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…
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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…
Continue Reading Stock market today: Rising tech stocks send Nasdaq to a record as most of Wall Street stumbles
AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Rallying technology stocks sent the Nasdaq composite to a record on Tuesday, but trading was mixed along the…
Continue Reading China says it’s ready to launch the next crew to its orbiting space station early Wednesday
JIUQUAN, China (AP) — China says all systems are ready to launch the next crew to its orbiting space station on the latest mission to make the…
Continue Reading North Korea sends foreign minister to Russia as its troops train to fight against Ukraine
Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea says its top diplomat is visiting Russia, in another sign of their deepening relations as…
Continue Reading Erykah Badu celebrated as fashion icon at CFDA Awards after years of pushing boundaries
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Grammy award winning singer Erykah Badu was honored with the “fashion icon” award at the 2024 Council of…
Continue Reading An explosion of fireworks injures more than 150 people at a temple in India
NEW DELHI (AP) — An explosion of fireworks has injured more than 150 people during a religious festival in a temple in southern India. The Press…
Continue Reading Police investigate after a dead infant is found in a baby box at an Idaho hospital
BLACKFOOT, Idaho (AP) — Idaho law enforcement is investigating after the body of an infant was found at a hospital in a box meant for people to…
Continue Reading Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs accused in new lawsuits of sexually assaulting 10- and 17-year-old boys
NEW YORK (AP) — Sean “Diddy” Combs is accused in one of two lawsuits filed Monday of drugging and sexually assaulting a 10-year-old boy in a…
Continue Reading Guinea authorities dissolve dozens of political parties with no election date set
DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Guinea authorities have dissolved dozens of political parties and placed two major opposition ones under observation, while…
Continue Reading Fans in Shohei Ohtani’s Japanese hometown pack in to watch Game 3 of the World Series
AP Sports Writer OSHU CITY, Japan (AP) — Hundreds of fans filed into a public viewing center in Shohei Ohtani’s hometown in northern Japan on…
Continue Reading Democrats go after Jill Stein, Cornel West in digital ads aimed at young voters
Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Democrats are spending about $500,000 for a last-minute push to persuade voters in battleground states to reject…
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