First criminal trial starts in New Hampshire youth detention center abuse scandal
Associated Press CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — The first criminal trial arising from a five-year investigation into allegations of abuse at New…
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Jury deliberating fate of ex-politician accused of killing Las Vegas investigative reporter
Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — A jury began deliberating Monday in the trial of a former Las Vegas-area Democratic politician accused of killing…
Continue ReadingRudy Giuliani did nothing illegal in Arizona’s fake elector case, his lawyer says
Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — A lawyer for Rudy Giuliani said Monday that the charges against his client in Arizona’s fake elector case should…
Continue ReadingSTORY REMOVED: AS–Koreas-Tensions
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Please disregard AS–Koreas-Tensions, published on Sep. 3, 2024, and datelined in SEOUL, South Korea. It is…
Continue ReadingCows obstruct Nigeria’s capital as climate change and development leave herders with nowhere to go
Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — As the population grows and development extends to rural areas where herders live and graze their cattle,…
Continue ReadingDrone attack kills at least 21 civilians in northern Mali, Tuareg-led group says
BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — Airstrikes on a village in northern Mali near the Algerian border have killed 21 civilians, including 11 children. That’s…
Continue ReadingProtesters against judiciary overhaul plan urge Mexican president to ‘respect democracy’
Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Protestors took to the streets across Mexico on Sunday in the latest opposition to President Andrés Manuel…
Continue Reading10-foot python found during San Francisco Bay Area sideshow bust
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A 10-foot-long python was discovered in a vehicle during a bust of an illegal sideshow in the San Francisco Bay Area that…
Continue ReadingLake Mary, Florida, rallies to beat Taiwan 2-1 in 8 innings to win Little League World Series title
Associated Press SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. (AP) — Lathan Norton was sick and didn’t play on Saturday at the Little League World Series. But on…
Continue ReadingAt Mexico’s Hera music festival, women were both at the forefront and behind the scenes
Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico City’s Hera HSBC music festival brought together an all-female lineup of both Latina and international…
Continue ReadingPolice investigate deaths of 5 people in New York City suburb
SYOSSET, N.Y. (AP) — Police are investigating five deaths at a home on suburban Long Island. Nassau County police say officers responding to a…
Continue ReadingNevada men face trial for allegedly damaging ancient rock formations at Lake Mead recreation area
LAS VEGAS (AP) — An Oct. 8 trial date has been set for two Nevada men accused of damaging rock formations estimated to be 140 million years old at…
Continue ReadingWalmart recalls apple juice sold in 25 states due to elevated arsenic levels
WASHINGTON (AP) — Walmart has recalled nearly 10,000 cases of apple juice sold in stores across the U.S. that were found to contain potentially…
Continue ReadingBabe Ruth’s ‘called shot’ jersey sells at auction for over $24 million
Associated Press DALLAS (AP) — The jersey Babe Ruth wore when he called his shot during the 1932 World Series, hitting a home run to center field,…
Continue ReadingDouble Duty: For Danny Jansen, playing for both teams in same game is chance at baseball history
AP Sports Writer BOSTON (AP) — Boston Red Sox catcher Danny Jansen is enjoying his odd slice of baseball history as he prepares to become the first…
Continue ReadingIsrael says more polio vaccines are delivered to Gaza, where aid groups seek pause in fighting
Polio vaccines for more than 1 million people have been delivered to Gaza, Israel’s military said Sunday, after the first confirmed case of the…
Continue Reading‘Deadpool’ and ‘Alien’ top charts again as ‘Blink Twice’ sees quiet opening
Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — In a sleepy summer weekend at the box office, holdovers reigned supreme as newcomers landed without a splash.…
Continue ReadingFamed Coney Island Cyclone roller coaster is shut down after mid-ride malfunction
NEW YORK (AP) — The famous Coney Island Cyclone roller coaster in New York City was shut down indefinitely after coming to a stop mid-ride this…
Continue ReadingAuthorities recover body of Arizona woman who went missing in Grand Canyon after flash flood
SUPAI, Ariz. (AP) — The body of an Arizona woman who went missing in the Grand Canyon National Park after a flash flood days earlier was recovered…
Continue ReadingFour men found dead in a park in northwest Georgia, investigation underway
DALTON, Ga. (AP) — Four men have been found dead in a park in northwest Georgia, and an investigation is underway. Deputies were dispatched to…
Continue ReadingFormer five-time Lebanese prime minister Salim Hoss dies at 94
BEIRUT (AP) — Five-time former Lebanese Prime Minister Salim Hoss, who served during some of the most tumultuous years of his country’s modern…
Continue ReadingTrump would veto legislation establishing a federal abortion ban, Vance says
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Republican vice presidential candidate JD Vance says Donald Trump would not support a national abortion ban if…
Continue ReadingAmerican rapper Macklemore says he canceled Dubai show over UAE arming Sudan paramilitary forces
Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — American rapper Macklemore said he canceled an upcoming October concert in Dubai over the…
Continue ReadingDid Taylor Swift create a new era for food bank donations?
Chronicle of Philanthropy Ahead of Taylor Swift’s July 14, 2023, concert in Denver, Aditi Desai, chief marketing officer at the Food Bank of the…
Continue ReadingFrench authorities arrest Telegram CEO Pavel Durov at a Paris airport, French media report
Associated Press NICE, France (AP) — The founder and CEO of the messaging service Telegram was detained at a Paris airport on an arrest warrant…
Continue ReadingHone weakens to tropical storm and sweeps past Hawaii, dumping enough rain to ease wildfire fears
Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — Hone passed south of Hawaii and weakened from a hurricane to a tropical storm on Sunday, dumping so much rain that…
Continue ReadingIn boosting clean energy in Minnesota, Walz lays foundation for climate influence if Harris wins
Associated Press Minnesota had a half-century-old process for permitting clean energy projects that could keep developers waiting over a year for…
Continue ReadingTakeaways from the AP’s review of Tim Walz’s descriptions of his military record
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic vice presidential nominee Tim Walz served in the National Guard for 24 years, rising through the…
Continue ReadingChina accuses a Philippine vessel of brushing against its ship in disputed waters
BEIJING (AP) — China’s coast guard says it took action against a Philippine vessel that ignored warnings and collided lightly with its vessel in…
Continue ReadingWalz’s exit from Minnesota National Guard left openings for critics to pounce on his military record
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — John Kolb, a retired Minnesota National Guard colonel, knew Tim Walz by reputation as an “excellent leader”…
Continue ReadingTaliban vice and virtue laws provide ‘distressing vision’ for Afghanistan, warns UN envoy
ISLAMABAD (AP) — A top UN official is warning that the Taliban’s new vice and virtue laws provide a distressing vision for Afghanistan’s…
Continue ReadingKroger and Albertsons hope to merge but must face a skeptical US government in court first
AP Business Writer The largest proposed grocery store merger in U.S. history is going to court. On one side are supermarket chains Kroger and…
Continue ReadingRohingya refugees mark the anniversary of their exodus and demand a safe return to Myanmar
Associated Press COX’S BAZAR, Bangladesh (AP) — Tens of thousands of Rohingya refugees have rallied in a southern Bangladeshi coastal…
Continue ReadingMember of British journalist team dies after Russian missile hits hotel in eastern Ukraine
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A British safety adviser working with a team of journalists was killed after a Russian missile struck a hotel in the Ukrainian…
Continue ReadingHarris campaign says it’s raised $540 million and saw a surge of donations during the convention
Associated Press Vice President Kamala Harris’ campaign says it has now raised $540 million for its election battle against Republican nominee…
Continue ReadingWhat to know about the heavy exchange of fire between Israel and Lebanon’s Hezbollah
Associated Press Israel and Lebanon’s Hezbollah on Sunday launched their heaviest exchange of fire after months of strikes and counterstrikes…
Continue ReadingChina opposes US sanctions on firms over alleged ties to Russia’s war efforts
BEIJING (AP) — China has expressed its opposition to the latest U.S. sanctions on Chinese companies over their alleged ties to Russia’s war in…
Continue Reading2 separate bus crashes in Pakistan leave at least 36 people dead, officials say
Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — Two separate bus crashes hours apart in Pakistan on Sunday left at least 36 people dead and dozens more injured,…
Continue ReadingThe suspect in the Germany attack was motivated by Islamic State group ideology, prosecutors say
Associated Press SOLINGEN, Germany (AP) — A Syrian man on Sunday was ordered held on suspicion of murder and membership in a terrorist organization…
Continue ReadingA flash flood on Indonesia’s eastern Ternate Island sweeps away buildings and leaves 13 dead
Associated Press TERNATE ISLAND, Indonesia (AP) — Officials say torrential rains caused a flash flood on Indonesia’s eastern Ternate Island,…
Continue ReadingThis bird species was extinct in Europe. Now it’s back, and humans must help it migrate for winter
Associated Press PATERZELL, Germany (AP) — The northern bald ibis, or the Waldrapp, once soared over North Africa, the Arabian Peninsula and much…
Continue ReadingHow do you deal with stress? In Nigeria, swinging a sledgehammer in a ‘rage room’ helps
Associated Press LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — In Nigeria’s largest city, stressed-out residents are finding their reset button in a “rage room”…
Continue ReadingSchools are competing with cell phones. Here’s how they think they could win
Associated Press Isabella Pires first noticed what she calls the “gradual apathy pandemic” in eighth grade. Only a handful of classmates…
Continue Reading‘We were expendable’: Downwinders from world’s 1st atomic test are on a mission to tell their story
Associated Press LOS ALAMOS, N.M. (AP) — It was the summer of 1945 when the United States dropped atomic bombs on Japan, killing thousands of…
Continue ReadingThe shooting death of a 16-year-old girl by police is among a spate that’s upset Anchorage residents
Associated Press ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A spate of officer-involved shootings has made Anchorage, Alaska, the latest in a long list of American…
Continue ReadingBehind the rhetoric, a presidential campaign is a competition about how to tell the American story
AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Kamala Harris accepted the Democratic nomination “on behalf of everyone whose story could only be written in…
Continue ReadingIsrael-Hamas war cease-fire, hostage talks will continue after weekend meetings didn’t resolve gaps
Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — A round of high-level talks in Cairo meant to bring about a cease-fire and hostage deal to at least temporarily…
Continue ReadingCrowd on hand for unveiling of John Lewis statue at spot where Confederate monument once stood
DECATUR, Ga. (AP) — A bronze statue of the late civil rights leader and congressman John Lewis has been unveiled at a city park in Georgia. A crowd…
Continue ReadingEU: Maduro has not shown ‘necessary public evidence’ to declare victory in Venezuela elections
Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — The European Union’s top diplomat on Saturday said that Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro has still…
Continue ReadingBack-to-work order issued for 2 major Canada railroads. Union will comply, but lawsuit planned
Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — The Canadian arbitrator appointed to resolve a messy railroad labor dispute to protect the North American economy…
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