Rep. Henry Cuellar unharmed after armed carjacking in DC
(CNN) — Texas Democratic Rep. Henry Cuellar was carjacked in Washington, DC, Monday evening, his office told CNN. According to…
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Michigan school shooter’s parents cleared to stand trial on involuntary manslaughter charges
By ED WHITE Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — The parents of a teenager who killed four students at Michigan’s Oxford High School lost an…
Continue Reading UK court says the government’s routine housing of unaccompanied child migrants in hotels is unlawful
By SYLVIA HUI Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Britain’s High Court has ruled that the government acted unlawfully when it routinely housed newly…
Continue Reading 11-year-old shoots, injures 2 teens following altercation at Florida Pop Warner football practice
APOPKA, Fla. (AP) — Police say an 11-year-old boy retrieved a gun from an unlocked box in his mother’s vehicle and shot two 13-year-olds…
Continue Reading Britain’s COVID-19 response inquiry enters a second phase with political decisions in the spotlight
By PAN PYLAS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Britain’s inquiry into the response to the coronavirus pandemic and its impact on the nation has…
Continue Reading Group behind ‘alternative Nobel’ is concerned that Cambodia barred activists from going to Sweden
STOCKHOLM (AP) — The foundation that awards the Right Livelihood Award has expressed concern over a decision by Cambodia to bar three environmental…
Continue Reading India tells Canada to remove 41 of its 62 diplomats in the country, an official says
By ROB GILLIES Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — India has told Canada to remove 41 of its 62 diplomats in the country, an official familiar with the…
Continue Reading Biden says that all 10 drugs targeted for the first Medicare price negotiations will participate
By WILL WEISSERT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has announced that the manufacturers of all of the first 10 prescription…
Continue Reading South Africa culls about 7.5 million chickens in an effort to contain bird flu outbreaks
By GERALD IMRAY Associated Press CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — South Africa has culled about 7.5 million chickens in an effort to contain dozens…
Continue Reading Judges aiming to give Black voters more influence in Alabama set to redraw congressional districts
By KIM CHANDLER Associated Press BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — A federal judge says the court will swiftly adopt new congressional map for Alabama after…
Continue Reading Austrians and Czechs reintroduce controls on the border with Slovakia to curb migration
PRAGUE (AP) — The Czech Republic and Austria say they are temporarily reintroducing checks along their borders with Slovakia in an effort to stem a…
Continue Reading Millennial Money: 4 ways married couples can use tax breaks to build wealth
By ELIZABETH AYOOLA of NerdWallet Married couples can benefit from a range of tax breaks in the form of credits and deductions. With the right…
Continue Reading Kenya’s president welcomes UN Security Council’s approval to send a Kenya-led mission to Haiti
By EVELYNE MUSAMBI Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Kenya’s president has welcomed the U.N. Security Council’s resolution to send a…
Continue Reading Two earthquakes strike Nepal, sending tremors through the region
KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Two earthquakes have struck northwestern Nepal, sending tremors through the region. Several houses were reportedly damaged…
Continue Reading South Asia is expected to grow by nearly 6% this year, making it the world’s fastest-growing region
By KRUTIKA PATHI Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — The World Bank says South Asia is expected to grow by 5.8% this year, making it the…
Continue Reading China welcomes Taiwanese athletes at the Asian Games but they still can’t compete under their flag
By DAVID RISING Associated Press SHAOXING, China (AP) — China has gone out of its way to welcome the Taiwanese athletes at the Asian Games.…
Continue Reading A blast at an illegal oil refinery site kills at least 15 in Nigeria, residents say
By CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Residents say an explosion and fire at at an illegal oil refinery site in Nigeria’s Niger…
Continue Reading Niger’s junta says jihadis kill 29 soldiers as attacks ramp up
By CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Niger’s junta says at least 29 Nigerien soldiers have been killed by jihadis near the…
Continue Reading Shooting at a major Bangkok shopping mall kills at least 2, and a teen suspect is in custody
By JINTAMAS SAKSORNCHAI and TIAN MACLEOD JI Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Authorities in Thailand’s capital say at least two people were…
Continue Reading Wembanyama’s world taking firm hold in San Antonio as Spurs open new era with No. 1 pick
By RAUL DOMINGUEZ Associated Press SAN ANTONIO (AP) — The San Antonio Spurs are prepared for what should be one of the most demanding tasks this…
Continue Reading Armenia’s parliament votes to join the International Criminal Court, straining ties with ally Russia
By AVET DEMOURIAN Associated Press YEREVAN, Armenia (AP) — The Armenian parliament has voted to join International Criminal Court, which earlier…
Continue Reading Congolese military court convicts colonel and 3 soldiers in connection with killings of protesters
By JUSTIN KABUMBA Associated Press GOMA, Congo (AP) — A Congolese military court has sentenced a colonel to death after soldiers fired upon a crowd…
Continue Reading India police search journalists’ homes and offices in the country’s latest raids on media
By SHEIKH SAALIQ Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — Indian police raided the offices of a news website that’s under investigation for allegedly…
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Most expensive October weather disasters of the last 40 years
Stacker used data collected by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to break down the costliest October weather disasters since…
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Voter ID laws are disenfranchising transgender and nonbinary people as anti-trans legislation reaches record levels
Stacker talked to experts and sifted through data to see how voter ID laws disenfranchise transgender…
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10 states haven't expanded Medicaid—here are the health care challenges they face
Foothold Technology used data from the Kaiser Family Foundation to look at the possible impact on 10 states that decided to not expand…
Continue Reading Turkey detains nearly 1000, including alleged Kurdish militants, following suicide bomb attack
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Police detained almost a thousand people in raids across Turkey on Tuesday, including dozens with alleged links to Kurdish…
Continue Reading Trio wins Nobel Prize in physics for split-second glimpse of superfast spinning world of electrons
By DAVID KEYTON, SETH BORENSTEIN and JOHN LEICESTER Associated Press STOCKHOLM (AP) — Three scientists won the Nobel Prize in physics on Tuesday…
Continue Reading Maldives president-elect says he’s committed to removing the Indian military from the archipelago
By MOHAMED SHARUHAN Associated Press MALE, Maldives (AP) — The president-elect of the Maldives says he’s sticking to his campaign promise to…
Continue Reading Stock market today: Asian shares are sharply lower, tracking a rates-driven tumble on Wall Street
By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer BANGKOK (AP) — Asian markets were sharply lower on Wednesday after Wall Street tumbled as it focused on the…
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