ByteDance founder Zhang Yiming tops China’s rich list
Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — ByteDance founder Zhang Yiming tops the list of China’s richest people, according to the Hurun Research…
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Russia’s embassy in Pakistan says it is verifying reports that one of its citizens was abducted
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Russia’s embassy in Pakistan says it is attempting to verify reports that one of its citizens was abducted in the South Asian…
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Ukraine’s Zelenskyy says war with Russia is being pushed ‘beyond borders’ as North Korea joins in
Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says the thousands of North Korean soldiers expected to reinforce…
Continue Reading 3 men indicted in a case involving an alleged plan to attack a Jewish target in Germany
BERLIN (AP) — Prosecutors say three men have been charged in a case that involves an alleged plan to attack a Jewish target in western Germany. Two…
Continue Reading Biden announces $3B to reduce carbon emissions at US ports, ‘the linchpin to America’s supply chain’
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is awarding nearly $3 billion to boost climate-friendly equipment and infrastructure at…
Continue Reading Harris urges voters to reject Trump’s efforts to sow division and fear
AP White House Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — Kamala Harris stood before an overflowing crowd near the White House on Tuesday and promised…
Continue Reading Hungary’s Orbán boosts Georgia’s ruling party over election despite an outcry the vote was rigged
Associated Press TBILISI, Georgia (AP) — Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has given a boost to Georgia’s ruling party. He says Georgian…
Continue Reading Boat carrying Egyptian migrants to Europe capsizes off Libyan coast, killing 12
CAIRO (AP) — Authorities say a boat carrying 13 Egyptian migrants to Europe has capsized off Libya’s coast, killing all on board except for one…
Continue Reading Attack on a health center used in an anti-polio campaign in Pakistan kills 2 police officers
Associated Press PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistani officials say militants attacked a health center used in an ongoing anti-polio campaign in the…
Continue Reading Israeli strikes in northern Gaza kill at least 88, officials say
Associated Press DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Two Israeli airstrikes in the northern Gaza Strip on Tuesday killed at least 88 people, including…
Continue Reading Renowned French actor says Depardieu’s sex assault case underlines a need for change
Associated Press PARIS (AP) — Renowned French actor Anouk Grinberg says the sexual assault trial against fellow actor Gérard Depardieu reflects…
Continue Reading Mother crashes car through Australian school fence, killing a child and injuring 4 others
Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Australian police say a mother collecting a child crashed a car through a Melbourne school fence on…
Continue Reading Australian prime minister defends himself from an accusation that he asked for free flight upgrades
Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says he has always “acted in a transparent and…
Continue Reading Newspaper non-endorsements at Washington Post, LA Times fit a trend, but their readers aren’t happy
AP Media Writer Newspaper owners across the country have been ditching presidential endorsements, figuring they shouldn’t alienate readers with…
Continue Reading As Halloween approaches, tourists visit a home with a gruesome past and tunnels said to be haunted
Associated Press FALL RIVER, Mass. (AP) — “Lizzie Borden took an axe, and gave her mother 40 whacks. When she saw what she had done, she gave her…
Continue Reading Burkina Faso put civilians at ‘unnecessary risk’ during militant attack, rights group says
Associated Press DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Human Rights Watch says in a new report that Burkina Faso’s government unnecessarily exposed civilians to…
Continue Reading Nebraska uses a unique method to find election workers: It drafts them
Associated Press OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Americans are encouraged to do their duty and vote on Election Day. But in Nebraska, some residents must go a…
Continue Reading Guatemalan journalist released from prison fears for the future and being targeted for his work
Associated Press GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — When Guatemalan journalist José Rubén Zamora returned to his home last week after more than two years in…
Continue Reading Congo wants UN peacekeepers gone. But endless war around minerals is complicating that
Associated Press GOMA, Congo (AP) — The end of one of the world’s deadliest and yet most shadowy wars is as difficult to predict as the end…
Continue Reading The ability to cast a ballot isn’t always guaranteed in Alaska’s far-flung Native villages
Associated Press KAKTOVIK, Alaska (AP) — Early last summer, George Kaleak, a whaling captain in the tiny Alaska Native village of Kaktovik, on an…
Continue Reading Ballot drop box fires highlight concerns that election conspiracy theories are making them a target
Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Two ballot drop boxes in the Pacific Northwest were damaged in a suspected arson attack just over a week before…
Continue Reading Arab American voters make their choice — Harris, Trump or neither — in the election’s final days
Associated Press DEARBORN, Mich. (AP) — Bowls of labneh and platters of za’atar bread covered the tables in a Lebanese restaurant near Detroit,…
Continue Reading As Israel strikes deeper into Lebanon, fear rises in communities where the displaced took refuge
Associated Press AITO, Lebanon (AP) — Dany Alwan stood shaking as rescue workers pulled remains from piles of rubble where his brother’s building…
Continue Reading The first presidential election since the Jan. 6 attack will test new guardrails from Congress
AP Congressional Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — This presidential election, the first since the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection at the Capitol, will be…
Continue Reading Treasury issues rule to block US investors from helping China develop advanced military technology
AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Treasury Department, seeking to keep the Chinese military from gaining an edge in advanced…
Continue Reading Election threats persist four years after far-right extremists stormed the US Capitol
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — After the 2020 presidential election, thousands of Donald Trump’s most fervent supporters heeded his call to…
Continue Reading Steve Bannon spends his first day out of prison on the airwaves stumping for Trump
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Longtime Donald Trump ally Steve Bannon was released from federal prison early Tuesday and immediately resumed his…
Continue Reading Harris is speaking at the same spot where Trump fanned anger on Jan. 6, 2021. Here’s what happened
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrat Kamala Harris will deliver her campaign’s “closing argument” Tuesday from the same spot in…
Continue Reading Vinyl thrives at United Record Pressing as the nation’s oldest record maker plays a familiar tune
Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — During the six decades since United Record Pressing stamped out the Beatles’ first U.S. single, the…
Continue Reading Freeman and Buehler lead Dodgers past slumping Yankees 4-2 for 3-0 advantage in World Series
AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — After all that buildup, it’s been all Dodgers so far. Freddie Freeman homered for the third straight game…
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