Afghanistan is the fastest-growing maker of methamphetamine, UN drug agency says
By RIAZAT BUTT Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — Afghanistan is the world’s fastest-growing maker of methamphetamine, a report from the United…
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Families in Gaza have waited years to move into new homes. Political infighting is keeping them out
By ISSAM ADWAN Associated Press GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli fighter jets bombed the Zorob family’s two-story home in the Gaza Strip in…
Continue Reading Moroccan villagers mourn after earthquake brings destruction to their rural mountain home
By SAM METZ and AHMED HATEM Associated Press MOULAY BRAHIM, Morocco (AP) — The ground shook with a force few had ever felt, thundering through the…
Continue Reading G20 leaders pay respects at Gandhi memorial as they wrap up Indian summit and hand over to Brazil
By KRUTIKA PATHI and ADAM SCHRECK Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — G20 leaders paid their respects to Indian independence leader Mahatma Gandhi as…
Continue Reading Special election in western Pennsylvania to determine if Democrats or GOP take control of the House
By BROOKE SCHULTZ Associated Press/Report for America HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Majority control of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives will…
Continue Reading Russia is turning to old ally North Korea to resupply its arsenal for the war in Ukraine
By The Associated Press After a year and a half of fighting in Ukraine, Russia needs to replenish its supplies of ammunition for what could be a long…
Continue Reading Ill worker rescued from reseach station in Antarctica now in a hospital in Australia
By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — An Australian who fell ill while working at an Antarctic research station is now in a…
Continue Reading Biden says US outreach to Vietnam is about providing global stability, not containing China
By JOSH BOAK and AAMER MADHANI Associated Press HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — President Joe Biden said Sunday his visit to Vietnam to showcase stronger…
Continue Reading Presidents Biden, Obama, Clinton congratulate Coco Gauff on her US Open tennis title
By The Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Former President Barack Obama congratulated Coco Gauff on her U.S. Open title, less than two weeks after…
Continue Reading Phoenix has set another heat record by hitting 110 degrees on 54 days this year
PHOENIX (AP) — How hot is it in Phoenix? In what has been the hottest summer ever measured, the sizzling city in the Sonoran Desert broke yet…
Continue Reading Ashton Kutcher and Mila Kunis apologize for ‘pain’ their letters on behalf of Danny Masterson caused
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Ashton Kutcher and Mila Kunis apologized Saturday for character letters the celebrity couple wrote on behalf of fellow “That…
Continue Reading Vicky Krieps on the feminist Western ‘The Dead Don’t Hurt’ and how she leaves behind past roles
By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer TORONTO (AP) — Vicky Krieps stars in Viggo Mortensen’s feminist Western “The Dead Don’t Hurt” as a woman…
Continue Reading Gunmen attack vehicles at border crossing into north Mexico, wounding 3, including some Americans
By ALFREDO PEÑA and FABIOLA SANCHEZ Associated Press CIUDAD VICTORIA, Mexico (AP) — A convoy of vehicles crossing into Mexico from the U.S. was…
Continue Reading Authorities search for grizzly bear that mauled a Montana hunter
BIG SKY, Mont. (AP) — Officials have closed part of the Custer Gallatin National Forest in southwestern Montana after a hunter was severely mauled…
Continue Reading Former Olympic champion and college All-American win swim around Florida’s Alligator Reef Lighthouse
ISLAMORADA, Fla. (AP) — An Olympic gold medalist and a former college All-American won top honors at an annual 8-mile swim around the Alligator…
Continue Reading Israeli army kills 16-year-old Palestinian in West Bank, claiming youths threw explosives
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli security forces on Saturday killed a 16-year-old Palestinian in a confrontation in the southern occupied West Bank,…
Continue Reading Group sues after New Mexico governor suspends right to carry guns in Albuquerque in public
By SCOTT SONNER, GABE STERN and KEN RITTER Associated Press New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham’s emergency order suspending the right to…
Continue Reading Most of West Maui will welcome back visitors next month under a new wildfire emergency proclamation
HONOLULU (AP) — Most of West Maui will officially reopen to travelers Oct. 8 under a new wildfire emergency proclamation signed on Friday by Hawaii…
Continue Reading A Minnesota meat processing plant that is accused of hiring minors agrees to pay $300K in penalties
MADELIA, Minn. (AP) — A meat processing company in Minnesota will pay $300,000 in penalties for employing children as young as 13 to work in…
Continue Reading Emma Stone-led ‘Poor Things’ wins top prize at 80th Venice Film Festival
By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press ROME (AP) — “Poor Things,” a film about Victorian-era female empowerment, has won the Golden Lion at the…
Continue Reading Kamala Harris says hip-hop is ‘the ultimate American art form’ as she hosts a 50th anniversary party
WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris on Saturday hosted a celebration of hip-hop’s 50th anniversary with appearances by some of the…
Continue Reading Hundreds of Pride activists march in Serbia despite hate messages sent by far-right officials
By MARKO DROBNJAKOVIC Associated Press BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Hundreds of Pride activists have gathered in the Serbian capital amid heavy police…
Continue Reading Poland’s political parties reveal campaign programs before the Oct 15 general election
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s conservative governing party and the opposition has showered potential voters with promises as the country’s…
Continue Reading Residents and authorities in Somalia say airstrike caused several casualties including children
By OMAR FARUK Associated Press MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — Residents and authorities in a town in Somalia say an airstrike has caused several…
Continue Reading NATO member Romania finds new drone fragments on its territory from war in neighboring Ukraine
BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — NATO member Romania found new drone fragments on its territory near the border with war-torn Ukraine, which the Ministry…
Continue Reading Rescue begins of ailing US researcher stuck 3,000 feet inside a Turkish cave, Turkish officials say
TASELI PLATEAU, Turkey (AP) — Rescue teams began the arduous process Saturday of extricating an American researcher who became seriously ill while…
Continue Reading Group of 20 countries agree to increase clean energy but reach no deal on phasing out fossil fuels
By SIBI ARASU Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — Group of 20 leaders have agreed to triple renewable energy and try to increase the funds for…
Continue Reading Biden gives Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed a hearty handshake a year after an awkward fist bump moment
By AAMER MADHANI and JOSH BOAK Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — The Saudi crown prince once vilified by President Joe Biden has been elevated from…
Continue Reading Powerful ethnic militia in Myanmar repatriates 1,200 Chinese suspected of involvement in cybercrime
BANGKOK (AP) — An official says that one of Myanmar’s biggest and most powerful ethnic minority militias has arrested and repatriated more than…
Continue Reading Police announce 2 more confirmed sightings of escaped murderer on the run in Pennsylvania
WEST CHESTER, Pa. (AP) — Police are reporting two more confirmed sightings of an escaped murderer on the run for more than a week in southeast…
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