AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Utah on Election Day
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Utah voters will cast ballots for the full range of federal and state offices in the Nov. 5 general election,…
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Seth Meyers is trading politics for parenting in new standup special
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Seth Meyers admits there are times when he’s in a disagreement with his wife or absurd situation with his kids…
Continue Reading Criminals may be leveraging climate change as record acreage burns in Brazil’s Amazon
Associated Press BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — Wildfires in Brazil have swept through an area the size of Switzerland, a level of destruction that will…
Continue Reading Ex-commander of a Ugandan rebel group has been sentenced to 40 years in prison
Associated Press A court in Uganda has sentenced a former commander of the Lord’s Resistance Army rebels to 40 years in prison for brutal crimes…
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AI is being used to send some households impacted by Helene and Milton $1,000 cash relief payments
Associated Press Some hurricane-impacted households in North Carolina and Florida will receive one-time, direct cash payments of $1,000 on Friday.…
Continue Reading An Israeli airstrike killed journalists covering the war in Lebanon as they slept
Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — An Israeli airstrike that hit a guesthouse in southeast Lebanon has killed three journalists who were covering the…
Continue Reading Two historic Philadelphia churches offer lessons for an America divided today and in its infancy
Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — George Washington. Benjamin Franklin. Betsy Ross. The two Founding Fathers and the seamstress of the American…
Continue Reading Takeaways from AP’s report on the past and present of two historic Philadelphia churches
Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The two historic churches are less than a mile apart in Philadelphia. Christ Church is where some of the…
Continue Reading Greek ferry crews call off strike early ahead of three-day holiday weekend
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greek ferry crews have curtailed a four-day strike by several hours, announcing Friday they would go back on the job in the…
Continue Reading The son-in-law of former Myanmar’s strongman is arrested over Facebook posts
BANGKOK (AP) — Myanmar’s state-run media say security forces have arrested the son-in-law of the country’s former longtime military ruler, Than…
Continue Reading EU leader praises Serbia for its advances in EU membership bid despite growing Russian influence
Associated Press BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on has praised the Serbian president for meeting  her…
Continue Reading Russia’s central bank raises interest rate to 21% to fight inflation boosted by military spending
MOSCOW (AP) — Russia’s central bank has raised its key interest rate by two percentage points to a record-high 21% in an effort to combat growing…
Continue Reading Kurdish militants claim responsibility for deadly attack on Turkish defense firm
Associated Press BAGHDAD (AP) — The banned Kurdistan Workers’ Party has claimed responsibility for an attack on the headquarters of a key…
Continue Reading AP Decision Notes: What to expect in West Virginia on Election Day
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrat Kamala Harris and Republican Donald Trump will compete for West Virginia’s four electoral votes in…
Continue Reading AP Decision Notes: What to expect in New Mexico on Election Day
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris, Republican former President Donald Trump and five third-party…
Continue Reading Ukraine’s Zelenskyy says North Korean troops are poised to join the war, cancels UN chief’s visit
Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — North Korean troops are poised to be deployed by Russia on the battlefield in Ukraine as early as this…
Continue Reading A deadly attack at a police station in Bosnia is an act of terrorism, prosecutors say
SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) — Authorities in Bosnia have described an attack by a teenager who broke into a police station — killing one…
Continue Reading India and Germany look to bolster ties as Modi and Scholz hold talks in New Delhi
Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz have held wide-ranging discussions to…
Continue Reading 7 charged with cyberbullying after Paris Olympics artistic director’s opening ceremony backlash
Associated Press PARIS (AP) — French authorities say they have charged seven individuals in connection with a cyberbullying campaign targeting…
Continue Reading Takeaways from AP investigation into misconduct allegations against prosecutor who charged Netanyahu
Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — At the same time he sought war crimes charges this year against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin…
Continue Reading International court prosecutor who charged Netanyahu faces sexual misconduct accusation
Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — As the International Criminal Court’s top prosecutor sought war crimes charges this year against…
Continue Reading Hungary’s Orbán claims Poland’s center-right government was installed by the EU
Associated Press BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has suggested that Poland’s government and its prime minister,…
Continue Reading Record-setting teen climber says Sherpas should be leading climbs
Associated Press KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — A Sherpa teenager who’s won mountaineering celebrity as the youngest person ever to summit the world’s…
Continue Reading Biden tries again at student loan cancellation, this time for those with financial hardships
AP Education Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is moving ahead with a new path to student loan cancellation for Americans who face…
Continue Reading Iran’s imprisoned Nobel Peace Prize laureate sentenced to another 6 months in prison
Dubai, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A group campaigning for Iran’s Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi says Iranian authorities have…
Continue Reading Anti-whaling activist detained in Greenland requests French citizenship after asylum bid dismissed
PARIS (AP) — Environmental activist Paul Watson, who is detained in Greenland and facing possible extradition to Japan, has formally requested…
Continue Reading NASA astronaut remains in the hospital after returning from an extended stay in space
AP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A NASA astronaut was taken to the hospital for an undisclosed medical issue after returning from a…
Continue Reading After 20 years at the top of chess, Magnus Carlsen is making his next move
Associated Press STAVANGER, Norway (AP) — Few chess players have produced the magic commodity which separates Norway’s Magnus Carlsen from any of…
Continue Reading Warsaw opens a new modern art museum as it tries to leave Poland’s communist legacy behind
Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — The grand opening of new modern art museum designed by the American architect Thomas Phifer is taking place…
Continue Reading 3 Indian soldiers and 2 civilians are killed in an alleged rebel ambush in Kashmir
SRINAGAR, India (AP) — Authorities say three Indian soldiers and their two civilian porters have been killed in a rebel ambush in Indian-controlled…
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