A Tanzanian opposition official is found dead with signs of beating and acid attack
Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Tanzania’s most prominent opposition party says an official who went missing last week has been found dead…
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Iranian missiles in Russia are a legitimate target, a Ukrainian official says
Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A senior Ukrainian official says Western partner countries must allow Ukraine to use weapons they have…
Continue Reading A look at some of the oldest religious leaders in the world
The top leader of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is celebrating a milestone birthday, his 100th. Like the president of the…
Continue Reading A young golden eagle attacks a toddler in Norway, its fourth such assault on humans
Associated Press COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — A young golden eagle attacked a toddler in Norway in what an ornithologist says is likely the same…
Continue Reading The Mormon church’s oldest-ever president has turned 100
Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Leaders of worldwide religions commonly stay at the helm well past retirement age, but it’s not often you…
Continue Reading Poland’s cybersecurity experts foil Russian and Belarussian attacks
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s security officials say they have foiled cyberattacks and online blackmail attempts by groups acting for…
Continue Reading New Hampshire governor helps save man choking on lobster roll at eating contest
MEREDITH, N.H. (AP) — A man says he’s grateful New Hampshire’s governor came to his aid when he started choking during a lobster roll…
Continue Reading Takeaways from AP’s report on the dilemmas facing Palestinian Americans ahead of US election
Associated Press Many Palestinian Americans, in recent months, have been reeling from the double blow of the rising Palestinian death toll and…
Continue Reading The EU buys too much defense equipment abroad, especially from the US, a major report says
Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union countries are buying too much of their defense equipment abroad, much of it U.S.-made, and failing…
Continue Reading A bomb hits a vehicle guarding an anti-polio drive in Pakistan and wounds 9
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Officials say a roadside bomb has hit a vehicle carrying officers assigned to protect health workers conducting a polio…
Continue Reading Oman state-run oil firm OQ will make initial public offering and potentially seek billions
Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — An Omani state-run oil and gas company says it will make an initial public offering of its…
Continue Reading Former Lebanon central bank chief to remain in jail while facing corruption charges
Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — A Lebanese judge has ruled that the country’s former central bank chief will remain in jail while facing charges…
Continue Reading Black Caucus issues new guidelines for DEI policies and urges firms to help reduce racial wealth gap
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Corporate policies meant to advance diversity and inclusion in the workplace are legal and should be expanded to…
Continue Reading Will Los Angeles 2028 be the moment when the Paralympics conquer America?
Associated Press Los Angeles, you’re next. Paris raised the game for the Paralympics, with more than 4,000 athletes as well as 2.4 million tickets…
Continue Reading China announces joint naval, air drills with Russia
BEIJING (AP) — China’s Defense Ministry has announced joint naval and air drills with Russia starting this month, underscoring the closeness…
Continue Reading A van apparently packed with migrants veers off a road in Croatia, injuring 14, including 7 children
ZAGREB, Croatia (AP) — A van apparently packed with migrants veered off a road and hit a lamp post in Croatia while speeding to escape police,…
Continue Reading Gaudreau brothers are mourned by the hockey community, family and friends as ‘linemates forever’
AP Sports Writers MEDIA, Pa. (AP) — She eulogized John Gaudreau through tears that would not be held back, her stories punctuated by sniffles, even…
Continue Reading A 9/11 anniversary tradition is handed down to a new generation
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A poignant phrase will likely echo Wednesday at the World Trade Center when 9/11 victims relatives remember loved…
Continue Reading UN rights chief urges voters to beware ‘strongman’ politicians who ‘throw glitter in our eyes’
Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — The U.N. human rights chief is urging voters to be wary of “strongman” politicians and personalities “that…
Continue Reading Apple embraces the AI craze with its newly unleashed iPhone 16 lineup
AP Technology Writer CUPERTINO, Calif. (AP) — Apple on Monday charged into the artificial intelligence craze with a new iPhone lineup that marks…
Continue Reading South Korean truth commission says it found more evidence of forced adoptions in the 1980s
Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A South Korean truth commission says it found evidence that women were pressured into giving away their…
Continue Reading Officers laid blame on Tyre Nichols. Then video showed a fatal beatdown they largely omitted
Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Footage from Memphis police cameras show a starkly different scene of the January 2023 beating that ended…
Continue Reading Judge asks potential jurors if they can be fair toward 3 officers charged in Tyre Nichols’ death
Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Potential jurors in the federal trial of three former Memphis police officers charged with violating Tyre…
Continue Reading Syria says Israeli strikes kill 18 people in a large-scale attack
Associated Press MASYAF, Syria (AP) — Syria’s health minister says the number of people killed in overnight Israeli strikes has risen to 18, with…
Continue Reading Vietnam storm deaths rise to 64 as a bridge collapses and flooding sweeps away a bus
Associated Press HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — A bridge collapsed and a bus was swept away by flooding in Vietnam on Monday, raising the death toll in the…
Continue Reading On the streets of a Colorado city, pregnant migrants struggle to survive
AP Education Writer AURORA, Colo. (AP) — She was eight months pregnant when she was forced to leave her Denver homeless shelter. It was November.…
Continue Reading Pope cheers East Timor’s recovery while acknowledging a bishop’s abuse scandal
Associated Press DILI, East Timor (AP) — Pope Francis received a raucous welcome Monday as he arrived in East Timor to celebrate its recovery from…
Continue Reading Trial begins over Texas ‘Trump Train’ highway confrontation
Associated Press/Report for America AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — On a busy Texas highway days before the 2020 election, former Democratic lawmaker Wendy…
Continue Reading Google faces new antitrust trial after ruling declaring search engine a monopoly
AP Business Writer ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — One month after a judge declared Google’s search engine an illegal monopoly, the tech giant is…
Continue Reading Man accused of shooting 5 on Kentucky interstate vowed to ‘kill a lot of people,’ warrant says
Associated Press LONDON, Ky. (AP) — The man suspected of opening fire on a highway in Kentucky sent a text message vowing to “kill a lot of…
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