AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Alaska’s primaries
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Alaska voters are set to shrink the pool of contenders for its highly sought-after U.S. House seat from a dozen…
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Harris offers proposals to cut food and housing costs, trying to blunt Trump’s economic attacks
Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris announced a sweeping set of economic proposals on Friday meant to cut taxes and…
Continue Reading Hurricane Ernesto lashes Bermuda as wealthy British territory closes down
Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Hurricane Ernesto began to pound Bermuda late Friday with heavy winds and rain after officials in the…
Continue Reading Prime Minister Tusk says Poland will strive to host Summer Olympics in 2040 or 2044
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s Prime Minister Donald Tusk has announced that his country will strive to host the Summer Olympics for the…
Continue Reading Ed Sheeran buys minority share in Ipswich ahead of Premier League return
IPSWICH, England (AP) — Lifelong Ipswich fan Ed Sheeran has bought a small stake in the club ahead of its return to the Premier League. Ipswich…
Continue Reading Ukrainian officials urge civilians to evacuate eastern city of Pokrovsk as Russian troops close in
Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Military authorities in the eastern Ukrainian city of Pokrovsk have urged civilians to speed up their…
Continue Reading India to hold first assembly elections in disputed Kashmir in 10 years
Associated Press SRINAGAR, India (AP) — India has announced three-phased assembly elections in disputed Kashmir, the first in a decade and in a new…
Continue Reading Prisoner serving life for murder who escaped in North Carolina has been caught, authorities say
KANNAPOLIS, N.C. (AP) — A prisoner serving a life sentence for murder was captured at a North Carolina hotel early Friday, three days after his…
Continue Reading Looking to buy a home? You may now need to factor in the cost of your agent’s commission
AP Business Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Thinking of buying a home with the help of a real estate agent? You can no longer take it for granted that a…
Continue Reading Protests grow in India over the rape and killing of a doctor at a state-run hospital
Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — Thousands of people marched through various Indian cities Friday to protest the rape and murder of a trainee…
Continue Reading Croatia to reintroduce compulsory military draft as regional tensions soar
ZAGREB, Croatia (AP) — Croatia’s defense minister says the government will reintroduce a two-month compulsory military service starting…
Continue Reading Number of potentially lethal meth candies unknowingly shared by New Zealand food bank reaches 65
Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Police in New Zealand have so far accounted for 41 chunks of methamphetamine enclosed in candy…
Continue Reading British judge on Hong Kong’s top court, facing criticism, quits media freedom group’s advisory panel
Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — A British judge who was part of a Hong Kong court panel that dismissed an appeal from prominent imprisoned…
Continue Reading Pakistan’s health ministry confirms a case of mpox but more tests are being done for its variant
Associated Press PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistan’s health ministry says it has identified its first case of mpox this year, days after the…
Continue Reading As the Middle East frets about conflict, Dubai booms with an influx of anxious wealth
Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — As conflict casts a shadow across the Middle East, people are getting rich in Dubai. Years…
Continue Reading Thailand’s new prime minister renews the legacy of her father, the divisive Thaksin Shinawatra
Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — The election of Paetongtarn Shinawatra as Thailand’s prime minister represents a remarkable back-to-the-future…
Continue Reading Stock market today: Wall Street drifts higher as it closes out its best week since November
AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks are drifting higher Friday as Wall Street coasts to the close of its best week since November. The…
Continue Reading Indonesia’s leader highlights economic and infrastructure developments in his final state of nation
Associated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia’s outgoing President Joko Widodo highlighted advances in the economy and infrastructure…
Continue Reading Mexico’s truth commission reveals new evidence of ‘death flights’ during 1965-1990 ‘dirty war’
Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — More evidence has emerged that Mexican authorities disposed of the bodies of dissidents in “death flights”…
Continue Reading US official says Mideast mediators are preparing for implementation of cease-fire deal in advance
Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — In a sign that mediators believe a Gaza cease-fire deal is imminent, a U.S. official said Friday that Mideast…
Continue Reading Kim Dotcom loses 12-year fight to halt deportation from New Zealand to face US copyright case
Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Kim Dotcom, founder of the once wildly popular file-sharing website Megaupload, lost a 12-year…
Continue Reading Matthew Perry’s death leads to sweeping indictment of 5, including doctors and reputed dealers
Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Nearly 10 months after the death of Matthew Perry, the long-simmering investigation into the ketamine that…
Continue Reading Praise for Hungary and people having more children: Takeaways from Vance’s statements on birth rates
Associated Press One of the catchphrases of this election came from a moment three years ago when Donald Trump’s running mate JD Vance mocked Vice…
Continue Reading Palau’s president says China is weaponizing lucrative tourism over his refusal to break Taiwan ties
Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Palau’s President Surangel Whipps Jr. says Beijing weaponizes tourism to the Pacific Island…
Continue Reading Why the progressive ‘Squad’ is getting smaller after defeats this primary cycle
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The “Squad,” a group of progressive lawmakers in the House, is set to shrink next year after two members…
Continue Reading What do marijuana, the death penalty and fracking have in common? Harris shifted positions on them
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — As California’s attorney general, Kamala Harris successfully defended the death penalty in court, despite her…
Continue Reading Beyond ‘childless cat ladies,’ JD Vance has long been on a quest to encourage more births
Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — Five summers ago, Donald Trump’s running mate JD Vance — then a 34-year-old memoirist and father of a 2-year-old…
Continue Reading Yemen rivals threaten to resume war as hunger and cholera worsen in the poor nation, UN envoy warns
Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — U.N. officials say Yemen’s rival parties are making military preparations and threatening to return to war…
Continue Reading She fought to become a midwife. Now she’s fighting to save mothers and their babies in South Sudan
Associated Press BENTIU, South Sudan (AP) — Elizabeth Nyachiew was 16 when she watched her neighbor bleed to death during childbirth. She vowed to…
Continue Reading Ukraine’s swift push into the Kursk region shocked Russia and exposed its vulnerabilities
A daring Ukrainian military push into Russia’s Kursk region has seen Kyiv’s forces seize scores of villages, take hundreds of prisoners and…
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