EU and Gulf leaders meet for first summit against background of Mideast turmoil
BRUSSELS (AP) — The leaders of the European Union and six Gulf nations are meeting in an inaugural summit against a backdrop of turmoil in the…
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Gas tanker explosion kills more than 140 people and injures dozens more in Nigeria
Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — More than 140 people, including children, are dead in Nigeria after an overturned gasoline tanker truck…
Continue ReadingNew Zealand exempts abuse victims from a forced two-year wait before they can seek divorce
Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Victims of domestic violence in New Zealand will be allowed to cut ties to abusive spouses more…
Continue ReadingToll rises to 153 from Nigeria fuel tanker explosion
By Nimi Princewill, CNN Abuja, Nigeria (CNN) — The death toll from a fuel tanker explosion in northern Nigeria has risen to at least 153, with…
Continue ReadingAn earthquake measuring 5.9 hits eastern Turkey, causing panic but no major damage
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — A moderately strong earthquake has struck eastern Turkey, causing widespread panic. There is no report of any serious injury…
Continue ReadingBodycam video shows Phoenix police punching and tasing a deaf man on the ground
CNN By Holly Yan, Melissa Alonso and Caroll Alvarado, CNN (CNN) — Newly released bodycam footage shows two Phoenix police officers shouting…
Continue ReadingNew UK bill aims to legalize assisted dying for people who are terminally ill
AP Medical Writer LONDON (AP) — A new bill aiming to legalize assisted dying in Britain was introduced in Parliament on Wednesday, marking the…
Continue ReadingAustralia’s prime minister is criticized for buying a waterfront home during a housing crisis
Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is being criticized for buying a multimillion dollar…
Continue ReadingKashmir gets a largely powerless government 5 years after India stripped its special status
Associated Press SRINAGAR, India (AP) — Leaders of Kashmir’s biggest political party have been sworn into office to run a largely powerless…
Continue ReadingUK inflation falls to lowest level in over 3 years, cementing expectations for another rate cut
Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Inflation in the U.K. has fallen to its lowest level in more than three years, a drop that has cemented market…
Continue ReadingItalian ship transfers 16 intercepted migrants to Albania in a first under their new migration plan
Associated Press SHENGJIN, Albania (AP) — An Italian navy ship docked at the Albanian port of Shengjin to bring the first group of 16 migrants…
Continue ReadingIsraeli strikes kill 27 in Lebanon, including in a town with a dark history of civilian deaths
Associated Press QANA, Lebanon (AP) — Israeli airstrikes pounded areas across Lebanon, killing at least 27 people over the past 24 hours, officials…
Continue ReadingMoscow and Beijing announce further cooperation during international group meeting in Pakistan
Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — Leaders and top officials from an international group founded to counter Western alliances have met in…
Continue Reading‘She saved our lives’: How a panicked driver spared a family from deadly Florida tornado spawned by Milton
By Emma Tucker and Taylor Romine, CNN (CNN) — As airborne debris was being sucked into a tornado forming before Michelle Westfield’s…
Continue Reading‘She saved our lives’: How a panicked driver spared a family from deadly Florida tornado spawned by Milton
WPEC, BRANDI CLARKE, FACEBOOK, MICHELLE WESTFIELD, CNN, BRANDI CLARKE/FACEBOOK By Emma Tucker and Taylor Romine, CNN (CNN) — As airborne…
Continue ReadingRussia defense chief touts ‘common understanding’ with China in Beijing talks
By Simone McCarthy, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — Chinese and Russian defense officials vowed to strengthen their cooperation during meetings in…
Continue ReadingYears of war in Congo have created a dire mental health crisis. But little support is available
Associated Press GOMA, Congo (AP) — Years of conflict in eastern Congo have created a dire mental health crisis. Aid groups say the number of…
Continue ReadingPeople with felony records can now vote in Nebraska — and it could help tip the balance in November
Associated Press OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska’s top election official had no authority to strip voting rights from people convicted of a felony,…
Continue ReadingFormer Las Vegas-area Democratic politician gets at least 28 years in prison for killing journalist
Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — A former Las Vegas-area Democratic elected official was sentenced Wednesday to at least 28 years in Nevada state…
Continue ReadingFamily of Erik and Lyle Menendez call for their release and say they’re victims who were vilified
Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Multiple generations of family members of Erik and Lyle Menendez pleaded for the brothers’ release from…
Continue ReadingFamily of Erik and Lyle Menendez call for their release and say they’re victims who were vilified
Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Multiple generations of family members of Erik and Lyle Menendez pleaded for the brothers’ release from…
Continue ReadingA Texas board rejects clemency plea from a man facing execution in shaken baby syndrome case
Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — A Texas state board on Wednesday declined to stop what could be the first execution in the U.S. in a case tied to…
Continue ReadingMontana Republican Gov. Greg Gianforte to debate Democratic rival
Associated Press Montana’s Republican governor will face his Democratic challenger in a debate on Wednesday. Gov. Greg Gianforte at first refused…
Continue ReadingCalifornia health care workers get a pay bump under a new minimum wage law
Associated Press/Report for America SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Some of the lowest-paid health care workers in California will get a pay bump…
Continue ReadingCalifornia health care workers get a pay bump under a new minimum wage law
Associated Press/Report for America SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Some of the lowest-paid health care workers in California will get a pay bump…
Continue ReadingOctober’s supermoon pairs with a comet for a special nighttime spectacle
AP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — October’s supermoon is the closest of the year and it’s teaming up with a comet for a…
Continue ReadingHoax bomb threats to Indian airlines force emergency landing in Canada and fighter jets to scramble in Singapore
By Helen Regan, Lex Harvey, Manveena Suri and Esha Mitra, CNN (CNN) — Twin bomb threats hit Indian airliners on opposite sides of the globe on…
Continue ReadingHong Kong cuts liquor tax in an effort to reignite its nightlife industry
Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong’s leader has announced a cut in liquor taxes as the Asian financial hub hopes to revive its…
Continue ReadingStock market today: Wall Street rises as tech stocks and oil prices steady themselves
AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks rose following better-than-expected profit reports from Morgan Stanley, United Airlines and other…
Continue ReadingMexico’s ex-public security chief sentenced to 38-plus years in US for taking cartel bribes
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A U.S. court has sentenced Mexico’s former public security chief to more than 38 years in prison for taking…
Continue ReadingA full-scale replica of Anne Frank’s hidden annex is heading to New York for an exhibition
Associated Press AMSTERDAM (AP) — The annex where the young Jewish diarist Anne Frank hid from Nazi occupiers during World War II is heading to New…
Continue ReadingJill Biden is out campaigning again — but not for her husband anymore. She’s pumping up Harris
Associated Press CLAWSON, Mich. (AP) — Jill Biden wasted no time after she stepped up to the microphone at a suburban Detroit restaurant. “Now…
Continue ReadingLakers’ annual preseason game in Las Vegas brings enthusiasm to potential NBA market
Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — While the biggest sports news circulating throughout Southern Nevada on Tuesday began with Davante Adams being…
Continue ReadingMany schools are still closed weeks after Hurricane Helene. Teachers worry about long-term impact
AP Education Writers Tens of thousands of students in the Southeast are dealing with school disruptions after Hurricane Helene wreaked havoc so…
Continue ReadingPrivate forums show Canadian doctors struggle with euthanizing vulnerable patients
Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — A homeless man refusing long-term care, a woman with severe obesity, an injured worker given meager government…
Continue ReadingRepublicans challenge more than 63,000 voters in Georgia, but few removed, AP finds
Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — An Associated Press survey finds that more than 63,000 Georgia voters have had their qualifications challenged…
Continue ReadingUnions face a moment of truth in Michigan in this year’s presidential race
Associated Press GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris rallies in Michigan’s union halls, standing alongside the state’s most…
Continue ReadingThe son of a South Carolina inmate urges the governor to save his father from execution
Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The son of a South Carolina inmate is asking the governor to save his father from execution. Inmate Richard…
Continue ReadingThese 5 Pennsylvania congressional races could determine House control
Associated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — With the U.S. House narrowly divided, contests for Pennsylvania’s seats will be critical to determine who…
Continue ReadingZelenskyy outlines his ‘victory plan’ to Ukraine’s lawmakers, including a call to join NATO
Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — President Volodymyr Zelenskyy told lawmakers Wednesday that Ukraine’s Western partners are increasing…
Continue ReadingCharges dropped against deaf man after bodycam video shows Phoenix police punching and tasing him on the ground
By Holly Yan, Melissa Alonso and Caroll Alvarado, CNN (CNN) — All charges were dropped against a Black man after bodycam footage released…
Continue ReadingThe world will be fueled by electricity but even more clean energy is needed, report says
Associated Press The world is set to make abundant energy by the second half of the decade as the production of batteries and solar panels surges but…
Continue ReadingIn the heartland of Mexico’s Sinaloa cartel, the old ways have changed and violence rages
Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Cellphone chats have become death sentences in the continuing, bloody factional war inside Mexico’s…
Continue ReadingStars remain undefeated with a 3-2 shootout win over Sharks after trailing for 1st time this season
AP Sports Writer DALLAS (AP) — Wyatt Johnston made Dallas’ third consecutive shot in a shootout, and the Stars remained undefeated with a 3-2…
Continue ReadingThe world’s second Sphere will be built in the UAE capital after the first opened in Las Vegas
Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The world’s second Sphere is planned to be built in the capital of the United Arab Emirates…
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Monterey County Board of Supervisors approve hiring freeze of certain county positions
COUNTY OF MONTEREY, Calif. (KION-TV) — County of Monterey Board of Supervisors approved implementing a hiring freeze of certain county positions…
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San Benito County moving forward with a new encampment clean up ordinance
HOLLISTER, Calif. (KION-TV)-The homeless crisis in San Benito County. County leaders discussing multiple topics from the new encampment ordinance to…
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Hollister Recycling Center fire continues to smolder as San Benito takes notice
A fire broke out at the Green Clean Recycling Center last night in Hollister with San Benito County taking notice. Around 7:30, Hollister fire was on…
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Roads back open after fire breaks out at Clean Green Recycling Plant near Hollister
DUNNEVILLE, Calif. (KION-TV) – On Monday night, a fire broke out at the Clean Green Recycling Plant in Dunnville, near the Four Corners area.…
Continue Reading Monterey County Housing Authority to hold a meeting to discuss housing choice voucher programs
MONTEREY COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV) — The Monterey County Housing Authority will be hosting an event with property owners and managers having to do…
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