Is this war? The Israeli-Hezbollah conflict is hard to define — or predict
Associated Press Israel is bombing targets across many parts of Lebanon, striking senior militants in Beirut and apparently hiding bombs in pagers…
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Diddy’s music streams jump after arrest and indictment
NEW YORK (AP) — Sean “Diddy” Combs’ vast music catalog has seen a jump in streams since his arrest and the unsealing of an indictment against…
Continue Reading FBI finds violent crime declined in 2023. Here’s what to know about the report
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Violent crime in the U.S. dropped in 2023, according to FBI statistics that show a continued trend downward…
Continue Reading Late-season snowstorms in South Africa cause 2 deaths from hypothermia
Associated Press JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Unseasonably late snowstorms battered coastal areas of South Africa over the weekend, killing two people and…
Continue Reading Jeanine Tesori becomes first woman composer to open Met Opera season with reworked `Grounded’
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Jeanine Tesori becomes the first woman composer to open a season in the Metropolitan Opera’s 141-year history…
Continue Reading Harris reaches agreement on transition planning with Biden administration, no word on Trump yet
AP White House Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris’ transition team has reached an agreement with the government to…
Continue Reading Syria has a new foreign minister as prime minister names his Cabinet
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Syria’s new prime minister has named his Cabinet with a new foreign minister. Sabbagh was a deputy to former Foreign…
Continue Reading Police arrest 8 of Tanzania’s main opposition figures ahead of planned protests
Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Police have arrested Tanzania’s most prominent opposition figures whose party has called for protests…
Continue Reading Myanmar soldiers help clean up after a typhoon that killed more than 380 people
NAYPYITAW, Myanmar (AP) — Soldiers and other government personnel are doing cleanup and repair work in Myanmar, where floods and landslides caused…
Continue Reading ‘Short corn’ could replace the towering cornfields steamrolled by a changing climate
Associated Press WYOMING, Iowa (AP) — Taking a country drive in the Midwest means venturing into the corn zone. Snaking between 12-foot-tall green,…
Continue Reading Before you sign up for a store credit card, know what you’re getting into
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — With holiday shopping season around the corner, experts recommend caution when your favorite store offers you a…
Continue Reading Trump listens during a farming event in rural Pennsylvania, then threatens John Deere with tariffs
Associated Press SMITHTON, Pa. (AP) — Donald Trump sat in a large barn in rural Pennsylvania on Monday, asking questions of farmers and offering…
Continue Reading IndyCar finalizes charter system that doesn’t guarantee spots in Indianapolis 500
AP Auto Racing Writer IndyCar has finalized a charter system for 25 entrants that pales in comparison to the contentious deal reached between NASCAR…
Continue Reading Michigan State football’s Armorion Smith is raising 5 siblings since his mother’s death
AP Sports Writer LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Armorion Smith pressed his palms together over the bridge of his nose, closed his eyes and leaned against…
Continue Reading A UN expert says Russian convicts sent to war in Ukraine commit crimes when they return
GENEVA (AP) — A U.N.-backed human rights expert monitoring President Vladimir Putin’s Russia has decried increased violence in the country caused…
Continue Reading In Ohio, drought and shifting weather patterns affect North America’s largest native fruit
Associated Press WASHINGTON COURT HOUSE, Ohio (AP) — Stubborn drought in Ohio and shifting weather patterns appear to be affecting North…
Continue Reading Tugboat powered by ammonia sails for the first time, showing how to cut emissions from shipping
Associated Press KINGSTON, N.Y. (AP) — A tugboat powered by ammonia sailed for the first time Sunday in the Hudson River to show how the maritime…
Continue Reading Japanese warplanes use flares to warn a Russian spy plane to leave airspace
Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan says its warplanes used flares to warn a Russian reconnaissance aircraft to leave northern Japanese airspace.…
Continue Reading A vandal’s rampage at a Maine car dealership causes thousands in damage to 75 vehicles
AUBURN, Maine (AP) — Police in Auburn, Maine, say a man damaged 75 vehicles in an automobile dealership by smashing windows and denting hoods of…
Continue Reading Jill Biden reveals $500 million plan that focuses on women’s health at Clinton Global Initiative
AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — First lady Jill Biden has unveiled a new set of actions to address health inequities faced by women in the…
Continue Reading US to seek attempted assassination charge against man accused of staking out Trump at golf course
Associated Press WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — The man accused in the assassination attempt of Donald Trump at a golf course in Florida left behind…
Continue Reading Eek: Detroit-area library reopens after a DVD is returned with bugs inside
ROYAL OAK, Mich. (AP) — A suburban Detroit library has reopened after someone returned more than a movie over the weekend. The library in Royal Oak…
Continue Reading Iran pardons Grammy Award winner whose song became an anthem to the 2022 protests
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — An Iranian Grammy award winner says he has been pardoned from serving a three-year sentence over his song that…
Continue Reading Missouri Supreme Court and governor refuse to halt the execution of man convicted of 1998 killing
Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri’s top court and governor have each rejected requests to cancel a Missouri man’s…
Continue Reading Biden administration seeks to ban Chinese, Russian tech in US autonomous vehicles
AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The U.S. Commerce Department is seeking a ban on the sale of connected and autonomous vehicles in the U.S. that…
Continue Reading A Soyuz capsule with 2 Russians and 1 American from the International Space Station returns to Earth
MOSCOW (AP) — A Soyuz capsule carrying two Russians and one American from the International Space Station has landed in Kazakhstan, ending a…
Continue Reading 9 European Union nations pledge to turn the Mediterranean into a green energy hub
Associated Press LARNACA, Cyprus (AP) — Officials from nine southern European Union member countries are focused on harnessing offshore wind and…
Continue Reading Most Hispanic Americans support abortion access: AP-NORC poll
Associated Press For decades, some political analysts have sought to depict Hispanic Americans as “socially conservative” — and indeed many of…
Continue Reading Malaysian police rescue 187 more children as sex abuse probe of Islamic group deepens
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysian police say they have rescued 187 more children and raided locations nationwide linked to an Islamic…
Continue Reading Scholz’s party dismisses questions about German leader’s election candidacy
BERLIN (AP) — The leadership of Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s party has sought to squash questions about his candidacy in next year’s national…
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