Kenya’s dramatic flooding sweeps away a central part of the economy: Its farms
Associated Press MACHAKOS, Kenya (AP) — With dismay, Martha Waema and her husband surveyed their farm that was submerged by weeks of relentless…
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Church bells speak again in Spain thanks to effort to recover the lost ‘language’ of ringing by hand
Associated Press JOANETES, Spain (AP) — Xavier Pallàs plants his feet on the belfry floor, grips the rope, and with one tug fills the lush Spanish…
Continue ReadingAn Alaska tourist spot will vote whether to ban cruise ships on Saturdays to give locals a break
Associated Press JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Each year, a crush of tourists arrives in Alaska’s capital city on cruise ships to see wonders like the…
Continue ReadingPersistent heat wave in the US shatters new records, causes deaths in the West and grips the East
Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — A long-running heat wave that has already shattered previous records across the U.S. persisted on Sunday,…
Continue ReadingTexas residents told to expect power outages, flooding as Beryl moves closer to landfall
Associated Press MATAGORDA, Texas (AP) — Beryl began lashing coastal Texas with rain and intensifying winds Sunday as residents boarded up windows,…
Continue ReadingScammers are swiping billions from Americans every year. Worse, most crooks are getting away with it
Associated Press The scammers are winning. Sophisticated overseas criminals are stealing tens of billions of dollars from Americans every year, a…
Continue ReadingFrench vote gives leftists most seats over far right, but leaves hung parliament and deadlock
Associated Press PARIS (AP) — A coalition of the French left won the most seats in high-stakes legislative elections Sunday, beating back a…
Continue ReadingTokyo Gov. Koike wins a third four-year term as head of Japan’s influential capital
Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike has easily won reelection to a third four-year term as head of Japan’s influential capital.…
Continue ReadingAt Essence, Black Democrats rally behind Biden and talk up Kamala Harris
Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — As President Joe Biden tries to revive his embattled reelection bid, Vice President Kamala Harris led a parade…
Continue ReadingHawaii governor says Biden could decide within days whether to remain in the presidential race
Associated Press Hawaii Gov. Josh Green says President Joe Biden could decide within days whether to remain a candidate for reelection. And Green…
Continue ReadingNational Urban League honors 4 Black women for their community impact
Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The National Urban League has honored and recognized the accomplishments of four Black women who have made…
Continue Reading‘Freedom!’ chants at Venezuelan opposition rallies ahead of election show depth of needs and fear
Associated Press BARINAS, Venezuela (AP) — The chant is concise, but it could not be more meaningful for millions of Venezuelans in 2024:…
Continue ReadingJudge declines to throw out charges against Trump valet in classified documents case
WASHINGTON (AP) — The federal judge presiding over the classified documents case against Donald Trump has refused to throw out charges against a…
Continue ReadingTank and the Bangas to pay tribute to their New Orleans roots at Essence Festival
Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — New Orleans group Tank and the Bangas got a big boost when they won a 2017 National Public Radio contest for…
Continue ReadingAmtrak service between New York City and Boston restored after lightning causes malfunction
NEW YORK (AP) — Amtrak rail service between New York and Boston has been restored after a lightning strike was believed to have caused a circuit…
Continue ReadingForest fire has burned 4,000 acres in New Jersey but is now 65 percent contained, officials say
TABERNACLE, N.J. (AP) — Authorities say a fast-moving forest fire that has burned thousands of acres in southern New Jersey is now 65 percent…
Continue ReadingJon Landau, Oscar-winning ‘Titanic’ and ‘Avatar’ producer, dies at 63
AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jon Landau, an Oscar-winning producer who worked closely with director James Cameron on three of the…
Continue ReadingCrews search Lake Michigan for 2 Chicago-area men who went missing while boating in Indiana waters
HAMMOND, Ind. (AP) — Crews are searching Lake Michigan for two suburban Chicago men who went missing while a large group of people were boating…
Continue ReadingOff-duty NYPD officer who was among 4 killed when drunk driver crashed into nail salon laid to rest
NEW HYDE PARK, N.Y. (AP) — An off-duty New York Police Department officer who was among four killed when a drunk driver plowed into a nail salon on…
Continue ReadingFiery railcars with hazardous material mostly contained after derailment in North Dakota
The flames from derailed train cars carrying hazardous material are mostly extinguished a day after the incident in a remote area of North Dakota.…
Continue ReadingThe Biden campaign drafted questions for the president’s interviews on a pair of Black radio shows
Associated Press CHAPIN, S.C. (AP) — President Joe Biden’s campaign provided lists of approved questions to two radio hosts who interviewed him…
Continue ReadingVikings’ Khyree Jackson, 2 former high school teammates killed in car crash in Maryland
UPPER MARLBORO, Md. (AP) — Police say Vikings rookie cornerback Khyree Jackson has been killed in a car crash in Maryland. The 24-year-old Jackson…
Continue Reading4 killed in shooting during party at a Kentucky home; suspect died after a vehicle chase, police say
FLORENCE, Ky. (AP) — Police say four people were killed and three others were wounded in an early morning shooting during a party at a home in…
Continue ReadingMilitary leaders of Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso rule out returning to the ECOWAS regional bloc
Associated Press NIAMEY, Niger (AP) — Military junta leaders of Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso have ruled out returning their nations to the West…
Continue ReadingEl Salvador’s president threatens to use gang-crackdown style tactics against price gougers
SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AP) — Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele, famous for his heavy-handed crackdown on street gangs, has threatened to use…
Continue ReadingA green flag for clean power: NASCAR unveils its first electric racecar
Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — NASCAR has unveiled its first electric racecar in Chicago. It doesn’t thunder when the race grand marshal says…
Continue ReadingTo a defiant Biden, the 2024 race is up to the voters, not to Democrats on Capitol Hill
Associated Press WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — To a defiant President Joe Biden, the 2024 election is up to the public — not the Democrats on Capitol…
Continue ReadingWhat we learned from the UK’s general election that will shape politics over the coming years
Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The U.K. has its first change in government in 14 years after the Labour Party won a resounding victory in a general…
Continue ReadingJapan partners with Cambodia to share demining knowledge with Ukraine, other countries
Associated Press PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — Japan’s foreign minister has announced a joint project with Cambodia to share knowledge and…
Continue ReadingResidents in Wisconsin community return home after dam breach leads to evacuations
MANAWA, Wis. (AP) — A police chief says people living downriver of a Wisconsin dam that was breached by floodwaters have been allowed back into…
Continue ReadingHuman remains found wrapped in sleeping bag and left out for trash pickup in NYC
NEW YORK (AP) — Decomposing human remains have been found wrapped in a sleeping bag and left out on the sidewalk for trash collection in Manhattan.…
Continue ReadingAlec Baldwin’s involuntary manslaughter case has been dismissed. Here’s key things to know
AP Entertainment Writer A judge’s surprise ruling has ended the prosecution of Alec Baldwin nearly three years after cinematographer Halyna…
Continue ReadingMore records expected to shatter as long-running blanket of heat threatens 130 million in U.S.
Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Roughly 130 million people were under threat Saturday and into next week from a long-running heat wave that…
Continue ReadingAs ‘Bachelor’ race issues linger, Jenn Tran, its 1st Asian American lead, is ready for her moment
Associated Press Jenn Tran can’t stop thinking about being the first Asian American lead in the history of “The Bachelor” franchise — not…
Continue ReadingTeen killed by police in New York laid to rest
UTICA, N.Y. (AP) — A 13-year-old boy shot to death by police in upstate New York after he pointed what turned out to be a BB gun at officers has…
Continue ReadingBeryl set to strengthen on approach to Texas due to hot ocean temperatures
Associated Press With its unprecedented tear through the ultrawarm waters of the southeast Caribbean, Beryl turned meteorologists’ worst fears of a…
Continue ReadingUS envoy to Japan expresses regret over alleged sex crimes by military personnel in Okinawa
Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — U.S. Ambassador to Japan Rahm Emanuel expressed regret for the handling of two cases of sexual assaults allegedly…
Continue ReadingNew UK Prime Minister Starmer says controversial Rwanda deportation plan is ‘dead and buried’
Associated Press LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Keir Starmer says a controversial Conservative policy to deport asylum seekers to Rwanda is…
Continue ReadingHamas clears the way for a possible cease-fire in Gaza after dropping key demand, officials say
Associated Press DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza (AP) — Hamas has given its initial approval of a U.S.-backed proposal for a phased cease-fire deal in Gaza,…
Continue ReadingTornadoes kill 5, injure 83 in China’s eastern Shandong province
BEIJING (AP) — Chinese media reports that five people were confirmed dead after tornadoes struck a city in the eastern Chinese province of…
Continue ReadingVoters in France’s overseas territories kick off a pivotal parliamentary election
PARIS (AP) — Voters in France’s overseas territories and living abroad have started casting ballots in parliamentary runoff elections that could…
Continue ReadingRussian strikes leave thousands in northern Ukraine without power and water
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian strikes overnight left over 100,000 households without power in northern Ukraine and cut off the water supply to a…
Continue ReadingAsia’s richest man Mukesh Ambani is set to throw a grand wedding for his son. Here’s what to know
NEW DELHI (AP) — In March, Asia’s richest man Mukesh Ambani threw a three-day prenuptial bash for his son that included a 1,200-person guest…
Continue Reading2 teenagers die while swimming at New York’s Coney Island Beach, police say
Two teenagers died while swimming at New York’s Coney Island Beach in Brooklyn. The New York Police Department says it received an emergency call…
Continue ReadingFrance’s president called a surprise election. The result could diminish his power in world affairs
Associated Press PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron could awake — if he has slept at all — with clipped wings on Monday morning. The…
Continue ReadingNigeria claims it has degraded extremists. New suicide bombings suggest they remain potent
Associated Press MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (AP) — For the first time since 2020, three female suicide bombers attacked the Nigerian border town of Gwoza,…
Continue ReadingHow France’s Macron went from a successful political newcomer to a weakened leader
Associated Press PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron’s expected political failure in decisive parliamentary elections Sunday may…
Continue ReadingSurvival story as Hurricane Beryl razes smallest inhabited island of St. Vincent and the Grenadines
Associated Press MAYREAU, St. Vincent and the Grenadines (AP) — Mayreu is one of the smallest inhabited islands of St. Vincent and the Grenadines.…
Continue ReadingTexas coast braces for looming hit by Beryl, which is expected to regain hurricane strength
Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — Texas officials urged coastal residents to brace for a looming hit by Beryl, which was a tropical storm on Saturday…
Continue ReadingPutin sees no need for nuclear weapons to win in Ukraine. But he’s also keeping his options open
The message to NATO from President Vladimir Putin was simple and stark: Don’t go too far in providing military support for Ukraine, or…
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