North Korean officials seek medicine for Kim’s health problems related to obesity, Seoul says
Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s spy agency says North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has regained weight and has…
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Skyrocketing power bills draw protests near Pakistan’s capital
Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — Protests over skyrocketing power bills have shut down a major road into Pakistan’s capital as some 3,000…
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VILNIUS, Lithuania (AP) — One person has died and some 200,000 households have been left without electricity in Lithuania and neighboring Latvia as…
Continue ReadingVandalism hits communication lines in France, but the Paris Olympics aren’t affected
Associated Press PARIS (AP) — The French government was investigating after multiple telecommunications lines were by acts of vandalism Monday,…
Continue ReadingUkrainian troops say Russia has driven them out of 2 more eastern Donetsk villages
Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian forces have overrun two front-line villages in Ukraine’s eastern Donetsk region, a Ukrainian army…
Continue ReadingBiden decries ‘extremism’ on Supreme Court, details plan for term limits, ethics code for justices
Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — President Joe Biden decried “extremism” that he says has undermined public confidence in the the U.S.…
Continue ReadingTriathlon cancels Olympic swim training for the second day over poor water quality in the Seine
Associated Press PARIS (AP) — Concerns about the water quality in the Seine River led officials to call off the swimming portion of an Olympic…
Continue ReadingRights group says sexual violence is rampant in Sudan’s conflict, calls for international protection
Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — Human Rights Watch is accusing the paramilitary group fighting against the military in Sudan’s civil war of rampant…
Continue ReadingUSDA moves to limit salmonella in raw poultry products
AP Health Writer Federal officials are moving to set new limits on salmonella in raw poultry products in the U.S. The Agriculture Department’s…
Continue Reading6 UK lawmakers are running to lead the Conservative Party after its crushing election defeat
Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Six British lawmakers have entered the race to lead the defeated Conservative Party. The contest will decide whether…
Continue ReadingRefugee athletes want more of them to compete at the Olympics as migration takes global focus
Associated Press PARIS (AP) — South Sudanese runner Perina Lokure Nakang first ran for sport along the road near her refugee camp in Kenya. Now,…
Continue ReadingHistoric UNESCO world heritage park in Germany grapples with dying trees as climate change kicks in
Associated Press POTSDAM, Germany (AP) — The avenues, monuments and gardens in the park surrounding Sanssouci Palace, a sprawling green oasis in…
Continue ReadingIndonesian leader starts working in new capital despite construction work and lack of facilities
Associated Press PENAJAM PASER UTARA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesian President Joko Widodo, who intends to spend his last few months of his presidency…
Continue ReadingFederal Reserve is edging closer to cutting rates. The question will soon be, how fast?
AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Two years after launching an aggressive fight against inflation and one year after leaving its benchmark…
Continue ReadingCalifornia man defends his home as wildfires push devastation and spread smoke across US West
Associated Press COHASSET, Calif. (AP) — In the small forest community of Cohasset, Ron Ward watched as flames hundreds of feet high from…
Continue ReadingVenezuelan opposition says it has proof its candidate defeated President Maduro in disputed election
Associated Press CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — As thousands of people demonstrated across Venezuela, opposition candidate Edmundo González announced…
Continue ReadingThe Galapagos Islands and many of their unique creatures are at risk from warming waters
Associated Press GALÁPAGOS ISLANDS, Ecuador (AP) — Warm morning light reflects from the remains of a natural rock arch near Darwin Island, one of…
Continue ReadingTen years on, many Yazidis uprooted by Islamic State onslaught struggle to find safe, stable homes
Associated Press SINJAR, Iraq (AP) — When Rihan Ismail returned to her family’s home in the heartland of her Yazidi community, she was sure she…
Continue ReadingTen years on, many Yazidis uprooted by Islamic State onslaught struggle to find stable homes
Associated Press SINJAR, Iraq (AP) — When Rihan Ismail returned to her family’s home in the heartland of her Yazidi community, she was sure she…
Continue ReadingBlinken says US has ‘serious concerns’ about announced result of Venezuelan election
TOKYO (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said the United States has ‘serious concerns’ about the announced result of Venezuela’s…
Continue ReadingStock market today: Asian shares mostly decline ahead of central bank meetings
AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares mostly declined in cautious trading Tuesday ahead of central bank meetings around the world. The…
Continue ReadingHarris quickly pivots to convincing Arab American voters of her leadership
Associated Press DEARBORN, Mich. (AP) — Osama Siblani’s phone won’t stop ringing. Just days after President Joe Biden withdrew his bid for…
Continue ReadingIran’s supreme leader endorses reformist Pezeshkian as new president. He takes oath Tuesday
Associated Press TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s supreme leader has endorsed Masoud Pezeshkian as president, allowing the reformist heart surgeon to…
Continue ReadingMuseums closed Native American exhibits 6 months ago. Tribes are still waiting to get items back
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Native American artifacts have remained out of public view but still very much in the hands of some of the…
Continue ReadingFocused on legacy, Biden calls out Trump and says how civil rights led him into politics
Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — No longer on the campaign trail, President Joe Biden on Monday delivered a speech at the LBJ Presidential…
Continue ReadingUK’s new Treasury chief axes projects to save costs and confirms deal to end doctors strike
Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Britain’s new Labour government has axed several construction projects and withdrawn a winter fuel payment for…
Continue ReadingInfants’ tongue-tie may be overdiagnosed and needlessly treated, American Academy of Pediatrics says
AP Medical Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Tongue-tie —a condition in infants that can affect breastfeeding — may be overdiagnosed in the U.S. and too…
Continue ReadingTrump and Harris enter 99-day sprint to decide an election that has suddenly transformed
Associated Press ST. CLOUD, Minn. (AP) — Barely a week ago, a sense of inevitability hung over the U.S. presidential election. Donald Trump’s…
Continue ReadingUS Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee of Texas fondly remembered as she lies in state at Houston City Hall
Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — Residents who stood in line on Monday to pay their respects to longtime U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee of Texas as…
Continue ReadingBlinken and envoys from Japan, Australia and India work to improve maritime safety in Asia-Pacific
Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Top diplomats from Japan, the U.S., Australia and India meeting Monday in Tokyo compiled a set of measures to…
Continue Reading5,000 rescued from flooding in North Korea, state media says
Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — More than 5,000 people isolated by flooding in northwestern North Korea were rescued by airlift and…
Continue Reading7 people shot, 2 fatally, at a park in upstate Rochester, NY
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (AP) — Police say two women are dead and five other people were injured when gunfire erupted at a crowded public park in Rochester,…
Continue ReadingPresident Milei renews his vow to scrap export taxes as Argentina’s powerful farmers get impatient
Associated Press BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Argentine President Javier Milei has told his country’s struggling farmers that he was…
Continue ReadingPrincess Leia bikini costume from set of ‘Star Wars’ movie sells at auction for $175K
Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — The gold bikini-style costume that Carrie Fisher wore as Princess Leia while making “Return of the Jedi” in…
Continue ReadingA parody ad shared by Elon Musk clones Kamala Harris’ voice, raising concerns about AI in politics
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A video that uses an artificial intelligence voice-cloning tool to mimic the voice of Vice President Kamala Harris…
Continue ReadingOne Extraordinary Photo: Charlie Riedel captures Simone Biles in flight at the Paris Games
Associated Press PARIS (AP) — Charlie Riedel has been an AP staff photographer in Kansas City, Missouri, for 24 years. This is his eighth Olympic…
Continue ReadingFans swarm hill in Munich, claiming a high perch for watching Taylor Swift concert for free
MUNICH (AP) — Thousands of Taylor Swift fans have gotten free seats to her concerts in Munich on a grassy hill near the concert venue. The Swifties…
Continue ReadingMinnesota prepares for influx of patients from Iowa as abortion ban takes effect
BLOOMINGTON, Minn. (AP) — Minnesota medical providers and public officials are preparing for the arrival of new patients before an Iowa law banning…
Continue ReadingFemale Olympians hit the fashion runway in Paris to celebrate hard-won gender parity
AP National Writer PARIS (AP) — It may be too early to call these Paris Olympics the Fashion Olympics. But in the city widely considered the…
Continue ReadingAttorney for cartel leader ‘El Mayo’ Zambada says his client was kidnapped and brought to the US
Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — The lawyer of a powerful Mexican drug cartel leader who is now in U.S. custody pushed back Sunday against claims…
Continue ReadingThousands in Ukraine honor soldiers killed in blast and urge government to get prisoners freed
Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainians urged their government to do more to get Russia to release prisoners of war, voicing their anger…
Continue ReadingCrews battle wildfires across the US West and fight to hold containment lines
Associated Press FOREST RANCH, Calif. (AP) — Wildfires across the western United States and Canada put millions of people under air quality alerts…
Continue ReadingEdna O’Brien, Irish literary giant who wrote ‘The Country Girls,’ dies at 93
AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Edna O’Brien has died at age 93. She was one of the world’s most admired and controversial writers who…
Continue ReadingEdna O’Brien, Irish literary giant who wrote ‘The Country Girls,’ dies at 93
AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Edna O’Brien, Ireland’s literary pride and outlaw who scandalized her native land with her debut…
Continue ReadingDutch beach volleyball player who was convicted of rape is booed before losing first Olympic match
AP Sports Writer PARIS (AP) — The Dutch beach volleyball player who served time in prison for rape received a mixture of boos and applause when he…
Continue ReadingA Libyan court gives 12 officials prison sentences over last year’s deadly flooding
Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — A court in Libya has sentenced 12 current and former officials to terms of up to 27 years in prison over their…
Continue ReadingOlympic riders get a memorable gallop in the sumptuous-looking Versailles Palace gardens
Associated Press VERSAILLES, France (AP) — The Palace of Versailles offers equestrian sports one of the most attractive venues of the Paris…
Continue Reading‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ smashes R-rated record with $205 million debut, 8th biggest opening ever
AP Film Writer Marvel is back on top with “ Deadpool & Wolverine.” The comic-book movie made a staggering $205 million in its first weekend…
Continue ReadingUkrainian tennis player withdraws from the Paris Olympics after catching a cold
PARIS (AP) — Ukraine’s National Olympic Committee says tennis player Anhelina Kalinina withdrew from the Games because she caught a cold…
Continue Reading1 killed in Maryland mall shooting in food court area
COLUMBIA, Md. (AP) — Police in Maryland say one person was killed in a shooting inside a shopping mall in a suburb of Baltimore and Washington.…
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