Israel strikes Iran as payback for missile attack, risking escalation of Mideast wars
Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Israel pounded Iran with a series of airstrikes early Saturday, saying it was targeting…
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Vote-weary Bulgarians face a seventh general election in just over 3 years
Associated Press SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) — Bulgarians will cast ballots on Sunday in the seventh general elections in just over three years as their…
Continue Reading Former Abercrombie & Fitch CEO pleads not guilty to sex trafficking and prostitution charges
Associated Press CENTRAL ISLIP, N.Y. (AP) — The former longtime CEO of Abercrombie & Fitch pleaded not guilty Friday to federal sex trafficking…
Continue Reading Stock market today: Wall Street closes mostly lower and ends a 6-week winning streak
AP Business Writers U.S. stock indexes gave up an early gain and drifted to a mixed finish Friday, helping give the market its first losing week…
Continue Reading Allies hope a Trump win changes the system for mortgages. Some warn it will make them pricier
Associated Press If Donald Trump wins the presidential election, Republicans hope he will fulfill a longstanding GOP goal of privatizing the mortgage…
Continue Reading Mother who beat and starved her 5-year-old son to death sentenced to over 50 years in prison
Associated Press CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A New Hampshire woman has been sentenced to 53 years to life in prison in the death of her 5-year-old son,…
Continue Reading Biden visits Indian Country and apologizes for the ‘sin’ of a 150-year boarding school policy
Associated Press LAVEEN VILLAGE, Ariz. (AP) — President Joe Biden on Friday formally apologized to Native Americans for the “sin” of a…
Continue Reading AI-generated child sexual abuse images are spreading. Law enforcement is racing to stop them
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A child psychiatrist who altered a first-day-of-school photo he saw on Facebook to make a group of girls appear…
Continue Reading In Asheville, high school seniors make key life choices under the stress of Helene recovery
Associated Press ASHEVILLE, N.C. (AP) — High school seniors in Asheville are grappling with several important life decisions as they still recover…
Continue Reading Mourners gather to mark a year since Maine’s deadliest mass shooting
Associated Press LEWISTON, Maine (AP) — Maine residents whose sense of safety was shattered last year by a mass shooting have marked the…
Continue Reading Harris and Beyoncé ignite a Houston rally with a double-barreled argument against Trump
Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — Kamala Harris and Beyoncé ignited a Houston rally with a double-barreled argument against Donald Trump on Friday,…
Continue Reading Georgia prepares for a divisive election which could determine its future in Europe
Associated Press JAVAKHETI, Georgia (AP) — The South Caucasus country of Georgia will go to the polls Saturday in a parliamentary election many…
Continue Reading Lithuania votes in the 2nd round of its parliamentary election, with change uncertain
Associated Press VILNIUS, Lithuania (AP) — Lithuanians will vote Sunday in the second round of parliamentary elections, with the conservative…
Continue Reading The dark sky over an urban park in central Mexico attracts stargazers who worry it might not last
Associated Press JOYA-LA BARRETA ECOLOGICAL PARK, Mexico (AP) — As night descended, a rumble of frogs filled the air in this park outside the…
Continue Reading One year after a massacre in Maine, survivors and loved ones search for new beginnings
Associated Press LEWISTON, Maine (AP) — Ben Dyer was shot five times during Maine’s deadliest mass shooting, when a gunman killed 18 people at a…
Continue Reading In a suburban Miami shopping center, Kmart’s last ‘Blue Light Specials’ flicker
Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — The last Kmart on the U.S. mainland sits at the west end of a busy suburban Miami shopping center, quiet and largely…
Continue Reading Progressives warn Harris must change her closing message as the election looms
AP National Political Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Progressive Democrats warn Kamala Harris risks losing the support of a small but significant portion…
Continue Reading To fight misinfo, news outlets are putting plans in place to combat false election night stories
AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — As news outlets get ready for election night, they’re not only focusing on what happens. They’re…
Continue Reading Tropical Storm Dana brings heavy rains and strong wind to India’s eastern coast
NEW DELHI (AP) — Tropical Storm Dana is bringing strong winds and heavy rain to India’s eastern coast, uprooting trees and raising the risk of…
Continue Reading A civil rights icon’s childhood home will not be a museum after opposition from her descendants
Associated Press/Report for America NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The New Orleans City Council has rejected plans to turn a historic home connected with the…
Continue Reading Rain, humidity have sealed some mail-in ballot return envelopes shut, elections officials say
Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Some voters living in areas that have seen rainy or humid weather have reported receiving ballot return…
Continue Reading 15-year-old boy charged in shooting deaths of parents, 3 siblings in Washington state
SEATTLE (AP) — A 15-year-old boy is facing murder charges in the shooting deaths of five family members at his home east of Seattle. The King…
Continue Reading King Charles tells summit the past can’t be changed as leaders ask Britain to reckon with slavery
Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — King Charles III told a summit of Commonwealth countries in Samoa on Friday that the past could not…
Continue Reading Grammy-winning crooner Jack Jones, known for singing ‘The Love Boat’ theme song, dies at 86
RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif. (AP) — Jack Jones, a Grammy-winning crooner known for “The Love Boat” television show theme song, has died. He was 86.…
Continue Reading Thousands were adopted to the US but not made citizens. Decades later, they risk being deported
Associated Press The United States has brought hundreds of thousands of children from abroad to be adopted by American families. But along the way it…
Continue Reading Australia’s leader rejects Beijing’s claims that his country is rife with ‘racism and hate crimes’
Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has rejected accusations from Beijing that his…
Continue Reading Thousands of children adopted by Americans are without citizenship. Congress is unwilling to act
Associated Press HENDERSON, Nev. (AP) — The 50-year-old newspaper was turning yellow and its edges fraying, so she had it laminated, not as a…
Continue Reading Australia and UK make pact to partner on 2050 net-zero climate goal
APIA, Samoa (AP) — Australia and the United Kingdom have deepened ties by agreeing to collaborate on climate change and energy initiatives, aiming…
Continue Reading Shohei Ohtani won’t pitch in the World Series, but that’s not slowing Ohtanimania
AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Shohei Ohtani sat behind a small table and waited. Across the center field plaza at Dodger Stadium, a horde of…
Continue Reading Japan’s ruling party may struggle in Sunday’s vote, but its decades of dominance won’t end
Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba’s ruling party, dogged by corruption scandals and plunging support for his…
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