Hurricane Ernesto lashes Bermuda as wealthy British territory closes down
Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Hurricane Ernesto began to pound Bermuda late Friday with heavy winds and rain after officials in the…
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Ukrainian officials urge civilians to evacuate eastern city of Pokrovsk as Russian troops close in
Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Military authorities in the eastern Ukrainian city of Pokrovsk have urged civilians to speed up their…
Continue ReadingWhy the progressive ‘Squad’ is getting smaller after defeats this primary cycle
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The “Squad,” a group of progressive lawmakers in the House, is set to shrink next year after two members…
Continue ReadingIndia to hold first assembly elections in disputed Kashmir in 10 years
Associated Press SRINAGAR, India (AP) — India has announced three-phased assembly elections in disputed Kashmir, the first in a decade and in a new…
Continue ReadingPrisoner serving life for murder who escaped in North Carolina has been caught, authorities say
KANNAPOLIS, N.C. (AP) — A prisoner serving a life sentence for murder was captured at a North Carolina hotel early Friday, three days after his…
Continue ReadingLooking to buy a home? You may now need to factor in the cost of your agent’s commission
AP Business Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Thinking of buying a home with the help of a real estate agent? You can no longer take it for granted that a…
Continue ReadingProtests grow in India over the rape and killing of a doctor at a state-run hospital
Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — Thousands of people marched through various Indian cities Friday to protest the rape and murder of a trainee…
Continue ReadingCroatia to reintroduce compulsory military draft as regional tensions soar
ZAGREB, Croatia (AP) — Croatia’s defense minister says the government will reintroduce a two-month compulsory military service starting…
Continue ReadingTeens accused in London court of ‘extreme right-wing mindset’ and discussing terrorism plans
LONDON (AP) — London prosecutors say two teenagers with an “extreme right-wing mindset” discussed plans to carry out terrorism. Rex Clark, 18,…
Continue ReadingPrime Minister Tusk says Poland will strive to host Summer Olympics in 2040 or 2044
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland Prime Minister Donald Tusk has announced that his country will strive to host the Summer Olympics for the first time.…
Continue ReadingNumber of potentially lethal meth candies unknowingly shared by New Zealand food bank reaches 65
Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Police in New Zealand have so far accounted for 41 chunks of methamphetamine enclosed in candy…
Continue ReadingPakistan’s health ministry confirms a case of mpox but more tests are being done for its variant
Associated Press PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistan’s health ministry said Friday it has identified a case of mpox, but sequencing is being done…
Continue ReadingBritish judge on Hong Kong’s top court, facing criticism, quits media freedom group’s advisory panel
Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — A British judge who was part of a Hong Kong court panel that dismissed an appeal from prominent imprisoned…
Continue ReadingAs the Middle East frets about conflict, Dubai booms with an influx of anxious wealth
Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — As conflict casts a shadow across the Middle East, people are getting rich in Dubai. The desert…
Continue ReadingThailand’s new prime minister renews the legacy of her divisive father, Thaksin Shinawatra
Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — The election of Paetongtarn Shinawatra as Thailand’s prime minister represents a remarkable comeback for the…
Continue ReadingStock market today: Wall Street drifts higher as it closes out its best week since November
AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks are drifting higher Friday as Wall Street coasts to the close of its best week since November. The…
Continue ReadingPalau’s president says China is weaponizing lucrative tourism over his refusal to break Taiwan ties
Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Palau’s President Surangel Whipps Jr. says Beijing weaponizes tourism to the Pacific Island…
Continue ReadingIndonesia’s leader highlights economic and infrastructure developments in his final state of nation
Associated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia’s outgoing President Joko Widodo highlighted advances in the economy and infrastructure…
Continue ReadingMexico’s truth commission reveals new evidence of ‘death flights’ during 1965-1990 ‘dirty war’
Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — More evidence has emerged that Mexican authorities disposed of the bodies of dissidents in “death flights”…
Continue ReadingUS official says Mideast mediators are preparing for implementation of cease-fire deal in advance
Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — In a sign that mediators believe a Gaza cease-fire deal is imminent, a U.S. official said Friday that Mideast…
Continue ReadingKim Dotcom loses 12-year fight to halt deportation from New Zealand to face US copyright case
Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Kim Dotcom, founder of the once wildly popular file-sharing website Megaupload, lost a 12-year…
Continue ReadingEvacuation ordered in northern Japan, power out, flights, trains canceled as a typhoon approaches
Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Thousands of people in northern Japan were ordered to evacuate because of risks of flooding and mudslides from a…
Continue ReadingMatthew Perry’s death leads to sweeping indictment of 5, including doctors and reputed dealers
Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Nearly 10 months after the death of Matthew Perry, the long-simmering investigation into the ketamine that…
Continue ReadingWhat do marijuana, the death penalty and fracking have in common? Harris shifted positions on them
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — As California’s attorney general, Kamala Harris successfully defended the death penalty in court, despite her…
Continue ReadingBeyond ‘childless cat ladies,’ JD Vance has long been on a quest to encourage more births
Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — Five summers ago, Donald Trump’s running mate JD Vance — then a 34-year-old memoirist and father of a 2-year-old…
Continue ReadingShe fought to become a midwife. Now she’s fighting to save mothers and their babies in South Sudan
Associated Press BENTIU, South Sudan (AP) — Elizabeth Nyachiew was 16 when she watched her neighbor bleed to death during childbirth. She vowed to…
Continue ReadingUkraine’s swift push into the Kursk region shocked Russia and exposed its vulnerabilities
A daring Ukrainian military push into Russia’s Kursk region has seen Kyiv’s forces seize scores of villages, take hundreds of prisoners and…
Continue ReadingFamilies of hostages in Gaza hope cease-fire talks will end their nightmare
Associated Press TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Some families of hostages held in Gaza believe the latest round of cease-fire talks between Israel and…
Continue ReadingRound 2 of US Rep. Gaetz vs. former Speaker McCarthy plays out in Florida GOP primary
Associated Press PENSACOLA, Fla. (AP) — The Republican primary for Florida’s 1st Congressional district is like a rematch between Rep. Matt Gaetz…
Continue ReadingThe collapse of an iconic arch in Utah has some wondering if other famous arches are also at risk
Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A common line of questions has emerged from visitors to Utah’s Arches National Park in the week since…
Continue ReadingArtists who object to Trump using their songs from Celine Dion and Isaac Hayes’ estate: How it works
AP Music Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Pop powerhouses, American classics, British artists and the estates of deceased legends — many musicians have…
Continue ReadingThaksin’s daughter Paetongtarn Shinawatra is elected Thailand’s prime minister
Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Thailand’s Parliament elected Paetongtarn Shinawatra as prime minister Friday, continuing the legacy of the…
Continue ReadingNevada gaming regulators accuse Resorts World casino of accommodating illegal gambling
Associated Press RENO, Nev. (AP) — The Nevada Gaming Control Board filed a disciplinary complaint Thursday alleging that one of the largest casinos…
Continue ReadingSouth Sudan’s security bill allowing warrantless arrests becomes law
Associated Press JUBA, South Sudan (AP) — South Sudan’s parliament says controversial security legislation allowing the arrest of people without…
Continue ReadingWhat to know about the 5 people charged in Matthew Perry’s death
Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Five people have been charged in connection with Matthew Perry’s death from a ketamine overdose last year,…
Continue ReadingA rarely seen deep sea fish is found in California, and scientists want to know why
SAN DIEGO (AP) — A rarely seen deep sea fish resembling a serpent was found floating dead on the ocean surface off the San Diego coast and was…
Continue ReadingArizona, Nevada and Mexico will lose same amount of Colorado River water next year as in 2024
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Arizona, Nevada and Mexico will continue to live with less water next year from the Colorado River after the…
Continue ReadingTaylor Swift’s Eras tour returns in London, with assist from Ed Sheeran, after foiled terror plot
Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Taylor Swift’s history-making Eras Tour made a triumphant return, accompanied by Ed Sheeran, in London Thursday…
Continue ReadingA planned float in NYC’s India Day Parade is anti-Muslim and should be removed, opponents say
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A float in Sunday’s upcoming India Day Parade in New York City that celebrates a Hindu temple built over a razed…
Continue ReadingThai courts that have disbanded multiple governments are accused of setting back democracy
Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Wednesday’s decision by Thailand’s Constitutional Court to oust Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin after just…
Continue Reading4 arrested in killing of former ‘General Hospital’ actor Johnny Wactor
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles police arrested four people on Thursday in the fatal shooting of former “General Hospital” actor Johnny Wactor.…
Continue ReadingNewly identified remains of missing World War II soldier from Oregon set to return home
WASHINGTON (AP) — The remains of a missing World War II soldier from Oregon have been identified. Oregon Public Broadcasting reports that the…
Continue ReadingStumpy, the gnarled, old cherry tree, is gone. But its clones — little Stumplings — live on
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Stumpy lives on! The stunted and gnarled cherry tree that became an unlikely social media celebrity was cut down…
Continue ReadingWhat to know about Tim Walz’s 1995 drunken driving arrest and how he responded
Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Now that Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz is Vice President Kamala Harris ‘ running mate, his drunken driving…
Continue ReadingTribe and environmental groups urge Wisconsin officials to rule against relocating pipeline
Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A tribal leader and conservationists urged state officials to reject plans to relocate part of an aging…
Continue ReadingUS prosecutors aim to try Mexican drug lord ‘El Mayo’ Zambada in New York, then in Texas
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A Mexican drug lord who was arrested in the U.S. last month could be headed to trial in New York City. Prosecutors…
Continue ReadingAlabama election officials make voter registration inactive for thousands of potential noncitizens
Associated Press MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama’s secretary of state says more than 3,200 voters in the state may not be U.S. citizens. Wes…
Continue ReadingDetroit judge sidelined for making sleepy teen wear jail clothes on court field trip
Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — A Detroit judge who ordered a teenager into jail clothes and handcuffs on a field trip to his courtroom will be off…
Continue ReadingDays before convention, Democrats haven’t updated their party platform to replace Biden with Harris
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Four days before the Democratic National Convention opens in Chicago, the platform the party’s delegates are…
Continue ReadingCardinals superfan known as Rally Runner gets 10 months in prison for joining Jan. 6 Capitol riot
WASHINGTON (AP) — A St. Louis Cardinals superfan known as Rally Runner has been sentenced to 10 months in prison for storming the U.S. Capitol…
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