say they face new threats and intimidation abroad
Associated Press TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — More than a half-million Belarusians have fled their country since 2020 as the authoritarian government…
Continue ReadingAmericans’ inflation-adjusted incomes rebounded to pre-pandemic levels last year
AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The inflation-adjusted median income of U.S. households rebounded last year to roughly its 2019 level,…
Continue ReadingRussia begins massive naval drills together with China
The Russian military has launched massive naval and air drills spanning across both hemispheres and including China in joint maneuvers.…
Continue ReadingKing Charles III to visit Australia and Samoa in a test of stamina after cancer diagnosis
Associated Press LONDON (AP) — King Charles III has announced plans to visit Australia and Samoa next month on a trip that will span a dozen time…
Continue ReadingA Taiwanese fighter jet crashes during a training exercise and the pilot is found safe
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwan’s defense ministry says a fighter jet crashed during a nighttime training exercise on Tuesday but the pilot who…
Continue ReadingOprah Winfrey names Elizabeth Strout’s ‘Tell Me Everything’ as her latest book club pick
AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Oprah Winfrey’s latest book club pick will be a story of familiar faces — in more ways than one. Winfrey…
Continue ReadingPoet Li-Young Lee receives $100,000 lifetime achievement prize from Poetry Foundation
AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Poet Li-Young Lee has won a $100,000 lifetime achievement prize, and Carole Boston Weatherford has been named…
Continue ReadingFormer US Sen. Ayotte to face former Manchester Mayor Craig in New Hampshire governor’s race
Associated Press CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — New Hampshire will elect a female governor for the third time in November after former U.S. Sen. Kelly Ayotte…
Continue ReadingLabor costs remain high for small businesses, but a report shows wage growth is slowing for some
AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Employee wages are one of the biggest costs for small businesses. A new survey found some owners may be seeing a…
Continue ReadingKeurig to pay $1.5M settlement over statements on the recyclability of its K-Cup drink pods
AP Business Writer Keurig Dr Pepper Inc. will pay $1.5 million to settle charges that it made inaccurate statements about the recyclability of its…
Continue ReadingConstantine Orbelian to attempt revival of New York City Opera after drop in money and performances
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Constantine Orbelian has been promoted to executive director of the largely dormant New York City Opera, which…
Continue ReadingKyle Larson will again run the Indy 500 but NASCAR and the Coca-Cola 600 will be his commitment
AP Auto Racing Writer CONCORD, N.C. (AP) — With NASCAR and the Coca-Cola 600 the promised priority, Kyle Larson will again attempt the Indianapolis…
Continue ReadingMel B joins a campaign calling for a new UK law to bar Afro hair discrimination
Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Former Spice Girl Mel B is among dozens of Black Britons urging Parliament to update the country’s equality laws…
Continue ReadingAs warming threatens polar bear tourism, a Canadian town adapts and thrives
AP Science Writer CHURCHILL, Manitoba (AP) — Change has broken, remade and continues to reshape the remote Canadian town of Churchill on the shore…
Continue ReadingEU vows retaliation if Hungary sends buses of migrants to Brussels
BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union says Hungary’s threat to send a bus convoy of migrants to Brussels in protest against the bloc’s…
Continue ReadingLimits to anti-nausea pill coverage wear on cancer patients and doctors
AP Health Writer Cancer patients can ward off waves of vomiting after treatment with a relatively cheap anti-nausea pill, but some are running into…
Continue ReadingFirst doses of mpox vaccine from the United States arrive in Congo
Associated Press KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — Authorities in Congo say 50,000 doses of the mpox vaccine from the United States have arrived in the…
Continue ReadingA Libyan city scarred by flooding that killed thousands tries to rebuild a year later
Associated Press DERNA, Libya (AP) — It’s been a year since two dams burst upstream from the eastern Libyan city of Derna, unleashing a wall…
Continue ReadingHow does the huge crowd for the pope’s Mass in East Timor compare to others?
TASITOLU, East Timor (AP) — The estimated crowd of 600,000 people Pope Francis’ Mass in East Timor is nearly half of the small Southeast…
Continue ReadingThe US and Britain accuse Iran of sending Russia missiles to use against Ukraine
Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The United States and Britain formally accused Iran on Tuesday of supplying short-range ballistic missiles to Russia…
Continue ReadingIsrael says it likely killed an American activist by mistake. The US condemns its ally
Associated Press RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — The Israeli military says an American activist killed in the West Bank last week was likely shot…
Continue ReadingSouthwest Airlines shakes up its board under pressure from a big shareholder
AP Airlines Writer Southwest Airlines will revamp its board and the chairman will retire next year, but it intends to stick with CEO Robert Jordan.…
Continue ReadingHedge fund investor snaps up UK’s The Spectator magazine for $131 million
LONDON (AP) — A hedge fund investor has bought The Spectator, one of the world’s oldest political magazines, for 100 million pounds ($131…
Continue ReadingSouth African farmers are accused of killing 2 women and feeding them to pigs
Associated Press JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Three men in South Africa are accused of killing two women and feeding their bodies to pigs on their farm in a…
Continue ReadingIndian state imposes curfew and shuts internet after fresh wave of ethnic clashes
GUWAHATI, India (AP) — Indian authorities have imposed an indefinite curfew and shut down the internet in some parts of the northeastern state of…
Continue ReadingIsrael intensified airstrikes on Iran-linked targets in Syria
Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — An independent U.N. commission says Israel has intensified airstrikes on Iranian-linked targets in Syria, inflicting…
Continue ReadingFormer Northern Ireland unionist leader pleads not guilty to sex offense charges
LONDON (AP) — The former leader of Northern Ireland’s biggest unionist party has pleaded not guilty to charges of rape and other sexual offenses.…
Continue ReadingMan in Denmark faces preliminary terrorism charges over arson at a Jewish woman’s home
Associated Press COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — A 21-year-old man in Denmark has been arrested for arson after allegedly setting a fire at a Jewish…
Continue ReadingDeath toll from Typhoon Yagi rises to 87 in Vietnam. Dozens remain missing
Associated Press HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — The death toll from Typhoon Yagi and its subsequent rain that triggered floods and landslides has climbed to…
Continue ReadingSwiss city councilor apologizes for firing gun at a Mary and Jesus poster
Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — A city councilor in Switzerland has apologized and reportedly sought police protection against threats after she…
Continue ReadingIsraeli defense chief says a temporary truce with Hamas is possible. Ending the war is another story
Associated Press TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israel’s defense minister says the window is closing on an opportunity to reach a temporary cease-fire…
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