Azerbaijan holds a parliamentary election expected to retain the presidential party’s dominance
Polls closed Sunday evening in Azerbaijan’s snap parliamentary election, the first since it regained full control of Karabakh, a former…
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Pope embarks on longest, farthest and most challenging trip to Asia, with China in the background
Associated Press VATICAN CITY (AP) — If any evidence were needed to underscore that Pope Francis’ upcoming trip to Asia and Oceania is the…
Continue ReadingIsraelis erupt in protest to demand a cease-fire after 6 more hostages die in Gaza
Associated Press TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Tens of thousands of grieving and angry Israelis surged into the streets Sunday night after six more…
Continue ReadingTaiwan investigators to rule on further detention of former presidential candidate amid graft probe
Associated Press TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwan investigators are to rule on whether to further detain a former presidential candidate amid graft…
Continue ReadingMexico offers escorted rides north from southern Mexico for migrants with US asylum appointments
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico will offer escorted bus rides from southern Mexico to the U.S. border for non-Mexican migrants who have received a United…
Continue ReadingSan Francisco 49ers player Ricky Pearsall out of hospital after shooting during attempted robbery
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A juvenile suspect is in custody after allegedly shooting San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Ricky Pearsall in the chest…
Continue ReadingA deadly storm sweeps through Japan and heavy rainfall could last for days
Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Tropical Storm Shanshan has brought torrential rain to Japan’s Shizuoka area southwest of Tokyo as weather…
Continue ReadingHarris calls Trump’s appearance at Arlington a ‘political stunt’ that ‘disrespected sacred ground’
Vice President Kamala Harris says former President Donald Trump “disrespected sacred ground” in his recent appearance at Arlington National…
Continue ReadingCalifornia lawmakers pass landmark bills to atone for racism, but hold off on fund to take action
Associated Press/Report for America SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California lawmakers this week passed some of the nation’s most ambitious…
Continue ReadingPilot declared emergency, loss of autopilot before crash that killed 3 members of famed gospel group
CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — The pilot of a plane that crashed in northeast Wyoming in July, killing seven people, declared an emergency and loss of the…
Continue ReadingOn the first day without X, many Brazilians say they feel disconnected from the world
Associated Press SAO PAULO (AP) — The blocking of social media platform X in Brazil has divided users and politicians over the legitimacy of the…
Continue ReadingGaudreau’s wife thanks him for ‘the best years of my life’ in Instagram tribute to fallen NHL player
The wife of Johnny Gaudreau called her husband “the absolute best dad in the world” and thanked him for “the best years of my life” in two…
Continue ReadingPakistan’s military says insurgents have freed an army officer and 3 others abducted on Wednesday
DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistan’s military says insurgents have freed four people, including an army officer who was abducted…
Continue ReadingMoms for Liberty fully embraces Trump and widens role in national politics as election nears
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — This weekend’s gathering of Moms for Liberty has showcased how the group has moved toward fully embracing…
Continue Reading3 dead after small plane crashes into row of townhouses in Oregon, TV station reports
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A small plane carrying two people crashed into a row of townhouses Saturday morning near Portland. The crash set several…
Continue ReadingRace for Alaska’s lone US House seat narrows to final 4 candidates
Associated Press JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Two candidates who combined received just over 1% of the vote in last week’s U.S. House primary in Alaska…
Continue ReadingRFK Jr. sues North Carolina elections board as he seeks to remove his name from ballot
Associated Press/Report for America Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is suing the North Carolina State Board of Elections. The lawsuit filed in state court…
Continue ReadingHip-hop artist Fatman Scoop dies at 56 after collapsing on stage in Connecticut
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Fatman Scoop, the hip-hop artist who topped charts in Europe with “Be Faithful” in the early 2000s and later…
Continue ReadingNY man pleads guilty in pandemic loan fraud
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — A politically active western New York businessman has admitted to a multimillion-dollar pandemic loan fraud, and prosecutors…
Continue ReadingMississippi bus crash kills 7 people and injures 37
BOVINA, Miss. (AP) — Seven people were killed and dozens were injured in Mississippi after a commercial bus overturned on Interstate 20 on Saturday…
Continue ReadingA top court in the Dominican Republic deliberates anti-sodomy laws targeting police and military
Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — A top court in the Dominican Republic has agreed to review a challenge to laws dating from the last…
Continue ReadingBorder arrests are expected to rise slightly in August but are hovering near 4-year lows
Associated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) — Arrests for illegal border crossings from Mexico during August are expected to rise slightly from July, officials…
Continue ReadingSudden death of ‘Johnny Hockey’ means more hard times for beleaguered Columbus Blue Jackets
AP Sports Writer Columbus Blue Jackets officials could hardly believe their luck when they persuaded superstar Johnny Gaudreau to pass up larger…
Continue ReadingPolice say 2 people who were attacked during London’s Notting Hill Carnival have died
LONDON (AP) — British police say two people who were critically injured in attacks while attending London’s Notting Hill Carnival this week have…
Continue ReadingA Norwegian princess marries an American self-styled shaman in front of a star-studded audience
Associated Press HELSINKI (AP) — Social media influencers, reality stars and TV personalities were among the guests as the Norwegian king’s…
Continue ReadingAt Venice Film Festival, Jude Law debuts ‘The Order’ about FBI manhunt for a domestic terrorist
AP Film Writer VENICE, Italy (AP) — Jude Law plays an FBI agent investigating the violent crimes of a white supremacist group in “The Order,”…
Continue ReadingPolio vaccine campaign begins in Gaza a day before fighting is expected to pause
By JULIA FRANKEL, SAMY MAGDY and SAM METZ JERUSALEM (AP) — A campaign to inoculate children in Gaza against polio and prevent the spread of the…
Continue Reading7 killed by Russian attacks as Moscow pushes ahead in Ukraine’s east
Five people have been killed by Russian shelling in the town of Chasiv Yar as Moscow’s troops push ahead in Ukraine’s eastern Donetsk region.…
Continue ReadingCatholic diocese sues US government, worried some foreign-born priests might be forced to leave
Associated Press For more than a year, religious organizations have lobbied Congress and the Biden administration to fix a sudden procedural change…
Continue ReadingMan charged with assault on 2 Jewish students on University of Pittsburgh campus
PITTSBURGH (AP) — A man has been charged with aggravated assault in an alleged glass bottle attack on two Jewish students on the University of…
Continue ReadingGOP nominee for governor in North Carolina has a history of inflammatory words. It could cost Trump
Associated Press COLFAX, N.C. (AP) — In the race to succeed term-limited North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper, Democrat Josh Stein and allies have…
Continue ReadingChinese and Philippine vessels collide at a disputed atoll and governments trade accusations
Associated Press TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — China and the Philippines have accused each other of causing a collision between their two vessels in the…
Continue ReadingUN will continue to engage the Taliban in Afghanistan despite new laws restricting women
ISLAMABAD (AP) — A U.N. spokesman says the United Nations will continue to engage all stakeholders in Afghanistan including the Taliban, even…
Continue ReadingDozens of exotic animals seized at Turkish border
ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkish customs officials in the northwestern city of Edirne discovered dozens of exotic animals being smuggled into Turkey from…
Continue ReadingA Ukrainian Paralympian left the warfront to compete in Paris. His mind is on his platoon in ‘hell’
Associated Press VILLEPINTE, France (AP) — For Ukrainian volleyball player and infantry officer Dmytro Melnyk, coming to Paris to compete at the…
Continue ReadingFloods in Nigeria have killed scores and washed away farmland, raising food security concerns
Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Authorities in Nigeria say weeks of flooding have killed nearly 200 people across the country. The Nigerian…
Continue ReadingError messages and lengthy online queues frustrate fans scrambling to secure Oasis reunion tickets
Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Some Oasis fans celebrated like a champagne supernova, while others looked back in anger on Saturday as online…
Continue ReadingJapan lodges formal protest over Chinese survey ship entering its territorial waters
Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan lodged a formal protest via China’s embassy against what it called an incursion by a Chinese survey ship into…
Continue ReadingHelicopter goes missing in Russia’s Far East with 22 people believed onboard
Rescuers are searching for a helicopter that went missing in Russia’s far east with 22 people on board. The Mi-8 helicopter took off on Saturday…
Continue Reading6 people hurt in a knife attack on a bus in Germany. No political or religious motive seen
BERLIN (AP) — Police arrested a 32-year-old woman after six people were hurt in a knife attack on a bus headed to a festival in western Germany.…
Continue ReadingCatholics face a shortage of priests. But one Indonesian seminary is overwhelmed with applicants
Associated Press MAUMERE, Indonesia (AP) — Arnoldus Yansen thought for certain he was going to become a Catholic priest, just like his older…
Continue ReadingVietnamese helping victims of Agent Orange used by US troops in Vietnam War among Magsaysay winners
Associated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — A Vietnamese doctor who has helped seek justice for victims of the powerful defoliant dioxin “Agent…
Continue ReadingDefending champion Novak Djokovic is shocked at the US Open one night after Carlos Alcaraz’s loss
AP Tennis Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Defending champion Novak Djokovic has lost at the U.S. Open one night after Carlos Alcaraz did. Djokovic bowed out…
Continue ReadingYoung girls are using anti-aging products they see on social media. The harm is more than skin deep
AP Education Writer SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — When she was in fifth grade, Scarlett Goddard Strahan started to worry about getting wrinkles. By the…
Continue ReadingWith men at the front lines, women watch over Ukraine’s night sky for Russian drones
Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — When the air raid siren bellows in the dead of night, the women in arms rush to duty. Barely two months since…
Continue ReadingWhich skin care products should young girls use? Dermatologists recommend this simple routine
AP Education Writer Girls are bombarded on social media with advice from influencers touting elaborate skin care routines with high-priced serums,…
Continue ReadingJapan wants its hardworking citizens to try a 4-day workweek
Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan, a nation so hardworking its language has a term for literally working oneself to death, is trying to address a…
Continue ReadingIn South Africa’s richest area, mother-to-baby HIV transmission is a concern despite free prevention
Associated Press PRETORIA, South Africa (AP) — It’s a worrying question for health officials in one of the richest and most developed areas…
Continue ReadingTrump team will seek dismissal of federal election subversion case as each side mulls the next steps
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Lawyers for Donald Trump intend to urge a judge to dismiss the federal election subversion case against the…
Continue ReadingYoung girls are using anti-aging products they see on social media. The harm is more than skin deep
AP Education Writer SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — When she was in fifth grade, Scarlett Goddard Strahan started to worry about getting wrinkles. By the…
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