A Reuters videographer killed in southern Lebanon by Israeli shelling is laid to rest
KHIAM, Lebanon (AP) — Reuters videographer Issam Abdallah, who was killed in Israeli shelling of southern Lebanon, has been laid to rest in his…
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Louvre Museum and Versailles Palace evacuated after bomb threats with France on alert
PARIS (AP) — The Louvre Museum in Paris and Versailles Palace evacuated visitors and staff Saturday after receiving bomb threats. The government…
Continue Reading Police in Warsaw detain a man who climbed a monument and reportedly made threats
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Police in the Polish capital on Saturday detained a man who climbed the top of a monument and reportedly threatened to blow…
Continue Reading In first call with Palestinian president Abbas, Biden discusses support for humanitarian aid to Gaza
By MATTHEW LEE and LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — President Joe Biden on Saturday spoke with Palestinian President…
Continue Reading Armenian president approves parliament’s decision to join the International Criminal Court
YEREVAN, Armenia (AP) — Armenian President Vahagn Khachaturyan has approved the parliament’s decision to join the International Criminal Court in…
Continue Reading UN will repatriate 9 South African peacekeepers in Congo accused of sexual assault
By CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — The United Nations says it will repatriate nine peacekeepers from a South African…
Continue Reading Iran’s foreign minister warns Israel from Beirut to stop Gaza attacks or risk ‘huge earthquake’
By BASSEM MROUE Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Iran’s foreign minister has called on Israel to stop its attacks on Gaza, warning that the war…
Continue Reading France is deploying 7,000 troops after a deadly school stabbing by a suspected Islamic radical
By JEFFREY SCHAEFFER and ANGELA CHARLTON Associated Press ARRAS, France (AP) — France will mobilize up to 7,000 soldiers to increase security…
Continue Reading Gunmen kill 6 construction workers in volatile southwestern Pakistan
QUETTA, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistani police say gunmen shot and killed six construction workers overnight in the volatile southwestern Baluchistan…
Continue Reading New Zealand elects conservative Christopher Luxon as premier after 6 years of liberal rule
By NICK PERRY Associated Press AUCKLAND, New Zealand (AP) — Conservative former businessman Christopher Luxon will be New Zealand’s next prime…
Continue Reading Australians decide against creating an Indigenous Voice to advise Parliament on minority issues
By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australians have voted in a referendum against enshrining in the nation’s constitution…
Continue Reading Evolving crisis fuels anxiety among Venezuelans who want a better economy but see worsening woes
By REGINA GARCIA CANO Associated Press SAN JOAQUIN, Venezuela (AP) — The avocado trees across the road from Jose Hernandez’s tin-roofed home…
Continue Reading An Australian referendum to create an Indigenous advocacy committee to Parliament has failed
By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australians resoundingly rejected on Saturday a referendum proposal to create an…
Continue Reading Gaza’s desperate civilians flee or huddle in hopes of safety, as warnings of Israeli offensive mount
By WAFAA SHURAFA and JOSEPH KRAUSS Associated Press DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Desperate Palestinians scrambled for escape from northern Gaza…
Continue Reading Republican Jeff Landry wins the Louisiana governor’s race, reclaims office for GOP
By SARA CLINE Associated Press BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Attorney General Jeff Landry, a Republican backed by former President Donald Trump, has won…
Continue Reading Poland prepares to vote in a high-stakes national election with foreign ties and democracy at stake
By VANESSA GERA Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland is holding an election Sunday that many view as its most important one since the 1989…
Continue Reading Sen. Joe Manchin considers independent 2024 run, warns party system could be nation’s ‘downfall’
By LEAH WILLINGHAM Associated Press CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia has benefited from waiting to reveal where he stands…
Continue Reading Venezuelan migrants who are applying for temporary legal status in the US say it offers some relief
By GISELA SALOMON Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — After receiving death threats for openly opposing Venezuela’s socialist government, Víctor…
Continue Reading ‘Ring of fire’ eclipse brings cheers and shouts of joy as it moves across the Americas
By MARÍA VERZA and IVÁN VALENCIA Associated Press CANCÚN, México (AP) — First came the darkening skies, then the crescent-shaped shadows on the…
Continue Reading Hunter Biden investigations lead to ethical concerns about President Biden, an AP-NORC poll shows
By JOSH BOAK and LINLEY SANDERS Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Ethical concerns are casting a shadow over President Joe Biden as he seeks…
Continue Reading California Gov. Newsom signs law to slowly raise health care workers’ minimum wage to $25 per hour
By ADAM BEAM Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California will raise the minimum wage for health care workers to $25 per hour over the…
Continue Reading New York officers won’t face charges in death of man who caught fire after being shot with stun gun
By DAVE COLLINS Associated Press The New York attorney general’s office says police officers in an upstate town will not face criminal charges…
Continue Reading 11 sent to hospital after ammonia leak at Southern California building
BUENA PARK, Calif. (AP) — An ammonia leak at a Southern California business has sent 11 people to the hospital. The Orange County Fire Authority…
Continue Reading Judge authorizes attempted murder trial in shooting over Spanish conquistador statue
By MORGAN LEE Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A judge on Friday ordered an attempted murder trial for a New Mexico man accused in the…
Continue Reading Montana judge keeps in place a ban on enforcement of law restricting drag shows, drag reading events
By AMY BETH HANSON Associated Press HELENA, Mont. (AP) — A federal judge in Montana is continuing to block enforcement of a law that puts…
Continue Reading Jenkins to give up Notre Dame presidency at end of 2023-2024 school year
SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) — The University of Notre Dame has announced the Rev. John Jenkins will give up the school’s presidency at the end of the…
Continue Reading Montana man to return home from hospital weeks after grizzly bear bit off lower jaw
By AMY BETH HANSON Associated Press A Montana man who was mauled by a grizzly bear that bit off the front of his lower jaw is ready to return home…
Continue Reading The toll of heat deaths in the Phoenix area soars after the hottest summer on record
By ANITA SNOW Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — The toll of heat-associated deaths in Arizona’s most populous county — still being tallied…
Continue Reading Joran van der Sloot expected to plead guilty in Natalee Holloway extortion case
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Court records filed Friday indicate Joran van der Sloot, the chief suspect in Natalee Holloway’s 2005 disappearance,…
Continue Reading Mississippi sheriff aims to avoid liability from federal lawsuit over torture of Black men
By MICHAEL GOLDBERG Associated Press/Report for America JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The Mississippi sheriff who leads the department where former…
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