Officials commemorate 20th anniversary of deadly attack on UN headquarters in Iraq
By QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA Associated Press BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraqi and United Nations officials have marked the 20th anniversary of a deadly attack on the…
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Suspected Palestinian shooting attack at West Bank car wash kills 2 Israelis
By SAM MCNEIL and NASSER NASSER Associated Press HAWARA, West Bank (AP) — Two Israelis were killed in a suspected Palestinian shooting attack on a…
Continue Reading Trump’s lies tested limits of the bully pulpit. His right to say them is at core of criminal defense
By SEUNG MIN KIM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The American presidency is vested with many overt powers, but one of the most important powers…
Continue Reading Greek authorities rescue dozens of migrants on small boats in Aegean Sea
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greek authorities say they’ve rescued dozens of migrants in inflatable dinghies trying to cross from Turkey to the…
Continue Reading How a family’s choice to donate a body for pig kidney research could help change transplants
By LAURAN NEERGAARD and SHELBY LUM Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Mary Miller-Duffy was dazed and grieving. Her brother suddenly collapsed and…
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South-Central El Paso crash causing major backup on westbound lanes
UPDATE – Traffic beginning to reopen around 11:22 a.m. UPDATE – Backup on I-10 stretching from the Geronimo exit all the way past Viscount as off 11…
Continue Reading England women’s team unites fans as once-ignored squad eyes nation’s first World Cup title since ’66
By DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — It’s easy to understand why Gail Newsham can’t stop grinning as she prepares for England’s…
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Police investigating shooting in northeast El Paso
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Police are investigating a shooting that took place in northeast El Paso Saturday morning. It happened at 9519 Dyer Street,…
Continue Reading A raid on a Kansas newspaper likely broke the law, experts say. But which one?
By JOHN HANNA and HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH Associated Press TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A central Kansas police chief was not only on legally shaky ground…
Continue Reading Pakistani police seek to arrest father of 10-year-old Sara Sharif, who died in the UK
By BABAR DOGAR Associated Press LAHORE, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistani police in the eastern province of Punjab are seeking to arrest a man in…
Continue Reading Decathlete Trey Hardee’s mental health struggles began after celebrated career ended
By PAT GRAHAM and EDDIE PELLS AP Sports Writers BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — A year ago, Trey Hardee found himself alone in a hotel room, hitting rock…
Continue Reading Lebanese state media say Syrian man suspected of deadly bombing committed suicide to avoid detention
BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon’s state news agency says a Syrian citizen suspected of being behind a deadly bombing near the Syrian capital last month…
Continue Reading Russian missile attack kills 7 in northern Ukrainian city as Zelenskyy visits NATO candidate Sweden
By EFREM LUKATSKY, KARL RITTER and ELISE MORTON Associated Press CHERNIHIV, Ukraine (AP) — A Russian missile attack in the center of a northern…
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2023's Best Vacation Spots for Rooftop Swimming
With record-breaking summer temps beating down, Roof Gnome ranked 2023’s Best Vacation Spots for Rooftop…
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"Concrete Coffins": Surviving extreme heat behind bars
The Marshall Project took a close look at the dangerous and potentially negligent state of prisons in extreme heat zones and how extreme heat…
Continue Reading Tropical Storm Hilary swirls northward packing deadly rainfall along Mexico’s Baja coast
By JORDI LEBRIJA Associated Press ENSENADA, Mexico (AP) — Tropical Storm Hilary swirled northward Sunday just off the coast of Mexico’s Baja…
Continue Reading Leader of Niger’s junta says it will restore civilian rule within 3 years, but gives no details
By SAM MEDNICK Associated Press NIAMEY, Niger (AP) — The leader of mutinous soldiers who ousted Niger’s democratically elected president said…
Continue Reading Swiss national arrested in military-ruled Myanmar for allegedly insulting Buddhism in film
BANGKOK (AP) — A Swiss citizen has been arrested in military-ruled Myanmar for creating a film that allegedly insulted Buddhism. State newspaper…
Continue Reading In rural Zimbabwe, a group of grandmothers counters alleged election intimidation, bias on WhatsApp
By FARAI MUTSAKA Associated Press DOMBOSHAVA, Zimbabwe (AP) — Ahead of national elections next week, some people in Zimbabwe’s rural areas…
Continue Reading Maui town ravaged by fire will ‘rise again,’ Hawaii governor says of long recovery ahead
By BOBBY CAINA CALVAN, JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER and CHRISTOPHER WEBER Associated Press LAHAINA, Hawaii (AP) — Hawaii Gov. Josh Green said Friday…
Continue Reading Would a Texas law take away workers’ water breaks? A closer look at House Bill 2127
By CHRISTINE FERNANDO Associated Press As unrelenting heat set in across Texas this summer, opponents of a sweeping new law targeting local…
Continue Reading Canadian firefighters wage epic battle to save communities after mass evacuations
By DAVID SHARP, JIM MORRIS and MARTHA BELLISLE Associated Press VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Firefighters battling wildfires in western…
Continue Reading Georgia Medicaid program with work requirement off to slow start even as thousands lose coverage
By SUDHIN THANAWALA Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Public health advocates say Georgia appears to be doing little to promote its new Medicaid plan…
Continue Reading Emerging economies are pushing to end the dollar’s dominance. But what’s the alternative?
By CHINEDU ASADU, GERALD IMRAY, FARAI MUTSAKA and PAUL WISEMAN Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Business has vanished at Kingsley Odafe’s…
Continue Reading Thousands more Mauritanians are making their way to the US, thanks to a route spread on social media
By JAKE OFFENHARTZ, PATRICK ORSAGOS and RENATA BRITO Associated Press CINCINNATI (AP) — Aissata Sall was scrolling through WhatsApp in May when she…
Continue Reading Japan’s Kishida to visit Fukushima plant before deciding date to start controversial water release
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida says he will visit the tsunami-wrecked Fukushima nuclear…
Continue Reading Rail whistleblowers fired for voicing safety concerns despite efforts to end practice of retaliation
By JOSH FUNK AP Business Writer OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Hours before a Norfolk Southern train derailed in Ohio and erupted in fire in February, a judge…
Continue Reading Chinese military launches drills around Taiwan as a ‘warning’ after a top island official went to US
BEIJING (AP) — China’s defense ministry says its military has launched drills around Taiwan as a “stern warning” over what it calls collusion…
Continue Reading Local governments are spending billions of pandemic relief funds, but some report few specifics
By DAVID A. LIEB and KAVISH HARJAI Associated Press Joplin officials say they have big plans for $13.8 million of pandemic relief funds the…
Continue Reading Trump looms large over Iowa State Fair, but many GOP voters still mulling their caucus choices
By THOMAS BEAUMONT and HANNAH FINGERHUT Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The loop Donald Trump’s private jet made above the Iowa…
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