Work and travel resume across Taiwan after Typhoon Krathon finally dissipates
Associated Press KAOHSIUNG, Taiwan (AP) — Work, classes and flights resumed across Taiwan on Friday after Typhoon Krathon brought torrential…
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A year later, Israeli survivors reflect on the lingering toll of Oct. 7
Associated Press Lilach Almog walks past the remains of a police station seized by Hamas militants and buildings pockmarked by bullets in her…
Continue Reading When will the power return? Weary Carolinas residents long for relief after Helene’s fury
Associated Press ASHEVILLE, N.C. (AP) — The weary and worn residents of Julianne Johnson’s neighborhood in Asheville have been getting by…
Continue Reading For migrant women who land in Colorado looking for jobs, a common answer emerges: No
AP Education Writer AURORA, Colo. (AP) — East Colfax Avenue was the best place to find a job. That’s what everyone told Sofia Roca. Never…
Continue Reading Death threats assail Brazil’s trailblazing trans candidates as they campaign
Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Benny Briolly beamed as she strode through the concrete favela alleyway in a snow-white dress, volunteers…
Continue Reading Abortion-rights groups are outraising opponents 8-to-1 on November ballot measures
Associated Press Abortion-rights ballot measure supporters across the country have raised nearly eight times as much as groups campaigning against…
Continue Reading How the Butler shooting changed Donald Trump’s campaign
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump’s staffers are on edge. There have been death threats directed at his aides, and his team…
Continue Reading Filing in Trump case details remarkable schism with Pence over rejecting 2020 election loss
AP Congressional Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — Days before rioters roamed the halls of the U.S. Capitol threatening to “hang Mike Pence,”…
Continue Reading In Michigan, Harris doesn’t get hoped-for firefighters endorsement amid shifting labor loyalties
Associated Press REDFORD TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — It was the perfect place to welcome the endorsement of the firefighters union — a gleaming new…
Continue Reading Departures in House create crucial Republican targets in the fight for majority control
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — After a tumultuous and unproductive session of Congress, nearly 50 House members have decided either to not seek…
Continue Reading Collapse of national security elites’ cyber firm leaves bitter wake
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The future was once dazzling for IronNet. Founded by a former director of the National Security Agency and…
Continue Reading US adds a robust 254,000 jobs and unemployment dips to 4.1% in sign of still-sturdy labor market
AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — America’s employers added a surprisingly strong 254,000 jobs in September, easing concerns about a…
Continue Reading Stock market today: Dow rallies to a record after a blockbuster jobs report
AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks rallied Friday after a surprisingly strong report on the U.S. job market raised optimism about the…
Continue Reading With Giants’ Nabers missing his 2nd straight practice because of a concussion, Hyatt is ready to go
AP Sports Writer EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — With the emergence of rookie Malik Nabers as one of the NFL’s top receivers, second-year speedster…
Continue Reading Dunedin, New Zealand, records its wettest day in a century as flooding cuts the city off by road
Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — The New Zealand city of Dunedin is cut off by road due to flooding after recording its wettest day…
Continue Reading Peru celebrates 2 decades of a fast-growing breed of guinea pigs eaten as a delicacy
LIMA, Peru (AP) — Peru is celebrating two decades since the creation of a genetically modified breed of guinea pig, a rodent whose meat has formed…
Continue Reading Closely watched selection of Guatemala’s new Supreme Court remains flawed, critics say
Associated Press GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — Guatemala’s Congress has selected the 13 new justices of the Supreme Court in a closely observed process…
Continue Reading Senators ask Justice Department to take tougher action against Boeing executives over safety issues
Associated Press Two U.S. senators have asked the Department of Justice to take tougher action against Boeing executives for safety issues that have…
Continue Reading UN peacekeepers stay on Lebanon’s border despite Israeli ground incursion
Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United Nations peacekeeping chief says U.N. peacekeepers are staying in their positions on Lebanon’s…
Continue Reading US arranges flights to bring Americans out of Lebanon as others seek escape
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S.-arranged flights have brought about 350 Americans and their immediate relatives out of Lebanon this week…
Continue Reading Nevada politician guilty of using $70,000 meant for statue of slain officer for personal costs
LAS VEGAS (AP) — A Nevada Republican politician who ran unsuccessfully two years ago for state treasurer has been found guilty of misusing funds…
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Did this happen to me also? Korean adoptees question their past and ask how to find their families
Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Dozens of South Korean adoptees, many in tears, have responded to an investigation led by The Associated…
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South Korea adoptees endure emotional, sometimes devastating searches for their birth families
Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — They began a pilgrimage that thousands before them have done. They boarded long flights to their…
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Nibi the ‘diva’ beaver to stay at rescue center, Massachusetts governor decides
Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — The question of whether a 2-year-old beaver named Nibi can stay with the rescuers she has known since she was a baby…
Continue Reading North Korea’s Kim threatens to destroy South Korea with nuclear strikes if provoked
Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea says leader Kim Jong Un has threatened to use nuclear weapons and destroy South Korea…
Continue Reading US nuclear weapon production sites violated environmental rules, federal judge decides
Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — The National Nuclear Security Administration failed to properly evaluate its expansion of plutonium pit…
Continue Reading Ex-NYPD boss rejected discipline for cops who raided bar where owner says he was ‘extorted’
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — In late August, shortly before resigning under a cloud of scandal, New York City’s former police commissioner…
Continue Reading Subway rider shot in the head by police files claim accusing officers of recklessly opening fire
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A lawyer for a New York City subway rider who was inadvertently shot in the head by police at a station has filed…
Continue Reading Dockworkers’ union to suspend strike until Jan. 15 to allow time to negotiate new contract
AP Business Writer DETROIT (AP) — The union representing 45,000 striking U.S. dockworkers at East and Gulf coast ports reached a deal Thursday to…
Continue Reading Garth Brooks accused of rape in lawsuit from hair-and-makeup artist
AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — A woman who says she worked as a hair-and-makeup stylist for Garth Brooks alleged in a lawsuit filed…
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