Indigenous leader of Guatemalan protests says they are defending democracy after election
By SONIA PÉREZ D. Associated Press GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — One of the leaders of the nationwide protests that have paralyzed much of Guatemalan…
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San Francisco man, 31, identified as driver who rammed vehicle into Chinese consulate
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A 31-year-old San Francisco man has been identified as the driver who was shot and killed by police after crashing a car into…
Continue Reading Gap between US income taxes owed and paid is set to keep growing, IRS says
By WYATTE GRANTHAM-PHILIPS AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The amount of tax money owed but not paid to the IRS is set to keep growing. For tax…
Continue Reading With funding for Kansas schools higher, the attorney general wants to close their lawsuit
By JOHN HANNA AP Political Writer TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas’ Republican attorney general has asked the state’s highest court to reward the…
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A possible Israeli ground war looms in Gaza. What weapons are wielded by those involved?
By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — An Israeli ground offensive in Gaza would further escalate the war raging since Hamas launched…
Continue Reading Sen. Menendez is accused of being an unregistered agent of Egypt’s government in updated indictment
By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez of New Jersey was charged Thursday with conspiring for years to act as…
Continue Reading A ‘Zionist in my heart’: Biden’s devotion to Israel faces a new test
By CHRIS MEGERIAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has spent decades as a stalwart supporter of Israel, a connection rooted…
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United Nations agencies urge calm in northwest Syria after biggest escalation in attacks since 2019
By OMAR ALBAM Associated Press DANA, Syria (AP) — United Nations humanitarian officials have sounded an alarm over a humanitarian crisis in…
Continue Reading Police seek assault charges against 3 Rhode Island men in death of New England Patriots fan
BOSTON (AP) — Massachusetts police are pursuing assault and battery and disorderly conduct charges against three Rhode Island men in the recent…
Continue Reading UK police on the scene after Kenyan plane diverted to land at Stansted Airport with fighter escort
LONDON (AP) — Police are on the scene after a plane from Nairobi bound for London’s Heathrow Airport was escorted by air force fighter jets and…
Continue Reading IMF sees economic growth in the Mideast improving next year. But the Israel-Hamas war poses risks
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The International Monetary Fund says Middle East economies are gradually recovering as external shocks from the…
Continue Reading A UN-backed expert will continue scrutinizing human rights in Russia for another year
GENEVA (AP) — The U.N.’s top human rights body has agreed to renew the work of an independent expert who has reported on deteriorating human…
Continue Reading Algeria’s top court rejects journalist’s appeal of his seven-year sentence
ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) — Algeria’s Supreme Court has ruled that a journalist targeted as part of a broader crackdown against pro-democracy…
Continue Reading Approaching 80, Billie Jean King is still globetrotting for investment in women’s sports
By MELISSA MURPHY AP Sports Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Billie Jean King is still globetrotting in support of more investment and equity in women’s…
Continue Reading Polish government warns of disinformation after fake messages are sent out before election
By VANESSA GERA Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s government is warning citizens to beware of a disinformation campaign after some…
Continue Reading An Israeli jewelry designer described as ‘the softest soul’ has been abducted, her family says
By LAURIE KELLMAN Associated Press Moran Stela Yanai’s family is speaking about the Israeli woman who loved making jewelry and protecting…
Continue Reading Wisconsin Republican leader won’t back down from impeachment threat against Supreme Court justice
By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin’s Republican Assembly leader is refusing to back down from possibly impeaching a…
Continue Reading Teen faces adult murder charge in slaying of Michigan election canvasser
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — A 15-year-old has been charged as an adult with murder in the death of a Michigan election canvasser he is accused of…
Continue Reading 5 drug task force officers and a man have been hurt in a gunbattle at a home in rural Minnesota
By MARK VANCLEAVE and STEVE KARNOWSKI Associated Press FOLEY, Minn. (AP) — Authorities say five drug task force officers and a 64-year-old man have…
Continue Reading Woman stabbed taxi driver on interstate before injuring 2 others at Atlanta airport, police say
ATLANTA (AP) — A police report says a woman with a knife stabbed a taxi driver as he drove down an interstate and then slashed an airline employee…
Continue Reading Why Russia is engaged in a delicate balancing act in the Israel-Hamas war
By The Associated Press The Israel-Hamas war has forced Russia into a delicate balancing act, with Moscow urging a quick end to the fighting without…
Continue Reading Beavers reintroduced to west London for first time in 400 years to improve biodiversity
LONDON (AP) — Environmentalists and London’s mayor have helped bring beavers back to the city for the first time in some 400 years in an…
Continue Reading South African authorities target coal-smuggling gang they say contributed to a power crisis
By GERALD IMRAY Associated Press CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — South African authorities say they have conducted raids across five provinces to…
Continue Reading Indian official won’t confirm a reported meeting of ministers over Sikh leader’s killing in Canada
By ASHOK SHARMA Associated Press Writer NEW DELHI (AP) — An Indian government representative says Indian and Canadian officials have been in…
Continue Reading Lions linebacker Alex Anzalone’s parents safely arrive home from Israel
ALLEN PARK, Mich. (AP) — Detroit Lions linebacker Alex Anzalone’s parents have safely arrived home from Israel. They were among about 50 people…
Continue Reading Hornets’ Miles Bridges faces more domestic allegations, clouding his future on and off the court
By STEVE REED AP Sports Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Hornets forward Miles Bridges’ latest legal issues have clouded his future on and off the…
Continue Reading Early morning storms leave path of damage from Tampa Bay into north Florida. No injuries reported
CLEARWATER, Fla. (AP) — An early morning storm system that moved across parts of Florida left a path of damage to cars, houses and businesses.…
Continue Reading NATO will hold a major nuclear exercise next week as Russia plans to pull out of a test ban treaty
By LORNE COOK Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — The chief of NATO says the alliance will hold a major nuclear exercise next week. The announcement…
Continue Reading Thai and Filipino workers filling labor gap in Israel get caught up in war between Israel and Hamas
By JINTAMAS SAKSORNCHAI and JIM GOMEZ Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — The first group of Thai workers evacuated from Israel after the past few…
Continue Reading A Japanese court rules it’s unconstitutional to require surgery for a change of gender on documents
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — A court in central Japan has ruled that it is unconstitutional to require a transgender person to…
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