Chile shuts down a popular glacier, sparking debate over climate change and adventure sports
By DANIEL SHAILER Associated Press Chile’s National Forestry Corporation has permanently closed a popular glacier, sparking outrage from…
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A prosecutor says a foreign link is possible to the dozens of Stars of David stenciled around Paris
PARIS (AP) — The Paris prosecutor says two couples who allegedly stenciled dozens of blue Stars of David on buildings in Paris and two of its…
Continue Reading Cyprus official says Israel-Hamas war may give an impetus to regional energy projects
By MENELAOS HADJICOSTIS Associated Press NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — The political and economic ramifications from the Israel-Hamas war may provide an…
Continue Reading Wisconsin GOP proposes ticket fee, smaller state contribution to Brewers stadium repair plan
By TODD RICHMOND Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Republicans in the Wisconsin state Senate are proposing tweaks to their plan to help fund…
Continue Reading Virginia’s governor declares a state of emergency as firefighters battle wildfires
Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin declared a state of emergency Tuesday as firefighters responded to two wildfires that amid dry conditions and high…
Continue Reading Mexico’s hurricane reconstruction plans prioritize military barracks, owners left to rebuild hotels
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s government has laid out hurricane reconstruction plans for the resort of Acapulco that seem to give as much…
Continue Reading Chile president calls for referendum on new constitution proposal drafted by conservative councilors
By EVA VERGARA and DANIEL POLITI Associated Press SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — Chilean President Gabriel Boric has formally received the draft of a new…
Continue Reading Spanish author Luis Mateo Díez wins Cervantes Prize, the Spanish-speaking world’s top literary honor
MADRID (AP) — Spanish author Luis Mateo Díez has been awarded the Cervantes Prize, the Spanish-speaking world’s highest literary honor.…
Continue Reading A man with a rifle is arrested in a park near the US Capitol
By LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A man with a rifle has been arrested in a park near the U.S. Capitol. Police say officers…
Continue Reading Mississippi Republican Gov. Tate Reeves wins 2nd term, defeating Democrat Brandon Presley
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi Republican Gov. Tate Reeves has won a second term. He defeated Democrat…
Continue Reading The Biden administration says colleges must fight ‘alarming rise’ in antisemitism and Islamophobia
By COLLIN BINKLEY AP Education Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is warning U.S. schools and colleges that they must take immediate…
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Syphilis cases in US newborns skyrocketed in 2022. Health officials suggest more testing
By MIKE STOBBE and KENYA HUNTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Alarmed by yet another jump in syphilis cases in newborns, U.S. health officials…
Continue Reading Clerk denies tampering or influencing jury that found Alex Murdaugh guilty of murder
By JEFFREY COLLINS Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The clerk of court accused of tampering with the South Carolina jury that found Alex…
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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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El Paso City Council to discuss cash assistance for families negatively impacted by COVID
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Tuesday El Paso City Council will discuss a cash assistance program for families who were negatively impacted by the…
Continue Reading 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…
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Scientists offer evidence to support possible Great Sphinx origin story
(CNN) — More than 40 years ago, Farouk El-Baz — a space scientist and geologist known for his field investigations in deserts…
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