AP Election Brief | What to expect in Rhode Island’s special elections
By ROBERT YOON Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrat Gabe Amo and Republican Gerry Leonard face off in a special congressional election in…
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Welcome to Mexican “muerteadas,” a traditional parade to portray how death can be as joyful as life
By MARÍA TERESA HERNÁNDEZ Associated Press SAN AGUSTÍN ETLA, México (AP) — Daniel Dávila knew he would become a devil at age 12. He prepares…
Continue Reading The White House Historical Association is opening a technology-driven educational center in 2024
By DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House Historical Association is working on a new experience for tourists in…
Continue Reading AP Election Brief | What to expect when Ohio votes on abortion and marijuana
By ROBERT YOON Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — For the second time in three months, the national debate over reproductive rights focuses on…
Continue Reading King Charles III meets with religious leaders to promote peace on the final day of his Kenya visit
By EVELYNE MUSAMBI Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — King Charles III has met with religious leaders about promoting peace and security…
Continue Reading Winds from Storm Ciarán whip up a wildfire in eastern Spain as 850 people are evacuated
MADRID (AP) — A wildfire abetted by storm winds in eastern Spain has burned some 2,000 hectares (4,900 acres) of land and forced the evacuation of…
Continue Reading AP Election Brief | What to expect in Kentucky’s general election
By ROBERT YOON Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Kentucky Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear seeks a second term in the heavily Republican state on…
Continue Reading Texas man convicted of manslaughter in driveway slaying that killed Moroccan immigrant
LOCKHART, Texas A Texas man has been convicted of manslaughter in the fatal shooting of a Moroccan immigrant who had pulled into the driveway. A…
Continue Reading AP Election Brief | What to expect in Maine’s referendum election
By ROBERT YOON Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Maine voters will decide the fate of eight statewide ballot measures in a referendum election…
Continue Reading AP Election Brief | What to expect in the Texas general election
By ROBERT YOON Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Topping the list of notable races in Tuesday’s election in Texas are races for mayor of Houston…
Continue Reading Russia steps up its aerial barrage of Ukraine as Kyiv officials brace for attacks on infrastructure
By HANNA ARHIROVA Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian authorities say Russia unleashed a wave of nighttime drone and missile attacks…
Continue Reading AP Election Brief | What to expect in Pennsylvania’s general election
By ROBERT YOON Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Voters in Tuesday’s general election in Pennsylvania will fill a vacant state Supreme Court…
Continue Reading No police investigation for husband of Norway’s ex-prime minister over stock trades
Norwegian police say the husband of former Prime Minister Erna Solberg, will not face investigation over his stock trading during her two terms in…
Continue Reading AP Election Brief | What to expect in Connecticut’s mayoral elections
By ROBERT YOON Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Voters throughout Connecticut will elect mayors in Tuesday’s off-year general election. The…
Continue Reading A planted bomb targeting police kills 5 and wounds 20 at a bus stop in northwest Pakistan
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Police in Pakistan say a bomb planted in a parked motorcycle exploded near a police vehicle in the country’s…
Continue Reading Iran sentences a woman to death for adultery, state media say
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iranian state media say that a court has sentenced a woman to death for adultery. The IRAN newspaper said on Wednesday that the…
Continue Reading Biden administration awards $653 million in grants for 41 projects to upgrade ports
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Transportation Department is awarding $653 million in grants to upgrade and improve 41 water-based ports across the United…
Continue Reading New Delhi shuts schools and limits construction work to reduce severe air pollution
By ASHOK SHARMA and PIYUSH NAGPAL Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — New Delhi’s government has shut primary schools and banned polluting vehicles…
Continue Reading A small plane headed from Croatia to Salzburg crashes in Austria, killing 4 people
BERLIN (AP) — A small plane flying from Croatia to Salzburg has crashed in Austria, killing four people. Police say the aircraft crashed Thursday…
Continue Reading Storm Ciarán brings record rainfall to Italy with at least 6 killed. European death toll rises to 14
By COLLEEN BARRY Associated Press MILAN (AP) — Record-breaking rain produced floods in a vast swath of Italy’s Tuscany region as Storm…
Continue Reading Stock market today: Wall Street closes its best week of the year with even more gains
By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street steamrolled even higher Friday as it closed out its best week in nearly a year. The…
Continue Reading John Oliver’s ‘Last Week Tonight’ censored by UAE broadcaster over references to Khashoggi’s killing
By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A Dubai-based television network broadcasting across the Middle East cut…
Continue Reading Japan and Philippine leaders agree to negotiate defense pact and boost ties amid China’s aggression
By JIM GOMEZ and MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The leaders of Japan and the Philippines have agreed to start…
Continue Reading Earthquake rattles Greek island near Athens, but no injuries or serious damage reported
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — A magnitude 5.1 earthquake rattled a Greek island near Athens, but no injuries or serious damage were immediately reported.…
Continue Reading Investigators are being sent to US research base on Antarctica to look into sexual violence concerns
By NICK PERRY Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — The watchdog office overseeing the National Science Foundation is sending…
Continue Reading Iran puts the death toll from a fire at a drug rehabilitation center at 32
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — A fire at a drug rehabilitation center in northern Iran has killed at least 32 people, according to Iranian state media. State…
Continue Reading Israel resists US pressure to pause the war to allow more aid to Gaza, wants hostages back first
By JOSEF FEDERMAN, BASSEM MROUE and LEE KEATH Associated Press TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Friday pushed…
Continue Reading Australian woman faces 3 charges of murder after her guests died from eating poisonous mushrooms
MORWELL, Australia (AP) — A woman accused of serving her ex-husband’s parents and an aunt poisonous mushrooms with lunch has appeared in an…
Continue Reading North Korea is closing some diplomatic missions in what may be a sign of its economic troubles
By HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea has confirmed that it’s closing some of its diplomatic missions abroad, a…
Continue Reading North Korean art sells in China despite UN sanctions over nuclear program
By DAKE KANG Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — A Beijing-based art dealer touts itself as China’s premier seller of North Korean art, despite…
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