Thai police say man kills his family after online scam leaves them in massive debt
By JINTAMAS SAKSORNCHAI Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — At least 11 people are suspected to be involved with a loan scam that allegedly drove a man…
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Russia earns less from oil and spends more on war. So far, sanctions are working like a slow poison
By DAVID McHUGH AP Business Writer The Russian currency has stabilized after dipping below 100 rubles to the U.S. dollar — but that doesn’t…
Continue Reading Stock market today: Asian markets lower after Japan factory activity, China services weaken
By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Asian stock markets were mostly lower Thursday after Japanese factory activity and Chinese…
Continue Reading Britain’s top diplomat raises human rights concerns with China, explores ways to boost communication
BEIJING (AP) — British Foreign Secretary James Cleverly says he has raised concerns over China’s human rights record during a visit to Beijing on…
Continue Reading India and Malaysia protest China’s land claim in a newly published map ahead of the G20 summit
By ASHOK SHARMA Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — Malaysia has joined India in protesting a new Chinese map that lays claim to India’s territory…
Continue Reading Logging is growing in a Nigerian forest home to endangered elephants. Rangers blame lax enforcement
By TAIWO ADEBAYO Associated Press OMO FOREST RESERVE, Nigeria (AP) — Roaring chainsaws sent trees crashing to the ground, and bare-chested men…
Continue Reading Mutineers in Gabon appoint a military leader after detaining the president, alleging corruption
By YVES LAURENT GOMA and SAM MEDNICK Associated Press LIBREVILLE, Gabon (AP) — Mutinous soldiers in Gabon proclaimed their republican guard chief…
Continue Reading With Democratic control, Michigan’s governor pushes for health care and climate change laws
By JOEY CAPPELLETI Associated Press LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is outlining her policy priorities for the second half of…
Continue Reading Typhoon Saola strengthens as it passes Taiwan on its way to China
By HUIZHONG WU Associated Press TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Typhoon Saola has strengthened overnight as it continues its path across the Pacific and…
Continue Reading Hurricane Idalia hits Florida with 125 mph winds, flooding streets, snapping trees and cutting power
By TERRY SPENCER Associated Press PERRY, Fla. (AP) — Hurricane Idalia tore into Florida at the speed of a fast-moving train Wednesday, splitting…
Continue Reading As Trump and Republicans target Georgia’s Fani Willis for retribution, the state’s governor opts out
By JEFF AMY Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Some Republicans in Washington and Georgia began attacking Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis…
Continue Reading Judge’s illness delays sentencing for ex-Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio in Jan. 6 case
By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The sentencing for former Proud Boys national leader Enrique Tarrio, who was convicted of…
Continue Reading 11 taken to hospital as Delta jetliner hits turbulence near Atlanta airport
ATLANTA (AP) — Eleven people on a Delta Air Lines flight were taken to the hospital on Tuesday after the plane hit turbulence while heading to…
Continue Reading Manhattan building superintendent accused of killing wife, two young children in murder-suicide
By JAKE OFFENHARTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A longtime superintendent at a New York City building fatally stabbed his wife and two young…
Continue Reading Australians are voting on creating an Indigenous Voice to Parliament. Here’s what you need to know
By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australians will vote on Oct. 14 in a referendum that would enshrine in the nation’s…
Continue Reading Australians to vote in a referendum on Indigenous Voice to Parliament on Oct. 14
By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australians will vote on Oct. 14 on a proposed law to create a so-called Indigenous…
Continue Reading 2 found dead in eastern Washington wildfires identified, more than 350 homes confirmed destroyed
SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — The two men found dead earlier this month in wildfires around Spokane, Washington, have been identified. The Spokane County…
Continue Reading Ukrainian drones strike deep in Russian territory, Moscow says, while a barrage in Kyiv kills 2
By SUSIE BLANN and DASHA LITVINOVA Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine sent waves of drones deep into western Russia in more than four…
Continue Reading ‘Breaking Bad’ stars reunite on picket line to call for studios to resume negotiations with actors
By KRYSTA FAURIA Associated Press CULVER CITY, Calif. (AP) — The cast of “Breaking Bad” has reunited to call upon Hollywood studios to resume…
Continue Reading Unclear how many in Lahaina lost lives as Hawaii authorities near the end of their search for dead
By AUDREY McAVOY Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — Crews in Hawaii have all but finished searching for victims of the deadliest U.S. wildfire in…
Continue Reading 6 men killed in ambush in southern Mexico town near Guatemala border known for migrant smuggling
TAPACHULA, Mexico (AP) — Prosecutors in southern Mexico say at least six men have been killed in an ambush in a township near Guatemala border that…
Continue Reading Judge vacates double-murder conviction of a Chicago man; cites evidence supporting innocence
A judge has vacated the double-murder conviction of a Chicago man who has spent the last 34 years in prison for the shooting deaths of two…
Continue Reading Convicted rapist who escaped from Arkansas prison using jet ski in 2022 is captured, authorities say
LEWISBURG, W.Va. (AP) — A convicted rapist who authorities say used a jet ski during an escape from an Arkansas prison last year was arrested…
Continue Reading A man is arrested months after finding a bag full of $5,000 in cash in a parking lot
TRUMBULL, Conn. (AP) — A Connecticut man says he didn’t steal the $5,000 in cash he found in a bag, lying in a parking lot in May. But police…
Continue Reading Myon Burrell, who was sent to prison for life as a teen but set free in 2020, is arrested
By STEVE KARNOWSKI Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Myon Burrell, who was sent to prison for life as a teenager but then set free after 18 years…
Continue Reading Alabama lawmaker arrested on voter fraud charge
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (AP) — An Alabama legislator was arrested Tuesday on felony voter fraud charges accusing him of voting in a district where he did…
Continue Reading Supermoon could team up with Hurricane Idalia to raise tides higher just as the storm makes landfall
By JEFF MARTIN Associated Press A rare blue supermoon could be playing a role in worsening the impact of Hurricane Idalia as the storm lashes…
Continue Reading Anti-abortion activists, including one who kept fetuses, convicted of illegally blocking DC clinic
WASHINGTON (AP) — Five anti-abortion activists, including a woman who was discovered to have five fetuses in her home, have been convicted of…
Continue Reading New Mexico Supreme Court will hear oral arguments on local abortion-ban ordinances
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico’s Supreme Court will hear oral arguments regarding a request to strike down recent abortion-ban ordinances…
Continue Reading Five people hospitalized in E. coli outbreak at the University of Arkansas
By JONEL ALECCIA AP Health Writer Health officials are investigating an outbreak of E. coli food poisoning among students at the University of…
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