UK Conservatives narrow their leadership race to 3 as a new front-runner surges
LONDON (AP) — Conservative lawmakers in Britain have ejected former Security Minister Tom Tugendhat from the party leadership contest. The…
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German leader Scholz’s party moves fast to replace an official in a key campaign post
BERLIN (AP) — German Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s party has moved quickly to replace a top official who stepped down less than a year ahead of a…
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Oklahoma amends request for Bibles that initially appeared to match only version backed by Trump
Associated Press OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma has amended its request for 55,000 Bibles to be placed in public schools that initially matched a…
Continue Reading An unusual hurricane season goes from ultra quiet to record busy and spawns Helene and Milton
AP Science Writer Explosively intensifying Hurricane Milton is the latest freaky system to come out of what veteran hurricane scientists call the…
Continue Reading Hungary’s Orbán interrupted by activist during EU presidency news conference
Associated Press BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — An activist and municipal councilor for a Hungarian opposition party has disrupted a news conference in…
Continue Reading Qantas Airways apologizes after R-rated film reportedly airs on every screen during flight
NEW YORK (AP) — Qantas Airways has drawn up a stir after broadcasting a slightly-racy movie across an entire flight. And the Australian carrier now…
Continue Reading This Montana Senate candidate said his opponent ate ‘lobbyist steak.’ But he lobbied—with steak
Associated Press BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Montana Republican Tim Sheehy denounced incumbent U.S. Sen. Jon Tester during a recent debate for “eating…
Continue Reading Cattle wander onto North Dakota interstate and cause 3 crashes
DRISCOLL, N.D. (AP) — A large herd of cattle escaped from a North Dakota pasture, wandered onto an interstate highway, caused a semi to overturn…
Continue Reading After years of finding the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame cold as ice, Foreigner now knows what love is
AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame is about to rectify a wrong that some rock fans may celebrate with their…
Continue Reading Nearly a dozen police injured in fresh protests in Martinique
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Nearly a dozen officers have been injured in the French Caribbean island of Martinique during a fresh round of violent…
Continue Reading Pakistan’s Imran Khan is charged with attempted murder over policeman’s death in weekend protests
Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistani police have charged the country’s imprisoned former Prime Minister Imran Khan with attempted murder…
Continue Reading Biden postpones trip to Germany and Angola to monitor Hurricane Milton
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is postponing a planned trip to Germany and Angola to stay at the White House to monitor…
Continue Reading Fast-rising cholera cases across war-torn Sudan alarm the UN
Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — Sudan’s health ministry says cholera cases in the country have increased by almost 40% across 11 of the total…
Continue Reading A former aide to New York Mayor Eric Adams is charged with destroying evidence as top deputy quits
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A former New York City official was charged Tuesday with witness tampering and destroying evidence as a federal…
Continue Reading Burkina Faso’s junta suspends Voice of America broadcasts over coverage of militant violence
Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Burkina Faso’s military junta has suspended Voice of America’s broadcast for three months over its…
Continue Reading Cyprus breached right of 2 Syrian cousins to seek asylum, European court says
Associated Press NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Europe’s top human rights court has ruled that Cyprus violated the right of two Syrian nationals to seek…
Continue Reading Blinken heads to Asia this week for a summit of regional leaders
AP Diplomatic Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State Antony Blinken will make his 19th trip in office to Asia this week when he leads the U.S.…
Continue Reading TikTok is designed to be addictive to kids and causes them harm, US states’ lawsuits say
More than a dozen states and the District of Columbia filed lawsuits against TikTok on Tuesday, saying that the popular short-form video app is…
Continue Reading A new system will allow EU to sanction people waging sabotage on behalf of Russia
BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union has set up a system for imposing sanctions against people accused of cyber-attacks or acts of sabotage on behalf…
Continue Reading Wilmer Valderrama’s ‘American Story’ is one of service to his family and his country
Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Wilmer Valderrama memoir, titled “An American Story: Everyone’s Invited” chronicles his family’s…
Continue Reading Bill introduced to award 1980 ‘Miracle On Ice’ US hockey team with Congressional Gold Medals
AP Hockey Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — A bill was introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday to award Congressional Gold Medals to the…
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Manitoba’s train is a lifeline for many towns. Now tourists are also discovering the route
Associated Press ABOARD SKYLINE CAR 8511 (AP) — To get between Churchill, Manitoba and Winnipeg, Manitoba, there are only two options: A one-way…
Continue Reading FIFA bans Italian player Curto for 10 games for discrimination toward South Korean opponent
ZURICH (AP) — FIFA has banned Italian soccer player Marco Curto for 10 games for making a discriminatory remark to South Korea forward Hee Chan…
Continue Reading Who is Naim Kassem, the acting leader of Hezbollah?
Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Sheikh Naim Kassem has been the acting head of Hezbollah since its longtime leader Hassan Nasrallah was killed as…
Continue Reading Sweden updates its Cold War-era preparedness booklet
STOCKHOLM (AP) — Sweden will send out another update of a Cold War-era civil emergency advice booklet this month. Officials say the new version was…
Continue Reading MI5 spy chief says Russia and Iran are behind a ‘staggering’ rise in deadly plots
Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The head of MI5 says Britain is facing a staggering rise in attempts at assassination, sabotage and other crimes…
Continue Reading Oprah Winfrey selects Lisa Marie Presley’s posthumous memoir as her next book club selection
AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Oprah Winfrey has chosen Lisa Marie Presley’s posthumous memoir as her next book club selection. Winfrey also…
Continue Reading Small town in Thailand hold mass cremation for 23 who died in a school trip bus fire
Associated Press LAN SAK, Thailand (AP) — Mourners wept and monks prayed at a cremation ceremony in a small town in central Thailand for 23 young…
Continue Reading Former Taiwan leader Tsai to visit Czech Republic, other European destinations, drawing China’s ire
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Former Taiwan leader Tsai Ing-wen is to visit Czech Republic, and other European destinations, drawing China’s ire. During…
Continue Reading Biggest Kashmir party opposed to India’s stripping of region’s autonomy wins most seats in election
Associated Press SRINAGAR, India (AP) — Kashmir’s biggest political party opposed to India’s stripping of the region’s semi-autonomy has won…
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