European Central Bank, seeing no signs of recession, cuts interest rates again
Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The European Central Bank, which sets interest rates for the 20 countries that use the euro currency, is not…
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EU leaders look at ways to tighten their borders in the wake of a far-right surge
Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union leaders have lauded a groundswell of support for tightening their borders and making the bloc a…
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South Korean court acquits former police chief over deadly crowd crush
Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A South Korean court found the former police chief of the country’s capital, Seoul, not guilty over a…
Continue Reading A German in charge of England? Nationality matters less than it used to in international soccer
AP Sports Writer The question was inevitable. At his first news conference as England’s newly appointed head coach, Thomas Tuchel – a German –…
Continue Reading Alabama executes man who killed 5 and asked to be put to death
Associated Press ATMORE, Ala. (AP) — A man who admitted to killing five people in 2016 has been executed by lethal injection in Alabama. Derrick…
Continue Reading Georgia measure would cap increases in homes’ taxable value to curb higher property taxes
Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia voters unhappy about rising property tax bills could limit how much of a home’s increasing value can be…
Continue Reading Stock market today: Wall Street ends mixed even as the Dow ekes out another record
AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks ended on a mixed note following the latest signals that the U.S. economy continues to hum. The…
Continue Reading Texas Supreme Court halts execution of man in shaken baby case after lawmakers’ last-minute appeal
Associated Press HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) — The Texas Supreme Court halted Thursday night’s scheduled execution of a man who would have become the…
Continue Reading As women seek open congressional seats in Maryland, reproductive rights are front and center
Associated Press FREDERICK, Md. (AP) — In an election where the future of reproductive rights is on the ballot in Maryland and elsewhere across the…
Continue Reading In the campaign’s final weeks, Harris is keeping a focus on ‘blue wall’ states
Associated Press MILWAUKEE (AP) — With three weeks left in the presidential campaign, Democrat Kamala Harris is spending most of her days trying to…
Continue Reading China to boost financing for approved housing projects to $560 billion to counter property slump
AP Business Writer HONG KONG (AP) — China has announced it will expand the amount of financing available for housing projects on a “white list”…
Continue Reading Uphill battles that put abortion rights on ballots are unlikely to end even if the measures pass
Associated Press Voters in nine states are deciding next month whether to add the right to abortion to their constitutions, but the measures are…
Continue Reading How a broke Argentine province is countering Milei’s deep austerity cuts
Associated Press LA RIOJA, Argentina (AP) — They look like cash, fit into wallets like cash and the governor promises they’ll be treated like…
Continue Reading Battleground North Carolina sees strong early voting, despite obstacles created by Helene
Associated Press ASHEVILLE, N.C. (AP) — Early in-person voting has started in the presidential battleground state of North Carolina. That includes…
Continue Reading Harris and Trump say America tanks if they lose. So why the exuberance at their rallies?
Associated Press Shortly after taking the stage 91 minutes late for his Atlanta rally this week, Donald Trump did what he can’t help doing —…
Continue Reading Japan records trade deficit on weak yen, slowing exports
AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Japan has reported its exports to key destinations like China fell in September, leading it to rack up a trade…
Continue Reading US long-range B-2 stealth bombers target underground bunkers of Yemen’s Houthi rebels
Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — U.S. long-range B-2 stealth bombers launched airstrikes targeting underground bunkers used by…
Continue Reading Aging farmers face extreme temperatures as they struggle to maintain Japan’s rice crop
Associated Press KAMIMOMI, Japan (AP) — In the remote village of Kamimomi in Japan’s western Okayama prefecture, a small group of rice farmers…
Continue Reading A glance at Ukraine’s plan aimed at nudging Russia into talks to end the war
Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has partially revealed his five-point plan aimed at prompting…
Continue Reading Vance says ‘no’ when asked whether Trump lost 2020 election
Associated Press In the months since he became Donald Trump’s running mate, Ohio Sen. JD Vance has repeatedly deflected questions about whether the…
Continue Reading Archdiocese of Los Angeles agrees to pay $880 million to victims of clergy sexual abuse
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Archdiocese of Los Angeles has agreed to pay $880 million to victims of clergy sexual abuse dating back decades, in what an…
Continue Reading New Mexico governor rescinds emergency health order that suspended gun rights in playgrounds
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham announced Wednesday that she has ended an emergency public health order that suspended the right…
Continue Reading Percival Everett’s ‘James’ wins $50,000 Kirkus Prize for fiction
AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Percival Everett’s novel “James” has won a $50,000 prize that continues Everett’s recent wave of…
Continue Reading California man accused of using drone to deliver fentanyl and other drugs
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A California man has been arrested after federal prosecutors say he used a drone to deliver fentanyl and other drugs to…
Continue Reading Judge in Trump election case orders prosecutors to look for, produce info from Pence documents probe
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The federal judge overseeing the election interference case against Donald Trump has directed prosecutors to…
Continue Reading 2 election officials in a rural Virginia city sue the state over ballot-counting machines
Associated Press/Report for America RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Two Republican election officials say in a lawsuit that they will not certify the results…
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Liam Payne, former One Direction member, dies at 31 in Argentina hotel fall
Associated Press BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Former One Direction singer Liam Payne, 31, whose chart-topping British boy band generated a global…
Continue Reading A man has been charged with murder in connection with an Alabama shooting that left 4 dead
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Authorities say a man has been charged in a mass shooting that left four people dead and more than a dozen wounded in the…
Continue Reading Oil company Phillips 66 says it will shut down Los Angeles-area refinery
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Oil company Phillips 66 has announced that it plans to shut down a Los Angeles-area refinery that accounts for about 8% of…
Continue Reading Harris campaign calls plagiarism claims a partisan attack. Expert says it was ‘sloppy writing’
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris’ campaign is dismissing accusations that she and a…
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