For a week, New York will be center of money-focused fight to slow climate change
AP Science Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The effort to save the pale blue dot called Earth is all about the green — that is, the money to finance a…
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Parachutists commemorate 80th anniversary of Operation Market Garden in the Netherlands
Associated Press GINKEL HEATH, Netherlands (AP) — Hundreds of paratroopers have dropped out of near-cloudless skies over a heath in the central…
Continue Reading An Israeli strike on a school kills at least 22 people, Gaza Health Ministry says
Associated Press DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — An Israeli strike on a school in northern Gaza on Saturday killed at least 22 people, according…
Continue Reading Euphoric two years ago, US anti-abortion movement is now divided and worried as election nears
AP National Writer Just two years ago, leading anti-abortion activists were euphoric as the U.S. Supreme Court overturned the 1973 Roe v. Wade…
Continue Reading ‘Terrifying’ twister damages homes and trees in English town but causes no casualties
LONDON (AP) — A rare tornado touched down in England, toppling trees, tearing off roof shingles and terrifying residents. Nobody was injured by the…
Continue Reading Cambodia pulls out of a regional development pact after protests
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet says he’s pulling his country out of a development agreement with neighboring…
Continue Reading Zelenskyy hopes for quick US action as more arms depots are hit in Russia
Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian drones have struck multiple Russian arms depots, destroying what Ukraine’s General Staff…
Continue Reading Biden tells Quad leaders that Beijing is testing region at turbulent moment for Chinese economy
Associated Press CLAYMONT, Del. (AP) — President Joe Biden told Indo-Pacific allies on Saturday that he believes China’s increasing military…
Continue Reading Hezbollah targets base near Haifa after Israeli strike in Beirut killed 37, including top commander
Associated Press BEIRUT, Lebanon (AP) — The Lebanese militant group Hezbollah announced that it fired a barrage of missiles at a military base deep…
Continue Reading Seal pup once rescued on a British beach hits the big 5-0. Sheba may be the oldest seal in captivity
Associated Press LONDON (AP) — As gray seals go, Sheba is grayer than most. The grand dame of the Cornish Seal Sanctuary in England was celebrated…
Continue Reading Rescue workers search for at least 6 people missing after heavy rain pounds Japan’s Noto region
Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Rescue workers are searching for at least six people missing after heavy rain pounded Japan’s northcentral region…
Continue Reading Oktoberfest is open. The world’s largest folk festival begins after ceremonial keg-tapping
Associated Press MUNICH (AP) — Oktoberfest is open. Mayor Dieter Reiter officially started Oktoberfest at noon Saturday when he inserted the tap…
Continue Reading Sri Lanka has more women voters than men but no female presidential candidates
Associated Press COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Women make up more than half of the voters in Sri Lanka, but in Saturday’s presidential election, not…
Continue Reading A New Zealand pilot is freed after 19 months in rebel captivity in Indonesia’s Papua region
Associated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — A New Zealand pilot held hostage for more than a year in the restive Papua region of Indonesia has been…
Continue Reading Shocking rape trial highlights the systematic struggles French sexual abuse victims face
Associated Press AVIGNON, France (AP) — The trial of dozens of men accused of raping an unconscious woman whose husband repeatedly drugged her has…
Continue Reading The Midwest could offer fall’s most electric foliage but leaf peepers elsewhere won’t miss out
Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Fall is back, and bringing with it jack-o’-lanterns, football, pumpkin spice everything and — in…
Continue Reading Trump appeals to women in return to North Carolina without Mark Robinson, a top in-state supporter
Associated Press WILMINGTON, N.C. (AP) — Donald Trump returned to North Carolina on Saturday, stumping in the southern battleground state with…
Continue Reading The US is more hands-off than usual in the Middle East. It fears making things worse
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is taking a more hands-off approach than usual during a week of dramatic escalation…
Continue Reading AI is helping shape the 2024 presidential race. But not in the way experts feared
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — With the 2024 election looming, the first since the mass popularization of generative artificial intelligence,…
Continue Reading With immigration and abortion on Arizona’s ballot, Republicans are betting on momentum
Associated Press/Report for America PHOENIX (AP) — Voters will decide ballot measures on abortion and immigration in Arizona, a key battleground…
Continue Reading Weaponizing ordinary devices violates international law, United Nations rights chief says
Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United Nations human rights chief says weaponizing ordinary communication devices represents a new…
Continue Reading California governor signs law to protect children from social media addiction
Associated Press/Report for America SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed a law making it illegal for social media…
Continue Reading Vote count underway in Sri Lanka’s presidential election after years of turmoil
Associated Press COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Voting ended in Sri Lanka’s presidential election Saturday as the country seeks to recover from…
Continue Reading What to know after Israel’s assassination of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah
Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — The assassination of Hezbollah’s leader by Israel is a monumental and demoralizing blow to the Lebanese…
Continue Reading Court rules nearly 98,000 Arizonans whose citizenship hadn’t been confirmed can vote the full ballot
Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — The Arizona Supreme Court unanimously ruled Friday that nearly 98,000 people whose citizenship documents hadn’t…
Continue Reading Jury awards $116M to the family of a passenger killed in a New York no-door helicopter crash
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A jury has awarded $116 million to the family of one of five people killed in a no-door helicopter. The craft…
Continue Reading Alec Baldwin urges judge to stand by dismissal of involuntary manslaughter case in ‘Rust’ shooting
Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Alec Baldwin urged a New Mexico judge on Friday to stand by her decision to skuttle his trial and dismiss an…
Continue Reading Federal judge temporarily blocks Tennessee’s ‘abortion trafficking’ law
Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A federal judge has temporarily blocked Tennessee from enforcing a law banning adults from helping minors…
Continue Reading Hezbollah commander killed in Israeli airstrike was top military official on US wanted list
Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — The Hezbollah commander killed in an Israeli airstrike in Beirut’s southern suburbs was one of the Lebanese…
Continue Reading Wojnarowski one of the first significant sports ‘insiders’ to step away from the spotlight
AP Sports Writer Adrian Wojnarowski’s decision to be one of the first significant insiders to leave on their own and try something new is…
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