Rockslide near the Dead Sea in Israel kills 5-year-old boy and injures 6 others
JERUSALEM (AP) — An avalanche of rocks tumbled down a hillside onto a hiking trail near the Dead Sea in Israel on Thursday, trapping many people,…
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At least 7 people are dead after a bus carrying Indian pilgrims crashes in Nepal
KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — A bus carrying Hindu pilgrims from India crashed in southern Nepal killing at least seven occupants and injuring others.…
Continue Reading US intelligence says an intentional explosion brought down Wagner chief Prigozhin’s plane
By EMMA BURROWS and AAMER MADHANI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A preliminary U.S. intelligence assessment concluded that an intentional…
Continue Reading Jailed WSJ reporter Evan Gershkovich’s arrest is extended by a Moscow court, state news agency says
MOSCOW (AP) — A Moscow court ruled Thursday that Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich must stay in jail on espionage charges until the end…
Continue Reading Stock market today: Asian shares mostly decline ahead of Federal Reserve’s Powell speech
By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares mostly fell Friday, discouraged by a Wall Street slump that followed a blowout profit…
Continue Reading Zimbabwe police arrest 41 election monitors as votes are counted after widespread delays
By FARAI MUTSAKA Associated Press HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Zimbabwe police have arrested 41 workers for poll monitoring groups and accused them of…
Continue Reading 3 small Palestinian villages emptied out this summer. Residents blame Israeli settler attacks
By JULIA FRANKEL Associated Press AL-QABUN, West Bank (AP) — The Palestinian hamlet of al-Qabun in the central occupied West Bank was silent this…
Continue Reading Oklahoma schools head takes aim at Tulsa district. Critics say his motives are politically driven
By SEAN MURPHY Associated Press OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma’s top public education official has a new target in his culture war fight: the…
Continue Reading California may pay unemployment to striking workers. But the fund to cover it is already insolvent
By ADAM BEAM Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Some California lawmakers want to make striking workers eligible for unemployment benefits.…
Continue Reading Petroleum asphalt remains in Yellowstone River, even after cleanup from train derailment
By MATTHEW BROWN Associated Press REED POINT, Mont. (AP) — Two months after a railroad bridge collapse sent carloads of hazardous oil products…
Continue Reading Mug shot of Donald Trump shows scowling former president during speedy booking at Atlanta jail
By ERIC TUCKER, KATE BRUMBACK and JILL COLVIN Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — A scowling Donald Trump posed for a mug shot Thursday as he…
Continue Reading World Cup plans in Okinawa unaffected by North Korean spy satellite launch attempt
By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Plans for the start of the Basketball World Cup in Okinawa, Japan, were unaffected…
Continue Reading Cape Cod strands more dolphins than anywhere else. Now they’re getting their own hospital
By MARK PRATT Associated Press When members of the marine mammal team from the International Fund for Animal Welfare rush to a Cape Cod beach to help…
Continue Reading After a Vermont playhouse flooded, the show went on
By LISA RATHKE Associated Press WESTON, Vt. (AP) — Members of a beloved Vermont acting company were sleeping in theater housing when torrential…
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Biden policy allowing migrants from 4 countries into the US is praised, criticized at Texas trial
By JUAN A. LOZANO Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — During a trial Thursday on the fate of an immigration program focused on people from Central…
Continue Reading Maui fires renew centuries-old tensions over water rights. The streams are sacred to Hawaiians
By JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER and JAE C. HONG Associated Press LAHAINA, Hawaii (AP) — During the deadliest U.S. wildfire in more than a century, a…
Continue Reading A former principal of an Australian Jewish school sentenced to 15 years for child sex abuse
By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — A former principal of an Australian Jewish school has been sentenced to 15 years in…
Continue Reading Bans on diverse picture books? Young kids need to see their families represented, experts say
By ANNIE MA Associated Press When Wes Brown sought out children’s books for his two young sons, he made sure to seek titles that reflected the…
Continue Reading Starbucks’ Pumpkin Spice Latte turns 20, whether you like it or not
By DEE-ANN DURBIN AP Business Writer The seasonal drink that made pumpkin spice a star is turning 20. And unlike the autumn days it celebrates, there…
Continue Reading Correction: California-Biker Bar Shooting story
TRABUCO CANYON, Calif. (AP) — In a story published August 24, 2023 about a shooting at a Southern California bar that left three dead and six…
Continue Reading In Japan’s neighbors, fear and frustration are shared over radioactive water release
By HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Public fears and frustrations are being shared in Japan’s neighboring countries…
Continue Reading Trial for suspect in Idaho student stabbings postponed after right to speedy trial waived
MOSCOW, Idaho. (AP) — The trial for a man accused of stabbing four University of Idaho students to death late last year will not happen as…
Continue Reading NBA’s Jimmy Butler and singer Sebastián Yatra play tennis at a US Open charity event for Ukraine
NEW YORK (AP) — NBA star Jimmy Butler has dressed just like a member of the ball crew at the U.S. Open and picked up a racket to play alongside…
Continue Reading Prince Harry to return to the UK on the eve of first anniversary of Queen Elizabeth’s death
LONDON (AP) — Prince Harry is expected to return to the United Kingdom next month to attend a charity awards ceremony on the eve of the first…
Continue Reading Vivek Ramaswamy takes center stage, plus other key moments from the first Republican debate
By STEVE PEOPLES and NICHOLAS RICCARDI Associated Press Former President Donald Trump and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis have dominated the Republican…
Continue Reading China bans seafood from Japan after the Fukushima nuclear plant begins its wastewater release
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press OKUMA, Japan (AP) — Japan’s tsunami-wrecked nuclear power plant in Fukushima is releasing its first batch of…
Continue Reading Trump praises Jan. 6 crowd, repeats election lies in online interview while skipping GOP debate
By MICHELLE L. PRICE Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump skipped the debate stage typically relished by presidential candidates on…
Continue Reading PeaceHealth to shutter only hospital in Eugene, Oregon; nurse’s union calls it ‘disastrous’
EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — PeaceHealth says it’s closing the only hospital in Eugene, Oregon, and moving services 6 miles to its Springfield…
Continue Reading UN Security Council, minus China and Russia, condemns Myanmar military’s killing of civilians
By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Members of the U.N. Security Council – minus China and Russia – are condemning the…
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What’s going on with Scooter Braun’s artist roster? Here’s what we know and what’s still speculation
By MARIA SHERMAN AP Music Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Scooter Braun is one of the most recognizable names in the music business for his singular work…
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