It’s Election Day. Here is what you need to know
By The Associated Press Though it’s an off-year general election, races across the country will have far-reaching implications for 2024 and…
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BU finds Ibram X. Kendi’s antiracist research center managed funds properly, despite turmoil
By THALIA BEATY Associated Press Boston University said Tuesday that its initial inquiry into the antiracist research center run by best-selling…
Continue Reading Activist hands ICC evidence he says implicates Belarus president in transfer of Ukrainian children
By MIKE CORDER Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — An exiled Belarus activist has presented a second dossier of evidence to the…
Continue Reading Unification Church in Japan offers to set aside up to $66 million in a compensation fund
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — The Unification Church’s Japanese branch plans to set aside up to $67 million to cover possible…
Continue Reading Nia DaCosta makes her mark on Marvel history with ‘The Marvels’
By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Director Nia DaCosta is the first Black woman to helm a Marvel movie. She’s also, at age 33, the…
Continue Reading Brazil police search Portugal’s Consulate in Rio de Janeiro as part of a corruption investigation
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazilian federal police have conducted searches at five locations, including the Portuguese Consulate in Rio de Janeiro, as…
Continue Reading Nobel peace laureate Bialiatski has been put in solitary confinement in Belarus, his wife says
By YURAS KARMANAU Associated Press TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — The wife of Nobel Peace Prize laureate and activist Ales Bialiatski says he has been…
Continue Reading The US sanctions Mexican Sinaloa cartel members and firms over fentanyl trafficking
By FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Treasury Department has imposed sanctions on 13 members of Mexico’s powerful Sinaloa…
Continue Reading R.E.M. celebrates ‘a very radical departure’ 25 years ago with their album ‘Up’
By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Twenty-five years ago, an R.E.M. album arrived that didn’t sound like a typical R.E.M.…
Continue Reading Drugs aren’t required to be tested in people who are obese. Here’s why that’s a problem
By JONEL ALECCIA AP Health Writer More than 40% of American adults are considered obese, yet the medications many take are rarely tested in bigger…
Continue Reading At least 7 civilians killed and 20 others wounded after a minibus exploded in the Afghan capital
ISLAMABAD (AP) — A minibus exploded in a mostly Shiite Muslim neighborhood in Afghanistan’s capital, Kabul, killing at least seven civilians and…
Continue Reading Migration experts say Italy’s deal to have Albania house asylum-seekers follows worrying trend
By COLLEEN BARRY and TRISHA THOMAS Associated Press MILAN (AP) — Migration experts and activists are planning an agreement between Italy and…
Continue Reading Voters in Lewiston are overcoming fear and sadness to do their civic duty after mass shooting
By DAVID SHARP Associated Press LEWISTON, Maine (AP) — Shootings in which 18 people were killed are on the minds of voters heading to the polls in…
Continue Reading Raging fire destroys massive World War II-era blimp hangar in Southern California
TUSTIN, Calif. (AP) — A raging fire Tuesday destroyed a massive World War II-era wooden hangar that was built to house military blimps based in…
Continue Reading Military-ruled Myanmar hosts joint naval exercise with Russia, its close ally and top arms supplier
By GRANT PECK Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — State media in Myanmar says the military-run Southeast Asian nation is holding its first joint naval…
Continue Reading Exonerated ‘Central Park Five’ member Yusef Salaam wins New York City Council seat
By ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE Associated Press Exonerated “Central Park Five” member Yusef Salaam won a seat Tuesday on the New York City Council,…
Continue Reading A Meta engineer saw his own child face harassment on Instagram. Now, he’s testifying before Congress
By BARBARA ORTUTAY AP Technology Writer On the same day whistleblower Frances Haugen was testifying before Congress about the harms of Facebook and…
Continue Reading US asks Congo and Rwanda to de-escalate tensions as fighting near their border displaces millions
By EMMANUEL IGUNZA Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has urged Rwanda and Congo to de-escalate tensions…
Continue Reading 1 dead in interstate crashes as super fog shrouds New Orleans area, recalling fatal October pileup
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A mix of smoke and fog known as ‘super fog’ has triggered accidents involving multiple vehicles and at least one death…
Continue Reading Ukraine’s president rules out holding elections next spring and calls for unity in fighting Russia
By ILLIA NOVIKOV and HANNA ARHIROVA Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has ruled out a presidential vote…
Continue Reading Bangladesh raises monthly minimum wage for garment workers to $113 following weeks of protests
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Authorities in Bangladesh have announced a new minimum wage for garment factory workers after weeks of violent protests.…
Continue Reading Cyprus has a plan for a humanitarian sea corridor to Gaza and will present it to EU leaders
NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — An official says the Cypriot president will expand it detail his government’s initiative for the establishment of a…
Continue Reading Portugal’s prime minister resigns as his government is involved in a corruption investigation
By HELENA ALVES and JOSEPH WILSON Associated Press LISBON, Portugal (AP) — Portuguese Prime Minister António Costa has resigned while his…
Continue Reading Need some fall comfort foods? Flavorful twists on 2 classics, apples and bread
By KIM COOK Associated Press The smells of warm apple pie or fresh baked bread are one of the pleasures of fall. Especially in today’s…
Continue Reading Shimmering galaxies revealed in new photos by European space telescope
By MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Scientists on Tuesday unveiled the first pictures taken by the European space…
Continue Reading The Air Force asks Congress to protect its nuclear launch sites from encroaching wind turbines
By TARA COPP Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Air Force’s vast fields of underground nuclear missile silos are rarely disturbed by more…
Continue Reading Millennial Money: 5 ways to get kids excited about investing
By ALANA BENSON of NerdWallet If you’ve sat your kids down to discuss Roth IRAs and compound interest, you might have been going about things the…
Continue Reading German federal court denies 2 seriously ill men direct access to lethal drug dose
BERLIN (AP) — A German federal court has denied two seriously ill men direct access to a lethal dose of a drug, arguing that the country’s…
Continue Reading UBS reports pre-tax loss in 3Q but says benefits of Credit Suisse merger gather steam
GENEVA (AP) — UBS has reported a $255 million pre-tax loss, shed some 4,000 jobs globally, cut costs faster than expected, and reaped billions in…
Continue Reading Ohio voters enshrine abortion access in constitution in latest statewide win for reproductive rights
By JULIE CARR SMYTH Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio voters approved a constitutional amendment on Tuesday that ensures access to…
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