Adopting a rescue dog? Here’s what to know about pet insurance
By SARAH SCHLICHTER of NerdWallet October is the ASPCA’s Adopt a Shelter Dog Month. If you’re thinking about adding a rescue dog to your family,…
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World Food Program appeals for $19 million to provide emergency food in quake-hit Afghanistan
By RAHIM FAIEZ Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — The United Nations’ World Food Program is appealing for $19 million to provide emergency…
Continue Reading Lower house of Russian parliament votes to revoke ratification of global nuclear test ban
MOSCOW (AP) — The lower house of Russia’s parliament has approved a bill revoking the ratification of a global nuclear test ban treaty, a move…
Continue Reading Former Virginia House Speaker Filler-Corn will forgo run for governor and seek congressional seat
By SARAH RANKIN Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Former Virginia House Speaker Eileen Filler-Corn has decided against a bid for governor in…
Continue Reading Musk’s X tests $1 fee for new users in the Philippines and New Zealand in bid to target spam
By KELVIN CHAN AP Business Writer LONDON (AP) — Elon Musk’s social media platform X has begun charging a $1 fee to new users in the…
Continue Reading A Hong Kong protester shot by police in 2019 receives a 47-month jail term
By KANIS LEUNG Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — A Hong Kong man who was shot by police during pro-democracy protests in 2019 has been sentenced to…
Continue Reading Gaza carnage spreads anger across Mideast, alarming US allies and threatening to widen conflict
By SAMY MAGDY and JOSEPH KRAUSS Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — Within hours after a blast was said to have killed hundreds at a Gaza hospital,…
Continue Reading Major solar panel plant opens in US amid backdrop of industry worries about low-priced Asian imports
By JEFF AMY Associated Press DALTON, Ga. (AP) — A South Korean company has begun production at a huge solar panel factory in Georgia. The move by…
Continue Reading Couple killed along with their local guide in an attack near a Ugandan national park were newlyweds
By RODNEY MUHUMUZA Associated Press KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Uganda’s president has said that the two tourists killed, along with their tour…
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How climate change is fueling alcohol-related hospitalizations
Grist dives into a new study from New York that found that hospital visits from alcohol-related disorders spike along with…
Continue Reading Stock market today: Asian shares follow Wall Street lower, and Japan reports September exports rose
By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer BANGKOK (AP) — Shares tumbled in Asia on Thursday following a retreat on Wall Street after big U.S.…
Continue Reading Russian President Putin and Chinese leader Xi meet in Beijing and call for close policy coordination
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — The leaders of Russia and China have met in Beijing and called for close foreign policy coordination. It comes as concerns…
Continue Reading Indonesia’s ruling party picks top security minister to run for VP in next year’s election
By NINIEK KARMINI Associated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia’s ruling party has named the top security minister as the running mate to…
Continue Reading China says US moves to limit access to advanced computer chips hurt supply chains, cause huge losses
BEIJING (AP) — Beijing has vigorously protested the U.S. Commerce Department’s latest update of export controls to prevent exports to China…
Continue Reading The German chancellor condemns a firebomb attack on a Berlin synagogue and vows protection for Jews
By KIRSTEN GRIESHABER Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — German Chancellor Olaf Scholz strongly condemned a firebomb assault on a synagogue in Berlin…
Continue Reading Israel will let Egypt deliver some aid to Gaza, as doctors struggle to treat hospital blast victims
By NAJIB JOBAIN, ISABEL DEBRE and RAVI NESSMAN Associated Press KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israel said Wednesday that it will allow Egypt to…
Continue Reading Inflation in UK unchanged at 6.7% in September, still way more than Bank of England’s target of 2%
By PAN PYLAS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Inflation in the U.K. held steady at 6.7% in September as easing food and drink price rises were offset…
Continue Reading Former Austrian chancellor Kurz stands trial for allegedly making false statements to an inquiry
By STEPHANIE LIECHTENSTEIN Associated Press VIENNA (AP) — A trial has opened of former Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz on a charge of having…
Continue Reading Australian journalist says she was detained for 3 years in China for breaking an embargo
By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australian journalist Cheng Lei says she spent more than three years in detention in…
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Vigil held for family killed in crash near Ysleta Port of Entry
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA)– Dozens of people gathered at an East El Paso Park Tuesday night to pay tribute to three of their loved ones who lost their…
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Las Cruces Police release body camera video of officer shooting and killing woman
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — Las Cruces Police released the body camera footage from when an officer shot and killed a 45-year-old woman in Las…
Continue Reading Europe is looking to fight the flood of Chinese electric vehicles. But Europeans love them
By KELVIN CHAN AP Business Writer LONDON (AP) — When Laima Springe-Janssen was looking to replace her French-made gasoline-powered SUV with an…
Continue Reading Down, but not out: Two Argentine political veterans seek to thwart upstart populist
By DANIEL POLITI Associated Press BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Economy Minister Sergio Massa and former Security Minister Patricia Bullrich…
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99 Battle of I-10s have led us to now, The 100th Installment
EL PASO, Texas — 99 games filled with big hits, massive plays and a whole lot of emotion. Every touchdown, turnover and tackle bringing us to now -…
Continue Reading US vetoes UN resolution condemning all violence against civilians in Israel-Hamas war
By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United States has vetoed a U.N. resolution that would have condemned all violence…
Continue Reading Italy’s far-right Premier Meloni defies fears of harming democracy and clashing with the EU
By FRANCES D’EMILIO Associated Press ROME (AP) — When Giorgia Meloni took office a year ago as the first far-right premier in Italy’s…
Continue Reading In big year for labor, California Gov. Gavin Newsom delivers both wins and surprises
By SOPHIE AUSTIN Associated Press/Report for America SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom again seized the national spotlight…
Continue Reading Biden’s pick to be ambassador to Israel tells senators he’ll ensure the US ally ‘has what it needs’
By MARY CLARE JALONICK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden’s nominee to be ambassador to Israel has told senators he will…
Continue Reading Republicans and Democrats agree that the Afghanistan war wasn’t worth it, an AP-NORC poll shows
By LINLEY SANDERS and REBECCA SANTANA Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — At a time when Americans are deeply divided along party lines, a new poll…
Continue Reading Suspect admits he killed Natalee Holloway in Aruba in 2005, pleads guilty to extorting her mother
By KIM CHANDLER and SUDHIN THANAWALA Associated Press BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — The chief suspect in the 2005 disappearance of Natalee Holloway has…
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